Born about in Kentucky, Virginia, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of William McFerrin
and Jane Duncan (Laughlin) McFerrin
Sister of
Elizabeth Martin (McFERRIN) Armstrong, James W. McFERRIN, William M. McFERRIN, Burton Lytton McFerrin, Sallie Jane McFERRIN, Sarah Jane (McFerrin) Gilliland, Margaret (McFerrin) Gilliland, Burton L. McFERRIN, Tabitha Duncan (McFERRIN) Smith, Eleanor Duncan (McFERRIN) Curlee and Mary P. (McFerrin) Stovall
Wife of
James Ishmael
— married
21 Jun 1804 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Ishmael) Clifton, William Thomas Ishmael, Benjamin Ishmael, Samuel McFerrin Ishmael, Elizabeth (Ishmael) Kincart and Maria Morgan (Ishmael) Smith
Died about
at about age 47
in Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Apr 2014
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Biography
Mary Ann McFerrin was born in the late 1700s to William McFerrin and Jane Laughlin. She married James Ishmael in Kentucky in 1804 and they had 11 known children. Burial: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky, United States
Research Notes
A few have disputed Mary's parentage because she married James in Kentucky. So the assumption was made that she was also born there. She could have been born in Kentucky County, Virginia, United States. Kentucky County was in Virginia from 1776-1780.Kentucky Maps 1776 James was born in Pennsylvania and married in Kentucky. There is no official record to date where she was born.
Sources
- Mary McFerrin, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979""Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch Record : accessed 16 March 2016), Record Image James Ishmael and Mary Mcferrin, 21 Jun 1804; citing Nicholas, Kentucky, reference p 2; FHL microfilm 252,392.
- Merry McFerrin Ishmael (1783-Unknown) on Find A Grave: Memorial #86674619 retrieved 9 March 2019
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 March 2018, 05:39), entry for Mary Ann McFerrin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LKQR-QW3); contributed by various users.
- https://www.geni.com/ Record File Number: geni:6000000004151711886
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
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~1.56%
Jim Berry
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M173910 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Martha (Strong) Slater :
23andMe, GEDmatch M912940 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A368532 [compare], Ancestry member slaterms
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T058574 [compare], FTDNA kit #F61121
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~1.56%
Louis Ogden :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T413593 [compare], Ancestry member lgogden
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~1.56%
Katie (Ogden) Anderson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WH5285375 [compare]
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~1.56%
Steve Polson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B352932
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~0.78%
Kory (Russell) Dordea :
23andMe, GEDmatch CF9055349 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch CF9055349 [compare], Ancestry member KAD81
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~0.78%
David Laughlin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member david540320
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~0.78%
Robert Heflin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rdheflin
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T797201 [compare], FTDNA kit #196547
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Living DNA, GEDmatch XX4642271 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB13574683
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Ann (Davenport) Lucas :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Deborah McFeron :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A393530 [compare], Ancestry member heathermcferon
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Josiah Couch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A695202 [compare], Ancestry member JosiahCouch
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McFerrin-104 and McFerrin-64 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
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