Born in Avery, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Westly Davis
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
John David Davis [half], Nancy (Davis) Hill [half], Socca Sophia (Davis) Oaks [half], Elizabeth (Davis) Vaughn [half], Jacob Davis [half], Margaret (Davis) Wise [half] and Thomas Davis [half]
Wife of
George Washington Rowan
— married
1810 in North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Rebecca (Rowan) Rose, Harriet (Rowan) Powell, Charles Rowan, Mary (Rowan) Cuthbertson, Margaret (Rowan) Cooper and William Washington Rowan
Died
at about age 72
in Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 18 May 2017
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Biography
Parents:
- William Davis (1727 - 1841)
Spouse:
- George Washington Rowan (1790 - 1880)
Children:
- Rebecca Rowan Rose (1811 - 1860)*
- Harriett Rowan Powell (1815 - 1870)*
- Charles Rowan (1817 - 1882)*
- Mary Rowan Cuthbertson (1821 - 1898)*
- Margaret Rowan Cooper (1822 - 1866)*
- William Washington Rowan (1825 - 1900)*
Sarah was born in 1779. She passed away in 1851. In the 1850 census Saley (age 42) was in Blount, Tennessee, United States.[1]
Notes
It is known from her father William's will, recorded in Yancey Co., NC (Will Book 1, p. 353), that he was married once before he married Frances Wiseman née Carpenter. Therein he explicitly states they had three daughters and that they were the only children she bore him. Name are not given in the will.
Sources
- ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
FamilySearch Record: MCD7-GHY (accessed 14 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DRKR-33 Image number 00253
Saley Rowan (42) in Blount, Tennessee, United States. Born in North Carolina.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38856966/sarah-rowan: accessed 14 July 2023), memorial page for Sarah “Sally” Davis Rowan (1792–1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38856966, citing Graveyard Hill Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Frances Rogers (contributor 47089854).
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DNA Connections
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~1.56%
Misty Nichols
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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