Born in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Sherrod James
and Nancy (Walker) James
Sister of
Nancy (James) Williams [half], Ezekial James, John James, Sarah James, James James and William James
Wife of
James Masten Williams
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
David S. Williams
Died
at about age 78
in Barren, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Oct 2011
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Biography
Nancy was born in 1776 in Virginia. She is the daughter of Sherrod James and Nancy (Unkown) James.
On 3 Apr 1800, she married James Williams in Washington County, Virginia.[1]
James died in 1836.
The 1850 Census[2] shows her at age 74 in the home of her son-in-law and daughter in Barren County, Kentucky.
Nancy died in 1854.
- Fact: Residence (1850) Barren county, part of, Barren, Kentucky, United States
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRD1-YVC : 29 January 2020), Nancy James in entry for James Williams, 1800.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65T-3VC : 4 April 2020), Nancy Williams in household of William B Shuffitt, Barren county, part of, Barren, Kentucky, United States; citing family 1106, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 May 2021, 06:18), entry for Nancy Jane James (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LLQX-512 ); contributed by various users.
- FamilySearch profile for Nancy Jane James
Profile James-2044 created through the import of ChambersBarneshistory.ged on Oct 19, 2011 by Charlene Chambers.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Susan (Popp) Clark 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Nolichuckyroots
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Randy Hammock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PU7421760 [compare], yourDNAportal RANde297afb, Ancestry member RandyJHammockOre
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HG7656755 [compare], yourDNAportal RANde297afb, FTDNA kit #511352
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~0.78%
Derek Lackaff :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
Peggy Galatas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A320762 [compare], Ancestry member pgalatas7
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A320762 [compare], FTDNA kit #B378233
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A320762 [compare]
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James-3462 and James-2044 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same parents, same spouse, same child, birth and death compatible
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Dan Norum
James-3462 and James-2044 are not ready to be merged because: Although they seem to have the same spouse, the fathers will need to be reconciled and they have already had a rejected merge.
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Unmerged matches › Nancy (James) Williams (1776-1854)
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