Phoebe was born about 1834. She is the daughter of John Counts.
Sources
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41S-JJB), Phebe Hay in entry for Ambrose Hay, 1860; Buchanan, Virginia, United States.
"Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT42-38Q), Elmiry Hay, 10 Apr 1868; Parents: Ambrus Hay and Pheby Hay; citing Buchanan, Virginia, reference p 28; FHL microfilm 2,046,920.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLV-K4W), Pheba Hay in household of Ambrose Hay, Virginia, United States; citing p. 37, family 245, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,136.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPL-D9X), Pheby Hay in household of Ambros Hay, Sand Lick, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 16, sheet 391C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1357; FHL microfilm 1,255,357.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFT-Q7Q), Pheby Hay, Sand Lick District, Dickenson County, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 7A, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,706.
Death:
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78555391/phoeba-hay: accessed 04 October 2022), memorial page for Phoeba Counts Hay (15 Jan 1834–3 May 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78555391, citing Willis Cemetery, Haysi, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Sleepy Hill (contributor 47177870) .
Descendants of John Hay; Compiled By Gerland Hay, Sr.; Book 1; Page 5
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Phoebe by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
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