Born about in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Cobb Bearse II
and Jane (Collins) Godfrey
Sister of
Jonathan Bearse [half], Moses Bearse [half], Elizabeth (Bearse) Eldridge [half], Prence Snow [half], George Bearse [half], Mary (Snow) Parker [half], Benjamin (Bearse) Bears III [half], Hannah (Bearse) Freeman, David (Bearse) Barss and Martha (Bearse) Dexter
Wife of
Gideon Nickerson
— married
30 Aug 1764 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Hannah (Nickerson) Atkinson, Lombard Nickerson, Susan Nickerson, Martha Nickerson, James Nickerson, Mercy (Nickerson) Trott, Elizabeth (Nickerson) Doane, Joshua Nickerson, Mary Nickerson, Sarah (Nickerson) Crowell, Abigail (Nickerson) Ross and Jane (Nickerson) Crowell
Died
at about age 70
in Barrington, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Sep 2011
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Contents |
Parental Conflict
Many online trees and other sources claim that Elizabeth Godfrey is the mother of Sarah. However, if the birth and death dates are correct on these profiles, Elizabeth would have died three years before Sarah was born, meaning that Jane Collins would actually be the mother.
Biography
Sources
- Bears Barss Genealogy by Austin Bears pp14-15
Acknowledgements
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Tania Symonds 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch YM5731746 [compare], yourDNAportal TAN566aa958
-
~3.12%
~18.75%
Alton Crowell :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~2.34%
~9.38%
Harold Whitbread :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch FW6750804 [compare], yourDNAportal HAR69e055f0
-
~2.34%
~6.25%
Jennie (Atkinson) Blades :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A971434 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~1.56%
Ronald Nickerson :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY6260638 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Clyde Nickerson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A909992 [compare], Ancestry member barrington902
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Barbara (Coffill) Wear :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A750277 [compare], Ancestry member clownlady61
-
~1.56%
Kevin Reynolds :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T872084 [compare], FTDNA kit #480575
-
~0.78%
~0.78%
Anonymous (Bozoian) Anonymous :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member madamekelebek
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T726788 [compare], FTDNA kit #481915
+
Autosomal DNA Test
-
~0.78%
Marlene Crosby :
23andMe, GEDmatch LR4124506 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal MARd36d5fd3, Ancestry member m_aubin50
-
~0.78%
Tress Brown :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Chris Hynes :
23andMe, GEDmatch CN5609171 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch MZ6902821 [compare], Ancestry member cshynes1
-
~0.78%
Debra (Clive) Naysmith :
23andMe, GEDmatch SP4104970 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Kelly Nickerson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A918314 [compare], Ancestry member barrington902
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Tammy Murphy :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A036567 [compare], Ancestry member Tammymurphy95
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Pam Murphy :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member eriksm1995
-
~0.78%
R Smith :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.59%
Kristina Nickerson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member firesprite8378
-
~0.39%
Kathleen Vaughn :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Stephen Bryant :
23andMe, GEDmatch BX2374460 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Phyllis (Arnold) Wright :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A721488 [compare], Ancestry member pmwright
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Hope (MacInnis) Ryan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A916868 [compare], yourDNAportal HOPf638bf9e, Ancestry member RyanG85
-
~0.39%
Tim Burke :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A133022 [compare], Ancestry member timothyburke82
-
~0.39%
Karen (Bickford) Lebrun :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #897531
-
~0.39%
Ray Zeller :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.39%
Kay Burgess :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #867441
+
MyHeritage DNA
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Tim Burke Jr.
Sherri (Buczek) Quental
Sherri (Buczek) Quental
Sherri (Buczek) Quental
Sally Stovall
James Carr
Bearse-236 and Bearse-87 appear to represent the same person because: Sara was the wife of Gideon and did have a child James
posted
by James Carr
James Carr
Bearse-236 and Bearse-87 do not represent the same person because: removing multiple merges
posted
by James Carr
James Carr
Bearse-236 and Bearse-87 appear to represent the same person because: Husband same and child same
posted
by James Carr
James Carr
Bearse-236 and Bearse-87 appear to represent the same person because: Husband same and child same
posted
by James Carr
James Carr
Bearse-236 and Bearse-87 appear to represent the same person because: Husband same and child same
posted
by James Carr
Tim Burke Jr.
Bearse-87 and Bearse-309 appear to represent the same person because: Found these after uploading my GED file. These should be merged.
posted
by Tim Burke Jr.
Sherri (Buczek) Quental
Sarah Bearse was the daughter of Benjamin Bearse and his second wife, Jane Collins.
posted
by Sherri (Buczek) Quental
Sherri (Buczek) Quental
Sarah Bearse was the daughter of Jane Collins, Benjamin's second wife. Elizabeth Godfrey died in 1742. Sarah was born in 1745 or 1748...
posted
by Sherri (Buczek) Quental
Sherri (Buczek) Quental
Bearse-87 and Bearse-189 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles should be merged.
posted
by Sherri (Buczek) Quental
Sally Stovall
Bearse-87 and Bearse-189 do not represent the same person because: Differrent mothers
posted
by Sally Stovall
Rejected matches › Sarah (Cobb) Bearse (1681-1742)
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