Commodore James BARRON^[1]

1746 - 1787  (40 years)

• Name	James BARRON
  Title	Commodore
  Prefix	Commodore
  Birth	Oct 1746	Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City Co, Virginia Colony   [2]
  	See p. 5 of An Affair of Honor. Suggests a birth date of 1739.
  Gender	Male
  Death	1787  [3]
  Person ID	I57580	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel BARRON,   b. Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 1750, Elizabeth City Co, Virginia Colony
  Mother	(unknown)
  Family ID	F5676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane COWPER
  Children	1. Commodore Samuel BARRON,   b. 25 Sep 1765   d. 29 Oct 1810, Norfolk, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 45 years)   2. Commodore James BARRON,   b. 1769, Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, Virginia Colony d. 21 Apr 1851, Norfolk, VA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F4806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2003] Rogers Dey Whichard, Ph.D. (author & editor), Whichard, The History Of Lower Tidewater Virginia, ((New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1959) ). Vol. 1, pp. 157-158. [S4775] John Cloyd Emmerson, compiler, Emmerson, The Emmersons and Portsmouth, 1737 - 1965, ((Portsmouth, VA: the compiler, 1966)). pp. 515-521. [S4669] personal papers / Barron Family, Acc #22126.