Sarah (Wingfield) Daniel (1754 - 1816)

Born 28 Aug 1754 in Hanover, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Pettus — married [date unknown] in Virginia

Wife of William Daniel — married 27 Aug 1807 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 1816 at about age 61 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Sarah was born on Aug 28, 1754. She was the daughter of John Wingfield and Frances Buck. She passed away in 1816.

5 Sep 1789, Wilkes Co., GA - John, Chas. and Stephen Pettus, sons of Stephen Pettus late of Hanover Co., VA, dec'd. Garland Wingfield appointed guardian. John Wingfield, security. H. Mounger, witness. ^[1]

10 Mar 1791, Wilkes Co., GA - Daughter Sarah is named in the will of her father, John Wingfield. ^[2]

1798, Wilkes Co., GA - Sarah Pettus was a distributee in the estate returns for her father, John Wingfield. ^[3]

27 Aug 1807, Wilkes Co., GA - Marriage of Sarah Pettus and William Daniel. ^[4] There is an Ancestry database which shows this marriage in Wilkinson Co., GA, but this database has no link to an original record. Many years ago, Ancestry created a Georgia marriage database and when they inputted the data for their index, they mistakenly listed marriages occurring in Wilkinson Co., GA, when they actually occurred in Wilkes Co., GA ^[5]

22 Jul 1816, Wilkes Co., GA - The will of Sarah Daniel names her sons Stephen G. Pettus, John Pettus, and Charles Pettus; her daughters in law Mariah Pettus and Elizabeth Pettus; and her son, Charles' children - William, Sarah, and Mary. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Davidson, Grace Gillam, “Early Records of Georgia: Wilkes County,” originally published, Macon, GA, 1933; reprinted 1968 and 1992, Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC.
2. ↑ Will of John Wingfield. Wilkes Co., GA, WB 1792-1801, pp. 81-82, written 10 Mar 1791, proved 15 Jan 1794. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/yxqvocxj
3. ↑ Davidson, Grace Gillam, “Early Records of Georgia: Wilkes County,” originally published, Macon, GA, 1933; reprinted 1968 and 1992, Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. This database has a link to the digital image of the Marriage Book - Wilkes Co., GA, Court of Ordinary, Marriages 1806-1834, p. 9. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y6hcml37
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Georgia Marriages to 1850. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Georgia.
6. ↑ Will of Sarah Dannel (sic). Wilkes Co., GA, WB 1818-1819, pp. 3-5, written 22 Jul 1816, proved 2 Sep 1816. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/yxfb6rp4

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• Farmer, Michal Martin, “Wilkes County, Georgia, Deed Books A - VV, 1784-1806,” Farmer Genealogy Co., Dallas, TX, 1996.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Richard Cooper for creating WikiTree profile Wingfield-411 through the import of Cooper.ged on Nov 4, 2013. User ID: 6CABCE4698DD4043B0B062FD46686F6B6A37.