Biography of James Annesley 1715-1760

Paternal Family Tree: Annesly

On 19 Nov 1701 [his grandfather] Richard Annesley 3rd Baron Altham (age 46) died. His son [his father] Arthur Annesley 4th Baron Altham (age 12) succeeded 4th Baron Altham.

Before 15 Apr 1715 [his father] Arthur Annesley 4th Baron Altham (age 26) and [his mother] Mary Sheffield Baroness Altham (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Altham. She the daughter of John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (age 67) and Ursula Stawell Countess Mulgrave and Conway.

On 15 Apr 1715 James Annesley was born to Arthur Annesley 4th Baron Altham (age 26) and Mary Sheffield Baroness Altham (age 23) at Dunmaine. At some time after his birth his father threw his mother out of the house apparently for infidelity. His father also rejected James who, thereafter, was homeless.

On 16 Nov 1727 [his father] Arthur Annesley 4th Baron Altham (age 38) died. His brother [his uncle] Richard Annesley 6th Earl Anglesey (age 34) succeeded 5th Baron Altham.

In Oct 1729 [his mother] Mary Sheffield Baroness Altham (age 37) died.

Before 11 Aug 1740 James Annesley (age 25), on his third attempt, escaped his captors and made his way overland to Philadelphia where he took passage on a merchant ship to Port Royal in Jamaica.

On 11 Aug 1740 James Annesley (age 25) signed on as a midshipman on HMS Falmouth under the command of Admiral Edward Vernon (age 55).

In 1741 James Annesley (age 25) returned to England. Shortly thereafter durign a hunting trip in Scotland he accidentally shot a man. His uncle [his uncle] Richard Annesley 6th Earl Anglesey (age 48) attempted to have him hanged for murder.

1745 Annesley vs Lord Anglesey Case

In 1745 James Annesley (age 29) laid claim to his inheritance; the 1745 Annesley vs Lord Anglesey Case.

In 1745 Thomas Marlay (age 65) presided over the 1745 Annesley vs Lord Anglesey Case case in which James Annesley (age 29) sought to claim his inheritance as 6th Earl Anglesey from his uncle [his uncle] Richard Annesley 6th Earl Anglesey (age 52) who had previously had him kidnapped to avoid his receiving his inheritance. The case went in favour of James Annesley (age 29) but he died before receiving his estates. His uncle died a year later.

On 05 Jan 1760 James Annesley (age 44) died.

Ancestors of James Annesley 1715-1760

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Annesley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Annesley 1st Viscount Valentia

Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Morgan Philipps

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Philipps 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fletcher

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Philipps Viscountess Valentia 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Perrot 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Elizabeth Perrot Lady Philips 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Prust

GrandFather: Richard Annesley 3rd Baron Altham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Altham

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Altham of Oxhey

Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver Skinner

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Skinner

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey

Father: Arthur Annesley 4th Baron Altham 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Davey

GrandMother: Dorothy Davey Baroness Altham

James Annesley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sheffield 2nd Baron Sheffield 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Douglas Howard Baroness Sheffield 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Sheffield 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Tyrwhitt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ursula Tyrwhitt 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Girlington

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Sheffield 2nd Earl Mulgrave 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Anderson

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Anderson

Great x 2 Grandmother: Grizel Anderson

GrandFather: John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cranfield

Great x 2 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cranfield Countess Mulgrave

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheppard

Mother: Mary Sheffield Baroness Altham 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stawell of Cothelstone Manor

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stawell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tuchet 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Stawell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Ursula Stawell Countess Mulgrave and Conway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Royal Ancestors of James Annesley 1715-1760

Ancestors of James Annesley 1715-1760