Sarah (Lawrence) Speed (1783 - 1847)

Born Dec 1783 in Oconee, Pendleton District, South Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of William Wages Speed Sr. — married about 1799 in South Carolina

Descendants

Died 1847 at about age 63 in Seminary, Covington Co., Mississippi

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Biography

Sarah Lawrence was born in Dec 1783.^[1]

About 1799 in South Carolina, Sarah Lawrence married William Wages Speed, Sr.. The marriage date is estimated based on the age of their oldest child, William Wages Speed, Jr. (born 12 Mar 1800).^[2]

In 1820,^[3] Sarah Speed's husband, William Speed, was enumerated in the 1820 federal census, and he was living in Pendleton, South Carolina as head of household, which included (age range): a) males - 3 (<10), 1 (26 - 44); b) females - 1 (10 - 15), 1 (26 - 44); c) enslaved males - 1 (26 - 44). Sarah was probably the 1 female aged between 26 - 44 years.

In 1830,^[4] Sarah Speed's husband, William W. Speed, was enumerated in the 1830 federal census, and he was living in Covington, Mississippi as head of household, which included (age range): a) males - 1 (5 - 9), 1 (10 -14), 1 (15 - 19), 1 (20 - 29), 1 (40 - 49); b) females - 1 (40 - 49); c) enslaved males - 2 (<10), d) enslaved females - 1 (<10), 2 (10 - 23), 1 (24 - 35). Sarah was probably the 1 female aged between 40 - 49 years.

In 1840,^[5] Sarah Speed was living in Covington County, Mississippi as head of household, which included (age range): a) males - 1 (15 - 20); b) females - 1 (15 - 20), 1 (60 - 70). Of note, on the same census enumeration sheet^[5] was the enumeration of Sarah's son, Monroe J. Speed.

In 1841,^[6] Sarah Speed was living in Covington County, Mississippi as head of household.

Sarah (Lawrence) Speed died in 1847, and she was buried in the Leaf River Cemetery, Collins, Covington County, Mississippi.^[1]

Research Notes

Sarah Lewis Speed was the daughter of Benjamin and Rachel Weems Lawrence. Benjamin Lawrence, born in 1763, in Virginia, served in the American Revolutionary War. His father was Lt. Benjamin Lawrence, Jr., born September 1, 1746 in Massachusetts and died June, 1824 in Massachusetts. His wife Rebecca Woods was born in 1754 at Pepperell, New York and died in 1830 at Jeffrey, New Hampshire. They were married in 1778. The parents of Lt. Benjamin Lawrence, Jr. were; father Benjamin Lawrence, Sr., born November 6, 1720 in New Hampshire, died July 5, 1807 in Massachusetts; mother Rebecca Dodge, born in 1722 at Beverly, Massachusetts, died 1795 in Massachusetts. They were married in 1744 in Massachusetts. The father of Benjamin Lawrence, Sr. was Benjamin Lawrence, born 1677 in Maryland, died November 26, 1738 in Massachusetts. His mother is unknown. The father of the above Benjamin Lawrence was also Benjamin Lawrence, born 1663 in Calvert County, Maryland, and died cat 1686 in Maryland. His mother was Elizabeth Talbot, born 1656 in Ann Arundel County, Maryland. Elizabeth Talbot's parents were Richard Talbot, who died in 1666 in Maryland, and Elizabeth Ewen. They were married in 1656. The will of Benjamin Lawrence gave to his daughter, Sarah Speed, one slave and $500; to his daughter, Margaret Deal, $1000; to his two sons, James and Elisha, to share equally, all of his land, his Mill Distillery, and two-thirds of his livestock; his wife received three slaves, one-third of the livestock, one horse and saddle, the house and furniture; his grand-daughter, Rachel Speed, who lived with him, (Rachel was the daughter of Sarah and William Speed, Sr.) a horse worth $70, a saddle and bridle, two feather beds with furniture, and $200. Nearly 20 years later, his widow, Rachel Weems Lawrence, made her will, leaving her daughter, Margaret Deal, $50; her granddaughter, Rachel Speed Craig, $800; her great-granddaughter, Esther Margaret Craig, a Negro girl named Virginia, aged about eleven months. The remainder of her estate went to her two sons, James and Elisha. Her daughter, Sarah Lawrence Speed, who had moved to Mississippi, was not mentioned in her will, however, Sarah's daughter and granddaughter, the Craigs, were favorably remembered.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14080982/sarah-speed : accessed 13 January 2022), memorial page for Sarah Lawrence Speed (Dec 1783–1847), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14080982, citing Leaf River Cemetery, Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Melissa (contributor 46637796) .
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27366657/william-wages-speed : accessed 13 January 2022), memorial page for William Wages Speed Jr. (12 Mar 1800–21 Aug 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27366657, citing Leaf River Cemetery, Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by gen2003 (contributor 47193915) .
3. ↑ "1820 United States Federal Census", database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7734/images/4433456_00242); accessed 13 Jan 2022, citing Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Census Place: Pendleton, South Carolina; Page: 178; NARA Roll: M33_120; Image: 242
4. ↑ "1830 United States Federal Census", database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8058/images/4410623_00287); accessed 13 Jan 2022, citing Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Census Place: Covington, Mississippi; Series: M19; Roll: 70; Page: 146; Family History Library Film: 0014838
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBH-XR4?cc=1786457&wc=31S2-5MV%3A1588666648%2C1588667550%2C1588665902 : 24 August 2015), Mississippi > Covington > Not Stated > image 17 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890", database, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=3556&h=15588344&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525); accessed 13 Jan 2022, citing Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Mississippi Census, 1805-1890.

• FamilySearch profile for Sarah Lawrence
• Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890

Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 10 March 2011 through the import of Adams,Fowler,Roulston,Twilla_2011-03-09.ged.