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Agnes Sherrill (White)

Also Known As: "Sarah"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Augusta County, Virginia
Death: November 29, 1795 (69)
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Place of Burial: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Moses White, Sr., of Lancaster County and Mary White
Wife of Captain William B Sherrill and William Sherrill
Mother of William J Sherrill; Luther Sherrill; Mary Ann Perkins; Sarah L. Simpson; Jacob Sherrill and 8 others
Sister of Mary Winslow; William White; John White; Robert White, Jr.; Hugh White and 7 others
Half sister of Isabella Rodgers / Rogers; James White; Jane White and Sarah White

Occupation: house wife
DAR: Ancestor #: A103445. (Wife of Patriot)
Managed by: Brett Alexander Landis
Last Updated:

About Agnes Sherrill

Biography

Agnes White was born February 26, 1726 in Augusta County, Virginia. She is believed to be the daughter of Moses White. Some sources claim that Mary Campbell was her mother, others say it was Elizabeth or Isabella Cochran. Neither has been proven.

She married William Sherrill April 12, 1743 in Augusta County, Virginia. They had 10 children.

Sarah Agnes (White) Sherrill died November 12, 1795 in Lincoln County, North Carolina and was buried at the Sherrill Family Cemetery in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina.

Notes: Per Rev Partee Bolick, 'He had married Sarah White during their sojurn in Virginia.'

Children of WILLIAM SHERRILL and AGNES WHITE are:

i. MARY ANN SHERRILL, b. March 25, 1744, Augusta County, Virginia; d. 1803, Rutherford County, Tennessee.

ii. SARAH SHERILL, b. October 24, 1746, Augusta County, Virginia; d. July 11, 1826, Wayne County, Kentucky.

iii. JACOB SHERRILL, b. March 14, 1747/48, Anson County, North Carolina; d. March 08, 1831.

iv. WILLIAM J. SHERRILL, b. September 25, 1750, Anson County, North Carolina; d. May 19, 1829, Lincoln County, North Carolina.

v. JOSHUA WHITE SHERRILL, b. June 04, 1752, Anson County, North Carolina; d. August 27, 1817, North Carolina.

vi. AGNES SHERRILL, b. December 10, 1754, Rowan County, North Carolina; m. DAVID LOWRENCE, January 16, 1768. (our line)

vii. ELISHA SHERRILL, b. February 28, 1758, Rowan County, North Carolina.

viii. MOSES SHERRILL, b. October 15, 1759, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. March 01, 1829, Catawba County, North Carolina.

ix. ELIZABETH SHERRILL, b. April 15, 1763, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. April 15, 1863.

x. RUTH SHERRILL, b. January 09, 1765, Rowan County, North Carolina; m. JAMES HOLSCLAW.

Her husband’s will is dated dated 5 March 1772, published 4 May 1774, Source--Rowan County North Carolina Wills Book A, pg 167 GSf 019733 mentions sons Adam, Quillar and William, but not his wife.

General sources: "Annals of Lincoln County" "Carolina Cradle", North Carolina Colonial Records, Vol. 9, pg 257; Vol 22.


A S D 11-29-1795 D(ied) beside her husband William Sherrill Family Cemetery

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References

  1. North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZZK-ZY6Z : 12 August 2019), Agnes White in entry for Moses or Mode Sherrill, 1759.
  2. North Carolina, Church Records, 1700-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZZ6-WL6Z : 12 August 2019), Agnes White in entry for William Sherrill, 1786.
  3. Title: Beller Tree Author: Deanne Beller
  4. Captain William Sherrill Family Information, Submitted by MichaelPennell, April 9, 2004. Information received from Absalom Pennington FreeFamily Organization, Helen Free VanderBeek, Gen, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Jun13, 1981. Abbrev: My ancestors and their descendants Author: Dwayne Gabriel Page: l6411 14 OCT 2001
  5. Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via son William Sherrill by SmartCopy: Dec 3 2014, 22:24:06 UTC
  6. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 30 January 2021), memorial page for Agnes White Sherrill (26 Feb 1726–29 Nov 1795), FindAGrave|16238028 citing Sherrill Family Cemetery, Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Josh Myers (contributor 46840089) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16238028
  7. -Anderson, Gloria. James A. Tillman: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&amp;db=l
  8. Peyton, Nancy. Bess and Related Families: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&amp;db=n
  9. Leavell, Jane A. Descendants of Adam Sherwell/Sherrill, 2005. Note: http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Genealogy/Sherrill.html --Data posted online copied 2006 into R.B. Nichol automated data files. Author drew heavily on excellent research of Wanda Clark and others.
  10. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-11581
  11. https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=ful...
  12. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21B-FJNP : 21 July 2021), William Sherrell in entry for David Lourance and Agnes Sherrell, 16 Jan 1760; citing Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
  13. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21B-FJNP : 21 July 2021), William Sherrell in entry for David Lourance and Agnes Sherrell, 16 Jan 1760; citing Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
  14. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sherrill-266
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Agnes Sherrill's Timeline

1726
February 26, 1726
Augusta County, Virginia
1743
1743
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1744
March 25, 1744
Augusta County, Virginia, United States
1746
October 24, 1746
Augusta County, Province of Virginia
1748
March 20, 1748
Anson County, Province of North Carolina, Colonial America
1750
September 25, 1750
Anson County, Province of North Carolina
September 25, 1750
Anson, North Carolina, United States
1752
June 4, 1752
Anson County, North Carolina