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Sarah Lafferty 1738–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 JUN 1738

Birth Location: St Stephen'S Parish, Northumberland, Virginia

Death Date: 1809

Death Location: Monroe County, West Virginia

Father: Ralph Lafferty

Mother: Becky Stewart

Spouse(s): Alexander Clark

Children(s): Rebecca Clark, James Clark, Samuel Clark, John Clark, Hannah Clark, Ralph Clark, William Clark, William Clark, Martha Clark, Alexander Clark, Samuel Clark, John Clark, Martha Clark

Sarah Lafferty was born in 1738 in St Stephen'S Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, the child of Ralph Lafferty And Becky E Stewart. Sarah Lafferty married Alexander Clark, and had children including Alexander Clark, Hannah Clark, James B Clark, John Clark, Martha Clark, Martha Patty Clark, Ralph Clark, Rebecca Clark, Samuel Clark, William Clark. Sarah Lafferty passed away in 1809 in Monroe County, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Sarah Lafferty was born in 1738 in St Stephen'S Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, the child of Ralph Lafferty And Becky E Stewart.
  • Sarah Lafferty married Alexander Clark, and had children including Alexander Clark, Hannah Clark, James B Clark, John Clark, Martha Clark, Martha Patty Clark, Ralph Clark, Rebecca Clark, Samuel Clark, William Clark.
  • Sarah Lafferty passed away in 1809 in Monroe County, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Lafferty
1715–1792
Birth Location: Diocese of Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Becky Stewart
1718–1764
Birth Location: Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Clark
1736–1794
Birth Location: Cowpasture, Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Rebecca Clark
1766–1841
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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James Clark
1767–1801
Birth Location: Bath, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Clark
1782–1857
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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John Clark
1778–1878
Birth Location: , Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Hannah Clark
1765–1843
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Ralph Clark
1768–1829
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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William Clark
1767–1829
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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William Clark
1771–
Birth Location: , Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
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Martha Clark
1769–1803
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Alexander Clark
1775–1847
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Clark
1783–1822
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States
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John Clark
1778–1810
Birth Location: Augusta, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
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Martha Clark
1780–1880
Birth Location: , Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
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Sarah Lafferty's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Lafferty
1738–1809
Birth Place: St Stephen'S Parish, Northumberland, Virginia
Parents
Ralph Lafferty
1715–1792
Diocese of Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Becky (E.) Stewart
1718–1764
Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Lafferty
1684–1745
Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Stewart
1698–1757
Clones, Monaghan, Ireland
John Stewart
1680–1750
Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary (Margaret) Shaw
1698–1788
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Lafferty
1646–1737
Letha Allen
1655–1743
Daniel Stewart
1650–
Martha Goodday
1682–1720
Patrick Stewart,
1635–1682
Elizabeth Lindsay
1640–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Lafferty
1615–1665
Launa Acord
1615–
Mary Hendricks
1635–1688
Joseph Tarkington
1660–
Joseph Tarkington
1660–
Robert Stewart
1600–
Margaret Campbell
1610–1675
Alexander Lindsay
1597–1646
Jean Douglas
1603–

Sarah Lafferty's Descendants

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Sarah Lafferty (26 JUN 1738–1809) m. Alexander Clark (1736–12 JUN 1794)
  1. 1. Rebecca Clark 1766–1841 m. Samuel Cantley 1767–1810
    1. 1. John Cantley 1796–1857 m. Nancy Ball 1815–1851
    2. 2. Samuel Cantley 1789–
    3. 3. Eleanor Cantley 1792–1812 m. John Wyatt 1787–
    4. 4. Eliza Cantley 1806–
    5. 5. Rebecca Cantley 1810–1880 m. Booker Martin 1799–
    6. 6. Mary ("Polly") Cantley 1805–1894 m. Thomas (Burton) Scott 1795–1866
    7. 7. James Cantley 1800–1884 m. Massey Ellison 1803–1858
    8. 8. William Cantley 1808–1888 m. Mary Hiatt 1807– m. Jane (J.) Lively 1807–1854
    9. 9. Alexander Cantley 1800–1884 m. Mary ("Polly") Scott 1805–1875 m. Temperance Phillips 1821–1903
    10. 10. Sarah Cantley 1806–1869 m. Saint (Clair) Abbott 1800–1876 m. Saint (Clair) Abbott 1800–1876
      1. 1. Elizabeth Abbott 1822–
      2. 2. David Abbott 1826–
      3. 3. Sufflora Abbott 1825–
      4. 4. Ellen (W.) Abbott 1821–1912 m. James Farley 1823–1881
      5. 5. Lucinda (Caroline) Abbott 1822– m. Charles Martin 1818–1902
      6. 6. Charles (H) Abbott 1832–1863 m. Malinda Dunn 1834– m. Ida Farley 1834–1889
      7. 7. Dorcas (Wilson) Abbott 1824–1914 m. Andrew (Smith) Byrnside 1822–1900
        1. 1. Minerva (C) Burnside 1851–1935 m. William (Mandeville Jackson) Massey 1851–1934
        2. 2. Malinda (Angeline) Burnside 1853–
        3. 3. Anna Burnside 1856–1888 m. Chapman (Mandeville) Asbury 1851–
        4. 4. Martha (W) Burnside 1867–1867
        5. 5. Charles (Alexander) Burnside 1856–1904 m. Susan (Elizabeth) Arnold 1859– m. Ellen (Mae) Pettry 1856–1939
        6. 6. Sarah (Margaret 'Modge') Burnside 1858–1894 m. William (Tolliver) Bradford 1854–1944
        7. 7. Wesley (McDowell) Burnside 1846–1923 m. Jane Scarbrough 1844–1913
        8. 8. Nancy Burnside 1861–1924 m. William (Henry) Cooper 1857–
        9. 9. Mary (Ellen) Burnside 1864–1948 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Pettry 1877–1949 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Pettry 1858–1939
        10. 10. Joseph (Hampton) Burnside 1848–1937 m. Martha (Jane) Lafferty 1847–1927 m. Sarah (Jane) Laferty 1849–1943
  2. 2. James (B) Clark 1767–1801 m. Susannah Jameson 1771–1815
  3. 3. Samuel Clark 1782–1857
  4. 4. John Clark 1778–1878 m. Polly (Scott) Flippen 1790–1864
  5. 5. Hannah Clark 1765–1843 m. William Anthony 1764–1850 m. James Alexander 1774–1863
  6. 6. Ralph Clark 1768–1829 m. Elizabeth Kincaid 1762–1829
  7. 7. William Clark 1767–1829 m. Mary (Jane) Ferguson 1768–1817
  8. 8. William Clark 1771– m. Eleanor Benson 1789–1838
  9. 9. Martha (Patty) Clark 1769–1803 m. Joseph Lowder 1766–1830
  10. 10. Alexander Clark 1775–1847 m. Mary (Hannah) Hawkins 1774–1817
  11. 11. Samuel Clark 1783–1822 m. Mary ("Polly") Campbell 1796–1861
  12. 12. John Clark 1778–1810 m. Susanna Ballard 1778–1845
  13. 13. Martha Clark 1780–1880 m. John (W.) Campbell 1775–1847

Sarah Lafferty's Timeline

4 Records

1738
26 JUN 1738
Birth of Sarah Lafferty in St Stephen'S Parish, Northumberland, Virginia
St Stephen'S Parish, Northumberland, Virginia
1738
26 JUN 1738
Sarah Lafferty was christened in St Stevens Parish, North umberland Co.Virginia
St Stevens Parish, North umberland Co.Virginia
1809
ABT 1809
Age 71
Death of Sarah Lafferty in Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States
Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States
1809
1809
Age 71
Burial of Sarah Lafferty in Monroe County, West Virginia
Monroe County, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1738
    Event Place: St Stephen'S Parish, Northumberland, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1738
    Event Place: St Stevens Parish, North umberland Co.Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1809
    Event Place: Monroe, Amherst County, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Monroe County, West Virginia
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