Born about in Caroline County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Peatross Jr.
and Ann (Brame) Beasley
Sister of
Rebecca (Peatross) Terrell, William Peatross, Sarah Peatross, Matthew Peatross, Elizabeth (Peatross) Campbell, Thomas Peatross, Ann Peatross, Mary (Peatross) Haden, Richard Peatross, John Peatross, Joannah Peatross and James Peatross
Wife of
James Gatewood Jr.
— married
1768 in Caroline, Virginia
Descendants 
Died
at about age 66
in Caroline, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Apr 2010
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Biography
Amelia was born in 1740. She is the daughter of Matthew Peatross and Amey Brame.
Parents
- Father John Matthew Peatross 1715-1743
- Mother Amey Brame 1710-1782
Amey is the second daughter of Matthew and Amey Peatross. She was identified as Amey Gatewood in her father's will. It is believed that her husband was James Gatewood
Sources
CITING THIS RECORD - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3DZQ-QKF : accessed 2017-08-24), entry for Amelia /Peatross/.
Acknowledgement
- Created through the import of James Walter Swartz Family Tre.ged on 24 April 2010.
- Tidewater Virginia Families: Generation Beyond: Chapter 6: The Peatross Family page 109
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia 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 Amelia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia 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 Amelia:
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~0.78%
Cindy (Modrall) Krieg
:
23andMe, GEDmatch YM6944262 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Modrall3 [compare], Ancestry member cynthiakrieg
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~0.78%
Laurie Stanley :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Walter Haden :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WF3766620 [compare], Ancestry member WRHadenJr
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~0.78%
Charles Mitchell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
M. Nance :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RL2336639 [compare], FTDNA kit #255553
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Henry Sturcke :
MyHeritage DNA
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Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Peatross-64 and Peatross-22 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate
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by Andrea (Stawski) Pack
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