William Henry was born about 1789 in Tennessee, USA. His father was William Henry. [1]
He married Mary Polly McGaughey before 1810 based on birth of first daughter born 1811 in Tennessee. Mary McGaughey. In her book, Descendants of William and Margaret McGaughey 1740 - 1784, Polly Rachel McGaughey Sutton, on page 114 describes descendants of Revolutionary War Patriot Samuel McGaughey, including "MARY (POLLY), m. William Henry, 11 children." *[2]
He died before January 04, 1847 in Lawrence, Alabama, USA. Mary Polly McGaughey Henry was listed as widow in her mother Jane Laughlin McGaughey’s pension application for Patriot Samuel McGaughey.
↑ Descendants of William and Margaret McGaughey 1740 - 1784, Polly Rachel McGaughey Sutton, published 1984, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 84-90165 ISBN O-9613693-0-2 Printed in the United States of America; Mrs. Charles W. Sutton, Oklahoma City, Okla. All Rights Reserved; Quintella Printing Co, Oklahoma, Okla.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William: