Sarah Perisho

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Perisho was born on 5 January 1731, in Perquimans, North Carolina, United States, her father, James Perisho III, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Jean Trumbull, was 31. She married Colson in 1751, in North Carolina, United States. She died on 19 August 1818, in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

Edmund Maudlin
1735–1806
Sarah Perisho
1731–1818
Marriage: 1760
Thomas Maudlin
1763–1823
Mark Maudlin
1763–1849
Nathan Maudlin
1765–
Rachel Maudlin
1767–1850
Benjamin Maudlin
1771–1847

Sources (5)

  • eastcarolinaroots.com/births-marriages-and-deathes in Berkley [later Perquimans Precinct
  • North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89C6-R9GQ?cc=1911121&wc=Q64M-7YG%3A183422901%2C183375701%2C1066645237
  • Old Albermarle County North Carolina Perquimans Precinct-birth, marriage, death and flesh marks 1659-1820 - Perisho

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

North Carolina is the 12th state.

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Breton (Finistère) and French Périchou (via the intermediate form Perishoe) or perhaps of Breton (Morbihan) Périchot: from a French-influenced pet form of the Breton personal name Péric, itself a pet form of Per, an equivalent of Peter ; or from a French double diminutive of the cognate French name Pierre . The surnames Périchou and Périchot are rare in France. Compare Parisher and Parisho .

History: Bearers of the surname Perisho trace their origin to Joshua Perisho from Brittany, who by c. 1638 lived in Pasquotank County, NC, where he married an Elizabeth Griffin. His Americanized surname is also recorded as Perishoe, Perishaw, and Perishew.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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