Joseph
Musselman
Born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
Brother of
Anna (Musselman) Grove, Jacob Musselman, Maria (Musselman) Ruffner, David Musselman, Barbara (Musselman) Ward, Susanna (Musselman) Greenlee, John Musselman, Mary Magdalena (Musselman) Hite, Elizabeth (Musselman) Baughman, Esther (Musselman) Baughman, Catherine Musselman, Samuel Musselman, Christian Musselman, Daniel Musselman and Frances Ellen (Musselman) Heiston
Husband of
Elizabeth Decius
— married
9 Apr 1814 in Luray, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph Musselman Jr
Died before
before age 28
in Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2015
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Biography
Joseph was born in 1794. He was the son of John Musselman and Mary Unknown.
Marriage 1814 Shenandoah Co., VA to Elizabeth Decious
He passed away in 1814 while serving in the War of 1812. His widow Elizabeth (nee Decious) Nunn applied for his War of 1812 Pension.
His Uncle Christian Musselman, appointed guardian to young Joseph after death of this Joseph. Christian was also the administrator of his brother, Joseph Musselman Sr.'s estate (Shenandoah County, VA). There are guardian account records available. Joseph Jr. was the only child of Joseph Musselman. The others are half siblings....children born after Joseph Sr. died.
His son Joseph Musselman, Jr. chose Judge Daniel Blosser as his guardian on 6\28\1831 in Page County, VA.
Sources
See also:
- Birth-Family Bible
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
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~3.12%
Kay (Barnes) Radl
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A885190 [compare], Ancestry member grammakay
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Living DNA, GEDmatch A885190 [compare]
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~1.56%
Brandon Cupp :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Frank Cupp :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member fcupp1
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~1.56%
Allison (Barnes) Gibbons :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member vuh7dzz
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~1.56%
Audrey Lee Crockett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TB1558976 [compare], yourDNAportal AUDd729923e, Ancestry member LionHeartCourage
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T409972 [compare], yourDNAportal AUDd729923e, FTDNA kit #429609
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch TB1558976 [compare], yourDNAportal AUDd729923e
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~1.56%
~3.12%
S. Waters :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QF2264567 [compare], FTDNA kit #195387
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~0.78%
Gwendolyn (Ebright) Crawford :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Crawf168
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~0.78%
Renee (Barnhart) McNutt :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KU4382418 [compare], FTDNA kit #959385
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edited by S. Waters