Lettice (mtDNA)

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Status summary

Completed as of January 30, 2022:

  • Recruiting matrilineal (direct female-line) descendants of Elizabeth Lettice, second wife of Jacob Cooke for mtDNA testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Biography

First Generation

Elizabeth Lettice, daughter of Thomas & Anne ____ Lettice was born probably in England abt 1636[1] and died Swansea 31 Oct 1693. She married three times, first Plymouth 18 Oct 1655 William Shurtleff (three sons, no Mayflower line), second 18 Nov 1669 Jacob Cooke, and third Swansea 1 Jan 1689 Hugh Cole (no children). By her second marriage, Elizabeth had two daughters (Plymouth): Sarah (1671) and Rebecca (1675-1675)

Second Generation

Sarah Cooke was born Plymouth 1671 and died there 18 Feb 1745. She married Plymouth 1 Apr 1691 Robert Bartlett and they had twelve children (Plymouth): Hannah (1691), Thomas (1693), John (1696), Sarah (1699), James (1701), Joseph (1703), Elizabeth (1706), William (1709), Ebenezer (1710), Robert (1713) and Lemuel (1715)

Third Generation

Hannah Bartlett was born Plymouth 21 Feb 1691/2 and died there 19 Sep 1757. She married Plymouth abt 1711 Eleazer Churchill and they had four children (Plymouth): infant son (1712-1712), Eleazer (1713/4), Josiah (1716) and Jonathan (1720). In conclusion, there are no mtDNA descendants of Hannah.

Sarah Bartlett was born Plymouth 9 Apr 1699 and died there bef 25 Apr 1739. She married Plymouth 22 Feb 1721 John Finney and they had five children (Plymouth): Sarah (1722), Phebe (1724/5), Josiah (1726/7-1727), Ruth (1729) and John (1730).

Elizabeth Bartlett was born Plymouth 2 Mar 1706 and died there 21 Mar 1752. She married Plymouth 16 May 1734 Thomas Sears and they had six children (bp Plymouth): Betty (1735/6), Rebecca (1737/8), Chloe (c1740), Sarah (c1742), Thomas (1746) and Willard (1748).


  1. Date an estimate, based on date married.

DNA results T1a1a1

One matrilineal (all female line) descendant of Elizabeth (Lettice) Cooke has taken a full mtDNA test and published their lineage at wikitree. Their mtDNA Haplogroup was T1a1a1

DNA line

As published at wikitree

 Elizabeth Lettice (c1636-1693) m. Jacob Cooke
   Sarah Cooke (1671-1745) m. Robert Bartlett
     Sarah Bartlett (1699-1739) m. John Finney
       Phebe Finney (1724-c1775) m. Edward Doty
         Hannah Doten (1767-1864) m. Hosea Washburn
           Betsey Pierce Washburn (1785-1860) m. Shubael Pease
             Sophronia Pease (1811-1889) m. James Parker Withee
               Samantha Louise Withee (1837-1868) m. Asahel Owen Graves
                 Harriett Virginia Graves (1867-1921) m. Ward Tupper Reynolds
                   Maude May Reynolds (1884-1959) m. Charles Arthur Coan
                     mother of tester
                       tester

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