Sarah Margaret (Sullivan) McElroy (1756-1820)

Sarah Margaret "Sally" McElroy formerly Sullivan aka Dunklin

Born 1756 in Twittys Creek, Charlotte, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Daughter of Charles Sullivan and Permelia Davis

Sister of Rachel (Sullivan) Hardwick [half], Clayborn (Sullivant) Sullivan, Moses (Sullivant) Sullivan [half], Hewlett (Sullivant) Sullivan [half] and Stephen Sullivant [half]

Wife of Joseph Dunklin Jr — married 19 Dec 1781 in Greenville County, South Carolina

Descendants

Mother of Joseph Dunklin III, Jane Caroline (Dunklin) Hicks and Daniel Dunklin

Died 5 Oct 1820 at about age 64 in Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1756 to Charles Sullivan and Permelia Davis. Though born and raised in Virginia, Sarah married at age 25 in South Carolina. After her husband's death in 1806, Sarah remarried in Kentucky three years later. She passed away in 1820 at 64 years old.

(Note: Not all her children are listed below. According to Census records, some are missing.) (Note on last name: Sullivant evolved to Sullivan around the middle of the 19th Century, so both spellings are found in documentation.)

Timeline with Sources

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1756 - Birth - Twittys Creek, Charlotte, Virginia

1781 Dec 19 - Marriage - Joseph Dunklin Jr - Greenville County, South Carolina - date not documented

1786 - Birth of Son Joseph Dunklin III - Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

c 1787 - Birth of Daughter Mary Hewlett "Polly" Dunklin - Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

1788 Jun 20 - Birth of Daughter Jane Caroline Dunklin - Greenville Co, South Carolina

1790 Jan 14 - Birth of Son Daniel Dunklin - Greenville, South Carolina

1790 United States Federal Census[1] - Greenville, South Carolina
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 - 3 (Joseph, Daniel, ?); 16 and over - 2 (Joseph, ?)
- Free White Persons - Females - 3 (Polly, Jane, wife Sarah)
- Number of Slaves - 8

1800 Jan 17 - Birth of Son Stephen Tomplat Dunklin - Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

1800 United States Federal Census[2] - Greenville, South Carolina
- Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 - 3 (Stephen, Daniel, ?); 10 thru 15 - 1 (Joseph Jr); 26 thru 44 - 1 (Joseph)
- Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 - 2 (Polly, Jane); 26 thru 44 - 2 (Sarah, ?)
- Number of Slaves - 11

1806 - Death of Husband Joseph Dunklin Jr - Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina - Burial: Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina - Find A Grave: Memorial #79816072

1809 Jun 5 - Marriage to John McElroy - Caldwell Co, Kentucky - Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954[3]

1810 United States Federal Census[4] - Eddyville, Caldwell, Kentucky
- Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 - 2; 16 thru 25 - 1; 45 and over - 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 - 1
- Numbers of Slaves - 8

1815 - Death of Husband John McElroy - Caldwell County, Kentucky

1820 Oct 5 - Death - Caldwell County, Kentucky - date not documented

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah: