Born in Granville, North Carolina
Daughter of Richard Davis
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Davis
Wife of
William Yancey
— married
1751 in North Carolina, British Colonial America
Descendants 
Mother of
Austin Yancey, Charles Yancy, Richard Yancey, Lewis Yancey, Charles Yancey, Frances (Yancey) Dobbs and Cyrus Yancey
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
From the research of T. Mark Davis: Sophia (“Sofyah”), married to a Yancey, probably William Yancey. William Yancey and his wife Sophia appear in land records in Granville County during the 1760s, and then in Tryon County, North Carolina, during the 1770s. A William “Yancy” appears on the 1790 census for Rutherford County, North Carolina; this may be the same man.
Sarah is the probable Mother of Austin.
"William married some time before 1760 a Miss Sophie Davis of Granville Co., NC and they are probably the parents of AUSTIN & FANNY YANCEY."[1]
Sophia was born about 1732. Sophia Davis ... [2]
Sources
- ↑ Dennis Yancey's 'Yancey's of Obscure or Unknown Origin'
- ↑ A source for this information is needed.
- James, T. Mark, "The Will of Richard Davis."
- Valerie Craft, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Valerie and others.
- Yancey Family history
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Melanie (Finnegan) Costantakos
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1C6, FTDNA kit #335342
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~1.56%
Edith (Smith) Peterson :
23andMe
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A279349 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Adam DeBruler :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Robert Rusher :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Charles Bell :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Ellen (Neal) Ferguson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ellen5251
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~0.78%
Cotton Garrett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A817430 [compare], Ancestry member Wilford_O_Garrett
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~0.78%
Hulett Durrough :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XY1094252 [compare], yourDNAportal HUL1b8cdbf7, Ancestry member sdurr666
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch H135608 [compare], FTDNA kit #B463871
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H135608 [compare]
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~0.39%
Ruby (Albea) Craft :
23andMe, GEDmatch M112238 [compare]
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Derek Reeves :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Roy Bartz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A765475 [compare], Ancestry member Roy_DeWayne_Bartz
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~0.39%
Tracy (Walker) Morales :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A341533 [compare], Ancestry member tracymmorales
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~0.39%
Richard Strayer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A701313 [compare], Ancestry member mrspalmour
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~0.39%
Sheree Hester :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sheree_58
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Nina Rose :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FH7311539 [compare], FTDNA kit #336336
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~0.39%
Michael Kelley :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #148276
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~0.39%
Tim Murphy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T109948 [compare], FTDNA kit #676245
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Rejected matches › Sophia Davis (1730-1819)
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These were connected to two (2) William Yancey's; they were merged, now we have two (2) Sophia Davis Yancey's...