Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson
b: 1755
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Biography
433> Sarah Johnson -- Born 1755 (one source suggests 1761). Parents unknown (but see below); wife of Solomon 359>. Residing at Nomony Hall in 1790 and 1791. Described as dairy maid. Named in 1791 deed of emancipation. Scheduled for emancipation in 1793. Emancipated by deed dated January 1, 1793; deed proved in Westmoreland County Court onFebruary 28, 1793. Left Nomony Hall with her husband on July 31, 1793, to enter Robert Carter's service in Baltimore. Receiving wages in 1793 and 1794. Her certificate of emancipation recorded in Baltimore in 1793 or 1794. Inoculated for smallpox in July 1794. Possibly the same person hired by Carter as laundress in May 1795. (It is also possible that this is the same Sarah (born 1761, daughter of Robin Single <--->, laundry maid) who underwent a dramatic conversion to evangelical religion in April 1778.) Sources: Deed of Emancipation, August 1, 1791, Pt. 1, pp. 11, 21, and Pt. 2, pp. 1, 18; "2d Book of Miscellanies," Pp. 101-4; Westmoreland County Deeds and Wills, No. 18, 1787-1794, VSA microfilm, pp. 291-92; Waste Book "r W," pp. 54, .57, .109, 122, 147; Benjamin Dawson to Robert Carter III, August 7, 1793, C.F.P., 1651-1861, Sect. 22 (Mss] C2468 8323-350), VHS; Waste Book "q W," pp. 72, 74, 150. (Cf. Nomony Hall Daybook, 1778, Pp. 16-18.)
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CHILDREN
FSarah Johnson
Birth1755
Death
Marriageto Solomon
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Solomon
Birth1762
Death
Marriageto Sarah Johnson
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MotherSarah
PARENT (F) Sarah Johnson
Birth1755
Death
Marriageto Solomon
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Descendancy Chart
Sarah Johnson b: 1755
Solomon b: 1762