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Mary Polly Shipley 1803–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1803

Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 September 1872

Death Location: Lincoln, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Nathan Shipley

Mother: Elizabeth Hale

Spouse(s): John Grisham

Children(s): Nathan Grisham, Elijah Grisham

Mary Polly Shipley was born in 1803 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Nathan Shipley And Elizabeth Hale. Mary Polly Shipley married John Fuller Grisham, and had children including Elijah Shipley Grisham, Nathan Ruben Grisham. Mary Polly Shipley passed away in 1872 in Lincoln, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Polly Shipley was born in 1803 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Nathan Shipley And Elizabeth Hale.
  • Mary Polly Shipley married John Fuller Grisham, and had children including Elijah Shipley Grisham, Nathan Ruben Grisham.
  • Mary Polly Shipley passed away in 1872 in Lincoln, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Mary Shipley's Ancestors

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Mary Shipley
1803–1872
Birth Place: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Nathan Shipley
1768–1840
Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Hale
1768–1850
Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
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Mary Shipley's Descendants

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Mary (Polly) Shipley (21 Aug 1803–28 September 1872) m. John (Fuller) Grisham (16 August 1813–21 January 1887)
  1. 1. Nathan (Ruben) Grisham 1836–1899
  2. 2. Elijah (Shipley) Grisham 1838–1901

Mary Shipley's Timeline

2 Records

1803
21 Aug 1803
Birth of Mary Polly Shipley in Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
1872
28 September 1872
Age 69
Death of Mary Polly Shipley in Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1803
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1872
    Event Place: Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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