Jane Francis b. Abt 1811 Wales d. 17 Apr 1883 124 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, New York: Some of My Favorite Genealogy

Abt 1811 - 1883 (~ 72 years)

Name	Jane Francis [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Born	Abt 1811	Wales [6]
Gender	Female
Census	1841	Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
	Wife, Corn Street.
Immigration	1850	Boston, Massachusetts
	On the ship Juliet bound from London to Boston, their final destination was New Brunswick, Canada.
Census	1851	Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada
	Wife.
Census	7 Jul 1860	Richmond, Virginia
	3rd Ward.
Census	5 Jun 1880	Ashland, Virginia
	Head, 32 Rail Road.
Name	Jane James
Biography	According to Samuel James' pension application, Jane had 9 children, 4 of whom were still alive in 1904 (Samuel, Jennie, Hannah, and Emma). During the Civil War she helped the wounded and dying in hospitals. She often wrote letters to the families of the soldiers that died. She is mentioned in the biography of her son-in-law Ira Ayer, II because after writing a letter to the family of a soldier from Ira's regiment Ira came to thank her. This is when Ira and Jennie met. According to Alice Ayer Williams and Clementine Ayer Morse she is one of the few woman mentioned in "Deeds of the Civil War" (this book may have been "Martial Deed of Pennsylvania). She crossed the Atlantic 24 four times and Jennie was born on one of those trips. Below is a poem she wrote during a particularly rough passage. The ship was traveling from New Brunswick to Liverpool when it encountered a terrible storm. STANSAS Written on board the "Lillies" on a passage from St John NB for Liverpool In the "Lilies" from the port of "St John" we set sail. Towed out by the steam boat, with a southerly gale, Around the bluff headlands where the winds wildly blow Away! far away! to the Eastward we'll go II Three cheers 'from the gallant ship soon rose on high And rang through the vapour that obscured the sky, But twill soon clear away and Norwesters will blow Bound away to the East ward in the "Lillies" we'll go, III Night soon came on and the winds wilder blew We stood by and up our top gallants did clew While the tempest tossed ship lay rolling to and fro Bound away to the East ward in the "Lillies" we go IIII We beat down the bay for two days or more Till the winds drove us down on the bold Yarmouth shore Our foresail to pieces while we "ware ship" is rent But another good sail in it's place soon is bent, V The wild "Petite "passage" lay under our lee Either we must run through it or lost we shall be Either we must run through it from the frost and the snow Or away to the Eastward we never shall go VI So now then Lay aft-every soul of our crew Stand by your "Clewgarnets" your mainsail up Clew Jump start your main Jack and let your wheel flow And flying away to the passage we go. VII We near it hope in each sailors heart now beats high Alternately "luff" and "Keep away" is the cry We clear it. We fly from the frost & the snow. And in triumph away to the Eastward we go. VIII But still there Cape Sable looms out on our lee Board your main tack and we'll stand out to sea And now let the west winds more wildly blow For before them in triumph to the Eastward we go IX Still wilder and wilder the good west wind blows Think our good starboard anchor is adrift from the boat And our boatswain washed away with a wild [Gyfar - may be Gybe or Jibe] Still away far away far away to the Eastward we go X Our anchors secured we snugged every sail And ran 'fore the fury of that western gale Away from New Brunswick and the [ice] & the snow In the wild Ocean "Lillies" to the Eastward we go We run fore the fury of that western sea Till our bulwarks are stove and life boats washed away But the west wind is Blowing. so let each sheet flow And away! far away! to the East ward we go. Let her ride o'er the foam let her bend to the blast Thirteen knots are counted as each hour is past Blow good wind and we fly from the frost and the snow And in triumph away to the East ward we go But Hark! the ship popps she is struck by the sea Our wheel is all smashed and taffrel rail washed away Our foresail is split [Dump] and up it blew As flying wildly away to the Eastward we go Lay aft with your tackles lay aft all our crew Quick with your helm up before we come to There away she goes off 'fore her deadly foe Like lightning away to the East ward we go These lines are most respectfully dedicated to the Captain & passengers of the ship "Lillies" and will be concluded on arrival in the Mersey. -- Clew-garnet is the tackle used to furl the lower square-sails. -- "Till the bulwarks are stave" means till the bulwarks are broken. -- Taffrel rail or taffrail is the rail around transom of a ship.
Died	17 Apr 1883	124 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, New York [7, 8]
	She died while visiting the family of her daughter, Emma. She had been there six months.
Buried	19 Apr 1883	Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia [9]
	Lot 58, Section N Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Jane F. James Died Apr. 17th 1883 Aged 72 Years.
Person ID	I548	Our Family
Last Modified	27 Sep 2016

Father	William Francis, b. Abt 1771, Christchurch, Monmouthshire, Wales
Family ID	F1515	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family William James, b. Abt 1806, England , d. 28 Feb 1873, Ashland, Virginia (Age ~ 67 years)

Children

	1. Samuel Reginald James, b. 6 Apr 1836, Chepstow, Wales , d. 14 Jun 1908, home at "Coldbrook", Rotterdam, New York (Age 72 years)
	2. John James, b. Abt 1837, Wales , d. Aft 14 Feb 1883 (Age ~ 46 years)
	3. Mary Jane 'Jennie' James, b. Aug 1838, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 25 Jan 1907, 37 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, New York (Age ~ 68 years)
	4. Sarah Ann "Annie" James, b. Abt 1841, Wales , d. 12 Jan 1884, Maryland (Age ~ 43 years)
	5. William James, Jr, b. Abt 1843, Wales , d. Between 1851 and 1860 (Age ~ 8 years)
	6. Clemens R. James, b. 1 Sep 1845, Corn Street, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 20 Sep 1876 (Age 31 years)
	7. Emma Cropp James, b. 8 Feb 1847, Corn St., Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 21 May 1913, Lexden, England (Age 66 years)
	8. Hannah Fletcher James, b. 13 Mar 1849, Webbs College, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 14 Nov 1912, Naples, New York (Age 63 years)

Last Modified 18 Dec 2016

Family ID F179 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - Abt 1811 - Wales
	Census - 1841 - Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
	Immigration - 1850 - Boston, Massachusetts
	Census - 1851 - Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada
	Census - 7 Jul 1860 - richmond, Virginia
	Census - 5 Jun 1880 - Ashland, Virginia
	Died - 17 Apr 1883 - 124 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn, New York
	Buried - 19 Apr 1883 - Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia

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Jane Francis James

Headstones

Jane Francis James
Blessed are the
dead who die in
the Lord.
Jane F. James
Died Apr. 17th 1883
Aged 72 Years.

Histories » Slide Show		Project Ayer Letters and documents from the Ayer and James families
		The James Family 1810 to 1900 by Bill Scholtz The story of the James family from their origin in Wales, through their moves to New Brunswick, Canada, Richmond, Virginia and Washington, DC during the Civil War, back to Virginia until the family scatters toward the end of the century.
		James Family Photo Album
		Stansas During a particularly rough trans-Atlantic crossing Jane Francis wrote Stansas, a poem documenting the account. It was written on the 1855 maiden voyage of the ship The Lillies from St. Johns, New Brunswick to Liverpool.
		Ayer vs. James Lawsuit to settle the estates of Jane Francis James and Clemens James: The Ayers were not suing the James family, just going to court to hold of the creditors until the estate could be disposed of properly.

Sources

[S31] Williams, Alice Ayer, Ayer, Bradley, etc. (Reliability: 0).
[S35] Descendant chart, James, . (Reliability: 0).
[S232] James, Jane Census 1880.
[S263] Ayer vs James Chancery Suit.
[S245] James, William 1841 Newport, Wales.
[S229] James, William 1860.
[S184] James, Jane F 28 Feb 1882, .
[S266] James, Jane Frances.
[S268] Glenwood Cemetery.
Jane Francis James