Sophia was born in 1808. Sophia Heptinstall ... She passed away in 1880.
Sources
Virginia Death Records
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a child is linked to Caleb's memorial --Sophia Ann Heptinstall-Ferguson #22296394
and her headstone says "ca. 1808" which means I believe that they did not know her exact dob...
"Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRQ6-RYV : accessed 10 February 2015), John Ferguson and Sophia Heptinstall, 27 Jul 1825; citing Franklin County, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 31,523.
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8DM-FT9 : accessed 10 February 2015), John P Furguson, Franklin county, Franklin, Virginia, United States; citing family 228, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFL1-X27 : accessed 10 February 2015), John Ferguson, Virginia, United States; citing p. 18, family 121, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,146.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia 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 Sophia: