James Plant
Abt 1775 - Abt 1831 (56 years)-
Name James Plant Birth Abt 1775 England 
Gender Male Death Abt 1831 Harrison Co., VA [1] Person ID I49623 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 25 Nov 2025
Family 1 Frances "Fanny" Brailsford, b. Abt 1775, France d. Bef 1808 (Age 32 years) Marriage 10 Jan 1797 New York City, New York Co., NY [2] - Married by Rev. Joseph Pilmore, Rector of Christ Church, New York City, NY.
Online databases misidentify the place of marriage as Philadelphia, PA. The marriage register notes of Rev. Pilmore, "On Thursday the 6th March A.D. 1794 took leave of Philadelphia and on Saturday the 8th arrived in New York to take the Pastoral Charge of Christ Burch in said City." [2]
Children 1. Mary Ann Plant, b. 1798, New York City, New York Co., NY d. Aft 1880 (Age 83 years)2. Samuel Plant, b. 1800, New York City, New York Co., NY d. Abt Feb 1832, Harrison Co., VA (Age 32 years)3. William Plant, b. 1801, New York City, New York Co., NY d. 31 May 1886, Sardis, Harrison Co., WV (Age 85 years)Family ID F17322 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Nov 2025
Family 2 Sarah Thompson Marriage 23 Feb 1808 Harrison Co., VA [3] - Married by George Towers, Methodist Episcopal Church. [3]
Children 1. Rebecca Plant, b. 1809, Harrison Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown2. Hugh Plant, b. Abt 1811, Harrison Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown3. Eliza Plant, b. 1813, Harrison Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown4. Thomas Plant 5. James Plant, Jr. Family ID F17324 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Mar 2020
- Married by Rev. Joseph Pilmore, Rector of Christ Church, New York City, NY.
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Marriage - 10 Jan 1797 - New York City, New York Co., NY 
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Sources - [S2453] West Virginia. Harrison County., Harrison Co., WV Order Book, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/), 1829-1832: 459, guardianship of Hugh Plant, orphan of James Plant, 17 Sep 1832; accessed 25 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
"Hugh Plant orphan of James Plant deceased with the approbation of the Court chose Hugh Thompson for his Guardian, who together with Peter Lynch his Security entered unto and acknowledged a bond in penal sum of $50. Conditioned as the law directs." - [S2093] Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2011)), 26 Mar 2020, accessed 26 Mar 2020), Plant-Brailsford, 1797, Old Saint Paul's Church, Philadelphia, PA. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1268] West Virginia. Harrison County., Harrison Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 2: 256, Plant-Thompson, 1808; accessed 26 Mar 2020. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2453] West Virginia. Harrison County., Harrison Co., WV Order Book, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/), 1829-1832: 459, guardianship of Hugh Plant, orphan of James Plant, 17 Sep 1832; accessed 25 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).