Jean was born before December 17, 1756, when she was christened[1]. She was the daughter of John and Mary Murray of Dumfries Scotland, who emigrated to NY in 1772, and then to Prince Edward Island as Loyalists[2]
Sources
↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XB5G-ZM5 : 10 February 2018), Jean Murray, 16 Dec 1756; citing , CANONBIE, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,956, 102,309.
↑United Empire Loyalist Directory listing for John Murray Sr. #1241, American Loyalist Claims, Series 2, A.O. 13/91, pp. 540-542 & 13/137 pp. 203, 207; PRO, Kew, London, England
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jean by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Jean: