Rebecca
Bettington
formerly Lawson
Born in Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Lawson MLC
and Sarah (Leadbeater) Lawson
Sister of
John Hugh Lawson, William Lawson, Nelson Simmons Lawson, James Lawson, Ann Hannah Lawson, Hannah Anne (Lawson) Bayly, Sophia West (Lawson) Hallen, Sarah Maria Lawson, Sarah Maria (Lawson) Langley, Thomas Lawson and Allis Lawson
Wife of
James Brindley Bettington
— married
7 Jun 1830 in Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
James Brindley Bettington, Ann Brindley (Bettington) Macquire, Rebecca (Bettington) Scott, James Brindley Bettington, John Henshall Bettington, William Lawson Bettington and Susannah Caroline (Bettington) Ghest
Died
at age 69
in San Francisco, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2014
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Biography
Rebecca Lawson was born on 17th January 1813 at Veteran's Hall, Prospect, New South Wales, Australia. She was the eldest daughter of Lieutenant William Lawson, noted explorer and Veteran's Corps officer, and Sarah Leadbeater, a time-expired convict.[1]
She married James Bettington on 7th June 1830 in Christ Church Church of England (Anglican Church), Castlereagh.[2]
Rebecca Bettington died on 25 February 1882 at San Francisco: Death notice.[3]
She was "late of Oaklands, near Parramatta", according to probate.[4]
Sources
- ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #820/1813 V1813820 148
- ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #129/1830 V1830129 14
- ↑ Family Notices (1882, March 14). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved April 24, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13506990
- ↑ ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION. (1882, April 14). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 2092. Retrieved April 24, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225735086
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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%
James Duncan
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A211371 [compare], Ancestry member JamesDuncans
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~1.56%
~6.25%
David Beddie :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A528311 [compare], Ancestry member d_beddie
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