William
Anthony
III
Born in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of William Anthony Jr.
and Alice (Eddy) Anthony
Husband of
Sarah (Sherman) Anthony
— married
12 Jan 1757 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Ruth (Anthony) Mosher, Gideon Anthony, Abigail (Anthony) Hart, Caleb Anthony, Edith Anthony, Seth Anthony, Daniel Anthony and Humphrey Anthony
Died
at age 73
in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jul 2017
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Biography
William was a Friend (Quaker)
William was born 7d 7m 1736 [7 Sep 1736].[1] He was the son of William and Alice of Dartmouth.[2]
He married Sarah Sherman, daughter of Seth and Ruth Shearman of Dartmouth, on 12 Jan 1757 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.[2][3] She was born 27d 10m 1738 [27 Dec 1738].[1] She died 4d 12m 1784 [4 Dec 1784].[1]
He died in 28d 7m 1810 [28 Jul 1810].[1][4]
Children
- Children of William and Sarah Anthony:
- Ruth Anthony, born 13d 7m 1757 [13 Jul 1757].[1]
- Gideon Anthony, born 19d 8m 1759 [19 Aug 1759].[1]
- Abigail Anthony, born 3d 5m 1762 [3 May 1762].[1]
- Caleb Anthony, born 13d 3m 1764 [13 Mar 1764].[1]
- Edith Anthony, born 8d 10m 1767 [8 Oct 1767].[1]
- Seth Anthony, born 24d 5m 1772 [24 May 1772].[1]
- Daniel Anthony, born 1d 2m 1776 [1 Feb 1776].[1]
- Humphrey Anthony, born 22d 4m 1779 [22 Apr 1779].[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 47.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 419.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0883792.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850 (Ancestry)
Additional Resources
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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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~0.78%
Chad Freeman
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A144805 [compare], Ancestry member chadfreeman82
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~0.78%
Mike Mosher :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Katelyn Seger :
23andMe
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edited by Fred Anthony
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