He came to NC prior to 1776 from Stonington, CT. He commanded a Regiment with Gen. Wolf at Quebec in the
Anglo-French war for Canada, and fought in the American Revolution. He was shipwrecked off Cape Hatteras while on the way to the West Indies with a cargo of flour. During this time Col. James and two of his cousins, Samuel Richardson and Nathaniel Richardson first visited Bladen Co, NC where they settled and married. Col James owned between 12 and 15,000 ac in Bladen Co, NC on the east side of the Cape Fear River. He married Elizabeth O'Neal Purdie in 1768/9.
Anglo-French war for Canada, and fought in the American Revolution. He was shipwrecked off Cape Hatteras while on the way to the West Indies with a cargo of flour. During this time Col. James and two of his cousins, Samuel Richardson and Nathaniel Richardson first visited Bladen Co, NC where they settled and married. Col James owned between 12 and 15,000 ac in Bladen Co, NC on the east side of the Cape Fear River. He married Elizabeth O'Neal Purdie in 1768/9.
He came to NC prior to 1776 from Stonington, CT. He commanded a Regiment with Gen. Wolf at Quebec in the
Anglo-French war for Canada, and fought in the American Revolution. He was shipwrecked off Cape Hatteras while on the way to the West Indies with a cargo of flour. During this time Col. James and two of his cousins, Samuel Richardson and Nathaniel Richardson first visited Bladen Co, NC where they settled and married. Col James owned between 12 and 15,000 ac in Bladen Co, NC on the east side of the Cape Fear River. He married Elizabeth O'Neal Purdie in 1768/9.
Anglo-French war for Canada, and fought in the American Revolution. He was shipwrecked off Cape Hatteras while on the way to the West Indies with a cargo of flour. During this time Col. James and two of his cousins, Samuel Richardson and Nathaniel Richardson first visited Bladen Co, NC where they settled and married. Col James owned between 12 and 15,000 ac in Bladen Co, NC on the east side of the Cape Fear River. He married Elizabeth O'Neal Purdie in 1768/9.
