Sarah (Abbott) Meyers (abt. 1733 - abt. 1796)

Ancestors

Wife of Christopher Meyers — married 16 Mar 1765 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 28 Nov 1796 at about age 63 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Abbott Name Study.

Sarah was a Friend (Quaker)

Sarah married "away from Friends". Several individuals with the surname MEYER(S) later applied for membership of the Society of Friends, and are believed to be her children.

Research Notes

Family tree chart held by Gina MEYERS, and prepared c.1985 by Pam EVANS based on research in Irish Quaker records, identifies Sarah as d/o John ABBOTT and his second wife, Mary PHILLIPS. This is consistent with the note in the Quaker Family Lists which notes that Sarah, the daughter of John and Mary, married out from Friends.

Sources

• Ireland Society of Friends (Quaker) Births, Cork MM Family lists 1671-1872, Archive reference MM VIII M1, viewed 29 Dec 2019 at FindMyPast. “John Abbott took to Wife Margrett Harrisson in Cork 11 mo 17 [day] 1718. Margaret his Wife died 12 [mo] 10 [day] 1728. Thomas Abbott their son born north suburbs Cork 10 mo 1 [day] 1719. William their son born north suburbs Cork 10 mo 3 [day] 1721 - Wm Abbott the son of John Abbott & Margret his Wife dyed 11 mo 2 [day] 1721. Elizabeth 1st born 5 [mo] 8 [day] 1723 - Elizabeth their daughter dyed 10 mo 11 [day] 1724. Elizabeth 2 born 3 [mo] 21 [day] 1725 - Married out from Friends. John Abbott took to his 2[nd] Wife Mary Phillips (from Charleville) at a Meet in Corke by whom he had issue born in Corke as follows. Sarah (married out from Friends) / Mary / John (married a Comer to Meetings by a Priest and had 3 Children by her, two of whom being deceased were buried in the graveyard, she dyeing, he married one not of our Society) / Hannah (Married to Robert Stafford See folio 84) / William (Married Mary Stafford See folio 93). John Abbott Senr died 11 [mo] 19 [day] 1759. Mary his 2nd wife died 2 [mo] 22 [day] 1760.” https://search.findmypast.com.au/record?id=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FMMV111M-1%2F0040&parentid=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FBIRTH%2F11078
• Irish Parish Register Marriages, Ffolliott Collection, per FMP : Christopher MEYER m. Sarah ABBOTT 16 Mar 1765, Cork
• Platt, Lyman. Irish Records Extraction Database [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999 : Christopher MEYER m. Sarah ABBOTT 1765
• Ireland Society Of Friends (Quaker) Congregational Records, Cork MM Women’s Minutes and Accounts 1763-1784, Cork Meeting 4 May 1765 (Archive reference MM VIII B1) : "Jenepher Barwick and Martha Hutchinson were Desired to go to Sarah Abbott and know if the Report of her being Marr[i]ed was true. She Confesed [sic] it was and that She was Marr[i]ed by a Pri[e]st Near a year ago and very Leatly by a Clergy Man of the Church of England. She hopes friends will forgive her." (Viewed 28 Dec 2019 at FindMyPast)
• Ireland Society Of Friends (Quaker) Congregational Records, Testimonies of disunity and epistles 1745-1857, Cork Meeting 1765 (Archive reference MM VIII F2) : "Whereas Sarah Abbott, whose Education was amongst us the People called Quakers, hath contrary to the known Rules of our Society Married a Man of another Persuasion by a Priest. Wherefore We hereby Testify against her and declare our Disunion with her, until she comes to a Sense of her Transgression and Manifest the Same by agreeable Faith, which that she may is our Sincere Desire. Given forth by order of our Men's Meeting of Cork held the 3rd [day] 6 [mo] 1765." (Viewed at FindMyPast 28 Dec 2019)
• Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Congregational Records, Cork MM Women’s Minutes and Accounts 1763-1784 : Cork 3/2/1784 (Archive reference MM VIII B1). Original image viewed at FindMyPast 7 Mar 2021. “… a Minute made at and directed to be handed to us by last Men’s Meeting concerning Mary and Sarah Meyer daughters of Sarah Meyer Widow, who tho not born in unity yet have diligently attended our meetings and conducted themselves soberly and orderly hath lately upon being visited by the overseer expressed a desire to be admitted into Membership with friends and on consideration of their request friends have come to a conclusion to admit them into Membership which this Meeting accepts … “
• Possible death recorded at Irish Newspaper Transcript Archive, Ffolliott Collection 1756-1850, Hibernian Chronicle 28 Nov 1796 : "On Saturday morning on Hammond's Marsh, Mrs Sarah Meyers one of the people called Quakers" (Viewed 28 Dec 2019 at FindMyPast)