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Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms 1770–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, Colonial British Colony

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Helms

Mother: Mary Burton

Spouse(s): Adam "Whisnant"

Children(s): Absolum Whisenant, Adam Whisenant, Helms None, Helms None, David Whisnant, Philip Whisenant, Elizabeth Helms, John Whisenant

In 1770, Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms entered the world in Lincoln County, North Carolina, Colonial British Colony, born to William Jameson Helms And Mary Ann Burton. In 1850, Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms was recorded in the census in Cleveland, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms was recorded in the census in Sandy Plains Divi, Polk County, North Carolina, US. Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms married Adam Whisenhunt Whisnant, and had children including Absolum Whisenant, Adam Whisenant, Anne Carpenter, Daughter Helms, David Whisnant, Elizabeth Betsy Helms, Helms, John Whisenant, Philip Marion Whisenant. Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms passed away in 1860 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms entered the world in Lincoln County, North Carolina, Colonial British Colony, born to William Jameson Helms And Mary Ann Burton.
  • In 1850, Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms was recorded in the census in Cleveland, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms was recorded in the census in Sandy Plains Divi, Polk County, North Carolina, US.
  • Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms married Adam Whisenhunt Whisnant, and had children including Absolum Whisenant, Adam Whisenant, Anne Carpenter, Daughter Helms, David Whisnant, Elizabeth Betsy Helms, Helms, John Whisenant, Philip Marion Whisenant.
  • Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms passed away in 1860 in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Helms's Ancestors

Self
Mary Helms
1770–1860
Birth Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, Colonial British Colony
Parents
William Jameson Helms
1745–1780
Bedford, Bedford (city), Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Burton
1748–1828
Orange, Orange County, Colonial British Colony
Grandparents
Moses (E Carson) Helm
1709–1780
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Sarah (Irwin Scott) Jamison
–1812
Omagh, Tyrone, Ulster, Ayershire, Ireland
May Burton
1752–1801
Orange County, Virginia
Hannah Medley
1724–1800
Middlesex, Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Helm
1675–1721
Mary ^^
1678–1723
John Jameson
1686–1734
Margaret Scott
1671–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Helm
1641–1691
Leola Helm
1643–1693
Andrew Carson
1643–1693
Leola Helm
1643–1693
William Jameson
1648–1714
Sarah Price
1653–1691
John IV
1652–1695
HELENE FERGUSSON
1651–

Mary Helms's Descendants

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Mary ("Polly" Magdalena) Helms (1770–1860) m. Adam (Whisenhunt) "Whisnant" (5 July 1770–1857)
  1. 1. Absolum Whisenant 1811–1893
  2. 2. Adam Whisenant 1793–1865
  3. 3. Helms 1797–
  4. 4. Helms 1798–1829
  5. 5. David Whisnant 1800–1879
  6. 6. Philip (Marion) Whisenant 1803–1881
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Betsy) Helms 1806–1881
  8. 8. John Whisenant 1798–1865

Mary Helms's Timeline

4 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms in Lincoln County, North Carolina, Colonial British Colony
Lincoln County, North Carolina, Colonial British Colony
1850
1850
Age 80
Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms appeared in census in Cleveland, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 90
Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms appeared in census in Sandy Plains Divi, Polk County, North Carolina, USA
Sandy Plains Divi, Polk County, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 90
Death of Mary "Polly" Magdalena Helms in Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, Colonial British Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sandy Plains Divi, Polk County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

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