Born in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Sylvanus Wentworth
and Elizabeth (Stewart) Wentworth
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Nathaniel Dresser
— married
13 Nov 1707 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Richard Dresser Sr and Anna (Dresser) Purinton
Died
at age 83
in Scarborough, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Elizabeth Wentworth, born 27 August, 1689. Rowley Records say: "Nathaniel Dresser, of Rowley, Mass., married Elizabeth3 Wentworth, 13 November, 1707." This Nathaniel Dresser, born 27 August, 1681, was alive in 1724. In 1711-12, John and Rebecca Dresser, of Rowley, give to son Nathaniel Dresser land in Rowley, for their maintenance.
Elizabeth (Wentworth) Dresser was "buried 30 Aug., 1772, aged almost 90".[1]
Sources
- ↑ Blodgette, George Brainard, Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, published 1933, reference page 103. Cites Scarboro Sec. Ch. R.
- "The Wentworth Genealogy comprising The Origin of the name, the Family in England and a particular account of Elder William Wentworth, the Emigrant and of his descendants". By John Wentworth, LL.D., of Chicago, Ill. In Two Volumes, Volume 1. 1870 Press of Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, Mass. pg 80
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
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~0.39%
James Anderson
:
23andMe
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Neil Nelson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A895666 [compare], Ancestry member nnelsons
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HM6896698 [compare], FTDNA kit #524560
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Gary Bowman :
AncestryDNA
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S (Hill) Willson
Wentworth-2221 and Wentworth-370 appear to represent the same person because: Similar birth years (-2221 is unsources). Same spouse (dups set for merge), same death year. Please merge.
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Laura (Marland) Harlow
Wentworth-1062 and Wentworth-370 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicated daughters of Elizabeth Stewart and Sylvanus Wentworth. Mothers are pending merging.
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by Laura (Marland) Harlow
Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Wentworth) Lyford (1915-2013)
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