Virginia Shearin is purported to be the wife of Joseph Kimball.
Disputed Origins & Uncertain Family
By tradition, Joseph Kimball is recognized by many southern Kimball/Kimbrell genealogists as the progenitor of the Southern branch of Kimballs, Kimbels, Kimbells, Kimbrells, Kimbriels, Kimbroughs, etc., who migrated from Virginia throughout the Southern States in the period 1700 to 1850, and beyond.
However, Joseph's origins and family are not proven. By tradition, Joseph had five sons:
This profile is apparently based on FindAGrave memorials. The memorials listed below as sources (Joseph Kimball, Virginia Shearin Kimball, Charles Kimball, and Elizabeth Needham Kimball) are all unsourced.
The memorial for Elizabeth Needham is associated with an unproven theory that Joseph Kimball of Virginia is actually a Joseph Kimball of Massachusetts who removed to Virginia via Barbados.
Marriage
Virginia Rebecca (Shearin) Kimball (abt.1673-1708) is purported to have married Joseph Kimball (-bef.1712) about 1697 in Surry County, Virginia.
Children
This profile previously listed 5 children of Joseph Kimball and Virginia Shearin. One of those was different than those now listed:
Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #38418618 : accessed 26 Aug 2022), memorial page for Joseph Kimball (1662–1713), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38418618; Maintained by Robet Hodsdon (contributor 47094022) Burial Details Unknown. (memorial only, no headstone photo).
Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #126550880 : accessed 12 March 2022), memorial page for Virginia Shearin Kimball (1673–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126550880; Maintained by Ralph Kimbrel (contributor 47951000) Burial Details Unknown. (memorial only, no headstone photo).
Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #127289483 : accessed 12 March 2022), memorial page for Charles Kimball (1698–1771), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127289483, ; Maintained by Ralph Kimbrel (contributor 47951000) Burial Details Unknown. (memorial only, no headstone photo).
Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #77724189 : accessed 12 March 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Needham Kimball (1 Feb 1674–6 Oct 1708), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77724189, citing Wenham Cemetery, Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by BeNotForgot (contributor 46974545). (memorial only, no headstone photo).
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Virginia 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 Virginia: