Sally Smith (Wyatt) Barnett (abt. 1759 - bef. 1827)

Born about 1759 in Charlotte, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of William Bibb — married about 4 Dec 1779 in Virginia, United States

Wife of William Barnett — married 21 Mar 1807 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died before 8 Jan 1827 before about age 68 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Sally Smith Wyatt was born about 1759 in Virginia, the daughter of Joseph Wyatt and Dorothy Smith.^[1]

She was said to be a woman of great beauty and a descendant of the Wyatts of English royalty.

Sally married William Bibb, a widower, on December 4, 1779.^[2]

In 1789, the family were founders of Petersburg in Elbert County, Georgia. At the time, Petersburg was the epitome of Southern culture and produced many notable people including their sons William Wyatt Bibb and Thomas Bibb, the first two Governors of Alabama.

In 1790, her step-daughter, Sallie Bibb, left her a token of her esteem for her attention to her in her infancy, boarding, clothing, etc. She also left her step-brother, John Dandridge Bibb, a slave named Patrick and to her step-brother, Joseph Wyatt Bibb a slave named Pleasant when the boys come of age.

William Bibb died in Petersburg in 1796.

Sally married William Barnett in 1807 probably in Petersburg.^[3]

Around this time, her brother Sacker died with his wife dying a couple of years later. At least one of thier sons, Joseph, came to live with Sally and her family for awhile which he spoke of to his descendants for the rest of his days.^[4]

They moved to Alabama about 1815 and Sally died there in 1825. ^[5]

Will

Will of Sally S. Barnett. Montgomery Co., AL, WB 1, pp. 44-45, written 7 Jul 1826, proved 8 Jan 1827. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y4tzzhfb

son Thomas Bibb
son Peyton Bibb
son John D. Bibb
daughter [Dorothea] Pope
daughter Martha Freeman
grandson Joseph Wyatt DuBose Bibb
son Benajah S. Bibb
my sons Peyton Dandridge Joseph and Benajah (no commas)
Exrs: sons Thomas Bibb, Peyton Bibb, John D Bibb, Joseph W. Bibb and Benajah S. Bibb
Wit: _?_ Andrew, Mary Andrew

Sources

1. ↑ Hardy Page 549
2. ↑ notice of her Dec. 4, 1779 marriage to Capt. William Bibb of Prince Edward, page 27: Personal Notices from the "Virginia Gazette" The William and Mary Quarterly Vol. 12, No. 1 (Jul., 1903), pp. 25-28 Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture DOI: 10.2307/1914739 Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914739
3. ↑ Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJV-SYD : 7 February 2020), William Barnett and Sally S. Bibb, 21 Mar 1807; citing Marriage, Elbert, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 209,538.
4. ↑ WCWyatt Page 26
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #104235845

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