Sarah (Crawford) Brechin (1666 - 1753)

Born 12 May 1666 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Poindexter Sr. — married 1695 in Middle Plantation, New Kent County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 27 Mar 1753 at age 86 in Fredericksville Parish, Louisa, Virginia

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Biography

Sarah Crawford was born May 12, 1666 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia to Col David Crawford. She married twice, once to Thomas Poindexter and then to Rev James Brechin. She passed away 1753 in Louisa County, Virginia.^[1]

Birth 12 MAY 1666 Jamestown, James City, Virginia,

Death 27 MAR 1753 Fredericksville Parish, Louisa, Virginia

Marriage ABT 1695 New Kent County, Virginia

Husband: Thomas Poindexter

Wife: Sarah Crawford

Child: Poindexter-68 John Poindexter

Child: Poindexter-70 Susanna Poindexter

Child: Poindexter-71 Elizabeth Poindexter

Child: Poindexter-72 Sarah Poindexter

Child: Poindexter-66 Thomas Poindexter

Also found Born 1670

Also found Died 1766

Parents' Marriage and siblings

Marriage 1649

Husband: Crawford-1354 David Crawford

Wife: UNKNOWN-93604 Jane UNKNOWN

Child: Crawford-356 Elizabeth Crawford

Child: Crawford-482 Judith Crawford

Child: Crawford-283 Angeline Crawford

Child: Crawford-334 David Crawford

Child: Crawford-464 John Crawford

Child: Crawford-616 Sarah Crawford

Note

It is said that in 1691, Sarah Crawford received land from her father David, quite likely in consideration of her marriage to Thomas Poindexter. This places the marriage as somewhat earlier than the 1695 date usually listed.

6 Mar 1765 Thos. Poindexter gave deposition and stated he was then age 60 years. He said he had nothing to gain or lose. He stated that Thomas Poindexter [his father] had married Sarah Crafford, daughter of David Crafford of New Kent Co. VA. David Crafford had deeded 500 acres to his daughter Sarah on 21 May 1691. She had later intermarried with James Brechin.

Note: the gift of 500 acres was not a bequest from a Will - David Crawford left records for several years after 1691.

Louisa Co VA Will Book 1, p.27, 27 Mar 1753. Will of Sarah Brechin mentions all nine children including the four by her second husband James Brechin. Son-in-law John Snead is executor.

Will of Sarah Brechin. Dated Jun 1752. Recorded 23 Mar 1753. 9 Children: Thomas Poindexter, William Brechin, James] Brechin, Susana Snead, Elizabeth Shrooberry, Sarah [Rice] [Ann] Reatherford, Jean Ireland.

Exrs: Son Thomas Poindexter & son-in-law John Snead

Signed: Sarah Brechin (X)

Wit: Charles Parrot, John Lose, Samuel Lose

The following said to be a full transcript; dates differ slightly:

Last Will & Testament of Sarah Brechin Signed ___ June 1751; Proved 23 March 1753 [Note: The clerk did not indicate on what date the will was recorded. The outer edges of the pages have broken off, and along with them went the number of the day in June on which the will was signed. In this transcription, portions of the original record which were on the now missing edges of the pages are indicated with bracketed ellipsis points, I.e., "[...]". When enough of a word or phrase remains to be fairly sure of what letters are missing, the missing letters are placed in brackets.]

Louisa County, Virginia, Will Book 1 (1745-1761), left-hand page of folio 27:

In the name of God Amen I Sarah Brechin of [t]he County of Louisa being sick and weak in body but of perfect Sence and [m]Emory blessed Be the Almighty God fore it, and considering the [U]nsartenty of Life and that it is appointed once for all to Die Do consti-[t]Ute and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament revoaking and Disannuling all and every other Will and Wills whatsoever here- [t]ofore made by me, and I Do Declare this only to be my Last will [an]d Testament in manner and form following Imprim's first and [pr]incapally I give my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave [it] me hopeing assuredly through the Meritorious Dethe and Passion [of ou]R Blessed Redeemer Jesus Christ to Receive free Pardon and [the] Remission of all my Sins, Secondly I commit my body to the

[right-hand page of folio 27]

Ground to Buried in a Cristian Decent manner according to [...] of my frinds, and as to what estate it hath pleased the Almighty [...] me with be the Same raial or personal, or in what nature or [...what-] Soever I give and bequeath in manner and form following It[em I give and] Bequeath my fieve negros By name Bender, Dinah, Duk[e, ...and] Nell to be equilly Devided between my Nine Children [...] John Poindexter, Thomas Poindexter, William Brechi[n, ...] Brechin, Susana Snead, Elisabeth Shrosberry, Sarah R[...] Reatherford and [J?]oan [I?]rland to them and their heirs or [assigns for-] ever, Item further Give and bequeeth to my aforesaid Nin[e Children] all my hole and Sole right and Title to all the negros that [...] property in which was of my fathers Estate Descending to m[e...] to them and their heirs and assigns for ever, that is to say, m[y...] Desire is that my Loving Daughter Susana Snead shall [...] Young Negro to her Self before the Devision made and afte[R...] Rest to be equally devided amongst them all Item I give [...] William Brechin my bed and furniture Item my Will [...] that all my Wairing Cloths shall be Equly Devided amongst [...] Daughters Lastly I Do apoint my Son Thomas Poindexter [...] Son John Snead hole and Sole Executors of this my Last W[ill and Testam-]ent In Witness hereof I have hereunto Set my hand and [seal this ___ ] Day of June in the year of our Lord Christ One thousand Seven [Hundred and] fifty one his her Charles C Parrot Sarah S Brec[hin (Seal)] mark mark [J or I]on. I [L?]ose Samel [L?]ose

At a Court held for Louisa County on Tuesday the XXiii [Day of] March MDCCLiii This Will was this Day Proved in open Court by the Oath of Charle[S Parrot one] of the Witnesses thereto, & by the Court admitted to Record and [recorded.] Teste Jas. Littlepage Cl[...]

Note: The second witness may have signed with a mark, but the clerk did not indicate as such. The "I" between his first and last names looks like a printed capital "I" with a short horizontal line drawn across the vertical stroke at the midpoint--somewhat like some people write the number "7" with a short horizontal stroke intersecting the vertical part of the figure. The first letter of that witness's given name could be a "J" or an "I". [My note: This is a description of an initial I have often seen for the letter J made by those who could not sign their name.] The similarity of those two letters also left me guessing whether one child's name was Joan Irland. In this clerk's handwriting, the capital letters "J" and "I" are virtually the same. The first letters of the surnames of the second and third witnesses could be "L" or "B", since one of the three ways this clerk wrote a "B" was virtually the same as one of the ways he wrote an "L". The clerk also wrote a capital "H" so that it looked the same as the "Lo" or "Bo" in those witnesses' surnames, but "Hse" doesn't seem to be a possible spelling of their names. The surname of the daughter named Elisabeth is probably meant to be the same as Shrewsberry or Shrewsbury.]

Notables

Sarah is the great grandmother of US Senator and 2nd Governor of Mississippi George Lyttleton Poindexter.

Governor George Poindexter's wife, Agatha Ball Chinn is the first cousin three times removed of President George Washington.

Wikipedia

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Poindexter

Sarah is the great grand aunt of U.S. Senator William Harris Crawford, born in Amherst Co., who ran for President in 1824. In 1875 William Harris Crawford is depicted on the United States fractional currency, the 50-cent bill.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Crawford

Sarah is the great grand aunt of George Walker Crawford, the 38th Governor of Georgia and 21st United States Secretary of War.

• George W. Crawford on Wikipedia

Sarah is the 3rd great aunt of Indiana (Fletcher) Williams, founder of Sweet Briar College, Amherst Co. Virginia.

Sarah is the 5th great granddaughter of Sir George "Malcolm" Campbell, 1449-1492, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Sarah is a 4th great granddaughter of James "Earl of Arran" Hamilton. James is a member of Scottish Nobility and appears on the Magna Carta Project trail. James is the son and heir of James Hamilton, 6th Lord of Cadzow and 1st Lord Hamilton, and his wife Mary Stewart, daughter of King James II of Scotland.

Sarah is the 5th cousin 3 times removed of John Cabell Breckinridge, 14th Vice President, US Senator from Kentucky and 5th Confederate States Secretary of War.

Sarah is the great grand aunt of Joel Crawford (1783 – 1858), soldier, lawyer, plantation owner, and politician. Crawford was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and elected to the U.S. House of Representatives during the 15th United States Congress and the 16th Congress (March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1821). He served as a member of the Georgia Senate in 1827 and 1828. Crawford ran unsuccessful campaigns for Governor of Georgia in 1828 and 1831.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Crawford_(politician)

Sarah is the sister of Elizabeth Crawford, wife of Nicholas Meriwether Jr. (1667 - 1744). Nicholas amassed a large quantity of land, at one point owning about 33,000 acres. Nicholas was, if not the largest land owner in Virginia, among the largest owners. In 1735 he built his plantation, which became "The Farm" in Goochland (now Albemarle) County, the site of which is now the city of Charlottesville, Virginia. His will, one of the longest recorded in Virginia, was witnessed by Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas Jefferson.

Sarah is the 3rd great grandaunt of Col. Martin Jenkins Crawford (1820 – 1883), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress during the American Civil War from the state of Georgia.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Jenkins_Crawford

Sarah is the 2nd great grandmother of Garland Poindexter (1805–1875). The land on which the Monroe Train Station was built and most of the land that became the village of Monroe, Virginia, belonged to Garland, a farmer. The land passed to Garland's daughter. The Monroe Train Station, village of Monroe, and Monroe Post Office were named after Garland's son-in-law James Monroe Watts.

Sarah is the 4th cousin twice removed of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton

Sarah is the 5th cousin 4 times removed of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Elizabeth was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid-to late-1800s.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton

• https://www.npr.org/2011/07/13/137681070/for-stanton-all-women-were-not-created-equal?goal=0_c98caf23a9-07743fd154-75163353&mc_cid=07743fd154&mc_eid=7dc77fd710

Sarah is the 8th cousin twice removed of Hon. William Findley, "Father of the U.S. House of Representatives." Born 1741 in Ireland.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Findley

Sarah is the 3rd cousin 5 times removed of Sam Houston. Born in Virginia, Houston was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He also served as the sixth governor of Tennessee and the seventh governor of Texas, the only American to be elected governor of two different states in the United States. Houston, Texas is named in his honor.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston

Sarah is the 7th great grandmother of Alan Goodwin "Dex" Poindexter, American naval officer and NASA astronaut. The Cygnus CRS OA-5's Cygnus space capsule was named S.S. Alan Poindexter in his honor. Alan is the son of John Marlan Poindexter, rear admiral US Navy, Commander of Destroyer Squadron 31, and National Security Advisor.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_G._Poindexter
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Poindexter

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113580826

See Also

Source S-2112823278 Title: POINDEXTER Family History Book, 4th Editon

Author: Dorothy Knox Brown/Nealon Agee

Publication: Published November 1995

Note: Good

Carol Wilkerson library

• Early-Poindexters-in-America Research Committee. Reports published in the PDA [Poindexter Descendants Assocation] Newsletter Repository: #R1 Page: Vol. IX, No. 2, p.22-24 [Apr 1989]

• Source: S308 Title: Abstracts of Louisa County Virginia Will Books 1743-1801; Nancy Chappelear & Kate Binford Hatch; 1947 Page: WB 1, p.26

• Source: S39 Title: Comstock-Haggard and Allied Families; Compiler: Mary Jane Comstock; (Chicago: Adams Press, 1973) Repository: #R3

• Source: S88 Abbreviation: Poindexter, A Norman Family Title: John Poindexter Landers, STB, MA, Poingdestre-Poindexter: A Norman Family Through the Ages 1250-1977 (Robert Downs Poindexter; Printed by Von Boeckmann-Jones, Austin, TX [1975]) Repository: #R12 Call Number: CS71 .P7537 1975 Page: p.95

• Source: S90 Abbreviation: Poindexter Descendants Association Title: Doris Ann Butler Lucas, maintains online data base, Poindexter Descendants Association and PDA Newsletter, published quarterly. <http://www.poindexterfamily.org> Family GEDCOM online. (10334 Bellefontaine Rd, St. Louis, MO 63137) Note: Copies in my files Repository: #R4