Joseph
Moats
Born in Ritchie County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Moats
and Rachel (Gragg) Moats
Brother of
Sarah Moats, Lucinda Virginia (Moats) Cunningham, Jesse Moats, Samuel Albert Moats, Catherine (Moats) Godfrey, Flora Eve (Moats) Mullenax, Elizabeth (Moats) Layfield, William Peter Moats and Susannah (Moats) Simmons
Husband of
Lucinda (Bush) Moats
— married
17 Feb 1857 in Gilmer Co., WV
[children unknown]
Died
at age 45
in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2010
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Biography
Joseph Moats was born in Appalachia, in Virginia.
This profile is part of the Motz Name Study.
Joseph Moats was born on June 14, 1819 in Ritchie County, Virginia, United States, son of Peter Moats (1797–1885) and Rachel Gragg (~1793–1855).
His siblings were:
- Sarah Moats (~1815 – June 1 1851)
- Lucinda Virginia Moats (December 27 1817 – April 24 1894)
- Jesse Moats (May 9 1821 – June 8 1899)
- Samuel Albert Moats (April 14 1823 – March 23 1905)
- Catherine Moats (~1826 – ~1914)
- Flora Eve Moats (April 20 1828 – February 12 1912)
- Elizabeth Moats (September 27 1830 – February 5 1916)
- William Peter Moats (June 29 1832 – July 10 1887)
- Susannah Moats (~1837 – October 28 1860)
Joseph died on May 12, 1865 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States, aged 45.
Joseph (37) married Lucinda Bush (1856) on February 17, 1857 in Gilmer Co., WV.
Sources
- 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 25; Digital film/folder number: 004093962; FHL microfilm: 444731; Image number: 708; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01127-2
FamilySearch Record: MX38-189 (accessed 29 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XH19-Z4G
Joseph Moats (30) in Grandview, Washington, Ohio, United States. Born in Virginia.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Rhonda (Thompson) Salman 
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
Judy Copen :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Joseph Mullenax :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Nancy Shrader :
23andMe, GEDmatch A468244 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A468244 [compare], Ancestry member najash70
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~0.78%
Billie Heater :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a780460 [compare], Ancestry member billiejrunyon1
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~0.78%
Sharon (Schafer) Jackson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sjacksonfourthgeneration
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~0.78%
Sandra (Moats) Moore :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Matthew Wilson :
MyHeritage DNA
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