Sarah NORTHEN^[1]

1713 - 1772  (58 years)

• Name	Sarah NORTHEN
  Birth	22 Jul 1713	North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, Virginia Colony   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	After 16 Apr 1772  [2]
  	Sally was named in the 16 April 1772 will of her son Parsimus.
  Person ID	I27904	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Edmund NORTHEN,   b. York Co, Virginia Colony d. Abt 1748
  Mother	Elizabeth SMITH
  Family ID	F5204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joshua NELMS   d. 1769
  Marriage	12 Feb 1728/9	North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	The couple was married in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia on 12 February 1728/9.
  Children	1. John NELMS,   b. 26 Apr 1730, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony d. Abt 1787 (Age 56 years)   2. Joshua NELMS, (2),   b. 24 Mar 1732/3, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony d. 1768 (Age 34 years)   3. Elizabeth NELMS,   b. 16 Jul 1734, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony   4. Sarah NELMS,   b. 27 Aug 1736, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony   5. Lettice NELMS,   b. 14 Nov 1738, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony d. Feb 1807 (Age 68 years)   6. Edmund Northen NELMS,   b. 6 Mar 1741/2, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony   7. Jeremiah NELMS,   b. 6 Sep 1743, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony   8. William NELMS,   b. 25 Oct 1746, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony   9. Nancy NELMS,   b. 20 Oct 1748, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony   10. Parcimus NELMS,   b. 18 Dec 1751, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony d. Between Apr 1772 and Aug 1774 (Age 20 years)   11. Milly NELMS,   b. 15 Sep 1754, St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony
  Family ID	F1214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S5041] Sarah Northen, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA birth record (1713). [S3639] Parcimus Nelms will (1774), Halifax Co, NC Wills 1758-1824, Vol. 1, pp. 365-366. [S5044] Joshua Nelms - Sarah Northen, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA marriage record (1728/9).