Nancy died in about 1852 in Monroe County, Mississippi. She is buried in the Baker Cemetery in Monroe County, Mississippi.
Research Notes
The two profiles for the daughter of James Gassaway were merged; however, there was some discrepancies. I've transferred the information from Find-a-Grave to this profile, but the original information entered was:
Birth: 1777 in South Carolina
Death: 1852 in Monroe County, Mississippi
The link to Ancestry.com link below no longer works, and the Find-a-Grave memorial doesn't cite any sources.
Early Pioneers William H Lay & Sytha Crosby & decendants,by Robert E Lay (FHC US/Can 929.273 L452lr)
From the Gassaway Book
Letter from National Archives regarding Revolutionary War service of James Gassaway, born in Maryland on April 19, 1757. First wife uknown. Married second wife Elizabeth, a widow, in Union, South Carolina on November 10, 1806. Children mentioned in letter: Nancy Gassaway, born 8 Mar 1784; Elizabeth Gassaway, born 25 Oct 1786; Rachel Gassaway, born 27 Oct 1807; Lucy or Lucinda Gassaway, born 25 Dec 1810; Henry Gassaway, born 12 Mar 1816; Caleb Gassaway; and James Gassaway. Photo of scanned original document on Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/172508533/person/232342039597/media/3d34a539-b942-4fa7-8c16-f884958c5a59?_phsrc=uho600110&usePUBJs=true).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135595481/nancy-baker: accessed 30 June 2023), memorial page for Nancy Gassaway Baker (8 Mar 1784–1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135595481, citing Baker Cemetery, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by ourMJ.org (contributor 47584222).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy 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 Nancy:
Gassaway-301 and Gassaway-247 appear to represent the same person because: The birth date on Gassaway-247 appears to be in error according to the information on her Find-a-Grave memorial.
If either profile manager can find birth/date/marriage records, please make sure you include full citations on the profiles.
She appears to be connected to the wrong James Gassaway. The one currently connected as her father is probably her grandfather.
Looking at the change history for this profile, her birth date was originally entered as 1803. Later, someone changed it to 1777 but didn't cite a source for that information.
The information in the Find-a-Grave memorial that is cited in the biography gives her birth date as 8 Mar 1784. See: Find A Grave: Memorial #135595481.
I'm going to correct her parental connection. Please let me know if you have questions.
The Generations of Thomas Gaswaie/Gassaway thru Berry Gassaway/Gazzaway https://www.geocities.ws/jimgazzaway/Tgass.html
Notes: Nancy was the eldest daughter of James Gassaway (born 1757) and his first wife Elizabeth. Nancy was born March 8, 1784.
I know this isn't a primary reference, but is it enough to change her birth date since all current references show the same date?
Thank you.
If either profile manager can find birth/date/marriage records, please make sure you include full citations on the profiles.
Thanks so much!
Julie, WikiTree Leader (and occasional Gassaway researcher :-) )
Looking at the change history for this profile, her birth date was originally entered as 1803. Later, someone changed it to 1777 but didn't cite a source for that information.
The information in the Find-a-Grave memorial that is cited in the biography gives her birth date as 8 Mar 1784. See: Find A Grave: Memorial #135595481.
I'm going to correct her parental connection. Please let me know if you have questions.
Thanks so much!
Julie, WikiTree Leader