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Sarah Charles (Moss)

Also Known As: "widow Geer"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Death: December 21, 1677 (69)
Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Unknown
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Rev. William John Moss and Elizabeth Browning Moss
Wife of John Geer and John Charles, of Charlestown & Branford
Mother of Sarah Backus; John Charles; Ann Peet; Deliverance Rose; Mary Tichenor and 2 others
Sister of Ralph Moss and Capt. John Moss

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About Sarah Charles

Sarah Moss Charles

  • BIRTH 8 Nov 1608 City of London, Greater London, England
  • DEATH 21 Dec 1677 (aged 69) Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
  • MEMORIAL ID 208426669

Biography

Sarah Moss Charles 1st married John Geer and they, with John Charles and his sisters, all set sail for the New World on the same ship, the Winterhee. The Winterhee was wrecked and the survivors ended up in Barbados, later they continued they journey. John Geer was lost at sea during or before this event.[3] Window Sarah Moss shortly after arriving in New England entered her 2nd marriage with Rev. John Charles who was born 13 April 1608 - Sandford , Devon, England and died 15 September 1673 - Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, The had at lease 8 known children together. After John Chales passing, Sarah 3rd married Martin Tichenor.

The wife of John Charles was probably a sister of John Moss, since he was called brother by John Moss when acting as his attorney. (New Haven Colony records, 1646, p. 298.) A Sarah Charles, perhaps wife of John Charles, united with the church at New Haven, Connecticut, in 1647.[14] John Charles was proprietor of Charlestown, Mass., 1636. Signed Fundamental Agreement 1639. Early settler, founder and patentee of New Haven, Conn.

Parents
William Moss 1571–1620

Spouses
John Geer
Rev John Charles 1608–1673 (m. 1636)
Martin Tichenor

Children 8x (four other sons, names unknown)
Sarah Charles Backus Oct.1637–1663 m. William Backus.
John Charles 1641–1690 baptized at New Haven, May 20, 1649 m. Abigail .....
Deliverance Charles Rose 1647–1709 m. Jonathan Rose
Daughter Charles m. John Peats

References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208426669/sarah_charles

2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:John_Charles_%281608-1673%29_Bi...

3. Charles Family History, Nancy Wach

4. Pope's Pioneers of Mass.

5. Atwater Hist. New Haven Colony, p. 110.

6. Col. Dau. of the 17th Cent. (1932), p. 265.

7. Caulkin's Hist. Norwich, Conn. (1866), pp. 132-143-157.

8. Crane's Geneal., Vol. 2, p. 11.

9. *D. A. C.--John Woodward, Robert Abell, William Backus and John Crane.

10. Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Torry,Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.

11.Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting. (Birth date of 1608, death of 1673)

13. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NPHF-4XR : accessed 05 Nov 2014),Sara Mosse, 15 Sep 1602; citing SAINT DUNSTAN,STEPNEY,LONDON,ENGLAND,reference ; FHL microfilm 595417.

14. Savage Genealogical Dictionary, Vol. I, p. 364.

GEDCOM Note

DateGuess|Birth and Death

Additional Data

Rev. [??] John Charles of England, Charleston, Mass., New Haven and Branford, Conn., b. Eng., d. Branford, Conn., m. Sarah Geare (widow of John Geare).

Disputed Information

There are numerous records that have her born in New Haven Connecticut, as New Haven Connecticut did not exist until after 1635, she could not have been born there. Also, numerous records exist for Sarah Mossborn in England. Knowing which of these records belongs to this woman is difficult.

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Sarah Charles's Timeline

1608
November 8, 1608
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1637
October 10, 1637
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
1641
May 20, 1641
New Haven, New Haven Colony
1644
1644
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
1647
1647
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1677
December 21, 1677
Age 69
Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
1949
April 15, 1949
Age 69
1950
January 31, 1950
Age 69