Sarah Rivers is the wife of John and Rebekah's mother. Martha and Mary aid Sarah when she gives birth on the Annabel. Later, she convinces John to refuse Reverend Johnson's suit to marry Rebekah who is pregnant by Tobias, her promised. Sarah defends Mary when she is accused of witchcraft during the storm, and she hides Mary after her formal accusations by Obadiah Wilson. Sarah plans to leave Beulah as soon as her daughter is well enough to travel.
