Bethiah Thomas(mtDNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of June 3, 2026:
- Recruiting matrilineal (direct female-line) descendants of Bethiah THOMAS Church for mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Biography
First Generation
Bethiah Thomas, daughter of (Capt.) Nathaniel Thomas & Mary ____ was born Pembroke 1 Mar 1649/50 and died there 23 Sep 1718. She married Marshfield abt 1673 (Lt.) Isaac Little and they had twelve children (born Marshfield): Thomas (1674), Dorothy (1676-1677), Isaac (1677/8), Bethiah (1681-b1688), infant daughter (1683-1683), Charles (1685), Abigail (c1687), Bethiah (1688-1689), Nathaniel (1690-b1715 unm.), William (1691/2), Bethiah (c1693 m Thomas Barker) and Lemuel (bp 1700).
Second Generation
Abigail Little was born Marshfield abt 1687 and died Marlborough 8 Feb 1769. She married Pembroke 14 Jun 1720 John Arbuthnot and they had two children: Christian (dau., bp 1724) and William (c1727).
Bethiah Little was born Marshfield abt 1693 and died Hingham 9 Oct 1751. She married Plymouth 22 May 1712 Thomas Barker and they had eight children: Thomas (1712/3), Bethiah (1715), Nathaniel (1716-1722), William (c1717-1729), Abigail (1718), Elizabeth (1720-1722), Elizabeth (1724) and Nathaniel (1727).
Third Generation
DNA results TBD
To date, we know of no matrilinear (all female line) descendants of Bethiah THOMAS Church who has taken a mtDNA test and published their results. Matrilineal descendants are encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
