Born in Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ebenezer Edwards
and Mary (North) Edwards
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Thwing
— married
17 Jan 1741 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
at about age 50
in Conway, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Mar 2014
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Biography
Thankful Edwards was born on 10 OCT 1716 in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay. She married John Twing 17 JAN 1741. She passed away 30 NOV 1770 in Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts and is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Children
Timothy Thwing b: 9 SEP 1744 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Mary (Thwing) Rice (1747-1825)
- Sarah Thwing (1749-)
- Thankful (Thwing) Snow (1754-abt.1798)
- John Thwing Jr (1757-)
John Thwing b: BEF 11 JUL 1762 in Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Sources
- Rootsweb (https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gskurth&id=I16470)
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/164526584/thankful-thwing : accessed 18 May 2021), memorial page for Thankful Edwards Thwing (1720–30 Nov 1770), Find A Grave: Memorial #164526584, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Danny Doty (contributor 48359724) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thankful 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 Thankful:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thankful 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 Thankful:
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~0.78%
Rolland Rice
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Arlie Snow :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Arlie_Snow
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Sue (Howard) Ison
Edwards-25066 and Edwards-6890 appear to represent the same person because: Are these two the same? FAG says married Thwing.
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by Sue (Howard) Ison
Rejected matches › Thankful Edwards (1721-abt.1757)
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