Rachel /Hayes/[1] was born 4 Mar 1710 /11 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut. [2]
Marriage
Rachel Hayes married Samuel Gates, Jr. on 1 April 1734 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut. Her surname was not listed. [3]
Note: The parents of Rachel Hayes are assumed to be James and Mary as shown on this profile. [4]
Sources
Gates Families and Persons of Ridgefield, Fairfield County from the Connecticut State Library, Barbour Collection: Samuel (i) and Sarah
authored January, 2020 [5]
↑ Footnote 4 in the above - Generally accepted as Rachel Hayes; she is named in her father's will, as Rachel Gates. (James Hayes, Norwalk - Fairfield Probate District #2799). Source provided by Gates-4333
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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:
This profile shows no proof that Rachel Hayes was the person named Rachel (no surname listed) who married Samuel Gates. If no proof can be presented, the marriage needs to be undone here.
Hello. I adopted a profile and saw that there were two for the same person, this being the other. Please explain for me why these two profiles are set as an Unmerged Match? Otherwise it should be completed. Thank you.
https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image?volumeId=11666&pageName=251&previousPage=DatabaseSearch&databaseId=202
(Hayes-3299) and (Hayes-874)