Sarah McBrayer

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah McBrayer was born on 2 September 1809, in South Carolina, United States, her father, David McBrayer, was 37 and her mother, Mary Young, was 30. She married Allen Avery on 4 September 1827, in Blount, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, United States in 1880. She died on 1 January 1890, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hunter Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Faunsdale, Marengo, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Allen Avery
1805–1859
Sarah McBrayer
1809–1890
Marriage: 4 September 1827
Luvena Adaline Avery
1828–1859
Redonia Adalaide Avery
1831–1834
Francis Marion Avery
1834–1854
Josephine Camp Avery
1836–1858
Rufus Terrel Avery
1838–1860
Lucetta Effie Avery
1841–
Nancy Uterspey Winston Avery
1843–1863
Adonirum Judson Avery
1845–1865
Anna Hazeltine Avery
1847–1902

Sources (12)

  • Sarah Avery, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sallie Mcbrayer, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Sarah McBrayer Avery, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Alabama Becomes a State

Alabama became the twenty-second state admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819.

1822 · Slave Rebellion

"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of McBriar, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bráthair ‘son of the brother (i.e. the monk or friar)’.

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

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