James was born in France of German parentage. The nearest estimate of his birth was between 1775 and 1780. His oldest child was born in 1803. His brothers, John and Ben came with him from France before the Revolutionary War to Charleston, South Carolina. French Huguenot descent.
November 18, 1822 a bill of the estate of James Abrams' deed, sold through permission of Thomas J. Curenton, Esq. Ordinary of Newberry District, SC & by Mary Abrams Admse: lists item 199 as side saddle purchased by James Nabors for $2.25.
William Brown's estate 1821 Newberry County, SC, Nathan Neighbours executor. From Deed Book P2 - 314, May 13, 1822, the heirs of William Brown, Sr, dec. want to sell land of deceased. High bidder of 117 acres was James Neighbors for $300.
October 20, 1827 Newberry Co, SC estate sale of James Abrams, Sr. James Nabers listed as buying something
Newberry Co, SC, Book S p 414, November 7, 1833, sold 130 acres by Duncan Creek to Benjamin Duckett
Deed Book Index, Newberry County, SC
Grantee Grantor
Nabors et al BG James Gambrell Z-13, November 21, 1845 66.5 A Saluda RIver
Neighbors, James John Martin (Shff) D-2, 404, March 2, 1858, 72A Broadmouth Creek
Neighbors, James T JDM Dobbins (Shff) D-2, 523, August 30, 1858, 16A adj H Acker
Neighbors, James Jno Martin (Shff) d-2, 403, March 2, 1858, 72A Broadmouth Creek
Source - Memorial Record of Alabama, (Madison, Wis., Brant & Fuller, 1893), p 735. "The family are of French extraction and came to America before the Revolutionary war, in which struggle different members of the family took part. They settled in South Carolina."
