Born in Newberry, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Gray Jr
and Catherine (DeWalt) Gray
Sister of
Susannah (Gray) Gallman
Wife of
William Perkins Johnson
— married
about 16 May 1809 in South Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
John Joachim Beulow Johnson
Died
at age 88
in Amite, Mississippi
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Ruth (Gray) Johnson migrated from South Carolina to Mississippi.
Biography
Ruth Gray, born 8 July 1789, died 7 September 1877, married 16 May 1809, Williams Perkins Johnson, born 25 July 1773, died 20 May 1845. Moved to Amite County, MS.
- Last Will and Testament of Father George Gray
- Dated 6 Oct 1825
- Terms: Wife Catherine, daughter Ruth Johnston, son Simon P. Gray, daughter Susannah Gallman, her husband John Gallman, son Benjamin H. Gray, daughter Rebecca DeWalt, for education of grandson George Gray DeWalt, son of David DeWalt,
- Execs: son Benjamin H Gray, son in law David DeWalt, Micajah Harris
- Wits: T T Cureton, Wm Gillian, D. F. Moon
- Proved 31 Jan 1826
- Recorded 12 Jan 1827
- U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898 (1815)
Name: W Johnson Year: Earliest Township and Range Public Land Survey State: Mississippi Principal Meridian: Washington Meridian (West of Pearl River)
- Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866
Name: William P Johnson Census Date: 1816 County: Amite
- Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890
Name: William P. Johnson State: MS County: Amite County Township: No Township Listed Year: 1820
- Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866
Name: Willm P Johnson Census Date: 1820 County: Amite
- 1830 census
Name: Wm P Johnson Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Amite, Mississippi Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 5 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1 Total Free White Persons: 7
- 1840 census
Name: Wm P Johnson Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Amite, Mississippi Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 3 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1 Total Free White Persons: 6
- Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890, MS
Name: William P. Johnson State: MS County: Amite County Township: No Township Listed Year: 1841
- Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890, MS
Name: William P. Johnson State: MS County: Amite County Township: No Township Listed Year: 1845
- Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866
Name: William P Johnson Census Date: 1845 County: Amite
- 1850 census
Name: Rutha Johnson Age: 61 Birth Year: abt 1789 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1850: Amite, Mississippi, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 564 Household Members: Name Age Wm G Johnson 29 E E Johnson 19 Rutha Johnson 61 M L Pool 23
- 1860 census
Name: Ruth Johnson Age: 70 Birth Year: abt 1790 Gender: Female Birth Place: South Carolina Home in 1860: Amite, Mississippi Post Office: Liberty Family Number: 390 Household Members: Name Age Ruth Johnson 70
Sources
- T. P. Hughes, Jr. & H. C. Gray, "The Gray Family, originally of Newberry County, SC," (1960)
- South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 (George Gray's will)
- U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898 (1815)
- Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866, (1816) Line 43, Roll: v229_1, (1820) Line: 37 Roll: v229_1, (1845) LIne: 25, Roll: v229_1
- Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890; MS 1820 State Census Index, MS 1841 State Census Index, MS 1845 State Census Index
- 1830 census
- 1840 census
- Copies of Last Will and Testament (for husband) give additional information and will be transcribed at a later date.
- 1850 census
- 1860 census
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
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~3.12%
Randall (Cole) White
:
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~1.56%
Jess (White) White-Phillip :
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~0.78%
Jim Floyd :
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