Sarah (Smith) Roddy (1787 - aft. 1854)

Born 1787 in Chesterfield County, Virginia

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1787. She was the daughter of Francis Smith. She married in 1816 to Frederick Y. Roddy in Chesterfield, Virginia. Sarah was mentioned as being a widow in the 1833 will of her father, Lieut. Francis Smith.

She was named in the will of her sister Rebecca Smith, with whom she resided in Chesterfield during the census of 1850. Sarah passed away after 1854.

Sources

• 15 January 1816 marriage to Frederick Y. Roddy, Chesterfield, VA
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRD8-7YQ : 11 February 2018), Frederick Y. Roddy and Sarah Smith, 15 Jan 1816; citing Chesterfield, Virginia, reference p 133; FHL microfilm 30,869.
• [1]Will of Francis Smith, dated 12 March 1833, proved 13 May 1833. Chesterfield Wills Book No. 12, pgs. 505 & 506.
• [2]1850 Household of Rebecca Smith & Sarah Roddy, Chesterfield, Virginia
• [3]Will of Rebecca Smith, dated 1 Oct 1845, codicil dated 7 Aug 1849, proved 14 Oct 1850. Chesterfield Wills Book No. 19, pgs 47 & 48.
• [4] Southern Campaign American Revolution. Pension Statements & Rosters. Pension Application of Francis Smith R9732. Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris

Research

• Dr. Francis W. Roddy m. Virginia M. ?
• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LBF2-9LH?cc=1473181&wc=7QY4-SF2%3A1589436503%2C1589436582%2C1589437290 : 24 March 2017), Virginia > Henrico > 2nd Ward Richmond City > image 146 of 235; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Elizabeth (Roddy) Price m. Ballard W. Price
• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSF-957V?cc=1473181&wc=7QY4-S6R%3A1589436503%2C1589436873%2C1589422206 : 24 March 2017), Virginia > Fluvanna > Not Stated > image 28 of 133; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).