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William Lake (abt. 1763 - 1845)

William Lake
Born about in Fauquier County, Virginiamap
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Son of DNA confirmed and DNA confirmed
Brother of , , , , , , , , [half], and
Husband of — married 1793 in Fauquier County, Virginiamap
Husband of — married 12 Oct 1802 in Fauquier County, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at about age 82 in Licking County, Ohio, USAmap
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Biography

He was born in Virginia about 1763 in Fauquier County, Virginia and was the son of Ann and Vincent Lake (DNA confirmed) who came from a long line of tobacco farmers.

William Lake first married about 1793 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA to Jane (of unknown maiden surname, 1781-1843).

William Lake married secondly on 12 Oct 1802 in Fauquier County, Virginia, USA to Frances "Fanny" George. [1]

Sometime before 1820, William Lake and his brother Willis, made the pioneer journey across the Ohio River and settled in Licking County, Ohio, USA. The county was named for its rich mineral deposits and "salt licks" that are loved by farm animals.

He died about 1845 in Licking County, Ohio, USA.

Children

  1. John J. Lake 1798–1861
  2. Susannah Lake 1800–1860
  3. Manerva Lake, b: 1810
  4. Willis Lake 1812–1875
  5. Jane Lake, b: 1814
  6. Clarissa Lake 1818–1853
  7. Martin Lake, b: 1820
  8. Ellen Lake.

Census

  • 1810 USA Census of Fauquier County, Virginia; for William Lake
  • 1830 USA Census of Hopewell, Licking County, Ohio; for William Lake
Vincent Lake and some sons

DNA

Paternal relationship to Vincent Lake is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Danny J**** GEDmatch A603411, Larry Stephenson GEDmatch A957320, and Rick M**** GEDmatch A552338. Their MRCA is Vincent Lake. Danny descends from Vincent Lake's son Elias Lake. Larry descends from Vincent Lake's daughter Abigail Lake McCashland. Rick descends from Vincent Lake's son William Lake.

The shared segment is on chromosome #7. Rick and Danny share 12.2 cM from 96807099 to 109054772. Larry matches with 12.5 cM on the same segment from 96807099 to 109422220 with Danny. Larry also shares 20.8 cM with Rick from 85088091 to 108506370. Also triangulating into the group are Stephenson siblings Charles GEDmatch A449654 and Virginia GEDmatch A609811. Larry's daughter, Beth GEDmatch A551014, also shares 7.5 cM of DNA on this segment.

Here is a DNApainter file that includes what we have learned so far ... https://dnapainter.com/profile/view/3c98e0b84a5be239

We are looking for more descendants to join our Lake Autosomal DNA Study. If you are a descendant of Vincent Lake, please consider uploading your DNA raw data to GEDmatch and linking your kit number to the wikitree. Thank you!

Sources

  1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages 1785-1940" on FamilySearch database (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDJ-V79 & https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDJ-V73) citing FHL#31,633; ref#278; m: 12 Oct 1802 Fauquier County, Virginia for William H. Leach and Fanny George
  • Paternal relationship to Vincent Lake is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Donna Frazier Genesis GEDmatch EA6645518, Danny James GEDmatch A603411, Larry Stephenson GEDmatch A957320, and Rick M**** GEDmatch A552338. Their MRCA is Vincent Lake. Danny and Donna descend from Vincent Lake's son Elias Lake. Larry descends from Vincent Lake's daughter Abigail Lake McCashland. Rick descends from Vincent Lake's son William Lake.

The shared segment is on chromosome number 7. Rick, Donna, and Danny share 12.2 cM from 96807099 to 109054772. Larry matches with 12.5 cM on the same segment from 96807099 to 109422220 with Danny and Donna . Larry also shares 20.8 cM with Rick from 85088091 to 108506370. Also triangulating into the group are Stephenson siblings Charles GEDmatch A449654 and Virginia GEDmatch A609811. Larry's daughter, Beth GEDmatch A551014, also shares 7.5 cM of DNA on this segment. Sheila Faler, GEDmatch XE9175515, descendant of Abigail Lake McCashland, shares 21 cM with Mallett, 12.4 cM with James and Frazier, and 28.2 cM with Stephenson on this segment.

  • Maternal relationship to Ann Lake is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Donna Frazier Genesis GEDmatch EA6645518, Danny James GEDmatch A603411, Larry Stephenson GEDmatch A957320, and Rick M**** GEDmatch A552338. Their MRCA is Ann Lake. Danny and Donna descend from Vincent Lake's son Elias Lake. Larry descends from Vincent Lake's daughter Abigail Lake McCashland. Rick descends from Vincent Lake's son William Lake.

The shared segment is on chromosome number 7. Rick, Donna, and Danny share 12.2 cM from 96807099 to 109054772. Larry matches with 12.5 cM on the same segment from 96807099 to 109422220 with Danny and Donna . Larry also shares 20.8 cM with Rick from 85088091 to 108506370. Also triangulating into the group are Stephenson siblings Charles GEDmatch A449654 and Virginia GEDmatch A609811. Larry's daughter, Beth GEDmatch A551014, also shares 7.5 cM of DNA on this segment. Sheila Faler, GEDmatch XE9175515, descendant of Abigail Lake McCashland, shares 21 cM with Mallett, 12.4 cM with James and Frazier, and 28.2 cM with Stephenson on this segment.


  • BinnsGenealogy.com, Virginia tax club membership; 1795 Fauquier County, Virginia Tax List A
  • U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls 1775-1783 for William Lake, res: Virginia; rank: Private in Continental Troops




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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 test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line: It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:

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Brothers "Vinson" and John Lake on 1795 Tax List
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1794 Fauquier Personal Property Tax List A
1794 Fauquier Personal Property Tax List A
William Leake Revolutionary War Service
William Leake Revolutionary War Service


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N Gauthier
Lake-4794 and Lake-853 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same parents and same siblings
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Brown-8212 Abby (Brown) Glann
Lisa,

It seems unlikely the Lakes had two sons, born within two years of each other, both surviving with families, named William. We should probably sort out which one is the correct one, or if these two need merged.

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posted on Lake-4794 (merged) by Abby (Brown) Glann

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