Born about in Isle of Wight, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Pierce
and Hester (Walker) Pierce
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Matthew Raiford Sr.
— married
[date unknown] in Isle of Wight, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Matthew Raiford II, Robert Raiford, William Raiford, Grace (Raiford) Stevens, Mourning Aldrich (Raiford) Pickett, Mary (Raiford) Terry, Drusilla (Raiford) Mask and Anne (Raiford) Terry
Died about
at about age 70
in Bladen, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Nov 2011
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Contents |
Biography
Mourning Pierce was born about 1695in Isle of Wight, Virginia to John Pierce and Hester Walker.[1]
Marriage
She married Matthew Raiford in Isle of Wight, Virginia.[2]
Death
Mourning supposedly died in June 1765 in Bladen, North Carolina, but this has not been proven with records.
Sources
- ↑ Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850. available at Ancestry $
- ↑ Abstract of North Carolina Wills, 1663-1760, for Matthew Rayford. available at Ancestry $
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mourning by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mourning by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Kathy Beatty
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1, haplogroup T, FTDNA kit #N108958
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~1.17%
Robert Little :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T270239 [compare], FTDNA kit #279182
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Lin Griffin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #546233
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~0.78%
Wayne Terry :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.59%
Leake Little :
23andMe, GEDmatch M617533 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T375146 [compare], FTDNA kit #279183
-
~0.59%
Henry Dillard :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
Kristin White :
23andMe, GEDmatch CM4869691 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A849495 [compare], Ancestry member kwmoore
+
Living DNA
-
~0.39%
Donald Merriman :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member merrimandc
-
~0.39%
Unknown (Roberson) Elkins :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mbroersonelkins
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~0.39%
Bob King :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bobsclocks
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~0.39%
~0.39%
Crystal (Carrington) Amirkhanian :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member amirkhanianc
-
~0.39%
Monica (Bryce) Pendleton :
AncestryDNA
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Kelly (Sullivan) Rishor
Kelly (Sullivan) Rishor
Pierce-1273 and Pierce-7670 appear to represent the same person because: Looks like dups to me.
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by Kelly (Sullivan) Rishor
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