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James Headley (b. 1801, d. 1887)

James Headley (son of Peter Headley and Rebecca Williamson)^{1531, 1532} was born 1801 in Darlington Co. SC^{1533, 1534}, and died 1887 in Blount Co., AL^{1535, 1536}. He married (1) Lucretia. He married (2) Elizabeth Wright.

Notes for James Headley:
He was the last of the Headley brothers to come to Alabama in the mid 1800s.

He became a prominent man in the Darlington community, appearing in public land records for over twenty years, buying and selling large tracts of land. In July 1827, James paid $150 for 128 acres between Newman Swamp in Darlington County. In 1833, he purchased another 50 acres from Samuel N. Atkinson, a sale witnessed by James' younger brother, William Headley. In December of 1846 James sold 312 of the acres he and Lucritia owned to Elias B. Dubose for twelve-hundred dollars. This was the last reference for James in SC and not long after he moved his family to Autauga County, Alabama.

Children of James Headley and Lucretia are:

Peter M. Headley, b. 1834, SC^{1537, 1538}, d. Aft. 1858, Chilton Co., Alabama.
Susan L. Headley, b. 1837, SC^{1539, 1540}, d. date unknown.
Elias Headley, b. October 25, 1845, SC^{1541, 1542}, d. date unknown.