Born in Culpeper County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Frederic Kavanaugh Sr.
and Ann Coleman (Covington) Kavanaugh
Sister of
Mary (Kavanaugh) Ellison, Philemon Kavanaugh, William Kavanaugh, Charles Kavanaugh and Sarah Ann (Kavanaugh) Moores
Wife of
Peter Woods
— married
25 Apr 1782 in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
John Woods, Charles Woods, Peter Woods, Frances Kavanaugh (Woods) Smith, Abigail (Woods) Moore, Green Woods, Mary Polly (Woods) Dallas and William Kavanaugh Woods
Died
at age 83
in Cooper County, Missouri
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Mar 2014
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Biography
Jael was born in 1765. Jael Kavanaugh ... She passed away in 1848.
Sources
- "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRC1-JYK : 30 January 2020), Jaily Kevanah in entry for Peter Woods, 1782.
- "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99DL-NR8F?cc=1875188&wc=37R1-4WG%3A173490401%2C1561677402 : 27 March 2015), Madison > Mixed probate records, 1787-1819, Vol. A-B > image 70 of 676; county courthouses, Kentucky.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61524339/jael-woods: accessed 22 January 2023), memorial page for Jael “Jane” Kavanaugh Woods (28 Mar 1765–23 Sep 1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61524339, citing Old Palestine Cemetery, Speed, Cooper County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Bonnie Baker (contributor 47355314).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jael 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 Jael:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jael 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 Jael:
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~2.34%
Michael Richey
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KZ5860778 [compare], Ancestry member mwrichey
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch WR6432621 [compare], FTDNA kit #108706
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~1.56%
Elenora Dallas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A880428 [compare], Ancestry member ellie1780
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Kim (Layton) Shott :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Joyce Layton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A300586 [compare], Ancestry member bjbertilson
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Jim Beers :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T527900 [compare], FTDNA kit #N105650
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Christina (Burke) Holt :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Michael Kiefl :
23andMe, GEDmatch UN4582156 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Deborah (Spooner) Harrod :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Linda (Figgins) Scott :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Tom Montague :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Alan Wood :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N15224
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~0.39%
Searcy Meggs :
MyHeritage DNA
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