Born about in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Runciman
and Elizabeth (Familton) Runciman
Sister of
David Runciman, Elisabeth (Runcheman) Paterson, Margaret (Runchaman) Richardson, Isobel Runchaman, Jean Runchaman and William (Runchaman) Runciman
Wife of
William Mercer
— married
about 1790 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland [uncertain]
[uncertain] [children unknown]
Died
at about age 70
in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2011
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Biography
Janet Runciman[1] was born in 1758 to John Runciman [2] and Bessie Familton.[3] She died in 1829.[4]
Baptized 02 Jul 1758 Earlston, BEW, SCT[5][2][6]
Died 24 FEB 1829 Earlston, BEW, SCT[4]
Buried Earlston, BEW, SCT[4]
Family
- Husband: William Mercer
- Wife: Janet Runciman
Married abt 1790 probably at Earlston, BEW, SCT [4]
Children:
- John Mercer
- Elizabeth (Wallace) Mercer
- William Mercer
- James Mercer
Sources
- ↑ Title: MIs: BEW Earlston - extracts Abbreviation: MIs: BEW Earlston - extracts Author: Borders FHS Publication: Borders FHS, Galashiels, SEL, SCT
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Births/Baptisms for RUNCIMAN 1700 to 1820 Earlston, BEW (no mother's name given in index), ScotlandPeoples OPR index
- ↑ RUNCIMAN Corres. ex H D W (Edin.), Recipient: L Henderson (NZ)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Headstone: #113 William MERCER/Janet RUNCIMAN, MIs: BEW: Earlston - Borders FHS Publication
- ↑ Family Tree: RICHARDSON, William of Eckford, Compiler Paul Richardson( NBL, ENG) Publication: May 1997 & subsequent correspondence
- ↑ 1758 Baptism: Janet to John RUNCHIMAN, batch C117362, Earlston, from IGI: Online searches, R*N*M*N surname
- WikiTree profile Runciman-212 created through the import of RUNCIMANDavidBROWNMargaretLineage1a4MyHeritageWikiTree.ged on Oct 22, 2011 by L Henderson and merged with Runciman-202 imported Oct 18, 2011
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Janet 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Janet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Janet 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Janet:
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~3.12%
David Runciman
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T063539 [compare]
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~1.56%
Ralph Richardson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T521073 [compare]
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~1.56%
Tim Gallwey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T706063 [compare]
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~0.78%
William Henderson :
23andMe, GEDmatch JU914728C1 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JU914728C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
Lorna Henderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LornaHenNZ
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
Stephen Richmond :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TJ5994815 [compare], Ancestry member sbrichmond1311
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~0.78%
R Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T439654 [compare]
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~0.78%
W Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T310402 [compare]
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~0.78%
Ron Wight :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #T176610
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