Dorothy (Milsap) Williams (abt.1818-1884) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Dorothy "Dortha, Dartha" Williams formerly Milsap aka Milsaps, Millsaps, McClendon, Wells

Born about 1818 in Wayne County, Kentucky

Ancestors

Daughter of Thomas Milsap and Nancy Jane (Dearing) Millsaps

Sister of Thomas Milsap Jr, Mary (Millsap) Morgan, Wiseman Millsaps, Wisdom Millsaps, Mary Ann (Millsaps) Huffaker, Lavina A. Milsap, Perleta (Millsaps) Millsap and Harriet Matilda (Millsaps) Mills

Wife of William McClendon — married before 1838 (to May 1845) in Wayne County, Kentucky

Wife of Keelon Williams — married 18 May 1845 in Wayne County, Kentucky

Wife of William H. Wells — married 4 May 1862 in Edmonson County, Kentucky

Descendants

Mother of Surrilda A. (McClendon) Meredith, James M. McClendon, Lemanda Jane McClendon, James Sherod Williams, Charlotte (Williams) Hazelip, William Calvin Williams, Martha Ellender (Williams) Sloan and Susan Williams

Died 26 Mar 1884 at about age 66 in Edmonson County, Kentucky

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Biography

Dorothy had children by William McClendon before her marriage in 1845 as Dorothy McLendon to Keelon Williams. William McClendon married in 1849.

Dorothy and Keelon Williams moved from Cumberland Co., KY to Edmonson Co., KY after 1850. Most of the children and step-children of Keelon Williams are named in his Will, filed in Edmonson County, Kentucky. Dorothy was pregnant at the time Keelon wrote his Will, but there is no indication that the unborn child survived.

US Census

1850: Cumberland County, Kentucky, Family #643^[1]

Keelon Williams, 54, NC

D Williams, 35, KY

A S Williams, 23, KY

James S Williams, 4, KY

Charity Williams, 3, KY

Celey Keeton, 70, NC

W Millsaps, 25, NC

W C Williams, 2, KY

1860: Edmonson County, Kentucky, PO: Brownsville, Family #148 ^[2]

Dorothy Williams, 35, widow

Zarelda Williams, 23, domestic

Lemanda Williams, 17

James Sherd Williams, 14

Charlotte Williams, 13

Martha E. WIlliams,6

Hiram M Hazelip, 23

Anna Hazelip, 36

James K ., 1

William C. Williams, 12

Mary Jane Williams, 7

Susan Williams, 6

Melinda Williams, 3

1870: Precinct 1, Edmonson County, Kentucky ^[3]

B S Winn, 36, KY

W H Wells, 48, DE

Dorothy Wells, 49, KY

Buried: Morris Cemetery, Bee Spring, Edmonson County, Kentucky. ^[4]

Sources

↑ 1850 US Census: Cumberland County, Kentucky (at Family Search - poor transcription)
↑ 1860 US Census: Edmonson County, Kentucky
↑ 1870 US Census: Edmonson County, Kentucky
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #86110028

1840 US Census: Wayne County, Kentucky
1880 US Census: Edmonson County, Kentucky
Marriage Record found in Wayne County, Kentucky, Office of the County Court Clerk
Marriage Record found in Edmonson County, Kentucky, Office of the County Court Clerk
Edmonson County Marriage Index (at KyGenWeb)

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:

Jerry Blankenship : Mitochondrial DNA Test, haplogroup U2e1

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorothy:

~9.38% ~18.75% Judi (Norene) Corbin : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member judic9999
~6.25% ~12.50% Elaine (Vincent) Parsley : 23andMe, GEDmatch RK7976973 [compare]
~6.25% ~12.50% John Norene : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JessicaNorene74
~6.25% ~3.12% Glenna Meredith : AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal GLE9ae718df, Ancestry member glenna_meredith
~6.25% Jo (Meredith) Roberson : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Josephine_Roberson
~6.25% ~12.50% Estelle (Lindsey) Wheat : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T018927 [compare], FTDNA kit #442018
~6.25% Glenn Meredith : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T897682 [compare], FTDNA kit #132911 + Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch HV4835157 [compare]
~3.12% ~6.25% Jerry Blankenship : 23andMe, GEDmatch M283958 [compare]
~3.12% Bill Vincent : 23andMe, GEDmatch AY7541459 [compare], yourDNAportal WILa3e49133 + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A066845 [compare] + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T827997 [compare], FTDNA kit #91114 + Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LU672653C1 [compare]
~3.12% ~12.50% Mart (Vincent) Bandy : 23andMe, GEDmatch M811226 [compare]
~3.12% ~6.25% Mary (Wheat) Hatcher : AncestryDNA + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch AU229605C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #442019
~3.12% ~12.50% Charles Williams : Autosomal DNA Test
~1.56% Susan (Vincent) Ryan : 23andMe
~1.56% ~3.12% Patty Gavin : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A107851 [compare], Ancestry member PattyUnderwood22 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T412758 [compare], FTDNA kit #B11740 + Living DNA, GEDmatch JS2549145 [compare]
~1.56% Erik Meredith : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member erik_meredith07
~1.56% ~3.12% Lucille (Ward) Proe : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LucileProe
~0.78% Dustin Smith : 23andMe
~0.78% Eric Taylor : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ericisback

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Tombstone of Mrs. Dorothy Williams

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Dorothy (Milsap) Williams (abt. 1818 - 1884)

Biography

US Census

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