Col.
William
Fitzgerald
IV
Born in Nottoway, Nottoway County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Fitzgerald
and Ann Roper (Williams) Savage
Brother of
Sarah Epes Fitzgerald
Husband of
Mary A (Bledsoe) Kettering
— married
5 Dec 1842 (to 1854) in Limestone, Alabama
Descendants 
Died
at age 43
in Lawrence County, Alabama
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2018
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Biography
Col William Fitzgerald, IV was born on September 30, 1811 in Virginia. He had one son and one daughter with Mary A. Fitzgerald (Bledsoe) between 1842 and 1854. They were married in Limestone, Alabama on Nov 20, 1842. William died on October 1, 1854 in Lawrence County, Alabama at the age of 43 and was buried there.
MILITARY
23 Jul 1833 and 28 Apr 1840
Research on 3-Fold revealed: Col William Fitzgerald, IV, was commissioned as a Colonel in the 7th Regiment, 2nd Division, 4th Brigade, Alabama Militia on July 23, 1833, and was appointed as Colonel Commandant on April 28, 1840.
Marriage
5 Dec 1842 • Limestone, Alabama
Per Family History--On (29 Nov 1842 or December 7, 1842) Married by Reverend David M. Dancy/Source: Fitzgerald Family Bible Documented in Melton's Bluff DAR Moulton, Alabama Document of Martha Ann Heflin-Terry and Mary Nell Heflin
Burial
After October 1, 1854 • Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
He was the third family member buried in the flower garden at Ingleside Plantation. According to Find A Grave, this location is called Barclay Cemetery.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150856040/william-fitzgerald: accessed 16 November 2023), memorial page for COL William Fitzgerald IV (30 Sep 1811–1 Oct 1854), Find A Grave: Memorial #150856040, citing Barclay Cemetery, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by P J New (contributor 46623281).
- "United States Census, 1850," FamilySearch 5 October 2023, accessed 29 December 2023, in entry for William Fitzgerald and Mary Fitzgerald, 1850.
- Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967; Film Number 002257937
- Web: Lawrence County, Alabama, Burial Index, 1835-2014
- See also: Ancestry Family Tree for William Fitzgerald, IV
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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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~1.56%
Savanna Earnest
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DT1198393 [compare], Ancestry member savanna_earnest
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~0.78%
Linda Elmore :
23andMe
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~0.78%
J Crallé :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Bennie Bailey :
AncestryDNA
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