An American Family History

Sarah Douglas Stone was about 1727 at Bowles Plantation in Charles County, Maryland. Her parents were Captain Benjamin Douglas and Elizabeth Land.

She married Matthew Stone, Jr. after 1749. Matthew was the son of Matthew Stone and Rachel Smoot.

Matthew and Rachel's children included:
Rachel Stone (about 1751),
Elizabeth Land Stone (1753), and
Benjamin Stone (1755).

Matthew died when he was about 30 years old.

Matthew's estate was probated in August, 1757. His next of kin were his brothers, John and Samuel Stone, and Sarah was the administratrix. Sarah's brother, Charles, was surety along with Matthew's brother, John.

Sarah's estate was probated in August, 1775. She was 47.

Bowles Plantation (Bowls, Bowlesley) was a plantation on the Potomac River near Pickawaxon Creek in Charles County, Maryland. Sarah Bonner inherited it from William Bowles who had inherited it from his father Edward Bowles. Sarah left it to her son, Joseph Douglas.