Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of [father unknown] and Mary (Frye) Best
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Timothy Gray
— married
3 May 1748 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Died
at age 51
in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Dec 2021
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Biography
Elinor was the daughter of James Best and Mary Frye. Her mother died when she was very young and Elinor was raised by her grandfather James Frye in Andover.
Sources
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZX-MXX3 : 19 April 2021), Timothy Gray and Elenor Best, 3 May 1748; citing Marriage, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009715.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elinor 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 Elinor:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elinor 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 Elinor:
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~0.78%
Stephen Gray
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