William
Henry
Atwell
Born about in Hart, Kentucky, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Richard Atwell
and Sarah (Tennison) Atwell
Brother of
Lucretia (Atwell) Trowbridge, John Tennison Atwell, Ignatius Atwell, Sarah Atwell, Richard Nevet Atwell and Margaret Ann (Atwell) Shaw
Husband of
Susan C (Forbis) Atwell
— married
20 Oct 1843 in Green, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah H N C Atwell, John W Atwell, Richard Moses Atwell, Frances Elizabeth Atwell, Mirah Jane Atwell, Louann Melissa Atwell, William Henry Atwell, James Madison Atwell and Columbus Walford Atwell
Died
at about age 40
in Saltworks, [poss Smyth Co] VA [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2010
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Two Atwell brothers married daughters of Ignatius N. Tennison Richard married Sarah Tennison in Caswell County, NC. The marriage bond dated 8 Dec 1803. Richard Atwell’s father-in-law Ignatius N. Tennison and grown children all moved to Green County, KY starting in the early 1800’s. Richard Atwell moved his family to Green County, KY before the 1813 Tax List and again before 1820 to Hart County.KY. William Henry being one of the youngest born was most likely born in Hart County. KY. Before 1830 census, the family migrated to Barren County, KY where some of the Atwell family already lived.
William Henry Atwell names one of his sons Richard Moses Atwell, after his father
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Notes
Confirmed by DNA
- Autosomal DNA confirms a relationship between this man's descendant, xxx Atwell, and Kathy Alvis Patterson (Alvis-9).
- This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.
Note
- 1850 census with parents, wife, 3 ch
- 1860 Metcalfe Co KY, with wife, 7 ch.
- 1870 widow, daughter Sarah, and 4 youngest children in Metcalfe Co KY.
Sources
- Source S538
- Text: Letter from Irene McGlasson (911 E Main, Horse Cave KY 42749-1958), 22 Sep 1999, to Kathy Patterson. Also 10 Oct 1999, with extract of marriage bond.
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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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~3.12%
Sandra (Scott) Coggeshall
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Nikki (Rentz) Bergman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DR9014773 [compare], Ancestry member Nikirb05
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~0.78%
Bill Walters :
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