Sarah Peach (1741 - 1828)

Born 8 Jul 1741 in Queen Anne's Parish, Maryland

Wife of William Elson — married 2 Sep 1764 (to 6 Jan 1771) in Queen Anne Parish, Maryland

Wife of John Baptist Kerby — married 23 Sep 1779 (to 28 Aug 1794) in Prince George's County, Maryland

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1828 at age 86 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1741.

Her first husband, William Elson, died in 1771.

She married her second husband, John Baptist Kerby, in 1779. They separated in 1793. ^[1]

In November of 1783 she gave her daughter, Elizabeth Holme Wilson, a five-year-old slave named Jack as compensation for being "paid too little" of her father's estate. ^[2]

She died in Shelby County, Kentucky, in 1828.

Sources

1. ↑ Prince George's County Court (Land Records) 1791-1793, Liber JRM 1, Folio 501, MSA CE 65-30, at MDLANDREC[1]
2. ↑ Prince George's County Court (Land Records) 178-1784, Liber FF 1, Folio 370, MSA CE 65-24, at MDLANDREC[2]

• "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4J5-CM4 : 12 December 2014), William Elson and Sarah Peach, 02 Sep 1764; citing Anne Arundel,Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 13,148.

• "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V3-RLZ : 12 December 2014), John Baptist Kirby and Sarah Elson, 23 Sep 1779; citing Prince Georges,Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 13,148.

• Early Colonial Settlers of Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties, [3], person ID I047165

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128249259/sarah-elson), memorial page for Sarah Elson (8 Jul 1741–1 Jun 1828), Find A Grave Memorial no. 128249259, citing Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735)