Elizabeth
Betsey
(Betsey)
Ayers
formerly Richardson
Born in Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Richardson
and Sarah Sally (Compton) Richardson
Sister of
William Richardson, Nancy (Richardson) Melton, Sarah (Richardson) Martin, Theodocia (Richardson) Martin, Mazzie Mariah (Richardson) Martin, Moriah Mazzie (Richardson) Martin and Pascael Richardson
Wife of
Samuel Buford Ayres
— married
30 Oct 1794 in Bedford County, Virginia
Descendants 
Died
at about age 60
in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Mar 2012
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Biography
Elizabeth "Betsey" Richardson Spouse: Samuel Ayers Parents: Joseph Richardson and Sarah Compton Birth Place: Loudoun, VA Birth Date: 1775 Marriage Place: Bedford, VA Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1794 Death Place: Rockingham, NC Death Date: 23 Nov 1835
In the early 1800s Elizabeths' parents moved to Rockingham County, N.C. Samuel and Elizabeth (Betsy) joined them in 1810 when they bought 396 acres in Rockingham County, N.C.
Cemetery: Ayers Cemetery Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America Father: Joseph Richardson Mother: Sarah compton Richardson Siblings: Elizabeth Richardson Ayers (1775 - 1835) Sarah Richardson Martin (1775 - ____)* Theodocia Richardson Martin (1792 - 1860)* Mazzie Mariah Richardson Martin (1794 - 1864)*
Spouse: Samuel Ayers Children: Sarah b.1795 md. William Ward Charlotte b.1799 Mary b.1801 md. Richard Martin Elizabeth b.1803 md. David Robertson Samuel b.1805 md. Eberline Payne James b.1806 Isaac b.1807 Elijah b.1809 md. Sally Payne Wesley b.1810 md. Mary (Polly) Payne Pleasant H Ayers b.1813
*I will clean this up as I research more on my 5x's Great Grandmother, or others can feel free to add or fix the format too =)*
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68512494/elizabeth-ayers: accessed 05 October 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth “Betsy” Richardson Ayers (1775–1835), Find A Grave: Memorial #68512494, citing Ayers Cemetery, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Catoe4 (contributor 47413036).
- FamilySearch Person: 9CCN-8PR
- Source number: 538.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MEZ
- From the Bedford County, Virginia list of marriage bonds:
Oct 27, 1794; Samuel Ayers & Betsey Richardson; John Cundiff, surety; Married by John Ayers, oct 30, 1794.
- Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=10912666&pid=3023
Acknowledgements
- Pat Dobson, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Pat and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betsey 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 Betsey by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- M L Pierce
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup k1c1
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~1.56%
Timothy Cart :
23andMe, GEDmatch JZ6242372 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member timcart2009
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~1.56%
Thomas Joyce :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A382453 [compare], Ancestry member thomasjoyce51
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Catherine (Taylor) Fussell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A678621 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Glenda Cochran :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Ken Flippin :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Shan (Ward) Dawson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A923769 [compare], Ancestry member Shandaws
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A923769 [compare], FTDNA kit #B89364
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~0.78%
~1.56%
M L Pierce :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A673723 [compare]
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Kristin (Hamlin) Sausville
Richardson-11305 and Richardson-3092 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate.
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