Born about in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Fairbairn
— married
18 May 1817 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Allison (Fairbairn) Scott, Helen (Fairbairn) Safley, Archibald Fairbairn, Janet (Fairbairn) Ferguson, James Fairbairn, Barbara Fairbairn, John Fairbairn and Walter Fairbairn
Died after
after about age 39
in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2011
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Biography
Joan Forsyth
Died after 1834 probably at Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- "Grandma Viele" wrote that her "grandmother Joan Forsythe died when father (John b 1832) was quite young and a step mother came into the picture. " (John;s younger brother was born 1834) Henderson-2297 06:53, 7 December 2017 (EST)
Married: 18 May 1817 Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
- "May 18 Jas Fairbairn and Joan Forsyth 1/2d" [1]
- Husband: James Fairbairn
- Wife: Joan Forsyth
- Children:
- Helen (marr. Safley)
- Alison (marr. Scott)
- Archibald (marr. Kemp)
- John (dth bef 1832 assumed from bap. of 2nd John)
- Hannah Forsythe (marr. Reid)
- Janet (marr. Ferguson)
- James Edward (marr. O'Connell)
- Barbara (known as Fairchild - probate New York)
- John (known as Fairchild, Andersonville survivor- marr. Smith)
- Walter (known as Fairchild - marr. Reilly)
Sources
- Source S1: ScotlandsPeople Parish Registers
- WikiTree profile Forsyth-153 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joan 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 Joan:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joan 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 Joan:
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~1.56%
James Lawless
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