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MARY (Polly) GILLIAM 1798–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Russell (became Scott) County, Virginia

Death Date: 27 Mar 1868

Death Location: Scott Co, Va.

Father: John Sr

Mother: Susanna Childress

Spouse(s): William *

Children(s): Martin Falin, Andrew Falin

In 1798, MARY (Polly) GILLIAM entered the world in Russell (became Scott) County, Virginia, born to John Day Gilliam Sr And Susanna Sookie Childress. In 1821, MARY (Polly) GILLIAM resided in Petersburg, Virginia, USA. MARY (Polly) GILLIAM married William Andrew Falin, and had children including Andrew Falin, Martin Falin. MARY (Polly) GILLIAM passed away in 1868 in Scott Co, Va..

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Biography

  • In 1798, MARY (Polly) GILLIAM entered the world in Russell (became Scott) County, Virginia, born to John Day Gilliam Sr And Susanna Sookie Childress.
  • In 1821, MARY (Polly) GILLIAM resided in Petersburg, Virginia, USA.
  • MARY (Polly) GILLIAM married William Andrew Falin, and had children including Andrew Falin, Martin Falin.
  • MARY (Polly) GILLIAM passed away in 1868 in Scott Co, Va..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

MARY GILLIAM's Ancestors

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MARY GILLIAM
1798–1868
Birth Place: Russell (became Scott) County, Virginia
Parents
John Day Gilliam Sr
1765–1837
Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
Susanna (Sookie) Childress
1770–
North Carolina
Grandparents
Martin Gilliam
1765–1850
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
John (Osburne) Childress
1730–1797
Henrico County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Gilliam
1750–1792
Elizabeth Barclay
1754–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MARY GILLIAM's Descendants

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MARY ((Polly)) GILLIAM (1798–27 Mar 1868) m. William (Andrew Falin) * (1793–30 Mar 1891)
  1. 1. Martin Falin 1828– m. Julia Falin 1844–
    1. 1. William (Arch) Falin 1865–1949 m. Mary (M) Falin 1858– m. Laura Kitts 1865–1894
      1. 1. LORENZER (GEDER) FALIN 1886–1959 m. Esther (Charlotte) Muench 1913–2004
        1. 1. William (Martin) Falin 1935–1987 m. Mary (Faye “Betty”) Long 1937–2014
        2. 2. Lorenza (G) Falin 1913–
        3. 3. Eva (J) Falin 1924–
      2. 2. Winnie Falin 1895–
  2. 2. Andrew Falin 1821–

MARY GILLIAM's Timeline

3 Records

1798
1798
Birth of MARY (Polly) GILLIAM in Russell (became Scott) County, Virginia
Russell (became Scott) County, Virginia
1821
1821
Age 23
MARY (Polly) GILLIAM resided here in Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
1868
27 Mar 1868
Age 70
Death of MARY (Polly) GILLIAM in Scott Co, Va.
Scott Co, Va.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Russell (became Scott) County, Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Virginia Untold: Free Negro Registration and Tax Records, 1792-1866, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; [List of Free People of Color in the Town of Petersburg For the Year 1821]; Source Title: Free Negro Tax Records; Catalog Name: "free Negro Tax" Records; Virginia Untold: the African American Narrative

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Scott Co, Va.

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