James Chew was the son of Edward (Edvardus) Chew and Alice Townley.

James was born in 1713.

James married Ann Fothergill

Details of James's marriage are not known.

He had the following children from his marriage to Ann Fothergill:

- Grace Chew	born around 1740.
- Alice Chew	born around 1741.
- Mary Chew	born around 1742.
- Ann Chew	born around 1744.
- Joseph Chew	born around 1745.
- Jennet Chew	born around 1746.
- Betty Chew	born around 1747.
- Abraham Chew	born around 1748.
- Edward Chew	born around 1750.

James's second marriage was to Ann Blackburn in 1752 in Chipping on 31st March 1752.

He had the following children from his marriage to Ann Blackburn:

- Thomas Chew	born in 1752 in 1st October 1752.
- Elizabeth Chew	born on 11 July 1754.
- Sarah Chew	born on 7 August 1755.
- James Chew	born on 22 August 1758.
- Richard Chew	born in 1759.
- Christopher Chew

James was a Surgeon.

James died when he was about 55 years old, in 1768 in Langho, Lancashire.