| Name |
Spears, Sarah |
| Nickname |
Sally |
| Birth |
Abt 1780 |
North Carolina, United States  |
- In the 1850 Census of Russell County, Virginia, Sally SPEERS, aged 70, was residing in the household of Shadrick Franklin. Her place of birth was recorded as North Carolina.
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| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
1820 |
Scott, Virginia, United States [1] |
- Sarah Franklin is recorded as a head of household in the 1820 Scott County census. The household is composed of two males between the ages of 10-16; one male between the age of 16-26; and one female 26-45 (Sarah).
Her son Abel is a head of household with his young family nearby.
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| Census |
1830 |
Floyd, Kentucky, United States [2] |
- The 1830 Floyd County census lists, at p. 27, the household of Sally Franklin, a female aged between 50-60, and including one male aged 20-30. (This page of the census also enumerates the household of one John Franklin, aged 50-60; the relationship, if any, between the two households is not known.)
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| Misc |
21 Jan 1833 |
Floyd, Kentucky, United States [3] |
| Misc |
- The notation from the minutes of the Floyd County court is as follows:
"Salley Franklin a widow residing in this county made it appear to the satisfaction of the court by the oath of two credible witnesses that she is not worth $100 of her own right which is ordered to be certified to the auditor of public accounts as the law directs allowing poor widows one hundred acres of land warrant."
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| Misc |
11 Sep 1837 |
Floyd, Kentucky, United States [4] |
| Misc |
- A transcribed summary of the court order in which she is referred to is as follows:
"Ordered that John Grider's road as surveyor be reduced to six feet and to commence at William Witton's and to stop at the top of the hill above the house where Salley Franklin formerly lived..."
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| Census |
1840 |
Floyd, Kentucky, United States |
- While Sally Franklin does not appear by name in a census for 1840, there is a household entry for Shadrach Franklin (aged between 20-30); in that household there is a female aged 70-80. Presumably this is Sarah "Sally" Franklin.
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| Census |
1850 |
Russell, Virginia, United States [5] |
- Sally Franklin, age 70, is recorded as a member of the household of Shadrick (sic) Franklin of Russell County.
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| Death |
Aft 1850 |
Wise, Virginia, United States |
- In an 1885 listing of the membership of the Big Glades Church on Indian Creek, Wise County, VA, one Sally Franklin is listed on the rolls among the deceased. There is no indication of the year of her death. However, the church was constituted and licensed in 1865, so it would seem that she may have lived beyond that date.
One can infer from circumstances that this is the same Sarah (Sally) Spears who was mother of Byrd Franklin, since he is listed on the church rolls. His wife Agnes was listed on the rolls as "dismissed".
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| Last Modified |
1 May 2014 |
| Father |
Spears, William, b. 10 Dec 1750, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Mother |
Beck, Mary, b. 1757, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Marriage |
10 Sep 1777 |
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom |
Address:
Saint Martin |
| Family ID |
F51183 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Franklin, Abraham, b. Abt 1771 d. Abt 1820 (Age ~ 49 years) |
| Marriage |
Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Franklin, Abel, b. Abt 1797, North Carolina, United States d. 1878, Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, United States (Age ~ 81 years) |
| | 2. Franklin, Bird S. V., b. 29 Dec 1806, North Carolina, United States d. 27 Jun 1890, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 83 years) |
| | 3. Franklin, Shadrach, b. Between 1810 and 1812, North Carolina, United States d. Between 1880 and 1900, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age ~ 70 years) |
| | 4. Franklin, Mahala, b. 1811, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F692 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
15 Mar 2025 |
Abt 1780 - Aft 1850 (~ 71 years)
