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Mary "Polly" Kelly 1806 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1806

Birth Location: Old Liberty, Marion County, Tennessee

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Kelly

Mother: Nancy Mayho\Mayo

Spouse(s): John Alley

Children(s): Mary Alley

The story of Mary "Polly" Kelly began in 1806 in Old Liberty, Marion County, Tennessee. Mary "Polly" Kelly married John Erasmus Alley, and had children including Mary Jane Alley. Mary "Polly" Kelly passed away in 1871 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary "Polly" Kelly began in 1806 in Old Liberty, Marion County, Tennessee.
  • Mary "Polly" Kelly married John Erasmus Alley, and had children including Mary Jane Alley.
  • Mary "Polly" Kelly passed away in 1871 in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Kelly
1779 – 1845
Birth Location: Greenbrior, , Virginia, USA
JK
Nancy Mayho\Mayo
1777 – 1857
Birth Location: Marion, Tennessee, United States
NM

Spouses(s)

John Alley
1801 – 1878
Birth Location: Overton, Tennessee, United States
JA

Children(s)

Mary Alley
1825 – 1880
Birth Location: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
MA

Mary Kelly's Ancestors

Self
Mary Kelly
1806 – 1871
Birth Place: Old Liberty, Marion County, Tennessee
Parents
John Isaac Kelly
1779 – 1845
Greenbrior, , Virginia, USA
Nancy Mayho\Mayo
1777 – 1857
Marion, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Alexander (Doniphant) Kelly
1755 – 1825
County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Kelly's Descendants

1.
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Mary ("Polly") Kelly (13 Jul 1806 – 1871) m. John (Erasmus) Alley (Jul 1801 – 1 Nov 1878)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Alley (2 Aug 1825 – 1 Mar 1880) m. James Rankin (18 Jul 1809 – 5 Jan 1871)
    1. 1. William (Milton) Rankin (28 Aug 1842 – 14 May 1897)
      1. 1. Minnie (Belle) Rankin (2 October 1879 – 24 January 1952) m. John (M) Bentley (May 1877 – 26 October 1962)
        1. 1. Cyntha (A) Bently (May 1897 – )
        2. 2. Effie (Myrtle) Bentley (14 Apr 1900 – 5 Jul 1990)
        3. 3. Milt (Valancourt “Milt”) Bentley (5 April 1903 – 10 August 1991) m. Rebecca (Newsom) Bentley (28 August 1902 – 22 April 1984) m. Stella (Effie) Bentley (8 June 1914 – 6 March 2006)
        4. 4. Lester (Glenn) Bentley (28 Nov 1905 – 29 Sep 1983)
        5. 5. Ribern (Taylor) Bentley (8 Apr 1907 – 23 Jul 1981)
        6. 6. Alethie (“Letha” V) Bentley (13 Dec 1909 – 8 Jun 2005)
        7. 7. Golden (V) Bentley (abt 1913 – )
        8. 8. Clifford (Donely) Bentley (22 Jul 1914 – 19 Nov 1987)
        9. 9. Nora Bentley (abt 1921 – )

Mary Kelly's Timeline

2 Records

1806
13 Jul 1806
Birth of Mary "Polly" Kelly in Old Liberty, Marion County, Tennessee
Old Liberty, Marion County, Tennessee
1871
1871
Age 65
Death of Mary "Polly" Kelly in Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1806
    Event Place: Old Liberty, Marion County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
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