Born about in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Wight
and Ruth (Potter) Wight
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Moses Colvin
— married
16 Jul 1747 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 48
in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Nov 2013
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Biography
Ruth was born in 1726.
Ruth passed away in 1762.
Sources
Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 January 2018, 18:55), entry for Ruth Naomi Wight(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHZ9-74Z); contributed by various users.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Karen Harbert for creating WikiTree profile Wight-485 through the import of Kraus-Harbert Family Tree.ged on Nov 6, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
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~0.39%
Evelyn (Peet) Vinson
:
23andMe, GEDmatch KQ7462207 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A847133 [compare], yourDNAportal EVE52dde54e, Ancestry member ebagmj6
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~0.39%
William Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A989116 [compare], Ancestry member BILLY83046
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William (Arbuthnot) Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster 2nd Bt
Carolyn Finley
Wight-485 and Wright-29597 appear to represent the same person because: Same husband and dates
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by Carolyn Finley
William (Arbuthnot) Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster 2nd Bt
I think the surname is Wight
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by William (Arbuthnot) Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster 2nd Bt
Rejected matches › Ruth (Wight) Harding (1688-1747)
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