Born in Knox County, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Murphy
and Sally (Richmond) Murphy
Sister of
William Murphy, Alexander Murphy, John Murphy, Archibald Murphy, James Murphy, Abraham Murphy, Ann (Murphy) Hunley and Timothy Murphy
Wife of
Solomon Stephens
— married
about 1830 in Whitley Co., Ky.
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Stephens) Ryan, Nancy (Stephens) West, William Clark Stephens, Elizabeth (Stephens) Ryan, Henry Thomas Stephens, Martha (Stephens) Trammell, Margaret (Stephens) Ryan, Anna (Stephens) Wilson, Martin Lewis Stephens, Susan (Stephens) Ryan, Elisha L. Stephens, Solomon Merritt Stephens, Rachel (Stephens) Meadows and Rebecca Jane Stephens
Died
at age 83
in Whitley County, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2015
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Biography
Rachel's birth and death dates are taken from her tombstone at Upper Marsh Creek Cemetery in McCreary Co., Ky.[1]
U.S. Census
| Year | Name | Location | Age | BP | Occupation |
| 1850 | Stevens, Rachel | KY, Whitley[2] | 37 | KY | |
| 1860 | Stephens, Rachael | KY, Whitley[3] | 47 | KY |
Sources
- ↑ Cemetery records by locale, FindAGrave.com
- ↑ District 1, Page 338
- ↑ Marsh Creek, Page 5
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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:
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:
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Dennis Brown 
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Albert Scott :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Janet (Burton) Seegmiller :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T749570 [compare], FTDNA kit #149602
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