Born about in Chester, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of Thomas Grimson
and Rachael (Unknown) Grimson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Patrick Harrison Boyd
— married
25 Jul 1732 in Chester, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Mother of
Patrick Harrison Boyd Jr., Frances Clarice (Boyd) Beaty, Mary Ann (Boyd) Tindall, John Boyd, George Boyd, James Boyd and William Irby Boyd
Died about
at about age 42
in Halifax, Virginia Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2013
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Biography
Rachel Grimson was born from about 1708 to 1715 in Chester, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Rachael Grimson. She married Patrick Harrison Boyd on 25 July 1732 in Chester, Delaware Co, Pennsylvania.
On Geni.com their children are listed as: Mary Lucinda Boyd Tindall, James Boyd, Sr., William L. Boyd, Harrison Patrick Boyd, George B. Boyd, John Boyd, Sarah Boyd, Rachael Boyd, Patrick J. L. Boyd and William Patrick Boyd.
Sources
"Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q2WF-5GPB), Patrick Boyd and Rachel Grimson, 25 Jul 1732; citing Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, various churches and archives, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 823,996.
Title: Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) Location: Provo, UT, USA
Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
Title: Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1700-1821 Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, Utah
marriage record, grave record, Slaymaker papers
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9041707/alexander-beaty Please see the 2nd page of attached text.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
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~1.56%
William Branson
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GC1830837 [compare], FTDNA kit #70818
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~0.78%
T. Beaty :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Bailey Francis :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M893852 [compare], FTDNA kit #20007
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~0.78%
S. Branson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T857365 [compare], yourDNAportal SAN52e027c9, FTDNA kit #422564
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~0.39%
Melissa Strom :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Melissa Adams :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Mel4ot
-
~0.39%
Kat Casteel :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Claudia (PAWSON) Goodman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A419039 [compare], yourDNAportal CLAeb557a30, Ancestry member imlilfox
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~0.39%
Loren Mullins :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ilmullins1
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~0.39%
Carol Miller :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cmiller600
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~0.39%
Joyce Rest :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A473423 [compare], Ancestry member JR
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~0.39%
Jack Burk :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QQ2916596 [compare]
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~0.39%
Frankie Barrier :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
D Klein :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a705967 [compare], Ancestry member lceekay51
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Thomas Green :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Ernie Rubottom :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LZ7988974 [compare]
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~0.39%
Clifton Boyd :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Beth Lamb :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T282740 [compare], FTDNA kit #539385
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Joyce (Clark) Luxton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ZM2910853 [compare], FTDNA kit #600301
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~0.39%
Dick Kent :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T730995 [compare], FTDNA kit #524158
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Dudley Miller
I have removed John Boyd as spouse. I am adding a source that justifies removal.
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