William
May
Born in Fayette County, Georgia
Ancestors 
Son of Drury May
and Anna (Moses) May
Brother of
Lydia Seretha (May) Glass, James E May, Jeptha Vinion May, Serena A. May, Drury B May and John May
Husband of
Elizabeth (Jennings) May
— married
8 Nov 1832 in Fayette County, Georgia
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph Jennings May, Queen Zipparah May, Aurelia May, Seaton G May, Rhoda Ann (May) Ross and William D May
Died
at age 50
in Conecuh, Alabama
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2015
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Biography
William was born in January 1810 in Fayette County Georgia. His parents were Drury May and Anna Moses
William married Elizabeth Jennings on 8 Nov 1832 in Fayette County, Georgia. They had six children.
- Joseph Jennings May (1833-1901)
- Queen Zipparah May (1835-1854)
- Aurelia May (1837- )
- Seaton G May (1839-1847)
- Rhoda Ann May (1844-1920)
- William D May(1850-1860)
William and family moved from Georgia to Alabama between 1850 and 1860.
William passed away on 9 July 1860 on Conecuh County Alabama. He was buried in Concord Cemetery in Mixonville, Conecuh, Alabama. Find A Grave Website
Sources
- "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW4R-CMD : 24 December 2014), William May and Elizabeth Jinnings, 08 Nov 1832; citing , Fayette, Georgia; FHL microfilm 209,384.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-B99S : 13 December 2015), William May, 1860; Burial, Mixonville, Conecuh, Alabama, United States of America, Concord Cemetery; citing record ID 75427973, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1850; Census Place: District 29, Fayette, Georgia; Roll: M432_69; Page: 35A; Image: 78.
- 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1860; Census Place: Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: M653_6; Page: 961; Family History Library Film: 803006.
- Jessica Wheat Welton
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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:
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:
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~3.12%
Jessica Welton
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JessicaWelton
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~3.12%
Lynn Hemrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A352940 [compare], Ancestry member lhemrick28
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A352940 [compare], FTDNA kit #B126980
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~3.12%
David Hemrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A955088 [compare], Ancestry member lhemrick28
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~3.12%
Betty Hemrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JH7204956 [compare]
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Oscar Ward :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Kevin Connor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Na1777885 [compare]
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