William
Medley
Sr.
Born in Colony of Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Phoebe (LaRue) Medley
— married
1793 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Medley Jr. and Abigail Meadley
Died
at about age 60
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jan 2016
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Biography
The following is a direct quote from the "History of Pleasants County to 1980"
William Medley, Sr. served in the Revolutionary War. He was from Old Virginia and of English descent. He married the sister of Jacob and Isaac LaRue. They lived in a log cabin half a mile north of St. Marys.
According to the "Index of the Revolutionary Records" in the Virginia State Archives", compiled by Dr. H. J. Eckenrode in 1912 and 1914, he was a seargent in the 2nd Virginia Regiment, Continental Line. He was of English descent, and he came to West Virginia from Essex County, Virginia after the death of his wife following the Revolution. He settled along the Ohio River about a half mile north of St. Marys. After he was there a while, he married the sister of Jacob and Issac LaRue. He lived in a hewed log house and farmed Middle Island, an island in the Ohio River.
Sources
"History of Pleasants County to 1980" and "Index of Revolutionary Records" in the Virginia State Archives. Also from first hand family history passed on to descendants Ross Dye and Mary E. Samberson Minnick.
Merged with orphaned Willliam Meadley profile 3/29/19.
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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:
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:
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~1.56%
Susan Flint
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~1.56%
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