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William Linch

Born about Jan 1785 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Son of John W. Linch Sr. and Nancy (Pearce) Linch

Brother of Philip P. (Linch) Lynch, Rachel (Lynch) Wilson, Abraham Lynch, Nancy (Linch) Bussey, Mary Pauline (Linch) Hall, John W. Linch Jr., Rhoda (Linch) Meyers, Sarah Caroline (Lynch) Lough, Pearce (Linch) Lynch and James Lynch

Husband of Easter (Lough) Linch — married 20 Oct 1808 in Monongalia County, VA (now WV)

Descendants

Father of Jane (Linch) Heck, John Linch Sr., Samuel Linch, Philip Pearce Linch, Sarah (Linch) Barb, Nancy (Linch) Riggs, Rachel (Linch) Tennant, Eleanor (Linch) Barb, Elizabeth (Linch) Barb and Lucinda (Linch) Arnett

Died 7 Sep 1859 at about age 74 in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States

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Biography

1810 residence Monongalia County, VA (now WV); 1820 residence Western Division, Monongalia County, VA (now WV); 1830 residence Western District, Monongalia County, VA (now WV); 1840 residence West Monongalia, Monongalia County, VA (now WV); 1850 residence District 37, Monongalia County, VA (now WV)

He is buried in the Lynch Cemetery, on Little Indian Creek, Monongalia County, WV.

From Norman: "William Lynch, a son of John and Nancy (Pearce) Lynch, was born in 1785 in Fayette County, PA and died in Monongalia County VA in 1859. He married Esther Lough October 10, 1808 in Monongalia County. Esther was a daughter of John and Jane Willey (Hart) Lough."

Birth

Date: abt Jan 1785

Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

Marriage

William married Esther Lough on 20 Oct 1808 in Monongalia County, Virginia (now WV), USA .^[1]

Death

Cause: dropsy

Date: 7 Sep 1859

Place: Monongalia County, Virginia (now WV), USA ^[2]

Sources

Familysearch.org, his marriage bond and record (both dated October 20, 1808), U.S. census returns.
Descendants of Patrick Lynch, by Don Norman, http://hackerscreek.com/norman/LYNCH/PATRICK.htm
Lynch DNA Project: Patriarchs, http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/lynch/pats

↑ "Monongalia County Marriage Register." West Virginia Vital Research Records - Record Image. 2017. Accessed December 03, 2017. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11329667&Type=Marriage. Marriages solemnized by John W. Patterson. 1808. William Linch & Easter Lough 20 Oct 1808. Page 14.
↑ Compiler: Ron V. Jackson; Title: Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA; Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999; Mortality Index

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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: