Folger (mtDNA)
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Status summary
As of February 24, 2023
- Page created for Dorcas Folger.
- recruitment of individuals who are mtDNA descendants of Dorcas. Folks who are mtDNA descendants are encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Biography
First Generation
Dorcas Folger, daughter of Peter Folger and Mary Morrill was born Plymouth Aug 1645 and died there aft Jul 1712. She married Charlestown 12 Feb 1674/5 Joseph Pratt and they had nine children: Mary (1675), Joseph (1676), Bethia (1679/80), Benjamin (1681/2), Dorcas (1683-1683), Phineas (1684), Joshua (1686), Lydia (1688-1694) Sarah (1690).
Second Generation
Mary Pratt was born Nantucket 16 Sep 1675 and died Abington bef 6 Aug 1746. She married (intentions Charlestown & Lynn 25 Oct 1707) Joseph Edmunds and they had three children: Hannah (1708/9c), Mary (1719) and Benjamin (1724).
Bethia Pratt was born Charlestown 11 Feb 1679/80 and died Nantucket 19 Jun 1741.She married Nantucket 1701 Sampson Cartwright and they had six children: Phineas (c1701), Alice (1702), Dorcas (1703), Hazadiah (c1707), Mary (1710) and Thomas (1712).
Sarah Pratt was born Charlestown abt 19 Aug 1690 and died Nantucket 1762. She married twice, first Nantucket 20 Jan 1715 Jeremiah Coleman and second abt 1740 John Renuff (no children). By her first husband Sarah had six children: Peter (1716), Lydia (1717/8 m William Starbuck & Theophilus Pinkham), Sylvanus (1720), Joanna (1722), Enoch (1724) and Jeremiah (1729).
Third Generation
mtDNA Results V
One matrilineal descendant of Dorcas has posted on WikiTree where they have taken a HVRI & HVRII mtDNA test at FTDNA and was predicted to fall under Haplogroup V. Other matrilineal descendants are encouraged to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Lineage of tester
One individual claiming to be a matrilineal descendant of Dorcas Folger has posted on WikiTree their lineage and their mtDNA result.
Dorcas Folger (1645-p1712)
Mary Pratt (1675-b1746)
Hannah Edmunds (1708/9-c1739)
Lois Nowell (c1738- )
Meriam Bacon (c1764-1862)
Eda Atwood (1798-1874)
Harriet N. Folger (1822-1897)
Ellen Marie Severance (1859-1947)
Gladys Ellen Smith (1893-1993)
Esther Marion Mills (1913-1989)
mother of tester
tester
