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Elizabeth (Whaley) Thomas (1765 - 1846)

Elizabeth Thomas formerly Whaley
Born in Loudoun, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1784 in Loudoun, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 81 in Middletown, Bourbon, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1765. She was the second child of James Whaley who was named Elizabeth and is not the same person as Elizabeth Whaley. Elizabeth was one of seven illegitimate children born to James Whaley and Barbara Remey while he was married to her sister Lydia Ann Remey. (Loudoun County, VA Order Bk A:98 and 208, the Loudoun County, VA Will 1787 for James Whaley)

Research Notes

Her father's profile explains her surname and why she had an older sister with the same name.

Sources

  • 1818; Elizabeth is noted in the will of her husband Moses Thomas included in his profile (Bourbon Co. Ky. Will Bk F:203, returned Dec. Court 1818).
  • Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #241941848 (accessed 15 February 2024)
    Memorial page for Elizabeth Remey Whaley (1766-1846); Maintained by Tom (contributor 47787715).
  • 1859 Death of daughter Mary Thomas: "Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965"
    Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1222 #751086215 (accessed 15 February 2024)
    Elizabeth Thomas in death record for daughter Mary Thomas 24 Dec 1852, wife of Moses Thomas, in Montgomery, Kentucky, USA.
  • Betty Jane Gilbert, “Robert Thomas and his descendants,” The Anundsen Publishing Co, 1981. FHL microfiche #6088794.




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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:

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Elizabeth Whaley (Whaley-232) and Elizabeth Whaley (Whaley-217) have been marked as Unmerged Matches. They appear to be the same person but they have different fathers. More investigation is required.
posted by Richard Hollenbeck
They are siblings by the same father as you can tell from his probate.
posted by Virginia Winslett

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