Sarah (Anderson) Davis (1760 - 1797)

Born 1760 in Colony of Virginia

Wife of Lewis Cookson Davis — married 2 May 1783 in Hanover County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1797 at about age 37 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Sarah was born about 1760 in Hanover County, Virginia. Her parents were John Anderson and Mary Southard.

Her father was a Revolutionary War soldier proven by NSDAR with Ancestor # A002458

After the Revolution her family moved to Wilkes County, Georgia.

Sarah or Sally as she was also know was married to Lewis Cookson Davis in Hanover County, Virginia in 1783. She moved with her husband to Wilkes County, Georgia 4 years after the Revolutionary War.

Sarah had 8 children and died in Wilkes County, Georgia in 1797.

She is mentioned as a legatee for her children in the will of her father, John Anderson in WIlkes County, Georgia. She is listed as Sally Davis. Her husband is listed also on the will.

The will of John Anderson was devised on 11th of September, 1806 and proved by the 5th of November, 1810 in Wilkes County, Georgia. His legatees were:

wife, Mary

Sons, Thomas and John R. Anderson

the 7 children of Sally Davis

My six children: Catherine Nowlin, Jean Heard, Thomas Anderson, Fanny Smith, John R. Anderson, and Polly Anthony.

Granddaughter: Betsy Lane

$1.00 to' Lewis C. Davis'

Mary Anderson's will was executed 29 May, 1826, and probated 10 November, 1826, in Wilkes County, Georgia. She names her deceased husband as a soldier of the Revolution. Her heirs were:

Granddaughter, Elizabeth, wife of John Heard.

Equal shares to the surviving children of my deceased daughter, Sally Davis. Same to the children of deceased daughter, Jean Heard.

Grandsons, Edward and John Anderson--sons of my son, John R. Anderson

Son, Thomas.

Sarah and Lewis had the following known children:

1. Oronda Dorothea b. 1784
2. Mary "Polly" b. 1785
3. Clarissa Ann, b. 1787
4. Lancelott Cookson b. 1788
5. John Anderson b. 1789
6. Penelope Elizabeth b. 1792
7. Silas B. b. 1794
8. Anderson Barton b. 1796

Event

Event: Y

Type: DNA Link

Event: Missing immigrant mother

Type: UnFinished

PHOTO

PHOTO @M171@

Object

Object: @M171@

Object: @M255@

Object: @M398@

She was the daughter of John Anderson and Mary Unknown. She passed away before 1806.

Sources

• Source: S102 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
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• Citation Information

Detail Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 088 : 1911 Edit Source Source Information Title North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date 2016 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA

• Davidson, Grace Gillam, “Early Records of Georgia: Wilkes County,” originally published, Macon, GA, 1933; reprinted 1968 and 1992, Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC.