Born about in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathaniel Brooks
and Mary (Allis) Brooks
Wife of
John Perkins
— married
19 May 1746 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
at about age 29
in New Haven, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jan 2015
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Biography
Dorcas was born about 1728 in Deerfield, Franklin county, Massachusetts. She was probably the daughter of Nathaniel Brooks and Mary Allis but her birth has not been found on town records.
Dorcas married John Perkins of New Haven on 19 May 1746 in Deerfield.[1]
She passed away 09 Apr 1757 in New Haven, Connecticut. [2]
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Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHT2-2PL : accessed 4 January 2015), John Perkins and Dorcus Brooks, 19 May 1746; citing reference Vol. 1 Pg. 248; FHL microfilm 186,146.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. FHL FILM NUMBER: 599303
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas 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 Dorcas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas 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 Dorcas:
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~0.78%
Charlotte (Read) Kensil
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A615295 [compare], Ancestry member charkensil
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Diane Read :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A082851 [compare], Ancestry member Schnurr3
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~0.78%
Kristin De La Gardie :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Darlene Perkins :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Callie Archibald :
23andMe, GEDmatch UF9702671 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UF9702671 [compare], Ancestry member CallieZ90
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UF9702671 [compare], FTDNA kit #B152727
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