Lydia was born in 1789. She was the daughter of John Penrod and Sarah Davis.[1] Lydia married George Meese July 7, 1807.[1] They had 12 children, two of which died in infancy.[1] Their children were:[1]
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Memorial page for Eleanor Meese (8 Apr 1813-11 Jul 1816), citing Ankeny Square Burial Ground, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Memorial: "Find a Grave" Find A Grave: Memorial #69336258 (accessed 8 July 2022) Memorial page for Lydia Penrod Meese (14 Apr 1789-3 Jan 1860), citing Ankeny Square Burial Ground, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.
1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850" citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). FamilySearch Record: M4C1-CVL (accessed 8 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-665W-MDQ Image number 00060 Lydia Meese (63) in Somerset Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia: