William was born in 1735 in Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States. He was the son of Philip Jean and Mary Thomlinson.
William died at the age of about 68 on 31 October 1803 in Stokes, Pitt, North Carolina, United States.
Parents
There is no record that sheds any light on the possible parents of William Jean. There is no record of a Philip Jean who married Elizabeth Thomlinson. YDNA does show William did descend from John Jane of Charles City County, VA. John's son Philip was married to Elizabeth but her surname was most likely Davis.
Research Notes
In the 1790 census William (age 54) was living in Guilford, North Carolina, United States.[1]
William died at the age of 68 on 31 October 1803 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States and was buried in Walkertown (Forsyth County), Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA.[2]
Sources
↑1790 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1790 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census,
Page: Year: 1790; Census Place: Guilford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 500; Image: 292; Family History Library Film: 0568147 Object:.
↑Burial: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2011 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 19 January 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi.
Acknowledgments
Profile Jean-127 was created through the import of Dennis Family Tree.GED on May 23, 2012 by Laurie Lamb.
Profile Jean-380 was created through the import of C_W_Bostian Family Tree Rev 12-13-2012_2014-03-30.ged on Mar 30, 2014 by Charles Bostian.
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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: