Major
William
A.
Bruce
Born in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of William A. Bruce
and Mary Polly (Lucas) Bruce
Brother of
Elizabeth (Percival) McDonald [half], James Bruce, Mary (Bruce) Glasscock, George Bruce and Margaret (Bruce) Spencer
Husband of
Sarah (Polk) Bruce
— married
about 1798 [location unknown]
Husband of
Hetty R. (Holmes) Bruce
— married
1818 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Polk Bruce, William D. Bruce, Deliliah Tyler (Bruce) Holmes, Spier Spencer Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, Kitty Ann Bruce and Sarah Harris (Bruce) McClure
Died
at age 77
in Bruceville, Indiana
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jul 2016
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Biography
See his family history written by him in 1851 in the attached images.
He passed away in 1854.[1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- G Bruce
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B525930
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Misty (Rish) Musco :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A255367 [compare], Ancestry member angeleyesmrb78
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A255367 [compare], FTDNA kit #B299445
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A255367 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jan Dempsey :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DempseyJL3
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~0.78%
Ellen Ruth Taylor :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T328568 [compare], FTDNA kit #160923
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Rejected matches › William Brock (1774-)
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