James Ambrose Arthur^[1]

1708 - 1756  (47 years)

• Name	James Ambrose Arthur
  Birth	Sep 1708	Cullybackey, Antrim, Northern Ireland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1756	, Franklin, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I16647	Master
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Barnabas Arthur,   b. 1660, Cullybackey, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 22 Sep 1725, , Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Anne Adams Moore,   b. 1680, Cullybackey, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 13 Jul 1715, , Bedford, Virginia, USA (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1700	Saint Audeon, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  Family ID	F1295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Keziah Hargrove,   b. 1720, , Surry, Virginia, USA d. 1756, , , Virginia, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	1728	, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
  Children	1. William Arthur,   b. 1731, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 7 Aug 1783, , Campbell, Virginia, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Benjamin Arthur,   b. 27 Apr 1737, Lynch Station, Campbell, Virginia, USA d. 27 Mar 1820, Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, USA (Age 82 years)   3. Thomas Ambrose Arthur,   b. 25 Jul 1749, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 8 Sep 1833, Flat Lick, Knox, Kentucky, USA (Age 84 years) + 4. Hargrove Arthur,   b. 1754, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 27 Aug 1817, Cayce, Lexington, South Carolina, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Sep 1708 - Cullybackey, Antrim, Northern Ireland Marriage - 1728 - , Middlesex, Virginia, USA Death - 1756 - , Franklin, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Ambrose Arthur, Kaziah Hargrove Benjamin Arthur (Ambrose, Thomas Barnabus, Henry, Andrew) was born 27 April 1737 in Lynchburg, VA, and died 27 March 1820 in Highland Co., OH. He married Anne Arthur 23 April 1765, daughter of William Arthur and Anne Murray. She was born 23 April 1741 in Campbell, VA, and died 17 October 1777 in Bedford County, VA. In Christos Christou and John Barnhouser book, The Descendants of John Arthur of Bedford Co., VA (b. abt. 1707, d: abt 1793) (125 Wiltshire Rd., Baltimore, MD 21221-6935, notes by author, September 1994, pp 2, 4-5, 10-13, states that Benjamin's parents, Ambrose b: abt. 1708 in Ireland -- the fourth (4th) Arthur brother, and his wife Keziah Hargrove, daughter of Augustine Hunnicutt Hargrove and Mary Lane, were killed by Indians and he was raised by his uncle William Arthur (1713) and aunt Ann Murray Arthur (1717). Benjamin would marry William and Ann Murray Arthur's daughter (his cousin) Anne Arthur (1741-1777) on April 23, 1765. Joseph Hargrove was bound to Benjamin Arthur on February 14, 1760 in Caroline Co., VA as found in John Frederick Dorman, Caroline County, VA Order Book 1759-1763. Thomas Arthur (1710), Benjamin's uncle, was Joseph Hargrove's guardian, and Joseph bound Joseph to work with Benjamin. Joseph was a minor brother of Benjamin's mother Keziah. Benjamin was raised by his uncle and not his grandparents, Augustine Hargrove and Mary Lane Hargrove even though they lived closer, and there were stories that Old Augustine was not "right in the head." More About Benjamin Arthur: Additonal Relationship: Anne, Benjamin's wife, was his 1st cousin, daughter of his uncle Wiliam Arthur (1713) and aunt Anne Murray Arthur (1717) Bond: 27 September 1792, Appointed Campbell County Inspector of Tobacco at Lynches Warehouse.1 Event: 12 November 1762, Dismissal of Petition of Benjamin Arthur against Richard Davenport Occupation: 1754, Blacksmith Property 1: 1775, Purchase of 170 A. West Branches Troublesome Creek, from Matthew Talbot Property 2: 22 May 1775, Purchase of 135 Ac. Flat Creek from William Arthur Children of Benjamin Arthur and Anne Arthur are: i. Elizabeth Arthur, born 15 January 1766 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA. She married James Farmer 02 February 1792 in Campbell Co., VA. ii. Thomas Jefferson Arthur, born 11 April 1767 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA. iii. William Arthur, born 09 April 1768 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA; died 1810 in Sevier Co., TN. He married Joanna Arthur 20 August 1787; born Abt. 1772; died Bef. 1810. More About William Arthur: Immigration: 1788, Tennessee iv. Joshua Arthur, born 1769 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA. More About Joshua Arthur: Emigration: 1807, Highland Co., OH v. Sarah Arthur, born 1771 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA. She married James Poteet 14 December 1796 in Franklin Co., VA. vi. Dudley Arthur, born 1772 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA. + vii. Joseph Arthur, born 01 August 1773 in Lynchburg, Bedford, Co., VA. viii. Samuel Arthur, born Abt. 1774 in Bedford County, VA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=171832897&pid=127 [S751] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 3). Name: James Ambrose Arthur Birth Date: 1708 Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America Death Date: 1756 Death Place: Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Father: Thomas Barnabas Arthur Spouse: Keziah Arthur https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60525&h=131860803&ssrc=pt&tid=171832897&pid=352231644732&usePUB=true