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Mary “Polly” Elizabeth Finley 1788–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1788

Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Finley

Mother: Jean Kennedy

Spouse(s): David Crockett

Children(s): Margaret Crockett, William Crockett, John Crockett

The story of Mary “Polly” Elizabeth Finley began in 1788 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA. Mary “Polly” Elizabeth Finley married David Davy Crockett, and had children including John Wesley Crockett, Margaret Polly Crockett, William Finley Crockett. Mary “Polly” Elizabeth Finley passed away in 1815 in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary “Polly” Elizabeth Finley began in 1788 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Mary “Polly” Elizabeth Finley married David Davy Crockett, and had children including John Wesley Crockett, Margaret Polly Crockett, William Finley Crockett.
  • Mary “Polly” Elizabeth Finley passed away in 1815 in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Finley
1764–1819
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
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Jean Kennedy
1765–1805
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

David Crockett
1786–1836
Birth Location: Nolichucky River now Green County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Crockett
1812–1889
Birth Location: Franklin, Tennessee, USA
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William Crockett
1808–1846
Birth Location: Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
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John Crockett
1807–1854
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Mary Finley's Ancestors

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Mary Finley
1788–1815
Birth Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Finley
1764–1819
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Jean Kennedy
1765–1805
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Finley's Descendants

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Mary (“Polly” Elizabeth) Finley (4 January 1788–1815) m. David (“Davy”) Crockett (17 August 1786–6 March 1836)
  1. 1. Margaret (Polly) Crockett 1812–1889
  2. 2. William (Finley) Crockett 1808–1846
  3. 3. John (Wesley) Crockett 1807–1854 m. Martha (Turner) Hamilton 1809–1873
    1. 1. Col. (Robert Hamilton) Crockett 1832–1902
    2. 2. Alice (Ann) Crockett 1839–1886
    3. 3. Susan Crockett 1851–1885
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Crockett 1830–1873
    5. 5. Charles (Walton) Crockett 1849–1920 m. Mary (Etta) Foster 1859–1941
    6. 6. Peytonia (Bell) Crockett 1847–1897

Mary Finley's Timeline

2 Records

1788
4 January 1788
Birth of Mary “Polly” Elizabeth Finley in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
1815
1815
Age 27
Death of Mary “Polly” Elizabeth Finley in Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
Franklin County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1788
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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