Born about in Rockbridge, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Carpenter Jr.
and Abigail (Dickinson) Carpenter
Sister of
Judith (Carpenter) Shawver [half]
Wife of
William McClung
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John A. McClung, James McClung, William McClung, Catherine (McClung) McCutcheon, Joseph McClung, Mary (McClung) McCutcheon, Charles McClung, Samuel McClung, Abigail Dickenson (McClung) Black, Janet (McClung) Cavendish and Alexander McClung
Died
at about age 74
in Rupert, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
Abigail was born about 1746. She was the daughter of Joseph Carpenter and Abigail Dickinson. She passed away about 1820.
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Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #129723486 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129723486/abigail-mcclung : accessed 21 January 2022), memorial page for Abigail Dickson McClung (1746–7 Nov 1820), Find a Grave Memorial ID 129723486, citing Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by David Gladwell (contributor 48396714) .
- 1) Ancestry.com:
• Born 1730 in NJ (Source: Information from H. Juhling McClung (1996)); died Abt. 1749 (Source: Information from H. Juhling McClung (1996)). She was the daughter of Adam Dickenson and Catherine Stephenson. • Wife of Joseph Carpenter2. • Child of Joseph Carpenter and Abigail Dickenson is: Abigail Dickenson Carpenter, born 1746 in Rockbridge Co., VA; died 7 November 1820 in Rupert, Greenbrier Co., VA; married William "Grandfather Billie" McClung.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
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~1.56%
Dan Ward
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M151269 [compare]
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~1.56%
Preston Phelps :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Prestonph12
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Chrystal Gaskins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a353392 [compare], yourDNAportal CHR7b6a6e0d, Ancestry member Chrystalgaskins72
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~0.78%
Tammy Persinger :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Robert Ward :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A221300 [compare], Ancestry member robobward
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~0.78%
James McCarty :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member 1_jamccarty
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~0.78%
Charlie Walker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZW8818102 [compare], Ancestry member WalkerC7
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~0.78%
William Chaney :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bc6450
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~0.78%
Jeffrey Cox :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A674486 [compare], FTDNA kit #B84054
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch WZ2695431 [compare]
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~0.78%
Charlotte (Nutter) Hypes :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T760779 [compare], FTDNA kit #654825
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~0.39%
Denise (Hypes) Freeman :
23andMe, Ancestry member denisefreewv
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member denisefreewv
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B8479
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch M064849 [compare]
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~0.39%
Todd Murray :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member toddmurray65
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~0.39%
Pam Ellis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A350254 [compare], Ancestry member westofsnst
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~0.39%
Kenneth Walker :
MyHeritage DNA
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