Sarah Lee Haywood Hogg was born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on February 15, 1799. She married John Gray Blount (1785-1828) and later Gavin Hogg (1788-1835), and remained a widow for the remainder of her life. She involved herself in Raleigh's wealthy elite social circles. She died in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on May 31, 1880.