Sarah (Steele) Thompson (1773 - 1851)

Born 1773 in Bedford, Liberty, Bedford, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Douglas Baker — married 23 Aug 1788 in Campbell, Virginia, USA

Wife of James Thompson — married 20 Aug 1797 in Prince Edward Co, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 1851 at about age 78 in Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, USA

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Sarah's family with first husband Douglas Baker of Prince Edward County, Virginia

Summary of Sarah Steele Baker's family with Douglas Baker. ^[1]

Virginia lawsuit involving Sarah and her husband James Thompson in 1826

An 1826 Campbell County, Virginia chancery case centered on a dispute over sixty acres of land owned by Jane Helm. ^[2]

Numerous members of the families Helm, Steele, McAllister and related families were parties in the lawsuit. See some of the images: ^{[3] [4]}

Biography

Parents:

Father: Lt Alexander Steele (~1735-1808)

Mother: Elizabeth Carson Helm (1739->1797)

Spouse:

Douglass Baker

Sarah Steele and Douglass Baker had three children; all of them moved to Kentucky with their mother and stepfather, James Thompson. The Baker children were Robert, Alexander, and Elizabeth.

Marriage

Husband: Douglas Baker

Wife: Sarah Steele

Child: Robert Baker

Child: Alexander Baker

Marriage:

Date: 23 Aug 1788

Place: Campbell, Virginia, United States

Source: #S-2004315252

Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=va2&h=67296&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

Marriage date: 20 August 1797Marriage place: Prince Edward, Virginia

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65L-NRT : 9 November 2014), Sarah Thompson in household of William C Thompson, Trigg county, Trigg, Kentucky, United States; citing family 33, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

William C Thompson M 47 Virginia

Sarah Thompson F 77 Virginia

Robert W Paine M 24 North Carolina

Emily Paine F 19 Kentucky

Eliza Thompson F 15 Kentucky

Lucy Thompson F 13 Kentucky

Source S-2004315252

Title: Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850

Author: Ancestry.com

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early Amer

Sources

1. ↑ Peggy Brown Chapman. Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties & Jackson Purchase, Kentucky. Page 109. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/129775-bakers-of-logan-christian-muhlenberg-livingston-henderson-hopkins-caldwell-union-todd-trigg-crittenden-lyon-mclean-and-webster-counties-jackson-purchase-kentucky?viewer=1&offset=5#page=121&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=
2. ↑ Samuel Dixon, etc. versus Mary Carson, etc. Library of Virginia. Chancery Records Index. Campbell County. Index Number 1827-00. https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=031-1827-001
3. ↑ Library of Virginia. Chancery Records Index. Campbell County. Index Number 1827-00. Family groups listing: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Helm-376
4. ↑ Library of Virginia. Chancery Records Index. Campbell County. Index Number 1827-00. Samuel Dixon, etc. vs. Mary Carson, etc.: Final Decision. https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Helm-376-1