Born in Barnstable, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Josiah Bearse I
and Zerviah (Newcomb) Bearse
Sister of
Anna (Bearse) Stevens, Josiah Bearse II, Eunice Bearse, Jonathan Bearse, Thomas Bearse, Eunice Bearse, Joseph Bearse, Benjamin Bearse, Martha (Bearse) Knapp and Mary (Bearse) Beardsley
Wife of
Thomas Knapp
— married
7 Feb 1758 in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Died
at age 77
in Millerton, Dutchess, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Sep 2011
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Biography
Lois was born in 1726. She is the daughter of Josiah Bearse and Zerviah Newcomb.[1][2]
- These two genealogies claim she married Thomas Knapp. See his profile for the multiple sources that offer different maiden names for her.
She is not named in the 1791 distribution of her father's estate.
Sources
- ↑ A contribution to the genealogy of the Bearse or Bearss family in America, 1618-1871m by John Bearss Newcomb link
- ↑ Genealogical memoir of the Newcomb family, containing records of nearly every person of the name in America from 1635-1874., p 21 link
- The Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Volume 1, by Amos Otis, pages 59: link
- Hubbell, Ephraim. New Fairfield Marriages, 1746-1791 (Connecticut State Library, 1962)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lois 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 Lois:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lois 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 Lois:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Sarah (Hawes) Shaw 
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Lucy (Harding) Schumer :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Sandy Knapp :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jerry May :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A232827 [compare], Ancestry member gmay0114
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~0.78%
Kay (Tryon) Carter :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kcarter7075
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EDITED TO ADD: In another version of the marriage record, she is Loes Barnss: "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PG-P8X : 11 June 2020), Thomas Knap, 1758. Thomas Knap and Loes Barnss, 07 Feb 1758; citing Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.; FHL microfilm 1,503,193.
Lois is not named in the 1791 distribution of Josiah's estate.
edited by Jillaine Smith
Next question: can we remove the middle name Newcomb? No middle name is recorded in any of the docs.