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Mary Denton (Polly) Gill 1803 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1803

Birth Location: Chester,South Carolina,USA

Death Date: 30 Sep 1894

Death Location: South Carolina,USA

Father: Archibald Gill

Mother: Mary Mills

Spouse(s): James Crawford

Children(s): Robert Crawford, Mary Mills, Amelia Crawford

In 1803, Mary Denton (Polly) Gill entered the world in Chester,South Carolina,USA, born to Archibald Gill and Mary Ann Mills. In 1850, Mary Denton (Polly) Gill resided in Chester, South Carolina, USA. Mary Denton (Polly) Gill married James Dunlap Crawford, and had children including Robert Archibald Crawford, Mary Jane Mills, Amelia Eleanor Crawford. Mary Denton (Polly) Gill passed away in 1894 in South Carolina,USA.

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Biography

  • In 1803, Mary Denton (Polly) Gill entered the world in Chester,South Carolina,USA, born to Archibald Gill and Mary Ann Mills.
  • In 1850, Mary Denton (Polly) Gill resided in Chester, South Carolina, USA.
  • Mary Denton (Polly) Gill married James Dunlap Crawford, and had children including Robert Archibald Crawford, Mary Jane Mills, Amelia Eleanor Crawford.
  • Mary Denton (Polly) Gill passed away in 1894 in South Carolina,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Gill
1757 – 1803
Birth Location: –
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Mary Mills
1763 – 1799
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Crawford
1798 – 1866
Birth Location: Lancaster, South Carolina USA
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Children(s)

Robert Crawford
1826 – 1904
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mary Mills
1827 – 1854
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Amelia Crawford
1833 – 1916
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mary Gill's Ancestors

Self
Mary Gill
1803 – 1894
Birth Place: Chester,South Carolina,USA
Parents
Archibald Gill
1757 – 1803
Mary (Ann) Mills
1763 – 1799
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert (David) Gill
1720 – 1804
Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland
Ellenor Kelsey
1721 – 1801
Ireland
John Neely
1735 – 1788
Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret Mills
1735 – 1840
,,New Jersey,USA
Great-Grandparents
John Gill
1670 – 1727
Sarah Lockhart
1674 – 1771
Robert Kelsey
1690 –
Elizabeth Cooper
1695 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Gillis
1635 – 1727
Mary Tull
1639 – 1736
Robert Kelsey
1660 – 1740

Mary Gill's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Denton (Polly)) Gill (20 Jan 1803 – 30 Sep 1894) m. James (Dunlap) Crawford (15 Jan 1798 – 28 MAY 1866)
  1. 1. Robert (Archibald) Crawford (10 January 1826 – 4 January 1904)
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Mills (1 August 1827 – 20 March 1854)
  3. 3. Amelia (Eleanor) Crawford (15 Jan 1833 – 11 Jul 1916) m. James (McCalla) McFadden (06 Nov 1828 – 27 May 1908)
    1. 1. Mary Neely (30 August 1852 – 7 June 1898)
    2. 2. Mary Mcfadden (abt 1853 – )
    3. 3. James (Crawford) McFadden (3 May 1858 – 8 April 1942)
    4. 4. Susan (A.) Hicklin (31 May 1860 – 23 November 1950)
    5. 5. Amelia (Jane) Wylie (14 February 1862 – 1 January 1945)
    6. 6. Isaac (J.) McFadden (19 January 1864 – 23 July 1915)
    7. 7. Margaret Love (19 March 1866 – 13 July 1917)
    8. 8. Augusta McFadden (1869 – 1949) m. James (McJunkin) Saye (21 Jan 1854 – 19 Jul 1915)
      1. 1. James (Hodge) Saye (abt 1894 – 21 October 1971) m. Jean (Lyle) Hollis (20 August 1896 – 13 May 1987)
        1. 1. James (Hodge) Saye (14 July 1923 – 10 November 2013)
        2. 2. Joseph (Gaston) Saye (16 June 1925 – 1 August 1944)
        3. 3. Jean Wilkinson (13 January 1931 – 12 May 2017) m. Stanley (R.) Wilkinson
      2. 2. Joe (M) Saye (1894 – 1932)
      3. 3. Joseph (M Y) Saye (abt 1895 – 21 Jan 1932)
      4. 4. Margaret (“Peg”) Saye (abt 1897 – 08 Feb 1992)
      5. 5. Augusta (McFadden “Gus”) Saye (30 August 1900 – 19 August 1972) m. Joseph (Gaston) Hollis (22 Nov 1898 – 21 Feb 1992)
        1. 1. Joseph (Gaston) Hollis (19 Sep 1926 – 15 May 2001) m. Dorothy (Lee) Ross (26 Sep 1924 – 20 Jan 2015)
        2. 2. James (S.) Hollis (1935 – )
        3. 3. Peggy (Jean Hollis) Rumph (26 October 1936 – 18 December 2015)
      6. 6. Mary (Rebecca) Saye (10 May 1904 – 26 October 2005)
      7. 7. Amelia (Crawford) Saye (3 September 1909 – 12 April 2005) m. Harper (Gaston) Simpson (27 September 1905 – 22 October 1985)
        1. 1. William (Harper) Simpson (29 April 1936 – 27 October 1967)
      8. 8. Cornelia (C) Saye (abt 1910 – )
    9. 9. Ella (Gill) McFadden (19 February 1871 – 28 September 1882)

Mary Gill's Timeline

6 Records

1803
20 Jan 1803
Birth of Mary Denton (Polly) Gill in Chester,South Carolina,USA
Chester,South Carolina,USA
1824
1824
Age 21
Mary Denton (Polly) Gill was married
None
1850
1850
Age 47
Mary Denton (Polly) Gill resided here in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 57
Mary Denton (Polly) Gill resided here in Chester, South Carolina, USA
Chester, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 67
Mary Denton (Polly) Gill resided here in Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
1894
30 Sep 1894
Age 91
Death of Mary Denton (Polly) Gill in South Carolina,USA
South Carolina,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1803
    Event Place: Chester,South Carolina,USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1490; Page: 140A; Family History Library Film: 552989
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1217; Page: 65; Family History Library Film: 805217
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M432_851; Page: 70B; Image: 146
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1824

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M432_851; Page: 70B; Image: 146

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1217; Page: 65; Family History Library Film: 805217

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1490; Page: 140A; Family History Library Film: 552989

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1894
    Event Place: South Carolina,USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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