Born about in Bedford, Virginia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Ely Sr.
— married
about 23 Oct 1780 in Bedford, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Ely Jr. and Anthony Ely
Died
at about age 105
in Hagan or Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia
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Biography
Mary was born about 1751. She passed away in 1853.
Mary married William Ely in 1780 in VA.[1]
Sources
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Marriage:
"U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
Source number: 8551.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
Ancestry Record 7836 #991223 (accessed 24 January 2024)
Mary Rallings marriage to William Ely in 1780 in VA.
- Early Settlers of Lee County, Virginia and Adjacent Counties - Volume II, pp 434-466. Compiled by Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Media Inc., Greensboro, NC, 1977.
- Marriage record of William Ely to Mary Rawlings. Census records from Lee County, Virginia. Death record mentioned in the Abingdon Newspaper.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
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~1.56%
Donald Campbell
:
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~0.78%
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Jack Graham
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Rawlings-1957 and Rawlings-565 appear to represent the same person because: same name, same spouse, birth and death compatible
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Gen Highland
I so far think it's true , Mary Rawlings Ely was a sister of my Elizabeth (Rawlings / Rollins) married Joseph Benjey, in 1786 Montgomery county VA...they went to Lee county Va and then to Knox / Harlan county KY
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