Claiborne Finch was born about 1769 in North Carolina
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probably to William and Ann (Woodward) Finch. William died between 1784 and 1790 when Claiborne was a young man, possibly a minor.
Claiborne married Sarah "Sallie" Hunt 26 Jan 1790 in Granville County, North Carolina, USA.
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Claiborn and Sallie were living in Nash County, North Carolina, USA by 1800
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and lived there the rest of their lives.
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Claiborne Finch died intestate but his children listed in probate records are:
↑Death: "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VP-YSZ : 4 August 2017), Claiborne Finch, Nash county, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing line 16, NARA microfilm publication T655 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,155,598.
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"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-43BF : 22 December 2016), Claburn Finch and Sarah Hunt, 26 Jan 1790; citing Granville, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 306,186. Bondsmen: Claburn(x)Finch and John(x)Finch.
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"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-TQ2 : accessed 23 September 2017), Claborn Finch, Hallifax, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 100, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
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"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2J-2VF : accessed 23 September 2017), Claborn Finch, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 654, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 337,914.
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"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLX-6GG : accessed 23 September 2017), Clabern Finck, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 443, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 83; FHL microfilm 162,799.
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"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYN-BZH : 16 August 2017), Clabon Finch, Nash, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 80, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 366; FHL microfilm 18,096.
↑ 7.07.17.27.3Probate: "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLYF-DSK : 20 November 2015), Claborne Finch, 1849; citing Nash, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,056,221.
↑Burial:Find A Grave, database and images, accessed 27 April 2018, memorial page for Claiborne Finch (1767–Nov 1849), Find A Grave Memorial no. 54858797, citing Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery, Bailey, Nash County, North Carolina, USA ; maintained by Ken Sims (contributor 48078948); no headstone.
See, also:
Thompson, Ruby Finch; "Finch Families of Dixie: 300 Years in the South," self published, Arlington, Virginia, 1972.
Finch, J.D.; "Genealogy of Finch Families Who Are Same Clan," self published, Zebulon, North Carolina, 1948.
Strickland, Rocky; "Re: Finch family of North Carolia," Genealogy.com, 2000, citing "Finch Families of Dixie: 300 Years in the South."
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Claiborne 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.
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