Sarah (Spry) Knotts (1726 - abt. 1783)

Born 1726 in Queen Anne's, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of James Knotts — married 1 Aug 1745 in Queen Anne's, Maryland

Died about 1783 at about age 57 in Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born about 1726 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. She was the daughter of Francis Spry and Rebecca Unknown.

She was named in her father's will dated 17 January 1740, proved 23 November 1741.^[1]

She married James Knotts on 1 August 1745 at Saint Luke's Protestant Episcopal Parish in Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Maryland.^[2] They had one known child, a daughter. She was:

1. Elizabeth, b. 2 Mar 1751^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YMC-1H4 : 20 May 2014), Sarah Spry in entry for Francis Spry, 17 jan 1740; citing Will, Queen Anne's, Maryland, Wills 1734-1751 vol 1, image 98 of 237; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
2. ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VQ-X8J : 16 January 2020), Sarah Spry and James Knotts, 1 Aug 1745; citing Marriage, Saint Luke's Protestant Episcopal Parish, Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland.
3. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYG6-Q8MM : 12 February 2020), Sarah in entry for Elisabeth Knotts, 2 Mar 1751; citing Birth, Saint Luke's Protestant Episcopal Parish, Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland.