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Prescott Family
MTDNA Project (checking ancestral heritage through the matriarchal line- the mother)
I am trying to start this particular project because my great grandfather, Nelson Abner Prescott, Sr., told me his grandmother was Indian. He is not the only Prescott to tell that story, and I when I kept hearing it, I thought I should try to check it out. Since we do not have a marriage certificate, Bible record, or any proof of who Luvenia was, the MTDNA test is the only way to try and determine what her heritage was. The only people who could take the test (a check swab with a special Q-tip) are the mother to daughter descendants of Luvenia Prescott. I am a descendant through Zachariah and Luvenia Prescott’s son, John P. Prescott. I do not qualify to take the MTDNA test because I am a descendant through a son, not a daughter, of Luvenia.
Looking for Female Descendants of Luvenia Prescott for MTDNA testing purposes to determine if she was of American Indian descent.
Luvenia unknown maiden Prescott (1823-1903) married Zachariah Prescott and lived in Marion County, Mississippi, near Morgantown and the Holly Springs Baptist Church. She and Zachariah came to Mississippi by way of Louisiana, and what was West Florida, at one time. They had family ties to Franklinton, Louisiana. Anyone wishing to add to the family file, or participate in this study can contact me by email:
shannon AT msmarion.com
or by writing me at 245 Riverbend Road, Columbia, Mississippi 39429
Luvenia had two daughters so there are two lines of descent from Luvenia Prescott that can be used to determine if she was of Native American ancestry. The daughters of Luvenia are Gatsey Prescott Beard and Eliza Carolina Prescott Cothern. Only their daughters, and their daughters, and their daughters, etc. would be valid candidates for MTDNA testing to identify Luvenia Prescott’s ancestry. Whether you are a candidate or not, I would love to hear from you if you are a descendant of Zachariah and Luvenia Prescott or have something to share about this family.
Matriarchal Descent from Luvenia unknown maiden Prescott |
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Gatsey Prescott Line |
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Gatsey Prescott 1861 – 1925 |
Holly Beard 1887 – 1985 married Nelson F. Neal- 1890 – 1972 |
Louisa Neal |
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Lottie Beard |
May Thornhill abt. 1927 |
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Lucille E. Beard |
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Courtney Beard abt. 1900 |
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Edna Beard abt. 1903 |
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Ettie Beard abt. 1883 married John L. Thornhill |
Lecha Thornhill born 1902 |
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Nettie Thornhill born 1904 |
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Zella Ophelia Thorhill born abt. 1911 married Percy Evan Dunaway born abt. 1899 Marion County, Mississippi |
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Easter (Esther?)Thornhill |
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Ethel Beard 1897-1974 |
Annie M. Thornhill born abt. 1915 Marion County, Mississippi |
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Rebel E. Thornhill born abt. 1919 married Joe Wesley Kemp born abt. 1916 Marion County, Mississippi |
Dorothy Ann Kemp married Vernon Dunaway |
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Ruby Lee Thornhill born abt. 1921 married Johnnie Morgan born abt. 1920 Marion County, Mississippi |
Sybil Lou Morgan married Toxie Donald Spiers |
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Mary Helen Thornhill born abt. 1930 married William Freeman Spiers |
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Wilmar Thornhill born abt. 1926 |
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Hattie Beard 1885-1961 married George Smith born abt 1885 |
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Eliza Caroline Prescott Line |
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Eliza Caroline Prescott 1857-1929 |
Earnestine Cothern born abt. 1887 |
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Mimmie Cothern 1888 – 1923 married Harrison E. Greer 1881 – 1955 |
Syntha Greer born abt. 1907 |
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Thelma Cothern born abt. 1900 |
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Lottie Cothern born abt. 1891 |
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Please write me with corrections and updates.
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