Born in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jonathan Phinney
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Phinney
Sister of
Joseph Phinney, Jonathan Phinney, Timothy Phinney, Mehitable Phinney, Joshua Phinney and Elizabeth (Phinney) Macomber
Wife of
John Hayford
— married
23 Nov 1738 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Hayford and John Fillmore Hayford
Died
at age 34
in Farmington, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 30 May 2013
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Biography
Thankful Phinney was born on December 24, 1713, in Barnstable, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Jonathan Phinney and Elizabeth Unknown.
Sources
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHG1-TZ7 : 13 July 2016), John Hayford and Thankfull Phinney, 23 Nov 1738; citing Marriage, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 945,015.
- Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD1-SZC : 16 March 2022), Thankful Phinny, 1713.
- Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHG1-TZ7 : 20 May 2022), Thankfull Phinney in entry for John Hayford, 23 Nov 1738; citing Marriage, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934231.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thankful 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 Thankful:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thankful 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 Thankful:
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~0.39%
Christine Ranger
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A462067 [compare], Ancestry member Sierra2caden
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