In 1801, she is mentioned in her father's will[1]:
"To my Daughter Nancy Wilhite I give one negro girl named Lucy to her and her heirs forever."
"To Nancy Wilhite one bed & furniture & one chest called hers."
"It is also my will that the property lent to my wife except land & negros after her decease should be equally divided amongst my sons and daughters hereafter mentioned (Viz) Ambrous, Lewis, Rachel, Rhoda, Sally, Nancy..."
She passed away in 1865 and is buried in Lystra Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Comer, Georgia.[2]
Phillip Wilhite's will dated 6 Mar 1801 included 13 named slaves that he bequeathed to his wife and children. The following slave was bequeathed to Nancy:[5]
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYY-6YV : accessed 13 July 2015), Nancy Williford in household of William M Williford, Madison county, Madison, Georgia, United States; citing family 608, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMX-JWL : accessed 13 July 2015), Nancy Williford in household of William W Williford, , Madison, Georgia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 199, household ID 501, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,130.
Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey
The Germanna Record, No. 13 - The Blankenbaker, Weaver, and Wilhoit Families, The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc., Publishers, 2006
Williford and Allied Families, by William Bailey Williford. Published privately in 1961. Pages 22-25.
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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.
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