Martha
"Patchie"
Edwards
Born about in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Crawford Edwards
and Margaret (Whitehead) Edwards
Wife of
John Lewis Thomas
— married
about 1825 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Rebecca (Thomas) Dennis, James L. Thomas, Margaret Tabitha Thomas and William Henry Thomas
Died about
at about age 61
in Baker, Alabama, United States
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Biography
Martha was born in 1809, the daughter of John Edwards and Margaret Whitehead. As their eldest child, Martha was the administrator for her father's estate.
She married John L Thomas about 1824-1825.
She is said to have died 1 Aug 1870. Martha is buried at the Chestnut Creek Cemetery, Chilton County, Alabama.[1]
Reasearch Notes
Birth date on Find-a-Grave is incorrect; death date is questionable.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115398917/martha-thomas: accessed 01 September 2022), memorial page for Martha “Patchie” Edwards Thomas (3 Sep 1805–1 Aug 1870), Find A Grave: Memorial #115398917 citing Chestnut Creek Cemetery, Cooper, Chilton County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Dewey Bruce Glenn (contributor 46137267) .
See Also:
- 1850; Census Place: Chestnut, Autauga, Alabama; Roll: M432_1; Page: 52A; Family 763
- 1860; Census Place: Chestnut Creek, Autauga, Alabama; Roll: M653_1; Page: 25; Family: 175
- 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Baker, Alabama; Roll: M593_1; Page: 209B; Family: 272
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
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~6.25%
Tom Wilson
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member twilson906
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Karla York :
23andMe, GEDmatch M084851 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A104212 [compare], Ancestry member KarlaYorkNelson
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #266648
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
Bill Barnes :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A054168 [compare], Ancestry member bigbillbarnes7799
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Richard Bamberg :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YM1958008 [compare], Ancestry member richardabamberg173174
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~3.12%
Connie (Brown) Costello :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UF5517436 [compare], Ancestry member cjcostello_1
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~1.56%
Jason Costello :
23andMe, GEDmatch DL300342C1 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CB6129755 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Gail Bice :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Nancy Bamberg :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RU5406451 [compare], Ancestry member dalefranklin1005
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Sheila Tidwell
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Edwards-30426 and Edwards-4027 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person. Married to the same person and the dates are the same
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by Sheila Tidwell
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