Wilkes
Durkee
Born in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Andrew Durkee
and Mary (Benjamin) Durkee
Brother of
Mary Durkee, Elisha Durkee, Elisha Durkee [half], Anna Durkee, Ebenezer Durkee, Ebenezer Durkee [half], Cynthia Durkee, Sally Durkee, Lois Durkee and Robert Durkee
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Apr 2018
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Biography
Wilkes was born 25 July 1768 in Windham[1], Windham County, Connecticut Colony to parents of Andrew Durkee and Mary Benjamin. [2]
He passed away in 1844.
Sources
- ↑ His birth is listed in both Hampton and Windham town records. However, since his father was born and married in Windham and married there, it is probable that Wilkes was born in Windham.
- ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Volume: Hampton, page 26. Subscription site. Volume: Windham, page 81. Subscription site.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilkes by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wilkes:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilkes by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Wilkes:
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~0.78%
Brian Landers
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
John Green :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Steve Landers :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Christina (Beardsley) McGaughey :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Dave Nelson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member davidpnelson
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