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Mary Elizabeth Polly Foreman 1780–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1780

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 5 Sep 1847

Death Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Father: Sarah Ward

Mother: Samuel Foreman

Spouse(s): James Knight

Children(s): Clarinda Knight

The story of Mary Elizabeth Polly Foreman began in 1780 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. Mary Elizabeth Polly Foreman married James Allen Knight, and had children including Clarinda Loveworth Knight. Mary Elizabeth Polly Foreman passed away in 1847 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Elizabeth Polly Foreman began in 1780 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Mary Elizabeth Polly Foreman married James Allen Knight, and had children including Clarinda Loveworth Knight.
  • Mary Elizabeth Polly Foreman passed away in 1847 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sarah Ward
1734–1806
Birth Location: Salem, Massachusetts
SW
Samuel Foreman
1731–1806
Birth Location: –
SF

Spouses(s)

James Knight
1770–1839
Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Clarinda Knight
1809–1872
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
CK

Mary Foreman's Ancestors

Self
Mary Foreman
1780–1847
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Sarah Ward
1734–1806
Salem, Massachusetts
Samuel Foreman
1731–1806
Grandparents
Miles Ward
1704–1792
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Webb
1709–1737
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
William Foreman
1707–1766
Surrey, Surrey, Virginia, USA
Mary Knight
1708–1769
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Miles Sr
1673–1764
Sarah Massey)
1669–1728
John Captain
1676–1724
Elizabeth Phippen
1682–1773
Benjamin FOREMAN
1681–1745
William Knight
1686–1751
Elizabeth Plumpton
1692–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Ward
1641–1680
Hannah Flint
1647–1723
Capt Webb
1651–1716
Mary Becket
1655–1732
Gen. Phippen
1646–1703
Anne Cromwell
1651–1714
William (Forman)
1641–1701
Hester Browne
1648–1705
Capt Sr
1668–1718
Mary Browne
1665–1723

Mary Foreman's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth Polly) Foreman (May 1780–5 Sep 1847) m. James (Allen) Knight (17 Nov 1770–21 Aug 1839)
  1. 1. Clarinda (Loveworth) Knight 1809–1872 m. William Burgess 1811–1856
    1. 1. Squire (Hagan) Burgess 1842–1916 m. Sarah (Lucinda) Hufham 1837–1893
      1. 1. John (Edward) Burgess 1868–1939 m. Florence (Matilda) Walker 1875–1953
        1. 1. Beulah (Belle) Burgess 1895–1965 m. Bascom (Bozzle) Austin 1892–1978

Mary Foreman's Timeline

2 Records

1780
May 1780
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Polly Foreman in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1847
5 Sep 1847
Age 67
Death of Mary Elizabeth Polly Foreman in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1780
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1847
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
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