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Mary "Polly" Willard 1793–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1793

Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 31 Mar 1888

Death Location: Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Barbary Willard

Mother: Sarah Hart

Spouse(s): Michael Lee

Children(s): Robert Lee, Berry Lee, William Lee, John Lee, Eveline Lee, John Lee, John Lee, Catherine Lee, Mary Lee, Sarah Lee, Elena Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Drucilla Lee, Mary Lee, Martha Lee, Mairian Lee

In 1793, Mary "Polly" Willard entered the world in Union County, South Carolina, USA, born to Barbary Willard And Sarah Elizabeth Hart. Mary "Polly" Willard married Michael Byrd Lee, and had children including Berry Willard Lee, Catherine Lee, Drucilla Lee, Elena Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Eveline Lee, John Thomas Lee, Mairian Caroline Lee, Martha Jane Lee, Mary Frances Frankie Lee, Mary Frances Lee, Robert Byrd Lee, Sarah Ann Ana Lee, William Berry Lee. Mary "Polly" Willard passed away in 1888 in Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Mary "Polly" Willard entered the world in Union County, South Carolina, USA, born to Barbary Willard And Sarah Elizabeth Hart.
  • Mary "Polly" Willard married Michael Byrd Lee, and had children including Berry Willard Lee, Catherine Lee, Drucilla Lee, Elena Lee, Elizabeth Lee, Eveline Lee, John Thomas Lee, Mairian Caroline Lee, Martha Jane Lee, Mary Frances Frankie Lee, Mary Frances Lee, Robert Byrd Lee, Sarah Ann Ana Lee, William Berry Lee.
  • Mary "Polly" Willard passed away in 1888 in Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Barbary Willard
1770–1840
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Hart
1775–1850
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA
SH

Spouses(s)

Michael Lee
1787–1837
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Robert Lee
1822–1891
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA
RL
Berry Lee
1814–1902
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
BL
William Lee
1816–1893
Birth Location: South Carolina
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John Lee
1820–1889
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JL
Eveline Lee
1831–1879
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
EL
John Lee
1820–1889
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JL
John Lee
1820–1889
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JL
Catherine Lee
1811–1836
Birth Location: Union, Union Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
CL
Mary Lee
1819–1836
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Lee
1827–1894
Birth Location: SC, South Carolina, USA
SL
Elena Lee
1819–1836
Birth Location: Union, Union Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
EL
Elizabeth Lee
1818–1884
Birth Location: Union, Union Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
EL
Drucilla Lee
1816–1898
Birth Location: Union, Union Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Lee
1821–1910
Birth Location: Union, Union Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
ML
Martha Lee
1828–1855
Birth Location: Union, Union Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
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Mairian Lee
1834–1889
Birth Location: Union, Union Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Willard's Ancestors

Self
Mary Willard
1793–1888
Birth Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Barbary Willard
1770–1840
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Hart
1775–1850
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Willard
1756–1812
Pepperell, Massachusetts
Mary (Molly) Howard
1750–1802
Grafton, Worchester County, Massachusettts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Willard
1716–1775
Sarah Brooks
1717–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Willard
1692–1774
Martha Clarke
1693–1794
Ebenezer Brooks
1691–1768
Sarah Brooks
1690–1775

Mary Willard's Descendants

1.
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Mary ("Polly") Willard (21 Jan 1793–31 Mar 1888) m. Michael (Byrd) Lee (7 Oct 1787–13 Dec 1837)
  1. 1. Robert (Byrd) Lee 1822–1891 m. Mary (Murphy Bobo (Beaubais)) Layne 1831–1893
    1. 1. Mary Lee 1868–1913 m. James Bennett 1868–1935
      1. 1. Ruth Bennett 1899–1955 m. Charles Ross 1890–1966
        1. 1. Dorothy (Lee) Ross 1924–2015 m. Joseph (G Hollis) III 1926–2001
        2. 2. Arthur (Ray Ross) Sr 1926–1991
        3. 3. Charles (McBride ROSS) Junior 1920–1982
      2. 2. Joseph (Shurley) Bennett 1896–1940
      3. 3. James (Robert) Bennett 1898–1933
      4. 4. Ada (J) Bennett 1902–1966
      5. 5. Thomas (Banks) Bennett 1904–1958
      6. 6. David (Kirk) Bennett 1906–1960
      7. 7. Charlie Bennett 1908–
        1. 1. Billy (Hugh Bennett) Sr. 1930–1984
      8. 8. Samuel (Houard) Bennett 1911–1915
      9. 9. John (F) Bennett 1918–1918
      10. 10. Carrie (F) Bennett 1901–1902
    2. 2. John (Miller) Lee 1858–1937
      1. 1. John (Luther Lee) Sr. 1886–1961
        1. 1. Walter (Daniel) Lee 1916–1964
      2. 2. Rossi (Agnes) Feemster 1883–1978
        1. 1. Kuyler (Barron Feemster) Sr. 1915–1983
        2. 2. Craig (Jackson) Feemster 1916–2004
      3. 3. Nancy (Beulah Lee Parks Fulp) Fleenor 1890–1978
        1. 1. Anzen (Edward Lee) Bowling 1907–1968
    3. 3. Ella (Fair) Lee 1866–1939
      1. 1. Joseph Alexander 1886–
    4. 4. Robert (Lee) II 1862–
    5. 5. Rosalie ("Rosa" Lavania) Lee 1860–
      1. 1. Walter (Monroe) Epps
        1. 1. Isabel (Janie) Epps
      2. 2. Frances (Lavonia) Fite 1888–1972
        1. 1. Lela (Fite) Wright 1914–1989
    6. 6. David Lee 1856–1930
      1. 1. Samuel (Ayers) Lee 1893–1940
    7. 7. Rosa Lee 1862–
    8. 8. Charlie (J) Lee 1872–1943 m. Sophia (J) Lee 1875–1915 m. Julia (Ann) Lee 1888–1956 m. Sophie (Josephine) Lee 1874–1915 m. Sophie (Josephine) Lee 1874–1915
      1. 1. Joseph (Carl) Lee 1897–1917
      2. 2. Zady Lee 1901–
        1. 1. Carl (Wright) Sawyer 1925–1993
      3. 3. Emma Lee 1904–
      4. 4. Edna Lee 1908–1985 m. Zeb (Alexander) Hartis 1907–1971
        1. 1. John (Franklin) Hartis 1945–2005
        2. 2. Larry (Robert) Hartis 1943–2007
        3. 3. Charlie (Lee) Hartis 1934–2011
      5. 5. Robert (E) Lee 1894–1968 m. Maebell Lee 1897–1932 m. Jennie (H) Kesler 1894–
      6. 6. Charlie (Jenkins Lee) Jr 1910–1983
      7. 7. Joseph (Carl) Lee 1897–1917
      8. 8. Edna (Sophia) Hartis 1908–1985
      9. 9. Charlie (Jenkins Lee) Jr 1910–1983
    9. 9. Joseph ("Joe" Fant) Lee 1870–1930
  2. 2. Berry (Willard) Lee 1814–1902
    1. 1. Mary (Frances) Lee 1849–1943
      1. 1. Jesse (Lee) Hoyle 1874–1954
        1. 1. Helen (Rosser) Hoyle 1922–2002
        2. 2. Helen (Rosser) Hoyle 1922–2002
  3. 3. William (Berry) Lee 1816–1893
    1. 1. Eliza Lee 1850–1898
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Lee 1878–1933
        1. 1. Mary (Annie) Lee 1904–1926
  4. 4. John (Thomas) Lee 1820–1889
  5. 5. Eveline Lee 1831–1879
    1. 1. Robert (Edward Gregory) Mr 1868–1945
      1. 1. William (R) Gregory 1887–1977
        1. 1. Louis (Bryan) Gregory 1908–1965
  6. 6. John (Thomas) Lee 1820–1889
    1. 1. Robert (Conquest) Lee 1872–1932
      1. 1. Annie (Belle) Lee 1901–
        1. 1. Virginia (Ann) Godshall 1925–2012
  7. 7. John (Thomas) Lee 1820–1889
    1. 1. Robert (Conquest) Lee 1872–1932
      1. 1. Annie (Belle) Lee 1901–
        1. 1. Virginia (Ann) Godshall 1925–2012
  8. 8. Catherine Lee 1811–1836
  9. 9. Mary (Frances) Lee 1819–1836
  10. 10. Sarah (Ann (Ana)) Lee 1827–1894
  11. 11. Elena Lee 1819–1836
  12. 12. Elizabeth Lee 1818–1884
  13. 13. Drucilla Lee 1816–1898
  14. 14. Mary (Frances Frankie) Lee 1821–1910
  15. 15. Martha (Jane) Lee 1828–1855
  16. 16. Mairian (Caroline) Lee 1834–1889

Mary Willard's Timeline

6 Records

1793
21 Jan 1793
Birth of Mary "Polly" Willard in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Union County, South Carolina, USA
1793
21 Jan 1793
Birth of Mary "Polly" Willard in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Union County, South Carolina, USA
1810
1810
Age 17
Mary "Polly" Willard was married in Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
1823
1823
Age 30
Mary "Polly" Willard was married in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 77
Mary "Polly" Willard resided here in Bogansville, Union, South Carolina, USA
Bogansville, Union, South Carolina, USA
1888
31 Mar 1888
Age 95
Death of Mary "Polly" Willard in Union, South Carolina, USA
Union, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1793
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bogansville, Union, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1510; Page: 338A; Family History Library Film: 553009
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1793
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Union, Union, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bogansville, Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bogansville, Union, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1510; Page: 338A; Family History Library Film: 553009

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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