Dorcas (Hammontree) Miller (1812 - 1896)

Dorcas Miller formerly Hammontree

Born 5 May 1812 in Blount, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of James Hammontree Sr. and Nancy (Holloway) Hammontree

Sister of James Hammontree Jr., Jeremiah Hammontree, William Hammontree, Margaret (Hammontree) McMillan, John C. Hammontree, Lucinda (Hammontree) Neal and Sarah (Hammontree) Stout

Wife of John A. D. Miller — married 20 Sep 1833 in Blount, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Mother of Ellison E Miller, Robert Cager Miller, Nancy Miller, John Miller, Mary Miller, James Miller, Caroline Miller, Thompson Miller and Willis Miller

Died 27 Aug 1896 at age 84 in Clay County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Sources

Miller, Scott Ancestry.com
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZ49-KXB : 23 December 2016), John A D Miller and Dorcus Hamontroe, 17 Sep 1833; citing Blount, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. see next entry, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,073,868.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHDP-LVT : 30 December 2015), Darcas Miller in entry for W E Humphres, 1860.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHVB-YSK : 17 October 2014), Dorcas Miller in household of J A P Miller, Alabama, United States; citing p. 8, family 51, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,508.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKV-9YCB : 13 December 2015), Darcus Miller, 1896; Burial, Delta, Clay, Alabama, United States of America, Bethel Cemetery; citing record ID 46412702, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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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:

~1.56% Connie Ward : 23andMe + AncestryDNA
~1.56% Steven (Simmons) Shelton : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A885662 [compare], Ancestry member stevensimmons6
~1.56% ~12.50% Wilton Baker : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JR6462455 [compare], Ancestry member wbuckbaker
~1.56% Tom Ward : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A098945 [compare], Ancestry member Sisters_Connie
~0.78% Paul Selk : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A674665 [compare], Ancestry member paulselk_1
~0.78% ~3.12% Donna Parten : AncestryDNA + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A776780 [compare], FTDNA kit #242885
~0.78% Lisa Selk : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A778682 [compare], Ancestry member lisaselk
~0.78% Elma (Payne) Strong : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A854266 [compare]
~0.78% Archie Anderson : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T819710 [compare], FTDNA kit #352451
~0.78% ~1.56% Sybil (Reed) Tate : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T234091 [compare], FTDNA kit #252316

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