Sara Ann Puckett

Brief Life History of Sara Ann

When Sara Ann Puckett was born on 24 December 1824, in Surry, Virginia, United States, her father, William Akin Puckett, was 21 and her mother, Nancy Lytle Warren, was 10. She married Isham Robinson Peebles on 9 January 1840, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States for about 30 years. She died on 13 August 1884, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Quail Ridge, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isham Robinson Peebles
1810–1881
Sara Ann Puckett
1824–1884
Marriage: 9 January 1840
Nancy Peebles
1839–1896
Daniel Peebles
1842–1861
Mary (Molly) Peebles
1844–1910
Ishum R. Peebles
1848–1872
Samuel Warmruth Peebles
1852–
Leonard Pucket Peebles
1846–1916
David Mitchell Peebles
1858–1920

Sources (9)

  • Sarah M Peebles in household of Isham R Peebles, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah A Puckett, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1959"
  • Peebles, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

Name Meaning

English (Dorset): variant of Pockett, from Middle English poket, pouket, a borrowing of Anglo-Norman French po(u)quet, Old French pochet ‘small sack, bag, or pouch’, perhaps given to a maker of such articles.

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

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