Lettice
Nelson
aka Shumate
Born after in Fauquier, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Younglove Nelson Sr.
and Sarah Elizabeth (Whitson) Nelson
Sister of
Lydia (Nelson) Morehead, Robert C Nelson [half], John Nelson, Ann (Nelson) Fishback, Mary M. (Nelson) Rector [half], Mary Nelson, William Nelson, Margaret Nelson, Jesse Nelson, John Nelson [half], William Nelson, Sarah Nelson and Jemima Whitson (Nelson) Utterback
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Lettice was born after 1757. She is the daughter of John Nelson and Sarah Whitson.
Tidewater Virginia Families Chapter 19 pages 648-649 found on Ancestry.com contains a biography of John Nelson and Sarah Whitson. They were married in Overwharton Parish ( Stafford County) on December 7, 1745. They resided there until 1756 as the births of the first six children were recorded in the Overwharton parish register. The ten children identified in this record include: Lydia Nelson born 24 September 1746 married to Alexander Moorehead; John Nelson born on 18 July 1747 married Mary Young; Ann (Nanny)Nelson born 11 January 1749 married Josiah Fishback; Mary Nelson born 2 March 1751 married ______ Rector; Margaret Nelson born 18 August 1753 unmarried in 1784; Jesse Nelson born 22 January 1756; Jemima Nelson married Charles Utterback 7 September 1789; Lettice Nelson married George Shumate 28 June 1794; Sarah Nelson unmarried in 1784, no marriage found; William Nelson married Elizabeth Moorehead 17 December 1798. The births of the last four children are not known but they are listed in the order they appeared in the will of their father. [1]
John and Sarah Nelson are located on Elk Run, Leeds Parish, Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1784, when John Nelson's will was proved. Online search The Slaves of John Nelson Sr. of Fauquier County, Virginia confirms the names of children.[2]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49380/
- ↑ https://greenfamilyarchives.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-slaves-of-john-nelson-sr-of.html
- Tidewater Virginia Families Ancestry.com
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lettice by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Lettice:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lettice by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Lettice:
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~0.78%
Verne Holman
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Charlie Carnes :
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #55243
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~0.78%
Albert Franklin :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Roger Jacobs :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jacobs_Roger
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~0.78%
Dee (Faver) Sharp :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A888057 [compare], Ancestry member delobar1
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~0.78%
Dee (Savage) Perego :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Lynn Poynor :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Harry Carrico :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #146407
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~0.39%
Carol (Holman) Hill :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member TiF12aLi
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