Sarah Wales Jones Burton

Sarah Wales Jones Burton Joyner (October 19, 1791 – January 24, 1872) was an American society hostess who served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1824 to 1827 as the wife of Governor Hutchins Gordon Burton. During her husband's administration, she hosted Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette and Senator Martin Van Buren in North Carolina. After becoming a widow in 1836, she married a second time to the planter Andrew Joyner.

Early life and family Burton was born Sarah Wales Jones on October 19, 1781 to Willie Jones and Mary Montfort at "The Grove", their large plantation in Halifax, North Carolina. Burton's sister, Mary Burke "Patsy" Jones, was the wife of U.S. Senator John Wayles Eppes.

Marriages and public life In 1812, she married Hutchins Gordon Burton, the Attorney General of North Carolina and a former member of the North Carolina House of Commons. The couple lived together at her family's plantation in Halifax, and they had eight children: The couple hosted many influential guests who visited the state, including Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette in 1825 and Senator Martin Van Buren in 1827.

Burton died in 1872.