Born in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Walker Lewis
and Elizabeth (Meriwether) Lewis
Sister of
Nicholas Hunter Lewis, Margaret Douglas (Lewis) Clark, Benjamin Lewis, Mary Walker Lewis, Thomas Meriwether Lewis, Charles Thornton Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Alice Thornton Lewis, Jane Warner Lewis and Robert Walker Lewis
Wife of
Samuel Overton Minor
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Overton (Minor) Eastin
Died
at age 26
in Grayson, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Dec 2011
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Biography
Lydia was born in 1795. She was the daughter of Thomas Walker Lewis and Betsy Meriwether.
Lydia passed away in 1821. Her burial place is unknown. [1]
Research Notes
- Find-A-Grave has different dates of Birth and Death. Parents and siblings agree with WikiTree.
- Find-A-Grave has her husband, Samuel Overton Minor (1790-1838), and seven children.
Sources
- Birth - American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)Seldens of Va. & allied fams. By Mary S. Kennedy. New York [1911] (2v.):50
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, accessed 10 October 2020), memorial page for Lydia Laurie Lewis Minor (15 Feb 1795–8 Aug 1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #166215938, citing burial place as "Unknown". Maintained by Kathy Cave Wells (contributor 47208285).
Lewis-29480 was merged into Lewis-29480 on 10 October 2020.
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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:
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:
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~1.56%
Tom Gilkeson
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A191399 [compare], Ancestry member to4031
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H060119 [compare]
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~1.56%
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