Born about in Colony, Laurel, Kentucky
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Samuel Nichols
and Hannah (Beach) Nichols
Sister of
Mabel Nichols [half], Elnathan Nichols [half], Benjamin Nichols, Hannah (Nichols) French [half], Mansfield Nichols [half], Esther Nichols [half] and Elijah Nichols [half]
Wife of
William Bentley
— married
31 Dec 1752 in Rhode Island
Descendants 
Mother of
John Bentley, Sarah Baker (Bentley) Foley, Agrippa Bentley, Samuel Bentley, Charlotte Bentley and Rachel (Bentley) Sanford
Died about
at about age 44
in Rhode Island, USA [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jun 2017
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Biography
- Mother: Hannah Unknown
- Baptized 14 Oct 1735
Rachel was baptized Oct. 14 1735. She passed away in 1780.
Sources
- Nicholls, Walter (1909) Sergeant Francis Nicholls of Stratford, Connecticut, 1639, and the Descdendants of his son, Caleb Nicholls. The Grafton Press, Genealogical Publishers, New York. page 37 (#139
)
- Sanford, John Minard. John Sanford Genealogy: President John Sanford of BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS AND PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND 1605-1695 AND HIS DESCENDANTS WITH MANY ALLIED FAMILIES. Self Compiled and Published (244 Walnut Street, East Aurora, New York). Copyright 1966. p.344-345
- Marriage; Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6221483:3897?ssrc=pt&tid=109802972&pid=162119207431
- Andrew Ward and his descendants, 1597-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/62:15229?ssrc=pt&tid=109802972&pid=162119207431
- Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.; https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/331527:3032?ssrc=pt&tid=109802972&pid=162119207431
- Marriage; Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6221483:3897?ssrc=pt&tid=109802972&pid=162119207431
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel 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 Rachel:
-
~0.78%
Lori Sanford
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member littleonev123
-
~0.39%
Marilyn Sanford :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A866986 [compare], Ancestry member marilyncc62
-
~0.39%
Kathy (Litwin) Curths :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Atkinsonfamily178
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