Many people have her maiden name as Coleman. The marriage bond gives her name as Darkis Chappell. They NEVER put the bride's married name in a marriage bond. Her maiden name was Chappell.
Sources
Jan 8, 1813, Wake County, NC marriage bond (Ancil Chappell and Darkes Chappel)
Census records
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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: