Sarah Chambers (or Chalmers -- the family's spelling of the name varied) was the daughter of William & Margaret (Brock) Chambers. She married Thomas F. Marion Cape, Jr. in Habersham County on 11 Feb 1848. It was Sarah's first marriage and "Marion's" second. (His first marriage was to Sarah's cousin, Linna Chambers, who is said to have died of complications related to the birth of daughter Mary.)
Marion brought two children from his first marriage: Jane (m. William L Johnston) and Mary (m. Robert T Davidson). Sarah and Marion had two more children, also daughters: Angeline "Linnie" (m. Avery Massey) and Frances L (m. D W Loggins).
The precise date of Sarah's death is unknown, but was between the 1880 and 1900 censuses. Research by Lewis Cape with someone at the Banks County Historical Society who had interviewed a grandson of a former slave of Sarah's family, John Kimsey Cape, indicates Sarah is buried in the John Chambers Cemetery, where her husband Thomas F. Marion Cape, Jr. and many other family members are buried.
That research also revealed a story about Sarah's independence and the concept of family. Sarah inherited 9-year-old John Kimsey with other "property" in 1859 when her husband died. However, contrary to the law, Sarah taught the young boy to read and write. Also, contrary to the morays of the day, John Kimsey ate with Sarah and her children. As a young man, John Kimsey Cape married Annette Wynn. The couple moved into a house either on the Cape farm or nearby. John Kimsey, in son-like fashion, continued to look after Sarah and her interests until her death.
Marion brought two children from his first marriage: Jane (m. William L Johnston) and Mary (m. Robert T Davidson). Sarah and Marion had two more children, also daughters: Angeline "Linnie" (m. Avery Massey) and Frances L (m. D W Loggins).
The precise date of Sarah's death is unknown, but was between the 1880 and 1900 censuses. Research by Lewis Cape with someone at the Banks County Historical Society who had interviewed a grandson of a former slave of Sarah's family, John Kimsey Cape, indicates Sarah is buried in the John Chambers Cemetery, where her husband Thomas F. Marion Cape, Jr. and many other family members are buried.
That research also revealed a story about Sarah's independence and the concept of family. Sarah inherited 9-year-old John Kimsey with other "property" in 1859 when her husband died. However, contrary to the law, Sarah taught the young boy to read and write. Also, contrary to the morays of the day, John Kimsey ate with Sarah and her children. As a young man, John Kimsey Cape married Annette Wynn. The couple moved into a house either on the Cape farm or nearby. John Kimsey, in son-like fashion, continued to look after Sarah and her interests until her death.
Sarah Chambers (or Chalmers -- the family's spelling of the name varied) was the daughter of William & Margaret (Brock) Chambers. She married Thomas F. Marion Cape, Jr. in Habersham County on 11 Feb 1848. It was Sarah's first marriage and "Marion's" second. (His first marriage was to Sarah's cousin, Linna Chambers, who is said to have died of complications related to the birth of daughter Mary.)
Marion brought two children from his first marriage: Jane (m. William L Johnston) and Mary (m. Robert T Davidson). Sarah and Marion had two more children, also daughters: Angeline "Linnie" (m. Avery Massey) and Frances L (m. D W Loggins).
The precise date of Sarah's death is unknown, but was between the 1880 and 1900 censuses. Research by Lewis Cape with someone at the Banks County Historical Society who had interviewed a grandson of a former slave of Sarah's family, John Kimsey Cape, indicates Sarah is buried in the John Chambers Cemetery, where her husband Thomas F. Marion Cape, Jr. and many other family members are buried.
That research also revealed a story about Sarah's independence and the concept of family. Sarah inherited 9-year-old John Kimsey with other "property" in 1859 when her husband died. However, contrary to the law, Sarah taught the young boy to read and write. Also, contrary to the morays of the day, John Kimsey ate with Sarah and her children. As a young man, John Kimsey Cape married Annette Wynn. The couple moved into a house either on the Cape farm or nearby. John Kimsey, in son-like fashion, continued to look after Sarah and her interests until her death.
Marion brought two children from his first marriage: Jane (m. William L Johnston) and Mary (m. Robert T Davidson). Sarah and Marion had two more children, also daughters: Angeline "Linnie" (m. Avery Massey) and Frances L (m. D W Loggins).
The precise date of Sarah's death is unknown, but was between the 1880 and 1900 censuses. Research by Lewis Cape with someone at the Banks County Historical Society who had interviewed a grandson of a former slave of Sarah's family, John Kimsey Cape, indicates Sarah is buried in the John Chambers Cemetery, where her husband Thomas F. Marion Cape, Jr. and many other family members are buried.
That research also revealed a story about Sarah's independence and the concept of family. Sarah inherited 9-year-old John Kimsey with other "property" in 1859 when her husband died. However, contrary to the law, Sarah taught the young boy to read and write. Also, contrary to the morays of the day, John Kimsey ate with Sarah and her children. As a young man, John Kimsey Cape married Annette Wynn. The couple moved into a house either on the Cape farm or nearby. John Kimsey, in son-like fashion, continued to look after Sarah and her interests until her death.
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