Born in Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abraham Marchant
and Sarah (Bull) Marchant
Wife of
Rees Morgan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Lettitia (Morgan) Smith
Died
at age 92
in Highland, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Dec 2017
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Biography
Lydia was born in 1786. She was the daughter of Abraham Marchant and Sarah Bull. She passed away in 1878.
- Fact: Census (1870) Ohio, United States
Marriage
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," [1]
- Name: Rees Morgan
- Spouse's Name: Liddy Merchant
- Event Type: Marriage
- Event Date: 30 Jan 1805
- Event Place: Berkeley, West Virginia
- Spouse's Father's Name: Abraham Merchant
- Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Sources
- ↑ database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBPC-8BN : 11 February 2018), Rees Morgan and Liddy Merchant, 30 Jan 1805; citing Berkeley, West Virginia, 253, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 831,315.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3L-H48 : 12 April 2016), Lydia Morgan in household of Rees Morgan, Vernon, Clinton, Ohio, United States; citing family 310, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGF-L3F : 12 December 2017), Lydia Morgan in entry for Rees Morgan, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6KD-1K9 : 12 April 2016), Lydia Morgan in household of Samuel Smith, Ohio, United States; citing p. 12, family 85, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,679.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
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~1.56%
Lisa Patton
:
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~0.78%
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