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Mary Polly Maxey 1791–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1791

Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: Henry, Georgia, United States

Father: Jeremiah Maxey

Mother: Mourning Hail

Spouse(s): John Bentley

Children(s): Mary Bentley, Mary Bentley, Milton Bentley, Louisa Bentley, Elizabeth Bentley, William Bentley, Thomas Bentley, Althea Bentley, Minerva Wiley, James Bentley

In 1791, Mary Polly Maxey entered the world in Franklin, Virginia, United States, born to Jeremiah Maxey And Mourning Hail. Mary Polly Maxey married John F Bentley, Polly Maxey, and had children including Althea Jane Bentley, Elizabeth Scott Bentley, James Franklin Floyd Bentley, Louisa Bentley, Mary Ann Bentley, Mary Bentley, Milton M Bentley, Minerva Lucinda Wiley, Thomas Lee Bentley, William Dewitt Clinton Bentley. Mary Polly Maxey passed away in 1830 in Henry, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1791, Mary Polly Maxey entered the world in Franklin, Virginia, United States, born to Jeremiah Maxey And Mourning Hail.
  • Mary Polly Maxey married John F Bentley, Polly Maxey, and had children including Althea Jane Bentley, Elizabeth Scott Bentley, James Franklin Floyd Bentley, Louisa Bentley, Mary Ann Bentley, Mary Bentley, Milton M Bentley, Minerva Lucinda Wiley, Thomas Lee Bentley, William Dewitt Clinton Bentley.
  • Mary Polly Maxey passed away in 1830 in Henry, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Maxey
1741–1810
Birth Location: Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Mourning Hail
1751–1808
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Bentley
1786–1863
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Bentley
1812–1900
Birth Location: –
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Mary Bentley
1829–1922
Birth Location: Henry, Georgia, USA
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Milton Bentley
1816–1900
Birth Location: Morgan County, Georgia, USA
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Louisa Bentley
1818–1905
Birth Location: Henry, Georgia, USA
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Elizabeth Bentley
1812–1890
Birth Location: Henry, Georgia, United States
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William Bentley
1827–1896
Birth Location: Henry, Georgia, USA
WB
Thomas Bentley
1809–1840
Birth Location: Henry, Georgia, USA
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Althea Bentley
1824–1913
Birth Location: Henry, Georgia, USA
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Minerva Wiley
1829–1913
Birth Location: Henry, Georgia, United States
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James Bentley
1814–1895
Birth Location: Henry County, Georgia, USA
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Mary Maxey's Ancestors

Self
Mary Maxey
1791–1830
Birth Place: Franklin, Virginia, United States
Parents
Jeremiah Maxey
1741–1810
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Mourning Hail
1751–1808
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Maxey's Descendants

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Mary (Polly) Maxey (28 May 1791–1830) m. John (F) Bentley (27 May 1786–1 Aug 1863)
  1. 1. Mary Bentley 1812–1900
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Bentley 1829–1922
  3. 3. Milton (M) Bentley 1816–1900
  4. 4. Louisa Bentley 1818–1905 m. William (Dexter) Helms 1801–1872
    1. 1. Andrew (M. (Tobe)) Helms 1850–1914
    2. 2. Ellen (H.) Helms 1860–1912
    3. 3. Nancy Helms 1859–
    4. 4. Robert (Franklin) Helms 1854–1926
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Elvira) Helms 1857–1924
    6. 6. Frankland (C) Helms 1849–1910
    7. 7. Franklin (Coe) Helms 1845–1910
    8. 8. Eliza (A.) Helms 1826–
    9. 9. William (Henry) Helms 1841–
    10. 10. Jane (A.) Helms 1831–
    11. 11. Joseph (L.) Helms 1827–
    12. 12. Rachel (Caroline) Helms 1842–1913
    13. 13. Samuel (Allison) Helms 1852–1913
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Scott) Bentley 1812–1890
  6. 6. William (Dewitt Clinton) Bentley 1827–1896
  7. 7. Thomas (Lee) Bentley 1809–1840
  8. 8. Althea (Jane) Bentley 1824–1913
  9. 9. Minerva (Lucinda) Wiley 1829–1913
  10. 10. James (Franklin "Floyd) Bentley 1814–1895

Mary Maxey's Timeline

6 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Mary Polly Maxey in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1791
28 May 1791
Birth of Mary Polly Maxey in Franklin, Virginia, USA
Franklin, Virginia, USA
1791
28 May 1791
Birth of Mary Polly Maxey in Franklin, Virginia, United States
Franklin, Virginia, United States
1830
1830
Age 39
Death of Mary Polly Maxey in Henry, Georgia,SA
Henry, Georgia,SA
1830
1830
Age 39
Death of Mary Polly Maxey in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States
1830
1830
Age 39
Death of Mary Polly Maxey in Henry, Georgia, United States
Henry, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1791
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1791
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Henry, Georgia,SA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Henry, Georgia, United States
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