Sarah Catherine Albright (1821 - 1902): Our Family History

1821 - 1902 (81 years)

Name	Sarah Catherine Albright
Birth	May 1821	Orange, North Carolina, United States [1, 2]
	She stated on the 1880 Federal Census that both of her parents were born in North Carolina as well.
Gender	Female
Anecdote	13 Oct 1851
	She sold the land she had inherited from her father. This was a parcel of 159 acres in Tennessee, which she had inherited along with her brothers and sisters. per Chancery Court of Records of Bedford Co., TN, compiled by Timothy R. & Helen C. Marsh.
Land	13 Oct 1851	Tennessee, United States
	159 Acres in TN
	She sold the land she had inherited from her father. This was a parcel of 159 acres in Tennessee, which she had inherited along with her brothers and sisters. Transcription from Land Deed books found in Tyler TX Library Topic: Land_Deed Transfers, TN Caption: Transfers of Sarah Catherine Albright's ancestral property Description: Transfers of Sarah Catherine Albright's ancestral property is recorded in Land Deed Genealogy of Bedford Co., TN, 1807-1852. Compiled by Helen C. Marsh & Timothy R. Marsh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Land Deed Genealogy of Bedford Co., Tennessee 1807-1852, Compiled by Helen C. Marsh & Timothy R. Marsh, Copy in the Tyler, TX Public Library, Page 447 of book: Deed Book 'TT' Page 166, 13 Oct 1851. B. S. Warren and others to J. H. M. McGrew. Deed, 159 acres. B. S. Warren and his wife Mary, George R. Moseley [should read Woosley] and wife Lucy E., Penny Ann Allbright and Sarah K. Allbright, heirs at law of Jacob Allbright, deceased, sold to J. H. M. McGrew, their undivided interest in land not assigned for dower for the widow of Jacob Allbright, deceased, of which he died seized and possessed in Bedford Co., TN, in District No. 23, on waters of Flat Creek. Reg: 14 Oct 1851. Deed Book 'TT' Page 168, 13 Oct 1851. J. H. M. McGrew to Spencer Brown. Deed. J. H. M. McGrew sold to Spencer Brown, one half of the interest this day conveyed to him by Benjamin S. Warren and his wife Mary, George B. Woosley [should read George R. Woosley] and wife Lucy E., Penny Ann Allbright and Sarah Catherine Allbright, heirs at law of Jacob Allbright, deceased. Reg: 14 Oct 1851 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- Chancery court of Records of Bedford co., Tennessee, Compiled by Timothy R. and Helen C. Marsh, Shelbyville, Tennessee, Copy found in the Tyler, TX Public Library, page 111 of the book: 1854 November Term, Page 358 - Jerome Albright and others. Petition to sell land. W. W. Gill was the purchaser from J. J. Burrow and has paid 1st payment. 1/10 part to each of the folloving: Jerome Albright, Eleanor Albright, Jacob C. Albright, Penny Ann Albright, Catharine Albright, Jane Burrow wife of Jacob C. Burrow, Nancy Warren wife of Benjamin Warren, and the share of Ransom White and wife Candace to Jerome Albright his assignee, Elizabeth Woosley wife of George N(R).Woosley one share, and Rachael C. Freeman.
Name	From 1854 [3]
	Sarah C. Sutton
Ω Census wife	1 Jun 1860	Carouse Township, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States [1]
	A.C. Sutton was living with 5 children from his first wife, his second wife Sarah, their first child, and AC's nephew Francis M, son of AC's brother John C. Witness Role: Principal: [I1455] Augustus Clayton SUTTON Witness Role: head of household: [I1455] Augustus Clayton SUTTON Witness Role: wife: [I1453] Sarah Catherine ALBRIGHT Witness Role: son: [I1511] William Neville SUTTON Witness Role: daughter: [I1459] Sarah Jane SUTTON Witness Role: daughter: [I1460] Mary Catherine SUTTON Witness Role: daughter: [I1456] Louisa Ellen SUTTON Witness Role: son: [I1470] Wilburn Jerome SUTTON Witness Role: son: [I1461] Jacob Alexander SUTTON Witness Role: Nephew: [I1463] Francis M. SUTTON
Ω Census wife	1 Jun 1880	Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States [4]
	On the census, the daughter, Sarah J, is written as being 46 years old - and her father and mother are only 59! The evidence available is that Sarah J was actually 34, much less alarming. Witness Role: Principal: [I1455] Augustus Clayton SUTTON Witness Role: head of household: [I1455] Augustus Clayton SUTTON Witness Role: wife: [I1453] Sarah Catherine ALBRIGHT Witness Role: daughter: [I1459] Sarah Jane SUTTON Witness Role: sister-in-law: [I4082] Pennie Ann ALBRIGHT
Ω Census wife	1 Jun 1900	Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States [5]
	Witness Role: Principal: [I1455] Augustus Clayton SUTTON Witness Role: head of household: [I1455] Augustus Clayton SUTTON Witness Role: wife: [I1453] Sarah Catherine ALBRIGHT Witness Role: son: [I1470] Wilburn Jerome SUTTON Witness Role: daughter-in-law: [I4116] Mary Ellen YATES Witness Role: grandson: [I4122] Jeff Davis SUTTON Witness Role: grandson: [I5888] Fernando N SUTTON Witness Role: granddaughter: [I5890] Alberta SUTTON Witness Role: grandson: [I4118] Walter Chandler SUTTON Witness Role: granddaughter: [I4120] Gussie M. SUTTON
Death	10 Sep 1902	Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States [2]
Burial	Aft 10 Sep 1902	Harmony Methodist Church and Cemetery, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
Family Search ID	KNDD-V6P
_UID	3E884CF8AB174A359F19CE774A3FB2048775
Burial	Aft 10 Sep 1902	Harmony Methodist Church and Cemetery, Nevada, Arkansas, United States [2]
	double marker with her husband, Augustus C. Sutton
	$gravestones\SUTTON Sarah C d1902$	gravestones\SUTTON Sarah C d1902
	$gravestones\SUTTON Augustus C d1902$	gravestones\SUTTON Augustus C d1902
Person ID	I1453	My Genealogy
Last Modified	30 Apr 2025

Father	Jacob Albright, Sr, b. 4 Jan 1784, Orange, North Carolina, United States d. 25 Jan 1845, Bedford, Tennessee, United States (Age 61 years)
Mother	Sarah Nease, b. 26 Nov 1786, Orange, North Carolina, United States d. 7 Dec 1852 (Age 66 years)
Family ID	F1153	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Husband Augustus Clayton Sutton, b. 21 Feb 1821, Habersham, Habersham, Georgia, United States d. 2 Oct 1902, Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States (Age 81 years)

Marriage 1 Oct 1853 Graves, Kentucky, United States [1]

Children

+	1. Jacob Alexander Sutton, b. 19 Aug 1856, Graves, Kentucky, United States d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Augustus R. Sutton, b. 26 Nov 1865, Graves, Kentucky, United States d. 26 Nov 1865, Graves, Kentucky, United States (Age 0 years)

Family ID F446 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 May 2023

Event Map

	Birth - May 1821 - Orange, North Carolina, United States
	Land - 159 Acres in TN - 13 Oct 1851 - Tennessee, United States
	Marriage - 1 Oct 1853 - Graves, Kentucky, United States
	Ω Census wife - 1 Jun 1860 - Carouse Township, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States
	Ω Census wife - 1 Jun 1880 - Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
	Ω Census wife - 1 Jun 1900 - Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
	Death - 10 Sep 1902 - Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
	Burial - Aft 10 Sep 1902 - Harmony Methodist Church and Cemetery, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
	Burial - Aft 10 Sep 1902 - Harmony Methodist Church and Cemetery, Nevada, Arkansas, United States

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Photos
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Sources

[S44] Cens1860 - AR Hempstead Carouse.
[S1217] Find a Grave: Sarah C Albright Sutton.
[S44] Cens1860 - AR Hempstead Carouse, A. C. Sutton // 998 // 998.
[S806] Cens1880 - AR Nevada Albany p17.
[S1418] FSFT - General.