Born in Warren County, KY
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Meredith Lightfoot
and Sarah (Wright) Lightfoot
Sister of
William Dorsey Lightfoot, Josiah Lightfoot, Harrison L. Lightfoot, Simpson Lightfoot, Edith (Lightfoot) Forth, Elizabeth Lightfoot and Sidney Lightfoot
Wife of
James H. Ritchey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Mar 2016
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Biography
Matilda was born in 1827. She is the daughter of William Lightfoot and Sarah Wright.
Sources
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-Z7P1 : accessed 3 July 2017), James H Ritchey and Matilda Lightfoot, 17 Apr 1844; citing Warren, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 164,006.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCH1-LD7 : 11 August 2016), Matilda Richey in household of James H Richey, Rocky Hill, Barren, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 11, sheet 99A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0402; FHL microfilm 1,254,402.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Matilda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Matilda:
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~0.78%
Marietta (Henderson) Lamberson
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SA7886952 [compare], Ancestry member lambersonroots
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~0.78%
Andrew Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UP8328933 [compare], FTDNA kit #232800
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~0.78%
Beverly (Davis) Ahrens :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A347667 [compare]
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