Sarah Drummond (1654 - 1696)

Born 2 Mar 1654 in James City, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Died 18 Apr 1696 at age 42 in Perquimans, North Carolina Colony

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Biography

Sarah was born 2 Mar 1654. Her parents were William Drummond, the 1st governor of North Carolina, and his wife Sarah.^[1]

Sarah and Samuel Swann were married Mar 24 1673/4. Sarah was Samuel's 1st wife. ^{[1] [2]}

They had nine children, but four died before the family moved to North Carolina. ^[1]

Some of their children were: ^[1]

1. Samuel, b 1674 Virginia, d 1677
2. William, b Nov 5 1678 Virginia, settled in Currituck, North Carolina, d after Apr 12 1723
3. Samuel, b May 2 1681 Virginia, d 1702 Roanoke Inlet, North Carolina, m Mary Lillington
4. Sampson, b Feb 19 1684
5. Henry, b Jun 16 1688, lived in Perquimans and Currituck, North Carolina, d before Sep 1724
6. Thomas, b Oct 29 1689, settled in Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina, m 1st 1718 Demaris Sanderson, m 2nd Rebecca, d 1733

She passed away in Apr 18 1696 in North Carolina. She was buried in Virginia at Swann's Point, where her mother and Swann's parents and Grandparents were buried. ^[1]

Research Notes

Many references are listed on the North Carolina Biography site, which is about Samuel Swann, but Sarah must be included in some of them also.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, edited by William S Powell (North Carolina Press, 1979) Mattie Erma E., Parker. "Swann (or Swan), Samuel." n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2020. Samuel Swann/Swan Samuel married 1st Sarah Drummond.
2. ↑ Loyalists and Baconians: the participants in Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia, 1676-1677. John Harold Sprinkle, Jr.; College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences. 1992. Page 61