Sarah (Wiley) Ross (abt. 1770 - bef. 1865)

Born about 1770 in Province of North Carolina [uncertain]

Wife of Jeremiah Harden — married 3 Dec 1789 in Orange, North Carolina, USA

Wife of James Ross — married 5 Nov 1812 in Columbia, GA

Descendants

Died before 5 Apr 1865 before about age 95 in Columbia, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born about 1770. She passed away in 1865. ^[1]

Sarah was married first to Jeremiah Harden and second to James Ross.

Sarah's will, dated 27 January 1860, was presented for probate in Columbia County, Georgia, on 5 April 1865. In her will, she mentions by name the following heirs.^[2]

— Daughter Margaret Miller, previously married to a Mr Binion and currently married to Empson Miller, and her children (William Binion, Laura M Bailey, Sarah G Lowe, and John H Miller): slaves John, George, Granville, Tipp and Flora

— Grandson Romulus F Rozar: slaves Emanuel and Hettie.

— Grandson Robert Rozar: slave Sanders

— Grandsons Jackson Rozar, William Rozar and Bilington Rozar: slaves Caltha, Peter, Ginny and Sarah

— Granddaughter Evaline Morris: slave Simon

— Great-granddaughter Martha Morris: slave Bob

— Other grandchildren: Wiley H Binion, Jeremiah R Binion, William Binion (sons of John B and Frances Binion, late deceased) and Evaline Morris, Sarah Morris and Mary E Nance: the proceeds from the sale of all personal property, equally

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Research Notes

Given the date of Sarah's death, it may be that the slaves mentioned in her will were never transferred to her heirs. Possibly find them in 1870 census or in Freedmen's Bureau Records?

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Virginia Clary, Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990": Columbia County Alphabetical Wills, P-Z; Will of Sarah Ross, 1865 FamilySearch (Images 140-141 of 698)

• Year: 1840; Census Place: District 8, Columbia, Georgia; Roll: 39; Page: 307; Image: 1018; Family History Library Film: 0007042
• Year: 1850; Census Place: Columbia, Georgia; Roll: M432_66; Page: 242A; Image: 297
• State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977
• Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
• Year: 1860; Census Place: Districts 8 and 10, Columbia, Georgia; Roll: M653_118; Page: 598; Image: 50; Family History Library Film: 803118