Born about in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Bartholomew Gainey Sr.
and Sarah Edna (Reddick) Gainey
Sister of
Edmund Gainey [half], Unknown Gainey [half], Reddick Gainey [half], Noel Erastus Gainey [half], William Gainey [half], Sarah (Gainey) West [half], Dicey (Gainey) Lee, Lucretia (Gainey) Peters [half], Abraham Gainey [half] and Edna Frances (Gainey) Westbrook [half]
Wife of
Willis West Jr.
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 78
in Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2016
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Biography
May also be the mother of James Handy West (1818- ) , and William Henry West (1827- ).[1]
1789: born. [1]
1850: Lived in Sampson, Sampson County, NC according to the census: Head/Husband Willis West, wife Rebecca, and children John, Rebecca, Mary, Wiley; and a lodger of unknown relationship Sally J. Gainey (14).[2]
1855: died.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123731076/rebecca-west: accessed 07 August 2022), memorial page for Rebecca Gainey West (1789–1855), Find A Grave: Memorial #123731076, citing Willis West Jr. Farm Cemetery, Mingo, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Larry Draughon (contributor 47658214).
- ↑ United States Census, 1850; Index, FamilySearch
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
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~1.56%
Steven West
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A734424 [compare], Ancestry member westsb73
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~0.78%
Joyce (Amberson) Rogers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A657147 [compare], Ancestry member Jrogers843
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A096622 [compare], FTDNA kit #B24716
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Deborah Burke :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member debdave76
-
~0.39%
David Culbreth :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UE5920138 [compare], Ancestry member davidculbreth
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~0.39%
Cindy Goodwin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RG5090352 [compare]
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~0.39%
Molly Herod :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QS1197083 [compare], Ancestry member MollyHerod8
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~0.39%
Jane (Clancy) Debenport :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M725215 [compare], FTDNA kit #246200
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Nancy (Diener) Regan
Nancy (Diener) Regan
Gainey-512 and Gainey-236 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate.
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by Nancy (Diener) Regan
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