Ancestry of
James Roosevelt

(1828–1900)

Jacobus "James" Roosevelt

View famous kin of Jacobus Roosevelt

• • Grandfather of James Roosevelt — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • Isaac Roosevelt 
  • Mother:
  • Cornelia Hoffman   
  • Birth Date:
  • 10 Jan 1760 
  • Birth Location:
  • New York, New York 
  • Christening Date:
  • 23 Jan 1760 
  • Christening Location:
  • Old Dutch Church, Esopus (now Kingston), Ulster, New York 
  • Death Date:
  • 6 Feb 1847 
  • Death Location:
  • New York, New York 
  • Burial Date:
  •  
  • Burial Location:
  • New York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, New York, New York 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Maria Eliza Walton
  • Marriage Date:
  • 15 Nov 1786 
  • Marriage Location:
  • New York, New York 
  • Child:

  Isaac Daniel Roosevelt (Ahnentafel No:2 )

• Additional marriages for Jacobus "James" Roosevelt

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  • Spouse:
  • Catharine Eliza Barclay
  • Marriage Date:
  • 31 Jul 1813
  • Marriage Location:
  • New York, New York

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  • Spouse:
  • Harriet Howland
  • Marriage Date:
  • 29 Jan 1821
  • Marriage Location:
  • New York, New York

• Sources for Jacobus "James" Roosevelt

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A097361.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 10/04/2011).
  • ³ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #66202, Membership application for Col. James Roosevelt.
  • ⁴ Bill, Ledyard, History of the Bill Family, New York: Alvord Printer(1867), 177.
  • ⁵ Johnson, Alvin Page, Franklin D. Roosevelt's Colonial Ancestors: Their Part in the Making of American History, Boston: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard (1933), 40.
  • ⁶ Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States (2 vols.), Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 564.
  • ⁷ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 503, 570.
  • ⁸ Whittelsey, Charles Barney, The Roosevelt Genealogy 1649-1902, Hartford, Connecticut: J. B. Burr and Company (1902), 29.
  • ⁹ Wikipedia, "James Roosevelt (1760-1847)", (accessed 10/04/2011).