Poindexter, Sarah Ayers Mundy, 1809-1872
Family History
Henry Mundy (1783 or 1784-1851) married Phebe Ayers or Ayres (1787-1858), and they had several children: Henry E., Eliza Squier, Sarah Ayers or Ayres, Rebecca, David A., and William E. Henry and Phebe are buried in Rahway Cemetery in Rahway, New Jersey.
Eliza Squier Mundy on December 10, 1808. She married Israel Doty or Doughty (1794-1879), a farmer. She died on November 25, 1873, and is buried alongside her husband in the New Providence Presbyterian Churchyard in New Providence, New Jersey.
Sarah Ayres Mundy was born on October 20, 1809. She married James Harris Poindexter (1800-1867). Sarah died on May 26, 1872, and is buried alongside her husband in the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
External Sources:
"Eliza Doty" in the New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/518961699:2540, accessed January 22, 2024.
"Eliza Mundy Squier Doty", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193288333/eliza-squier_doty, accessed January 22, 2024.
"Henry Mundy" in the New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1739-1991, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/509802:8796, accessed January 22, 2024.
"Henry Mundy", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92583769/henry-mundy, accessed January 22, 2024.
"Sarah Ayres Mundy Poindexter", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49866373/sarah-ayres-poindexter, accessed January 22, 2024.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letters to Eliza Doty
The Letters to Eliza Doty were written by her unnamed sister, probably Sarah Poindexter, to Eliza in New Providence, New Jersey, on April 28, 1868, from Richmond, Virginia, and April 1, 1869, from Culpeper, Virginia. The letters contain information on the declining economic conditions in Richmond, and the sister's negative feelings about reconstruction conditions in Virginia.