Born in Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jonathan Story
and Deborah (Elderkin) Story
Sister of
Lois (Story) Stewart, Lucy Story, Samuel Story, Betty Story, Ebenezer Story, Jonathan Story Jr., Stephen Story, Abigail Story, Benjamin Story, Deborah Story and Susannah Story
Wife of
Elijah Witter
— married
29 May 1770 in Preston, New London, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Lucy (Witter) Woodward, Elizabeth (Witter) Killam, Elijah Witter Junior, Esther (Witter) Ansley, Hannah (Witter) Whitney, Polly Witter, Sabra (Witter) Bassett, David Witter, Achsah (Witter) Galloway, Dolly (Witter) Barden and Joshua Witter
Died
at age 95
in Friendship, Allegany, New York, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Oct 2012
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Biography
Elizabeth is the daughter of Jonathan Story and Deborah Elderkin. She was born September 26, 1749 in Connecticut.
She married Elijah Witter May 29, 1779 at the Preston Residence [1] and had at least eleven children.
She died January 17, 1845 in New York.
Sources
- ↑ Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.Original data: White, Lorr Note: APID: 1,1062::0
- Palmer, Frank. Marriages by Samuel Mott, Justice of The Peace, of Preston, Conn., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1901) Vol. 55, Page 177.
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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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~1.56%
Patricia (McDowell) Sprague
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M212054 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A738152 [compare], Ancestry member psladybug1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T132117 [compare], FTDNA kit #295587
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~1.56%
Margaret (Royer) Ferrick :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal MAR4d8f64a9, Ancestry member ferrickmargaret
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #975872
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Phyllis (Merryman) Cloyd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T182272 [compare], FTDNA kit #539789
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Robert Battle :
23andMe, GEDmatch M043192 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Marlene Kenton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A721314 [compare], Ancestry member marlenelkw1
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Cynthia Cloyd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RU6021870 [compare], Ancestry member ccloyd11
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T695503 [compare], FTDNA kit #489430
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch ML9694229 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sandra (Hamill) Creamer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A913277 [compare], yourDNAportal SANb8c6b957, Ancestry member hamill9977
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Shelley Cloyd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #689153
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~0.39%
Sherry Lockhart :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A308138 [compare], Ancestry member wildwestcowgirl1
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~0.39%
Bobby Godfrey :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bobby1_godfrey
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Ros Haywood
Ros Haywood
Story-800 and Story-233 appear to represent the same person because: dates, locations, and spouse all match
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