Eleanor
(Ellen)
Westcott
Born about in Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Westcott
and Elizabeth (Colwell) Westcott
Sister of
Elizabeth (Westcott) Power, Waite (Westcott) Field, Eleanor Westcott, Dinah (Westcott) Brown, Freelove (Westcott) Brown and Lydia (Westcott) Potter
Wife of
Jonathan Ward
— married
21 Mar 1761 in Providence, Providence, RI
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Ward) Merrill
Died about
at about age 22
in Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jun 2018
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Biography
Eleanor Westcott was born at Rhode Island. about 1740.
She married Jonathan Ward on 29 Mar 1761 as his second wife.[1][2]
It appears at this time Jonathan and Eleanor (Westcott) Ward departed New England for Nova Scotia.
Eleanor (Westcott) Ward died sometime between Mar 1761 and Mar 26 1763, (Jonathan's third marriage) but it is unclear when, or where she died.
Sources
- ↑ Volume Number and Title: Vol· 02: Providence County: Births, Marriages, Deaths p.192
- ↑ Whitman RL Bullock JR. History and Genealogy of the Ancestors and Some Descendants of Stukely Westcott : One of the Thirteen Original Proprietors of Providence Plantation and the Colony of Rhode Island. Oneonta N.Y: Otsego Pub; 19321939. p.204
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ellen 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 Ellen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ellen 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 Ellen:
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~0.78%
Cynthia (Power) Parker
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jameswilk2007
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~0.78%
Peter Childs :
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~0.78%
Christopher Childs :
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Westcott-1543 and Westcott-1148 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
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