Born in York District, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of William McElwee II
and Jane (Black) McElwee
Sister of
James McElwee, William McElwee, Jane (McElwee) Leslie, John Calvin McElwee, Agnes McElwee, Ann McElwee, Mary (McElwee) Enloe and Elizabeth McElwee
Wife of
Samuel Leslie II
— married
about 1800 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel Lesslie III, Mary Lesslie I, John N. Lesslie, James Faulkner Lesslie and William Dixon Leslie
Died
at about age 90
in York, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Oct 2011
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Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QG-K2L : 23 December 2020), Eleanor Lessley in household of William D Lessley, Yorkville, York, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eleanor 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 Eleanor:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eleanor 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 Eleanor:
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~1.56%
Linnie Enloe
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jim Browne :
23andMe, GEDmatch M469522 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a796463 [compare], Ancestry member JimBrowne31332
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A796463 [compare], FTDNA kit #906083
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~0.78%
Barbara (Sellers) Green :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A703197 [compare], Ancestry member BS_bonanzajellydog
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~0.78%
Kevin Wallace :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A042033 [compare], yourDNAportal KEVabb62e8b, Ancestry member medfordkevin52
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A042033 [compare], yourDNAportal KEVabb62e8b
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~0.78%
William Hastings :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A564262 [compare], Ancestry member WilliamHastings74
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~0.78%
Don Glenn :
AncestryDNA
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Patricia (Charles) Stockley
McElwee-333 and McElwee-59 appear to represent the same person because: same dates, same places, same parents, same siblings, same spouse. Please merge.
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by Patricia (Charles) Stockley
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