Sarah Ann Grayson

Brief Life History of Sarah Ann

When Sarah Ann Grayson was born on 25 August 1811, in Big Cove, Madison, Alabama, United States, her father, John Clan Grayson, was 41 and her mother, Sarah Carter, was 35. She married George Washington Sartain on 18 October 1830, in Madison, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Eastern Division, Walker, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Franklin, Tennessee, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Sartain
1805–1865
Sarah Ann Grayson
1811–
Marriage: 18 October 1830
James W. Sartain
1834–
Naomi J. Sartain
1838–
Fatima Irene Sartain
1836–
Minerva Sartain
1838–
Sally Ann Sartain
1841–
Thomas J. Sartain
1844–
Hopkins Sartain
1846–

Sources (7)

  • Sallie Sartin, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sara Grayson, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Sarah Sartin, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1840

Historical Boundaries 1840: Madison, Alabama, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (northern): variant of Graveson, ‘son of the steward, farm bailiff, or village headman’. From the North Midlands through Yorkshire to the north-west, the source is Middle English grayve, grayve, greve, a borrowing of Old Norse greifi ‘earl, count’ (see Grave ). In Durham and Northumberland the source is Middle English greve, from Old (Northumbrian) English grǣfa with the same meaning (see Grieve ).

English: possibly a habitational name from Greysouthen (Cumbria), recorded as Graysone in 1505.

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

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John (Clan) Grayson's Slaves Listed

His slaves were listed in 1826 will, family petitioned for distribution in 1836 Man Peter $500, was one of two Negro men to be sold at auction 15 Dec 1826 apparently this did not happen 1836 went t …

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