Meazon, Sarah (Hartford), 1724 - 1821
Sarah Meazon was born circa 1724, the daughter of Abigail Meazon, presumably on or near the Mashantucket lands. While there is very little known about the majority her life, especially the early years, it is presumed that she married, at some point, a man with the surname of Nannapoom. According to a petition to the Connecticut General Assembly submitted by the Selectmen of the Town of Hartford, Sarah came to the town on February 12, 1815, fell ill and remained so until her death on January 20, 1821[1]. The Town of Hartford was seeking compensation from the state appointed overseer of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe in the amount of $314. This was for keeping Sarah “maintained in meat, drink, medicine, nursing, clothing, and other necessaries for the support of life and her personal comfort, to the great age of 97 years”. While the overseers acknowledged the tribal status of Sarah, the sum sought by the selectmen was too large to be paid out of the tribal funds. The selectmen argued for the sale of tribal lands to settle the debt, but the request was not granted by the General Assembly.
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[1] Interestingly, Sarah Meazon was included in a March 1825 list of Pequot individuals submitted to the New London County Court. By that time, she had been dead for over four years. There were others on the list that were also deceased suggesting perhaps that the date ascribed to the document is erroneous or that the purpose of the list may have been to identify families so that their relations or offspring might be considered part of the tribe.
Alias(es)
Sarah Nannapoom
Born:
c. 1724Died:
January 20, 1821