Peter Hagler, b. about 1777 and died 14 February 1852 was at one point in his life the husband of my 1st Cousin 5X removed Sarah “Sally” Dry. He married Sarah Dry, as his 2nd wife, on 22 November 1813 in Cabarrus County, Alabama. After the birth of two known children, Sarah died sometime around 1816. He then married Margaret ‘Peggy’ Polk (Subject of this post) as his 3rd wife.
Margaret Hagler To Peter Hagler (Conveyance)
State of North Carolina}
Union County} Whereas an actual Separation heretofore been made, between Peter Haglar and Margaret his wife, and whereas sd Margaret has filed a bill of Equity in the county aforesaid against her Said husband for divorce & alimony, which Suit is now pending, and whereas John Polk late of Said County departed this life in the year 1846 Intestate leaving sd Margaret one of his distributive and heirs at Law and whereas the said Peter and Margaret are desirous of compromising the Suit aforesaid by Settling the same upon an Equitable and whereas for the purpose of So doing the Said Peter hath this day entered Into an Indenture by which he has conveyed to one Aaron Little of the county aforesaid, all the interest & Estate whatsoever, he has by virtue of his marital rights in the Lands descended to Said Margaret as one of the heirs at Law of the said John Polk to hold the same in trust for her Sole Separate & Exclusive use; and in addition thereto hath Ordered & directed the Administrators of said John Polk to pay over to Said Margaret one half of her distributive Share of the personally in Said Estate & take her receipt therefor.~~~~
Now for her consideration of the premises & the further consideration of the Sum of Five Dollars the said Margaret in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged. The Said Margaret does hereby stipulate, covenant & agree to & with the said Peter Hagler, his heirs, Executors or Administrators that she will release (p. 529) and does hereby release, acquit and discharge ( all claims or claims, action or right of actions, that She now has or hereafter May have upon Said Peter for alimony or Support or in the Event she should survive Said Peter that she does hereby release, acquit, & discharge any Estate that he may have time surviving of any claim or claims, action, or right of action for any portion of his either personal or real estate). In witness whereof the said Margaret Hagler hath hereunto set her hand and affixed her Seal, this the 12th day of May AD 1848.~~
Witness: C. Austin}
W. E. Doster} Margaret X Hagler {seal}
her mark
State of North Carolina} Court of Pleas & quarter Sefsions
Union County April Term 1852
I certify that the Execution of this instrument of writing was duly proven in Open Court by C. Austin, the subscribing witness thereto & recorded, let it be registered.
J.M. Stewart, Clk.
Union County, North Carolina
Clerk of Court - Book 2, Page 528 & 529
This is an important document in the Life of Peter Haglar especially concerning his 3rd marriage.
In 1840, Margaret is alone with her 3 children in Anson County, North Carolina. Sometime before this Margaret and Peter split up and he moved in 1835 to Barbour County, Alabama where his Last Will is recorded (February 1852).
Maybe Peter and Margaret were OK with the settlement above or maybe they were divorced and I haven’t located the document. Regardless, it was enough for Peter Hagler to seek out and marry as his 4th wife, before his demise, a young lady named Sarah. This marriage took place in Alabama between 1850 and February 1852.
From the Last Will of Peter Hagler written 2 days before his death:
“1st I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Sarah, my present place of residence the plantation where I now reside...”
Note: There was a Sarah Cooley in his 1850 household.
In Item #6 of his Will he left -- To my first wife (Margaret) who lives in the State of North Carolina,
I give and bequeath to her the sum of Twenty Dollars ($20)
Sally Dry Haglar died about 1816.
Peter Haglar died 15 February 1852.
Sally Dry Haglar is my 1st Cousin 5X removed
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[1] Land Deed - Margaret Hagler To Peter Hagler (Conveyance); 12 May 1848; Deed Book #2; Page(s) 528 & 529; Register of Deeds; Monroe, Union County, North Carolina; 4 April 2021. This deed was researched and discovered by mlcrouch1.
[2] "North Carolina, Marriages Index, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 July 2019), Marriage: Peter Hagler & Sarah 'Sally' Dry, Bond Date: 22 Nov 1813.
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