Born about in Halifax, Virginia, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Younger
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Nancy Younger, James Younger, Thomas Younger Jr., Mary (Younger) Scudder, Lucy (Younger) Winn, Joseph Younger, Susannah Younger, Elizabeth (Younger) LeGrand, William Younger, Jesse Younger, Caty (Younger) Brown, Samuel Younger, Rachel Younger and Rebecca (Younger) Franklin
Wife of
William Light
— married
4 Jul 1793 in Halifax, Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died before
before about age 96
in Halifax , Colony of Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2011
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Contents |
Biography
Birth
- Birth:
- Date: <1740>
- Place: , Halifax, Virginia
Named in Her Father's Will
In 1789 Dolly was the eleventh child named in her father's will. She was single and living with him at the time. She was bequeathed twenty-five pounds "lawful money of Virginia." [1]
Marriage
July 6, 1793 Halifax county, Virginia to William Light [2] [3]
FSFTID
- FSFTID KL6B-Y2K
- FSFTID K2JR-WKM
Sources
- ↑ Virginia. County Court (Halifax County), Will books, v. 0-2 [1753?]-1792, images 674-676 at FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-33QG?i=673&cat=417646
- ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/vir/halifax/marriages_pre1800.html
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV3S-3HW2 : 29 January 2020), Dolly Young in entry for William Light, 1793.
- WikiTree profile Younger-56 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=82529654&pid=787
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dolly by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Dolly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dolly by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Dolly:
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~0.39%
Kathy Colter
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~0.39%
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