William
Piper
Born about in Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of James Piper Jr.
and Lucinda (Long) Piper
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Thompson) Piper
— married
about 1790 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died in Columbiana County, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Sep 2014
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Biography
William was born about 1766. William Piper ... He passed away in 1803.
His father, James, was born in 1731 in Ireland and came to America with his parents before 1735. He was a surveyor in and resident of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
He served in Armstrong's Campaign again Kittanning, and was on General Washington's staff at the Battle of Long Island, where he was captured by the British and later died in captivity.
William's mother, Lucinda Long, one of the earliest residents at Fort Bedford.
William, born 1776, married Sarah Thompson. Their son John, born 1798, married Julia Fletcher and had a son, Thomas Fletcher Piper, who married Julia Dannaker in 1864. They also had a son, William R., Piper, who married Laura Hawkins in 1897. Their eldest daughter was Juia Piper Pate.
Sources
- "Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8999-YB3Z?cc=1992421&wc=S2C4-HZQ%3A266278701%2C268126601 : 1 July 2014), Columbiana > Probate records 1803-1819 vol 1-3 > image 25 of 721; county courthouses, Ohio.
- Estate Records; Author: Ohio. Probate Court (Columbiana County); Probate Place: Columbiana, Ohio[1] Ancestry.com. Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data:Ohio County, District and Probate Courts.
- Section: Vol. II. William Piper De Armit [2] Ancestry.com. Colonial and Revolutionary families of Pennsylvania : genealogical and personal memoirs [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data:Colonial and Revolutionary families of Pennsylvania : genealogical and personal memoirs. New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1911.
- Obituary obtained from Bedford County Historical Society, Bedford, Pennsylvania. Copy of the obituary is now in the archives of Clan Murray Society of North America. Contact Michael Thomas (Thomas-10705), U.S. Genealogist for the Clan for more information.
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DNA Connections
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 (beta) 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 (beta) of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Jeff Trainer
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A031705 [compare], Ancestry member jltrain11
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch a031705 [compare]
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Joanna (Thomas) Haslam :
23andMe, GEDmatch QU8284870 [compare], yourDNAportal JOA61bacc56
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A190840 [compare], Ancestry member Joanna1968
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