James
Sheffield
Born about in Surry, Virginia or England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Lurancy (Clanton) Sheffield
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Archibald Clanton Sheffield
Died about
at about age 67
in Sussex, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jan 2015
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Biography
Eight children: Lewis, Nancy Stewart, Archibald, Samuel, David, Rebecca, Lucy, and Matilda
Notes and Sources
"There is a Surry Co. Va. death of a James, wife Lucy, in 1797, and an 1809 will for Lucy, naming her children and a grandaughter Lurania. James who died 1797 in Surry Co. Va. and Lucy, 1809 , named children; Lewis, Nancy Stewart, Archibald, Samuel, David, Rebecca, Lucy, Matilda." http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.sheffield/572.1.1.1/mb.ashx
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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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
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