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- Sarah was born on February 6, 1806, probably in Anderson County,
Tennessee. She was known as Sally. Her father died when she was five
years old. On April 6, 1825 she married George Washington Rutledge
(son of General George Rutledge and Annis Armstrong, who was born on
January 25, 1798). They lived in Sullivan County, Tennessee on part of
his fathers 600 or 700 acre estate. Their children were: William
Billy George (born March 1826); Richard Caswell; and Annis Penelope.
George died December 15, 1840 in Sullivan County. In 1842 Sally
married John Crockett Rutledge, (born September 22, 1806 (or 1800),
son of Robert Rutledge and Catherine Crockett. He was first cousin of
Sallys first husband, George. Their children were Catherine Rebecca
(born 1843), Sarah Buckingham (born 1844) and Barsheba Ellen (born
1846). As a child John was cripple by a disease called the white
swelling, and walked with a cane the rest of his life. He served as
Sullivan County Court Clerk from 1836 to 1844 and from 1852 to 1865.
John and Sally bought a home on Main Street in Blountville on July 4,
1863. John died November 25, 1868, and is buried in the Blountville
Cemetery. Sally died February 25, 1875.
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