James GERALD^[1]

Abt 1709 - 1760  (51 years)

• Name	James GERALD
  Birth	Abt 1700	Ireland   [2]
  Birth	Abt 1709	Congarees, Orangeburg County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	1760	Highhills, Santee, Sumter, SC   [2]
  _UID	60BAFE4E989D4B309BAC05227A13C609E047
  Death	1760	High Hills of Santee, Sumter County, South Carolina   [3]
  Person ID	I10811	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2000

  
  

  Family	Mildred TALIAFERRO,   b. 1709/4, Spotsylvania, Virginia d. 1766/2, High Hills of Santee, Craven County, South Carolina (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1750	Congarees, South Carolina   [2, 3]
  _UID	EE5CD77801C74F53B6BCBA77086EAD380137
  _UID	EE5CD77801C74F53B6BCBA77086EAD380137
  Children	1. Reverend Gabriel GERALD,   b. 1754, High Hills of Santee, Sumter District, South Carolina d. 2 Oct 1798, Clarendon, Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F3902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2000

  
  

• Notes

  James and Sibble Lessley sold the land to William Strother, deceased, who died intestate on 19/20 Mar 1749. The land was inherited by Chas Strother, eldest son and heir, and he sold the 300 ac to James Gerald on 12/13 Feb 1757. ----- Spellings of the Gerald name are Gerald, Garrell, Jerrall. It is believed that the original name was Fitzgerald (from Ireland). "James Gerald was an Irish Patriot of "The House of FitzGerald" and fled Ireland. He settled in North Carolina and dropped the "Fitz" from Fitzgerald". (Mike Arnold, Gerald Researcher). James was among the Irish Patriots, being overpowered by the British, who left their native land and settled first in North Carolina. To escape detention after their arrival in this country the name was shortened by dropping the "Fitz" and they have since been known as "Gerald".

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Jenkins Gedcom File E-mail - tjjenkins4@juno.com. [S68] Cochran Gedcom File. [S408] Descendants of Henry Stuckey Jennings, Page 6.