Died
at about age 66
in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
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Biography
Aaron McGinnis died in February 1857. His will left bequests to his nine children:
Barbara McGinnis Coatney
Robert McGinnis
Peter McGinnis
Edward McGinnis
Charles McGinnis
James McGinnis
Noble McGinnis
Andrew McGinnis
Elizabeth Dalton McGinnis
Sources
Will of Aaron McGinnis in “Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008”> Grainger> Inventories of Estates and Wills, 1852-1892> Wills, 1856-1917> Image 685. Database and Images at Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 9176 #4760970
Will of Aaron McGinnis; Signed 9 February 1857; Proved 2 March 1857
Bequests to: daughter, Barbary Coatney; sons Robert and Peter McGinnis (tract of land where I now live); son Edward McGinnis -- $10; son, Charles McGinnis -- $10; son, Andrew McGinnis -- $10; son James McGinnis -- $10; son, Noble McGinnis -- $10; daughters Elizabeth Dalton and Barbary Coatney -- $10 each
Executor: sons Robert and Peter McGinnis
Witnessed by: John Easley and Andrew McGinnis
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aaron by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Mcginnis-1219 and McGinnis-155 appear to represent the same person because: Same first name, last name, birth year, birth state, same death month, death location/residence appear to be the same (need to read the notes to see this).