James Defrees and His Descendants

Download or read book James Defrees and His Descendants written by Jeanne Brooks Gart and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Defrees, a Revolutionary War soldier, and his first wife had five children, ca. 1767-ca. 1775. He married 2) Sophina/Sophia Ricely Ricely, in 1777 at Goshen, Orange County, New York. They had nine children, ca. 1778-ca. 1801. The family was living in Rockbridge County, Virginia, by 1780. He purchased land in Surry County, North Carolina, in 1789. They were living in Surry County in 1800 and were living in Sumner County, Tennessee, by 1820. His will was probated in Sumner County in 1827. Descendants in the first four generations listed lived in Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Kansas and elsewhere.