I believe Sarah’s husband was probably named, WILLIAM. My conclusion is based on the usage of the name, William, in this Burkett family.
Generation No. 1
1. Mr. Burkett married Sarah. She was born Abt. 1790.
Children of Mr. Burkett and Sarah are:
2 i. Unknown Female Burkett, born Bet. 1804 – 1810.
+ 3 ii. Daniel Burkett, born Abt. [...]
The following information was researched, compiled and written by Connie Chumley Stringer: Copyright 2009
It appears David O’Sheal (b. 1690) married into the Conner family of Ireland who settled in the Colony of Virginia.
My conclusion is based on several factors:
(1) Lewis Conner, Sr. (d. 1698),was a wealthy ship builder and merchant who was responsible for the [...]
On the 1830 Spartanburg Co, SC Census:
Pg 242:
JOHN Osheals, “Jr” (Son of John O’Sheal, grandson of Daniel O’Sheal)
1 male 0-5 (b:1825-1830)= JOHN A. O’SHEALS b:1829
1 male 20-30 (b:1800-1810)= JOHN O’SHEALS, Jr.- b:bet 1803-1808
1 Female 15-20 (b:1810-1815) = CHARLOTTE (nee Harrison) O’SHEALS b:1812
(Neighbors were: Enoch H. Smith, John J. Jenkins, MEADOWS OSHEALS, [...]
1850 Census, Cass County, Georgia
John A. O’Shields b. SC, abt. 1829; wife, Frances Ophelia, b. GA, abt. 1827 (John A. O’Shields married Frances Ophelia Gaines, 16 May 1850, in Cass County, Georgia.)
Silas O’Shields, b. SC, abt. 1832, (living in home of Alfred C. Day
1860 Census, Cass County, Georgia
Silas O’Shields, b. SC, abt. 1832; wife, M. [...]
Theresa O’Sheal, b. sometime between 1756-1775, had a daughter, Elizabeth. This Elizabeth, b. bet. 1790-1793, married James Hewitt in Spartanburg or Union Counties, South Carolina. James Hewitt and Elizabeth O’Sheal moved to Gordon County, Georgia, and lived near Ranger, Georgia. They had a daughter, Sharlotte Letitia (Lettie) Hewitt, who married William Cowan. William was born [...]
Myth # 1: David O’Sheal did NOT marry Elizabeth Maria Pugh. No documentation has surfaced proving the identity of David O’Sheal’s wife. (David O’Sheal, b. 1690)
Myth # 2: Jethro O’Sheals’ wife was NOT Sarah. No documentation has surfaced proving this claim.
Myth # 3: James Hewitt did NOT marry the daughter of Jethro O’Sheal. No documentation [...]
Among the Revolutionary War Pension papers for Jethro O’Sheal is a letter that was written 12 October 1855 by John A. O’Sheal, who was one of the HEIRS of Jethro O’Sheal. John was living in Cass County, Georgia, near his wife’s parents, Henry and Anna Gaines in Adairsville, Georgia, and approximately ten miles from Calhoun, [...]
I have written several rebuttals to the preposterous claim Sarah O’Shields was the wife of Jethro O’Shields. These rebuttals can be found on rootsweb and genforum.
I wish now to add one more reason Sarah O’Shields named in the Minutes of Friendship Baptist was NOTt the wife of Jethro O’Shields, who was born between 1761-1762. In [...]
9 February 1811
Ephraim Story sold to Benjamin WOOTON land on Dutchmen’s Creek, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Ephraim Story sold “40 acres, more or less” to Benjamin WOOTON for $30.00. This land was “originaly granted to Dudly WOOTON.” Other names mentioned in this deed were William Prewett, Samuel Prewett, and Nathaniel WOOTON.
Witnesses: Osburn West and James HEWETT
26 January [...]
It has been determined through DNA testing that Wiley O’Shields descends from a male WOOTEN.
Some individuals have said Wiley O’Shields and Elizabeth O’Shields Harrison shared the same mother and the same father. This is questionable and preposterous because O’Sheal/O’Shields researchers are now asked to believe: (1) Elizabeth O’Shields Harrison was the d/o Teresa O’Shields and [...]