Daughter of John Burnap and Candace Bliss.
1829 she married David Elliott Emery in Vermont and had 6 children, 4 lived to adulthood: Levi, Mary Ann, Emily Cornelia, Julia (d age 20)

Shortly after their marriage in 1829 they moved to New York City.
In 1841 they moved west, first to Lake Mills, Wisc, then in 1844 to York, Wisc.
1854 David died in Wisc.
1860 living in York, Dane Co, Wisc with dau. Emily.
1870 living in Wabasha Co, MN near son Levi and his in-laws, the Metcalf family.
1872 moved back to Vermont.
1873 she married James Stearns in Vermont, the widower of her sister, Achsah.
1880 Sophia Stearns (77) living in Windham, Windham, VT with James Stearns (76)
1890 James Stearns passed away
1890 she moved back to Wisc. to be near her daughter.

Obituary: Sophia Burnap/ Emery/ Stearns
"At the home of her daughter in the town of York, Wednesday morning, Sept. 8th, 1891, Mrs. Sophia Stearns passed from this life.
Mrs. Stearns had always been a healthy and active woman and her death was a surprise to all. On the morning of her death, she was apparently as strong as usual, but in going into her bedroom, she fell as if in a faint. She was assisted onto her bed, where a few moments later she was a corpse. Hers was an exemplary life.
She had always been very active in upholding the doctrine taught by the Congregation church.
She was born in Vermont in 1803 and lived with her parents until 1829 when she was united in marriage to David E. Emery. A short time afterward they moved to New York City which place had been their home for quite a number of years.
Concluding that the West offered better inducements, in 1841 they migrated westward and settled on a farm near Lake Mills, and in 1844 they moved onto the farm in the town of York now owned by W.H. Cole [her son-in-law].
Ten years later her husband died and she and her children continued to reside at the same place. Her children having all got married, about eighteen years ago, she went back to her old home in Vermont and a short time afterward was united in marriage to a man named Stearns, who died two years ago. Last March she came back here and had since lived with her daughter, Mrs. W.H. Cole. Two daughters, Mrs. W.H. Cole, and Mrs. Abner Petty, and one son, Levy Emery are left to morn her loss. Her only son arrived here the evening after her burial. The funeral services were held at M.E. church 2pm Wednesday, Rev. Ferris of the Columbus Congregational church officiating, after which the remains were laid to rest in the village cemetery."
-- From The Waterloo Courier - September 11, 1891(Waterloo, Wisconsin)