Born in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Bales
and Rebecca (Bracken) Bales
Sister of
Hawkins Bales, Abigail Bales, Mary (Bales) Baker, John B. Bales, Hannah (Bales) Goodwin, James Bales, Rebecca (Bales) Clark and Elizabeth (Bales) Fulford
Wife of
Andrew Alexander
— married
18 Feb 1805 in Monroe, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary A. (Alexander) McClaughtery, Rebecca Braken (Alexander) Kean, Isabella E. (Alexander) Cotton, James Boyd Alexander, Elizabeth Jane (Alexander) Henderson and Malvina D. (Alexander) Sanders
Died
at age 86
in Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jul 2016
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Biography
She was apparently born out of wedlock as her parents didn't marry till 1 July 1785 and the toddler was bound over to the keeping of one Thomas Brickett twenty days later.
Note
"Greenbrier County Early Court Minutes entry: 'July 21, 1785 Ordered that Phebe Burry, base born child of Rebecca Brakin be bound to Thomas Brickett.'"[1]
Sources
- ↑ ["Greenbrier County (West) Virginia Records"]
- Source: http://www.wileygenealogy.com/biographies/alexander-txt/
- Source: "Greenbrier County (West) Virginia Records" transcribed by Larry G. Shuck, Vol. 1, P. 156, Iberian Publishing Co. Athens GA (1988)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Phoebe 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 Phoebe:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Phoebe 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 Phoebe:
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~1.56%
Les McKay
:
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~0.78%
Cory McKay :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A373901 [compare], Ancestry member wyerock
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~0.78%
Jimmy Garcia :
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~0.78%
John Bales :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch SU9291485 [compare], yourDNAportal JOH2eaf0deb, FTDNA kit #130122
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~0.39%
Leda Davis :
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~0.39%
JP Garcia :
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Lee Murphy :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Deborah (Horseman) Thomas-Nininger :
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~0.39%
Linda Smith :
AncestryDNA
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"July 21, 1785 Ordered that Phebe Burry, base born child of Rebecca Brakin be bound to Thomas Brickett" Source: "Greenbrier County (West) Virginia Records" transcribed by Larry G. Shuck, Vol. 1, P. 156, Iberian Publishing Co. Athens GA (1988)