The surname Guth was originally from Switzerland and was anglicized to Good. On her marriage record Maria's surname was shown as Guthin. This is a feminine version of the surname. The surname is Guth. [1]
Birth
Maria was born about 1737. FamilySearch has a birth date of 2 Jan 1738 Germany or Lancaster, Pennsylvania but no source is given. She was the daughter of Theobald Guth and his wife Anna Magdalena.
Marriage
Mary Good (Maria Magdelena Guthin) was married on October 6, 1761, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Death
She passed away before 1785 other researchers have death dates of 1796 and 1810. There is no proof for any of them.
Research Notes
In the Bourbon County, Kentucky Tax List for 1800 Mary Hendrix is listed with land on Taylor's Creek. Is she the same person as Maria, widow of Peter? Her son, Peter Jr owned land described as being on Hingston Fork of Licking River, North of Taylor Creek in Nicholas County, KY.[2]
Sources
↑ Bahlow, Hans. 1967. Deutsches Namenlexikon; Familien- und Vornamen nach Ursprung und Sinn erklärt. München: Keyserche Verlagsbuchhandlung.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Maria 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 Maria:
Guthin-2 and Guth-255 appear to represent the same person because: The main difference between these two is the spelling of the surname. Guthin is a feminine form of the proper surname Guth. Guthin was used on the marriage record but the surname should be Guth.
Guthin-2 and Guth-255 are not ready to be merged because: More discussion is needed to establish whether the female version (Guthin) of the surname should be used or whether the anglicized version of the surname (Guth) should be used.
Guthin-2 and Guth-255 appear to represent the same person because: Guth is the proper German surname. Guthin is a feminine version of the name. These profiles are duplicates left over from a merge of Peter Hendricks.
Guthin-1 and Guth-255 appear to represent the same person because: The spelling of the surname differs a bit. I was told Guthin is the feminine form for Guth. The dates of birth are the same and the husband is the same although here again the spelling varies but they are the same person.