Born in Cumberland County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alexander Trent Jr.
and Elizabeth Branch (Woodson) Trent
Sister of
Lumina Mira (Trent) Finch, Elijah Trent, Henry Trent, Frances (Trent) Gay [half], Obediah H Trent, Alexander Trent IV, Francis Trent, John Fielding Trent [half], Stephen Woodson Trent, John Archer Trent [half], William David Trent Sr., Zachariah Trent, Joseph Trent, Josiah Trent, William H Trent and Alexander Trent [half]
Wife of
William Black Jr.
— married
20 Apr 1778 in Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Wife of
Matthew Willis Wilson
— married
13 Jul 1801 in Cumberland Co., Virginia
Descendants 
Died
at age 78
in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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Biography
She was born on 26 Feb 1756 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA and her parents were Elizabeth Branch (Woodson) and Alexander Trent, Jr. (1728-1793).
Elizabeth "Betsy" Trent first married on 20 April 1778 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA to William Black, Jr. [1] (1733-1785).
The widow Betsy married secondly on 13 July 1808 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA to (Matthew) Willis Wilson. [2] [3] [4] Their daughter, Maria Wilson, married her cousin, John P. Wilson, Jr., of Berkeley County, Virginia, and they had two children, William & Willis Wilson. Betsy was a niece of Mrs. Willis Wilson
She died on 05 Oct 1834 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA.
Sources
- ↑ Virginia, Select Marriages 1785-1940 on ancestry.com citing FHL#30869; p6; for Elizabeth Trent & William Black, m: 20 Apr 1778 Chesterfield, Virginia
- ↑ Virginia, Marriage Records 1700-1850 on ancestry.com with image; for Matthew Wilson & Betsy Trent, m: 13 Jul 1801 Cumberland, Virginia
- ↑ Virginia, Compiled Marriages 1740-1850 on ancestry.com for Matthew Wilson & Betsy Trent, m: 13 Jul 1808 Cumberland County, Virginia
- ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records 1560-1900 on ancestry.com citing source#1594.138; Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; for Elizabeth Trent & Matthew Wilson, b: 1754 VA
- Virginia Marriage Records From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly; citing "Betsy" marriage info
- DAR Genealogical Research Databases citing ancestor #A127921 for husband#2, Willis WILSON, res: Cumberland County, Virginia; rank: Lieutenant in Cumberland County, Virginia; d: post 1-11-1821 Cumberland County, Virginia; spouse: Mrs. Elizabeth (TRENT) BLACK
- Willis Wilson Family Bible
- Marriage source (daughter of Alexander Trent)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
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~1.56%
Elaine Lawson
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Richard Lackaff :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ND8522830 [compare]
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~0.78%
Roger Shepherd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TD3096175 [compare], Ancestry member Model_Math
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~0.78%
Ruby (Antrican) Daniels :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A824600 [compare], Ancestry member rubiecoupons9340
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~0.78%
James Quinn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MC9553953 [compare]
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~0.78%
Dreema (Trent) Ortiz :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T848247 [compare], FTDNA kit #867108
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~0.39%
Gary Williams :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T698835 [compare], FTDNA kit #851747
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~0.39%
Rod Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A974650 [compare], Ancestry member kdwilly59
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~0.39%
Kathleen Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A013376 [compare], Ancestry member kdwilly
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~0.39%
Kathy (Thomas) Sexton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KX2026510 [compare], yourDNAportal KATcbd2d47d, Ancestry member kathysexton70
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~0.39%
Jeff Thomas :
AncestryDNA
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Patricia (Sparkman) Thomas
Patricia Roche
Patricia (Sparkman) Thomas
Trent-1159 and Trent-137 are not ready to be merged because: Need to get parents straightened out first.
posted
by Patricia (Sparkman) Thomas
N Gauthier
Trent-1159 and Trent-137 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same parents and same siblings
posted
by N Gauthier
N Gauthier
Trent-1159 and Trent-137 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same parents
posted
by N Gauthier
Patricia Roche
Trent-335 and Trent-137 appear to represent the same person because: same name and dates
posted
by Patricia Roche
Tom Brown
Not sure she is the mother of William Black that married Sarah Stevens. The marriage date of 1778 occurs after William's birth which occurred ca 1770. Could you please explain your research?
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by Tom Brown
Rejected matches › Elizabeth Black (1756-) › Elizabeth Black (1755-) › Elizabeth (Wilson) McLain (1754-1835) › Elizabeth (Wilson) Anderson (abt.1755-)
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