Nancy
Davis
formerly Fitz Randolph
Born in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Fitz Randolph
and Margaret Fitz Randolph
Sister of
Mary (Fitz Randolph) Hill, Sarah (Fitz Randolph) Rice, Elizabeth (Fitz Randolph) Brand, Jesse Fitz Randolph, David Fitz Randolph, Rhulanah (Fitz Randolph) Bonnell, Jonathan Fitz Randolph and Margaret (Fitz Randolph) Claton
Wife of
Stephen C. Davis
— married
14 Apr 1802 (to 16 Aug 1869) in Harrison County, WV
Descendants 
Mother of
David D Davis, Mary (Davis) Skinner, Nancy Davis, Elizabeth (Davis) Martin, Nathan Gifford Davis, Margaret Davis, Sarah (Davis) Hutson, Rhulana (Davis) Ford, Louisa Davis, Tabitha Davis and Randolph Davis
Died
at age 90
in Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia
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Contents |
Biography
Nancy (Fitz Randolph) Davis was born in 1781 in Piscataway, NJ to Samuel Fitz Randolph and Margaret Fitz Randolph, first cousins who were part of a close-knit Seventh Day Baptist Church community there. In the late 1780's, Nancy moved with her family first to Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania, and then in 1792 on to western Virginia (now West Virginia), where they settled a tract of frontier land purchased by her father, and there established the town of New Salem (today Salem, WV) with a number of other SDB families from Shrewsbury, NJ and elsewhere (see her father's biography for more details).[1] One of the original deed owners in New Salem was the Nathan Davis family from Shrewsbury.[2] Nancy married Nathan's son, Stephen Crandal Davis in 1802. The couple settled to farm near Salem in Cherry Camp Run and raised a family of thirteen children, three of whom died young. They also had at least one girl indentured to them: Hannah Tharp, in 1800 after the death of her mother.[3] Her husband Stephen died in 1869 and Nancy passed away in 1871 in Salem at 90 years old. They are both buried in the SDB Church graveyard in Salem. Her gravestone[4] reads:
- Nancy, wife of Stephen C. Davis, born Feb. 19, 1781; died June 18, 1871, aged 90 ys., 3 mos., 29 ds.
Children:
- David D., 1803-1885; m. Anna Davis, 1826
- Mary, 1805-1857; m. John Skinner, 1823
- Nancy, 1807-aft. 1860
- Stephen, 1809-1811
- Elizabeth, 1812-1885; m. Augustus J. Martin, 1829
- Nathan Gifford, 1814-1863; m. Maryan M Davis, 1838
- Sarah, 1814-1865; m. Winter Smith Hutson, 1834
- Margaret, 1817-1895; m. Lodowick Hughes Davis, 1835
- Rulana, 1819-1867; m. Albert Ford
- Louisa, 1821-1826
- Tabitha, 1823-1823
- Randolph Charles, 1826-1896; m1. Elizabeth Jane Meek, 1851; m2. Nancy Fitz Randolph, 1867
Surname Note
In this Fitz Randolph family, Fitz appears to have been used by all family members as part of their surname: the Oris H.F. Randolph genealogy[5] assumes this to be the case when listing the children in the family in which Nancy is a child. The current consensus is therefore to use the surname Fitz Randolph. (Need to confirm how Fitz Randolph was used in legal documents and when births were recorded documents.) Please don't hesitate to contact the profile manager if you think this decision should be reviewed!
Geography Note
Nancy settled in Harrison County which at the time was part of the State of Virginia. The county was in the part of Virginia that in 1863 became the State of West Virginia. So Nancy stayed in the same place as an adult, although it changed names.
Research notes
No record was found online to support the child Stephen b. 1809 beyond claims in some Ancestry.com trees, so no profile has been created for him at this point. If you have evidence, please do create the profile!
Sources
- ↑ Corliss Fitz Randolph. (1905). A History of the Seventh Day Baptists in West Virginia including the Woodbridgetown and Salemville churches in Pennsylvania and the Shrewsbury church in New Jersey. The American Sabbath Tract Society, Planfield, NJ. This book can be viewed online or downloaded at https://archive.org/details/historyofseven00rand. (accessed 30 Oct 2014).
- ↑ Ibid, p. 453
- ↑ Spokt.com
- ↑ Ibid. p. 442
- ↑ Oris H. F. Randolph. (1976). Edward Fitz Randolph Branch Lines, Allied Families and English and Norman Ancestry: A Family Genealogy 860-1976. Printed by Edwards Brothers Inc., Ann Arbor, MI.
Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle Fitz Randolph. (1950). Fitz Randolph Genealogy: The Descendants of Edward Fitz Randolph and Elizabeth Blossom: 1630-1950. 222 pp. Entry 82 (ix), pp. 26-27.
- Name: Nancy Fitz Randolph
- Parents: Samuel Fitz Randolph, Margaret Fitz Randolph
- Birth: 19 Feb 1781
- Spouse: Stephen C. Davis
Oris H. F. Randolph. (1976). Edward Fitz Randolph Branch Lines, Allied Families and English and Norman Ancestry: A Family Genealogy, 860-1976. Edwards Brothers Inc.: Ann Arbor, MI. 694 pp. Entry 14 (ix), p. 5.
- Name: Nancy Fitz Randolph
- Parents: Samuel Fitz Randolph, Margaret Fitz Randolph
- Birth: 19 Feb 1781
- Spouse: Stephen C. Davis
DoddridgeCountyRoots.com, accessed 27 Sep 2020.
- Name: Nancy Fitz Randolph
- Parents: Samuel Fitz Randolph, Margaret Fitz Randolph
- Birth: 19 Feb 1781
- Death: 18 Jul 1871
- Burial: Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison, WV
- Marriage: 14 Apr 1802, Harrison, (W)VA
- Spouse: Stephen C. Davis
- Spouse birth: 30 Sep 1781, New Jersey
- Spouse death: 16 Aug 1869, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co., WV
- Children:
- David D. DAVIS, b. 11 Jan 1803, Harrison Co, (W)VA, d. 12 May 1885 (Age 82 years)
- Mary DAVIS, b. 16 Jun 1805, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV d. 20 Aug 1857, Harrison Co, (W)VA (Age 52 years)
- Nancy DAVIS, b. 16 Oct 1807, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV
- Elizabeth DAVIS, b. 23 May 1812, Virginia d. 28 Apr 1885 (Age 72 years)
- Nathan Gifford DAVIS, b. 18 Oct 1814, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV, d. 30 Apr 1863, Doddridge Co, (W)VA (Age 48 years)
- Margaret DAVIS, b. 5 Jun 1817, d. 9 Jan 1895 (Age 77 years)
- Sarah DAVIS, b. 5 Jun 1817, d. 12 Jun 1865 (Age 48 years)
- Rulana DAVIS, b. 13 Apr 1819, Harrison Co, (W)VA; d. 26 Feb 1867 (Age 47 years)
- Louisa DAVIS, b. 2 Oct 1821, d. 1826 (Age 4 years)
- Tabitha DAVIS, b. Mar 1823, d. 1823
- Randolph DAVIS, b. 12 Jul 1826, Harrison Co, (W)VA, d. 1896 (Age 69 years)
Corliss Fitz Randolph. (1905). A History of the Seventh Day Baptists in West Virginia including the Woodbridgetown and Salemville churches in Pennsylvania and the Shrewsbury church in New Jersey. The American Sabbath Tract Society, Planfield, NJ. This book can be viewed online or downloaded at Archive.org, accessed 30 Oct 2014.
- pp. 417-418: As part of Samuel Fitz Randolph's biosketch:
- "Samuel and Margaret had the following children: ---....Nancy, born February 19, 1781."
- "Nancy married Stephen Davis. All of Samuel's children, except or stated otherwise, made their homes at or near New Salem after they were married."
"West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QM-TPRT : 12 March 2018), Samuel Fitz Randolph, 1822; citing Harrison, West Virginia, United States, Will book, v. 003 1818-1825, page 219, Citing Jackson County, County Clerk, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,081.
- Name: Samuel Fitz Randolph
- Event Type: Will
- Event Date: 11 Jun 1822
- Event Place: Harrison, West Virginia, United States
- Pages: 219-222
- Volume Will book, v. 003 1818-1825
- Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA
- Transcribed from his will:
- "8th I give to my Daughter Nancy Davis and Stephen Davis that note of Twelve Dollars which I held against Stephen Davis and the p…? is to Be Equally Divided between Rulana Bunnell and Nancy Davis"
- Roger Randolph Ritter, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #0663, Date of Import: May 4, 1998. 1995, Date of Import: Sep 16, 1998.
Residence in Virginia (West Virginia from 1863)
"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Q-JJ6 : accessed 27 September 2020), Stephen Davis, Harrison, Virginia, United States; citing p. 946, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 69; FHL microfilm 181,429.
- Name: Stephen Davis
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1810
- Event Place: Harrison, Virginia, United States
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2 [David, Stephen]
- Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 [??]
- Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 [Stephen]
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 [Mary, Nancy]
- Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 [??]
- Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [Nancy]
- Number of Household Members Under 16: 4
- Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
- Number of Household Members: 8
"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLZ-XJG : accessed 27 September 2020), Stephen Davis, Harrison, Virginia, United States; citing p. 88, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 138; FHL microfilm 193,697.
- Name: Stephen Davis
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
- Event Place: Harrison, Virginia, United States
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 [Nathan]
- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1 [Stephen]
- Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 [Stephen]
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 4 [Elizabeth, Margaret, Sarah, Rulana]
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 3 [Mary, Nancy, ??]
- Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [Nancy]
- Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1 [?]
- Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
- Free White Persons - Under 16: 9
- Free White Persons - Over 25: 3
- Total Free White Persons: 12
- Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 12
1830 Census - census pages reviewed, but name does not appear Possibly living with son David and his wife? Candidate record:
"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH54-4MM : 17 August 2017), David Davis, Western District, Harrison, Virginia, United States; citing 363, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 190; FHL microfilm 29,669. Name: David Davis Event Type: Census Event Date: 1830 Event Place: Western District, Harrison, Virginia, United States
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 3 [Jesse, Randolph, ??]
- Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2 [??, ??]
- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 [??]
- Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 [Nathan]
- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 [David]
- Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [Stephen]
- Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 [Anna]
- Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 [Nancy]
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
- Total Free White Persons: 11
- Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 11
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB9-MS7 : 19 May 2020), Stephen C Davis, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 72, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
- Name: Stephen C Davis
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1840
- Event Place: Harrison, Kentucky, United States [ERROR: Virginia]
- Event Place (Original): Harrison
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2 [Abraham, Isaac]
- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 [Randolph]
- Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 [Stephen]
- Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [?Nancy]
- Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 [Nancy]
- Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
- Total Free White Persons: 6
- Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DW-3LR : 4 April 2020), Nancy Davis in household of Stephen Davis, Harrison county, part of, Harrison, Virginia, United States; citing family 447, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Name: Nancy Davis
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 24 Jul 1850
- Event Place: Harrison county, part of, Harrison, Virginia, United States
- Event Place (Original): Harrison county, part of, Harrison, Virginia
- Gender: Female
- Age: 68
- Race: White
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1782
- Birthplace: New Jersey
- Schedule Type: 1850 Population
- House Number: 447
Household (Role Sex Age Birthplace):
- Stephen Davis, M, 67, Farmer, Real estate value: 3000; New Jersey;
- Nancy Davis, F, 68, New Jersey;
- Nancy Davis, F, 41, New Jersey;
- Randolph Davis, M, 24, Farmer, New Jersey;
- Abraham Davis, M, 14, New Jersey;
- Isaac Davis, M, 14, New Jersey;
- David E Davis, M, 9, New Jersey;
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41H-TXZ : 19 March 2020), Nancy Davis in entry for Stephen C Davis, 1860.
- Name: Nancy Davis
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: [no date] 1860
- Event Place: Harrison, Virginia, United States
- Event Place (Original): [Blank], Harrison, Virginia, United States
- Gender: Female
- Age: 79
- Race: White
- Race (Original): [Blank]
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1781
- Birthplace: East Jersey
Household (Role Sex Age Birthplace):
- Stephen C Davis, M, 79, Farmer, real estate value: [blank]; personal estate: 200; East Jersey;
- Nancy Davis, F, 79, East Jersey;
- Nancy Davis, F, 56, Virginia;
- David E Davis, M, 19, Farmer, real estate value: 400; personal estate: 25; Virginia; attended school
- Note: living next to Randolph Davis household
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4K-P7C : 19 March 2020), Nancy Davis in entry for Randolph Davis, 1870.
- Name: Nancy Davis
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1870
- Event Place: Ten Mile Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
- Event Place (Original): Ten Mile, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
- Gender: Female
- Age: 88
- Race: White
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1782
- Birthplace: Delaware
- Page Number: 29
Household (Role Sex Age Birthplace):
- Randolph Davis, M, 44, Farmer, real estate value: 3500; personal estate: 725; Virginia; adult male citizen
- Nancy Davis, F, 40, Keeping house, Virginia;
- Stephen J Davis, M, 2, West Virginia;
- Nancy E Davis, F, 0 [2/12], West Virginia; Birth month: Mch
- James H Burton, M, 17, at home, Virginia; attended school
- Mary I Burton, F, 14, at home, Virginia; attended school
- Nancy Davis, F, 88, widow, at home, Delaware;
- Note: living near Stephen Skinner household
Death
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 September 2020), memorial page for Nancy Fitz Randolph Davis (19 Feb 1781–18 Jun 1871), Find a Grave Memorial no. 53537167, citing Seventh-Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Susan Ritter (contributor 47112189) .
- Name: Nancy Fitz Randolph Davis
- Birth: 19 Feb 1781 Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
- Death: 18 Jun 1871 (aged 90) Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
- Burial: Seventh-Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
- Memorial #: 53537167
- Family Members
- Parents: Samuel Fitz Randolph 1738-1825, Margaret Fitz Randolph 1739-1832
- Spouse: Stephen C. Davis 1781-1869
- Siblings: Mary Fitz Randolph Hill 1761-1854, Sarah Fitz Randolph Rice 1763-1840, Elizabeth Fitz Randolph Brand 1766-1849, Jesse Fitz Randolph 1767-1863, David Fitz Randolph 1770-1849, Rhulanah/Ruhannah Fitz Randolph Bonnell 1773-1865, Margaret Fitzrandolph Clayton 1777-1854
- Children: David D. Davis 1803-1885, Elizabeth Davis Martin 1812-1885, Nathan Gifford Davis 1814-1863, Sarah Davis Hutson 1814-1865, Rhuelany Davis Ford 1820-1867, Randolph Charles Davis 1826-1896
- Created by: Susan Ritter (47112189)
- Added: 10 Jun 2010
- Photo?: yes
- Inscription: "Nancy; Wife of; Stephen C. Davis; Born; Feb. 19, 1781; Died; June 18, 1871; Aged; 90 Ys. 3 Mos. 29 Ds.
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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:
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:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Laurie Fenrick 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QM5817155 [compare], Ancestry member Laurie_Fenrick
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Lloyd Swiger :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lafenrick
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~3.12%
W Cress :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #65789
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~1.56%
Robert Randolph :
23andMe, GEDmatch M773605 [compare]
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~1.56%
Bill Brooks :
23andMe, GEDmatch A606274 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member barplunket, FTDNA kit #160872
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A606274 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4, FTDNA kit #160872
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A606274 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4
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~1.56%
~6.25%
John Azelvandre :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Ivan Ash :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Ruth (Bell) Pickering :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A382991 [compare], Ancestry member LauraPickeringPolstra
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~1.56%
Chuck Davis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A797692 [compare], Ancestry member PENNHUNTER
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~1.56%
Mava (James) Parsons :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Thomas Randolph :
23andMe, GEDmatch M011134 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #440118
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~0.78%
Lois (Parsons) Vining :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Michelle (Nestick) Nicolaus :
23andMe, GEDmatch TD601264 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Kate McCarthy :
23andMe, GEDmatch GC8212226 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LQ8138124 [compare], Ancestry member Mkaitlin46
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch LL197310C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
Michele Whitacre :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 6129797 [compare], Ancestry member mmwhitacre_myers
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~0.78%
Laura (Pickering) Pickering-Polstra :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A364001 [compare], Ancestry member LauraPickeringPolstra
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~0.78%
Barbara (Randolph) Quanbeck :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BarbaraLRandolph
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~0.78%
Steven Sherrick :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #930968
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~0.78%
Sarah Spurling :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZN9823779 [compare], yourDNAportal SARbf5b002a, Ancestry member SarahSpurlingHughes
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Amanda (Doss) Doss-Connolly :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A638291 [compare], Ancestry member amdoss93
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Doss807 [compare], FTDNA kit #531544
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch T112697 [compare]
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~0.78%
Debra (Angelo) Martello :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BB5402912 [compare], Ancestry member debbiemartello
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~0.78%
Lesa (Popp) Bame :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LesaBame
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~0.78%
Janice (Randolph) Berndt :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Matthew Wilson :
MyHeritage DNA
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Randolph-1284 and Fitz Randolph-114 appear to represent the same person because: Same person, birth date, death date, parents. Last name is "Fitz Randolph" and should be merged into Fitz_Randolph-114.
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