William
Short
Born about in Prince George, Colony of Virginia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of William Grancer Short I
and Mary (Birch) Short
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Robinson) Short
— married
1725 in , Prince George, Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
Jacob Short, William Short, Rebecca (Short) Abernathy, Unknown (Short) Burrow and John Short
Died before
before about age 65
in Colony of Virginia [uncertain]
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Biography
This profile is part of the Short Name Study.
William Short was born about 1704 in Prince George, Colony of Virginia, son of William Grancer Short (~1685–~1769) and Mary Birch (~1685– ).
William had a brother, Robert Short (born 1660).
William (20) married Sarah Robinson (8) (born in Prince George; daughter of Mary (Evans) Robinson) in 1725 in , Prince George, Virginia. Their known children were:
- John Short (born 1720)
- Jacob Short (born 1726)
- William Short (born 1728)
- Rebecca Short (born 1730)
- Unknown Short (born 1732)
William died before 27 November 1769 in Colony of Virginia, aged about 64.
Research Notes
Likely died in Brunswick County or Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Sources
- SHORT, AN EARLY VIRGINIA FAMILY by Josephine Short Lynch p 111,71. BYU Library C5 71 .555 84 1970.
Deed books, Mecklenburg Co VA, Book 9, p 34 l. J.S. Lynch, Short, An Early VA Family p. 16 71-3, 111 2. C. H. Robinson, Robinson Families p 2-4, 74, 77, Cht C 3. Brunswick Co. VA Wills, Bk 3, p 537
DNA
- A descendant of John Shortt (S-96), has had a "Y"DNA match to a descendant of this William Short (S-44), and to a descendant of William Short (S-56). There are several other DNA matches of Lineage VII of the Short DNA Project who were from Tipperary in Ireland. This lineage came from Ashley in Staffordshire in the 1500s and in the 1600s some migrated to Tipperary in Ireland while others migrated to United States. It would be most helpful if any other male Shorts who descend from this lineage would have a "Y" DNA test.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Mike Short
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test
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~0.78%
Annie Ethel (Threet) Bowen :
23andMe
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~0.78%
James Du Pré :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JD99Fraser83
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #894263
+
Living DNA
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~0.39%
Brent Bowen :
23andMe, GEDmatch M184152 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BrentBowen1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B1790
+
Autosomal DNA Test
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Susan Martin (1957-2019)
Susan Martin (1957-2019)
A descendant from this lineage had a "Y" DNA test done. They have had a match to several members of Lineage VII of the Short DNA project. It seems this family lineage had at least two branches that migrated to America and one branch that migrated to Ireland. If you are a descendant perhaps you would like to join our facebook group. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/305174776295531/
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by Susan Martin (1957-2019)
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