James Ryan, Sr. was a farmer and served in the War of 1812. He and his wife Sarah Kennedy had seven children: Ann, Sarah, Jane, John, Robert, Samuel, and James Jr.[1]
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HZ-5C2 : 9 November 2014), James Ryan, Fairview, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 118, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGR-R4T : 18 August 2015), James Ryan, Fairview, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 344, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 147; FHL microfilm 20,621.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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.
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