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Sara Jane (Powell) Chaires (1790 - 1846)

Sara Jane Chaires formerly Powell
Born in Baldwin County, Florida, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 18 Feb 1811 in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 55 in Leon County, Florida, United Statesmap
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Index of Plantations

Contents

Biography

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]

Sources

  1. Source: #S1 Page: SAR Membership Number: 96957
  2. Source: #S1 Page: SAR Membership Number: 96957
  3. Wikipedia Article on Benjamin Chaires(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Chaires)
  4. Slaves of Benjamin C Chaires of Leon County, Florida (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Slaves_of_Benjamin_C_Chaires_of_Leon_County%2C_Florida)
  5. Source: #S1 Page: SAR Membership Number: 96957
  6. 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) .
  7. Wikipedia contributors, "Verdura Plantation," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verdura_Plantation&oldid=1062874162 (accessed July 2, 2022).
  8. 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.
  • Slaves of Benjamin C Chaires of Leon County, Florida
  • 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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