the year of birth is an estimate based on the year of marriage.
William was born about 1710. He is the son of Daniel Mathena.
Marriage St. John's Parish Register
"William Metheny + Eliz. Banberry were married Jan'ry the twelfth one thousand seven hundred thirty five." [1]
Children's Data
St. John's Parish Register
"Dan'll Metheny son of said William. & Eliz. was born Sep'r seventh one thousand seven hundred thirty seven."[2]
In the mid-18th century William brought his family down to the Fairfax lands along the Potomac in Virginia, along with many other landless Maryland families. The Fairfax leases gave these families a chance at more farmland and a better future.
St John's & St George's Parish Registers 1696-1851
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DNA Connections
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: