Born in Mullaghavrac Armagh Ireland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Michael Lauder Finley
and Ann (O'Neill) Finley
Sister of
John Finley, Samuel Finley, Andrew Finley, William O'Neill Finley, Michael Finley, Martha (Finley) Thompson, George Finley and James Finley
Wife of
Aaron Torrence
— married
1750 (to 1772) in Sadsbury Township, Chester, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Died
at about age 43
in Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2011
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Biography
Susannah was born in 1722. She died in 1772 at the age of 49 - 50.
In 1750 Aaron Torrence married Susannah Finley, daughter of Michael Finley of Sadsbury township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Michael Finley, of Scotch-Irish descent, baptized in the parish of Mullaghabrac, County Armagh, Ireland, May 7, 1683; married Ann O'Neill, daughter of Samuel O'Neill, of the same county, July 12, 1712. On September 28, 1734, he and his family landed in Philadelphia, first settling on Neshaminy Creek, Bucks County, and later locating in Sadsbury township.
Aaron Torrence and his wife Susannah made their home in that part of York which later became Franklin County, where their four sons were born. In or about 1768 they were living in the Redstone Settlement in Fayette County. Here Susannah (Finley) Torrence died in 1772 and is believed to have been buried in the graveyard of Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church. --from Torrens and Allied Families by Robert McIlvan Torrens.
Spouse: Aaron Torrence (1722 - 1795)*
Mother of: - Joseph (1751-1831) - Samuel (1755-1795) - John (1759-1840) - David (1762- )
- Calculated relationship
Sources
- Susannah is buried at the Laurel Hill Presbyterian Cemetery in Laurel Hill, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Her page lists and has links to her spouse, 3 children. If you find other family, please link them. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47636104/susannah-torrence
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah 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 Susannah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah 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 Susannah:
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~0.78%
Jane (Belt) Polk
:
23andMe, GEDmatch BB8122621 [compare]
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~0.78%
A (Barnes) McAllister :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member arzelie
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~0.39%
A. (Hertel) Prohofsky :
23andMe, GEDmatch CS3324240 [compare]
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