David Rhudy
Sarah "Sally" Benge (Powhattan) "Shawano-Metis Tribe"
1667–1712 ·Sarah “Sally” Benge, identified in supplied material as Powhattan and associated with a “Shawano-Metis Tribe” label, is reported to have been born in Virginia in 1667 and to have died there in 1712. Family material states that she married Robert Benge in 1686 and that they had 12 children, although the available notes contain conflicting dates and identifications.
A family-history note attributed to Shawnee Heritage Bk. 3 describes a “Sarah Sally” as a Shawano maiden who was captured by slave traders in southwestern Virginia. This statement is presented as a claim in the cited family material and has not been independently documented in the supplied records.
The same note states that Robert Benge married Sarah in 1686 and that they had 12 children. Other supplied material concerning Robert gives differing details, including a statement that he had at least one son with “Maiden Sarah ‘Sally’ Powhattan.”
Sarah is reported in the current facts to have died in 1712 in Virginia, United States.
Historical context
The supplied material places Sarah’s life in colonial Virginia. Its descriptions of her Powhattan, Shawano, and Métis identity are family-history assertions rather than conclusions supported by records included here.
Sources & research
Shawnee Heritage Bk. 3: Cited in the supplied family-tree notes. The note identifies Robert Benge as “1/2 Powhtan & Metis [White]” and states that his second wife, “Sarah Sally ukn,” was born in Virginia in 1670, died in Virginia in 1710, was a Shawano maiden captured by slave traders in southwestern Virginia, married Robert in 1686, and had 12 children with him.
Original Family Tree Maker Notes: States that Robert Thomas Benge had at least one son with “Maiden Sarah ‘Sally’ Powhattan.”