Born about in Llannon, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Benjamin Johns
— married
Jan 1787 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 55
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2019
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Biography
Catherine (Griffiths) Johns was born in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Catherine's birth is uncertain however it's believed she was born between 1755 and 1760 in Llannon, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Catherine married Benjamin Johns c. 1787, possibly in England.
She arrived in Australia on 7th August 1793 on board the Boddingtons.
Catherine died 28th February 1810 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. She was apparently buried the same day in the Old Sydney Burial Ground.
Family Connection to me, Kylie-Jo Glynn
Catherine (Griffiths) Johns is my 5x Great Grandmother, maternal side.
Sources
- New South Wales and Tasmania: Settlers and Convicts 1787-1859
- Old Sydney Burial Ground - Inventory of Burials, 1792-1819
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30222010/catharine-johns
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine 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 Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine 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 Catherine:
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~1.56%
Elizabeth (Denning) Harrison
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KE5608001 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B714536
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~1.56%
Malcolm Glynn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GR5604685 [compare], FTDNA kit #MI51426
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~1.56%
Stephanie Glynn :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch EV4347425 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kylie Glynn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SY690009C1 [compare], yourDNAportal KYLa5546c94, Ancestry member KylieJoGlynn
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B557645
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch SY690009C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
Mitch Harrison :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T784973 [compare], FTDNA kit #n94507
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~0.39%
Mystery (Glynn) Payne :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NV3965873 [compare], yourDNAportal JAI16474589, Ancestry member JaideLaraGlynn
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Categories: Old Sydney Burial Ground, Sydney, New South Wales | Boddington, Arrived 7 Aug 1793