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Sarah Jane Vier

Sarah Jane Vier

Female 1794 - 1852  (58 years)Deceased


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  • Name Sarah Jane Vier 
    Birth 1794  Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • If you go by the age range in the census, she would have been 12ish when she married, either that is wrong or the marriage record wasn't dated correctly.
    Will 1833  Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850 1850  Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1852  Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bill was filed in Chancery pertaining to her death, giving death date, children and some grand children's names.

      Bill filed September 1852, Final decree 4 Jun 1855

      To the worshipful court of the county of Frankin in Chancery

      Humbley complaining showeth unto your worships your orator and oratix Peter Cochran and Sally, his wife, formerly Sally Newberry, that Sally (Sarah Jane), the mother of your oratix, departed this life intestate, some time since since and xxx of a small tract of land containing about ___ acres and lying on the waters of Runnett Bag Creek in the county of Franklin. That she left as her heirs at law the following children and grand children your oratix, Sally Cochran who was intermarried with your orator (Peter Cochran), John Newberry, Omey Newberry, Thomas Newberry, Rozina Newberry, Audrey Newberry, Anderson Newberry, Jinsy Keen, formerly Jinsy Newberry, who has intermarried with a certain Jacob Keen, Vina Profitt, formerly Vina Newberry who has intermarried with a certain Austin Proffit, John Ratcliff, Thomas Hess and Sarah Hess, the last three of which are children of Patsy a child of the said Sally Newberry who first intermarried with a certain ______ Ratcliff and whom she had the said John Ratcliff, and after the death of said Ratcliff she intermarried with a certain Hess by whom she had the said Thomas Hess and Sarah Hess and then died. Your Orator and Oratix represent that the said land is of small ??? and insusceptible of division as well on the account as because some of the heirs are married women and under disabilities ?? further respresent than that the inte***n (interest?)

      The handwriting was extremely bad and hard to read - basically, the complaint was that the land was too small to divide among all the heirs, and Peter Cochran and his wife wanted to have the land sold and the proceeds divided between the heirs. The land was eventually sold at public auction and sold for $61 dollars, and each heir got their share after court costs.
    		Inventory of Estate of Sarah Newberry
    		Sarah Via Estate Inventory
    		Sarah Via Estate Sale
    Siblings 3 siblings 
    Person ID P3884  Burress | My Ancestors

    Father John B. Via Sr.
              b. 1759, Goochland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 7 Mar 1834, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Wright
              b. 1761, Buckingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Mar 1851, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 4 Mar 1784  Buckingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband Thomas Newberry
              b. 1790, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1849, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1810  Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Newberry, Thos., s. Wm., and Sarah Vier, dau. John, Dec. 17, 1810. Sur. Wm. Boyd.
    Children 3 sons and 8 daughters 
    Family ID F854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1794 - Franklin County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Dec 1810 - Franklin County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in her father's will. - 1833 - Franklin County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus 1850 - 1850 - Franklin County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1852 - Franklin County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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