Born about in Plainfield, Essex, New Jersey
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of John Shotwell III
and Grace (Webster) Shotwell
Sister of
Elizabeth Shotwell [half], John Smith Shotwell [half], Susannah (Shotwell) Townsend, Jacob Shotwell, William Shotwell, Isaiah Shotwell, James Shotwell, Elizabeth (Shotwell) Clayton, Mary (Shotwell) Stevens, Hugh Shotwell and Martha (Shotwell) Osborn
Wife of
Ralph Smith Jr.
— married
about 1774 in New Jersey
Wife of
William Piatt
— married
14 Dec 1778 in New Jersey
Wife of
Edward Murray
— married
after 1791 in New Jersey [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Died
at about age 96
in Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Mar 2016
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Biography
Sarah was born about 1754. She is the daughter of John Shotwell and Grace Webster. She was married to a 3rd husband (Edward Murray) in the 1790s.
William Piatt and Sarah Shotwell had at least three children: James, Jemima, and William [1]
Sources
- Annals of our Colonial Ancestors, Genealogical Register of the Shotwell Family in America Sarah, dau of John Shotwell III & Grace Webster, 3 marriages, daughter Jemima Piatt; Ambrose M Shotwell; 1895. Robert Smith & Co., Printers And Binders, Lansing, Mich.’' pg140
- First Settlers of Passaic Valley (page 377): https://www.digifind-it.com/njhistoricalportal/data/ringwood//First%20Settlers%20of%20Passaic%20Valley.pdf
- Source: S-660321210 Repository: #R-1143691904 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/89175422/family
- Repository: R-1143691904 Ancestry.com
- ↑ First Settlers of Passaic Valley (page 381): https://www.digifind-it.com/njhistoricalportal/data/ringwood//First%20Settlers%20of%20Passaic%20Valley.pdf
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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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~0.78%
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Kenneth Kinman
Shotwell-283 and Shotwell-258 appear to represent the same person because: I mistakenly made another profile for same person.
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Rejected matches › Sarah (Weaver) Moore (bef.1754-)
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