Born [location unknown]
Daughter of Henry Scott
and Mary (Forshee) Scott
Sister of
William Scott
Wife of
Matthew Burriss
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Burris) Spurgeon, Louise Amelia (Burriss) Rugles, Eleanor (Burriss) Spurgeon, Abel Burriss, Oletha (Burris) Fitch, William Burriss, Henry Burriss, Josiah Burriss, Samuel Green Burriss and Matthew Burriss Jr
Died
at about age 58
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jan 2012
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Biography
Ruth was born in 1772 and died 9 May 1830 at the age of 58.[1]
Details of her life are scarce, but by 7 Aug 1820 she was widowed as she is listed as the head of her household in the 1820 United States Federal Census.[2]
First Hand Knowledge Entries: Ruth Scott ... She passed away in 1830. [3] Lauren Phillips.
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Sources
- ↑ Ruth Scott Burris in the Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3470340:70633?ssrc=pt&tid=119641404&pid=380176693615
- ↑ Ruth Burriss in the 1820 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1255864:7734?ssrc=pt&tid=119641404&pid=380176693615
- ↑ Entered by Lauren Phillips, Jan 18, 2012
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth 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 Ruth:
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~1.56%
William Bate
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
William De Nio :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member wjdenio
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~0.78%
Walter Hayes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member whayes4_1
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~0.78%
Jane Briley :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Laura (Tracy) Harris :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LY9664833 [compare], FTDNA kit #882415
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~0.39%
Dennis Hutchins :
MyHeritage DNA
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