Born about in Newton Cross Roads, New Hanover, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaac Newton
and Jemima (Chambers) Newton
Sister of
Elizabeth Newton, Miriam Newton, Dorcas (Newton) Morgan, Sarah (Newton) Alderman, Elizabeth (Newton) Roney, Miriam (Newton) James, Phoebe (Newton) Herrington, Mary (Newton) Alderman, Jemima (Newton) Wilson, Enoch Newton, Esther (Newton) Bland, Nancy Ann (Newton) Alderman and Isaac Newton
Wife of
Reuben Morgan
— married
25 Nov 1793 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 94
in Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Biography
Dorcas was born about 1760. She is the daughter of Isaac Newton and Jemima Chambers.
Dorcas was born about 1773. She was the daughter of Isaac Newton and Jemima Chambers. She passed away in 1854.
Research Notes
Conflicting birth information in a merge:
- Born about 1773 in Duplin, North Carolina
- Born about 1760 in Newton Cross Roads, New Hanover, North Carolina
Sources
- "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3M59-NGT : accessed 15 October 2018), entry for Dorcas /Newton/; file (2:2:2:MM4P-9KD)
- Family Research
- 1928 Historical Letter [1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcus 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 Dorcus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcus 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 Dorcus:
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~3.12%
Winston Lloyd
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T803653 [compare], FTDNA kit #540846
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~1.56%
Sandra Massey :
23andMe, GEDmatch M343009 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M343009 [compare], Ancestry member Enchantedwikiroom
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M343009 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch M343009 [compare]
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~1.56%
Susan (Dickey) Kirk :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Paul Dallas Grant :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
Pamela Lloyd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T581659 [compare], FTDNA kit #425835
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~1.56%
Dave Lloyd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #701550
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~1.17%
David Robertson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T678192 [compare], Ancestry member davidhr46
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T678192 [compare], FTDNA kit #346905
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~0.78%
James B Keyes :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Susanne Floyd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YE9921519 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK70121
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Bill Fathauer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YQ7567654 [compare]
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~0.78%
Tracy Leighton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member leightonclan
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~0.78%
Calvin Harkins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GB4363724 [compare], Ancestry member calharkins
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~0.78%
Jenny (Turner) Pfeiler :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jenny_Pfeiler
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~0.78%
Cindy (Strickland) Murray :
AncestryDNA
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Newton-9492 and Newton-1252 appear to represent the same person because: Been merging other family profiles, these seriously look like duplicates
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Dorcus is 21 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 20 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 23 degrees from Maggie Beer, 43 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 27 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 29 degrees from Michael Chow, 18 degrees from Ree Drummond, 22 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 22 degrees from Matty Matheson, 22 degrees from Martha Stewart, 30 degrees from Danny Trejo and 27 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.