William
Ashburn
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth A (Ashburn) Poindexter
Died about
at about age 48
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Nov 2014
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Biography
Numerous online records, all unsourced, show parents of Denson William Ashburn as William Ashburn (b. abt 1706, son of John and Esther Ashburn) and Sarah Denson (b. abt 1710), (example) both of Isle of Wight, Virginia. The Sarah Denson cited is the daughter of James Denson and Sarah Dryton, granddaughter of Quaker immigrant William Denson.
From records of Leslie Hines (no source given):
- Denson was born Jan 10, 1734/35 d. 1783.
- Daughter Mercum/Mareum/Mariam? was b. abt. 1780 and married John Enoch Franklin b. 1791 d. 1840. Their children: William Ashburn, James A., Noah A., Aaron J., and Mary Elizabeth.
- Daughter Elizabeth A. b. Jan 9, 1778 in Surry Co., NC d. June 19, 1849 in Surry Co., NC. married William Pledge "Wag" Poindexter on April 25, 1795 in Surry/Stokes Co., NC. Children: Denson Ashburn, Sallie Frances, Dandridge, Mary, Ann, Thomas H. (Rev.), Amittie A., William Ashburn, and Sarah J.
From Hiatt Family records (no source given):
- Denson ASHBURN was born on 10 Jan 1734 in Onslow, New Hanover Co, North Carolina. He died about 1783 in New Honover Co, North Carolina. Denson married Mary.
- They had the following children.
- F i Meriam ASHBURN was born about 1780/1790 in NC.
- M ii William Sr. ASHBURN was born about 1769.
- F iii Amitta ASHBURN was born about 1775.
- F iv Elizabeth ASHBURN was born on 19 Jan 1778. She died on 19 Jan 1849.
- F v Sarah Franklin ASHBURN was born about 1782.
Sources
- Anderson, Larry. Families and Individuals, Hiatt / Hiett / Hyatt Family History
- Hines, Leslie. Genealogy.com Forum Posting, 5 Nov 2004.
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DNA Connections
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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~1.56%
Bob Matthews
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A490751 [compare], Ancestry member RDOUGMATTHEWS
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~1.56%
Charlie Beckett :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Tina (Matthews) Rich :
23andMe, GEDmatch M469392 [compare]
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~0.78%
Doug Matthews :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A622465 [compare], Ancestry member RDOUGMATTHEWS
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Myrna (Holcomb) Lazenby :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T843416 [compare], Ancestry member Lazenby_Myrna
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T843416 [compare], FTDNA kit #499768
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~0.78%
Jan Shelton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #111204
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~0.39%
Phillip Rich :
23andMe, GEDmatch M348125 [compare]
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Linda (Cummings) LaRue :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A761528 [compare], Ancestry member lindaclarue
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