Sarah (Gilliam) Williams (abt. 1811 - 1885)

Born about 1811 in Russell (now Scott) Co, VA, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Woolsey Williams — married 6 Mar 1833 in Scott Co VA, USA

Descendants

Died 1885 at about age 74 in Scott, VA, USA

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Trina Akers [send private message]

Biography

What was Sarah"Sally"'s maiden surname-- Buckner or Gilliam? For years I assumed it was "Buckner": i.e., the daughter of Patrick Buckner & Elizabeth Gilliam. This assumption was based on an entry in Sally's grandson, Harve Wiliams (1860-1943) family bible ..

I later found in the VA State Library "Scott Co.VA Marriages,1815-1853" by Mary D. Fugate which listed Thomas as marrying Sally "Gillam" 3/6/1833. Also, several years ago I got a copy of the death certificate of Thos. & Sally's oldest daughter Mary"Polly" (7/5/1834-6/9/1912). Her death certificate which was filled out by her son David B.Alley (1865- 1942) lists the maiden name of Polly's mother as Sally "Gilliam" --instead of Buckner.

Carson Williams, (who was the resident expert on Thos. Woolsey & his descendants), before his death several years ago indicated that Sally's mom & dad never married; i.e., they had a common-law marriage relationship. It appears that Sally chose to use the "Gilliam" surname - & I chose to respect that choice & to use "Buckner" as her "Other surname".

My MtDNA results confirmed my maternal ancestry paper trail as follows: Emma Alley Pendleton (1893-1938), Nancy Jane Alley (1861-1937), Mary "Polly" Williams (1834-1912), Sarah "Sally" Gilliam/Buckner (1813-1885), Elizabeth Gilliam (1791-<1860), Juda Stidham (1770-1850).

BOTTOM LINE--it's possible (but not necessarily probable) that Sally was the daughter of Elizabeth Gilliam & an unknown "Partner" prior to Elizabeth's common-law union with Thomas - we'll never know. In my judgement, there are two probable choices: (1) use a surname based on Sally's probable-father's surname or (2) use a surname based on documentary evidence of a surname used by Sally on her marriage papers & used by Sally's daughter & grandson.

FYI - Thomas & Sally's grave stone in the Adams Cemetery up on top of Copper Ridge lists her as "Sally Buckner Williams"

The above basis for using "Gilliam for Sally's maiden surname was originally developed on 21 Sep 2009 & edited 8 Mar 2016. <jacktempleton27@me.com>

Name

SARAH "SALLY" /GILLIAM/ Source: See prior discussion by Jack R. Templeton

Sarah was born about 1811. She passed away about 1885. ^[1]

Birth

 :: Date: 1811

Place: Russell (now Scott) Co, Virginia, USA^[2]

Note

Note: Maiden Name

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=07b620e4-f231-4dcf-a8c7-45092fe577cf&tid=6735994&pid=676

Note: Thos

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=02377dbe-4cf7-4211-a1e3-83e071e9791d&tid=6735994&pid=676

Note: Thomas Woolsey & Sally Gilliam Williams

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=e2f61724-8582-42d4-8eaf-d8eb6e4577f0&tid=6735994&pid=676

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Trina Akers.
2. ↑ Source: #S-2128411358 Page: Source number: 241.118; Source type: Family group sheet (from "Gleanings"), listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=173714&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1811 Birth place: VA APID: 1,7836::173714

• WikiTree profile Gilliam-154 created through the import of GedTem12:18.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Jack Templeton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jack and others.

• Source: S-2128385086 Repository: #R-2146436631 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This 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. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6735994&pid=676
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• Source: S-2128411358 Repository: #R-2146436631 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Note: APID: 1,7836::0