James Menees: Our Family History

Generation: 1

James Menees was born on 8 Sep 1741 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania (son of James Menees, (immigrant) and Ellen Cardwell, (immigrant)); died in Nov 1837 in Neelys Bend, Davidson Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1780, North Carolina (later Davidson Co, Tennessee)
Religion: 1790, Mill Creek Baptist Church, Davidson Co, Tennessee

Notes:

James Menees settled in Davidson Co TN (still NC at the time)in 1780 on land grant property issued to him due to Rev War service. His 19 yr old nephew, (Rev) James Whitsett joined him there in 1790. James Whitsett's mother was a sister to James Menees. James Whitsett then married his 1st cousin, the daughter of James Menees. James Menees and James Whitsett started Mill Creek Baptist church in the 1790s and James Whitsett pastored it for 50 yrs.
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James married Mrs. Elizabeth (..) Menees in 1761 in Amherst Co, Virginia. Elizabeth was born in 1741 in Pennsylvania (possibly); died in 1833 in Davidson Co, Tennessee (possibly). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Jane Cardwell Menees was born on 21 Jan 1776 in Amherst Co, Virginia; died on 1 Jun 1840 in Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

2.	James Menees, (immigrant) was born in 1711 in Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland; died in 1792 in Henry, Virginia. James married Ellen Cardwell, (immigrant) about 1735. Ellen was born in 1715 in Ireland; died in 1751 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellen Cardwell, (immigrant) was born in 1715 in Ireland; died in 1751 in Virginia.

Children:

Ellen Menees was born on 3 Dec 1746 in Amherst Co, Virginia; died on 13 Sep 1818 in Rural Choice, Logan Co, Kentucky.
1. James Menees was born on 8 Sep 1741 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania; died in Nov 1837 in Neelys Bend, Davidson Co, Tennessee.