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Mary Polly Penn 1759–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Amherst Co, VA

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Amherst Co, VA

Father: George Penn

Mother: Elizabeth Lea

Spouse(s): James Capt

Children(s): Elizabeth Harrison

Mary Polly Penn was born in 1759 in Amherst Co, VA, the child of George P Penn And Elizabeth Sara Lea. Mary Polly Penn married James Harrison Capt, and had children including Elizabeth Harrison. Mary Polly Penn passed away in 1790 in Amherst Co, VA.

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Biography

  • Mary Polly Penn was born in 1759 in Amherst Co, VA, the child of George P Penn And Elizabeth Sara Lea.
  • Mary Polly Penn married James Harrison Capt, and had children including Elizabeth Harrison.
  • Mary Polly Penn passed away in 1790 in Amherst Co, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Penn
1737–1796
Birth Location: Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth Lea
1740–1783
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
EL

Spouses(s)

James Capt
1755–1840
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Harrison
1790–1841
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, United States
EH

Mary Penn's Ancestors

Self
Mary Penn
1759–1790
Birth Place: Amherst Co, VA
Parents
George P Penn
1737–1796
Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Sara) Lea
1740–1783
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George (P) Penn
1698–1755
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Ann (Martha) Fleming
1706–1794
Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Penn's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Polly) Penn (1759–1790) m. James (Harrison) Capt (4 Sep 1755–1840)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Harrison 1790–1841 m. John (Joel) Bias 1785–1868
    1. 1. Richard (Henry) Byers 1838–1905 m. Oney (Jane) Taylor 1839–1921
      1. 1. Mollie Byers 1878–1963 m. Edward (Esau) Wheeler 1847–1919
        1. 1. Mamie (Katherine) Wheeler 1914–1955
        2. 2. Polly (Ann) Wheeler 1868–1953
        3. 3. Willie (Edward) Wheeler 1888–1952 m. Ethel (Elizabeth) Hensen 1903–1977
        4. 4. Elijah ("Alexander") Wheeler 1876–1933

Mary Penn's Timeline

3 Records

1759
1759
Birth of Mary Polly Penn in Amherst Co, VA
Amherst Co, VA
1780
08 Nov 1780
Age 21
Mary Polly Penn was married in Amherst County, Virginia
Amherst County, Virginia
1790
1790
Age 31
Death of Mary Polly Penn in Amherst Co, VA
Amherst Co, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Amherst Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1780
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Amherst Co, VA
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