A NEW POST ON STRAY LEAVES . . . The grandfather of Frank & Jesse James, John M. James, aligned himself with the Baptist dissenters. They bartered their role as "fighting Baptists" in the American Revolution for the separation of Church and State.
Since 1698, the Church of England was the established church in the Virginia Colony. The rights to baptize, consecrate marriage, teach school, and The grandfather of Frank & Jesse James, John M. James…
AUDIO COMING TO STRAY LEAVES . . . Stray Leaves currently working on an audio transcription of the Diary of John James "of Alvarado." Our website takes its name from this diary. We hope this recording will be the first of an entire archive of podcast recordings of original documents pertaining to our James family. Hearing these records, instead of reading them, actually produces focus and emphasis on content that might be too easily overlooked when the document is read. For instance, in this document of the Diary of John James "of Alvarado," John emphasizes his discovery of his power to cure people as a faith healer. … See MoreSee Less
HAUTE COUTURE WITH ‘TUDE . . .Rebecca Shamblin, an in-law relative of our James family, displays her pop creation. The sentiment is very characteristic of our family as a whole. … See MoreSee Less
Years later, yours truly still is quoted on my challenge to chopper celebrity Jesse Gregory James, aka Jesse James. I’m still waiting for his DNA profile. … See MoreSee Less