Born about in South Carolina, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Elijah Gossett
— married
about 1819 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Nancy (Gossett) Lockaby
Died about
at about age 30
in Union, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2015
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Biography
Sydney Donaldson was born about 1800, Union District, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Robert Donaldson who died in Union, South Carolina. Her guardian was James Donaldson, who provided court guardianship accounts 1817-1822.[1] Robert Donaldson was the son of Hugh Donaldson of Union, South Carolina, named in his will 1812 referencing his son Robert as being deceased and providing for the heirs of Robert Donaldson.[2]
Sources
- ↑ FamilySearch Digital Collections. "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964 Union Probate Court, Probate records 1777-1961 Box 07, Packages 1-54." Box 7, Pkg. 22 1/2. Image 205 of 485. South Carolina, Union Probate Court: Robert Donaldson, Dec'd., Heirs Hugh Donaldson and Sidney Donaldson by guardian James Donaldson, Acct's 1817-1822 FHL Film #255023. FHL Digitized Film #4753066. FamilySearch. Accessed 13 Feb 2021.
- ↑ FamilySearch Digital Collections. "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964 Union Probate Court, Probate records 1777-1961 Box 07, Packages 1-54." Box 7, Pkg. 21. Image 189 of 485. Union, South Carolina, Probate: will of Hugh Donaldson, 27 Nov 1812, Probated 8 March 1813. FHL Film #255023. FHL Digitized Film #4753066. FamilySearch. Accessed 13 Feb 2021.
- South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 Sydney's father, Robert Donaldson, Union, South Carolina, USA Probate Records, Box 7, Packages 1-54
- 1810 United States Federal Census Name Elijah Gossett Home in 1810 (City, County, State) Spartanburg, South Carolina Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1 Number of Household Members 2
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sydney 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 Sydney:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sydney 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 Sydney:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Grace McChesney 
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23andMe, GEDmatch A111278 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A111278 [compare], Ancestry member glboerner
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B39720
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~1.56%
Caroline Jordan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MC7216443 [compare], Ancestry member CarolineJordan524
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