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Sarah Elsey Little 1780–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1780

Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 Jul 1832

Death Location: Pitt Co. N.C.

Father: William Little

Mother: Alicia LaRoche

Spouse(s): James VI

Children(s): Lydia Thigpen, Frances Thigpen, James Thigpen, John Thigpen, James Thigpen, Kenneth Thigpen, Spencer Sr, Little Thigpen, William Thigpen, Ben Thigpen

Sarah Elsey Little was born in 1780 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Exum Little And Alicia Elizabeth Laroche. Sarah Elsey Little married James Thigpen Vi, and had children including Ben Ashley Thigpen, Frances Fanny Penelope Thigpen, James Exum Little Thigpen, James Job Thigpen, John Gray Laroche Thigpen, Kenneth Truman Thigpen, Little Berry Thigpen, Lydia Elizabeth Thigpen, Prenoth Thigpen, Spencer Thigpen Sr, William Little Thigpen. Sarah Elsey Little passed away in 1832 in Pitt Co. N.C..

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Biography

  • Sarah Elsey Little was born in 1780 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Exum Little And Alicia Elizabeth Laroche.
  • Sarah Elsey Little married James Thigpen Vi, and had children including Ben Ashley Thigpen, Frances Fanny Penelope Thigpen, James Exum Little Thigpen, James Job Thigpen, John Gray Laroche Thigpen, Kenneth Truman Thigpen, Little Berry Thigpen, Lydia Elizabeth Thigpen, Prenoth Thigpen, Spencer Thigpen Sr, William Little Thigpen.
  • Sarah Elsey Little passed away in 1832 in Pitt Co. N.C..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Little's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Little
1780–1832
Birth Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Exum Little
1720–1794
Surry, Virginia, United States
Alicia (Elizabeth) LaRoche
1724–1794
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Little) III
1692–1756
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, American Colonies
Morning (Glory Kimborough) Cherokee
1685–1756
Quioucohanoc, Surry, Virginia, United States
William Little
1692–1723
Isle De Re, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Elizabeth (Mary) Horry
1695–1759
Craven, Marion, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William 7MGF
1660–1740
Elizabeth Church
1661–1691
John 9614)
1665–1720
Elizabeth Kimborough
1668–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Little
1640–1700
Frances Raynor
1638–1720
Amatoya Fivekiller
1650–1741
Tame Doe
1650–1760
John Wars)
1641–1680
Dancing Indian
1647–1680

Sarah Little's Descendants

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Sarah (Elsey) Little (17 Dec 1780–16 Jul 1832) m. James (Thigpen) VI (11 Sep 1775–1 Feb 1849)
  1. 1. Lydia (Elizabeth) Thigpen 1802–1869 m. Ollen Cobb 1798–1875
    1. 1. William ("Willie" James) Cobb 1823–1863 m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Joyner 1822–1863
      1. 1. Edward Cobb 1856–1922 m. Lucy (Dinkins) Little 1855–1923
        1. 1. Cora Cobb 1885–1946 m. Osceola (Elmo) Harper 1881–1931
        2. 2. Lila Cobb 1880–1946
      2. 2. Wiley (W) Cobb 1857–1933
    2. 2. James (Ashley) Cobb 1826–1886
    3. 3. Josiah (Lawrence) Cobb 1847–1918
    4. 4. George (W.) Cobb 1844–1865
    5. 5. Benjamin (F.) Cobb 1841–1910
    6. 6. Job Cobb 1839–1862
    7. 7. John (Atkinson) Cobb 1835–1901
    8. 8. Reuben (C.) Cobb 1833–1872
    9. 9. Elsey Cobb 1831–1873
    10. 10. Grey (Pete) Cobb 1828–1905
    11. 11. Josiah (Lawrence) Cobb 1847–1918
    12. 12. George (W.) Cobb 1844–1865
    13. 13. Benjamin (F.) Cobb 1841–1910
    14. 14. Job (or Joab) Cobb 1839–1862
    15. 15. John (Atkinson) Cobb 1835–1901
    16. 16. Reuben (C.) Cobb 1833–1872
    17. 17. Elsey Cobb 1831–1873
    18. 18. Grey (Pete) Cobb 1828–1905
  2. 2. Frances ("Fanny" Penelope) Thigpen 1798–1880
  3. 3. James (Job) Thigpen 1806–1867
  4. 4. John (Gray LaRoche) Thigpen 1796–1810
  5. 5. James (Exum Little) Thigpen 1796–1815
  6. 6. Kenneth (Truman) Thigpen 1820–1871
  7. 7. Spencer (Thigpen) Sr 1815–1864
  8. 8. Little (Berry) Thigpen 1800–1863
  9. 9. William (Little) Thigpen 1799–1886
  10. 10. Ben (Ashley) Thigpen 1812–

Sarah Little's Timeline

3 Records

1780
17 Dec 1780
Birth of Sarah Elsey Little in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1795
21 APR 1795
Age 15
Sarah Elsey Little was married in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1832
16 Jul 1832
Age 52
Death of Sarah Elsey Little in Pitt Co. N.C.
Pitt Co. N.C.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1780
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1805; Page Number: 45
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 APR 1795
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1805; Page Number: 45

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1832
    Event Place: Pitt Co. N.C.
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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