Born in Berkeley, James, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Merchant
and Priscilla Elizabeth (Brooks) Merchant
Sister of
Rebecca (Marchant) Stewart, John D Merchant, William Merchant Jr, Isaac Merchant and Abraham Marchant
Wife of
Phillip Kestner
— married
1784 in Washington County, Virginia, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Jacob M Kestner, Mary (Kestner) White, William Kestner, John Merchant Kestner, Jane (Kestner) Snead, Elizabeth (Kestner) White, Elizabeth Rachel (Kestner) Snead and Philip A Kistner
Died
at about age 53
in Washington, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Sep 2014
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Biography
Elizabeth Merchant was born on September 17, 1762 in Berkeley, James, Colony of Virginia. She was the daughter of William Merchant and Priscilla Elizabeth Brooks.
Elizabeth (21) and Phillip Kestner (28) were married in 1784 in Washington County, Virginia, USA.
Their children were:
- Jacob M Kestner (1785– )
- Mary Kestner (1785– )
- William Kestner (1786– )
- John Merchant Kestner (~1787–~1869)
- Jane Kestner (1795–>1830)
- Elizabeth Kestner (1796–1870)
- Elizabeth Rachel Kestner (1799–1877)
- Philip A Kistner (1799–<1860)
Elizabeth passed away in 1816 in Washington, Virginia, United States, aged 53.
Research Notes
Error: A birth date (Merchant-402 born 17 Sep 1762) should not be within eight months of a sibling's birth date (Marchant-876 born 14 Jan 1763) unless they are twins born within a day of each other.
Sources
- Elizabeth Marchant
FamilySearch Person: L5JQ-FSD
"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 April 2017, 12:32), entry for Elizabeth Merchant(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L5JQ-FSD); contributed by various users.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth:
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~0.78%
Lisa Patton
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Rob Edgeton :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member REDGETON2
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B8029
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~0.78%
Diana (King) Marable :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A814606 [compare], Ancestry member dsuemarable51
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~0.78%
Doris (Butter) Denmon :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T621269 [compare], FTDNA kit #214120
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Avangelene DeVille :
23andMe, GEDmatch M368726 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M368726 [compare], Ancestry member Avangelene
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B122468
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Karen (Malley) Morris
Karen (Malley) Morris
Merchant-402 and Merchant-799 appear to represent the same person because: Same mother and birth and death dates.
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by Karen (Malley) Morris
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