Sarah Porterfield
b. 14 September 1787, d. 8 July 1839
Birth | 14 Sep 1787 | Sarah Porterfield was born on 14 Sep 1787.4 |
Marriage | 25 Sep 1824 | She and Edward Hutton, son of John Hutton and Jane Dickson,were married by Rev. Alexander McEwan on 25 Sep 1824 in Washington County, Virginia.5 |
| 25 Sep 1824 | Sarah was 37 and Edward was a 52 year old widower. |
Residence | | Sarah and Edward lived on a tract of land Edward purchased from his father in 1794. The property sat northeast of present day Glade Spring, on the waters of Hutton Creek.6 |
Cens-1830 | 1830 | Edward and Sarah's 1830 household included 2 males under 5 which would indicate the presence of their young sons Arthur and Francis. Besides Edward [50-59] and Sarah [40-49], the household included a female age 20-29.7 [an unmarried daughter from Edward's first marriage??] |
Death | 8 Jul 1839 | Sarah died on 8 Jul 1839 at age 51.8 |
Burial | | She was buried near her son Francis and several Porterfield nieces and nephews at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.8 |
Citations
- [S694] John Porterfield (recorded 22 Apr 1833), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 6: 301. John's will, dated 18 Dec. 1832 named his son James, son Francis and daughters Sarah Hutton and Eleanor Clark. James was appt executor with James Kincannon, R.B. Edmondson and Samuel Dunn witnesses. He posted bond in the amt of $1,000 with Beatie Ryburn his security.
- [S9] Frank B. Porterfield, The Porterfields, p. 149.
- [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton. J. B. Hutton reported his great grandmother's name as Sarah Kincannon.
- [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton. J. B. Hutton was Sarah's grandson.
- [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 29.
- [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton.
- [S578] Edward Hutton household, 1830 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, p. 252 (added script), line 13, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul. 2010. Household includes: 2 males under 5; 1 male 50-59; 1 female 20-29; 1 female 40-49.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 181.
- [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton. J. B. Hutton was the nephew of both Amanda Ryburn and Francis Hutton.
- [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton. J. B. Hutton was the son of Sarah Ryburn and Arthur Dixon Hutton.