Born about in Surry, Virginia
Daughter of William Newitt
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Elizabeth (Newitt) Edwards
Wife of
Edward Drew
— married
1690 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 55
in Surry, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jun 2011
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Biography
Frances Newitt, daughter of William Newitt and Elizabeth Jones, was born about 1664 in Surry, Virginia. She married Edward Drew in 1690 in Surry. Frances (Newitt) Drew died about 1719 in Surry.[1]
Frances and Edward had five children:[2]
- Mary Drew, married Harris
- Thomas Drew
- Newitt Drew
- Elizabeth Drew
- Ann Drew, married Benjamin Lane
[Edward] was buried in 1746 in Surry, Virginia.[3]
Edward's Will
Will of Edward Drew written 24 Nov 1745, probated 8 Mar 1746 In SouthHampton County, North Carolina: son Newitt; grandson Newitt Harris, son of my daughter Mary Harris; grandson Thomas Harris; grandson Drew Harris; grandson Nathan Harris; granddaughters Ann and Martha Harris; daughter Mary, wife of John Harris; grandson William Turner; granddaughter Frances Drew; grandson Edward Drew, son of Newitt Drew; granddaughter Mary Harris, wife of Henry Harris; grandson Joseph Lane; granddaughter Faith Lane, daughter of Benjamin Lane; daughter Ann Lane; son Thomas Drew. EX Newitt Drew.
Sources
- ↑ bio based on datafield information post-merge, Feb. 23, 2017
- ↑ Will of Edward Drew written 24 Nov 1745, probated 8 Mar 1746 In SouthHampton County, North Carolina
- ↑ LDS, apparently: LDS Baptism date 21 JAN 1989, LDS Temple PROVO
- WikiTree profile Newitt-11 created through the import of FISCUS Family Tree.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Liisa Small.
- WikiTree profile Newitt-28 created through the import of garn.ged on Oct 25, 2012 by Dan Garnitz.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances 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 Frances:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances 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 Frances:
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~0.39%
Ginger (Wingfield) McCall
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23andMe, GEDmatch M895395 [compare], yourDNAportal GIN82fe2832
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A063061 [compare], yourDNAportal GIN82fe2832, Ancestry member gingwing23
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Joyce Smith :
AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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see http://www.bmgen.com/document/pdf/Will_VA_IsleOfWight_Edward_Drew_1745.pdf
There WERE two Mary Drews married Harris!
Newitt-42 and Newitt-11 appear to represent the same person because: these were set as rejected, but the names & dates match and they're both married to Edward Drew. Please merge. Thanks!