In the 1850 Census, Lydia, age 35, is married to William Burns and has a six month old daughter, Malinda. They are living in the household of Jesse Vance, farmer. [1]
Lydia was born around 1815. She passed away after 1870.
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Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-447 : 23 December 2020), Lydia Burns in household of Jesse Vance, Pendleton, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia: