Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Mitchell Scott
and Catherine (Ware) Scott
Sister of
Eliza Thompson (Scott) Sharp, William Henry Harrison Scott, Catherine Ware (Scott) Johnson and John Mitchell Scott
Wife of
William Milton Davis
— married
29 Dec 1831 in Franklin County, Kentucky
Wife of
Sylvester Welch
— married
13 Nov 1838 in Franklin County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Mother of
Arabella Scott (Welch) Bryan
Died
at age 66
in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
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Biography
Census enumerations record Arabella's birth year as 1822 (1850), 1812 (1860) and 1832 (1870). Her gravestone reads born 14 March 1811.[1]
Marriage 1 on 29 December 1831, William Milton Davis
William Milton Davis (1794-24 December 1836) married 29 December 1831 Arabella Scott in Franklin County, Kentucky. Possibly she was a second wife, as William was age 37 years in 1831 [but no previous marriage has been discovered].[2] William M. Davis executed his will on 24 December 1836 in Nelson County, Kentucky, bequeathing everything to his wife Arabella Davis and his two minor daughters, Catharine and Eliza. He nominated his wife Arabella and his brother Elijah as Executors. His will entered probate on Monday, 10 April 1837 at Nelson County Court. [3]
William is buried at the Old Methodist Cemetery at Chaplin, Kentucky. His tombstone reads, "Major William Milton Davis, d. 24 Dec 1836, erected by his affectionate wife, Arabella Davis."[4]
Daughter Eliza is not enumerated on the 1850 census with her mother Arabella (now Welch) and her sister Catherine "Kate" Davis age 17.[5] Daughter Catherine married Alexander Grant in 1852 in Franklin County.[6]
Marriage 2 before 1845, Sylvester Welch
Arabella Scott married Sylvester Welch and had at least one son Sylvester Welch (born 1845 died 1885)
1850 U.S. census, Franklin County, Kentucky, District 1, p. 49A; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 200.
Sylvester Welch age 50
Arabella Welch age 28 [sic] born Kentucky [born circa 1822 [sic]]
Kate Davis age 17 [Catherine "Kate" born circa 1833]
Ashbel Welch age 17
Mary Welch age 10
Louisa Welch age 8
Lizzy Welch age 6
Sylvester Welch age 4 [born circa 1845]
Arabella Welch age 2
Gaines H Gray age 25
William Gray age 14
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial 60282877 created 18 October 2010 by Tina Wingate; citing Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA; Plot: Sec M Lot 111 Grave 4.
- ↑ Helen E. (Hart) Peyton, author, Betty J. Peyton and Patricia H. Johnson, editors, Isaac Davis and Elizabeth Kincheloe of Virginia, Their Ancestors and Descendants, and Related Families, manuscript 2005, pp. 32-33, 472-473; FamilySearch digital edition
- ↑ Ibid., citing Nelson County, Kentucky, Will Book 2: 175.
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial 60842280 created 30 October 2010 by Rhonda Patton Wathen & Children; citing Old Methodist Cemetery, Chaplin, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA.
- ↑ 1850 U.S. census, District 1, Franklin County, Kentucky, p. 49A, Sylvester Welch household; NARA M432, roll 200.
- ↑ "Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914," database online, Ancestry.com; citing Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. See also, Kentucky censuses and her tombstone photograph at Find A Grave.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arabella 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 Arabella:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Arabella 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 Arabella:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Albert Bruns 
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23andMe, GEDmatch m100543 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch m100543 [compare], Ancestry member albertbrunsnew
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch m100543 [compare], FTDNA kit #n55642
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~1.56%
Brian McCormick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ML4381833 [compare], yourDNAportal BRI7875ad7b, Ancestry member bmanmac
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Scott-1933 and Scott-21985 appear to represent the same person because: one is married to william milton davis and the other to william m davis
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