Sarah Lucinda (Morgan) Bennett (1842 - 1874)

Born 18 Aug 1842 in Georgia, USA

Ancestors

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1842. She was the daughter of William Morgan and Orra Gathright. In 1850, the family was living in Jackson County, Georgia.^[1]

She passed away in 1874.^[2]

Note

1863 Will of William Morgan William wrote his last will and testament on 17 Oct 1863, and appointed his son, Daniel M Morgan, as executor. He mentions that his youngest son was Benjamin Franklin Morgan, whom he gave an extra $1000 over and above his equal share of the estate. The estate was to be divided equally among his six sons - Christopher C, Blake B, Jesse C, Daniel M, James P, and Benjamin Franklin, and his daughters Sallie Bennett and Josephine Jarrett, and William M (son of Wesley Morgan), and the children of his deceased daughters - Esther Wilhite and Angeline A Bennett. He also left his wife Orra an equal share of his property.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYR-TLJ : 12 April 2016), Sarah L Morgan in household of William Morgan, Jackson county, Jackson, Georgia, United States; citing family 717, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Transcription copy of William Morgan Bible in possession of Carolyn Martin
3. ↑ Transcribed copy of 1863 Will of William Morgan, dated 17 Oct 1863 in Jackson County, Georgia.