Sarah (Worsley) Wilkinson (1761 - 1814)

Born 11 Mar 1761 in Edgecombe, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Joshua Wilkinson — married 14 Dec 1780 in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Feb 1814 at age 52 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Sarah Worsley, daughter of John and Elizabeth Worsley, was born on 11 Mar 1761.

She married Joshua Wilkinson on 14 Dec 1780.^[1] *Still looking for the primary source*

Sarah was mentioned in her father's 1796 will.^[2]

Sarah passed away in 2/13/1814.^[3]

Transcription of Family Bible^[3]

Joshua Wilkinson, s. of Benjamin and Mary Wilkinson, b. Apr. 22, 1756 and d. Aug. 1, 1818.

He married (1.) Dec. 14, 1780, Sarah ________, b. March 11, 1761; d. Feb. 13, 1814;

He married (2.) June 26, 1814, Mildred __________.

Children of Joshua and Sarah Wilkinson

1.) John Wilkinson, b. March 3, 1782

2.) Sarah Wilkinson b. Dec. 8, 1783; m. Jan. 3, 1829, Willie Atkinson

3.) Mary Wilkinson b. Dec. 4, 1785; m. 1804, Lamon Dunn.

4.) Susanna Wilkinson b. Oct. 16, 1787

5.) Edith Wilkinson b. Aug. 12, 1792

6.) Charles Wilkinson b. May 5, 1794

7.) Benjamin Wilkinson b. April 17, 1796

8.) Joshua Wilkinson b. Sept. 12, 1798; m. Jan. 13, 1835, Mary Bridgers

9.) Silas Wilkinson b. Oct. 21, 1803; m. Sept. 23, 1822, Sarah Jenkins

Charles Wilkinson, son of Joshua and Sarah Wilkinson, b. May 5, 1794, d. Sept. 14, 1834. He married 1.) Jan. 8, 1815, Mary ________, who d. March 22, 1817.

Children:

1. William L. Wilkinson, b. Oct 4, 1815; m. Jan 12, 1837, Belenda Wilkinson

2. Sally Wilkinson, b. Oct 17, 1816

Charles Wilkinson married 2). Nancy _________ on Apr. 9, 1817.

The children of Charles and Nancy Wilkinson were:

a. Joshua I. Wilkinson, b. May 21, 1819

b. John J. B. Wilkinson, b. Mar. 24, 1821

c. Henrietta Wilkinson, b. Aug. 17, 1822

d. Arretter Wilkinson, b. Nov. 21, 1823

e. Brittain (was written, then crossed out) Cal. L. Wilkinson, b. July 29, 1825

f. Charles G. Wilkinson, b. May 7, 1827; m. Dec. 26, 1850, Delphia Wiggins.

g. Susan Jane Wilkinson b. July 6, 1829; m. A. B. Cobb, May 12, 1857

h. Nancy Ann Liza Wilkinson, b. Apr. 5, 1831.

i. Franklin S. Wilkinson b. Sept. 25, 1832.

Note: Then followed a list of thirty Negro slaves and their data.

This Bible descended thus: 1.) to Charles Wilkinson, son of Joshua, 2.) to Franklin S. Wilkinson, son of Charles, 3.) to George A. Wilkinson, son of Franklin S., 4.) to Charlotte Wilkinson Toler (Mrs. S.S. Jr.) daughter of George A. Wilkinson.

Sources

1. ↑ http://aworsley.com/worsley.htm
2. ↑ Murphy, Bill. Duplin County Wills 1730-1860 Will #578 (full text)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Williams, R. S. and Griffin, M. G.. Bible Records of Early Edgecombe. Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. Transcript and images