Born about in Russell, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Hackney
and Jane (Vail) Hackney
Sister of
Nancy Ann Vail, Sarah (Hackney) Breeding, Nancy Hackney, Jane Hackney, Thomas Hackney and Joseph Lee Hackney Sr
Wife of
John Ashby
— married
1832 in Russell Co., VA
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Ashby) Skeens
Died
at about age 47
in Russell, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jul 2011
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Biography
Daughter of John Hackney and Jane Vail, Vaila was born in 1808. She died March 1855.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DP-Q15 : 23 December 2020), Valia Ashby, Russell, Russell, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4V-BB7 : 29 January 2020), Valey Ashby in entry for Thomas Ashby, 1853.
- "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8J1P-WLZM : 21 January 2022), Valey in entry for Elihn Skeen, 14 Aug 1860; citing Marriage Registration, Russell, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4L-C87 : 29 January 2020), Valey Ashley in entry for Logan Ashley, 1869.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4V-B61 : 29 January 2020), Valey Ashby in entry for Richd T. Hackney, 1854.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Vaila 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 Vaila:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Vaila 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 Vaila:
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~3.12%
Nell (Payne) Byrd
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZH9760713 [compare], Ancestry member nowarur26
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~1.56%
Wanda (Payne) Clough :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PW5259227 [compare], Ancestry member nowarur26
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~0.78%
J Kerr :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A504493 [compare], Ancestry member JK_by_KellyK415
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~0.78%
P. A. Anderson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A752665 [compare], Ancestry member nowarur26
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A752665 [compare], FTDNA kit #B371796
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Jeremy Elkins
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Hackney-572 and Hackney-106 appear to represent the same person because: I created a profile for Valia but you already had one. I am a descendant. Thank you!
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Jeremy Elkins
Hackney-572 and Hackney-106 appear to represent the same person because: I created a profile for Valia but you already had one. I am a descendant. Thank you!
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by Jeremy Elkins
Vaila is 20 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 22 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 22 degrees from Maggie Beer, 40 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 28 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 24 degrees from Michael Chow, 17 degrees from Ree Drummond, 24 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 23 degrees from Matty Matheson, 23 degrees from Martha Stewart, 28 degrees from Danny Trejo and 27 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.