Capt
James
Torrey
Born in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jonathan Torrey
and Mercy (Staples) Torrey
Brother of
David Torrey [half], William Torrey [half], Lucy (Torrey) Haskell [half], Jonathan Torrey [half], Daniel Torrey [half], Levi Torrey, Asa Torrey Sr. and Ebenezer Torrey
Husband of
Comfort (Sellers) Torrey
— married
1 May 1810 [location unknown]
Husband of
Susanna (Sellers) Torrey
— married
2 May 1813 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jonathan Torrey, Frederick Torrey, Amos Torrey, Susannah (Torrey) Hardy, James Torrey, Charles S Torrey, Henry Torrey, Joseph Torrey and Comfort Torrey
Died
at age 57
in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Aug 2013
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Biography
James was born in 1786. [1]
He was the son of Jonathon Torrey and Mercy Staples.
He married Comfort Sellers in 1809/[2]
He married Susanna Sellers in 1813.[3]
He passed away in 1844. [4]
Sources
- ↑ "Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR8-HH8W : Sat Nov 18 10:26:14 UTC 2023), Entry for James Torrey and Jonathan Torrey, 1786.
- ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F462-632 : 22 July 2021), James Torrey, 1809.
- ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q283-LS4J : Tue Oct 31 19:33:44 UTC 2023), Entry for James Terrey and Susanna Sellers, 10 May 1813.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29Y-CVBW : 9 July 2020), James Torrey, 1844; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Maintained by Darryl (contributor 48175404) .
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Steven Fruzzetti for creating Torrey-283 on 15 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Steven and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- David Torrey
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B735085, MitoYDNA ID T18135 [compare] - Robert Torrey :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 12 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #N55360
- Kane Kane :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1c2e1, FTDNA kit #B53353
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Elsie (Hutchinson) Libby :
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~0.78%
Delores (Murphy) Frenz :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A645433 [compare]
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