"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9P-G4P : 5 December 2014), James Joyce and Sarah Spencer, 11 Mar 1856; citing Patrick County, Virginia, reference im 480; FHL microfilm 2,048,468.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James: