Nancy was born in 1821. She is the daughter of Payton Nance and Elinor Sims. She passed away in 1877
Burial: Ledford Cemetery (Ft Campbell #109), Trigg County, Kentucky, United States
Nancy was the probable daughter of Payton Skipper Nance and Elinor A Sims of Virginia. She married Carter Ledford 18 Dec 1838 in Trigg County, Kentucky. They had 13 known children.
Sources
familysearch.org
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65P-SLG : 22 December 2020), Nancy M Ledford in household of Carter Ledford, Trigg, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-PRGX : 9 March 2021), Nancy M Ledford in entry for W B Baker and Mary Jane Ledford, 8 May 1865; citing Marriage, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 321,336.
United States Census 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870 and data from family records
1840 Census - Carter Ledford - Residence: Trigg County, Kentucky
Nancy M Ledford - [1 - Female - Ages (20 to 30)] - Age 19
1850 Census - Carter Ledford - Residence: Trigg County, Kentucky
Nancy M Ledford - Wife - Female - Age 29 - Birthplace: Kentucky
1860 Census - C Ledford - Residence: Trigg County, Kentucky
N M Ledford - Wife - Female - Age 39 - Birthplace: Kentucky
1870 Census - Carter Ledford - Residence: Kentucky
Nancy M Ledford - Wife - Female - Age 49 - Birthplace: Kentucky
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Nance-285 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Apr 15, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy 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 Nancy: