Sarah Gallohugh
New information! (10/7/2002) I just visited the Madison
County VA courthouse, where I obtained copies of all the Gallihugh related
marriage licenses. On two of the licenses, there are handwritten notes from
Sarah Gallihue, requesting the court to issue a license to her daughters Hannah
and Nancy. Both documents are signed by a Thomas Gallihue, whom I believe to be
Sarah's husband because it was customary back then (early 1800's) for the
father to sign a marriage license for his daughter (brides did not sign the
papers, only their grooms and fathers did). As a result, I have added Thomas as
Sarah's husband and will continue to research this lead.
The earliest surviving Census for Madison County in
Virginia is 1810. The only Gallihugh/Gallehugh/Gallohugh household in the state
of Virginia in 1810 is that of Sary (Sarah) Gallohugh. The 1810 Census
indicates: 2 females 16-26, 1 male 16-22, 2 males 10-16, 1 male under 10, 1
female over 45, and 2 slaves. It appears highly probable that the 1810 Census
included Nancy, Hannah, Elijah, Moses, ?Marion, and Isaac, plus Sary, since the
six dates correspond so closely to the dates of the children.
The only early Gallihugh record reveals the marriage of
John Gallohue to Ann Rowe on 23 Feb 1793 in Culpeper County, Virginia. This
could be the Ann Gullehugh on the 1840 Madison County, Virginia Census;
however, there is no proof. Culpeper County and Madison County are adjacent to
one another. There is no more trace of John in the records of this area. It is
also possible that Ann Rowe may have died young or in childbirth, and John may
have remarried to Sary, then died young himself, leaving Sary to raise the six
children. However, there is no marriage record in this area, which could
confirm or disprove this possibility. Either Ann or Sary could have been the
mother of some of the six children. Who Sary’s husband might have been, other
than John, is unknown as there are no other early Gallihugh/Gallehugh/Gallohugh
men in this area’s records.
Sary Gallohugh is not listed on the 1830 Census,
consequently, she could have passed away or have been living in some other
household, such as that of one of her children.
As I review the information that becomes available on the internet, I am finding images of documents, written and signed by my ancestors. So far, every document requiring the listing of hair and eye color, has resulted in the answers 'light brown' and 'blue' for all of the males (the only ones with available documents. This brown/blue trend has continued among the Gallihugh males most closely related to me.
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