William
Tweedell
Born about in Tweed Valley, Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Abigal Massey
— married
about 1760 in Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah (Tweedell) Nelson, John Tweedell, William Tweedell, George Tweedell, Benjamin Tweedell, Silas Tweedell and Benjamin Tweedell
Died
at about age 74
in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Dec 2014
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Biography
William was born about 1720.
William made his will in Pittsylvania, VA, February 8, 1794. The will was proved June 16, 1794. [1]
In the will he mentions his wife, Abigail, his sons William, Silas, Benjamin and John. He bequeathed property to his son-in-law James Nelson 'of County of Stokes, North Carolina'. James Nelson was also appointed one of the executors of William's will.
Acknowledgements
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Sources
- ↑ Source Citation Deed Books, 1767-1901 (With Wills 1767-1820) ; Indexes to Deeds, 1767-1934; Author: Virginia. County Court (Pittsylvania County) Source Information Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. Original data: Virginia County, District, and Probate Courts.
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Diana Cooper, Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~0.78%
Diana (Kyles) Cooper
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A340245 [compare], Ancestry member nonigal_com
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~0.39%
Julie Dineff :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A331138 [compare], Ancestry member Juliedineff
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