Born about in Robeson Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Witman
and Catherine (Ehrb) Witman
Sister of
John Witman, Elizabeth Witman, William Witman, Catherine (Witman) Jacobs, Mary (Witman) Jones, Justina (Witman) Mengel and Johann Philipp Witman
Wife of
Jacob Rose Bright
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Lewis C. Bright, Harriet (Bright) Duncan, Margaret Bright, Michael Bright, William Bright, David Bright and Mary Ann Bright
Died
at about age 73
in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 May 2011
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Biography
Sarah and her husband are named in the DAR Patriot Index. Her father William Witman served for Pennsylvania as a 1st Lieutenant in 9th PA Regiment. He also is credited with having paid the supply tax in 1779. He lived Cumru Twp. Berks Co., PA. His wife is Catherine _______. A daughter Sarah m. Jacob Bright. Son Philip m. Susanna Beetam. [1]
Sources
- ↑ DAR Patriot Index https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A127223 accessed 11 Sep 2020.
- DEATH: Green, "Historical Sketch of the Bright Family", 1900, p.15.
- Reference: 55
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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:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Bruce Ross 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch PH5174260 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PH5174260 [compare], Ancestry member patriotgrp
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~1.56%
Wendi (Eelman) Yarborough :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Ron Flynn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JR1096966 [compare], Ancestry member rcflynndna
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