Sarah (Small) Jessop (abt. 1717 - 1757)

Born about 3 Jun 1717 in Perquimans County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas (Jessup) Jessop Jr — married 13 Dec 1736 in Perquimans county, NC

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1757 at about age 39 in New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina

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Sarah was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

Sarah Small is believed to have been born 3 Jun 1717 in Perquimans, North Carolina although no definitive birth record has been located.

She was the first wife of Thomas Jessop. While no marriage record exists it is believed they married in 1736 or 1737 based upon the birth of their first known child Joseph in November 1738.

Children^[1] Note: Hinshaw appears to indicate he gave the dates old style until Jacob who was noted "N.S." The old style dates have been converted.

Joseph b 7 Nov 1738

Mary b 5 Feb 1741

Timothy b 7 May 1742

Alice b 8 Mar 1745 (d 29 Dec 1756)

Thomas b 10 Mar 1747

Rachel b 12 Oct 1747 (d 22 Jun 1752)

Caleb b 24 Jan 1751

William b 23 Aug 1752

Jacob b 24 Feb 1754

Sarah b 8 Nov 1756

Mary Jessop passed away 6 Jan 1757 in Guilford, North Carolina^[2][3] and is believed buried in New Garden Friends Cemetery. ^[4]

Will of Father and Additional Information

Parents: (see will text below)

• Benjamin Small (1692 - 1751)
• Mary Knight Small (1690 - 1743)

Will of Benjamin Small (N.C. Wills, Volume XXIX, 1663-1789 Ye 30 of ye Eleventh mo. called January 1751, I, Benjamin Small of carteret, in the Province of North Carolina, being sick, but of perfect memory Thanks be to God and calling to mind the mortality of my Body do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. Principally and first of all I recommend my Soul to God and my body to be decently buried at the descretion of Executors hereafter named: As to my temperal and worldly estate that it has pleased God to Bless me with: My will and desire is that first of allll my just debts and funeral charges be paid. Item - I give to my loving wife Meriam Small the house of my plantation and all the improvements belonging thereunto with one hundred acres of land (& twenty) joining to the same, during her naturall life I likewise give to her all that part of my Estate that was her property before I marryed her and that given her by her Father since. I also give her two cows and calves, 1 bed and furneture, 1 tee cettle, 1 great putter dish 1 small still, 1 hand mill, 1 grate 1 brass cettle, all the earthen with the corn and meat. I give to my son Benjamin Small one bed tick that he filled himself and furniture I gave him, my desire to make up the feathers. I likewise give to my son Benjamin that plantation I bought of David Baly and is conveyed to him by a deed baring date 1751, and 1 pott and two putter dishes, to him and his heirs forever. I give to my son Jonas Small one feather boad and furneture, two cows and calves, 1 grate chest one iron pott, tow? Vews? I likewise give to my son Jonas one Hundred Acres of Land joining to my son Benjamin, to be the same more or less, convaid to him by Deed dated 1751, to him and his heirs forever. Item. I give to my son Amos Small one feather bed and furniture. 1 cow and calf, 1 ewe and lamb, and the ----. Likewise I give to my son Amos one hundred acres of land joining to Thomas Jessops land, to be laid cut by a line from apon by the side of the grate-mash, and so up to the head line of my own land, to him and his heirs forever. Item. I give to my son John Knite Small one feather bed and furneture, 2 cows and calves. I likewise give to my son John Knite my manna plantation after my afforesaid wifes decease, to him and his heirs forever. Item. I give to my Dafter Sarah Jessop one sile skin trunk, besides that I gave her at her marrage, which was one feather bed, two puter dishes and 3 plates, and since she moved to Core Sound I gave her fore cows and calves two ewes and lambs. I give the use of my water mill to my wife and fore sons, equally between them if they stay near, this place, but if they or any of them removes out to have no right in her. I give all the rest of my Estate both real and Personal not yet devided to be equally devided to my wife and fore sons, Benjamin, Jonas, Amos and John Knight Small. I further nominate, appoint and constitute my wife to be my executrix and my son Benjamin to be my executor of this my last will and testament, to see the same lawfully executed. In witness whereof I have set my hand and fixed my seal in the presence of: Henry Stanton, Patience Bull, Benjamin Small (SEAL) Clerk of Court George Read Probated March Court 1752.

Sources

1. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol I:504-555
2. ↑ Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Minutes, 1700-1900; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes
3. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991–1994.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 January 2022), memorial page for Sarah Small Jessup (3 Jun 1717–6 Jan 1757), Find A Grave: Memorial #149900436, citing New Garden Friends Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; maintained by Frank Cullison (contributor 48780637), churchyard photo.