"Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKJ-4Y6P : 8 March 2021), William Knight in entry for Anna Maria Knight, 8 Dec 1804; citing Birth, Maryland, United States, multiple denominations and churches, Maryland; FHL microfilm*3rd ENTRY funeral image 516 page 372
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eleanor 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.
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Well, yes I agree with "not many could read nor write", and yes you are close to the fact that the "Registrar spelled the names as he heard them", accent and all, and I believe he also must have been smoken' something... So ok, we will use which ever name is best known. thanks
There is no such thing as 'the correct name' - at that time most people couldn't read and write and names were written down as they were heard. Elinor's baptism record (on Wedgeworth-109) has her name recorded as Wodgworth - which seems a bit of a mix of both surnames. Reading her fathers bio would indicate that Wadsworth is the more correct surname. You can enter the other/s in the 'other surnames field'.
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