Born about in Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Black
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Moses Black and Lydia (Black) Willis
Died about
at about age 86
in Cleveland County, North Carolina
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Biography
Rachel and James Black are buried at Mt. Harmony Methodist cemetery near the Cleveland-Rutherford County line (off Hwy 226 near Duncan's Creek, where a state historical marker for the church is posted). The deteriorating gravestone indicates "In Memory of James Black, died Sept. 27, 1827," at the age of 72, placing his birth circa 1755. He is buried next to his wife, Rachel. No dates are given for Rachel but the same deteriorating gravestone indicates "also his wife, Rachel, aged 86." The stone has deteriorated greatly but I recorded the wording of the stone several decades ago during one of my early visits to the gravesite. (Bill Floyd, who surveyed and recorded numerous graveyards in the region also noted the "aged 86" for Rachel.)
Some genealogy researchers contend Rachel's maiden name was Booth. Some 1906 Cleveland County NC court affidavits find three of her grand daughters stating that she was from Pennsylvania and had been a Booth prior to marriage.
Sources
- Unsourced family tree handed down to A. Thomas Black Jr..
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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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%
~6.25%
Vicky (Trublood) Parrott 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JW8191613 [compare], yourDNAportal VIC0f10b019, Ancestry member vparrott1
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~1.56%
Mary Dayle Shults :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A437292 [compare], Ancestry member Sallie192752
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~1.56%
Thomas Black :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DB4065213 [compare], Ancestry member Thomas_Black
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