Raiford
Royal
Born about in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John B Royal
and Sophia (Crumpler) Royal
Husband of
Mary Frances (Honeycutt) Royal
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Erastus E Royal and Nellie Wenley Royal
Died
at about age 69
in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Raiford ROYAL was born about 1844 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
He passed away 15 Oct 1913 in Sampson, North Carolina, United States.
Enlisted in the Confederacy on August 1, 1861 as a Private at Fort Johnston, NC. His age is shown as 19 (he was only 17). He entered as a Musician and was promoted to Full Musician November 1, 1861. Company I, North Carolina 20th Infantry Regiment.
Letter by Raiford Royal to his parents:
"29 June 1863 (Just before Gettysburg) Dear Ma and Pa, I hoap yu git this letter. I am fin and hoap yu ar doin good to. We have bin heer in Yanky territory fer a whil now but is looks lik well be moven out soon. The Yanks ar neer by an I m shor well meet up with em befor long. Our field hospital was visited by Gen Lee hiself yesterday an my what a fin man he is. I know hes a grate soldier who will leed us to victry. He talked to sum of the hirt men an wos hart sick at the sufrin he seen. He nos of air por pervisons an ses sumthin will be dun soon. At the end of his sta our band played Dixie specal fer him. As band leader I wos very prowd. Today we ar bak to the usial jus tryin to sta aliv whil we wate fer the nex tangl. But plees don't wory bowt me as I im nit afrad. I hop yuv herd from the other boys. I stil no nothin of Owen. I must go. I think we move out tomoro. Yor lovin son, Raiford Royal "
Children:
- Aderson B Royal (1879 - 1931)
- Lonnie D. Royal (1881 - 1952)
- Erastus E Royal (1884 - 1938)
- Grady C Royal (1888 - 1929)
- Minnie Royal Holland (1894 - 1978)
- Bessie Royal Gale (1897 - 1976)
- Raeford Perdie Royal (1899 - 1951)
- Nellie Wenley Royal Royal (1902 - 1976)
Sources
See also:
- Find A Grave Memorial# 64212734
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Raiford 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 Raiford:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Raiford 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 Raiford:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Lesley Looper 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member llooper
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~3.12%
Kelly Chappue :
23andMe, GEDmatch JS1729755 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JS1729755 [compare], Ancestry member kellychappue
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch JS1729755 [compare]
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Dennis Carter :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Nancy Martin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch tr2106024 [compare], Ancestry member nancym4966
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch tr2106024 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Laura (Burn) Rollins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A97975114 [compare], Ancestry member Rolly898681
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~0.78%
A. Boggs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T724699 [compare], FTDNA kit #329437
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~0.39%
Hazel (Jones) McQuaig :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QC9756246 [compare], FTDNA kit #13330
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