When Winnie Joslin and her twin sister Betsy were born in 1780 in Kentucky, their father, John, was 29 and their mother, Catherine, was 14. She married Joseph W. Rutledge on October 13, 1800. They had 11 children in 26 years. She died in 1845 at the age of 65, and was buried in Oakman, Alabama.
Winnie Joslin and Joseph Rutledge:
Joseph Rutledge, (Jr.) is enumerated in the 1810 Clark County, Kentucky Census, page 139. In the household are 1 male under 10, born 1801-1810, Jack; 1 male 26-45, born 1766-1784, Joseph, Jr.; 2 females under 10, born 1801-1810, Catherine, Martha, Mary; 1 female 26-45, born 1766-1784, Winnie (Joslin) Rutledge.
Sources
Lincoln County, Kentucky Marriage (1793-1800) & Will (1801-1807) Records
U.S. General Land Office Records
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Winnie 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 Winnie: