Robert
Sumner
Born in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John Sumner
and Mehitable (Perry) Sumner
Brother of
Mary (Sumner) Smith, Benjamin Sumner, Amasa Sumner, Mehitable (Sumner) Trowbridge, Jane Sumner, Sarah (Sumner) Benson, John Sumner, Elizabeth (Sumner) McLean, Piercy (Sumner) Perry and Ebenezer Sumner
Husband of
Jemima (Younglove) Sumner
— married
22 Dec 1784 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Clarissa (Sumner) Benson and Jane (Sumner) Benson
Died
at age 84
in Edinburg, Saratoga, New York, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 6 Dec 2010
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Biography
- Robert was born about 1761. He was the son of John Sumner and Mehitable Perry. He passed away in 1845.
Sources
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F74W-3D6 : 3 December 2014), Robert Sumner, 18 Sep 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F77T-QRS : 3 December 2014), Robert Sumner in entry for Alce Sumner, 02 Oct 1787; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F77T-Q5L : 3 December 2014), Robert Sumner in entry for Clarice Sumner, 17 Jan 1785; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- "Record of the Descendants of William Sumner of Dorchester, Mass., 1636"
by William Sumner Appleton; https://archive.org/details/recordofdescenda00appl/page/30 and https://archive.org/details/recordofdescenda00appl/page/64
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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Cynthia (Shaffer) Duhamel
Cynthia (Shaffer) Duhamel
Sumner-2278 and Sumner-22 appear to represent the same person because: Clearly duplicate profiles. Please merge at your earliest convenience. Thanks in advance, Cindy Duhamel
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Deborah Barber
Possible duplicate here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sumner-2278
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by Deborah Barber
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