Job, son of Avery Massey and Unknown Mother, was born about 1799 in South Carolina, probably before his father's move to Buncombe.[1]
Notes
Most people believe that Jeptha Massey and William Avery Massey were the older sons of Job Massey. Please check for evidence in other files. I have not worked this problem. Possible that there were 2 men named Job. Joel may be another person, too.
1850 Census Attala Co, MS page 160b, family 1035/1037
Job Massey 49 m NC farmer
Elisabeth 47 f Ga
Francis 19 m Alabama
Anspence 15 m Alabama
Emily T. 13 f Alabama
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch : 12 April 2016), Job Massey, Buncombe county, part of, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing family 918, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Job 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 Job: