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Sarah (Sally) B. Medley 1778–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John III

Mother: Sarah Casteel

Spouse(s): Peter Carter

Children(s): Sarah Carter, Amos Carter, Elisha Carter, Nancy Adair, Meredith Carter, Peter Carter, James Carter, Louranna Carter, Mary Carter, John Carter

Sarah (Sally) B. Medley was born in 1778 in Fauquier, Virginia, USA, the child of John Nathan Medley Iii And Sarah Casteel. In 1850, Sarah (Sally) B. Medley resided in District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee, USA. Sarah (Sally) B. Medley married Peter Carter, and had children including Amos Carter, Elisha Carter, James Carter, John M Carter, Louranna Carter, Mary Polly Adaline Carter, Meredith Carter, Nancy Carter Adair, Peter Carter, Sarah Carter. Sarah (Sally) B. Medley passed away in 1856 in Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah (Sally) B. Medley was born in 1778 in Fauquier, Virginia, USA, the child of John Nathan Medley Iii And Sarah Casteel.
  • In 1850, Sarah (Sally) B. Medley resided in District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee, USA.
  • Sarah (Sally) B. Medley married Peter Carter, and had children including Amos Carter, Elisha Carter, James Carter, John M Carter, Louranna Carter, Mary Polly Adaline Carter, Meredith Carter, Nancy Carter Adair, Peter Carter, Sarah Carter.
  • Sarah (Sally) B. Medley passed away in 1856 in Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Medley's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Medley
1778–1856
Birth Place: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Nathan Medley III
1746–1839
Frederick, Maryland
Sarah Casteel
1748–1822
Prince Georges Co, Maryland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Medley's Descendants

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Sarah ((Sally) B.) Medley (1778–1856) m. Peter Carter (23 Mar 1779–Aug 1860)
  1. 1. Sarah Carter 1823–1851 m. Elijah (Dock "Eliza") Drake 1818–1888
    1. 1. Phoebe (Elizabeth) DRAKE 1844–1926
    2. 2. Nancy DRAKE 1853–1928
    3. 3. Peter (Millard) DRAKE 1846–1932
    4. 4. Reuben (T.) DRAKE 1848–1925
    5. 5. Sarah (M.) DRAKE 1852–1928
      1. 1. Owen (T) Dorsey 1876–1963
        1. 1. Raymond (Rhae) Dorsey 1919–1995
  2. 2. Amos Carter 1828–
  3. 3. Elisha Carter 1826–
  4. 4. Nancy (Carter) Adair 1815–1893
  5. 5. Meredith Carter 1809–1860
  6. 6. Peter Carter 1814–1871 m. Olivia (“Olevy”) Dillion 1828–1905 m. Sarah Howard 1820–
    1. 1. R (G) Carter 1859–
    2. 2. Alice (Gray) Carter 1865–1945 m. William (E) Brazier 1861–1926
      1. 1. Mary (O) Brazier 1891–1974
      2. 2. Joseph (L) Brazier 1895–1989
      3. 3. William (Kenneth) Brazier 1898–1983 m. Iva (Elsie) McMahan 1909–1965
        1. 1. Margaret (Lee) Brazier 1937–2000
        2. 2. William (Kenneth Brazier) Jr 1933–1990
        3. 3. Thomas (Ray) Brazier 1935–1993
        4. 4. Laura (Maude) Brazier 1939–2010
    3. 3. Mary (Lou) Carter 1861–1940 m. John (W. Scoggins) Deaton 1867–1928
    4. 4. Erasamus (Lee) Carter 1859–1929
  7. 7. James Carter 1814–1876 m. Sarah (Margaret) Scott 1820–1854 m. Elizebeth Jones 1829–1880
    1. 1. James (William) Carter 1846–1921 m. Margaret (Gabriles) Curtis 1857–1956
    2. 2. William Carter 1850–1885 m. Alice (V) Adams 1857–1895
    3. 3. Rachel Carter 1848–1923
    4. 4. Edward Carter 1851–
    5. 5. John (F.) Carter 1855–1914
    6. 6. Antonia Carter 1857–1911
    7. 7. Gabriel (Ann "Gabe") Carter 1863–1933
    8. 8. George (Washington) Carter 1865–1929
    9. 9. Alfred (Franklin) Carter 1856–1925
  8. 8. Louranna Carter 1820–1893
  9. 9. Mary (Polly Adaline) Carter 1808–1850 m. Stephen Adair 1808–1839
    1. 1. Nelson Adair 1834–1863
    2. 2. Polly Adair 1825–1925
    3. 3. Rainey Pickett 1835–1925
    4. 4. William Adair 1827–1908
    5. 5. Thomas Adair 1831–1900
    6. 6. Hiram (D C) Adair 1834–
    7. 7. Mary (Margaret) Adair 1826–1880
  10. 10. John (M.) Carter 1812–1906 m. Sarah ((Sallie)) DAVIS 1816–1882
    1. 1. William (C Carter) Sr 1849–1913 m. Elizabeth (B.) Carter 1860–1933
      1. 1. Edith (Nellie) Carter 1881–1907
      2. 2. John (E.) Carter 1882–1961
      3. 3. Della (Carter) Brown 1885–1956
      4. 4. Willis Carter 1889–1975
      5. 5. Bessie Carter 1895–1977
    2. 2. Manerva Carter 1836–1860
    3. 3. John (Randal) Carter 1839–1863
    4. 4. Elijah Carter 1847–1864
    5. 5. Tina (Adeline) Carter 1833–1900
    6. 6. Amos Carter 1853–1917 m. Martha (Mattie) AUSTILL 1858–1931
      1. 1. John (William) CARTER 1877–1946
      2. 2. Hiram (M) CARTER 1879–1968
      3. 3. Zora (Belle) CARTER 1882–1938
    7. 7. Nancy (Carter) Gifford 1844–1923
    8. 8. Peter Carter 1839–1878
    9. 9. Lurena (Susan) Carter 1850–1933

Sarah Medley's Timeline

3 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Sarah (Sally) B. Medley in Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 72
Sarah (Sally) B. Medley resided here in District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee, USA
District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee, USA
1856
1856
Age 78
Death of Sarah (Sally) B. Medley in Van Buen Co., Tennessee, buried in Molloy Cemetery, Spencer, Van Buren, Tennessee
Van Buen Co., Tennessee, buried in Molloy Cemetery, Spencer, Van Buren, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee; Roll: 897; Page: 368b
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Van Buren, Tennessee; Roll: 897; Page: 368b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Van Buen Co., Tennessee, buried in Molloy Cemetery, Spencer, Van Buren, Tennessee
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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