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Mary Polly Gay 1782–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

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

Death Date: 9 Oct 1850

Death Location: Troup, Georgia, USA

Father: James Gay

Mother: Margaret Mitchell

Spouse(s): Henry Sr.

Children(s): Joshua Walston

Mary Polly Gay was born in 1782 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Gay And Margaret Mitchell. Mary Polly Gay married Henry W Walston Sr, and had children including Joshua Walston. Mary Polly Gay passed away in 1850 in Troup, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Polly Gay was born in 1782 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Gay And Margaret Mitchell.
  • Mary Polly Gay married Henry W Walston Sr, and had children including Joshua Walston.
  • Mary Polly Gay passed away in 1850 in Troup, Georgia, USA.

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Mary Gay's Ancestors

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Mary Gay
1782–1850
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Gay
1744–1819
Ulster, Ireland
Margaret Mitchell
1745–1796
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Charles (Soloman) Gay
1725–1765
Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth (Mary) Gastrell
1725–1765
Ulster, Ireland
James (Mitchell) *
1724–
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Isabella Campbell
1725–1789
County Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Gay's Descendants

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Mary (Polly) Gay (1782–9 Oct 1850) m. Henry (W Walston) Sr. (1767–Sep 1849)
  1. 1. Joshua Walston 1798–1838 m. Mary (Rebecca Polly) Wheeler 1805–1876
    1. 1. Mary Walston 1831–1860 m. Elijah ((Lige)) Baker 1825–1914
      1. 1. Emaline Baker 1848–1909
      2. 2. Sarah (E) Baker 1856–
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Baker 1854–1934 m. James (Paschal) Hester 1853–1926
        1. 1. Alexander (Alonza(Lonnie)) Hester 1879–1942 m. Clida (Ophelia) Barber 1880–1960
        2. 2. Adaline (E) Hester 1876–
        3. 3. Mary (Lavada) Hester 1877–1971 m. Thomas (Woodie) Jackson 1868–1940
        4. 4. Izzie Hester 1887–1908
        5. 5. Clara (Mae) Hester 1893–1965 m. Joseph(Joe) (Troy) Mantooth 1893–1963
    2. 2. James (Wheeler) Walston 1821–1876
    3. 3. Elizabeth (A) Walston 1823–1889
    4. 4. Blueford (Eli) Walston 1826–1907
    5. 5. Lucinda Walston 1827–1874
    6. 6. Emilene Walston 1828–1842
    7. 7. John (Allen) Walston 1830–1862
    8. 8. Martha Walston 1832–1850
    9. 9. Jane (Lavicea) Walston 1832–1880
    10. 10. Cynthia (L) Walston 1833–1850

Mary Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1782
1782
Birth of Mary Polly Gay in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1850
9 Oct 1850
Age 68
Death of Mary Polly Gay in Troup, Georgia, USA
Troup, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Troup, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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