Robert
Witherspoon
Born in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Husband of
Janet (James) Witherspoon
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Sumter Township, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jan 2019
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Biography
Robert was born in 1767. Son of Robert Witherspoon (1728–1788) and Elizabeth Heathly (1740–1820)
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1809 to 1811.
He passed away in 1937. He is buried in Salem Black River Cemetery, Mayesville, Sumter County, South Carolina.Find A Grave: Memorial #8066949
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 March 2021), memorial page for Robert Witherspoon (29 Jan 1767–11 Oct 1837), Find a Grave Memorial no. 8066949, citing Salem Black River Cemetery, Mayesville, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
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~0.39%
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