John
Finley
Born about in Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Paul Finley
and Mary Margaret (Martin) Finley
Brother of
Nancy (Finley) Funk, Elizabeth (Finley) Cargill, William T Finley, Hampton Finley, Margaret E Finley, Lettice (Finley) Coleman, Jane Finley and Anne (Finley) Coleman
Husband of
Mary (Griffen) Finley
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Amanda (Finley) Sprouse and James Finley
Died about
at about age 67
in Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Oct 2010
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Biography
John Robert Finley was born about 1785 in Laurens, South Carolina to parents Paul Finley and Mary Margaret (Polly) Martin. He married Mary Griffen about 1806 in Laurens, South Carolina. Children: Amanda (Maude), Margaret (Peggy), James, Hampton, Virginia (Ginnie). He died about 1852 in Laurens, South Carolina. John and Peggy are buried in the Walker-Coleman Family Cemetery, in Cross Hill, Laurens County, South Carolina.
John Finley was a Revolutionary War Solder.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~3.12%
Barbara (Cargill) Easley
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A043126 [compare], Ancestry member barbaraeasley
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~3.12%
Wayne Templeton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #909005
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~1.56%
Ruby (Albea) Craft :
23andMe, GEDmatch M112238 [compare]
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~1.56%
James White :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T405670 [compare], Ancestry member JGrantWhite
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T405670 [compare], FTDNA kit #806258
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~1.56%
D Templeton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T441204 [compare], FTDNA kit #527908
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~1.56%
Austin Finley :
Living DNA
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~0.78%
Valerie Craft :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member vrc84
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T123660 [compare], FTDNA kit #139787
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~0.78%
Anonymous Kowert :
23andMe, GEDmatch YK8886087 [compare]
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