David James
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David is a native of Maine, where his ancestors go back 10 generations, to the first period of European settlement. He grew up in Princeton and, thanks to his parents, who learned of the opportunity, had the good fortune to receive a full scholarship to Hebron Academy, [1] which he considers to have been his biggest break in life, and went on from there to McGill University, graduating in 1971 with a B.A. in History (Byzantine and Eastern European History, with a minor in Russian).
Before his retirement in 2007, David was marketing director for North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts. [2] During his 25-year career there, he created one of the largest subscription audiences in the country, with 28,000 subscribers at its peak, and developed bus tours and group sales as a key component of the theater’s success. As a fundraiser and member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, [3] he worked with other members of the leadership staff to craft grant proposals that led to federal, state and local grant awards for NSMT’s respected education program and nationally-known development program for new musical theater works. In 2007, after he retired, he spent half a year studying Russian in St. Petersburg and Moscow, that included an internship in the PR department of the Mariinsky Theatre. [4] [5]
He spent the next two years translating the Church Slavonic version of the Psalter into English, which was published in 2011 and has since gone through several editions. [6]
He and his life-partner of over 40 years, Jon Kimbell, were married at Rye, New Hampshire, 26 Dec 2012, after it became legal to do so that year.
Since moving to Skowhegan in 2013, he has taken bread-baking courses at the Maine Grain Alliance [7] and has been working hard to improve his schoolboy French.
David has been researching his family roots since the mid-1980s. Over the years, his genealogical interests have broadened to include Maine's Washington County as a whole, as well as the areas of New Brunswick, Canada, that border Maine.
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Maternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between David Mitchell James, GEDmatch T151295 and his second cousin, Susan Marie Mitchell, GEDmatch A511437. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents Peter Cosmas Mitchell and Alice Maude Decker. Total Half-Match segments (HIR) 104.8cM (2.921%). Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.5. 6 shared segments found for this comparison. 620252 SNPs used for this comparison. 55.933% SNPs are full identical.
Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between David James and his third cousin, Mitch Wood, a son of Ann Boutelle Mitchell. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great great grandparents, John Mitchell and Elizabeth Lynch. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins, based on sharing 63 cM across 4 segments.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between David James and his third cousin, James Heath, a son of Lorna May Fraser and Gerald Heath. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great great grandparents, Andrew Taylor and Lucy Jane Bragg. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins, based on sharing 64 cM across 4 segments.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch.com, consisting of Kit A577393 (Robert James), Kit RF7840094 (C.T., a sister of Susan Tupper), and Kit M450569 (J.P.W.), who all share 10.3 cM on chromosome 14. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all three are Joshua Warren Dodge and Jane Shaw.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch.com, consisting of Kit T151295 (David James), Kit JZ2117208 (Susan Tupper), and Kit M175159 (M.A.M.), who all share 10.3 cM on chromosome 3. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all three are Joshua Warren Dodge and Jane Shaw.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between David James GEDmatch T151295 and his father Bob James GEDmatch A577393. Their MRCAs are Bob’s parents Raymond Dodge James and Lulu Ethel Jones. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 1.0, based on sharing 3,583.5 cM across 26 matching segments.
Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing at Family Tree DNA. David James, FTDNA kit #24887, and his father, Bob James, FTDNA kit #46257, match at a Genetic Distance of 0 on 711 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Raymond Dodge James. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 3 generations is 81.94% and within the last 6 generations is 96.74%.
Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing at Family Tree DNA. David James, FTDNA kit #24887, and his 5th cousin, three times removed, a son of Gerald James, FTDNA kit #N41089, match at a Genetic Distance of 5 on 111 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA, John James. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 8 generations is 76.14% and within the last 12 generations is 95.62%.
Maternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between David James GEDmatch T151295 and his mother Dorothy Ardelle Mitchell GEDmatch A072930. Their MRCAs are Dot’s parents John Melvin Mitchell and Addie Mae Dean. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 1.0, based on sharing 3,586.7 cM across 23 matching segments
Paternal relationship is affirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing at Family Tree DNA. David James, FTDNA kit #24887, and his second cousin, once removed, Franklin Willis James, FTDNA kit #50505, match at a Genetic Distance of 3 on 67 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Josiah Eaton James. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 5 generations is 60.31% and within the last 10 generations is 93.6%.
Paternal relationship is affirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing at Family Tree DNA. David James, FTDNA kit #24887, and his sixth cousin, once removed, Unlisted, FTDNA kit #80923, match at a Genetic Distance of 4 on 67 markers, thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA John James. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 6 generations is 49.21% and within the last 10 generations is 83.71%.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between David James, GEDmatch kit no. T151295, and his second cousin, once removed, Richard Hoyt James, GEDmatch kit no. T294272. Their MCRA's are Josiah Eaton James and Mary E. Glidden. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.8, based on sharing 77.8 cM across 4 matching segments.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between David James GEDmatch T151295 and his second cousin, Teri Bergin, GEDmatch A019447 and A468268. Their MRCAs are Onslow Harry Jones and Elizabeth Ann Taylor. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 2.7, based on sharing 356.3 cM across 14 matching segments.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Linwood Grant and his first cousin, once removed, David James. Their most-recent common ancestors are Merton James and Georgia Dodge. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st-2nd Cousins, based on sharing 571 cM across 27 segments.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch.com, consisting of Kit T151295 (David James), Kit NB3590316 (Brian James) and Kit A136183 (a granddaughter of William Howard Lansing), who share a 10.6 cM segment on chromosome 12. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all three are Benjamin James and Sarah Glidden.
Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between David James and his half second cousin, a son of Darrell Fickett. Their most-recent common ancestor is their great grandmother, Mary Alice King. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd-4th cousins, based on sharing 126 cM across 8 segments.
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While Thomas Thompson and his wife Ann Stafford are named in the above I do not see a Lydia Ford and those children now attached.
Thomas' birthplace should probably be sourced from the Thompson Genealogy.
This source does not identify which Thomas Thompson married your Lydia Ford. Rowland, Sharon L., Vital Records of Alexander, Washington County, Maine (Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, Second Printing, February 2003, 395 pages), p. 75 (p. 111 in the original). Cit. Date: 9 May 2023.
The 1850 census you cite seems to also list a Harlan Thompson living next door. I do not recognize him in the Thompson Genealogy.
You may wish to create a new Thomas with your Lydia Ford.
Thank You, Beryl (a Richard Thompson descendant)
Thanks for your note!
I created a new profile for the Thomas Thompson who married Lydia Ford (Thompson-83680) and added Reseach Notes to that profile and to the profile for your Thomas Thompson-34545. I hope these changes address the concerns you have raised and thank you for bringing them to my attention.
Best regards, David
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Thank you so much for honoring me with the Community Star Badge! I have enjoyed solving puzzles of all kinds since I was a toddler. I was intrigued by Jirah Harlow's unknown first wife in the bio you wrote, especially because Grace (Pendleton) Harlow could not possibly be the mother of Jirah's daughter Mary Ann (Harlow) Pulk, my children's ancestor. Thank you for writing a bio that piqued my interest to search for Lydia Johnson.
I accept the badge, not because I think I deserve it. I am just one of thousands who promote Wikitree's mission of one free family tree, and a newcomer to boot. I accept the badge as a symbol of going deeper in. A bit bolder here. A bit more descriptive there. And ever curious, especially where facts are missing or contradictory.
Intrepidly, Patricia Kapusta
Not sure if you are referring to Scott-322, Scott-1551 or Scott-1528, but in each case, to find the code for the stickers on any of those profiles, just choose edit mode and you can copy the code from there. It’s the text between the {{ }} brackets, immediately following the = Biography = header (brackets included).
edited by David James
How do you make a sticker for the above statement? I have no idea. I can't edit your profile so I have no idea how you did it, and it doesn't state so anywhere I know of.
edited by [Living Bostick]
I'm a bit slow on the uptake, so I apologize for not understanding your simple question sooner!
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Jonathan Greenlaw, brother of Charles ?
My late uncle, Dr. Colin Torrey Greenlaw, MD, found what he thought was the Scotland family at at Liberton (others apparently did also) but decided the children's names and birth order were a poor match and looked further. He then found baptismal records from vicinity of Castle Cary (Falkirk, Sterling area) from late 17th and early 18th Centuries which have apparently two William and Jane familes, one of them having a better fit of childrens names, birth years, and birth order. I have copies of prints from the microfilm, and my typed 'translation' and will be happy to share this information hoping to get the question of which "William and Jane" better examined.