Sarah (?)1

F, b. 1685, d. 27 May 1739
     Sarah was born in 1685 in New York. Her maiden name was possibly Whitman. Sarah married David Sammis [Samwayas], son of John Sammis and Abigail Corey, before 1709 in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Sarah departed this life on Wednesday, 27 May 1739 in Huntington at age 54 years. She was buried there in the Old Burying Hill Cemetery. The inscription on her tombstone reads: Here lieth interred ye body of Sarah, ye wife of David Sammis died May ye 27th, 1739 in ye 55th year of her age.2

Children of Sarah (?) and David Sammis [Samwayas]

Citations

  1. [S119] Herbert Furman Seversmith, Colonial Families of Long Island, New York & Connecticut, notebook 6.
  2. [S953] Find a grave: Courtesy of Aislin - www.findagrave.com.