Benjamin James (abt. 1804 - 1870)

Born about 1804 in Tamworth, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Son of Ezekiel James and Susanna (Head) Haseltine

Husband of Sarah (Glidden) James — married 3 Jun 1831 in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died Mar 1870 at about age 66 in Princeton, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Benjamin James, was born at Tamworth, New Hampshire, c1804 (from age at death), the son of Ezekiel James and Susannah Head.

He first appears in Calais records in 1828, when he paid a poll tax of $1.59, and in the Calais Valuation of 1830^[1]. He next appears in a deed granted from Benjamin James to Jonathan Nevens, Lot 19, according to the plan of Calais by Benjamin R. Jones and 1/4 of another lot sold to Benjamin James by Luther Brackett as Constable of Calais. Deed dated 10 Jun or 3 Jun 1831, and recorded 10 Jun or 3 Jun 1832. No deed on underlying property of transaction between Benjamin James and Luther Brackett. On the same day: "1831 June 3rd Benjamin James of Calais and Sally Glidden of Calais Married by Josiah Eaton Minister - Jonas Rice Town Clerk" ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

In August, 1862, Benjamin signed the papers when his son, Horatio, enlisted in the army. In March, 1865, he did the same for his son, Josiah.

He died of an abcess at Princeton, Maine, Mar 1870, aged 66y, ^[7] and is buried in the Calais Cemetery. ^[8]

DNA

Paternal relationship is affirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing at Family Tree DNA. David James, FTDNA kit #24887, and his sixth cousin, once removed, Living James, 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 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%.

A DNA relationship is confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between David Mitchell James, GEDmatch Kit T151295, and his fourth cousin, Brian Scott James, GEDmatch Kit NB3590316. Their MRCAs are their third great-grandparents, Benjamin James and Sarah Glidden. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4.8, based on sharing 17.7 cM across 1 matching segments.

Sources

1. ↑ Records of Calais, Maine, Vol. 2, compiled by Sharon Howland, Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 200 1, p. 241 and 314).
2. ↑ Records of Calais, Maine, Vol. 2, compiled by Sharon Howland, Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 2001, p. 47).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT6-6S6 : 15 August 2017), Benjamin James, Calais, Washington, Maine, United States; citing p. 39, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 152; FHL microfilm 9,709.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VZ-JSR : 12 April 2016), Benjamin James, Calais, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family 626, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHL-25Z : 12 December 2017), Benjamin James, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D7-6YQ : 16 July 2019), Benj James, 1870.
7. ↑ 1870 US Census Mortality Schedule for Princeton, Maine, for the year ending 1 Jun 1870, Ancestry.com free image,Benny James. Cit. Date: 19 May 2022.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 02 January 2020), memorial page for Benjamin F. James (1801–1873), Find A Grave: Memorial #76305528, citing Calais Cemetery, Calais, Washington County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by SusanE (contributor 47098878) .