William
Lofton
Born about in Newberry County, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of William Lofton
and Margaret (Ryan) Lofton
Brother of
James Lofton, Eli Lofton, Eleanor Lofton, Mary Melvina (Lofton) Fletcher, Martha Lofton and Mary Lofton
Husband of
Merine Mitchell
— married
17 Mar 1825 in Telfair County, Georgia
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
in Telfair County, Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Apr 2017
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Biography
William Lofton was born around 1800. He is most likely the brother of Mary Melvina Lofton, wife of Zachariah Fletcher.
William Lofton is found in Telfair County, Georgia as a single man in 1820. He may have moved there along with his sister and future brother in law. [1]
He married Merine Mitchell in that county on March 17, 1825. [2]
He was eligible for a draw in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery. He was a fortunate drawer during the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, on the 14th days drawing which occurred March 22, 1827. He drew Lot #160 District # 4 in Carroll County, Georgia . He was a resident of Wilson's Militia District at the time of the drawing. [3]
It is possible this was the father, although if he did come to Georgia, then he moved back to South Carolina prior to his death.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG6-PLR : accessed 3 April 2017), Wm Lofton, Telfair, Georgia, United States; citing p. 184, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 10; FHL microfilm 175,769.
- ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/geo/telfair/marriages-1810-1867.htm
- ↑ 1827 Georgia Land Lottery http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/telfair/deeds/1827lot.txt
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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 ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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:
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~1.56%
Laura (Gilbert) House
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Laurasigns
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~1.56%
James Olivent :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch AY5034064 [compare]
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~0.78%
Tamara (Freeman) Manheimer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch rd4841823 [compare], Ancestry member itsprkles
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~0.78%
Chad Olivent :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch EM5557459 [compare], FTDNA kit #944217
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