John
Amos
Born about in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Francis Amos
and Nancy (Proffitt) Amos
Husband of
Sarah (Tucker) Amos
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ann Eliza (Amos) Cardwell and John Smith Amos
Died
at about age 43
in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Apr 2012
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Biography
John was born about 1800. He was the son of Frances Amos and Nancy Proffitt. John married Sarah (Sally) Tucker and together they were parents of eight children. They farmed in Stokes County, North Carolina where John passed away in late 1843.
Notes
Among the Stokes County North Carolina Probate records for John Amos 1844 is an Appeal to the December term 1843 of the Stokes County Court by Sally Amos for Dower. Following is the ruling to that appeal: “State of North Carolina Stokes County Dec term 1843 Ordered by the Court that Flemming Priddy, Joseph H. Scales, Daniel Hutcherson and N. Vernon be appointed to lay off and allot to Sally Amos a years support out of the Estate of her deceased husband John Amos and that they make a report to the next Court.”
Sources
- WikiTree profile Amos-314 created through the import of AMOS, ROBERT EARL Family Tree.ged on Apr 4, 2012 by Bob Amos. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.
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- Probate Records (Stokes County, North Carolina), 1753-1971 ; Indexes 1753-1965; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Stokes County); Probate Place: Stokes, North Carolina
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
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