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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

The story of Mary Polly Thornton began in 1806 in Pike County, Georgia, USA, with parents Wiley Edward Thornton and Elizabeth Johnston. As an adult, Mary Polly Thornton wed Cooper L Bennet. Their household included 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 and Susan Margaret Bennett. Mary Polly Thornton's life came to an end in 1877 in Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Parents

Wiley Thornton
1783 – 1862
Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States
WT
Elizabeth Johnston
1785 – 1850
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
EJ

Spouses(s)

Cooper Bennet
1802 – 1849
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
CB

Children(s)

John Bennett
1823 –
Birth Location: –
JB
Elizabeth Boyd
1824 – 1911
Birth Location: Pike County, Georgia, USA
EB
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
FB
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

Sources

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

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

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

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

    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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