Sarah (Steel) Woodall (1729 - aft. 1809)

Born 22 Oct 1729 in Richmond County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Sampson Woodall — married 25 Mar 1756 in Goochland County, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 1809 after age 79 in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Genealogically Defined

Biography

Birth

Sarah Steel's birth was recorded 22 October 1729 in Richmond County, Virginia. ^{[1] [2]} She was the daughter of Samuel Steel and Katherine Hammond.

Marriage

Her marriage to Sampson Woodall is indicated by the births of some of their children listed in the Douglas Register, Goochland County, Virginia. (Sally, 1756; John, 1758; Samuel, 1761 and Jacob, 1763) ^[3] The births of the rest of the children of Sampson and Sarah were not recorded in the St James Northam Parish Register leading to the presumption Sampson was living in the portion of Goochland County that became Charlotte County in 1761. The subsequent division of the parish meant the births of their remaining children (Elizabeth about 1766, James S. about 1770, William about 1770, and Susanna about 1775) would have been recorded in a different parish.

Residence

Sarah's husband Sampson Woodall sold his land in Goochland County by 1762 ^[4] and bought 200 acres in Charlotte County, Virginia in 1779. ^[5] This would have been where the family resided in 1782.

Family

The complete family for Sampson and Sarah included 9 persons as shown in Charlotte County Virginia tax records for 1782. There were a total of nine persons in Sampson's household and seven of them were children.^[6]

Death

Sarah died after 1809 when she was mentioned in a deed. Sampson Woodall to his son, William Woodall, on the condition the son William or his heirs support and maintain Sampson & his wife, Sarah Woodall, as long as they both shall live, "in the manner to which they have been accustomed to living"...all land & plantation where Sampson now lives, containing 179 acres all cattle and household furniture. Aug 20, 1809.^[7] The 1810 census for Charlotte County, Virginia has only one Woodall household, Sarah's son William Woodall (age 26-44), and there is no female in the proper age group to be Sarah.^[8] Under the conditions set forth in the earlier deed regarding Sampson's property his son William was supposed to take care of Sarah until she died so while she might have been living in another county with some of her other children it seem most likely she would have remained in William's household. Some descendants say she was buried near Cullen, Charlotte County, Virginia.

DNA

Paternal DNA shown on Gedmatch between 7th cousins Kit T402351 Connie Graves and M129966 Lois Billups Hathaway for 54.1 cM on 3 matching segments (chr 4,9,10) Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4.0. Ancestor Samuel Steele and Katherine Hammond.

Sources

1. ↑ King, George Harrison Sanford. The Registers of North Farnham Parish, 1663-1814, and Lunenburg Parish, 1783-1809, Richmond County, Virginia. 1966.
2. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-Y96), Samuel and Katherine Steel in entry for Sarah Steel, 22 Oct 1729; citing NORTH FARNHAM PARISH,RICHMOND,VIRGINIA, reference ; FHL microfilm 975.523 V2K.
3. ↑ W. Mac Jones, The Douglas Register, Being a detailed record of Births, Marriages and Deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797 (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985), p 122. Marriages Not Recorded by Rev William Douglas But Indicated by the Birth Registry. Date here given, unless otherwise specified is birth date of first child shown in this register. Woodhal, Sampson & Sarah Steel 24 Mar 1756.
4. ↑ Goochland Co., VA Deed Book 8, p 285
5. ↑ Charlotte County, Virginia deeds (need book and page)Sampson Woodall purchased from James Cunningham for 70 pounds on Nov 26 1779 200 acres on both sides of Ward's Fork Creek.
6. ↑ Fothergill, Augusta B., and John Mark Naugle. Virginia tax payers 1782-87: other than those published by the United States Census Bureau. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1971.
7. ↑ Charlotte Co., VA, Deed Book D, No 11, p 209.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH25-GHG), William Woodal, Charlotte, Virginia, United States; citing p. 67, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 68; FHL microfilm 181,428.