Sarah (Speed) Pegues (abt. 1777)

Ancestors

Wife of William Pegues — married 16 Jan 1797 in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

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Biography

She was born about 1777 and her parents were Catherine (Stewart) and John Speed.

Sarah "Sally" Speed married on 16 Jan 1797 in North Carolina, USA to William Pegues (1775-1857).

She died about 1829,

Research Notes

Researchers have made 2 separate claims that the daughter of John Speed, Sarah "Sally" Speed, either married William Pegues or John Granger Nix. Since both women were having children during the same years, one of them has to be wrong. Both property and estate records for John Speed mention William Pegues, indicating that his wife is the correct daughter of John Speed. Therefore the wrong profile was detached on 2023/03/14 ...

- Sarah (Speed) Pegues (correct daughter)

- Sarah (Speed) Nix (wrong daughter).

Sources

• Pleas and Quarter Sessions Court in October 1808 Richmond County, NC mentioned heirs of Colonel John Speed, deceased ...

"James S. Speed,

William Peques, in right of his wife Sarah (Sally),

Elihue Winbourn, in right of his wife Catherine,

William Michael in right of his wife Martha, who are of full age, and

John M. Speed, Rebecca Speed, Polly Speed, Elizabeth Speed, Wages Speed,

who are infant children, and of whom Elizabeth is guardian."

• A Genealogy History of John Speed and Catherine Stewart and Their Descendants by H. Charles Speed, Jr. in 2001

• Descendants of Robert Bruce