John
Fletcher
Born about in Morris Knob, Russell County, Virginia, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Jane (Wallace) Fletcher
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy (Fletcher) Weddington, Charles Basil Fletcher, Mary (Fletcher) Ball, Wiliam O Fletcher, James Harvey Fletcher, Major Lee Fletcher, Virginia Jane (Fletcher) Richardson and Lucinda (Fletcher) Horton
Died
at about age 81
in Russell County, Virginia, United States
Profile managers:
Eric Weddington 
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Biography
John was born about 1783.
He passed away about 1864.
DNA
- There is a confirmed test match between descendants of his daughter, Nancy Fletcher, and his son, William O. Fletcher. The relationship is confident by an AncestryDNA test match between Eric Weddington and SG, 4C1R. MRCA = John Fletcher & Mary (Wallace) Fletcher. Sharing 43 cM across 3 segments.
- There is a confirmed test match between descendants of his daughter, Nancy Fletcher, and his son, William O. Fletcher. The relationship is confident by an AncestryDNA test match between Eric Weddington and JS, 5C. MRCA = John Fletcher & Mary Jane (Wallace) Fletcher. Sharing 38 cM across 2 segments.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DP-6RP : Tue Jul 18 01:57:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas J Richardson and Jane Richardson, 1850.
- Living in the household of his son-in-law, Thomas Richardson, and his daughter, Jane (Fletcher) Richardson. Note that his youngest daughter, Lucinda Fletcher, is also living with them.
- "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZBC-R6W9 : 28 October 2021), John Fletcher in entry for Basil Fletcher, 1854.
- "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ1-22G : 29 January 2020), John Fletcher in entry for Basil Fletcher, 1854.
- "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5TX-V4S : 29 January 2020), John Fletcher in entry for Basil Fletcher, 1854.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM3-XYK : Tue Oct 11 00:49:26 UTC 2022), Entry for John Flitcher and Thomas J Richardson, 1860.
- Living in the home of his son-in-law, Thomas Richardson, like in the 1850 Census. His daughter, Jane (Fletcher) Richardson (wife of Thomas) had just passed away in March of 1860.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4L-7S8 : 29 January 2020), Jno in entry for Wm L. Ball, 1867.
- "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7M-T4J : 29 January 2020), John Fletcher in entry for Mary Ball, 1891.
- This record states that the mother of Mary (Fletcher) Ball is Elizabeth. This is conflict with John's supposed wife. Were there 2 wives?
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: LZGD-XNZ
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~1.56%
Debbie (Hughey) Parsons
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M447593 [compare], yourDNAportal DEB24a3df21
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A497254 [compare], Ancestry member Debrapolly
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T472748 [compare], FTDNA kit #B179257
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H802165 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch QS1276355 [compare]
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~1.56%
Eric Weddington :
23andMe, GEDmatch AX8517885 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PP1935990 [compare], Ancestry member eric_weddington
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B955151
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~1.56%
Georzetta Ratcliffe :
23andMe, GEDmatch JV1323358 [compare], yourDNAportal GEO60ee98e6
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JV132358 [compare], Ancestry member GeorzettaR
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~1.56%
Cara Jones :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bewitchingstorm
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~1.56%
Teresa (Hughey) Araiza :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T421007 [compare], FTDNA kit #740362
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~0.78%
Jeffrey Norris :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member j_a_norris426
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Jay (Hughey) Hughey-Jarstfer :
23andMe, GEDmatch T256062 [compare], yourDNAportal JAY1a950b92
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Eric Weddington
Fletcher-12091 and Fletcher-6046 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate profile. Same wife, same children.
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by Eric Weddington
Debbie (Hughey) Parsons
Fletcher-6046 and Fletcher-6969 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
posted
by Debbie (Hughey) Parsons
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