Susannah (Susan) Whitten was born about 1793 in Hunter, South Carolina to parents John I Whitten Sr. and Phoebe Kern. She married James Canady about 1830. Children: Edmond, Lucinda, Lindsey Alexander, Sarah Frances, Louisa. She died on 31 Aug 1876 in Randolph, Alabama. [1]
Research Notes
John Whitten's will references daughter Susannah Kennedy. [2]
Name: John Whitten. Probate Date 03Jul1828. Probate Place: Laurens, South Carolina, USA. Inferred Death Year: Abt. 1828. Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA.
Transcribed excerpt: "I give and bequeath all my personal property to my Children Lyndsey Whitten, John Whiten Jr., Sally Henly, Anne Jacks, Fanny Ray and Susannah Kennedy to be equally divided between them. Except my wearing apparel which I give and bequeath to my Sons."
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY8-Y5M : 12 April 2016), Susan Keneday in household of James Keneday, Troup county, part of, Troup, Georgia, United States; citing family 9, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susan 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 Susan: