Elizabeth
Frances
McIlwaine
Born in Tifannan, Londonderry, Ireland
Ancestors 
Daughter of [father unknown] and Margaret (Scott) Anderson
Sister of
Frances (Anderson) Dysart [half]
Wife of
Joseph (Reagh) Rhea
— married
1752 in Ireland
Descendants 
Mother of
John Angus Rhea, Matthew Rhea, Margaret (Rhea) Preston, William Rhea, Joseph Rhea Jr., Elizabeth (Reagh) Rhea, Samuel Rhea and James Rhea
Died
at age 61
in Bluff City, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Dec 2014
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Biography
Elizabeth was born in 1732. Her parents were John McIlwaine and Margaret Scott (Anderson).
She married Reverend Joseph Reagh in 1752 in Ireland.
They had children John Angus, Matthew, Margaret (Preston), William, Joseph and Elizabeth (Rhea). She came to British Colonial America on the ship George, captained by Capt. Richard Paul.
Elizabeth passed away in 1793 and was buried in the Weaver Cemetery Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #10066803 Elizabeth McIlwaine Rhea (1732-1793)
- [1] An American Family History: Joseph Rhea also spelled Reagh
- Repository: R-1243570377 Ancestry.com
- Ancestry.com Publication: 1820 United States Federal Census
- Ancestry.com Publication: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
- Ancestry.com Publication: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
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~1.17%
Nicole Skeen
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A583236 [compare], Ancestry member culbertson_victoria
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B10625
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~0.78%
Jennifer (Moore) Hedlund :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TK3506700 [compare], Ancestry member jenniferhedlund
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Michael Mankin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member thelostcause
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Brenda (Farthing) Cooter :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch t961860 [compare], FTDNA kit #244204
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~0.39%
Marc Hoenstine :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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The family name is Reagh in Ireland. Only Reagh. As per the Irish & Nova Scotian families. Records will show this family in two locations. Magheradrumman, Tullyfern & All Saints, Raphoe, early 1660-1700, then part of the family at Fahan. All in North County Donegal, near Ramelton. There is no Campbell in the name, for either Archibald or Mathew. No connection to the Scottish Campbell family. Dna confirms connections between Ireland & Canadian Reagh & USA Rhea.