Sarah G. "Sally" Magness

Female 1794 - 1890  (~ 95 years)


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  • Name Sarah G. "Sally" Magness 
    Birth 0Sep 1794  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 1880-1890  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Burial Towee Falls Baptist Church Cemetery, Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4254  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2015 

    Father George Magness,   b. 1768, Lincoln County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1817, Orange County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Durham,   b. ~1770, Orange County, North Carolina, a British Colony in America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Marriage 0Oct 1794  Lincoln County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Married 0Sep 1795  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F1616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Hicks,   b. ~ 1793, Commonwealth of Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1859, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage ~1809  (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 8
    Residence (Family) 1850  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Divorce 27 Oct 1854  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    • “Sarah Hicks vs. William Hicks: Complainant and defendant have been married more than 40 years. The defendant, some three years since, maliciously and without any reasonable cause, abandoned complainant and has refused to live with or provide for her. The bonds of matrimony are dissolved. 27 October 1854."
    Children 
     1. Rebecca "Becky" Hicks,   b. 3 May 1810, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1851, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     2. Abram C. Hicks,   b. 0___ 1815, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Perry Green Hicks,   b. 0___ 1820, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ~ 1849, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 29 years)
     4. Achilles D(urham) Hicks,   b. 0___ 1824, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1858, Letona, White County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 34 years)
     5. George W(ashington) Hicks,   b. 0___ 1826, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. FNU Hicks,   b. 0___ 1828, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. James D. Hicks,   b. 0___ 1832, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Hicks,   b. 20 Mar 1834, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1902, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     9. John C. Hicks,   b. 1836, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0Sep 1794 - Rutherford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - ~1809 - (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 1850 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 27 Oct 1854 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1880-1890 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Towee Falls Baptist Church Cemetery, Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Sarah was the daughter of George Magness 1768-1810 and Mary Polly Durham 1776-1840, wife of William Hicks 1790 - 1859.

      Her grandfather was American Patriot Perrygreen Magness, DAR Ancestor #A072943, signer of Tryon Resolve which predated the Constitution.

      end of comment [1]
    • "...they had eight or more children.", Thomas G. Webb.

      "...in her old age, Sally lived with a daughter, Becky Scott, in DeKalb County near her brother's home."

      end of this note

  • Sources 
    1. [S508] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hicks&GSfn=sarah&GSby=1794&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSst=45&GScntry=.

    2. [S509] "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC6S-SGT : accessed.

    3. [S6996] "Hicks Family Chronicles and Connections", by Thom Montgomery, Ph. D., copyright February 28, 2009, http://thommont.com/.

    4. [S806] Thomas G. Webb | DeKalb County, TN Historian | 835 South College Street, Smithville, TN 37166 | Abstracted from his boo (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S38562] Lawson,Darral;lawsdar@earthlink.net;DURHAM Family Genealogy Forum.

    6. [S13178] "Perry Green Magness", Cemetery Profile, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=magness&GSfn=perry&GSbyre.

    7. [S14646] "Mary (Durham) Cantrell (abt. 1770 - abt. 1835)", Biography, Antecedants & Issue, select tab, "Ancestors", to follow her.

    8. [S4751] "The Webb Families Of DeKalb County,Tennessee And 23 Related Families", by, p. 242.

    9. [S36576] http://thommont.com/page2.html.