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Sabra <I>Mathis</I> Goff

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Sabra Mathis Goff

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
29 Aug 1829 (aged 66–67)
Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Jackson County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Sabra was born circa 1762 in North Carolina,
Daughter of RS Edmund Mathis and Mary 'Mollie' Price
Wife of RS William Goff, believed buried in Madison Co FL.

In the 'Carter letters' Sabra was always referred to as
'MOTHER GOFF'
... Sept 26, 1830, from Matthew Carter Jr to Griffin & Susannah Mizell, ...
...."Mother Goff is also taken from us. She departed this life on the 29th of August, 1829. She bore her affliction with great patience and died in the triumphs of faith....

Another letter dated April 3rd, 1831 referring to 'Mother Goff'.
... They had moved sometime before on the west side of Pascagoula River where we had bought a tract of land and settled where they were nearly surrounded with water in the time of a freshet which was what I think was the cause of her sickness. Brother William, herself, and youngest child was all taken sick about the same time...Brother William [Carter] went very early to assist them to his house, but in a short time her fever returned with more violence than ever,..until on Wednesday evening when she breathed her last without a struggle or a groan...
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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about William Goff
Name: William Goff
Gender: Male
Birth Place: NC
Birth Year: 1761
Spouse Name: Sabra Mathia Mathew
Spouse Birth Place: NC
Spouse Birth Year: 1762
Marriage Year: 1780
Marriage State: NC
Number Pages: 1
Sabra was born circa 1762 in North Carolina,
Daughter of RS Edmund Mathis and Mary 'Mollie' Price
Wife of RS William Goff, believed buried in Madison Co FL.

In the 'Carter letters' Sabra was always referred to as
'MOTHER GOFF'
... Sept 26, 1830, from Matthew Carter Jr to Griffin & Susannah Mizell, ...
...."Mother Goff is also taken from us. She departed this life on the 29th of August, 1829. She bore her affliction with great patience and died in the triumphs of faith....

Another letter dated April 3rd, 1831 referring to 'Mother Goff'.
... They had moved sometime before on the west side of Pascagoula River where we had bought a tract of land and settled where they were nearly surrounded with water in the time of a freshet which was what I think was the cause of her sickness. Brother William, herself, and youngest child was all taken sick about the same time...Brother William [Carter] went very early to assist them to his house, but in a short time her fever returned with more violence than ever,..until on Wednesday evening when she breathed her last without a struggle or a groan...
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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about William Goff
Name: William Goff
Gender: Male
Birth Place: NC
Birth Year: 1761
Spouse Name: Sabra Mathia Mathew
Spouse Birth Place: NC
Spouse Birth Year: 1762
Marriage Year: 1780
Marriage State: NC
Number Pages: 1


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  • Created by: LEEllis
  • Added: Jun 27, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54166484/sabra-goff: accessed ), memorial page for Sabra Mathis Goff (1762–29 Aug 1829), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54166484, citing Carter Cemetery No 1, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by LEEllis (contributor 46955879).