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Facts and Events
| Name |
James Gervis |
| Alt Name |
James Jarvis |
| Alt Name |
James Jervis |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Est 1730 |
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| Marriage |
Bef Sep 1773 |
to Margaret Hatfield |
Records in Virginia
- Page 468 - 21st November 1771. Recorded. Charles McGee's estate, Dr. to Saml. McRoberts, administrator - Paid to, viz: Robert Montgomery, John McRoberts, Joseph Montgomery, James Montgomery, Wm. Caruthers. Received, viz: John Coonby's note. James Jervis' note, Josiah Ramsey's note. [Source: Chalkley's Chronicles, Vol. 3].
- 7 Sept 1773 - Page 612: "On the motion of James Jarvis (Gervis) administration is granted him on the Estate of William Cochran Decd. [Note: some researchers believe that James Gervis married Margaret Cochran, widow of William Cochran, and this record provides circumstantial evidence for this belief].
- Soldiers of 1776 in Southwest Virginia: James Gervis, 9th Va. Regt. [Source: Summers, 1929].
- At a Court continued and held for Washington Count, March 19th, 1778:
- Ordered that Margaret Gervis Wife of James Gervis a Soldier in the 9th Regiment be allowed ten pounds for this year of her maintainance. [Source: Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800, by Lewis Preston Summers, pg. 984].
- 17 Aug 1779 - Samuel Cochran came into court and acknowledged that he hath received 12 pounds of his fathers estate from James Gervis. [Source: Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800, by Lewis Preston Summers, pg. 1042].
- 17 Dec 1782 - Joab Cohron (Job Cochran) by the consent of the Court choose James Jervis (Gervis) as his guardian." [Source: Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800, by Lewis Preston Summers, pg. 1128].
Records in Tennessee
- Name: James Gervis
- Register Date: 14 May 1818
- Register Place: Washington, Tennessee, USA
- Grant or Warrant Number: 4402
- [Source: Tennessee, Early Land Registers, 1778-1927]. [same James Gervis?]
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