Born in Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Vincent Tapp
and Susanna Moore (Gambill) Tapp
Wife of
Dabney Cosby
— married
5 Mar 1801 in , Augusta, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Vincent Tapp Cosby, Susan (Cosby) Henry, Amanda (Cosby) Lewis, Lewis Franklin Cosby, Dabney Cosby, Caroline (Cosby) Catlett, Frances Jane Cosby, John Wayt Cosby, Jouett Vernon Cosby, Howard Zacariah Cosby, Mary L Cosby, Charles C Cosby, Cornelia Cosby, Unknown Cosby, Unknown Cosby and Unknown Cosby
Died
at age 82
in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Mar 2015
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Biography
Frances was born in 1785. Frances passed away in 1867.
Frances was born on 28 June 1785 in Augusta, Hampshire, Virginia, United States. She was the daughter of Vincent Tapp and Susanna Moore (Gambill) Tapp.
Frances died at the age of 66 on 28 November 1851 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States.
Sources
- FamilySearch ID: LZLT-CNM.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66661457/frances-davenport-cosby: accessed 01 July 2023), memorial page for Frances Davenport Tapp Cosby (28 Jan 1785–3 Nov 1867), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66661457, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by GINGER GENTRY (contributor 48220173).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances 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 Frances:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances 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 Frances:
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~3.12%
Henry Poteat
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Enerythe1st
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Michael Helmantoler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A612391 [compare], Ancestry member mhelmantoler
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