Near Springfield in Washington County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Sarah Mitchell Thompson
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 16, 2024
1. Sarah Mitchell Thompson Marker
Sarah Mitchell Thompson, first cousin and best friend of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of President Lincoln, is buried here at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Abducted by Native Americans near Crab Orchard, Kentucky, she was released from captivity in 1795 near Detroit. She was returned to her aunt and uncle, Rachel and Richard Berry Sr. at Beechland, Washington County Kentucky, after Sarah's mother, Naomi Shipley Mitchell, was massacred in the raid at Crab Orchard and her father, Robert, drowned in the Licking River in pursuit of Sarah.
Sarah lived for five years with Nancy Hanks in the Berry home until her marriage to John Thompson in 1800.
Donated by Donald L Ensor Third Great Grandson of Sarah Mitchell Thompson
Erected by The Lincoln Foundation of Washington County, Kentucky.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.
Location. 37° 45.222′ N, 85° 10.492′ W. Marker is near Springfield, Kentucky, in Washington County. It can be reached from Old Kentucky Route
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s The Knobs. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Housekeeping Cabin & Lincoln Spring (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Mordecai Lincoln House (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Inheritance of Mordecai Lincoln (approx. 2 miles away); Captain Abraham Lincoln, Sr. (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lincoln Homestead State Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Lincoln Homestead State Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Nancy Hanks Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Nancy Hanks and Thomas Lincoln (approx.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 16, 2024
2. Sarah Mitchell Thompson Marker
Also see . . . Sarah Shipley Mitchell Thompson (Find a Grave). (Submitted on July 11, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 580 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
