Welcome to the James Family Archives - a repository of historical, archaeological and genealogical information pertaining to the family of David James (circa 1660-1739) and Margaret Jane Mortimer of Llandegley and Glascwm parishes in Radnorshire, Wales. This particular James family left Bristol, England in August of 1682 on board the sailing ship Bristol Factor captained by Roger Drew and arrived in Upland, present day Philadelphia on October 28, 1682 with Sir William Penn. In that same year this family settled lands in the Pennsylvania wilderness outside of Philadelphia forging William Penn’s vision of a Welsh barony known as the Welsh Tract. During America’s colonial period following the mass migration of Quakers between 1682 and 1684, the community settled by the James family would come to be known as Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. Under the inspiration and leadership of William Penn and his associate Richard Davies a Welsh colony was built. This site is dedicated to the history of this James family and its descendants identified in the Genealogy Section.

Welcome to the James Family Archives - a repository of historical, archaeological and genealogical information pertaining to the family of David James (circa 1660-1739) and Margaret Jane Mortimer of Llandegley and Glascwm parishes in Radnorshire, Wales. This particular James family left Bristol, England in August of 1682 on board the sailing ship Bristol Factor captained by Roger Drew and arrived in Upland, present day Philadelphia on October 28, 1682 with Sir William Penn. In that same year this family settled lands in the Pennsylvania wilderness outside of Philadelphia forging William Penn’s vision of a Welsh barony known as the Welsh Tract. During America’s colonial period following the mass migration of Quakers between 1682 and 1684, the community settled by the James family would come to be known as Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. Under the inspiration and leadership of William Penn and his associate Richard Davies a Welsh colony was built. This site is dedicated to the history of this James family and its descendants identified in the Genealogy Section.