Paulina
"Nellie"
Moorefield
formerly Ashby
Born about in Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina
Daughter of John William Ashby
and Mourning (Guthrey) Ashby
Sister of
Elijah Ashby, Elizabeth (Ashby) Pennegar, Judia (Ashby) Pinegar, Patsy Martha (Ashby) Wood, John Henry Ashby and Nancy Ashby
Wife of
Henderson Moorefield
— married
3 Jan 1849 in Stokes County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
John Moorefield, Martha Moorefield, Allen Moorefield, James Wesley Moorefield, Richard Moorefield, Pleasant Henderson Moorefield and Walter Moorefield
Died
at about age 47
in Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 16 May 2020
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Biography
Paulina Ashby was born in 1826 in Snow Creek, North Carolina.
She married Henderson Moorefield on 3 January 1849 in Stokes, North Carolina. [1] and [2]
They had seven children in 12 years.
- John Moorefield b 1849 d 1941
- Martha Ann Moorefield b 1851 d 1897
- Allen Moorefield b 1855 d ?
- James Wesley Moorefield b 1856 d 1936
- Richard Moorefield b 1858 d ?
- Pleasant Henderson Moorefield b 1860 d
- Walter Moorefield b 1862 d 1933
Found an 1870 US Census and it does not have Paulina listed on it. Her death certificate states her death in 1873. This needs a little looking at. [3]
She died on 29 August 1873 at the age of 47. [4]
Sources
- ↑ North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011[1]
- ↑ North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [2]
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD3-L6X : 29 May 2021), Pleasant Morefield in entry for Henderson Morefield, 1870.
- ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 for Paulina Ashby [3]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Paulina 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 Paulina:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Paulina 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 Paulina:
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~12.50%
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