Sarah (Cooper) Divett (1677 - 1720)

Born 17 May 1677 in Cripplegate, London, England

Wife of Thomas Divett — married 13 Aug 1696 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Died 31 Mar 1720 at age 42 in Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England

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Sarah (Cooper) Divett was born in the City of London, England.

Biography

Sarah was born on 16 May 1677 in the Cripplegate Ward of the old City of London, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Cooper, a leather seller, and his wife Margery Smith, a widow (maiden name unknown).

Sarah married Thomas Divett, also a leather seller, on 13 August 1696 in the Quaker Meeting House at Peel's Court, John Street, Westminster. Thomas lived in Clerkenwell. The number of children the couple had is not known but included Thomas Divett born in Clerkenwell in 1704.

Sarah passed away on 31 March 1720 in the Parish of St James in Clerkenwell. Her cause of death was stated to be 'lunacy' by the Quakers at the Peel Court Meeting. Thomas lived for another 13 years after Sarah's death.

Sources

• Birth: "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837"
  The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 498
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 7097 #538536 (accessed 2 April 2023)
  Name: Sarah Cooper; Event Type: Birth; Birth Date: 17 May 1677; Birth Place: Cripplegate London, England; Gender: Female; Father: Thomas Cooper; Mother: Margery; Meeting: Quarterly Meeting of London and Middlesex; Piece Description: Piece 0498: Quarterly Meeting of London and Middlesex: Births (1646-1708).

• Marriage: "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837"
  The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 1099
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 7097 #6154559 (accessed 2 April 2023)
  Sarah Devett marriage to Thomas Devett on 13 Aug 1696 in Westminster, England.

• Burial: "England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837"
  The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Society of Friends' Registers, Notes and Certificates of Births, Marriages and Burials; Class: RG 6; Piece: 331
  Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry uk Record 7097 #464299 (accessed 2 April 2023)
  Sarah Divet burial (died on 31 Mar 1720) in 1720 in Peet, England.