Born in Logan County, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas L. Ash Sr.
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Francis Jean Ash [half], Amos Ash, Thomas Ash, John Francis Ash, Frances Jean Ash, James Ash, Jesse B. Ash and Isaac Ashe
Wife of
Jesse McPherson Sr.
— married
4 Sep 1788 in Frederick County, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Stephen McPherson, William McPherson, John B. McPherson, James McPherson, Alexander McPherson, Lewis McPherson, Nancy McPherson, Jesse McPherson Jr., Amos McPherson, Alney McPherson and James McPherson
Died
at age 50
in Rosewood, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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Biography
Nancy Ann (Ash) McPherson was born in 1772 in Logan County, Kentucky, the daughter of Thomas L. Ash, Sr. (1748–1801) and [?].
Note: An earlier version of this profile represented that Nancy's mother was Elizabeth (Stanton) Eldredge (1763-1766), however that could not have been possible because that Elizabeth Stanton was married to someone else, resided her entire short life in Stonington, Connecticut, and died before this Nancy Ash was born.
Nancy married Jesse McPherson (1765-1849) on 2 Sep 1788 in Frederick County, Virginia. Their son was:
- Mary McPherson (1789–Deceased)
- Rev. William McPherson (1789–1863)
- John B. McPherson (1793 - 1875)
- Milly Mc Pherson (1796–Deceased)
- James W. McPherson (1796 - 1879)
- Ruth McPherson (1797–1880)
- Nancy McPherson (1799–1860)
- Margaret Elizabeth McPherson (1800–1879)
- Elizabeth "Betsy" McPherson (1801–1865)
- Alexander McPherson (1801-1857 )
- Lewis McPherson (1803 - 1853)
- Jane McPherson (1805–Deceased)
- Rachel McPherson (1806–1881)
- Delilah McPherson (1807–Deceased)
- Jesse McPherson, Jr. (1810-1882)
- Amos McPherson (1813–1889)
- Rachel McPherson (1814–1906)
- Alney M. "Allen" McPherson (1815-1875)
Nancy passed away in 1822 in Rosewood, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky and was buried at McPherson Cemetery, Dunmor, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
Sources
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV2G-Q7QF : 11 July 2016), Nancy Ann Ash McPherson, 1822; Burial, Dunmor, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States of America, McPherson Cemetery; citing record ID 79859111, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRH8-KLD : 11 February 2018), Jesse Mcferson and Nancy Ash, 02 Sep 1788; citing Frederick, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 31,456.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Charles Wells 
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
TK Jeffries :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch KY1864110 [compare]
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~0.78%
Yana Jeffries :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A833034 [compare], Ancestry member yana_debba
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~0.78%
Anonymous Jeffries :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch ZM7527931 [compare]
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~0.39%
Joe Baker :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZJ7421678 [compare], Ancestry member Walkintall
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~0.39%
Angela (Spann) Gingras :
23andMe, GEDmatch M628085 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
T Marsh :
23andMe, GEDmatch SZ6909359 [compare]
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~0.39%
Steve Padgett :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Ronnie Goss :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
William Crouch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GA4295481 [compare], yourDNAportal WILdcfd8d87, Ancestry member archiron77
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~0.39%
Kay Franklin :
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~0.39%
Russell E Scroggins :
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Maggie N.
Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Maggie N.
Ash-3134 and Ash-408 appear to represent the same person because: married to McFarson, McPherson
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by Maggie N.
Phillip Rich
Ash-1086 and Ash-408 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicated Family. Everything Matches, Please merge.
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by Phillip Rich
Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Ash-1087 and Ash-408 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate
posted
by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Rejected matches › Ann (Moore) McPherson
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