Sarah Mattox was the daughter of Michael McKenzie Mattox and Elizabeth Hartridge Joyce Williams Mattox. Sarah was born in South Carolina, and married William Eason, son of George Eason, in Barnwell District South Carolina on 30 Jan 1794, as per a sworn statement by Sarah.
Both the Mattox family and Eason family moved to Georgia approx. 1800-1808. William and Sarah were instrumental in the establishment of several churches in Tattnall County, the first of which was Mt. Carmel, located between Reidsville and Collins.
Rev William Eason and Sarah Mattox Eason are NOT buried at Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery as many believe. The obelisk at Mt. Carmel was placed there by later generations (primarily by Esmerelda Wells) to commemorate the organization of the church and efforts of William and Sarah Mattox Eason at Mt. Carmel and in bringing Methodism to Tattnall County, Ga. in the early 1800's.
William and Sarah were buried at their homeplace which is said to have been located up to a mile from Mt. Carmel toward Reidsville. No one seems to know where the homeplace is located now. Their graves could be in some woods, pasture land, or may be in a field, so the graves are not marked and identified today.
Sarah Mattox was the daughter of Michael McKenzie MATTOX( b. 1745 in SC) and Elizabeth Hartridge JOYCE (b. 1755 in SC). Note: Michael is buried in the Old Shiloh Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall Co., GA; Section E with a military caption: SC MILITIA CONTINENTAL LINE REV WAR. He is the primary Revolutionary War Patriot for many DAR and SAR members in the Eason, Mattox, and related families.
Sarah married William EASON, son of George EASON & Elizabeth MORTON (possibly Moulton or a similar name), from North Carolina / South Carolina.
William and Sarah Mattox Eason had the following children:
1. Nancy Eason, b. 01 Jun 1797 in South Carolina. Died young.
2. Mary Elizabeth Eason, 25 May 1800; d. 12 Sep 1878; Tattnall Co., GA; married William Wayne Tippins (#60029448).
3. Elijah Eason, b. 23 Apr 1802; d. 1838; Married Catharine Joiner.
4. Elizabeth Juliann (Betsy) Eason, b. 23 Apr 1802; d. 03 Dec 1884, Tattnall Co., GA; (#47030567) married Rev. Dr. Daniel Sikes (#47030527)
5. Michael McKenzie Eason, b. 27 Dec 1806; d. Abt. 1863 / Aft. 24 Jun 1860 Tattnall Co., GA (shown as Michael M. Eason, farmer, age 53, Subdivision, Tattnall Co., GA in the 1860 census for Tattnall Co., GA); Married Nancy Eleanor James b. 1831 d. aft 06 Aug 1870.
6. Nancy Jane Pinken Eason, b. 07 Dec 1807; d. 04 Oct 1831, age 23.
7. George Montgomery Eason, b. abt. 1810; d. abt 1823; married Sarah _____.
8. Sarah Miriam Eason, b. 29 Mar 1812; d. 01 Jan 1883; married Elijah H. Mattox (1812-1883)
9. William Molton Eason, b.29 Jul 1814; d.1887 ; married (1) Harriet J. Hurst (1824-1856); (2) Prudence Emma Chapman Mills
10. Abraham Darlington, b. 18 Apr 1816; d. 03 Sep 1887 in Tattnall Co., GA; (#34926882); married Susan Tillman; (#34926937) both buried in the Eason Family Cemetery, Claxton, Evans Co., GA; Sect. B
Both the Mattox family and Eason family moved to Georgia approx. 1800-1808. William and Sarah were instrumental in the establishment of several churches in Tattnall County, the first of which was Mt. Carmel, located between Reidsville and Collins.
Rev William Eason and Sarah Mattox Eason are NOT buried at Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery as many believe. The obelisk at Mt. Carmel was placed there by later generations (primarily by Esmerelda Wells) to commemorate the organization of the church and efforts of William and Sarah Mattox Eason at Mt. Carmel and in bringing Methodism to Tattnall County, Ga. in the early 1800's.
William and Sarah were buried at their homeplace which is said to have been located up to a mile from Mt. Carmel toward Reidsville. No one seems to know where the homeplace is located now. Their graves could be in some woods, pasture land, or may be in a field, so the graves are not marked and identified today.
Sarah Mattox was the daughter of Michael McKenzie MATTOX( b. 1745 in SC) and Elizabeth Hartridge JOYCE (b. 1755 in SC). Note: Michael is buried in the Old Shiloh Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall Co., GA; Section E with a military caption: SC MILITIA CONTINENTAL LINE REV WAR. He is the primary Revolutionary War Patriot for many DAR and SAR members in the Eason, Mattox, and related families.
Sarah married William EASON, son of George EASON & Elizabeth MORTON (possibly Moulton or a similar name), from North Carolina / South Carolina.
William and Sarah Mattox Eason had the following children:
1. Nancy Eason, b. 01 Jun 1797 in South Carolina. Died young.
2. Mary Elizabeth Eason, 25 May 1800; d. 12 Sep 1878; Tattnall Co., GA; married William Wayne Tippins (#60029448).
3. Elijah Eason, b. 23 Apr 1802; d. 1838; Married Catharine Joiner.
4. Elizabeth Juliann (Betsy) Eason, b. 23 Apr 1802; d. 03 Dec 1884, Tattnall Co., GA; (#47030567) married Rev. Dr. Daniel Sikes (#47030527)
5. Michael McKenzie Eason, b. 27 Dec 1806; d. Abt. 1863 / Aft. 24 Jun 1860 Tattnall Co., GA (shown as Michael M. Eason, farmer, age 53, Subdivision, Tattnall Co., GA in the 1860 census for Tattnall Co., GA); Married Nancy Eleanor James b. 1831 d. aft 06 Aug 1870.
6. Nancy Jane Pinken Eason, b. 07 Dec 1807; d. 04 Oct 1831, age 23.
7. George Montgomery Eason, b. abt. 1810; d. abt 1823; married Sarah _____.
8. Sarah Miriam Eason, b. 29 Mar 1812; d. 01 Jan 1883; married Elijah H. Mattox (1812-1883)
9. William Molton Eason, b.29 Jul 1814; d.1887 ; married (1) Harriet J. Hurst (1824-1856); (2) Prudence Emma Chapman Mills
10. Abraham Darlington, b. 18 Apr 1816; d. 03 Sep 1887 in Tattnall Co., GA; (#34926882); married Susan Tillman; (#34926937) both buried in the Eason Family Cemetery, Claxton, Evans Co., GA; Sect. B
Sarah Mattox was the daughter of Michael McKenzie Mattox and Elizabeth Hartridge Joyce Williams Mattox. Sarah was born in South Carolina, and married William Eason, son of George Eason, in Barnwell District South Carolina on 30 Jan 1794, as per a sworn statement by Sarah.
Both the Mattox family and Eason family moved to Georgia approx. 1800-1808. William and Sarah were instrumental in the establishment of several churches in Tattnall County, the first of which was Mt. Carmel, located between Reidsville and Collins.
Rev William Eason and Sarah Mattox Eason are NOT buried at Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery as many believe. The obelisk at Mt. Carmel was placed there by later generations (primarily by Esmerelda Wells) to commemorate the organization of the church and efforts of William and Sarah Mattox Eason at Mt. Carmel and in bringing Methodism to Tattnall County, Ga. in the early 1800's.
William and Sarah were buried at their homeplace which is said to have been located up to a mile from Mt. Carmel toward Reidsville. No one seems to know where the homeplace is located now. Their graves could be in some woods, pasture land, or may be in a field, so the graves are not marked and identified today.
Sarah Mattox was the daughter of Michael McKenzie MATTOX( b. 1745 in SC) and Elizabeth Hartridge JOYCE (b. 1755 in SC). Note: Michael is buried in the Old Shiloh Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall Co., GA; Section E with a military caption: SC MILITIA CONTINENTAL LINE REV WAR. He is the primary Revolutionary War Patriot for many DAR and SAR members in the Eason, Mattox, and related families.
Sarah married William EASON, son of George EASON & Elizabeth MORTON (possibly Moulton or a similar name), from North Carolina / South Carolina.
William and Sarah Mattox Eason had the following children:
1. Nancy Eason, b. 01 Jun 1797 in South Carolina. Died young.
2. Mary Elizabeth Eason, 25 May 1800; d. 12 Sep 1878; Tattnall Co., GA; married William Wayne Tippins (#60029448).
3. Elijah Eason, b. 23 Apr 1802; d. 1838; Married Catharine Joiner.
4. Elizabeth Juliann (Betsy) Eason, b. 23 Apr 1802; d. 03 Dec 1884, Tattnall Co., GA; (#47030567) married Rev. Dr. Daniel Sikes (#47030527)
5. Michael McKenzie Eason, b. 27 Dec 1806; d. Abt. 1863 / Aft. 24 Jun 1860 Tattnall Co., GA (shown as Michael M. Eason, farmer, age 53, Subdivision, Tattnall Co., GA in the 1860 census for Tattnall Co., GA); Married Nancy Eleanor James b. 1831 d. aft 06 Aug 1870.
6. Nancy Jane Pinken Eason, b. 07 Dec 1807; d. 04 Oct 1831, age 23.
7. George Montgomery Eason, b. abt. 1810; d. abt 1823; married Sarah _____.
8. Sarah Miriam Eason, b. 29 Mar 1812; d. 01 Jan 1883; married Elijah H. Mattox (1812-1883)
9. William Molton Eason, b.29 Jul 1814; d.1887 ; married (1) Harriet J. Hurst (1824-1856); (2) Prudence Emma Chapman Mills
10. Abraham Darlington, b. 18 Apr 1816; d. 03 Sep 1887 in Tattnall Co., GA; (#34926882); married Susan Tillman; (#34926937) both buried in the Eason Family Cemetery, Claxton, Evans Co., GA; Sect. B
Both the Mattox family and Eason family moved to Georgia approx. 1800-1808. William and Sarah were instrumental in the establishment of several churches in Tattnall County, the first of which was Mt. Carmel, located between Reidsville and Collins.
Rev William Eason and Sarah Mattox Eason are NOT buried at Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery as many believe. The obelisk at Mt. Carmel was placed there by later generations (primarily by Esmerelda Wells) to commemorate the organization of the church and efforts of William and Sarah Mattox Eason at Mt. Carmel and in bringing Methodism to Tattnall County, Ga. in the early 1800's.
William and Sarah were buried at their homeplace which is said to have been located up to a mile from Mt. Carmel toward Reidsville. No one seems to know where the homeplace is located now. Their graves could be in some woods, pasture land, or may be in a field, so the graves are not marked and identified today.
Sarah Mattox was the daughter of Michael McKenzie MATTOX( b. 1745 in SC) and Elizabeth Hartridge JOYCE (b. 1755 in SC). Note: Michael is buried in the Old Shiloh Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall Co., GA; Section E with a military caption: SC MILITIA CONTINENTAL LINE REV WAR. He is the primary Revolutionary War Patriot for many DAR and SAR members in the Eason, Mattox, and related families.
Sarah married William EASON, son of George EASON & Elizabeth MORTON (possibly Moulton or a similar name), from North Carolina / South Carolina.
William and Sarah Mattox Eason had the following children:
1. Nancy Eason, b. 01 Jun 1797 in South Carolina. Died young.
2. Mary Elizabeth Eason, 25 May 1800; d. 12 Sep 1878; Tattnall Co., GA; married William Wayne Tippins (#60029448).
3. Elijah Eason, b. 23 Apr 1802; d. 1838; Married Catharine Joiner.
4. Elizabeth Juliann (Betsy) Eason, b. 23 Apr 1802; d. 03 Dec 1884, Tattnall Co., GA; (#47030567) married Rev. Dr. Daniel Sikes (#47030527)
5. Michael McKenzie Eason, b. 27 Dec 1806; d. Abt. 1863 / Aft. 24 Jun 1860 Tattnall Co., GA (shown as Michael M. Eason, farmer, age 53, Subdivision, Tattnall Co., GA in the 1860 census for Tattnall Co., GA); Married Nancy Eleanor James b. 1831 d. aft 06 Aug 1870.
6. Nancy Jane Pinken Eason, b. 07 Dec 1807; d. 04 Oct 1831, age 23.
7. George Montgomery Eason, b. abt. 1810; d. abt 1823; married Sarah _____.
8. Sarah Miriam Eason, b. 29 Mar 1812; d. 01 Jan 1883; married Elijah H. Mattox (1812-1883)
9. William Molton Eason, b.29 Jul 1814; d.1887 ; married (1) Harriet J. Hurst (1824-1856); (2) Prudence Emma Chapman Mills
10. Abraham Darlington, b. 18 Apr 1816; d. 03 Sep 1887 in Tattnall Co., GA; (#34926882); married Susan Tillman; (#34926937) both buried in the Eason Family Cemetery, Claxton, Evans Co., GA; Sect. B
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