James
Washington
Sexton
Born in Grayson Co. Va
Ancestors 
Son of Harvey John Sexton
and Rosamond Sexton
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Ellen (Shaw) Sexton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James Floyd Sexton and Jocie Ellen (Sexton) Bobbitt
Died
at age 69
in Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Oct 2013
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Biography
James Washington Sexton was born on 26 Jun 1847 in Grayson Co. Va, son of Harvey John Sexton (~1825 - >1910) and Rosamond Sexton (1823 - >1900). [1]
James married Mary Ellen Shaw (1845 - ~1881). Their children were:
- James Floyd Sexton (1871 - 1958)
- Jocie Ellen (Sexton) Bobbitt (1875 - 1954).
James died on 17 May 1917 in Alleghany, North Carolina, United States aged 69. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Death:
"North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930"
North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 4215297
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60090 #1611710 (accessed 4 October 2022)
James Sexton death 27 May 1917 (born 26 Jun 1845), son of Harden Sexton & Sexton, in Anna, Gap Carie, Alleghany, North Carolina.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Elizabeth Keen for creating Sexton-752 on 6 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Elizabeth and others. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG9-PZH https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5W-W86
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~6.25%
Elizabeth (Bobbitt) Keen
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member 3362003ek
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~6.25%
Anonymous (Bobbitt) Mashburn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A566378 [compare], Ancestry member shirleymmashburn
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~3.12%
Callie Archibald :
23andMe, GEDmatch UF9702671 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UF9702671 [compare], Ancestry member CallieZ90
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UF9702671 [compare], FTDNA kit #B152727
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~3.12%
R Mashburn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A653094 [compare], Ancestry member rileym94
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Sexton-2376 and Sexton-752 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, DOB, DOD, Wife
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by Rosetta (Helm) Link
Rejected matches › James Washington Sexton (abt.1855-abt.1917)
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