Born about in Maryland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Ayers
and Margaret (Gainer) Ayers
Wife of
Jacob Koontz
— married
30 Jan 1816 in Frederick county MD
Descendants 
Mother of
Jane (Koontz) Michaels and Catharine (Koontz) Bancord
Died about
at about age 66
in Allegany county, MD
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2019
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Biography
Dorcas was born about 1791. She was the daughter of Samuel Ayers and Margaret Gainer. She passed away about 1857.
Sources
- *Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 January 2019), memorial page for Dorcas Ayers Koontz (1794–1857), Find A Grave Memorial no. 163622292, ; Maintained by HistoryResearcher (contributor 46941285) Non-Cemetery Burial.
1816 30 Jan Married Jacob Koontz Jr in Allegany, MD
1820: Husband Listed in Allegany Census
1830: Husband Listed in Allegany Census
1840: Husband Listed in Allegany Census
1850: Husband Listed in Allegany Census as Farmer age 57, Real Estate $6000. Next door to brother John Koontz age 55 (Farmer also Real Estate = $6000.)
Jacob Jr died about 1857 as did his wife Dorcas Ayers.
Children of Jacob Koontz Jr and Dorcas Ayers
1. Mary 1818-1864 md Philip H Sigler Jr 2. Samuel 1820- md Elizabeth Jacobs 3. John D 1824-1894 md Hannah Humberston, Cynthia Wright 4. Jane 1826-1900 md Kelita Michael 5. William abt 1828 6. Elizabeth 1828-1911 md George Thomas Sigler 7. Ezra Avery 1831-1906 md Highly Shaw 8. Catharine "Kate" 1834-1901 md John W Bancord 9. Jacob William (III) 1837-abt 1895 md Sydney Salina Clark 10. Stephen 1840-1907 md Rachel Durst
Given 1850 census location next to brother John and close relatives buried in Koontz Cemetery (on Hersick Rd SW and near a stream called Koontz Run) it is probable that Jacob Jr and wife Dorcas are buried nearby.
- 1850 US Census, Allegany, MD
- MD compiled marriages 1655-150
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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:
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:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Maura (Farrell) Daniell 
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Phyllis Vannoy :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Rebekka (Patterson) Hudson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M442903 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #539380
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~0.78%
~3.12%
A. Doetsch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A760482 [compare], Ancestry member kissingtoast
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~0.78%
Patrick Gainer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T436652 [compare], FTDNA kit #409157
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