Born about in Pittsylvania, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Solomon Averleigh Mustain
and Mary Avery (Haley) Mustain
Sister of
Jesse Mustain, Anna (Mustain) Buckner, Rebecca (Mustain) Thomas, Mildred (Mustain) Keesee, Avery Solomon Mustain [half], Mary Anne (Mustain) Dove, Winifred (Mustain) Lewis, Sally (Mustain) Price, Saludy (Mustain) Shelton and Molly Mustain
Wife of
James Bruce
— married
13 Feb 1782 in Halifax County, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Bruce) Baker, Henry Bruce, Margaret (Bruce) Small, Abigail (Bruce) Spielman, Deborah Dale (Bruce) Payne, Mary (Bruce) Harrison and James V. Bruce
Died
at about age 92
in Dearborn, Indiana, United States
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Biography
Tabitha (Mustain) Bruce was a Virginia colonist.
Tabitha (Mustain) Bruce was an early pioneer the Indiana Territory.
Tabitha A. (Mustain) Bruce was born in ~1766 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. Her parents were Thomas Solomon Averleigh Mustain (~1720 - >1791) and Mary Avery (Haley) Mustain (1722 - 1791).
Tabitha married James Bruce (~1761 - 1831) on 13 February 1782 in Halifax, Virginia, United States.[1]
Their children were...
- Elizabeth (Bruce) Baker ( - >1835)
- Henry Bruce (~1794 - 1834)
- Margaret (Bruce) Small (1800 - 1867)
- Abigail (Bruce) Spielman (~1802 - >1870)
- Deborah Dale (Bruce) Payne (1805 - 1866)
- Mary (Bruce) Harrison (~1806 - <1835)
- James V. Bruce (1808 - 1874).
In the 1820 census James was in Manchester Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.[2]
In the 1840 census Tabitha was in Laughery, Dearborn, Indiana.[3]
Tabitha died in February 28, 1850 in Dearborn, Indiana aged ~83.[4]
Research Notes
- A note on her father's profile Thomas Mustain indicates that she is referred to as "Tabitha Bruce" in his will. She married James Bruce and Thomas Bruce may be one of their children.
- Pittsylvania County was formed in 1767 from Halifax County.
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007578988; FHL microfilm: 31918; Record number: 561; Packet letter: G
FamilySearch Record: X5YY-3VM (accessed 27 August 2023)
Tabitha Musain marriage to James Brewis on 13 Feb 1782 in Halifax, Virginia, United States. - ↑
1820 Census:
"United States Census, 1820"
citing Page: 116; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005157036; FHL microfilm: 0205607; Image number: 130
FamilySearch Record: XHGN-H2W (accessed 27 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYR-98N
James Bruce in Manchester Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States. - ↑
1840 Census:
"1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Laughery, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 77; Page: 161; Family History Library Film: 0007723
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1997073 (accessed 1 October 2023)
Tabitha Bruce in Laughery, Dearborn, Indiana. - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 March 2021), memorial page for Tabitha A Mustain (1758–1850), Find a Grave Memorial no. 207550712
See also:
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 November 2022, 23:42), entry for Tabitha Mustain (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9VHL-QNW ); contributed by various users.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Tabitha 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 Tabitha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Tabitha 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 Tabitha:
-
~2.34%
Alice Marie (Baker) Griffin
:
23andMe, GEDmatch DP9071324 [compare]
-
~1.17%
Marc Griffin :
23andMe, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1, Ancestry member MarcGriffin1
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1, FTDNA kit #101863
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~0.78%
James Skelton :
23andMe, GEDmatch M133044 [compare]
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Wanda Jeffries :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Karen (Weitz) Wood :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A388081 [compare], Ancestry member Karenwood
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Joseph Marable :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Coneigh (Berkley) Sea :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #597745
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~0.78%
Tom Coley :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Rebecca (Musteen) Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A969331 [compare], Ancestry member REBECCAJOHNSON57
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Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
Marc Griffin J.D.
Marc Griffin J.D.
Tom (Urschel) Wilde
Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
Mustain-31 and Mustain-230 appear to represent the same person because: Details match; my version (Mustain 31) is just far less referenced and detailed.
posted
on Mustain-230 (merged)
by Nicolette (Slusser) Toussaint
David Urquhart
Mustain-117 and Mustain-31 appear to represent the same person because: This profile was connected to another family in Scotland, and obviously the result of an incorrect merge. No marriage in Scotland or reference to her can be found.
posted
by David Urquhart
Marc Griffin J.D.
As BJ Secrest commented below, two merge requests were generated. The system would not let me approve the merge on one of them so I had to delete both of them and start a new merge.
posted
by Marc Griffin J.D.
Marc Griffin J.D.
Mustain-208 and Mustain-31 do not represent the same person because: This is a duplicate pending merge.
posted
by Marc Griffin J.D.
Tom (Urschel) Wilde
Mustain-117 and Mustain-125 appear to represent the same person because: Pretty clear duplicate
posted
on Mustain-117 (merged)
by Tom (Urschel) Wilde
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