What is the name of the person associated with the MtDNA test and what is
the kit number. I have two kit numbers you can go online and compare. One is
my first cousin Arthur Wayne Jarriel, Tattnall Co., GA, kit # 177318 and my
self Wendell Lamar Cossey, Kit # 178463.
Lamar Cossey
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Subject: Re: [CAUSEY] Causey DNA Project?
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Author: sunnyaldrich
Surnames: Causey, Coursey, Saussey
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Thanks for your informative reply Ed! Her name was never recorded as Saussey
since no records exist for her prior to her marriage. She appears as
Elizabeth Avery or Avera on all known documentation. The spelling of
"Saussey" occurred when her great-nephew (born 1874) wrote down the oral
history passed down from his grandparents, which he didn't undertake until
about 1931. I believe he was spelling Causey phonetically.
The Courseys we are related to by DNA also trace their origins back to a
progenitor named William who originated or resided in South Carolina. I
guess what I would like to find out is if William Causey of Amite and
William Coursey who "disappeared" from South Carolina records circa 1794 is
the same man.
I have been looking at William Coursey Jr. of Amite, MS and his wife
Susannah Whittington as the most likely parents of my Elizabeth. Susannah's
father's name was Cornelius, possibly explaining how Elizabeth's
great-nephew came by the name. There are also quite a few Whittington's in
Washington County in the 1820's when Elizabeth married James Avera. It's
only a theory at the moment... Frustrating to try piecing things together
without documentation.
If anyone is a direct maternal descendent of any of the Causey/Coursey wives
and has done (or wants to do) mitochondrial DNA testing, please get in touch
with me. We've done the full mtDNA sequencing for my grandfather so a close
match with another direct-line descendant would prove/disprove relationships
as well.
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