Beth (Jones) Gay
Honor Code SignatorySigned 25 May 2020 | 2,996 contributions | 99 thank-yous | 1,681 connections
Signed 25 May 2020 | 2,996 contributions | 99 thank-yous | 1,681 connections
Communication Preferences:
I am interested in communicating 
with
cousins and anyone else with an interest in genealogy.
My family tree is at <https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7089618/person/-1166518451/facts>.
[1]
with
cousins and anyone else with an interest in genealogy.
My family tree is at <https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7089618/person/-1166518451/facts>.
[1]
tested
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
and [sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 24 May 2020
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Contents |
Biography
Quote from speech made by Robert Young Clay, retired archivist from the Library of Virginia: "By trying to separate fact from fiction concerning John's life, I would hope to encourage all of you to be very careful in your research and to be very skeptical of all claims concerning our early Virginia ancestors. We have now spent over three hundred years imagining, misreading, misinterpreting, embroidering and simply lying about the founders of our early families. The product of those three hundred years of ancestral enhancement is often far from being either genealogical or historical truth. I cannot warn too strongly against gullibly accepting the claims of past researchers."
Links
- Ancestry templates [1]
- Library of Virginia free use of images in public domain [2]
- Brantley Association [3]
- North Carolina Land Grants [4]
DNA
Meadows match found with EU4309958; need one more leg for triangulation.
Coker Ancestors
These pages need to be updated with correct parents, children, and actual sources.
- John Coker
- John Coker
- Robert Coker
- Thomas Coker-not my ancestor
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Beth Jones at registration.
- Maternal relationships are confirmed by a Gedmatch test match between Beth Jones GEDmatch T423400 and her first cousin John Coker Gedmatch T907210. Their most recent common ancestors are their grandparents Walter Coker and Jennie Coleman. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 1.8. Largest segment = 86.1 cM; Total Half-Match segments (HIR) 1131.6cM (31.552 Pct); 59.786 Pct SNPs are full identical.
- Maternal relationships are confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Beth Jones GEDmatch T423400 and her 3rd cousin Carol J. Scott GEDmatch Z737309. Their most-recent common ancestors are their 2nd Great Grandparents Redding Canterbury and Drucilla Cochran. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4.1, based on sharing 49.7 cM across 3 segments.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Beth (Jones) Gay and her 2nd cousin, son of Sarah Helen (Riley) Spears. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Livingston Coleman and Amanda Jane Canterbury, the great grandparents of Beth (Jones) Gay and the great grandparents of her cousin. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: second cousin, based on sharing 310.8 cM across 13 segments. Confidence 100%.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Beth (Jones) Gay and her 2nd cousin, son of Jennie Russell (Young) Pace. Their most-recent common ancestors are Richard Howard Jones and Mary Pinckney (Russell) Jones, the great grandparents of Beth (Jones) Gay and the great grandparents of her cousin. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: second cousin, based on sharing 210 cM across 11 segments. Confidence 100%.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Beth (Jones) Gay and her second cousin, daughter of Robert Odgen Stoddard. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, Joseph Sebastian Cloud and Mary Frances (Evins) Cloud. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins, based on sharing 183 cM across 11 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Beth (Jones) Gay and her third cousin Freeman Gerald Mahoney. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Meadows and Ellen A (Daniels) Meadows, great-great grandparents. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 2nd cousin - 4th cousin, based on sharing 73 cM across 5 segments
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Beth's formal name
- full middle name (E.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Beth (Jones) Gay: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test, haplogroup U4b1b1, FTDNA kit #179096
- Carol (Gilstrap) Scott
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U4b1b1, FTDNA kit #604307
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100.00%
100.00%
Beth (Jones) Gay:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T423400 [compare], yourDNAportal BET2158e001, Ancestry member Sidetrackedresearcher
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T423400 [compare], FTDNA kit #179096
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MyHeritage DNA
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~12.50%
John Coker :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T907210 [compare], FTDNA kit #124552
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Carol (Gilstrap) Scott :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Z737309 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch Z737309 [compare], FTDNA kit #604307
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Beth:
- Beth Jones is a Wonderful WikiTreer Feb 17, 2021.
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It seems we are:
Beth and Jeanne are 16th cousins (Uncertain)
Beth (Jones) Gay and Jeanne (Lunn) Aloia are both descendants of Archibald Campbell. I have added you to Winston-361's Trusted List.
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I believe Morrison-5373 and Morrison-10550 are the same person and need to be merged. Since I have never merged 2 records on Wikitree maybe you would do the merge. Thanks, Beth
edited by Beth (Jones) Gay
I think you are correct. Neither of us will be able to complete the merge unless the current Profile Managers agree. There's nothing like learning by doing, so I'm going to give you the instructions on how to initiate it. Please let me know if you would still rather I do it:
That will create an email to both profiles managers. They will compare the data and either approve or reject the merge. If neither is rejects the merge but no one completes it, the merge will be set to auto-approved in 30 days. At that time, anyone who has signed the Honor Code can complete the process. You can read more about the process in the Merging Help page and the Matching and Merging FAQ page.
Let me know if you have any questions or want me to do it,
Debi
I will do the merge; thanks so much for the information. I have another one Porter-2171 and Porter-2184, I adopted these because they were orphaned, but would appreciate your input on the Porter merge. Thanks, Beth
The Porter merge is much less certain. They have different parents which will have to be resolved first. Neither profile has sources which identify his parents and the DAR record doesn't identify the parents of his wife.
Debi
Would the information in either of these to FAQs created by the Adoption Angels Project answer your questions? If not, please reply to me privately with a little more detail and I will figure out who will have the answers you need and how to put you in touch with them.
How to set up profiles for living adoptees
How to set up profiles for deceased adoptees
If it isn't a confidential situation, you could also ask in the Genealogist to Genealogist (G2G) forum. Use Adoption and Mentor for two of the tags to get the attention of those who specialize in adoption matters.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Debi
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