Sarah Hope

8 October 2026 — Direct-line research update

Cemetery transcription p. 179 records Sarah Scott, died 20 September 1815, age 76. Her maiden name and parents are not supplied by this cemetery entry.

Evidence and limits B08 — Upper Octorara historical cemetery transcriptions. Historical cemetery transcription; printed page images inspected, not gravestone photographs. J. Smith Futhey, Historical discourse delivered on the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church (1870), cemetery appendix pp. 167, 175–176, 179–182. https://archive.org/details/cu31924028852452

Earlier archive notes (preserved): Sarah Hope 5th great-grandmother of James 1981 genealogy; corroborated by independent compiled genealogy Birth: 1739 Death: 20 Sep 1815 Recorded parents: Thomas Hope , Jennet Wilken . Relationship estimate: 80% — uncertain. Father’s will inspected; maternity remains supported by the compiled pedigree. Thomas Hope’s will explicitly names a daughter Sarah and gives her £50. Identification with Sarah Hope Scott is supported by the compiled family history; the bequest does not give her married surname. Father relationship estimate 90%; mother Jennet remains 80% because this will does not establish maternity. Sources: HISTORY · WALDRON · SCOTT_HOPE · HOPE_WILL · THOMAS1806