Syrinda (Brink) McHenry was born in May, 1848, in Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA. Syrinda was the daughter of Benjamin and Caroline (Turner/Culver) Brink. She married Joseph F. McHenry on 11 Nov 1864, and togerther they had six children during their marriage. Syrinda passed away on 24 Nov 1917, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Siblings
Thomas Brink
Martha Brink
Mary Brink
Joseph H Brink
Ellen Brink
Note
Syrinda's first name has been spelled many different ways. Spelling's varry from census records, marriage licenses, to birth records. Even "Find a Grave" and her obituary are spelled differently. I sourced several different spellings.
Various Spellings
Cerinda
Lorinda
Sarinda
Serenda
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HQ-ZZP : 4 April 2020), Cerinda Brink in household of Benjamin Brink, Sugar Loaf, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 61, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNW-3MK : 16 July 2017), J F Mchenry, Fairmount, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 77, sheet 9B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,148.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNW-3M2 : 16 July 2017), Sarinda Mchenry in household of J F Mchenry, Fairmount, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 77, sheet 9B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,148.
"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNQW-H1G : 9 March 2018), Lorinda Brink in entry for Charity A. Mchenry, 06 May 1874; citing Birth, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, United States, multiple county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 541,346.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8G8-W8B : 26 August 2019), Joe F Mchenry in entry for Benjamin F Mchenry and Florence L Stentz, 03 Sep 1900; citing Marriage, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, p13 24054, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6K9-36Y : 10 March 2018), Syrinda Brink in entry for Benjamin F. Mc Henry, 13 Mar 1921; citing Death, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID 1921 fn 789, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,032,689.
"Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7B-DW17 : 24 August 2019), Joseph McHenry in entry for Silas McHenry Americus, 11 Apr 1941; citing Death, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm .
"Find a Grave," database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161425061) : accessed 29 April 2020), memorial page for Syrinda Brink McHenry (May 1848–24 Nov 1917), Find a Grave Memorial no. 161425061, citing Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Elsie Harmon (contributor 47030676) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Cerinda 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 Cerinda: