Born in Beaverdam Creek, Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathan Smith
and Sarah (Foster) Smith
Sister of
Elizabeth (Smith) Dorough, Elbert Smith, Mary (Smith) Chaffin, James B Smith, Phoebe (Smith) Moss, Nathan Foster Smith, William B Smith, William Bryant Smith and James B Smith
Wife of
Charles Phillips Jr
— married
1803 in Wilkes County, Georgia
Descendants 
Mother of
Alexander Phillips and Martha (Phillips) Shannon
Died
at about age 29
in Fort Sinquefield, Mississippi Territory
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jul 2014
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1784 in Beaverdam Creek, Wilkes County, Georgia. She was the daughter of Nathan Smith and Sarah Foster.
Sarah passed away 1 Sep, 1813 during the battle of Fort Sinquefield. She was scalped by Creek Indians during their attack on Ft. Sinquefield. [1]
She was married first to a Boswell or Buswell and had several children with him. Those children became orphans when she was killed and her second husband, Charles Phillips Jr. raised them, as well as Sarah's and his, after her death. Her father, Nathan mentions her being deceased and her husband, Charles Jr. in his will written in 1814. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Halbert, H. S. and Ball, T. H. The Creek War of 1813 and 1814 Attack on Fort Sinquefield. Detailed account of the murder of Sarah Phillips, wife of Charles Phillips, Jr. http://www.humanitiesweb.org/spa/slc/ID/1056/o/blank
- ↑ Probate:
"Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
Wills; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Wilkes County); Probate Place: Wilkes, Georgia
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #340387 (accessed 24 June 2023)
Nathan Smith probate on 17 Apr 1818 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA.
- Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 Wilkes, Will books, 1791-1819
- Will of Nathan Smith. Wilkes Co., GA, WB 1818-1819, pp. 81-84, written 20 Apr 1814, codicil written 27 Apr 1816, proved 1 Jul 1816. Digital image at Ancestry.com.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Jonathan Neill
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test, haplogroup T2b, FTDNA kit #943936
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~1.56%
Anne Phillips :
23andMe, GEDmatch M384722 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A399983 [compare], Ancestry member akphillips
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~1.56%
Virginia (Butter) Fields :
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~1.56%
Joe Fears :
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~1.56%
Raymond Anderson :
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~1.56%
Clint Coursey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T941556 [compare], FTDNA kit #134950
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Whitney Erskine :
23andMe, GEDmatch BJ5220675 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch BJ5220675 [compare]
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~0.78%
Edna (Stockman) Prouty :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A257419 [compare], Ancestry member Enchantedwikiroom
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A257419 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A257419 [compare]
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~0.78%
Dace Dorough :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Liz Beard :
AncestryDNA
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1830 GA Oglethorpe, Capt Wrights Dist: Mark Phillips age 60-70, wife (Sarah) age 60-70;
1840 GA Oglethorpe, Dist 236: Sarah Phillips age 80-90, male (son?) age 50-60; next to Richard Phillips age 40-50, son age 0-5, son age 5-10, wife age 30-40, 2 daus age 0-5