Born about in Charles, Maryland
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Dent
and Ann (Harbert) Dent
Sister of
Rebecca Dent, Mary (Dent) Alexander, Elizabeth (Dent) Harrison, Ann (Dent) Ireland, Elizabeth (Dent) Harrison, Mary A Dent [half], George Dent, Elizabeth Anne (Dent) Harrison [half], John Dent, Letitia (Dent) Dejean, Rebecca (Dent) Marshall, Margaret (Dent) Greenfield and Sarah Dent
Wife of
John Blackiston
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
John Blackistone
— married
about 1730 in Charles, Maryland
Wife of
Alexander McFarland
— married
about 1758 in St. Mary's, Maryland
Wife of
James Bayard
— married
about 1767 in St. Mary's, Maryland
Descendants 
Died after
after about age 59
in St. Mary's, Maryland
Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2011
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Biography
Eleanor Dent, the daughter of Col. George Dent and Ann Harbert, was born in Charles County MD before 1725. She died in St. Mary's County MD after 1764.
1764 Will of Ann Harbert Dent names her daughter Eleanor McPharling and her grandson Herbert Blackistone.
Name
- Name: Eleanor /Dent/ [1]
Sources
Alexander McFarlane 91.106 SM £723.12.8 Nov 18 1766 Feb 4 1767 Appraisers: John Shanks, Jr., John Mason. Creditors: Zachariah Bond, Francis Wilson. Executrix: Elleanor McFarlane.
- WikiTree profile Dent-167 created through the import of MOORMAN FAMILY.GED on May 31, 2011 by Mary Elizabeth Stewart. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mary Elizabeth and others.
- Source: S7 Title: The Maryland Dents Abbreviation: Newman, Dent Author: Newman, Harry Wright Publication: Dietz Press, Richmond, VA, 1963
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eleanor by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eleanor:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eleanor by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eleanor:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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23andMe, GEDmatch m161818 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ggribble65
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #388882
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~0.39%
Anne (Scrivener) Agee :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A389785 [compare], Ancestry member anneagee
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Gio Ponzetta
Gio Ponzetta
There appear to be two John Blakistones with the same wife: Blackiston-1 and Blackistone-10
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