Sarah (Conn) Scarborough (abt.1800-abt.1855)

Sarah (Maggie) Scarborough formerly Conn

Born about 1800 in South Carolina, USA

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

Wife of Lawrence Scarborough — married about 1824 in Union, Louisiana

Descendants

Mother of Philip Davidson Scarborough, Laura Scarborough, Rebecca M (Scarborough) Greenlee, Margaret Ann (Scarborough) Thomas, Lafayette Dekalb Scarborough, Sarah Melina (Scarborough) Halbert, William Tyler Scarborough and Isaac Polk Scarborough

Died about 1855 at about age 55 in Union Parish, Louisiana, USA

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Petition for Administratrix:
- 1.2 Timeline
2 Sources

Biography

Sarah was born about 1800 in South Carolina, and married in Louisiana, where it seems she spent the rest of her life. In 1841, she had 79 acres in her own name. Sarah was the last of her husband's four wives, and it fell to her to be the Administratrix of her husband's estate. She passed away around 1855 at 55 years old.

Petition for Administratrix:

Filed November 10, 1846^[1]

To the Honorable the Judge of the Twelfth Judicial District Court holding Session in and for the parish of Union State of Louisiana.

The petition of Sarah Scarborough a resident of the said Parish and State, with respect represents unto your Honor that Lawrence Scarborough late of said Parish departed this life intestate on or about the day of October 1846. And leaving an Estate consisting of lands and personal property rights & credits, in your said Parish, and the following heirs towit:

Polly wife of Thomas Lacey, residing in said state

Allice wife of Aaron Cox resident of the State of Arkansas

Allen Scarborough resident of Arkansas

Nancy wife of John Wetherlee, resident of the State of Mississippi,

Acey resident of the state of Arkansas,

Zilly wife of Bryant Gardner residence unknown,

Celas Scarborough resident of the State of Louisiana,

Lawrence Scarborough, residence unknown,

John Scarborough resident of the State of Arkansas.

The children and issue of his marriage with Agness Stringer, all of age.

Martha wife of John Driskel, resident of the State of Arkansas,

Jackson M of Louisiana,

Liddy resident of the State of Arkansas

Issue of his marriage with Elizabeth Givens. All of whom is of lawful age, and also the following minor children the issue of his last marriage with Sarah Cann, (your petitioner) towit:

Philip D. 17 years old

Becky M. 14,

Margrett A. 10

Lafay H, 8

Sarah B, 6,

William T, 2

Isaac P, infant.

Your petitioner avers that she is the wife of the said Lawrence Scarborough & legally entitle to the Administration of his Estate and has a legal interest in said Estate an account of the community existing between her & her said husband, which community commence by opperation of Law at the time of their marriage in 1824 to the death of her said husband, besides other property brought into the community since their said marriage.

Wherefore she prays your Honor to cause an inventory and appraisement of the property of the said Estate to be made and that an attorney to the absent heirs be appointed to represent them.

That your Honor appoint your petitioner Administratrix of the Estate said decedent and that she be appointed and confirmed as Natural Tutrix to her said minor children and for other and further orders and decree as the nature of the case may require and for general relief as in duty bound etc.

Sarah Scarborough

Timeline

c 1800 - Birth - South Carolina^[2]

1824 - Marriage to Lawrence Allen Scarborough - Union, Louisiana^[3]

1840 United States Federal Census^[4] - Union, Louisiana
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 - 1 (Lafayette), 10 thru 14 - 1 (Phillip), 70 thru 79 - 1 (Lawrence)
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 - 1 (Sarah), 5 thru 9 - 2 (Margaret and Rebecca), 40 thru 49 - 1 (Maggie)

1841 Nov 10 - Purchased 79 97/100 acres - Union, Louisiana^[5]

1846 Oct 1 - Death of Husband Lawrence Allen Scarborough - Spearsville, Union Parish, Louisiana

1850 United States Federal Census[^[6] - Union Parish, Louisiana - Real Estate Value: $500 (It's not clear where the youngest two children, William and Isaac, were for this census.

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace	Mar Stat	Occupation
Sarah Scarborough	Head	F	50	South Carolina	Wd
Phillip Scarborough	Son	M	20	Louisiana	S	Farmer
Rebecca Scarborough	Daughter	F	16	Arkansas	S
Margarett Scarborough	Daughter	F	12	Arkansas	S
Sarah Scarborough	Daughter	F	8	Louisiana	S

1855 - Death - Union Parish, Louisiana - date not documented

Sources

↑ Faxed document 07/2212013 11:22 FAX 13183683861 Union Parish Clerk
↑ Millennium File Ancestry Record 7249 #10454744
↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry Record 2204 #632761 SAR Membership: 64697
↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTM-PMB : 15 August 2017), Lorane Scorborow, Union, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 344, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 128; FHL microfilm 9,689.
↑ U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907[1] Document Number 5072
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJ6-Y1L : 12 April 2016), Sarah Scarborough, Union parish, Union, Louisiana, United States; citing family 559, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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Sarah (Conn) Scarborough (abt. 1800 - abt. 1855)

Contents

Biography

Petition for Administratrix:

Timeline

Sources