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Mary "Polly" Gregory 1796 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Jun 1843

Death Location: Stinking Creek, Walker, Knox, Kentucky, USA

Father: THOMAS Gregory

Mother: Mary Markham

Spouse(s): Sion Messer

Children(s): William Messer, Isaac Messer, Daniel Messer, Benjamin Messer, Martha Messer, Tilden Messer, Rosanna Messer, Pleasant Messer, Hiram Messer

Born in 1796 in Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, Mary "Polly" Gregory was the child of THOMAS "Tom" Gregory and Mary Markham. In time, Mary "Polly" Gregory married Sion Messer, and they raised a family that included William "Will" Messer, Isaac Messer, Daniel "Dan" Messer, Benjamin Pasley "Pass" Messer, Martha Patsy Messer, Tilden Messer, Rosanna "Rosie" Messer, Pleasant Messer and Hiram Messer. Mary "Polly" Gregory died in Stinking Creek, Walker, Knox, Kentucky, USA in 1843.

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Parents

THOMAS Gregory
1773 – 1828
Birth Location: Morgan, Buncombe, Wilkes, Colony of North Carolina or Pittsylvania, Virginia
TG
Mary Markham
1775 –
Birth Location: –
MM

Spouses(s)

Sion Messer
1794 – 1857
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
SM

Children(s)

William Messer
1821 – 1899
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
WM
Isaac Messer
1823 – 1879
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Walker, Knox, Kentucky, USA
IM
Daniel Messer
1824 – 1904
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Walker, Knox, Kentucky, USA
DM
Benjamin Messer
1826 – 1906
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States
BM
Martha Messer
1833 – 1857
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
MM
Tilden Messer
1835 – 1896
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
TM
Rosanna Messer
1836 –
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Walker, Knox, Kentucky, USA
RM
Pleasant Messer
1837 – 1880
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Walker, Knox, Kentucky, USA
PM
Hiram Messer
1837 – 1910
Birth Location: Stinking Creek, Walker, Knox, Kentucky, USA
HM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1796
    Event Place: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Jun 1843
    Event Place: Stinking Creek, Walker, Knox, Kentucky, USA
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