Drusilla, b. at Barrington, N. S., Oct. 3, 1773; d. at Salmon River, July 5, 1861; m., by Rev. Jonathan Scott, Dec. 19, 1788 to James Wyman, b. June 6, 1761 and d. Feb. 14, 1847, s. of Ephraim and Sarah (Richardson) Wyman of Woburn,
Mass., aud Yarmouth, N. S. She left, at her death, 13 children, 87 grandchildren, 156 great-gr.-children and 2 great gt.-gr. -children. They resided at Salmon River. Ch. :
Letitia, b. Feb. 7, 1791 ; m. Rufus, s. of James and Sherah (Ring) Robbins.
John, b. Mar. 5, 1793; m. Sarah, dau. of Capt. Joshua P. and Elizabeth (Kinney) Trefry.
Desarta, b. Mar. 5, 1795.
Clarissa, b. Apr. 11, 1797; m. Abram, s. of Peter Earle.
Asahel, b. July 8, 1799; m. Elizabeth Perry, dau. of Levi and Susanna (Magray) Perry.
William, b. May 23, 1801; m. Mary Larkin, dau. of Stephen and Rnth (Cook) Larkin.
Henry, b. June 26, 1803; m. Anne, dau. of Maj. John McKinnon.
Israel, b. May 28, 1808 ; m. Sept. 27, 1832, Martha Shaw.
Marcus, b. June 5, 1810; m. Aug. 29, 1844, Hannah, dau. of Jotham Johnson.
Arthur Wellington, b. Oct. 1, 1812; m. Esther, dau. of James Ritchie.
James Wellesley, b. June 11, 1816; d. July 27, 1823.
Drusilla is a 5th great granddaughter of William Brewster, Mayflower Pilgrim.
Sources
↑ George S. Brown, compiler, Yarmouth Nova Scotia Genealogies: Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: Yarmouth Herald, 1896; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1993), .
Repository
Cann Family Genealogy Reference Library
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3SP4-WD3 : accessed 8 April 2019), entry for Druscilla /Doane/, cites sources; "Large Branches & Small Twigs" file (2:2:2:MMD8-SS8), submitted 21 August 2013 by David E. Cann
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However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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