(Courtesy GA Historic Newspapers)
Although this newspaper notice may seem humorous today, it provides a glimpse into the status or standing of most women during the time period.
Sarah Horton died on March
15, 1834. Some of her estate documents
can be found at the Jackson County Historical Society archives. Her son Prosser Horton, Jr. and Elijah Oliver
provided bond and Prosser was the executor of her estate. Buyers were Zachariah Ethridge, John
Randolph, John Watts, Adam Williamson and Alexander D. Ethridge. Payments were made to Wm. Cowan and Jacob
Braselton. Jacob Braselton (Probably Jacob, Jr.) appears to
have been one of the appraisers.
As noted, the last name of Sarah and the date and place of their marriage is not known. The only known birth date for any of their children is Winifred (my ancestor - married William Clements) who was born in 1786 which likely places Prosser and Sarah's marriage in North Carolina before Prosser moved to Georgia.
Sarah Horton Estate Document
(Jackson County Archives)
(Jackson County Archives)
(Jackson County Archives)
Lucian Lamar Knight, Georgia Roster of Revolutionary War Soldiers
(Atlanta, GA., Index Printing Co., 1920)
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