Born about in Union County, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Roberds
and Anna (Randel) Roberds
Sister of
William Roberds, Martha Roberds, Sarah (Roberds) Adamson, Nancy (Roberds) Hillman, Elizabeth Roberds, Lydia (Roberds) Adamson, Joseph Roberds Jr, Phebe (Roberds) Harper, Elias Roberds, Thomas Roberds, Phineas Roberds, Mary Rachael (Roberds) Adamson, Isaiah M Roberds and Benjamin Roberds
Wife of
John Alexander Harper
— married
26 Mar 1821 in Clinton County, Ohio
Mother of
William Harper
Died before
before about age 60
in Fountain County, Indiana
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jan 2016
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Biography
Mary was born about 1790 Union County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Joseph Roberds and Anna Randel. She passed away before 1850, probably Fountain County, Indiana.
19 Nov 1791 - The women's minutes disown Ann Randel for being pregnant prior to marriage - disowned marriage out of unity, Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, South Carolina.
Polley Roberts marriage to John Harper - 26 Mar 1821 Clinton County, Ohio
DNA
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between David Roberds and Laura Peterson his fourth cousin 2x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are their 3rd-great grandparents, Joseph Roberds and Ann Randel. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins, based on sharing 20 cM across 1 segments.
Sources
- "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD47-4L4 : 26 August 2019), John Harper and Polley Roberts, 26 Mar 1821; citing Marriage, Clinton, Ohio, United States, P 54, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Harper
Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Jefferson, Fayette, Ohio
Females - 50 thru 59 = 1 - Mary (Roberds) Harper b. 1790
Females - 15 thru 19 = 1
Females - 10 thru 14 = 2
Females - 5 thru 9 = 1
Males - 15 thru 19 = 2 - William Harper b. 1823 and Joseph Harper b. 1825
Males - Under 5 = 1
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DNA Connections
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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~3.12%
Gary Cameron
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
David Roberds :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A166357 [compare], Ancestry member davidroberds
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~1.56%
~6.25%
E. (Fitzgerald) Downes :
23andMe
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
P Smith :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Kenneth Brown :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T495490 [compare], FTDNA kit #293497
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