Born in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Perry I
and Sarah (Robinson) Perry
Sister of
Elizabeth (Ingoldsby) Work [half], Sarah (Perry) Russell, John Perry II, Esther (Perry) Eaton, Thomas Perry, Hephzibah Perry and Bridget (Perry) Sumner [half]
Wife of
Nathan Wright
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
John Scarborough
— married
8 Jan 1732 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Lydia (Wright) Griggs
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2015
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Biography
Dorothy Perry, the daughter of John Perry I (1682-1746) and his first wife Sarah (Robinson) Perry (1679-1727), was born 22 December 1711 in Ashford, Connecticut.
Dorothy first married Nathan Wright about 1728. They had one child, their daughter Lydia. Nathan died in 1731.
The widow Dorothy Wright married John Scarborough, Jr. about 1732 in Ashford, Connecticut. They had two daughters, Sarah and Dorothy. John died in 1736.
The widow Dorothy Scarborough married John Griggs on 26 December 1738 in Ashford, Connecticut, United States.[1]
Dorothy's father wrote his will in 1743, and Dorothy Griggs is listed as a daughter.[2]
Research Notes
Possible parents, seen on Find A Grave: Memorial #28816746 are Sarah Robinson and John Perry. No sources found to validate. Update: the will of John Perry mentions his daughter Dorothy Griggs in 1743. I have connected her to those parents. - Evans-3182 19:13, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1062 #560412 (accessed 21 May 2022)
John Griggs marriage to Dorothy Scarbrow on 26 Dec 1738 in Ashford, Connecticut, USA. - ↑
Probate:
"Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999"
Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9049 #3682460 (accessed 21 May 2022)
Dorothy Grigs probate.
- Wright family records
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 26 July 2020), memorial page for Dorothy Perry Wright Griggs (22 Dec 1711–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #28816746, citing Old Cemetery, Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Carol (Moody) Clifton (contributor 47117651) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy 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 Dorothy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy 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 Dorothy:
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~0.39%
Dianne (Larson) Fraser
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