Sarah Elizabeth Buchanan Ryburn1

b. 9 March 1830, d. 11 February 1881
Sarah E. (Ryburn) Hutton (cropped)
photo courtesy M. Hutton Naylor and C. Ryburn
FatherBeattie Ryburn2,3 b. 11 Nov 1790, d. 3 May 1851
MotherJane Ryburn2,4 b. abt 1795, d. 1830
Birth9 Mar 1830 Sarah Elizabeth Buchanan Ryburn was born on 9 Mar 1830 at her father's house some half a mile northwest of Glade Spring Depot in Washington County, Virginia.5,1 
Marriage11 Mar 1851 She married Dr. Arthur Dixon Hutton, son of Edward Hutton and Sarah Porterfield, on 11 Mar 1851.6 
 They were both 21. 
Land Arthur and Sarah lived on a farm adjoining the lands of James Clark Porterfield and Eleanor Hays (Davis) Porterfield in the vicinity of Indian Run (3 miles south of Emory and Henry College), in Washington County.1,7 
  Sarah Hutton and Eleanor Porterfield were cousins, both being granddaughters of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie. Arthur Hutton and James Porterfield were also first cousins, both being grandsons of John Porterfield and Elizabeth Kincannon. 
Cens-1860- Agric In 1860 the farm consisted of 140 acres under cultivation (and 72 acres of undeveloped land) on which they raised wheat, oats and a large quantity of Indian corn. They also produced wool and butter, but unlike most of their neighbors did not grow potatoes. Arthur also owned 13 horses, 6 cows, 22 sheep and 35 swine.8 
Land-Buy1 Sep 1853  In 1853 Arthur purchased an additional tract of land on the north side of the Stage Rd.[now Rt. 11] west of Cedar Creek. The tract included 54 acres for which he paid Asa Hopkins $2,000.9 
Land-Sell26 Feb 1855  However 18 months later Arthur and Sarah sold the tract to James Orr for $2,740.10 
Cens-186012 Jul 1860  For many years of their marriage Sarah and Arthur not only shared their home with Sarah's widowed sister Amanda, but also with Sarah and Amanda's stepmother, Mary Love Ryburn.11 
  Mary died in 1865, followed by Amanda in 1868. 
Children Sarah and Arthur's family consisted of four girls and five boys. Mary, the eldest, died in 1879 leaving behind an infant daughter. Sarah and Arthur also lost two children in early childhood, Sarah in 1854 and Henry in 1873. Their daughters, Vene and Addie did not marry, but remained in the family home until their deaths in the 1920s. Edward farmed land on Indian Run Road (left to him by his father), Francis became a lawyer and judge and lived in Abingdon, James moved to Mississippi where he was a Presbyterian minister, and Thomas followed in Arthur's footsteps and practiced medicine.12,13 
Description Sarah was remembered by her grandson as having auburn hair and blue eyes.14 
Death11 Feb 1881 Sarah died on 11 Feb 1881 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 50.5,1 
Burial She was buried next to Arthur in the Hutton-Porterfield square at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.5 

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Arthur and Sarah's home (as it appeared in 2003)
Sarah's headstone
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery

Family

Dr. Arthur Dixon Hutton b. 26 Mar 1829, d. 27 Apr 1892
Children
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited15 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton. J. B. Hutton was the son of Sarah Ryburn and Arthur Dixon Hutton.
  2. [S10] "Journal of Mary Jane Beaty (Davis) Moffett", p. 9. Beaty and Jane had 5 children - William, Jane, Martha, Amanda and Sarah.
  3. [S653] Beatie Ryburn will (1851), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 12: 94. The will was dated 30 Apr 1851 and recorded in court on 26 May 1851. Witnesses were R.B. Edmondson, Robert Clark, and James O. Ryburn.
  4. [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton. J. B. Hutton was the grandson of Beattie Ryburn and Jane Ryburn.
  5. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 181. Sarah E.B. Hutton, w/o Dr. A.D. Hutton, 9 Mar 1830-11 Feb. 1881 (in Porterfield Square).
  6. [S27] Leonidas Littleton Papers titled "Washington Co. Families."
  7. [S1242] Nancy King, Newspaper Abstracts from the Abingdon Virginian, p. 25.
  8. [S1311] Arthur D. Hutton landowner, 1860 U.S. census, Washington Co., Virginia, agricultural sched., Glade Spring Post Office, p. 25, line 33.
  9. [S1987] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 22: 91.
  10. [S1045] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 24: 146.
  11. [S234] Arthur D. Hutton household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 468 (added script), dwelling 754, family 731, viewed online at Ancestry.com, June 2003, image 106 of 361. Reported data includes: Arthur D. Hutton 31, M.D., owns real estate valued at $5,300, personal property of $4,000; Sarah, 30; Mary 8; Amanda 4; Frances (female) 2; Mary Ryburn, 75, owns personal property valued at $1,200; Amanda Hutton 33, seamstress, owns personal property valued at $3,500; all born Virginia. Frances should have been recorded as Francis (male).
  12. [S635] Arthur Hutton household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring Township, p. 68b (stamped), dwelling 212, family 218, viewed online at Ancestry.com, June 2003, image 136 of 426. Data includes: Arthur Hutton, 41, doctor, owns real estate valued at $4,000 and personal property of $1,000; Sarah, 40, keeping house; Mary 17; Lavinia 14; Frank 12; Addie 9; Edward 7; James 5; Thomas 1; plus two laborers; all b. VA.
  13. [S165] Arthur D. Hutton household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 18 (61B stamped), dwelling 150, family 151, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 18 of 54. A.D. Hutton, 51, physician; Sarah, 50, wife; Frank B., 27, son, lawyer; Amanda, 24, dau; Addie, 18, dau; Edward E.J., 16, son; James, 14, son; Thomas D., 10, son; Lizzie Hammonds, 15, servant; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  14. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, Nov. 13, 2002. This description was given to Carolyn Ryburn by Charlton Hutton, son of James Buchanan Hutton and grandson of Sarah Ryburn Hutton.
  15. [S537] Hutton Family Data, authored by Dr. J. B. Hutton. J.B. Hutton was the son of Dr. Arthur Dixon Hutton and Sarah E.B. Ryburn.