William
Courtney
Born in Kilmore, County Monaghan, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Courtney
and Mary (Bodely) Courtney
Brother of
Jane (Courtney) Leap, Margaret (Courtney) Pilcher, Robert Bodley Courtney Sr., Elizabeth (Courtney) Hamilton, Nancy Ann (Courtney) Martin, Rebecca Courtney and Isabella (Courtney) Mathes
Husband of
Sarah (Athey) De La Plain
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Lazzell) Courtney
— married
14 Mar 1805 in Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Hannah Lucinda (Courtney) Thomas, William Harvey Courtney, Robert Wesley Courtney and Francis Ashbury Courtney
Died
at age 76
in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Feb 2011
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Biography
William was born 1 Jan 1783 in Castle Dawson, Londonderry Ireland. He died on 7 Dec 1859 in Cass Magisterial District, Monongalia, Virginia, United States and is buried in Bethel Cemetery. [1]
Williams will is dated 5 August 1859 with an added codicil dated 30 Ajug 1859. It was proved in the Monongalia County Court Dec term of 1859. [2]
- Fact: Burial Bethel Cemetery , Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
- Fact: Christening (1788) Rockcorry, Monaghan, Ireland
- Fact: Residence (1850) Monongalia county, Monongalia, Virginia, United States
- Fact: Burial (10 December 1859) Bethel Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia, Virginia
- Fact: Occupation Farmer
- Fact: Religion Christened 1788, Old Kilcrow Church, Near Rockcorry, Monagham Co, Ireland
Sources
- ↑ "Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 April 2020), memorial page for William Courtney (1 Jan 1783–7 Dec 1859), Find A Grave: Memorial #6428148, citing Bethel Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by JR (contributor 46481792) .
- ↑ "West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QM-TN3J : 22 June 2016), William Courtney, 1858.
See also:
Trees
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 October 2019, 21:09), entry for William Courtney(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHR4-7Y6); contributed by various users.
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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. 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 William:
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. 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 William:
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~0.78%
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