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John Densmore

Born about 1749 in Ireland

Ancestors

Son of James (Dunsmore) Dinsmore and Letitia (Moore) Densmore

Brother of James Densmore, Francis Densmore, Samuel Densmore and William Densmore

Husband of Lydia (Mosher) Densmore — married about 1765 in Newport, Hants Co., N.S.

Descendants

Father of Frank Densmore, James Densmore, Nicholas Densmore, Jane (Densmore) Anthony, Jenny (Densmore) Anthony, Olive (Densmore) Harvie, Mary (Densmore) Greeno, Amy Densmore, Letitia M Densmore, Lydia Densmore, John Densmore and Samuel Densmore

Died before 1850 before about age 101 in Nova Scotia

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Biography

John Densmore

Birth:

Death:

His father was the original grantee at Newport N.S. from Tiverton, RI and Dartmouth, Mass. This John Densmore may have been the man of that name who in May 1776 was shown as John Densmore, tailor in Windsor N.S. who leased a farm from Michael Francklin of Halifax, N.S. The farm consisted of 24 acres and an island in the marsh lots of Windsor. The lease was to be based on the "Longest liver of John Densmore's daughter Elizabeth and his son William". This lease was transferred to Richard Nesbitt of Windsor, N.S. on April 3, 1778, (HCReg.BK.3/346). The traditional list of John Densmore's family does not include a daughter named Elizabeth nor a son William and for this reason there is the possibility that the man who leased the Francklin farm may have been a brother of James Densmore. John Densmore inherited under his father's will "that part of farm I purchased from Cornelius Potter with buildings - lies on south side of the road." (Research):HEN-30, DEN-1, HEN-53, MCL-1

Parents:

James Dunsmore and Letitia Moore

Spouse and Children:

Lydia Mosher m. ABT 1765 Newport, Hants Co., N.S.

Burial

Sources

[S117] Harvie.

[S82] Hennigar.

[S50] Rawdon/Douglas, John Victor Duncanson, p. 166 (Reliability: 3), 19 Apr 2013.

[S50] Rawdon/Douglas, John Victor Duncanson, Pg. 166, 251 (Reliability: 3), 22 Jan 2006.

[S105] Newport, Nova Scotia a Rhode Island Township, John V. Duncanson, (Mika Publishing Co., Belleville, Ont.: 1985 Reprinted: West Hants Historical Society: 2002), p. 321 (Reliability: 3), 24 Apr 2013.

[S61] Harvie/Harvey Family, Leland H. Harvie, (Sentinel Printing Ltd., Yarmouth, N.S.: 1984), p. 73 (Reliability: 3), 24 Apr 2013.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:

~1.56% Beth (Huntley) Bourassa : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YL7056292 [compare], Ancestry member BethHuntleyBourassa
~1.56% Bill Harrison : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A561116 [compare], Ancestry member misterbill_1 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T415433 [compare], FTDNA kit #N56000
~1.56% j Evans : Living DNA, GEDmatch BV8329780 [compare]
~0.78% ~1.56% Richard Skelhorn : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LX6191725 [compare], Ancestry member ri6004
~0.78% ~3.12% Christine Moore : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GF9918579 [compare], Ancestry member cblaauw4400
~0.78% Val Falconer : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SY1283877 [compare], yourDNAportal VALef1c2c56, Ancestry member vfalconer
~0.39% Adam Freeman : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PN1106301 [compare]