Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Thomas
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Lewis
— married
1721 in Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Ann Lewis, Benjamin Lewis, William Thomas Lewis, Judith Lewis, Rebecca Lewis and Mary (Lewis) Creech
Died
at about age 44
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Oct 2011
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Contents |
Biography
When Rebecca "Becky" Thomas was born in 1704 in Gloucester, Virginia, her father, Samuel, was 24, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 24. She married Thomas Lewis in 1721 in Virginia. They had at least one child during their marriage. She died on June 19, 1748, in Greene, North Carolina, at the age of 44.
Research Notes
JIW Several sources show Gloucester, Virginia as birthplace, but parents lived in Connecticut so leaving birthplace blank after removing England.
Sources
- Source: Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/164037268/person/282135283028/facts
- Source: Rebecca Lewis in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2880256:60214?tid=164037268&pid=282135283028
- Source: Journey of Benjamin Sr (mentions mother-in-law and her father) https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/164037268/person/282135283028/media/49428789-e881-4255-a758-440ba64b2248?_phsrc=Asi2232&usePUBJs=true
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Thomas-4841 created through the import of OHair Family Tree.ged on Dec 20, 2011 by Marcella O'Hair.
- WikiTree profile Thomas-4266 created through the import of Rankin-Ridgdill Family Tree.ged on Oct 4, 2011 by Elizabeth Rankin.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
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~0.39%
Joyce Smith
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~0.39%
Juan (Gonzales) Herring :
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Jack Callon :
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Joyce Riddle :
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~0.39%
Mark Bates :
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~0.39%
Jeff Owens :
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~0.39%
Gerald Flannery :
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~0.39%
Jim Ward :
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Living DNA, GEDmatch MU2625134 [compare], yourDNAportal JIMa451bb39
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~0.39%
Cynthia (Creech) Everage :
MyHeritage DNA
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Rejected matches › Rebecca (Thomas) Haskell (1687-aft.1722) › Rebecca (Perkins) Thomas (1795-1861) › Rebecca (Thomas) Hicks › Rebecca (Thomas) Nickerson (abt.1760-) › Rebecca (Thomas) Franklin (abt.1815-) › Rebecca (Thomas) Plumb (1705-) › Rebecca Martha (Chastain) Lewis (1830-1898) › Rebecca (Unknown) Kendall (abt.1705-)
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Profile information is showing the father died in infancy. If this is right, it might be best to disconnect the profile until the parents have been researched.
Best wishes,
David
England project: Gloucestershire
edited by David Mortimer
Her father is correct on wikitree. When I adopted this orphan profile, I did not have enough evidence yet to change what was previously input by another wikitreer as birthplace.