Ornan
Bradley
Whatley
Born in Granville County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Shirley Whatley
and Rebecca (Wharton) Whatley
Brother of
William Whatley [half], Michael Whatley Sr., Willis Richard Whatley and William Wharton Whatley
Husband of
Judith India Judah (Thornton) Whatley
— married
1769 (to 28 Nov 1798) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 57
in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Dec 2019
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Biography
Ornan was born in 1741. He was the son of Shirley Whatley and Rebecca Corley. He passed away in 1798.
Sources
- Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, Estate Records, 1790-1962; Author: Georgia. Probate Court (Oglethorpe County); Probate Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia.
- Will transcribed:
Item. I lend to my beloved wife, Judith Whatley... three negroes: Old Gloster [this was the one his father Shirley left to him] Michael, and Fillis,
Item. I give and bequeath to my son, Wyatt Whatley, two negroes by the name of Ader and Nelson...
Item. I give to my son, Wilson Whatley, one negro man by the name of James...
Item. I give to my daughter, Polly Heard, one negro girl named Nan...
Item. I give to my son, Burwell Whatley, one negro man named Ben...
Item. I give to my daughter, Charity Whatley, two negroes named Gloster [this must be Old Gloster's son] and Hannah...
7th Item. I give to my son, Ornan Bradley, two negroes named Issac and Arnal...
8th Item. I give my daughter, Rebecca Whatley, two negroes named Janny and Peter...
9th Item. I give to my daughter, Elizabeth Whatley, two negroes named Jerry and Martha....
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Last Will & Testament, this 28th day of Nov. 1798.
ORNAN WHATLEY (Seal)
Witnesses:
Michael Whatley
Bevis Roland
Recorded: January 1, 1799
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ornan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ornan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Steven Whitley
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #N4867
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~1.17%
Barbara (Caldwell) De Shann :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ibdashnn
-
~0.78%
John Lawrence :
23andMe
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #30365
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Scott Williams :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Ann (Gammon) Jacks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A821686 [compare], Ancestry member agjacks
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~0.78%
Karla Whitehead :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member KayJD1993
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~0.78%
Thomas Duke :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AL5538983 [compare]
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~12.50%
Billy Bell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch TE6701315 [compare], FTDNA kit #900665
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~0.39%
Joe Willis Jones :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A412870 [compare], Ancestry member Jones_Land
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A412870 [compare], FTDNA kit #B69091
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