Born in Blackey, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Stephen Adams
and Ellender (Buntin) Adams
Sister of
Jesse Adams, Moses Adams, Jane Buntin Adams, Ellender (Adams) Dixon, Stephen Adams, Mary Adams, Elijah Adams, Spencer Adams, Harrison B Adams and John D Adams
Wife of
Robert John Sumner Sr.
— married
28 Dec 1828 in Perry, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Nella (Sumner) Jent
Died
at about age 71
in Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Nancy L. Adams - Sumner ⭐✅
BIRTH 1809 • Rockhouse Creek, Floyd, Kentucky
DEATH 1880 • Letcher County, Kentucky
BURIAL - Rockhouse Creek Cemetery,
Nancy Adams, daughter of Stephen Adams and Ellender Buntin.
Born 1809–1812 at Floyd, Kentucky, United States, died after 1880 at Letcher, Kentucky, United States, at least 68 years.
Married 29 dec 1828 at Perry, Kentucky, United States (at least 52 years married) to James John Sumner SR.
Children of James Sumner and Nancy Adams are
1. Levi Sumner b 1825 KY (listed insane in 1850 Letcher Co KY census).
2. Judah Sumner b about 1830 IN d 10 Nov 1918 Perry Co KY; m. 2 Dec 1847 Letcher Co KY to Isom Jesse Caudill b 8 Feb 1829 d 1917; s/o William C "Billy" Caudill and Mary Nancy Craft.
3. Mary Polly Sumner b 1830 IN; m. 8 Sept 1850 (or 9 Aug 1850) to Nimrod Kiser Jr b Oct 1825 Russell Co VA d Ashland, Boyd (or Letcher) Co KY; s/o Nimrod Kiser and Mary Ann Polly Breeding.
4. Stephen Sumner b 1834 KY; m. America "Mary" Craft b 1840 Letcher Co KY; d/o William Craft and Rachel Parker.
6. John Sumner b 1840 KY; m. 22 Feb 1866 Letcher Co KY to Lucinda Craft b 1848 Letcher Co KY; d/o William Craft and Rachel Parker.
7. James Sumner b 1842 KY d 1879; m. 1869 to Sarah "Sally" Back b 17 Nov 1841 Perry Co KY; d/o Henry Back Jr and Susannah Maggard.
8. Sarah "Sallie" Sumner b 1844 KY; m. George Washington Combs b Dec 1836; s/o William Lorenzo Combs and Margaret "Peggy" Kelly.
9. Robert "Robin" Sumner b 1846 KY; m. about 1866 to Martha Ann Combs b May 1845; d/o William Lorenzo Combs and Margaret "Peggy" Kelly.
10. Elijah Sumner b 1848 KY d 1934 m. 1869 to Betty Jane Combs b Mar 1852 d Jun 1939 d/o Massingale "Mart' Combs and Elizabeth "Betts" Combs.
11. Nella Sumner b about 1850 KY m. John Jent b 15 Apr 1852 Perry Co KY; s/o Henry Jent and Manda Messer.
12. Judah Sumner b 1850 KY
13. Millie Sumner b 30 Mar 1852
14. Allen Sumner b May 1855 KY d 19 Feb 1920 Perry Co KY; buried George's Branch, Perry Co KY; m. Josephine Combs b about 1867 d 4 Aug 1939; buried George's Branch, KY; (Josephine had 10 children - only 5 survived); d/o Gilbert Combs and Louisa Jent.
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial #180986007
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180986007
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DNA Connections
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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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~3.12%
Jack Adams
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A611872 [compare]
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~1.56%
Elizabeth (Layne) Welch :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AU2499623 [compare]
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~1.56%
Steve Adams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A268784 [compare], Ancestry member s702870d8, FTDNA kit #859320
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~0.78%
Aleisa Webster :
23andMe, GEDmatch A643329 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A643329 [compare], Ancestry member allieanne19941
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Robin (Hall) Moore :
23andMe, GEDmatch HM3875466 [compare]
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~0.78%
Linda (Neff) Abraham :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Mikayla Whitaker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NV5412938 [compare], Ancestry member Mikaylawhit
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~0.78%
Tammy Wilder :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LP8150872 [compare], Ancestry member tbryant95
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