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Sarah Knox Barkley

Birth
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Death
10 Sep 1850 (aged 88–89)
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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She was a daughter of William & Margaret S. (ALLEN) KNOX.

She married James BARKLEY in Rowan Co., N.C. on April 14, 1787.

Her 1761 birth year is an about as the only three known sources for her age at a specified date are as follows...
(1) On this 18th day of January 1839, personally appeared, ..., Sarah Barkley aged 76 years {c1762/'63} ... [SOURCE: Widows Pension Application]
(2) On this 5th day of November 1849, personally appeared, ..., Sarah Barkley aged 85 years {c1763/'64} ... [SOURCE: Widows Pension Application]
(3) Sarah Barkly aged 89 years {c1760/'61} & born in North Carolina [SOURCE: 1850 Census for Civil District 6, Cannon Co., TN. dated 9th day of September 1850]

Her exact death date comes from the Nashville, TN. Pension Office Record Book {image seen on Ancestry.com}.
She was a daughter of William & Margaret S. (ALLEN) KNOX.

She married James BARKLEY in Rowan Co., N.C. on April 14, 1787.

Her 1761 birth year is an about as the only three known sources for her age at a specified date are as follows...
(1) On this 18th day of January 1839, personally appeared, ..., Sarah Barkley aged 76 years {c1762/'63} ... [SOURCE: Widows Pension Application]
(2) On this 5th day of November 1849, personally appeared, ..., Sarah Barkley aged 85 years {c1763/'64} ... [SOURCE: Widows Pension Application]
(3) Sarah Barkly aged 89 years {c1760/'61} & born in North Carolina [SOURCE: 1850 Census for Civil District 6, Cannon Co., TN. dated 9th day of September 1850]

Her exact death date comes from the Nashville, TN. Pension Office Record Book {image seen on Ancestry.com}.


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