Person:James Wallis (9)
James Wallis
b.1668
d.Bef 1744 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1661
  1. Dorcas Wallis1661 - 1754
  2. Susanna Wallis
  3. Josiah WallisAbt 1662 - 1740/41
  4. James Wallis1668 - Bef 1744
  5. Benjamin WallisAbt 1674 -
  6. Elizabeth Wallis1678 - Bef 1724
  7. Joseph WallisAbt 1680 -
  8. Rebecca WallisAbt 1683 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  James Wallis1668 - Bef 1744
  • W.  Martha (add)
  1. Elizabeth Wallis1693/94 -
  2. James Wallis1696 - 1724
  3. Rebecca Wallis1698/99 -
  4. Martha Wallis1701 -
  5. Joseph Wallis1704 - 1724
  6. Benjamin Wallis1707 -
  7. Jonathan Wallis1711 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] James Wallis
Gender Male
Birth[4] 1668
Marriage to Martha (add)
Other[3] 22 Jun 1724 Fox Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaHe was captured by Indians while on a fishing expedition, but escaped. His sons, James and Joseph, were killed in the same attack.
Will[2] 1731 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Death[2] Bef 1744 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ The Wallis's Partition, in York, Maine, United States. York Deeds. (Portland, Maine: Varies, 1886-1910)
    Book 11, Pt 2, Fol. 209.

    James Wallis was listed as one of the children of John Wallis when John Wallis's properties in Maine were partitioned in 1724.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Babson, John J. History of the town of Gloucester, Cape Ann: including the town of Rockport. (Gloucester Mass.: Procter Bros., 1860)
    p. 176.

    Babson said his will was made in 1731 and proved in 1743.

  3. ↑ Babson, John J. History of the town of Gloucester, Cape Ann: including the town of Rockport. (Gloucester Mass.: Procter Bros., 1860)
    p. 176.

    The father [James Sr.], with his sons James and Joseph, was taken by the Indians, in Fox Harbor, in June, 1724. The two sons were killed; but the father escaped, and returned home.

  4. ↑ York, Maine, United States. York Deeds. (Portland, Maine: Varies, 1886-1910)
    14:136.

    James Wallis gave a deposition on 21 Oct 1730 in which his age was estimated to be about 62 years, which calculates to a birth year of about 1668.

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