Lieut
Gabriel
Friend
Born in Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland Colony
Son of John Simpson Friend
and Sophia (Kemp) Friend
Brother of
Lovina Friend, Isacc Friend, John Friend, Sophia Friend, Jesse Friend, Phoebe Friend, Charles Friend [half] and Francis Albanus Friend [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Bonnell) Friend
— married
about 29 Jul 1787 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Friend, Jacob Friend, John Simpson Friend Jr, Elizabeth Friend, Jonathan Friend, Joseph Friend, Keziah Friend and Gabriel Friend
Died about
at about age 92
in Friendsville, Garrett, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2017
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Biography
Gabriel Friend was born on 17 Jun 1761 in Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland Colony. He was the son of John Friend Sophia Kemp. He passed away on 8 Jan 1854 in Friendsville, Garrett, Maryland, United States.
- Fact: Military Service (BET JUN 1775 AND 1781) 1st Lieutennant,Maryland Ranger and Indian spy Washington County
Militia, Revolutionary War He was 14. Served in Rangers under uncle Augustine Friend Big Youhanagy, Sandy Creek and Cheat River
- Fact: Occupation (BET 07 JAN 1830 AND 1843) appointed postmaster
- Fact: Burial (1854) Friend Cemetery, Friendsville, Garrett, Maryland, United States
- Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility Lieutenant
- Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Lieut Gabriel Friend
Birth: Jun. 17, 1761 in Oldtown, Grayson County, Virginia, USA Death: Jan. 8, 1854 in Friendsville, Garrett County, Maryland, USA Fought in the Revolutionary War, a member of the Maryland Rangers. The date of birth on his tombstone is in error...He was born in Jun 17 1761 not 1752. Parents: John Friend (1732 - 1808) Children: Jonathan Friend (1797 - 1879)* Sibling: Gabriel Friend (1761 - 1854) Joseph Friend (1762 - 1849)*
- Calculated relationship
Burial: Friend Family Graveyard in Friendsville, Garrett County, Maryland, USA
Created by: Deborah Miller Record added: Mar 17, 2003 Find A Grave Memorial# 7269472
Event: Military Service. Lieutenant, Sandy Creek Rangers, Revolution.
Gabriel was born in 1761. He was the son of John Friend. He passed away in 1854.
- Fact: Military Service (BET JUN 1775 AND 1781) 1st Lieutennant,Maryland Ranger and Indian spy Washington County
Militia, Revolutionary War He was 14. Served in Rangers under uncle Augustine Friend Big Youhanagy, Sandy Creek and Cheat River
- Fact: Occupation (BET 07 JAN 1830 AND 1843) appointed postmaster
- Fact: Burial (1854) Friend Cemetery, Friendsville, Garrett, Maryland, United States
- Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility Lieutenant
- Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Lieut Gabriel Friend
Birth: Jun. 17, 1761 in Oldtown, Grayson County, Virginia, USA Death: Jan. 8, 1854 in Friendsville, Garrett County, Maryland, USA Fought in the Revolutionary War, a member of the Maryland Rangers. The date of birth on his tombstone is in error...He was born in Jun 17 1761 not 1752. Parents: John Friend (1732 - 1808) Children: Jonathan Friend (1797 - 1879)* Sibling: Gabriel Friend (1761 - 1854) Joseph Friend (1762 - 1849)*
- Calculated relationship
Burial: Friend Family Graveyard in Friendsville, Garrett County, Maryland, USA
Created by: Deborah Miller Record added: Mar 17, 2003 Find A Grave Memorial# 7269472
- Fact: Burial Friendsville, MD
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 December 2021, 20:14), entry for Lieut Gabriel Friend (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GDZ8-FBS ); contributed by various users.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 August 2017, 21:35), entry for Lieut. Gabriel Friend(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZNV-JRL); contributed by various users.
- Joseph Friend,
Sarah Green and Their Descendents of Friendsville, MD by Patty (Friend) Thompson and Patrick T. Smith
- The Friend family vital statics and progress
https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Friend-1447&action=edit#birth-date
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 June 2019, 21:36), entry for Gabriel Friend(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G9PR-8L3); contributed by various users.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 January 2018, 21:42), entry for Lieut. Gabriel Friend(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZNV-JRL); contributed by various users.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7269472
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gabriel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gabriel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gabriel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gabriel:
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~1.56%
Peg (Fowler) Taylor
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A447835 [compare], Ancestry member Peg544
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~0.78%
Kay (Seaton) Eramo :
23andMe, GEDmatch M057038 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XQ3782428 [compare], Ancestry member Kayeramo
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~0.78%
Charles Gibson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M951312 [compare]
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~0.78%
Earl Gibson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A160178 [compare], yourDNAportal EAR72063d78, Ancestry member eegibson
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~0.78%
Kimberly (Shaver) Little :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T059209 [compare], FTDNA kit #580871
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~0.39%
Robbie Merritt :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T229843 [compare], FTDNA kit #260640
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~0.39%
Michael Bruce :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B710346
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch PF9169781 [compare]
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