Born in North Carolina, British Colonial America
Daughter of Peter Beller
and Anna Katherine (Kunckell) Beller
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William John Twitty
— married
1760 [location unknown]
Wife of
William Graham
— married
about 1806 in North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Lynch Twitty, Russell Twitty, Susanah Bell (Twitty) Miller, Mary (Twitty) McFadden, Allen B. Twitty, Charlotte (Twitty) Miles, Arabella (Twitty) Magness and Bellariah (Twitty) Green
Died
at age 78
in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2021
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Biography
Susannah was born in 1746. She passed away in 1825.
Born Susannah (Susan) Beller/Bellars around 1746 in Rutherford, North Carolina. Her Parents were Kathryn Kunkel of Pennsylvania and Peter Bellers of Germany.
Susan was married to Captain William John Twitty who was killed by Indians while clearing the Wilderness Trail with Daniel Boone near what is now called Twitty's Fort.
They were the parents of 8 children.
Susannah later married Colonel William Graham (Battle of Kings's Mountain/Graham's Fort/Fort McFadden). Colonel Graham adopted all of the Twitty children.
Colonel Graham and Susannah had one child together. Her name was Sarah Elizabeth Graham Find A Grave: Memorial #31687904 . She married Abraham Irvine Find A Grave: Memorial #31687360
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 23 January 2021), memorial page for Susannah “Susan” Beller Twitty Graham (15 Sep 1746–20 Mar 1825), Find A Grave: Memorial #90278712, citing Twitty-Graham, Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by McFadden - Foy (contributor 49010767) .
- "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77T6-7T95-S?cc=1911121&wc=Q6WB-2FN%3A183208801%2C183403501%2C197210301 : 21 May 2014, Lincoln County > T > Twitty, William (1775) > image 29 of 36; State Archives, Raleigh.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah 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 Susannah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah 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 Susannah:
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~1.56%
Lynn (Bunch) Herman
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Cherie Sharp :
23andMe, GEDmatch M653347 [compare]
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~0.78%
Brent Brian :
23andMe, GEDmatch UF7088177 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A947316 [compare]
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~0.78%
Randy Hammock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PU7421760 [compare], yourDNAportal RANde297afb, Ancestry member RandyJHammockOre
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HG7656755 [compare], yourDNAportal RANde297afb, FTDNA kit #511352
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~0.78%
Rhonda (Parker) Hesslink :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A679755 [compare], Ancestry member RhondaJHesslink
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~0.78%
Mary (Parker) Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RhondaJhesslink
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A153546 [compare]
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~0.78%
Wayne Thomas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GA3075358 [compare], Ancestry member SVBigT66
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~0.78%
T. F. Rose :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member TFRose
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Arthur John Cole :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Lee Brian :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HH9819577 [compare], Ancestry member Christmas2020
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