Sarah was born in Ireland in 1692.
Married Richard Walker.
Married John Hugh Wilson in Ireland in 1719. [1]
From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:[2]
Hugh Wilson married in Ireland, Sarah Craig, a sister of Thomas Craig, the elder, who located in the "Irish Settlement" as early as 1728.
- Children:
- William, born in Ireland, was brought to the "Settlement" by his parents and there grew to manhood, later he became a merchant of Philadelphia, thence removing to the West Indies where he died.
- Mary Ann, born May 21, 1719, in county Cavan, Ireland, died October 19, 1793. She married, before leaving Ireland, Rev. Francis McHenry, a minister of the Presbyterian church, born October 18, 1710, died January 23, 1757.
- Elizabeth, born about 1721, married William Craig, a captain in the Associated Regiment of Bucks county, in 1747-48. She survived him several years ;
- Thomas, of whom further.
- Charles, born January 30, 1726, died August 20, 1768. He married Margaret McNair, born March 2, 1728, died November 25, 1823 ;
- Samuel, married and left issue;
- James, of whom no record is found.
- Margaret, born 1737, in the "Irish Settlement" in Allen township, died July 20, 1783. She married William McNair, born in Ireland in 1727, died near Mt. Morris, New York, in 1823.
- Francis, youngest son of Hugh Wilson, the emigrant, returned to Ireland, where he studied theology and was admitted to holy orders in the Episcopal church. He later settled in Virginia, was a tutor in the family of General Lee, and died about the year 1812.
She passed away in Pennsylvania in 1784.[3][4][5][6]
Sarah was born in 1689.
Sarah married Richard Walker. [7]
Sarah and her husband Richard Walker are mentioned in her brother Thomas Craig's Will [8]
Sarah died 24 Apr 1784 age 78 per her headstone and is buried in Neshaminy Cemetery, Hartsville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States with a death date of 24 April 1784.[9]
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