Born in Ryton, Durham, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Fletcher
and Mary (Taylor) Fletcher
Sister of
Ann (Fletcher) Eltringham, William Fletcher, Mary (Fletcher) Gibson, Robert Fletcher, John Fletcher and Thomas Fletcher
Wife of
Robert Simpson
— married
31 May 1783 in Ryton, Durham, England
Wife of
William Reay
— married
4 Jun 1786 in Gateshead, Durham, England
Died
at about age 59
in Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 11 May 2022
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Biography
Margaret was born in 1757. She was the daughter of John Fletcher [1] and Mary Taylor.
Marriage to Robert Simpson Ryton, Durham 31 May 1783 Robert Simpson (widower) married Margaret Fletcher Witnesses: William Foggat, Thomas Ward [2]
Marriage to William Reay 4 Jun 1786 Gateshead, Durham [3] by licence, 1 Jun 1786 William Reay (banksman), age 27, of Gateshead obtained a licence to marry Margaret Simpson (widow), age 26, of Gateshead, directed to Gateshead Surety: William King, hewer, of Gateshead [4][5]
She passed away in 1816.
Burial Gateshead, Durham 10 Oct 1816 Margaret Reay, of Gateshead, age: 60 [5]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWFG-T5S : 21 March 2020), Margaret Fletcher, 1757.
- ↑ Durham : Ryton : Holy Cross : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817d23fe93790eb7fa14553 : viewed 11 May 2022) marriage Robert Simpson to Margaret Fletcher 31 May 1783
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLZ3-26F : 11 March 2020), Margaret Simpson in entry for Wm. Reay, 1786.
- ↑ England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21P-DTVD : 9 March 2021), William Reay and Margaret Simpson, 1 Jun 1786; citing Marriage, Durham, England, Church of England. Durham University Library, Palace Green; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Durham Records Online https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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