| Last name | Eddy |
| First name | James |
| Display name | James Eddy |
| Birth date | 1712 |
| Death date | 1769 |
| Gender | m |
| Affiliations | Society of Friends |
| Bio notes | Father of Thomas Eddy. Born in Belfast. Apprenticed to William Sinclair and became a merchant in Dublin. Married Mary Darragh in Dublin in 1724. Became member of Friends. Sailed to America in 1753, settled in Philadelphia. Worked in merchantile business until his death in 1769. |