Ancestry of
John Forbes Nash, Jr.

“A Beautiful Mind” Mathematician

James Nash

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of John Forbes Nash, Jr. — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 32 
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  • Birth Date:
  • 6 Jul 1739 
  • Birth Location:
  • Orange County, Virginia 
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  • Death Date:
  • 13 Dec 1806 
  • Death Location:
  • Pendleton District, South Carolina 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Ann Jenkins
  • Marriage Date:
  • 9 Dec 1765 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. Marks Parish, Culpeper, Virginia 
  • Child:

  George Nash (Ahnentafel No:16 )

• Sources for James Nash

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A081574.
  • ² The Encyclopedia of the New West: Containing Fully Authenticated Information of the Agricultural, Mercantile, . . ., Marshall, Texas: The United States Biographical Publishing Company (1881), 335, gives James's name as John.
  • ³ Pierce, Frederick Clifton, Forbes and Forbush Genealogy: The Descendants of Daniel Forbush, Who Came from Scotland About the Year 1655 . . ., Chicago: Rand McNally and Co. (1892), 56, gives James's name as John.

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