William
Wilson
Austin
II
Born about in Hanover County, Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Hannah (Glenn) Austin
— married
1758 in Hanover County, Virginia
Husband of
Esther (Alexander) Austin
— married
23 Jan 1781 in Bedford County, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Ann (Austin) Alexander, Thomas Austin, William Wilson Austin III and Peter Lucillius Austin
Died
at about age 70
in Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Dec 2013
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Biography
William Austin II is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A003862.
William Austin II performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.
Austin Families of America web site calls him William Wilson Austin of Hanover County, Virginia
Father William Austin I (about 1690) immigrated from Wales
His first wife was Hannah Glenn. Esther Alexander was his second wife.
Captain in the English Army during the Colonial Wars
children from first marriage:
Nancy 10 Mar 1758-1846 Goochland Co. VA, m. Robert Alexander 1774 Bedford Co. [LDS also lists Ann b. ca. 1759; this is probably the same child as Nancy]
James 1 Dec 1760-ca. 1836 bap. Goochland Co., m. Catherine Patrick 1792 Campbell Co.
John ca. 1762-? moved to Carroll Co. MO - however, AFAOA site says John was lost at sea returning to Edinburgh to complete his education
Sally ca. 1764-? m. John Austin 1784; maybe s/o Thomas Austin and Constantia Chapman, AFAOA site says this needs research
Thomas as linked here
Robert 1768-14 Feb 1809, Austin Family of Hanover and Bedford says he was educated in Edinburgh, Scotland, was a physician and practiced medicine in Bedford County
Elizabeth ca. 1770-? m. Chapman Austin 1791 [s/o Thomas Austin and Constantia Chapman]; he d. 1802 and she m. 2) Richard E. Armstrong 18 Sep 1806; 3 children each marriage
second marriage:
Charlotte 25 Oct 1781-5 Jul 1872 m. Samuel L. Crawford 1800, Bedford Co.
Esther 25 May 1783-21 Mar 1867 m. John Charles Reid 1818, Bedford Co., d. LaPorte IN
Alexander 3 Sep 1784-24 Jan 1871 m. Elizabeth Ann Burgess 1812 in NC, d. Campbell CO. VA; Colonel
boy, died in infancy
William Wilson 26 Oct 1787-21 Sep 1843, m. Locke Thompson 1806 Campbell Co., d. in Carroll CO. MO
Susan 26 May 1789-23 Dec 1813
Peter Lucillus 15 Oct 1791-15 Oct 1835 m. Sarah Susan Leftwich 1819 Bedford Co., d. Bedford Co.
Archibald 12 Jun 1793-25 Sep 1811
Sources
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 21 Nov 2016), "Record of William Austin", Ancestor # A003862.
- History of Carroll County 1911
- Ancestry.com
- Austin Families Association of America
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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%
Elizabeth (Holder) Harris
:
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #211112
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~0.78%
Thomas Bledsoe :
23andMe, GEDmatch M951047 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YA2426950 [compare], yourDNAportal THOa7afe73c, Ancestry member thomasbledsoe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LQ6304324 [compare], FTDNA kit #887796
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~0.39%
Anon (x) Anonymous :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B96597
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Carrie Quackenbush
Carrie Quackenbush
Austin-5669 and Austin-3315 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates, names, locations and children. Based on the sources I believe this to be the same person.
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