Married her first husband, John McCord, an early merchant, hotelkeeper, and shad fishery co-owner in Tunkhannock Township. Following McCord’s death around 1813, she was granted a life estate in an undivided fourth part of a 250-acre property situated along Tunkhannock Creek.
| When Burke met | 1812 |
| Where Burke met | Tunkhannock, PA |
| Occupation | Unknown |
| Interaction with Burke | Burke stayed with her and distributed materials; referred to her as “Widow McCurdy.” |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | Wikitree |
| Memoir Pages | 95 |
Notes
Sarah Marcy was born in June 1778 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, to Zebulon and Jerusha (Conant) Marcy. In March 1796, she married her first husband, John McCord, an early merchant, hotelkeeper, and shad fishery co-owner in Tunkhannock Township. Following McCord’s death around 1813, she was granted a life estate in an undivided fourth part of a 250-acre property situated along Tunkhannock Creek. She subsequently married her second husband, Samuel Whitmore, in Tunkhannock in June 1818. Her life interest in the former McCord estate was later seized and sold at a sheriff’s auction in Wilkes-Barre in November 1828 to satisfy a lawsuit. Widowed a second time upon Samuel Whitmore’s death later that same month, she remained a resident of Tunkhannock Township until her death on October 14, 1854.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.