Nancy
Hider
Fortenberry
formerly Bandy
Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Bandy
and Rebecca (Goodson) Bandy
Sister of
Robert S. Bandy
Wife of
Oliver Rice Fortenberry
— married
28 Jul 1841 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas Bandy Fortenberry, Rebecca Adeline Fortenberry, Joseph Henry Fortenberry, Martha Emily (Fortenberry) Smithee, Susan Catherine (Fortenberry) Green, Henry Franklin Fortenberry, Nancy Jane (Fortenberry) Brown, Mary Elizabeth Fortenberry, Harriet Virginia (Fortenberry) Brown, John Ciphus Fortenberry and Matilda Frances (Fortenberry) Brown
Died
at age 73
in Cooke, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Sep 2013
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Biography
Nancy Hider Bandy was the daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Goodson Bandy. Thomas was a veteran of the War of 1812. The Bandys and Fortenberrys were Huguenots and members of the Shady Grove Presbyterian Church in Strawberry,Lawrence Co, Ark. The Bandys moved there in about 1830. She was courted by Oliver Rice Fortenberry and they were married on July 28,1841. Their children were: Thomas Bandy 1843,Rebecca Adeline 1845,Joseph Henry 1846,Martha Emily 1847,Susan Catherine 1849,Henry Franklin Bone 1851, Nancy Jane 1853,Mary Elizabeth 1855,Harriet Virginia 1859,John Cephus 1859, Matilda Francis 1863. In 1869, they moved to Denton Co. Texas. Nancy died in 1893. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 23 April 2021), memorial page for Nancy Hider Bandy Fortenberry (30 Jul 1820–12 Sep 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #40541429, citing Moss Cemetery, Cooke County, Texas, USA; maintained by Gary & Nancy Glenn Clampitt (contributor 47164411), two portrait and one letter photos.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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~6.25%
Revoniah (Smithee) Breazeale
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JH3432574 [compare], FTDNA kit #945738
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Ralph Sullivan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EG4307197 [compare], Ancestry member rpstiger42
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~1.56%
Jason Breazeale :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch NV8350199 [compare], yourDNAportal JAS50dce437, FTDNA kit #913859
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~0.78%
Dan Sullivan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TA5894152 [compare], Ancestry member LondoAtFL
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