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Mary "Polly" SHEETS 1796–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States

Father: Jacob SHEETS

Mother: Margaret Shipley

Spouse(s): James Gaston

Children(s): James Gaston, Jacob Gaston, David GASTON, Peggy Gaston, Malinda Gaston, Rachel Gaston, Elizabeth Gaston, Joseph Gaston, George Gaston, John Gaston, Joseph Gaston, Mary Gaston, Levina Gaston

In 1796, Mary "Polly" SHEETS entered the world in Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Jacob Sheets And Margaret Catherine Shipley. Mary "Polly" SHEETS married James William Gaston, and had children including David Gaston, Elizabeth Gaston, George Washington Gaston, Jacob Vanburen Gaston, James Russell Gaston, John Emory Gaston, Joseph G Gaston, Joseph Gaston, Levina E Gaston, Malinda Gaston, Mary Jane Gaston, Peggy Ann Gaston, Rachel Gaston. Mary "Polly" SHEETS passed away in 1863 in Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Mary "Polly" SHEETS entered the world in Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Jacob Sheets And Margaret Catherine Shipley.
  • Mary "Polly" SHEETS married James William Gaston, and had children including David Gaston, Elizabeth Gaston, George Washington Gaston, Jacob Vanburen Gaston, James Russell Gaston, John Emory Gaston, Joseph G Gaston, Joseph Gaston, Levina E Gaston, Malinda Gaston, Mary Jane Gaston, Peggy Ann Gaston, Rachel Gaston.
  • Mary "Polly" SHEETS passed away in 1863 in Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob SHEETS
1750–1853
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Margaret Shipley
1770–1855
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

James Gaston
1800–1865
Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

James Gaston
1827–1872
Birth Location: Monroe, Tennessee, United States
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Jacob Gaston
1835–1906
Birth Location: Eve Mills, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
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David GASTON
1821–1863
Birth Location: Monroe, Tennessee, USA
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Peggy Gaston
1829–1830
Birth Location: Monroe, Tennessee, USA
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Malinda Gaston
1835–1900
Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
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Rachel Gaston
1838–1883
Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Gaston
1825–1865
Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
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Joseph Gaston
1853–1873
Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
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George Gaston
1834–1865
Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
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John Gaston
1827–1863
Birth Location: Monroe Co, Tennessee, USA
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Joseph Gaston
1829–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Mary Gaston
1847–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Levina Gaston
1849–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Mary SHEETS's Ancestors

Self
Mary SHEETS
1796–1863
Birth Place: Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Jacob SHEETS
1750–1853
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Margaret (Catherine) Shipley
1770–1855
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Rosannah Shipley
1748–1828
Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Shipley
1726–1789
Catherine Ogg
1728–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shipley
1681–1725
Elizabeth STEVENS
1680–1761

Mary SHEETS's Descendants

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Mary ("Polly") SHEETS (1796–1863) m. James (William) Gaston (1800–May 1865)
  1. 1. James (Russell) Gaston 1827–1872 m. Charlotte ("Lottie" Winfred) Davis 1826–1869
    1. 1. J (A) Gaston 1848–1924
    2. 2. James (Dent) Gaston 1852–1852
    3. 3. Gardner (Phelps) Gaston 1862–1939
    4. 4. Josephine (A.) Gaston 1860–1940
    5. 5. Ada (Susannah) Gaston 1865–1907
    6. 6. Jane (Angeline "Juncy") Gaston 1853–1909
    7. 7. William (M.) Gaston 1842–1938
    8. 8. Maggie (Haselton "Miggie") Gaston 1855–1935
    9. 9. Henry (King) Gaston 1858–1924
    10. 10. Henry (King) Gaston 1858–1925
    11. 11. Ida Gaston 1865–
    12. 12. John (Albert Bigham) Gaston 1848–1924 m. Louise Casteel 1847–1871 m. Harriet ("Hattie" Elizabeth) Boles 1854– m. Rebecca (Ann Francis) BAGBY 1850–1944
      1. 1. Matilda (Jane "Tildy") Gaston 1874–1969
      2. 2. James (Winford) Gaston 1875–1955
      3. 3. William Gaston 1877–
      4. 4. Clyde (Lee) Gaston 1894–1980 m. Mary (Fafeliah) Dooly 1901–1984
        1. 1. Josephine Gaston 1921–2008
        2. 2. Alvis (Pete) Gaston 1922–1984
        3. 3. Winford (Monroe " Wimp") Gaston 1924–2001
        4. 4. Nettie (Irene) Gaston 1929–1931
        5. 5. Harry (eon) Gaston 1930–2002 m. Doris (Marie) Cummins 1931–2006 m. Thelma (Pauline) Hendrixson 1922–
      5. 5. Margaret Gaston 1877–1977
      6. 6. William (Isaac) Gaston 1880–1956
      7. 7. Effie (Mae) Gaston 1885–1985
      8. 8. Sarah (Jane) Gaston 1872–1945
      9. 9. Bertha (Beatrice) Gaston 1894–1975
      10. 10. Dora (Ann) Gaston 1882–1963
      11. 11. Thomas (Albert) Gaston 1876–1957
      12. 12. Bertha Gaston 1894–
      13. 13. Matilda (Jane) Smith 1874–1969
  2. 2. Jacob (Vanburen) Gaston 1835–1906
  3. 3. David GASTON 1821–1863
  4. 4. Peggy (Ann) Gaston 1829–1830
  5. 5. Malinda Gaston 1835–1900
  6. 6. Rachel Gaston 1838–1883
  7. 7. Elizabeth Gaston 1825–1865
  8. 8. Joseph (G) Gaston 1853–1873
  9. 9. George (Washington) Gaston 1834–1865
  10. 10. John (Emory) Gaston 1827–1863
  11. 11. Joseph Gaston 1829–1870
  12. 12. Mary (Jane) Gaston 1847–
  13. 13. Levina (E) Gaston 1849–

Mary SHEETS's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Mary "Polly" SHEETS in Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
1863
1863
Age 67
Death of Mary "Polly" SHEETS in Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States
Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States
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