Born about in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Chandler II
and Mary (Peters) Chandler
Sister of
Mary (Chandler) Spurling, Annis (Chandler) Robbins, Thomas Chandler III, Elizabeth Chandler, Timothy Chandler, Ephraim Chandler, David Chandler, Hannah (Chandler) Johnson, Phebe Chandler, Lydia (Chandler) Felch and Jonathan Chandler
Wife of
Edward Abbot
— married
15 Jul 1728 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Dorcas (Abbott) Hall, Edward Abbott, Phebe Abbot, Lydia Abbot, Lydia Abbott and Elisabeth (Abbott) Saltmarsh
Died
at about age 43
[location unknown]
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Biography
Edward, b. June 9, 1702; was a settler at Pennacook (Now Concord) N.H. as early as 1732, being one of the first board of selectmen. His house was a garrison. His were the first white children born in the town.
Marriage
15 Jul 1728
- Edward Abbott and Dorcas/Darcas Chandler married 15 July 1728 in Andover, Massachusetts Bay[1][2]He m. first, Dorcas Chandler of Andover July 15, 1728. [3]
she d. May 16, 1748. He m., second, Widow Mehitable Emerson of Haverhill, Mass. Jan 23, 1748-9. He d. April 14, 1759 (Antiquarian - p. 37)
Family
Children born to Dorcas & Edward Abbott in Concord, New Hampshire:
- Edward Abbott, born 27 December 1730[4]
- Lydia Abbott, born 07 May 1735[5] Lydia Abbott died in Concord, NH on 18 June 1736[6] Honoring the death of a child.
- Lydia Abbott, born 15 June 1737.[7]
Her birthplace is an assumption based on the fact that the Essex Antiquarian article says she was "of Andover." Andover, Massachusetts is located in Essex County.
She died 17 days after the birth of her 10th child, Jemima 2d.
Sources
- ↑
- ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7647/21/141268920
- ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7647/21/141268920
- ↑ New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB516/i/13795/682/245980122
- ↑ New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB516/i/13795/978/245980418
- ↑ New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB516/i/13836/614/247447916
- ↑ New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB516/i/13795/977/245980417
- "Abbot Genealogy." The Essex Antiquarian. Salem, Massashusetts : The Essex Antiquarian, 1897. Vol 1, No 3 (Mar 1897). Reprint: Higginson Book Company.
- Chandler, George. The Chandler Family: The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler who Settled in Roxbury, Mass., 1637 (Press of Charles Hamilton, Worcester, Mass., 1883). Person number 57, Volume 1 Page 29 and 75 -76
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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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~0.39%
Deborah Wesley
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M656884 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A874188 [compare], Ancestry member dcwesley
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~0.39%
Jason Howe :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jasonmhowe
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Rick Thomas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A403722 [compare], Ancestry member rwthomas33
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~0.39%
J Grace :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch BZ1746587 [compare]
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