Bedford County, Tennessee Compiled Genealogies

General
As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Bedford, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 70,000 entries.


 * Poplin, Dick. Bedford County, Tennessee Family History Book. Paducah, Ky.: Turner Pub. Co., 2002. 976.8583 D2b; publisher's description. Purchase through Bedford County Historical Society, P.O. Box 141, Shelbyville, TN 37162.

DNA
DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Bedford County residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.


 * [Brown] Descendant of Alexander F. Brown, b. 1807 Virginia, resident of Bedford County, Tennessee 1830s, d. aft 1840 of Calloway County, Kentucky. Y-DNA 12 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 142768). Genetic signature available online (labeled Group No. 52), genealogical description available online, courtesy: Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study. Matches have been found.
 * [Brown] Descendant of Nathaniel G. Brown, b. 1801 Tennessee, resident of Bedford County, Tennessee 1830s, d. Henry County, Missouri. Y-DNA 25 Marker Tests, FTDNA (Kits 76991, 77609). Genetic signatures available online (labeled Group No. 73), genealogical description available online, courtesy: Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study. See also Burnett List.