Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families
James Cairns, Sr.
Abt 1710 - 1772 (62 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. James Cairns, Sr. was born about 1710 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America (son of Joseph Cairns and Hannah Stapley); died in 1772 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, British Colonial Ame. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Elizabeth Cairns was born in 1732 in Roxbury Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States; died in 1770 in Trumbull, Ohio, United States.
2. Joseph Cairns was born on 4 Aug 1687 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial (son of Thomas Cairns, III and Mary Walker Brown); died on 16 Jun 1712 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, British Colonial America. Joseph + Hannah Stapley. Hannah (daughter of John Stapley and Dorothy Farmer) was born in 1676 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America; died in 1743 in Middlesex, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Hannah Stapley was born in 1676 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America (daughter of John Stapley and Dorothy Farmer); died in 1743 in Middlesex, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America. Children:
- 1. James Cairns, Sr. was born about 1710 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America; died in 1772 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, British Colonial Ame.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Cairns, III was born in 1663 in Catamondan, County Tyrone, Ireland; died on 1 Jul 1735 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial. Thomas + Mary Walker Brown. Mary was born on 2 May 1664 in Quinnipiac, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial; died on 19 Aug 1704 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary Walker Brown was born on 2 May 1664 in Quinnipiac, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial; died on 19 Aug 1704 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Children:
- 2. Joseph Cairns was born on 4 Aug 1687 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial; died on 16 Jun 1712 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, British Colonial America.
6. John Stapley was born on 7 May 1648 in Twineham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; died in 1700 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA. John + Dorothy Farmer. Dorothy was born in 1655 in Sussex, England; died in 1700 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Dorothy Farmer was born in 1655 in Sussex, England; died in 1700 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA. Children:
- 3. Hannah Stapley was born in 1676 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America; died in 1743 in Middlesex, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America.