Born in Fayette County, Georgia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Cleveland Matthews
and Nancy S (Westmoreland) Matthews
Sister of
Robert Lee Matthews, Mary Ann (Matthews) Underwood, John Thomas Matthews, Theophilus Matthews, Wade Matthews, Elizabeth Matthews, Wesley Matthews, Celestia Adriana (Matthews) Barnes and Nancy Ida Matthews
Wife of
Joseph Jennings May
— married
1 Feb 1853 in Fayette, Georgia
Descendants 
Mother of
William Thomas May, Lelia Celine May, Elnora Elizabeth (May) Edge, Lois Beulah (May) McElreath, Lucy Alice May, Serena Eunice (May) Murphy, Mary M. May and Robert F May
Died
at age 45
in Fayette, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2015
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Biography
Sarah Jane Matthews was born in Fayette County Georgia to Thomas Matthews and Nancy Westmoreland. She had nine siblings:
- Robert Lee - 1833-1892
- Mary Ann - 1836-1928
- John Thomas - 1838-
- Theophilus - 1841-1850
- Wade - 1844-1850
- Elizabeth - 1846-1850
- Wesley - 1848-1860
- Celestia Adriana - 1850-1939
- Nancy Ida - 1857-1926
She married Joseph Jennings May in 1853. They had eight children.
Sarah died in 1882 in Fayette County, Georgia and was buried in the Matthews family cemetery.
Sources
- "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW4R-N4L : 24 December 2014), Joseph Jinnings May and Sarah Jane Mathews, 01 Feb 1853; citing , Fayette, Georgia; FHL microfilm 209,385.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV3-CZ8Z : 11 July 2016), Sarah Jane Matthews May, 1882; Burial, , Fayette, Georgia, United States of America, Matthews Family Cemetery; citing record ID 9345056, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Year: 1880; Census Place: District 691, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: 142; Family History Film: 1254142; Page: 466A; Enumeration District: 039
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 January 2019), memorial page for Sarah Jane Matthews May (6 Jul 1837–18 Jul 1882), Find A Grave: Memorial #9345056, citing Matthews Family Cemetery, Fayette County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Paula Scott (contributor 47084366) .
- Jessica Wheat Welton
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DNA Connections
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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~6.25%
~12.50%
Jessica Welton 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JessicaWelton
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Lynn Hemrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A352940 [compare], Ancestry member lhemrick28
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A352940 [compare], FTDNA kit #B126980
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~6.25%
David Hemrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A955088 [compare], Ancestry member lhemrick28
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Betty Hemrick :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JH7204956 [compare]
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