William
Walton
Born in Botetourt, Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Otey (Leftwich) Walton
— married
30 Jan 1778 in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Walton) Sherman, Mary (Walton) Otey, Sarah (Walton) Leftwich, Lucy (Walton) McClanahan, Lucinda Leftwich (Walton) Blaine, Ann George (Walton) Mitchell, William Leftwich Walton, Mariah L.l. (Walton) Lewis and Malinda O. (Walton) Craig
Died
at age 95
in Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Apr 2017
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Biography
William Walton was born on October 25, 1749, in Georgia. He was the son of George and Elizabeth Walton.[1]
He moved first from Georgia to Prince Edward County, Virginia, and then to Botetourt County, Virginia, around 1777.[1]
At the age of 28, William married Mary Otey Leftwich on February 2, 1778, in Botetourt County, Virginia, when she was 19. They had nine children.[1]
He served as 2nd Lieutenant in the Company of Captain John Lewis, Botetourt County, Virginia and Botetourt County's Commissioner of the Peace.
William died on January 29, 1845, in Roanoke County, Virginia, at the age of 95. He was buried at Walton Cemetery in Wabun, Roanoke, Virginia.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hopkins, Walter L. (1931). Leftwich-Turner families of Virginia and their connections. Richmond, Virginia: J.W. Fergusson & Sons, 1931. Pages 24-25.Link
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #39969724
- Source: S8 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree Certainty: 0 http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=108728335&pid=235
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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 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 of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Grace (Orr) Filips 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A527997 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Caroline (Cohoe) Shultz :
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch TK8654148 [compare], FTDNA kit #550352
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~0.39%
David Cohoe :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch T114429 [compare]
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