LACY, Sarah

LACY, Sarah

Female 1777 - 1859  (81 years)

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  • Name LACY, Sarah 
    Nickname Sally 
    Birth 4 Feb 1777  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1790  Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Listed as William Huse Lasey, the census recorded:

      Males 16 and upward: 1 (William)
      Males Under 16: 6 (David, Stephen, Thomas, Austin, Martin and Nicholas)
      Females: 2 (Martha and Sarah)
      Slaves: 4
    Misc 1814  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    With the death of her husband, Sarah became a widow with nine children 
    • In 1813 Brooks Davis received a land grant in Warren County Kentucky. In 1814 Brooks died leaving Sarah Lacy Davis a widow with nine children.

      "She was appointed administratrix of her husband's estate, and Stephen Lacy and Vincent Anderson were her securities, in the amount of $1000.00 (Order Bk. 1, p. Feb.1814, Caldwell County, Kentucky."
    Residence 16 Oct 1850  Panola County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Listed as Sarah Murry, she was listed right after the family of Brooks Hall Davis, her son.
    Death 29 Jan 1859  Panola County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    Centennial Cemetery 
    Person ID I3943  Pickel_Bartlett
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2018 

    Father LACY, William Hughes,   b. 1740, Hanover County, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1811, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother HEWLETT, Martha Patsy,   b. Between 1760 and 1762, Goochland, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1811, Marengo County, Mississippi Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 17 Mar 1778  Powhatan County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1790  Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Listed as William Huse Lasey, the census recorded:

      Males 16 and upward: 1 (William)
      Males Under 16: 6 (David, Stephen, Thomas, Austin, Martin and Nicholas)
      Females: 2 (Martha and Sarah)
      Slaves: 4
    Family ID F1257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 DAVIS, Brooks Hall Sr.,   b. 1774, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1814, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 1793  Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. DAVIS, William Hughes,   b. 1795, Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1862, Epes, Sumter, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. DAVIS, Stephen Lacy,   b. 1798, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1882, Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     3. DAVIS, Elijah,   b. 1800   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. DAVIS, Sarah,   b. 16 Oct 1803, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1866, Panola County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     5. DAVIS, Avarilla,   b. 1803, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. DAVIS, Brooks Hall Jr.,   b. 20 Oct 1804, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1899, Carthage, Panola, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     7. DAVIS, Austin Lacy,   b. 1805, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1833, Marengo County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     8. DAVIS, Archibald Brooks,   b. 12 Oct 1807, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1885, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     9. DAVIS, John Lee,   b. 1811, Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1873, Henderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F1189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

    Family 2 MURRAY, James,   b. 1759, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1848, St Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1815  St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • "After the death of her husband, Sarah took her family to St. Helena Parish, Louisiana (Greensburg is the parish seat) either accompanying her brothers, Stephen and Martin, or following them. There she married James Murray 10.10.1815, (Vol. 3. Amite County, Mississippi Records, at Fort Worth, Texas, public library.)

      Mr. Murray was a Revolutionary War soldier, having enlised Jan. 26, 1777, in the 5th S.C. Regiment. (National Archive, as recorded in a book comprising copied of original rolls in the Office of Army Accounts under Paymaster General, Vol. 9, p. 225:.
    Children 
     1. MURRAY, Nancy,   b. 1817, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1865, Panola County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F1223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

  • Headstones
    Sarah Lacy Davis Murphy
    Sarah Lacy Davis Murphy
    1777 - 1859

  • Sources 
    1. [S79] Gravestone, Centennial Cemetery, Carthage, Panola County, Texas.

    2. [S303] 1790 Federal Census, Pendleton District, South Carolina Page 8 of 15.

    3. [S109] Find-a-Grave website, MEMORIAL ID 51169750.

    4. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Panola County, Texas, Ancestry Page 50 of 66, Dwelling 359.

    5. [S114] Miscellaneous, http://sneakers.pair.com/roots/b105.htm.

    6. [S114] Miscellaneous, http://sneakers.pair.com/roots/b118.htm.