Born in Augusta, Virginia
Daughter of William Gay
and Margaret (Hamilton) Gay
Sister of
James Gay Sr. and William Gay Sr
Wife of
William Kinkead
— married
1756 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Margaret Kinkead, Isabella (Kinkead) Hamilton, Andrew Kinkead, Agnes (Kinkead) Black, William Kinkead, Eleanor Kinkead, Margaret (Kinkead) Sloan, Susannah (Kinkead) Lindsey, Guy Kinkead, Rebecca (Kinkead) Owens and John Kinkead
Died
at age 85
in Cave Springs, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jan 2017
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Biography
Eleanor Guy was born 17 August 1740 in Virginia. [1]
She was captured by Indians, Augusta County, Virginia in spring 1765 and recaptured in 1778. [2]
She married William Kinkead in 1756. [1]
Eleanor passed away on 9 October 1825 in Cave Springs, Woodford, Kentucky, United States. [1]
Research Notes
Some researchers believe her surname was Gay, but that has not been proven.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 098 : 1913
- ↑ Brown, Alexander. "The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy," Published January 1, 1895 Houghton, Mifflin & Company: Husband, Child, Capture page 503 Link
See Also:
- Wise, Jennings C. Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) ; his ancestors and descendants. Page 336
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eleanor 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 Eleanor:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eleanor 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 Eleanor:
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~1.56%
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~0.39%
~1.56%
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