Born in Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Baptiste Adams
and Esther (Hawkins) Adams
Sister of
Francis Adams, Esquire Adams, Sarah Adams, Tarleton Adams, Allen Adams, Martha (Adams) Alexander, George Washington Adams, Alfred Adams and Elizabeth (Adams) Greene
Wife of
Jehiel Smith
— married
1827 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 34
in Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Apr 2021
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Biography
Married to Joheil Smith and died in childbirth about 1829
Rachael was born in 1800. She passed away in 1835.
Sources
- The Adams Family in America, 1766-1954, by Rebecca Dougherty Hyatt
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216690699/rachael-smith: accessed 23 February 2023), memorial page for Rachael Adams Smith (9 Dec 1800–24 Jan 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 216690699, citing Adams Cemetery, Cove Creek Township, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by SuAnne (contributor 47632174).
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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 ancestors' 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 ancestors' 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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~3.12%
Ken Adams
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M928462 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M928462 [compare], Ancestry member kennethadams3292845
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~3.12%
James Dougherty :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Bob Auton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bkauton1
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Anon Langdale
Adams-63424 and Adams-52347 appear to represent the same person because: Same person, see headstone in sources.
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