Sarah "Sallie" James

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Sarah "Sallie" James (Newton)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cheraw District, Darlington County, South Carolina
Death: June 06, 1822 (81-82)
Jefferson County, Georgia, United States
Place of Burial: James Family Cemetery Jefferson County, Georgia, USA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Abraham Newton, II and Sarah Newton
Wife of Aaron Benjamin James
Mother of Hon. Benjamin Ditcher James, Jr.; Sarah Ann Garrard DuBose; Enoch James; Alice James; Joseph James and 10 others
Sister of Rev Isaac Newton; Rev John Newton; Rev. Samuel Newton; Rev Jacob Patrick Newton and George Newton

Managed by: Erin Ishimoticha
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About Sarah "Sallie" James

Not the same as Choctaw wife of Benjamin James


Sarah “Sallie” Newton was the daughter of Abraham Newton, II and Sarah (Graves) Newton & wife of Benjamin James (NOT the Indian agent)

A Patriot of the American Revolution for SOUTH CAROLINA with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor #: A061457 link shows wife as Sarah X

NOT CHILD OF Thomas Newton/Amy Hutchings as parents due to the following - waiting for disconnect (done 6 Nov 2021)

7048. 1. Thomas, b. March 14, 1713; d. Sept. 15, 1794; m. Amy Hutchins, dau. of Col. John Hutchins (whose name also appears on the Norfolk Charter). They had five children, all of whom d. in infancy except the son,

7049. 1. Thomas, b. March 15, 1742; member of Virginia Convention of 1776 and of the committee of safety; member of Congress, etc. He m. Martha Tucker, dau. of Col. Robert Tucker (a Norfolk charter man). They had several daughters, two of whom were living in 1853, "estimable ladies who married into highly respectable families," and at least two sons, namely:

7050. 1. Thomas, b. about 1768; d. Aug. 15, 1847, aged 79; lawyer; member of Congress, 1801, and for thirty years; "a Southern gentleman of the old school. No man was better known in Norfolk and the District." He and his brother are spoken of as "the late respectable and intelligent citizens." He m. Margaret Jordan.

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/113733098/person/1...

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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Name: Sarah Sallie Newton
Gender: Female
Birth Place: SC
Spouse Name: Benjamin James
Spouse Birth Place: SC
Spouse Birth Year: 1740
Marriage Year: 1761
Marriage State: SC
Number Pages: 1

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/890876:7836

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Source of marriage is In "The Norfolk Herald" (Norfolk, Va.), Thursday, June 12, 1800, page 5, column 4.



https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176806930/sarah-sallie-james

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Source of marriage is In "The Norfolk Herald" (Norfolk, Va.), Thursday, June 12, 1800, page 5, column 4.


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Sarah "Sallie" James's Timeline

1740
1740
Cheraw District, Darlington County, South Carolina
1762
1762
Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, United States
1764
1764
1765
1765
Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina
1766
1766
King George, Virginia, British Colonial America
1768
January 8, 1768
Cheraws District, South Carolina, United States
1770
February 1, 1770
Newbern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
1771
1771
Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States
1774
1774
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States