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Mary Polly Peak 1838–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Grayson, VA

Death Date: 6 Sep 1896

Death Location: Whitetop, Grayson, VA

Father: Josiah Peak

Mother: Nancy Ross

Spouse(s): James Patrick, John Sheets

Children(s): Ada Patrick, Quincy Sheets, Adda Sheets, Samuel Sheets

Mary Polly Peak was born in 1838 in Grayson, VA, the child of Josiah Thomas Peak And Nancy Ann Ross. Mary Polly Peak married James Patrick, John Harvey Sheets, and had children including Ada Ann Patrick, Adda Ann Sheets, Quincy Jenny Loretta Sheets, Samuel M Sheets. Mary Polly Peak passed away in 1896 in Whitetop, Grayson, VA.

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Biography

  • Mary Polly Peak was born in 1838 in Grayson, VA, the child of Josiah Thomas Peak And Nancy Ann Ross.
  • Mary Polly Peak married James Patrick, John Harvey Sheets, and had children including Ada Ann Patrick, Adda Ann Sheets, Quincy Jenny Loretta Sheets, Samuel M Sheets.
  • Mary Polly Peak passed away in 1896 in Whitetop, Grayson, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Peak
1795–1882
Birth Location: Ashe, North Carolina, United States
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Nancy Ross
1805–1882
Birth Location: Guilford, NC
NR

Spouses(s)

James Patrick
1839–1865
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JP
John Sheets
1842–1936
Birth Location: Grayson, VA
JS

Children(s)

Ada Patrick
1862–
Birth Location: Grayson Co, Virginia
AP
Quincy Sheets
1869–1939
Birth Location: Grayson, VA
QS
Adda Sheets
1861–
Birth Location: Virginia
AS
Samuel Sheets
1867–1885
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
SS

Mary Peak's Ancestors

Self
Mary Peak
1838–1896
Birth Place: Grayson, VA
Parents
Josiah Thomas Peak
1795–1882
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ann) Ross
1805–1882
Guilford, NC
Grandparents
Abel Peak
1767–1852
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Lydia Jones
1776–1860
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathon Peak
1744–1805
Patsy Hamby
1740–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN PEAKE
1690–1751
Lucy Gregg
1704–1790
William Hamby
1715–1784

Mary Peak's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Polly) Peak (1838–6 Sep 1896) m. James Patrick (1839–6 Jan 1865) m. John (Harvey) Sheets (1 Aug 1842–11 Aug 1936)
  1. 1. Ada (Ann) Patrick 1862–
  2. 2. Quincy ("Jenny" Loretta) Sheets 1869–1939 m. James (Calloway) Handy 1853–1923
    1. 1. Lula (Clyde) Handy 1892–1969 m. Duran (Bromly) Myers 1894–1971
      1. 1. Cecil (Monroe) Myers 1921–1994 m. Mary (Eloise) Taylor 1923–2015
      2. 2. Hazel (Madeline) Myers 1922–1994
      3. 3. Harold (Lynwood) Myers 1924–1979
      4. 4. Dorothy (Mae) Myers 1927–1999
      5. 5. James (Martin) Myers 1936–1997
      6. 6. Basil (William) Myers 1926–1983
      7. 7. Robert (Lee) Myers 1931–2014
      8. 8. Wanda (Ellen) Myers 1934–1966
    2. 2. Herman (Fletcher) Handy 1891–1959
    3. 3. Mollie (Stella) Handy 1895–1985
    4. 4. Mancie (Eudalia) Handy 1896–1980
    5. 5. Edith (Louisa) Handy 1899–1939
    6. 6. Cora (Ennis) Handy 1901–1970
    7. 7. Ada (P) Handy 1903–1997
    8. 8. William (Rudolph) Handy 1908–1999
    9. 9. Opal (Blanche) Handy 1911–1986
  3. 3. Adda (Ann) Sheets 1861–
  4. 4. Samuel (M) Sheets 1867–1885

Mary Peak's Timeline

2 Records

1838
1838
Birth of Mary Polly Peak in Grayson, VA
Grayson, VA
1896
6 Sep 1896
Age 58
Death of Mary Polly Peak in Whitetop, Grayson, VA
Whitetop, Grayson, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Grayson, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1896
    Event Place: Whitetop, Grayson, VA
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