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Note: **1. SARAH ,by several Ancestry World Tree records ,was SARAH JACKSON . This is disputed and not proven. She was presummed married to a MUSE ,as her first child was ELISHA MUSE according to her Will in 1782. She is also believed to be a MUSE and had married a cousin THOMAS MUSE but this isn't correct as his wife was SARAH SANFORD - daughter of RICHARD SANFORD - and was deceased at the time of his death in 1734. Also SARAH SANFORD was reported deceased in RICHARD SANFORD'S Will in 1759 and Sarah Thorn was still living at that date. The only real connection we see for SARAH is that she was likely Sarah MUSE b abt 1710/11-daughter of JOHN MUSE JR and ANNE SANFORD of Westmoreland Co Va . The age is correct for SARAH as she gives her age as 72 in the drawing of her Will in 1782 which makes her birth 1710. Both JOHN and ANNE were desceased before Sarah MUSE was 16 and her Brother-In-Law, ROBERT SANFORD , was her guardian until she was 16. All MUSE males have been accounted for as possible husbands for SARAH . Almost all MUSE families in Virginia lived in Westmoreland Co at this time according to TORRENCES Wills and Administrations 1632-1800. Conclusion - It seems most likely she was in fact SARAH MUSE born 1710/11,daughter of JOHN MUSE JR and wife ANNE SANFORD.
2. There is no evidence of SARAH being SARAH DENTON. DENTON has been added by some researchers as her surname. There are over 30 postings of WILLAM THORN/THORNE'S wife being SARAH DENTON. This is NOT this SARAH - wife of WILLIAM THORN in Prince William Co Va . There are other William Thorn/Thorne in New York and New England that may have had a wife named SARAH DENTON. At this point we only know of Sarah by her names of MUSE-CARTER-THORN-WILSON
3. Will Book G , Page 347 Pr. William Co., Virginia 6th September 1782
In the Name of God Amen,
I, Sarah Wilson of the county of Pr. William and Parish of Detingen being about Seventy two years of age and being sick of body but of good & sound memory do make this my last will & testament revoking and disallowing all and every will or wills heretofore by me made and this only shall be taken for my last will & testament. Viz: Item I give and bequeath to my loving son Elisha Muse one feather bed bedstead& furniture to be delivered to him after my decease and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving son George Carter five shillings sterling and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving son Richard Carter five shillings sterling and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving daughters Elizabeth Summers & Barbary Peak my wearing apparel to be equally divided between them and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving daughter Jemimah Williams five shillings sterling and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving daughter Frances Cobel five shillings sterling and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving son John Thorn all the remainder part of my estate to him and his heirs forever. Item I leave my loving son John Thorn Executor of this my last will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & fixed my seale . Dated ths 6th day ofSeptember 1782. Sined sealed & acknowledged in the presence of: Samuel Byrne, Josiah Murphy & Joseph Roone. Sarah X Wilson ( her mark ) At a court held for Prince William County the 2 day of September 1786 this last will & testament of Sarah Wilson deceasd was proved by the oath of Samuell Byrne, Josiah Murphy & order to be recorded. Test. R. Graham Cl Cur.
Here are her children, mentioned in her will, 1782, Prince William County:
i. Elijah MUSE
ii. George CARTER
iii. Richard CARTER
iv. Elizabeth SUMMERS (nee Elizabeth Carter)
v. Barbary PEAK (nee Barbara Carter)
vi. Jemimah WILLIAMS (nee Jemimiah Carter)
vii. Frances COTREL (nee Frances Carter married to Peter Cockrell/Cottrell)
viii. John THORN
We know that Frances was born Frances CARTER, an unmarried minor in 1762 (probably under 18), so born after 1744. She married Peter COTTRELL or COCKRELL. The 8 children shown above are probably shown in order of age -- if so, the three older girls are also daughters of her CARTER husband.
George CARTER is not found as a tithable in the household of William THORN in 1747 (tithable list for Prince William County). Conclusion: Either he was under 16 (born after 1731) or his mother had not yet married William THORN.
16/17 May 1750. George CARTER witnessed a deed from James and Mary BLAND to Joseph BUTLER, Prince William County [Deed Book M, p. 111-114] He had to be over age 14, so was born before 1736.
George CARTER was lay reader at Cedar Run (aka Slatey Run) Church, 1759-1768, and was presumably a resident of that district in Prince William County during that time [Records of Dettingen Parish, Prince William County, Virginia: Vestry Book, 1745-1785; Minutes of the Overseers of the Poor, 1788-1802; Indentures, 1749-1782 (Historic Dumfries Inc., 1976), see index] That chapel (near present-day Brentsville) would have been the closest church for William THORN and his family. The earliest reference to George CARTER in the vestry book is 11 Dec. 1758 when he was paid 865 lb. tobacco for horse blocks & racks at [Cedar Run] Church. [ibid. p. 27]
-- June 1766. George CARTER, Isaac DAVIS and Cumberland WILSON of Dettingen Parish, Prince Willilam County, on behalf of Sarah, the wife of Henry WILLSON of the same Parish and County, are fully bound unto Henry WILLSON for 500 pounds current money. Whereas a marriage hath been sometime past had and solemnized between said Henry WILLSON and Sarah THORN, widow of William THORN deceased, and whereas Henry WILLSON in consideration of the said marriage and sums of money which he hath received or is to have and receive of the effects and estate of his said wife which she had a right to or might claim as her thirds dower or childs part of her first former husbands estate lands and effects or hath a legal right or had acquired between the death of her first husband and intermarriage with said Henry WILLSON and for making a provision for his said wife, Sarah, for her maintenance and livelihood having by mutual consent seperated and parted from each other and from this time forward as much as in them doth lye do mutally absolve and desolve their marriage vows, conjugal dutys, contracts, obligations, and engagements as man and wife having finally and forever seperated and parted looking upon neither as any part of the others care, charge or family. Now the condition of this obligation is such that whereas Henry WILLSON having this day entered into Bond in the penalty for 500 pounds curreent money payable to the above bound Goerge, Isaac and Cumberland for the use of said Sarah immediately to deliver up and suffer said his wife, to have and enjoy without the molestation or denial of ssaid Henry WILSON his heirs or assigns or any other persons whatsoever claiming under them all the estate both real and personal which said Sarah was possessed of or had a legal right to be before their said marriage and which said Henry WILSON is not now possesst of (except a Negro Slave named George, and the profits of the Negroe Carpenter named James since he has been in pssession of said Henry together with the ballances of cash due from Major Foushee TEBBS and Mr. John GRAHAM for the said Carpenters work beforee their intermarriage and the leather in tan) and said Sarah quiting claim to any right she might have had or could have claimed to any part of the estate of Henry WILSON as his widow and relict in case she should survive him and also indemnifying Henry WILLSON his heirs from all lsusits and other incumbrances which may happen or might hereafter be put to by means of their said marriage and shall immediately also refund to Henry WILLSON all such sums of money or tobacco lwhich he hath paid in consequence of their aforesd marriage or otherwise, the said caarpenter James is to remain the property of Henry WILSON untill his labour and services shall be sufficient to make restitution and pay back such sums as aforesaid to said Henry WILSON: In pursuance of lthe above agreement between Henry WILSON and Sarah, his wife, and the true meaning of these presents then the above obligation to be void and otherwise to remain in full power. Signed: Cumberland WILSON, George CARTER, Isaac DAVIS. Witnesses: Howson HOOE, William GARDNER, John HOOE. At a court held for Prince William County the 3d day of Novr. 1766 this bond from George CARTER, Isaac DAVIS and Cumberland WILLSON to Henry WILSON was proved by the oaths of Howson HOOE Gent. One of the wintesses thereto subscribed and waqs on motion of said Henry William [sic] WILSON admitted to record. [Deed Book Q, p. 404-406] George CARTER is signing the bond on his mothers behalf. Sarah has obtained a legal separation from her fourth husband Henry WILSON. Cumberland WILSON is no doubt a relative of Henry WILSON.
Richard CARTER is a head of household in Loudoun County in 1787. There are also men of that name in Albemarle, Halifax (2), Frederick, Mecklenburg, Surry, and Northumberland Counties.
25 March 1754. Administration of the estate of John FARROW deceased is granted to John SUMMERS and Elizabeth his wife, they having taken the oath of administrator and entered into an executed bond according to law with John METCALF and William THORN for their faithful administation of the estate. [Prince William County Order Book 1754-55, p. 5] This shows that Elizabeth, wife of John SUMMERS, was probably the widow of John FARROW. She must be over 18 (born before 1736). William THORN is of course her stepfather.
Barbary PEAKE was the wife of William PEAKE of Prince William County. See their 1779 deed in which they sold land on Neabsco Run which William had inherited from his father John PEAKE. [Deed Book U, p. 131-134, from abstract by Ruth and Sam Sparacio] Barbary must be over 18, born before 1761.
See http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=felser&id=I5597&ti=5535 for a genealogy of Barbara CARTER and her husband William PEAKE. It gives her birth at ca. 1738, marriage ca. 1760, and children born ca. 1761 to ca. 1784. It shows that William PEAKE was born ca. 1729 and died 1816 in Washington County, Kentucky.
Jemima WILLIAMS was the wife of Edward WILLIAMS of Prince William County. See their 3 and 4 Feb. 1771 lease of 207 acres in Prince William County which Edward WILLIAMS owned as heir at law of William WILLIAMS deceased. [Deed Book R, p. 252-255, from Sparacio abstract] She must be over 18, so born before 1753.
Elijah MUSE is a tithable in Loudoun County in 1768 and 1769 [Sparacio abstract, 1758-69, p. 61, 84] As head of a household he should be over 21, so born before 1747. No other male in his household over age 16. In 1769 he is shown next door to John and Joshua WILSON. Have not determined if they are connected to Henry WILSON.
Elijah MUSE is not counted as a tithable in the household of William THORN in 1747 [Tithable list, Prince William County]. There is, however, in the neighborhood a James MUSE as head of a household (who likewise does not have a child over age 16).
Elijah MUSE is shown on the personal property tax list for Loudoun County, 1787, as levy free. He owned 2 horses and 2 cattle (no slaves, no males 16-21). [1787 Census of Virginia, p. 47] To be excused from the levy he is probably over age 60, or born before 1727.
Using the above sources, we can calculate the approximate ages of Sarahs children:
i. Elijah MUSE, probably b. bef. 1727.
ii. George CARTER, b. ca. 1730? (bef. 1736).
iii. Richard CARTER, b. ca. 1733?
iv. Elizabeth CARTER, b. ca. 1735? (bef. 1736)
v. Barbara CARTER, b. ca. 1738/40, m. ca. 1760, William PEAKE.
vi. Jemima CARTER, b. ca. 1742, m. bef. 1771, Edward WILLIAMS.
vii. Frances CARTER, b. ca. 1745 (after 1744), m.
viii. John THORN, b. 1748/50.
Sarahs birthdate has been estimated as ca. 1710. That would make her about 17 at the birth of her first child, and about 40 at the birth of her last. She must have married Mr. MUSE ca. 1726/7, Mr. CARTER ca. 1727/30, William THORN ca. 1744/48, Henry WILSON 1762/66.
Mr. MUSE (if there was one) probably died ca. 1727/30. Almost all of the MUSE family in Virginia lived in Westmoreland County at that time. According to Torrences Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800, the following probates are found there between 1723 and 1736: Abstracts are taken from Wills of Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1654-1800, by Augusta B. Fothergill (1925).
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