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Sarah Bonner Bowles Douglas Smith Harbert |
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Sarah Bonner Bowles Douglas Smith Harbert was born about 1636 in England. She was close kin to Henry Bonner. Her first husband was William Bowles. William and Sarah did not have children. William owned Bowle's plantation in Charles County, Maryland where they lived. In 1662 William died and Sarah inherited Bowles and half his estate. She was the executrix of the estate. Her second husband was John Douglas who was their close neighbor and friend of William's. Sarah was about 25 when they married. John and Sarah's children and life together are described in detail in the section on John and Sarah Douglas. Sarah married Ralph Smith after John's death. She was the administratrix and sole heir of his estate. In 1683 she was referred to as the widow of John Douglas and wife of Ralph Smith in Peter Carr's will and in an indenture for a land exchange. In 1691 Ralph was made guardian of John Platt. Ralph died on February 10, 1698/99. Ralph's will was probated on March 10, 1698/99. Sarah was his administratrix. In 1700 she received a payment from Thomas Taylor and was called Mrs. Sarah Smith. In 1701 she was mentioned as the wife of Captain William Harbert (Herbert) in the will of William Timothy. William and Sarah both died in 1718. He died in May. George Dent was the executor of William's estate. Sarah signed her will on July 8, 1718. She died soon after at Bowles. Her next of kin were her step daughter's husband, George Dent, and her grandson, Douglas Gifford. She was almost 80 years old when she died.
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