Born about in Berwickshire, Scotland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Collan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Ann (Collan) Chisholm and James Colvin
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Ann Portes is assumed to have been born about 1770, probably in Berwickshire, Scotland.[1]
Surname recorded as Portes / Porteus and Porteous at various times.
Family
- Husband: James Collan
- Wife: Ann Portes
Married about 1792 [2]
Children:
- Ann (Collan) Chisholm (1793 - 1863)
- James Colvin (1799 - 1836)
- Jean Colvin (1801 - )
Sources
- ↑ 1793 Baptism: Ann COLLAN d/o James COLLAN & Ann PORTES, Duns, BEW, image available ScotlandsPeople, reg. 735/ 40 96 Page 96 of 386
- entry reads: "Ann Collan lafull (sic) Daughter to James Collan and Ann portes was boren (sic) january 13 and Babtized (sic) 29th 1793 Witness John ...enie & John Anderson"
- ↑ Estimated from documented children
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 November 2022, 03:07), entry for Ann Portes (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MMPX-VYN ); contributed by various users.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ann 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 Ann:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ann 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 Ann:
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~1.56%
Lorna Henderson
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~1.56%
Frank Whillans :
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~1.56%
Anonymous Davidson :
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~0.39%
Kathleen McLeod :
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