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SARAH NELSON 1789 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Pike County, Kentucky

Father: Alexander Nelson

Mother: Nancy Mathews

Spouse(s): James McPEAK

Children(s): Mary McPEEK

The story of SARAH NELSON began in 1789 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. SARAH NELSON married James McPEAK, and had children including Mary Polly McPEEK. SARAH NELSON passed away in 1854 in Pike County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of SARAH NELSON began in 1789 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.
  • SARAH NELSON married James McPEAK, and had children including Mary Polly McPEEK.
  • SARAH NELSON passed away in 1854 in Pike County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Nelson
1749 – 1834
Birth Location: Down, Ireland
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Nancy Mathews
1763 – 1829
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
NM

Spouses(s)

James McPEAK
1785 – 1857
Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA
JM

Children(s)

Mary McPEEK
1822 – 1901
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
MM

SARAH NELSON's Ancestors

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SARAH NELSON
1789 – 1854
Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Alexander Nelson
1749 – 1834
Down, Ireland
Nancy (Elizabeth Ann) Mathews
1763 – 1829
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (Sampson) Mathews
1737 – 1807
Augusta, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Betsy ARCHER
1701 – 1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sampson ARCHER
1675 – 1754
Rebecca THOMPSON
1680 – 1791

SARAH NELSON's Descendants

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SARAH NELSON (1789 – 1854) m. James McPEAK (1785 – ABT 1857)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) McPEEK (Apr 1822 – 31 Oct 1901) m. Isaac JOHNSON (01 Sep 1821 – 01 Mar 1898)
    1. 1. William (M) Johnson (13 Oct 1847 – 26 Jan 1933) m. Temperance (S "Tempa" or "Tempy" VANOVER (CASE or CANE or McCAINE or McCayne)) (JOHNSON) (27 Oct 1841 – 30 Sep 1918)
      1. 1. Albert (Pendleton) Johnson (5 Dec 1868 – 12 Jul 1964) m. Susan Sanders (14 Sep 1870 – 16 Nov 1946)
        1. 1. Emmet (H) Johnson (8 Sep 1894 – 30 June 1969) m. Bessie Johnson (25 Dec 1903 – 14 Jan 2004)
        2. 2. Tallahassee ("Tallie") Johnson (JUL 1897 – UNKNOWN)
        3. 3. William (Hershel) Johnson (Apr 1899 – 12 NOV 1981)
        4. 4. Hattie (Roxie Ellen) Johnson (2 SEP 1903 – SEP 1975)
        5. 5. Edwin (Ernest) Johnson (7 OCT 1909 – 6 JAN 1981)
        6. 6. Eddy Johnson (abt 1911 – )

SARAH NELSON's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of SARAH NELSON in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
1854
1854
Age 65
Death of SARAH NELSON in Pike County, Kentucky
Pike County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Pike County, Kentucky
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