Sarah Yerkes Hufty was born on July 15, 1716 in the Manor of Moreland which is now Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Herman Yerkes and Elizabeth Watts.
She married Jacob Hufty (Huffy) of Abington. He was the son of Benjamin Hufty (Hufte) and Ida Hermon (Hermen).
Sarah and Jacob's children included:
Elizabeth Hufty,
Mary Hufty Cowell (married Christian Cowell),
John Hufty (1742, married Elizabeth Yerkes), and
Jacob Hufty (1751, married Sarah Barclay).
Jacob died in late 1750 or in January, 1750/51.
In 1751 when her father died, she received 30 pounds according to the provisions of his will.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
The Manor of Moreland was composed of a tract of ten thousand acres, and was created, in 1682, by a grant from William Penn to Dr. Nicholas More. Most of the Manor was in Philadelphia County, but is now
Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Byberry is a township in the northeast corner of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The Walton brothers were early settlers. Moreland Township was just west of Byberry. When Montgomery County broke off in 1784, Moreland was divided into two townships, both called Moreland. In 1917 the Montgomery County Moreland split into Upper Moreland Township and Lower Moreland Township.
