Sarah was born about 1644/45, the daughter of Edmund and Hannah Strickland of Fairfield, CT, and Newtown, Queens Co., NY. She married first to Thomas Roberts, who died in Newtown in Oct. 1679. They had at least six children: Elizabeth (wife of Samuel Furman), John, Thomas, Edmund, Jonathan, and an unborn child mentioned in the father's will. Daughter Elizabeth Roberts Furman, son Jonathan Roberts, and other Roberts family members settled in Trenton/Hopewell, old Hunterdon Co., NJ, as part of the Long Island migration to the area in the 1695-1710 period.
Sarah married second to Josias Furman Jr. of Newtown, about 1680. They had at least five children: Sarah (wife of Ralph Hart), Josiah, Richard, Mercy (wife of Gershom Moore and then Thomas Burrowes), and Martha (wife of Edward Hart). Sarah Strickland Roberts Furman and all of her Furman children--and probably also the father Josias Furman--relocated to Trenton/Hopewell/Maidenhead as well.
The following obituary for Sarah appeared in The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, PA, 27 Jan. 1741/42 [i.e., 1742 "new style"], p. 2:
"Trenton, Jan. 11. Last Friday died here Sarah Furman, a Widow, about 97 Years of age: She was born at Fairfield, in New England; her Maiden-Name was Strickland; her first Husband's Name was Roberts, her second Husband's Name was Furman. Such was her Conduct, in every Station of Life, that she obtain'd, from all her Acquaintance, the Reputation of a Good Christian. Her helpless Old-Age, attended with twelve Years Blindness, was rendered easy to all about her, by her Patience and Resignation. She left a numerous Off-spring of her own Body, viz:
Children ... 5 }
Grand Children ... 61 }
Great Grand Children ... 182 }
Great Great Grand Children ... 12 }
living, In all 260"
Sarah was one of the great matriarchs of the Long Island migration to old Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co., NJ. Among the 260 descendants living at the time of her death were her grandson John Hart (who would become a signer of the Declaration of Independence) and her great-grandson Moore Furman (who would become Deputy Quartermaster General of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War). Moore Furman was a grandson of Sarah's daughter Elizabeth Roberts Furman, mentioned above.
Her funeral/burial, on 10 January 1742, was recorded by Rev. Mr. David Cowell of the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton. Thus her grave is associated with this burial ground, although no gravestone survives or is known to have been documented here.
Note: Regarding the family members living at the time of Sarah's death, referenced above, I have created a virtual cemetery of memorials as have been identified: Roberts-Furman (260 descendants of Sarah Strickland Roberts Furman). Sarah's descendants from her first marriage to Thomas Roberts are included in my Roberts Family virtual cemetery. Her descendants from her second marriage to Josiah Furman are included in my Furman Family virtual cemetery. -Joseph R. Klett
Sarah married second to Josias Furman Jr. of Newtown, about 1680. They had at least five children: Sarah (wife of Ralph Hart), Josiah, Richard, Mercy (wife of Gershom Moore and then Thomas Burrowes), and Martha (wife of Edward Hart). Sarah Strickland Roberts Furman and all of her Furman children--and probably also the father Josias Furman--relocated to Trenton/Hopewell/Maidenhead as well.
The following obituary for Sarah appeared in The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, PA, 27 Jan. 1741/42 [i.e., 1742 "new style"], p. 2:
"Trenton, Jan. 11. Last Friday died here Sarah Furman, a Widow, about 97 Years of age: She was born at Fairfield, in New England; her Maiden-Name was Strickland; her first Husband's Name was Roberts, her second Husband's Name was Furman. Such was her Conduct, in every Station of Life, that she obtain'd, from all her Acquaintance, the Reputation of a Good Christian. Her helpless Old-Age, attended with twelve Years Blindness, was rendered easy to all about her, by her Patience and Resignation. She left a numerous Off-spring of her own Body, viz:
Children ... 5 }
Grand Children ... 61 }
Great Grand Children ... 182 }
Great Great Grand Children ... 12 }
living, In all 260"
Sarah was one of the great matriarchs of the Long Island migration to old Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co., NJ. Among the 260 descendants living at the time of her death were her grandson John Hart (who would become a signer of the Declaration of Independence) and her great-grandson Moore Furman (who would become Deputy Quartermaster General of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War). Moore Furman was a grandson of Sarah's daughter Elizabeth Roberts Furman, mentioned above.
Her funeral/burial, on 10 January 1742, was recorded by Rev. Mr. David Cowell of the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton. Thus her grave is associated with this burial ground, although no gravestone survives or is known to have been documented here.
Note: Regarding the family members living at the time of Sarah's death, referenced above, I have created a virtual cemetery of memorials as have been identified: Roberts-Furman (260 descendants of Sarah Strickland Roberts Furman). Sarah's descendants from her first marriage to Thomas Roberts are included in my Roberts Family virtual cemetery. Her descendants from her second marriage to Josiah Furman are included in my Furman Family virtual cemetery. -Joseph R. Klett
Sarah was born about 1644/45, the daughter of Edmund and Hannah Strickland of Fairfield, CT, and Newtown, Queens Co., NY. She married first to Thomas Roberts, who died in Newtown in Oct. 1679. They had at least six children: Elizabeth (wife of Samuel Furman), John, Thomas, Edmund, Jonathan, and an unborn child mentioned in the father's will. Daughter Elizabeth Roberts Furman, son Jonathan Roberts, and other Roberts family members settled in Trenton/Hopewell, old Hunterdon Co., NJ, as part of the Long Island migration to the area in the 1695-1710 period.
Sarah married second to Josias Furman Jr. of Newtown, about 1680. They had at least five children: Sarah (wife of Ralph Hart), Josiah, Richard, Mercy (wife of Gershom Moore and then Thomas Burrowes), and Martha (wife of Edward Hart). Sarah Strickland Roberts Furman and all of her Furman children--and probably also the father Josias Furman--relocated to Trenton/Hopewell/Maidenhead as well.
The following obituary for Sarah appeared in The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, PA, 27 Jan. 1741/42 [i.e., 1742 "new style"], p. 2:
"Trenton, Jan. 11. Last Friday died here Sarah Furman, a Widow, about 97 Years of age: She was born at Fairfield, in New England; her Maiden-Name was Strickland; her first Husband's Name was Roberts, her second Husband's Name was Furman. Such was her Conduct, in every Station of Life, that she obtain'd, from all her Acquaintance, the Reputation of a Good Christian. Her helpless Old-Age, attended with twelve Years Blindness, was rendered easy to all about her, by her Patience and Resignation. She left a numerous Off-spring of her own Body, viz:
Children ... 5 }
Grand Children ... 61 }
Great Grand Children ... 182 }
Great Great Grand Children ... 12 }
living, In all 260"
Sarah was one of the great matriarchs of the Long Island migration to old Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co., NJ. Among the 260 descendants living at the time of her death were her grandson John Hart (who would become a signer of the Declaration of Independence) and her great-grandson Moore Furman (who would become Deputy Quartermaster General of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War). Moore Furman was a grandson of Sarah's daughter Elizabeth Roberts Furman, mentioned above.
Her funeral/burial, on 10 January 1742, was recorded by Rev. Mr. David Cowell of the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton. Thus her grave is associated with this burial ground, although no gravestone survives or is known to have been documented here.
Note: Regarding the family members living at the time of Sarah's death, referenced above, I have created a virtual cemetery of memorials as have been identified: Roberts-Furman (260 descendants of Sarah Strickland Roberts Furman). Sarah's descendants from her first marriage to Thomas Roberts are included in my Roberts Family virtual cemetery. Her descendants from her second marriage to Josiah Furman are included in my Furman Family virtual cemetery. -Joseph R. Klett
Sarah married second to Josias Furman Jr. of Newtown, about 1680. They had at least five children: Sarah (wife of Ralph Hart), Josiah, Richard, Mercy (wife of Gershom Moore and then Thomas Burrowes), and Martha (wife of Edward Hart). Sarah Strickland Roberts Furman and all of her Furman children--and probably also the father Josias Furman--relocated to Trenton/Hopewell/Maidenhead as well.
The following obituary for Sarah appeared in The Pennsylvania Gazette, Philadelphia, PA, 27 Jan. 1741/42 [i.e., 1742 "new style"], p. 2:
"Trenton, Jan. 11. Last Friday died here Sarah Furman, a Widow, about 97 Years of age: She was born at Fairfield, in New England; her Maiden-Name was Strickland; her first Husband's Name was Roberts, her second Husband's Name was Furman. Such was her Conduct, in every Station of Life, that she obtain'd, from all her Acquaintance, the Reputation of a Good Christian. Her helpless Old-Age, attended with twelve Years Blindness, was rendered easy to all about her, by her Patience and Resignation. She left a numerous Off-spring of her own Body, viz:
Children ... 5 }
Grand Children ... 61 }
Great Grand Children ... 182 }
Great Great Grand Children ... 12 }
living, In all 260"
Sarah was one of the great matriarchs of the Long Island migration to old Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co., NJ. Among the 260 descendants living at the time of her death were her grandson John Hart (who would become a signer of the Declaration of Independence) and her great-grandson Moore Furman (who would become Deputy Quartermaster General of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War). Moore Furman was a grandson of Sarah's daughter Elizabeth Roberts Furman, mentioned above.
Her funeral/burial, on 10 January 1742, was recorded by Rev. Mr. David Cowell of the First Presbyterian Church of Trenton. Thus her grave is associated with this burial ground, although no gravestone survives or is known to have been documented here.
Note: Regarding the family members living at the time of Sarah's death, referenced above, I have created a virtual cemetery of memorials as have been identified: Roberts-Furman (260 descendants of Sarah Strickland Roberts Furman). Sarah's descendants from her first marriage to Thomas Roberts are included in my Roberts Family virtual cemetery. Her descendants from her second marriage to Josiah Furman are included in my Furman Family virtual cemetery. -Joseph R. Klett
Gravesite Details
Heartfelt thanks to Wayne Apgar for creating this memorial and to Mary Jo C. Martin for transferring it.
Family Members
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