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Mary Polly Thornton 1806 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1806

Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 13 January 1877

Death Location: Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Wiley Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Johnston

Spouse(s): Cooper Bennet

Children(s): John Bennett, Elizabeth Boyd, Elizabeth Bennett, Lucy Bennett, George Bennett, Elijah Bennett, Ruthy Bennett, Elisha Bennett, Mary Webb, Fanny Bennett, Mary Bennett, John Bennet, Susan Bennett

Mary Polly Thornton was born in 1806 in Pike County, Georgia, USA, the child of Wiley Edward Thornton and Elizabeth Johnston. In 1860, Mary Polly Thornton resided in Township 16 Range 8, Attala, Mississippi, USA. Mary Polly Thornton married Cooper L Bennet, and had children including John Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett Boyd, Elizabeth Bennett, Lucy Bennett, George W Bennett, Elijah Bennett, Ruthy Anna Bennett, Elisha D Bennett, Mary Amanda Webb, Fanny Bennett, Mary Jane Bennett, John W Bennet, Susan Margaret Bennett. Mary Polly Thornton passed away in 1877 in Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Polly Thornton was born in 1806 in Pike County, Georgia, USA, the child of Wiley Edward Thornton and Elizabeth Johnston.
  • In 1860, Mary Polly Thornton resided in Township 16 Range 8, Attala, Mississippi, USA.
  • Mary Polly Thornton married Cooper L Bennet, and had children including John Bennett, Elizabeth Bennett Boyd, Elizabeth Bennett, Lucy Bennett, George W Bennett, Elijah Bennett, Ruthy Anna Bennett, Elisha D Bennett, Mary Amanda Webb, Fanny Bennett, Mary Jane Bennett, John W Bennet, Susan Margaret Bennett.
  • Mary Polly Thornton passed away in 1877 in Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wiley Thornton
1783 – 1862
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
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Elizabeth Johnston
1785 – 1850
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Cooper Bennet
1802 – 1849
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

John Bennett
1823 –
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Boyd
1824 – 1911
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA
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Elizabeth Bennett
1824 – 1911
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA
EB
Lucy Bennett
1825 – 1911
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA
LB
George Bennett
1828 – 1847
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA
GB
Elijah Bennett
1830 – 1863
Birth Location: -, Troup, Georgia, USA
EB
Ruthy Bennett
1832 – 1885
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
RB
Elisha Bennett
1835 – 1895
Birth Location: -, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
EB
Mary Webb
1835 – 1924
Birth Location: Pickens, Alabama, United States
MW
Fanny Bennett
1838 – 1840
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Mary Bennett
1842 – 1864
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
MB
John Bennet
1846 –
Birth Location: South Carolina
JB
Susan Bennett
1847 – 1847
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
SB

Mary Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Thornton
1806 – 1877
Birth Place: Pike County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Wiley Edward Thornton
1783 – 1862
Elbert, Georgia, United States
Elizabeth Johnston
1785 – 1850
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Eldred Thornton
1755 – 1817
Georgia, United States
Rachel Unk
1762 – 1852
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Thornton's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Polly) Thornton (9 April 1806 – 13 January 1877) m. Cooper (L) Bennet (1802 – 14 December 1849)
  1. 1. John Bennett (1823 – UNKNOWN)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Bennett) Boyd (29 May 1824 – 1 February 1911) m. Cyrus (Levi) Boyd (1820 – 24 Dec 1882) m. James Boyd (abt 1822 – 28 April 1911) m. Si Boyd
    1. 1. Francis (A.) Roberson (18 October 1843 – 6 October 1935)
    2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Boyd (1846 – aft 1887)
    3. 3. Robert (Elijah) Boyd (1849 – 23 September 1890)
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Boyd (16 Dec 1850 – 20 Jan 1935)
    5. 5. William Boyd (abt 1852 – Nov 1863)
    6. 6. Cooper (Lafayette) Boyd (21 Nov 1852 – Jul 1935)
    7. 7. Cooper (Lafayette) BoyD (21 Nov 1852 – 21 Jan 1936)
    8. 8. Levi (Columbus) Boyd (21 November 1852 – 21 January 1936)
    9. 9. Elizebeth (M.) Boyd (abt 1854 – )
    10. 10. Ben (Franklin) Boyd (29 Jul 1855 – 8 Dec 1941)
    11. 11. John (D) Boyd (2 Oct 1858 – 27 Feb 1929) m. Eliza (Jane) Ramsey (July 1856 – 1931)
      1. 1. Bertha (Alice Boyd) Prewitt (27 Sept 1883 – 16 May 1978) m. Samuel Prewitt (25 Aug 1882 – 15 Sept 1974)
        1. 1. Amos (Jackson) Prewitt (6 Dec 1905 – 11 May 2000)
        2. 2. Amos Prewitt (abt 1906 – )
        3. 3. Mayvis (Boyd) Prewitt (20 Mar 1908 – 2 April 2009)
        4. 4. Mavis Prewitt (abt 1909 – )
      2. 2. Nannie Ranels (abt 1885 – )
        1. 1. Floyd (J) Ranels (abt 1918 – )
      3. 3. Nannie Ranels (abt 1885 – )
      4. 4. Sallie (Lorene) Boyd (14 MAR 1885 – Sep 1927)
      5. 5. Bunyan Boyd (1887 – )
      6. 6. Henrietta (Boyd) Tucker (25 Jul 1891 – 1 Mar 1987) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Tucker (27 Feb 1875 – 2 Nov 1960) m. Thomas (B) Tucker m. Will Lucker (1885 – )
        1. 1. Alda (Claude) Tucker (Abt. 1911 – 11 July 1977) m. Boyd (Alexander) Wade (3 Jan 1907 – 15 Sept 1980)
        2. 2. Shelia (F) Tucker (20 Jul 1960 – )
        3. 3. John Tucker (10 Dec 1915 – )
      7. 7. Wenne (Jasper) Bridges (14 Jul 1892 – 1927)
      8. 8. Billy (Bunyan) Boyd (25 July 1896 – 19 Nov 1979)
      9. 9. Mary Boyd
      10. 10. Bella Ramsay
    12. 12. Missouri (A) Boyd (June 1860 – 08 Feb 1934)
    13. 13. Missouri (Ann) Boyd (4 Apr 1861 – 8 Feb 1934)
    14. 14. Cyrus (Alonzo D) Boyd (1 Mar 1864 – 6 Jan 1935) m. Maggie McKnight (8 May 1872 – 28 July 1964)
      1. 1. Oda (Lee) Johnson (24 June 1900 – 1 September 1998)
      2. 2. Odalie Boyd (abt 1901 – )
      3. 3. Ruby (Myrtle) Pierce (16 March 1902 – 13 January 1963)
      4. 4. Rubie Boyd (abt 1903 – )
      5. 5. Lonzo (D) Boyd (17 April 1904 – 11 January 1995)
      6. 6. Alonzo Boyd (abt 1905 – )
      7. 7. Mary Gautney (27 June 1907 – 18 April 1984)
      8. 8. Mary Boyd (abt 1908 – )
      9. 9. Fannie (Mae) Boler (12 August 1910 – 10 June 1970)
      10. 10. Fannie (Mae) Boler (12 August 1910 – 10 June 1970) m. Walter (Frank) Boler (25 October 1911 – 13 February 2004)
        1. 1. Mary (Frances) Boler (abt 1940 – )
        2. 2. Frank (B) Boler (abt 1943 – )
        3. 3. Roger (M) Boler (abt 1947 – )
      11. 11. Lorene (Maggie) Dewbre (4 Feb 1912 – 7 Mar 1970)
      12. 12. Lorene (Maggie) Dewbre (4 February 1912 – 7 March 1970)
    15. 15. Cyrus (D Alonzo) Boyd (1 Mar 1864 – 6 January 1935) m. Maggie (Ann) Boyd (8 May 1872 – 28 July 1964)
      1. 1. Oda (Lee) Johnson (24 June 1900 – 1 September 1998)
      2. 2. Ruby (Myrtle) Pierce (16 March 1902 – 13 January 1963)
      3. 3. Lonzo (D) Boyd (17 April 1904 – 11 January 1995)
      4. 4. Mary Gautney (27 June 1907 – 18 April 1984)
      5. 5. Fannie (Mae) Boler (12 August 1910 – 10 June 1970)
      6. 6. Lorene (Maggie) Dewbre (4 February 1912 – 7 March 1970)
    16. 16. Elizabeth (M "Bettie") BoyD (2 August 1865 – 9 March 1937)
    17. 17. J (M) Boyd (15 Jan 1866 – )
    18. 18. Sibling BoyD
    19. 19. John (W) Boyd (20 September 1846 – 24 May 1920) m. Sarah (Louis) Boyd (1 October 1856 – 5 June 1915)
      1. 1. George (Owen) Boyd (1 November 1876 – 31 October 1934)
      2. 2. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Logan (22 September 1886 – 2 March 1944)
      3. 3. Elsie (Laura) Killingsworth (10 September 1891 – 23 August 1972)
      4. 4. Reatha Boyd (15 October 1901 – 11 June 1902)
    20. 20. Louisa Boyd
  3. 3. Elizabeth Bennett (29 May 1824 – 1 Feb 1911)
  4. 4. Lucy Bennett (29 Dec 1825 – 01 Feb 1911)
  5. 5. George (W) Bennett (17 Feb 1828 – 16 Sep 1847)
  6. 6. Elijah Bennett (12 Jun 1830 – 01 Jun 1863/22 May 1864)
  7. 7. Ruthy (Anna) Bennett (17 Aug 1832 – 16 Mar 1885)
  8. 8. Elisha (D) Bennett (07 Apr 1835 – 22 Oct 1895)
  9. 9. Mary (Amanda) Webb (18 Apr 1835 – 27 Mar 1924)
  10. 10. Fanny Bennett (24 Sep 1838 – bef 1840)
  11. 11. Mary (Jane) Bennett (23 May 1842 – 22 Aug 1864)
  12. 12. John (W) Bennet (abt 1846 – )
  13. 13. Susan (Margaret) Bennett (18 Sep 1847 – 18 Sep 1847)

Mary Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1806
9 April 1806
Birth of Mary Polly Thornton in Pike County, Georgia, USA
Pike County, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 54
Mary Polly Thornton resided here in Township 16 Range 8, Attala, Mississippi, USA
Township 16 Range 8, Attala, Mississippi, USA
1877
13 January 1877
Age 71
Death of Mary Polly Thornton in Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
1941
1941
Age 135
Mary Polly Thornton resided here in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1806
    Event Place: Pike County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 16 Range 8, Attala, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 January 1877
    Event Place: Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McCool, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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