Reverend
Joseph
Elder
Biggs
Born in Brunswick County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Joel Biggs
and Nancy (Elder) Biggs
Brother of
Willis Biggs [half], Aaron Biggs [half], Joel Biggs Jr [half], David Biggs [half], Elizabeth Biggs and Mary Winnifred (Biggs) Brittain
Husband of
Sarah Elizabeth (McNeil) Biggs
— married
16 Jan 1823 in Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William Henry Biggs, James Russell Biggs, Ann Elizabeth (Biggs) Bickley, John Wesley Biggs, Thomas Biggs, Joseph Elder Biggs Jr, Mary Fletcher Biggs, Daniel Ulysses McNeil Biggs, Sarah Jane (Biggs) Willis, Mildred Emma Biggs and Ellen Nora (Biggs) Culpepper
Died
at age 82
in Talbot County, Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Dec 2015
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Biography
Parents
- Joel Biggs
- Nancy Elder
Spouse:
- Sarah Elizabeth McNeil Biggs (1802 - 1888)*
- Married 16 Jan 1823[1]
Children:
- William H. Biggs (1823 - 1889)*
- James R. Biggs (1825 - 1900)*
- Ann Elizabeth Biggs Bickley (1827 - 1922)*
- John Wesley Biggs (1829 - 1892)*
- Thomas Biggs (abt 1831 - )[2]
- Joseph Elder Biggs, Jr (1836 - 1911)
- Mary Fletcher Biggs (1837 - 1900)
- Daniel Ulysses McNeil Biggs (1838 - 1912)
- Sarah Jane Biggs (1841 - 1919)
- Mildred Emma Biggs (1844 - 1925)
- Margaret Ellen Nora Biggs (1847 - 1926)
Sources
- ↑ James Russell Biggs Family Bible
- ↑ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 17, Talbot, Georgia; Roll: 83; Page: 233b.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46312847/joseph-elder-biggs : accessed 18 October 2021), memorial page for Rev Joseph Elder Biggs Sr. (Apr 1791–4 Jan 1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #46312847, citing Talbotton City Cemetery, Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Kathryn Moore (contributor 48793983) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Gina (Harvey) Padgett 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EK7242764 [compare]
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~1.56%
Kim Brittain :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kimbrittain_1
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~0.39%
Carolyn Swanson :
23andMe, yourDNAportal CARfc2151cd
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~0.39%
Bart (Kitchen) Howard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A215456 [compare]
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