Sarah (Burgess) Wildman (abt. 1650 - 1712)

Born about 1650 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Wife of Edward Pearson — married 6 Jul 1670 in Pownall Fee,Cheshire, England

Wife of Martin Wildman — married 2 Oct 1698 in Bucks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1712 at about age 62 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Vernon McNear [send private message], Elizabeth Joslin [send private message], Linda James [send private message], Jo Gessford [send private message], Ron Pearson [send private message], Bob Fields [send private message], Danielle Ellis [send private message], Carolyn Lynett [send private message], and Brandon Lloyd [send private message]

Biography

Birth: Sarah was born in England.

Father: Most likely she was born 1650 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, daughter of Edward Burgess.^[1] Edward is also the father of Samuel Burgess who married Eleanor (Ellin) Peers and settled in the Quaker community in Falls Township, Pennsylvania.

First Marriage: Sarah married Edward Pearson in England. Marriage date: 6 March 1671, Marriage place: Pownall Fee, Cheshire.^[2] In Non-Conformist (Quaker) Records: 06 Mar 1671, Cheshire^[3] Witnesses to their Marriage:^[4]

Baguly: Barbara

Bancroft: John, Mary

Blackshaw: Alice

Burgis: Richard, Daniell (her brother), Joseph (her brother)

Cash: Hanna

Hawlknor: Hannah

Janney: Thomas, William, Henry, Anne (relatives on his mother’s side?)

Milner: Robert

Pierson: Lawrents (his father), Robert (his brother), Mary(his sister)

Pott: Thomas, Mary

Children of Sarah and Edward Pearson

• Mary Martha Pearson 1673, Cheshire^[5]
• Deborah Pearson 1675, Cheshire^[6]
• Lawrence Pearson 1677, Cheshire^[7]
• Sarah Pearson1680 Cheshire^[8]
• Enoch Pearson 29 Jan 1682, Cheshire^[9]
• Enoch Pearson 27 Mar 1683 Cheshire^[10]
• Phoebe Pearson buried 1686 Cheshire^[11]
• Martha Pearson 1687 Pennsylvania^[12]

Second Marriage After the death of Edward Pearson, Sarah married Martin Wildman in Pennsylvania.^[13]

Death Three dates have been offered for Sarah's passing. None appear sourced.

* Find A Grave: Memorial #116957675 gives 1698, Solebury, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

* Date: 05 NOV 1707, Place: Pennsylvania.

* 1712, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Research Notes

The following events don't appear to be relevant to this profile.

*Child Simon Pearson. Born 1665 Baltimore

*1683 arrival in Barbados. ^[14]

Other suggested births in England

* Date: 14 JUN 1641, Place: Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England^[15]

* Date: 1648, Place: England^[16]

* Date: 1657 Place: Cheshire, England^[17]

* familysearch lists 2 others in Cheshire: 1653 Aston upon Mersey, father Henry, and 1655 Mobberley, father Homphrey

Sarah was born in 1651. She was the daughter of Richard Burgess and Katherine Burgess. She passed away before 1710.

"'Birth"' There are several dates for her birth as early as 14 Jun 1641 and as late as 1657.

Died There are several dates for her death as early as 1698 and as late as 5 NOV 1707. Bucks, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.

Event:

• Alternate Birth.

14 APR 1641. Pownall Fee, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.

• Alt. Marriage.

6 JAN 1670/1. 6 JUL 1671. Morley Mm, Pownall-Fee, Cheshire, England.

"'Arrival"' 1683 Barbados

Buried 5 NOV 1707. Falls Friends Meeting Cemetery, Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7GR-MM9 : 7 December 2017), Sarah Burges, 09 Jun 1650, Christening; citing p 334, , Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. Father Edward.
2. ↑ Family Data Collection - Marriages. Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Name: Sarah /Burgess/ Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepoolm&h=1863677&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Text: Marriage date: 6 March 1671Marriage place: Pownall Fee (Wilmslow) Cheshire
3. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ1F-FTB : 11 December 2014), Sarah Burgis, 06 Mar 1671, Marriage; citing p. 19, Cheshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London. AND (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQLW-HJW : 11 December 2014), Edward Peirson, 06 Mar 1671, Marriage; citing p. 19, Cheshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
4. ↑ Image at The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 1036; Monthly Meeting of Cheshire, formerly Morley (1655-1741); Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837 Ancestry Record 7097 #442113
5. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQP4-L66 : 11 December 2014), Sarah Peirson in entry for Martha Peirson, 27 Jul 1673, Birth; citing p. 28, Cheshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWF7-2Y8 : 11 December 2014), Sarah Peirson in entry for Deborah Peirson, 25 Oct 1675, Birth; citing p. 29, Cheshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F79X-F5Y : 11 December 2014), Sarah Peirsen in entry for Lawrence Peirsen, 02 Sep 1677, Birth; citing p. 22, Cheshire & Staffordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KT-R9P : 11 December 2014), Sarah Peirsen in entry for Sarah Peirsen, 27 Oct 1680, Birth; citing p. 23, Cheshire & Staffordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWFT-F47 : 11 December 2014), Sarah Pierson in entry for Enoch Pierson, 29 Jan 1682, Birth; citing p. 25, Cheshire & Staffordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQM7-921 : 11 December 2014), Sarah Peirson in entry for Enock Peirson, 27 Mar 1683, Birth; citing p. 33, Cheshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
11. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW2F-HJX : 11 December 2014), Sarah Pearson in entry for Phoebe Pearsib, 05 Jun 1686, Burial; citing p. 38, Congleton & Stockport, Cheshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.
12. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CT5-K4ZZ : 11 January 2021), Sarah Pearson in entry for Martha Pearson, 1687.
13. ↑ See profile of Martin Wildman
14. ↑ Title: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Gale Research Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009.
15. ↑ "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHND-GMQ : 12 February 2018), Sara Burges, 14 Apr 1641,Christening; citing item 2, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,736,167. Father Geffrey Burges
16. ↑ Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
17. ↑ Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.

• U.S. Encyclopedia Of American Quaker Genealogy 1607-1943

• the pearson family tree from enland to america;pg.3;by enid pearson hawthorn; england and wales,quaker birth,marriage,death regers.1578,1837;elizabeth shaw joslin

• American Marriages Before 1699. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.

• Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

• Author: Ancestry.com Title: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;

• Author: Ancestry.com Title: England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013

• Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Marriages Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;

• Author: Ancestry.com Title: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; NOTE England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

• Author: Ancestry.com Title: England, Select Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; NOTE England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900

Acknowledgements

• Burgis-26 was created by Carolyn Lynett through the import of McCracken:Tabor Tree.ged on Dec 18, 2015.
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/116957675/sarah-pearson : accessed 01 August 2021), memorial page for Sarah Burgis Pearson (1657–1698), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116957675, citing Falls Friends Meeting Cemetery #01, Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by George Pearson (contributor 47278157) .

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