Britain
Williford
Born about in Giles County, Tennessee
Ancestors 
Son of Hardy Williford
and Clarymont (Lancaster) Williford
Brother of
Samuel L. Williford [half], John Willis Williford [half] and Henry Clayton Willeford [half]
Husband of
Jane (Dugger) Williford
— married
21 Mar 1835 in Maury, Tennessee
Father of
Benjamin Franklin Williford
Died about
at about age 68
in Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jul 2020
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Biography
Britain (or Britton or Brittain) was born in 1816, the son of Hardee and Polly (Lancaster) Williford. In 1835 he married Jane Dugger in Maury, Tennessee. They would set up housekeeping and have the following children while living in Tennessee:
Benjamin Franklin Williford (1836-1862)
Mirandy Reynolds Willeford (1838-1877)
Harriet Catherine Williford) Trice (1839-1893)
Samuel Lancaster Williford (1842-1855)
Mary Jane (Williford) Roberts (1843-1900)
Joseph Wallis Williford (1845-1880)
Britain and Jane would then move to Harrison County, Texas in 1846 and have the rest of their children as follows:
William Lancaster Williford (1847-1938)
Thomas Almond Williford (1849-1920)
Charles Britain Williford (1854-1937)
They family would leave Harrison County in favor of Gonzales County, Texas in around 1865.
Britain would pass away in around 1884 at about 68 years of age.
Sources
- Family Search Profile on Brittain Willeford [1]
- Descendants of James Wilsford by Ronnita Jensen on Genealogy.com [2]
- Descendants of James Wilsford by Ronnita Jensen on Genealogy.com on Britain Williford [3]
- "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHM-9ZB2 : 5 November 2017), Brittain Williford and Jane Dugger, 1835; citing Maury, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,281,745.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL2-71R : 4 April 2020), B Williford, Harrison county, part of, Harrison, Texas, United States; citing family 851, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF2-CW9 : 18 March 2020), B Willford, 1860.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Britain 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 Britain:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Britain 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 Britain:
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~3.12%
Mary (Fannin) Richardson
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T505443 [compare], FTDNA kit #406560
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~1.56%
Frank Richardson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T028192 [compare], FTDNA kit #279926
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