James Hargrave

about 1751–about 1840 (Age 89)
Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of James

When James Hargrave was born about 1751, in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Hartwell Hargrave, was 21 and his mother, Miriam Bailey, was 15. He married Sallie Eppes in October 1768, in Henrico, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States in 1830. He died about 1840, in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

James Hargrave
1751–1840
Sallie Eppes
–1853
Marriage: October 1768
Martha Elizabeth Hargraves
1790–1844
Hamlin Hargrave
1795–1855
Joanna B Hargrave
1794–1868
Isham Eppes Hargrave
1797–1855
John H Hargrave
1799–1850

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    October 1768Henrico, Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (7)

    1758 · Mount Vernon
    Age 7
    Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
    1775
    Age 24
    "Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
    1776
    Age 25
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational names from any of a number of places called Hargrave or Hargreave, of which there are examples in Cheshire, Northamptonshire, and Suffolk; all are named with Old English hār ‘gray’ or hara ‘hare’ + grāf ‘grove’ or græfe ‘thicket’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Hardgrave
    Hargraves
    Hargreaves
    Hargrove

    Sources (1)

    • James Hargrave, "United States Census, 1830"

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