Ruth was born in 1776. She was the daughter of John Dillard and Sarah Stovall. She passed away after 1850.
Ruth married John Spencer in Henry, Virginia, 29 August 1796.[1]
Research Notes
John and Ruth (Dillard) Spencer had a daughter, Jane Spencer (1809-1897), who married John Hairston Jamerson (1811-1903) on 13 February 1833. Their daughter Sallie Ann Jamerson married Nehemiah Finley,[2] son of James and Unis (Bonham) Finley.[3][4]
Sources
↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHL-3J4 : 11 February 2018), John Skencer and Ruth Dillard, 29 Aug 1796; citing Henry, Virginia, reference p 16; FHL microfilm 31,990.
↑DAR descendant record for Ruth (Dillard) Spencer, daughter of John Dillard, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A036086 (accessed 11 November 2021).
↑Note: Information in a DAR descendant record may not be accurate and should be collaborated. The Find A Grave: Memorial #70497069 for Jane Spencer Jamerson does not include pictures but does include information from the 1880 census for Henry County that collaborates John and Jane Jamerson (66 and 68, respectively).
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHL-3J4 : 11 February 2018), John Skencer and Ruth Dillard, 29 Aug 1796; citing Henry, Virginia, reference p 16; FHL microfilm 31,990.
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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 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 Ruth: