James Counts b 8 Oct 1792 Russell Co VA d 8 Jun 1872; s/o John Counts and Margaret Kelly. James Counts m. Eva Banner b 18 Jan 1795 d 23 Oct 1894; d/o John Banner and Catherine Unknown. Children of James Counts and Eva Banner;

1. John Counts b 9 Feb 1815 d 24 Mar 1899; m. Elizabeth Smith b 20 May 1819 d 4 Oct 1900. Children of John Counts and Elizabeth Smith;

i. Elizabeth Counts

ii. James J Counts b about 1841; m. 22 Nov 1870 Russell Co VA to Sarah Elizabeth Johnson b about 1853; d/o William S Johnson and Sarah Unknown.

2. Catherine "Katy" Counts b 1 Apr 1817 d 4 Feb 1894; m. Charles Carrell Dickenson b about 1813 d about 1866

3. Margaret Counts b 13 Oct 1819 d about 1917; m. John Poindexter b about 1819 d 1864.

4. David Counts b 4 Mar 1822 d 17 Apr 1881; m. Nancy Howard b ? d 1904

5. Ezekiel Counts b 16 May 1824

6. Susana Counts b 4 Apr 1826; m. Male Hartsock

7. Noah W. Counts b 12 AUG 1828 Russell Co VA d 29 Jul 1870 Scott Co VA; m. 25 Nov 1860 Scott Co VA to Harriett Ackland Quillen b 10 Oct 1838 Snowflake, Scott Co VA d 17 Nov 1906 Scott Co VA; d/o Elisha Quillen and Ruth H Agee.

8. William Counts b 21 May 1831 d 4 Apr 1865 in the Civil War. Military service, Co G, 29th VA Infantry. Died from wounds received at the Dinwiddie Court House.

9. James Monroe Counts b 3 Oct 1833 d 23 Dec 1911

10. Elizabeth Brown Counts b 24 Oct 1835 d 26 Oct 1872