Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William West
and Mary (Rutherford) Hill
Sister of
Joshua West M. D. [half], James West, Elizabeth Betty West [half], Sarah (West) Jeffers, Reuben West, Elizabeth Hill [half], Robert Dosier Hill [half], Moses Mann Hill [half] and Hiram Hill [half]
Wife of
Christopher Myers
— married
30 Oct 1807 in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Riley Myers and William Henderson Myers
Died after
after age 58
in Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2020
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Biography
Lydia (West) Myers lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Lydia West and Christopher Myers married 1807 in Greene County, Tennessee.[1]
They are enumerated on the 1850 census in Meigs County, Tennessee with four of their children: Hiram, George, Henderson, and Nancy.[2]
This is the last known record of this couple. Their death and burials are not known. There are many dates provided with various online trees= without sources. If you have a date and location, please add the source.
Research Notes
- Unable to locate a paper trail from Lydia to her son, Riley Myers; however, triangulated DNA with multiple descendants of Riely and other West descendants indicates Lydia West and Christopher Myers are his parents.
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry Record 1099 #107323; Marriage of Lydia West and Christy Miers, Greene County, Tennessee. 30 Oct 1807; Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1784-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Tennessee Marriages to 1825. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Tennessee.
- ↑ Ancestry Record 8054 #6425356 Christopher Myers, age 60, born Virginia; Meigs, Tennessee, white, male, family # 120; other household members: Lydia Myers, age 58; Hiram Myers, age 21; George Myers, age 17; Henderson Myers, age 14; Nancy Myers, age 12.
*Ancestry Record 1099 #107323; Marriage of Lydia West and Christy Miers, Greene County, Tennessee. 30 Oct 1807; Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1784-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Tennessee Marriages to 1825. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Tennessee.
- Ancestry Record 8054 #6425356 Christopher Myers, age 60, born Virginia; Meigs, Tennessee, white, male, family # 120; other household members: Lydia Myers, age 58; Hiram Myers, age 21; George Myers, age 17; Henderson Myers, age 14; Nancy Myers, age 12.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
-
~3.12%
Mary Frances (James) Tull
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NZ4974673 [compare]
+
Autosomal DNA Test
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~1.56%
Leesa James :
23andMe
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~1.56%
M. (Tull) Meredith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YU4801470 [compare], Ancestry member MargaretTull
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Ray James :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YD1162261 [compare], yourDNAportal RAY72797ca9, FTDNA kit #132070
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~0.78%
Caroline James :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A355945 [compare], Ancestry member fingertrapt
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~0.78%
Grace Warren :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A436544 [compare], Ancestry member graceoftennessee
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A436544 [compare], FTDNA kit #B331981
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A436544 [compare]
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~0.78%
Charlene Clark :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Mark Royston :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RN4852248 [compare], Ancestry member mrr98201
-
~0.39%
Jeff Sebert :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JL9153036 [compare], yourDNAportal JEFfdae0082, Ancestry member Jdsebert
+
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