Born about in Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elgate Driskell
and Naomiah (Boone) Driskell
Wife of
Hugh Prior Brawley
— married
26 Jul 1796 in Guilford, North Carolina,
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 62
in Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2017
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Biography
Ruth was born about 1770 in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Elgate Driskell and Naomiah Boone
On July 26, 1796 she married Hugh Prior Brawley in Guilford, North Carolina. [1]
Hugh Brawley passed away in 1811. His will was signed on November 12, 1811 and was recorded in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
- The following people are named:
- wife Ruth
- son Hugh (to receive property left to the wife after her death)
- son Levi
- son John
- son Prior (Plantation where he formerly lived)
- daughter Polly Crownover
- daughter Ruth
- daughter Cintha [2]
Ruth was recorded as head of household on the 1820 Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee Census. [3]
She is believed to have passed away about 1832 in Tennessee.
DNA Profile
DNA information can be found at the Category link for Common Genome of Descendants of Francis Bird. [2]
Research Notes
Variations in spelling of last name include Dreskell & Driscoll.
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8Y6-QH9 : 10 February 2018), Hugh Prior Braly and Ruth Dreskell, 26 Jul 1796; citing Guilford,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,289.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. See image 159 and 160 [1]
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLT-QCP : accessed 15 May 2019), Ruth Brawley, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 197, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 124; FHL microfilm 193,686.
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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 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:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
-
~3.12%
Arvella (Brawley) Godbey
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M959897 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Ray Brawley :
23andMe, GEDmatch UC7944954 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Sharon (Garrett) Glover :
23andMe, GEDmatch M826829 [compare], yourDNAportal SHA50b25b67
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SQ886555C1 [compare], Ancestry member sharglove
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.56%
Nancy Lewis :
23andMe, yourDNAportal LOR7224c488
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AJ5130496 [compare], yourDNAportal LOR7224c488, Ancestry member crawfordnl
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch Z509901 [compare], yourDNAportal LOR7224c488
-
~1.56%
Ida (Case) Ripley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YR5141949 [compare], Ancestry member ida311
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~1.56%
Bert Lewis :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H064601 [compare], yourDNAportal BER1F149090
-
~0.78%
Hutch Hutcheson :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member partangel
-
~0.78%
Natalie (Garber) Noonan :
23andMe, GEDmatch M622109 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A530708 [compare], Ancestry member natalienoonan
-
~0.78%
Kimberly S :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Don Norris :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Norris_Don
-
~0.78%
Ann Westermeier :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member anncraft
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch GV3439724 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Mark Westermeier :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~0.78%
Ray Owens :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AE8082279 [compare], Ancestry member anzel56
-
~0.39%
Tess Valli :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DC1446680 [compare], Ancestry member Tessvalli1985
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~0.39%
Andrea Neel :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member AndreaCorteville
-
~0.39%
Cory Harrison :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RevCoryEden
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Nicki Scheid :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A948527 [compare], Ancestry member nickischeid
-
~0.39%
Roger (Myers) Livingston :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TJ5767245 [compare], Ancestry member rantingroger
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Carlene (Metcalf) Ashburn
Driskell-195 and Ruth-898 appear to represent the same person because: I created a new profile with incorrect information. Please merge Driskell-195 with Ruth-898 as they are the same person.
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