Elijah
Humphries
Born before in Northumberland, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Humphries II
and Elizabeth (Tignor) Humphries
Husband of
Judith (Smith) Humphries
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
after age 71
in Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2019
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Biography
Elijah was born before 1725. He was christened 19 March 1725 in St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia. He was the son of Joseph Humphries and Elizabeth Tignor.
Elijah was named in his father's probate record in Halifax County, North Carolina. "Will extracted from Genealogical Anecdotes of Our Ancestral Families.[2] "Transcription of Will of Joseph Humphries (b. 1702; d. 1769). This will was written February 19, 1769 and was probated in Northumberland Co., VA on June 12, 1769 (Record Book 7, 1766-70, p. 354)" "In the name of God Amen, I Joseph Humphries of Northumberland Co. be sick & weak in body but of perfect memory thanks be to God for the same,"Item, I give unto my son Elijah Humphries one shilling of my estate and nomore."
He passed away in 1796 and his probate is filed in Halifax County, North Carolina. [1]
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-VL7Q-HR?cc=1867501&wc=32L2-4WL%3A169767701%2C170235201 : 21 May 2014), Halifax > Wills, 1781-1824, Vol. 03 > image 304 of 763; county courthouses, North Carolina.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah 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 Elijah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah 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 Elijah:
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
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This merge has been completed. 11 February 2022
edited by Virginia (Butter) Fields