Abraham
Bevan
Born about in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Davies) Bevan
— married
1 Feb 1823 in St. Mary's Parish, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Descendants 
Died
at about age 67
in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jul 2015
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Biography
Abraham was born about 1800 and grew to be a collier (coal miner) in Cwmbwrla.[1] He was married to Mary Davies on 01/02/1823 in Swansea, St James, Glamorganshire, Wales, witnessed by Philip Bevan (who may have been his brother) and William Davies.[2] Abraham and Mary had eight children of their own and provided a home for two orphan boys, William Collins and John Williams[3]. Abraham was 67 years old when he passed away on 19 December 1867 at Cwmbwrla. A son was the sole executor of his effects valued under 100 pounds sterling. Will record dated 8 June 1868.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1841 Wales CensusClass: HO107; Piece: 1424; Book: 32; Civil Parish: Swansea; County: Glamorgan; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 8; Page: 7; Line: 9; GSU roll: 464332; accessed online at Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2006.
- ↑ "Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCYY-2W4 : 3 September 2015), Abraham Bevan and Mary Davies, 01 Feb 1823, Marriage; from "Parish Records Collection 1538-2005," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Swansea, St James, Glamorganshire, Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ 1851 Wales CensusClass: HO107; Piece: 2465; Folio: 551; Page: 23; GSU roll: 104213-104214, Ancestry.com Operations, 2005, Provo, UT.
- ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966; accessed online at Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2010.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abraham:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abraham:
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~12.50%
Paul McGrew
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T828084 [compare], FTDNA kit #N71131
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~6.25%
Jeffrey McGrew :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A262647 [compare], Ancestry member mcgruzoo
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T644420 [compare], FTDNA kit #B8311
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~3.12%
Karen (Francis) Sexton :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ksexton6
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