Sara Powell was born 17 Sep 1790 in Baldwin County, Florida, USA[1]
She married Benjamin C Chaires on 18 Feb1811.[2] Her husband owned a third interest in a plantation on Amelia Island, and eventually owned properties in St John's County, Duval County, and Alachua County, all in Florida.[3] He also owned hundreds of slaves that worked his Verdura Plantation and Fauntleroy Place, in Leon County, Florida.[4]
Sarah passed away on 12 Mar 1846 in Leon County, Florida, USA[5] Burial was in the Verdura Plantation Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida.[6]
Slaves
Sarah was left the house at Verdura Plantation, Leon County, Florida and 500 surrounding acres in her husband's will in 1838. She also inherited slaves, including Henry, a carriage driver.[7][8]
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37202599/sarah-jane-chaires : accessed 02 July 2022), memorial page for Sarah Jane Powell Chaires (17 Sep 1790–12 Mar 1846), Find A Grave: Memorial #37202599, citing Verdura Plantation Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Betty Jones Mikell (contributor 46932103) .
↑ Smith, Julia Floyd (2018) [1973]. Slavery and Plantation Growth in Antebellum Florida, 1821–1860 (ebook reissue ed.). Gainesville, Florida: Library Press@UF (Original publisher: University of Florida Press). ISBN 978-1-947372-63-4 – via University of Florida Digital Collection.
Probate: "Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950" Probate Records, 1827-1887, Index to Estates, 1831-1974; Author: Florida. County Judge's Court (Leon County) Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8993 #707679 (accessed 21 December 2022) Sarah Chaires probate.
Marriage: "Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850" Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Georgia Ancestry Record 2085 #83948 (accessed 21 December 2022) Sarah Powell marriage to Benjamin Chaires on 8 Feb 1811 in Georgia.
Acknowledgements
Powell-6580 was created by William Foster through the import of MKF Tree 2015-06-25.ged on Jun 25, 2015.
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