William Mellard of
Dorchester Co., South Carolina
[Haplotype E3b]
Note: This family is affiliated with that of John Burgess of Hart Co., Georgia.
William Mellard was born about 1746. He married Susanna Harry about 1769 in Calhoun Co., South Carolina. He was a Loyalist who joined the British Army during the Revolutionary War, attaining the rank of Lieutenant, and was captured by Colonial forces in 1782 near the bridge over Four Hole Swamp in Dorchester Co., South Carolina. He died in Dorchester Co. about 1789, having had at least three sons:
1. James Mellard (1772- )
2. Thomas Mellard (1775- ) of Dorchester Co., SC
3. John Mellard (1782- )
William Mellard is the ancestor of J. N. Mellard.
Test results received from one representative of this line match the numbers of a descendant of John Burgess of Hart Co., Georgia. This number set is very scarce. Given this fact, they appear to have a common male ancestor, name unknown.
