Sarah (Hughes) Atkinson (abt. 1693 - bef. 1730)

Born about 1693 in Powhatan, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Atkinson — married 12 Feb 1714 in Henrico, Virginia

Descendants

Died before May 1730 before about age 37 in Goochland County, Virginia

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Biography

Sarah was a Friend (Quaker)

Sarah was born about 1693 based on her attaining the legal right to marry. She was a member of the Society of Friends and her marriage to Thomas Atkinson was recorded in the Records of the Henrico Monthly Meeting in Charles City, Virginia. ^[1] Their first intention of marriage was recorded at the Monthly Meeting on the 8th day of the 11th month in 1713. (March being the first month of the year which gives an actual date of 8 Jan 1714).^[2] They would have published their intentions three times at the Monthly Meeting before being married on 12 Feb 1714 (This is often miscalculated as 12 Dec 1713 but their actual marriage was on the 12th day of the 12th month in 1713. Until 1752 the colonial calendar began in March so the 12th month was February. It was transcribed incorrectly in the source cited.)^[3]

Find a Grave shows an estate inventory dated May of 1730. She would have died before this was done. Unfortunately the FindaGrave memorial has since been removed.

Research Notes

The following information is provided by needs sourcing:

• Birth place of Powhatan, Virginia. The first record she appears in is the Henrico County Monthly Meeting in Charles City, Virginia.
• 1713/4, Feb 12 - Thomas Atkinson and Sarah Hughes Jr, at liberty to marry, New Kent Co., VA MM
• 1722, Jan 08 - Sarah named in mother's will, Henrico Co/Goochland Co
• 1726, Jan 09 - Thomas will dated
• 1727, Feb 06 - Thomas will recorded, Goochland Co., VA
• 1728, Mar 19 - Sarah's ferry rates set, Goochland Co., VA
• 1728, Jun 18 - Sarah operating ferry and rates set, Goochland Co., VA
• 1730, May 19 - Stephen Hughes affirms Sarah Atkinson died without a will, Goochland Co., VA
• 1730, May 30 - Stephen Hughes files inventory of Sarah Atkinson, Goochland Co.
• 1730, Jun 17 - Stephen Hughes presents inventory of Sarah Atkinson estate (no land shown in the inventory) Goochland Co., VA. Inventory was dated 30 May : 1730.

Sources

1. ↑ Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania; The Record Book, 1699-1757; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: 1116/203
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana. Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.