Born in Raby, Durham, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Grainger
and Elizabeth (Coates) Grainger
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joshua Watson
— married
27 Feb 1770 in Old Raby, Durham, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Watson, Grainger Watson, William Watson, Elizabeth (Watson) Brady, Hannah Watson, Sarah Watson, Henry Watson, Hannah Watson, Margaret (Watson) Binns and Rachel (Watson) Rowntree
Died
at age 77
in Staindrop, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 10 May 2014
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Biography
Rachel was born in 1748.
Sources
- England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837
Name Rachell Grainger Event Type Birth Birth Date 14 Feb 1748 Birth Place Raby, Durham, England Gender Female Father Joseph Grainger Mother Elizabet Grainger Meeting Monthly Meeting of Darlington: Raby Piece Description Piece 1549: Monthly Meeting of Darlington: Raby (1651-1778)
- England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837
Name Rachel Grainger Event Type Marriage Gender Female Father Joseph Grainger Mother Elizabeth Spouse Joshua Watson Marriage Date 27 Feb 1770 Marriage Place Durham, England Father-in-law Hugh Watson Mother-in-law Hannah Meeting Monthly Meeting of Darlington: Raby Piece Description Piece 1012: Monthly Meeting of Darlington: Raby (1752-1782) Household Members Name Age Joshua Watson Rachel Grainger
- England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837
Name Rachel Watson Event Type Burial Birth Date abt 1749 Death Date 11 May 1826 Death Age 77 Burial Date 16 May 1826 Burial Place Staindrop, Durham, England Meeting Quarterly Meeting of Durham Burial Age 77 Piece Description Piece 0778: Quarterly Meeting of Durham: Burials (1812-1830)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Benjamin Beck 
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Nick Marshall :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member b3836599900110
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~1.56%
Alan Rowntree :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H177101 [compare]
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~0.78%
Elizabeth (Hack) Reid :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member naishlizz1
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~0.78%
James Hobson :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch I500001 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Rachel Elizabeth Watson (abt.1874-) › Rachel (Watson) Marcy (1736-1826) › Rachel (Smith) Watson (1766-1848) › Rachel (Grey) Watson (abt.1752-) › Rachel (Watkins) Watt (abt.1758-abt.1835) › Mary R. (Watkins) Blackwelder
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