Sophia
Briggs
aka Dross
Born in Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick, CAN
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ebenezer Briggs
and Diadama (Chase) Briggs
Sister of
Lemuel Briggs, Olive (Briggs) Lawson, Diadama (Briggs) Lawson, Elizabeth Briggs, Mary Ann (Briggs) Williams, Ebenezer Briggs, Hiram Briggs, Permassa (Briggs) Wiggins, Susan Briggs, Catherine Briggs and Mehetable (Briggs) Wiggins
Wife of
John Dross
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2015
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Biography
Sophia's baptism is listed in the Sheffield Township Book kept by Davis Burpee.
She married John Dross.
Sources
- * New Brunswick Genealogical Society, "First Families," database, New Brunswick Genealogical Society (http://www.nbgs.ca/firstfamilies/ : accessed 24 May 2012).
- "Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F24F-5JZ : accessed 04 Jun 2014), Ebenezer Briggs in entry for Sophia Briggs, 23 Nov 1789; citing New Brunswick, 23 Nov 1789, reference item 11; FHL microfilm 928969.
- HM, Descendants of William Briggs 1649-1727/28 (N.p.: cleadieb@yahoo.com, 27 Dec 2006). Rec. Date: 12 Nov 2014. Cit. Date: 18 Nov 2014; PDF report by cleadieb@yahoo.com, uploaded to Ancestry.com.
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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 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 Sophia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia 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 Sophia:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Christine Roane 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M124043 [compare]
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~1.56%
Trudi (Dickie) O'Connell :
23andMe, GEDmatch AP7812869 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Gale Davis :
23andMe, GEDmatch PM201323P1 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Judy (McPhee) Hay :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Catherine (Mcguire) McGuire :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Linda Hamm :
AncestryDNA
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