Born in North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Whitfield II
and Rachel (Bryan) Whitfield
Sister of
William Whitfield III, Elizabeth (Whitfield) Campbell, Sarah Anna (Whitfield) Green, Bryan Whitfield Sr., Charity (Whitfield) Smith, Needham Whitfield, Mary (Whitfield) Bryan and Lewis Whitfield
Wife of
John Herritage
— married
1776 in North Carolina
Wife of
Issac Bryan
— married
14 Sep 1793 in Craven, North Carolina, United States
Wife of
James Whitfield
— married
17 Nov 1795 in Craven, North Carolina, United States
Wife of
John McCabe
— married
14 Dec 1804 in Craven, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Herritage) Bryan, Rachel Whitfield (Herritage) Blount, John Whitfield, Harrison McCabe and Elizabeth Bryan (McCabe) Powell
Died
at about age 65
in Craven, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Feb 2013
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Biography
Rachel was born about 1760 (6 April or 16 September) in North Carolina.
Parents: William Whitfield and Rachel (Bryan) Whitfield.
Sources
- Whitfield, Emma Morehead. Whitfield, Bryan, Smith, and Related Families. Westminster, Maryland, 1948-50. Pages 74 - 75
- North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Note: APID: 1,8909::0
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv
- The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register. Volume 1. Page 601. Lists Rachel and her birthdate: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015028952177&view=1up&seq=602&q1=whitfield%20record
- The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register. Volume 1. Page 605 & 606. Lists Rachel (daughter of William and Rachel Bryan Whitfield)
- Spouse #1 Capt. John Heritage
- Spouse #2 unk. Bryan
- Spouse #3 James Whitfield (pg. 606 listst heir two children)
- Spouse #4 James McCabe: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015028952177&view=1up&seq=602&q1=whitfield%20record
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
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~1.56%
S Roberts
:
23andMe, GEDmatch JC8771838 [compare]
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~1.56%
Philip Wortman :
23andMe
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~1.56%
M (Allen) Braslavsky :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A210064 [compare], Ancestry member tlwlpilot
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~0.78%
Dewayne Allday :
23andMe, GEDmatch M114500 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dewayne_allday
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B81909
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~0.78%
Dennis Whitfield :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jerry Banks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A900768 [compare], Ancestry member kraft49
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A900768 [compare], FTDNA kit #B6349
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~0.78%
Penny (Fischer) Short :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member pennyshort
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~0.78%
Julia (Wright) Lewis :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jlewis80356
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