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Mary Polly Hicks 1813–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: Mountain Home District, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Avery, North Carolina, United States

Father: Matthew Hicks

Mother: Susan Price

Spouse(s): James Gwyn

Children(s): Eliza Hicks, Nancy Hicks, Lurana Gwynn, Pharaba Gwyn, James Gwyn, Henry Gwyn, Samuel Gwyn, Suffina Gwyn, Annie Gwyn, Isaac Gwyn, William Gwyn

The story of Mary Polly Hicks began in 1813 in Mountain Home District, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, Mary Polly Hicks resided in Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Mary Polly Hicks married James Mountain Jim Gwyn, and had children including Annie Gwyn, Eliza Guinn Hicks, Henry Gwyn, Isaac Gwyn, James Gwyn, Lurana Rainey Susanna Gwynn, Nancy Louisa Gwyn Hicks, Pharaba A Gwyn, Samuel P Gwyn, Suffina Grace Gwyn, William Gwyn. Mary Polly Hicks passed away in 1900 in Avery, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Polly Hicks began in 1813 in Mountain Home District, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Mary Polly Hicks resided in Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, USA.
  • Mary Polly Hicks married James Mountain Jim Gwyn, and had children including Annie Gwyn, Eliza Guinn Hicks, Henry Gwyn, Isaac Gwyn, James Gwyn, Lurana Rainey Susanna Gwynn, Nancy Louisa Gwyn Hicks, Pharaba A Gwyn, Samuel P Gwyn, Suffina Grace Gwyn, William Gwyn.
  • Mary Polly Hicks passed away in 1900 in Avery, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Hicks's Ancestors

Self
Mary Hicks
1813–1900
Birth Place: Mountain Home District, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Matthew J Hicks
1776–1860
Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Susan (Elizabeth) Price
1786–1852
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Shadrach (William) Hicks
1760–1822
King William County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sally) Pomfret
1763–1848
King William, King William County, Colony of Virginia, Colonial America
Thomas (Price) Sr
1754–1836
Hanover, Virginia
Barbara Winston
1758–1831
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Hicks
1715–1780
Mary Harris
1722–1770
Ann Hunt
1723–1794
James Winston
1726–1781
Anne Gifford-Farrell-Winston
1729–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hicks
1695–1772
Rebecca Champney
1703–1779
Ralph Hunt
1693–1780
Dianna Anderson
1691–1769
Barbara Overton
1690–1766
Daniel 1693
1693–1735
Elizabeth Meaux
1695–1773

Mary Hicks's Descendants

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Mary (Polly) Hicks (1813–1900) m. James (“ Mountain Jim”) Gwyn (1805–Abt 1849)
  1. 1. Eliza (Guinn) Hicks 1833–1928 m. Willis Hicks 1833–1916
    1. 1. Matilda Hicks 1877–1955 m. Charlie Hicks 1875–1937
      1. 1. Martha Hicks 1907–1984 m. Gurney (Garland) HOLTSCLAW 1904–1957
        1. 1. Nora (Bell) Holsclaw 1928–2017
      2. 2. Ida Hicks 1899–1984 m. Newton (D) Clark 1906–1975
        1. 1. Walter (M) Clark 1934–2006
      3. 3. McKinley (H) Hicks 1921–2000
      4. 4. Olive (B) Hicks 1915–2002
      5. 5. Sarah Hicks 1904–1984
      6. 6. Vertie (Nettie) Hicks 1912–1954
      7. 7. Bell Hicks 1902–1929
      8. 8. Bertha (Lou) Hicks 1915–1997
      9. 9. Katherine (Denie) Hicks 1917–1997
      10. 10. Lena (Dory) Hicks 1910–1992
      11. 11. Charles (Kenneth) Hicks 1948–1966
  2. 2. Nancy (Louisa (Gwyn)) Hicks 1833–1928
  3. 3. Lurana (Rainey Susanna) Gwynn 1835–1921
  4. 4. Pharaba (A) Gwyn 1845–1946
  5. 5. James Gwyn 1848–
  6. 6. Henry Gwyn 1850–1936
  7. 7. Samuel (P) Gwyn 1852–
  8. 8. Suffina (Grace) Gwyn 1853–
  9. 9. Annie Gwyn 1830–1890
  10. 10. Isaac Gwyn 1838–1910
  11. 11. William Gwyn 1847–

Mary Hicks's Timeline

3 Records

1813
1813
Birth of Mary Polly Hicks in Mountain Home District, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Mountain Home District, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 37
Mary Polly Hicks resided here in Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 87
Death of Mary Polly Hicks in Avery, North Carolina, United States
Avery, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Mountain Home District, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina; Roll: 648; Page: 137b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina; Roll: 648; Page: 137b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Avery, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records (Forsyth County, North Carolina), 1833-1969; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records (Forsyth County, North Carolina), 1833-1969; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina)

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