William
Viner
Claxton
Born in Bermuda
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Clark Claxton
and Ruth (Dickinson) Claxton
Brother of
Frances Edith Claxton and George Butler Claxton
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 40
in Nassau, Bahamas
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2015
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William Claxton is part of a Bahamian family.
Biography
William Claxton was an early or significant Bermudan.
Son of Benjamin and Ruth Claxton. Born in Bermuda.
Master Mariner. Moved to the Bahamas about 1815.
George Butler, in a letter from Nassau on 31 July 1820 to John Claxton (of Philadelphia), referred to Captain William Claxton, Schooner Leo, who was preparing to sail in a few days for London.
Wrote a will, Nassau, Bahamas, 2 December 1831. Executor: Benjamin C Claxton.
Buried Western Cemetery, Nassau. Inscription: Sacred/ To the Memory/ of/ William Viner Claxton/ Born at Bermuda, 11 March 1791/ Died 3 December 1831/ in the 41st year of his age/ at Nassau, in the Island of New Providence/ where he had resided/ for the last 16 years.
Sources
Marriage, Birth and Death Notices from Newspapers of the Bahamas, compiled by Sharyn Thompson, page 162.
Bahama Argus, 3 December 1831.
Bahamas National Archives, Will Index, "C".
"John Claxton and his Family 1771-1900" edited by Emily L. Claxton, 1968.
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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 ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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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~1.56%
Carol (Butler) Todd
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BR5635752 [compare], Ancestry member Carol_Todd
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~0.78%
Jimmy French :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CR7229888 [compare], FTDNA kit #205317
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