Sarah E. Truitt ¹⁶⁹⁵

  Research Notes:

From: The papers of the late Leslie P. Dryden housed at the Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture
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From: Susan Marcucci Jan 2002

My g-g-g-grandmother was Sarah "Sallie" E. Truitt, of Worcester Co. She was born 12 Sep 1833 and died 22 Jan1914. She married Thomas P. Jones on14 Feb 1854.
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From: David H. Jones of Fairfax Station, VA Nov 2002

2 Jan 1827 - Sarah's parents, "George Truitt & Viny Holloway" received marriage license. From Worcester County Marriage Licenses 1795-1865.

12 Sep 1833 - Sarah E. Truitt born to George and Levisa. She will marry Thomas Jones in 1854. Date from her gravemarker in Jones Family Cemetery, Whiton, Worcester Co., Md. Her last name from the 1937 death certificate of son, Isaac Jones.

1840 - The 1840 census records for Worcester Co., Western District, Page 311, Line 14, is for "George Trewitt of Geo.; Males 10 under 15, 1; Males 30 under 40, 1; Females under 5, 2; Females 5 under 10, 1; Females 10 under 15, 1; Females 30 under 40, 1; Total 7; Employed in Agriculture, 1."

1840s - Sarah's mother, Levisa Holloway (RootsWeb.com), apparently died sometime between 1840 and 1850 censuses.

26 Aug 1850 - The 1850 census records for Worcester Co., District 6, Line 29, HH51, list the household of "George Truitt (of G.), 48, Farmer; Elijah J., 21, Labourer; Mary J., 18; Sarah E., 16; Priscilla A., 13; Henrietta E., 11; Elisha S., 8; Joshua J. Holloway, 18, Labourer; William Dorman, 30, Labourer; Elizabeth Tilghman, 75."

14 Feb 1854 - Sarah E. Truitt, 20, married Thomas Jones. From Worcester Co., Md. Marriage Records (1795-1865) by Jody Powell. The 1937 death certificate of their son, Isaac Jones, gives her name as "Sallie Truitt."

20 Jun 1860 - The 1860 census records for Worcester Co., Coulbourn's District, Page 70, HH489, lists the household of "Thomas Jones, 31, farmer; Sally, 28, cannot read or write; Mary E., 5; Isaac, 4; Lisa A., 2; infant, 1/12; Rosana, 2."

1869 - The Mt. Zion One Room School was built adjacent to the Mt. Zion M. E. Church. See Sarah's children "at school" in 1870 census below.

17 Aug 1870 - The 1870 census records for Worcester Co., Election District 6, Page 11, line 27, HH79, list the household of "Thomas Jones, 41, farmer, cannot read or write; Sallie, 35, keeping house; Mary, 15; Isaac, 14, works on farm; Vice, 13, at school; Lizzie, 11, at school; George, 9, at school; Elijah, 5, at school; Lee, 1, female; Vice, 45, female."

4 Mar 1871 - Thomas Jones, 41, died. He is buried in the Jones Family Cemetery near Whiton, Md. in Worcester Co. His gravestone is engraved "THOMAS P. JONES; 6/29/1829 - 3/4/1871."

12 Jun 1880 - The 1880 census records for Worcester Co., District 6 - Coulbourns, Page 14B, HH105, lists the household of "Sallie E. Jones, 48, widow, keeps house, cannot read or write; Luvica A., 22, at home, cannot read or write; George W., 17, farm laborer; Elisha T., 13, works on farm; Alice L., 11, at school; Sarah A. T., 9."

1900 - Sarah Truitt not located in 1900 census.

22 Jan 1914 - Sallie Jones, 71, died. She is buried in the Jones Family Cemetery near Whiton, Worcester Co., Md. Her gravestone is engraved "SALLIE E.; wife of Thomas P. Jones; 9/12/1833 - 1/22/1914." Next to her are graves for husband Thomas and "LITTLE MARTHA; Daughter of Thomas P. and Sallie E. Jones; Age 2 years."

Where did Sarah die? (See below)

Jan, 2002 - "I am a volunteer at Worcester Co. Library and have been attempting to find an obituary for your Sarah (Sallie) E. Jones but have been unable to do so. I also checked cemetery records for Worcester and Somerset Cos. There are several Sarah's and Sallie's but the dates do not match."
Faye Smith

Jan, 2002 - Md. State Archives responded to request for death certificate for Sarah E. Truitt, died Jan. 22, 1914. "We are unable to provide a copy or record extract of the record you requested. We have checked the death record indexes for Maryland?s 23 counties from 1914-1923 but found no references."
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It is virtually certain that all of Sarah's children were born in Worcester County. I have a 1795 map of the area showing where the various Jones familes lived and they are all on the Worcester side of the county boundary as is the Jones Family Cemetery containing Sarah?s grave. The nearby village of Whiton is bisected by the Wicomico/Worcester county line so people born in Whiton could be from either county.
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From: Nanette Davis, Grimesland, NC Feb 2003
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From: Jim Crouch Dec 2003

I saw this TRUITT info from a cemetery on Message Board Post: I posted a partial transcription of Mount Zion Church Cemetery to Wicomico County Gen Web. I am a descendant of Hetty Coulbourne Jones Tilghman. There is also another cemetery behind Mount Zion a few miles down with just the graves of her husband, herself, and her children which I want to transcribe but haven't found yet. Susan Whittington originally posted these cemeteries and I have saved her email. Her father also tried to transcribe the cemetery this summer for Hettie but th... ?

Recently while on a hunting trip, my husband came across the same cemetery. In addition to the ones already posted yesterday. These were across the swamp from the others: - Henry Jones, May 4, 1804 - June 4, 1849 - Daniel H. Jones, December 23, 1843 - July 13, 1849 - Jame P.T. Jones, May 30, 1847 - September 17, 1852 (Son of Henry & Hettie Jones) - Hetty L. S. Tilghman, May 6, 1821 - October 20, 1855 (Wife of Samuel T.H. Tilghman) A while back a relative took me to a small Jones family cemetery in the Whiton (Worcester County) area. It is in an undeveloped area where the family home once stood and the stones are still in good shape. I don't know who the current property owners are. Persons buried there are: - Benjamin R. Jones 12/21/1843 - 11/19/1897 - Sarah G. (wife of Benj. R. Jones) 8/1/1851 - 7/10/1915 - Samuel G. Jones (son of Benj and Sarah) 5/17/1885 - 11/22/1912 - Elizabeth, wife of William Jones 4/7/1830 - 4/9/1896 - Alice Lee Jones, wife of Purnell Ruark 2/17/1869 - 5/18/1896 - Thomas P. Jones 6/29/1829 - 3/4/1871 - Sallie E. [Truitt], wife of Thomas P. Jones 9/12/1833 - 1/22/1914 - Little Martha, daughter of Thomas P. and Sallie E. Jones, age 2 years ¹⁶⁹⁵

Sarah married Thomas P. Jones on 14 Feb 1854 in Worcester County, Maryland, USA.¹⁶⁹⁵ (Thomas P. Jones was born on 29 Jun 1829 in Maryland, USA ¹⁶⁹⁵ and died on 4 Mar 1871 in Worcester County, Maryland, USA ¹⁶⁹⁵.)