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Polly Ann ASHBY 1764–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1764

Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, USA

Father: William ASHBY

Mother: Sarah WILLIAMS

Spouse(s): Samuel Captain

Children(s): Isaac POSTLEWAITE

In 1764, Polly Ann ASHBY entered the world in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA, born to William Wilton Ashby And Sarah Ann Williams. Polly Ann ASHBY married Samuel Postlewaite First Captain, and had children including Isaac Postlewaite. Polly Ann ASHBY passed away in 1840 in Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1764, Polly Ann ASHBY entered the world in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA, born to William Wilton Ashby And Sarah Ann Williams.
  • Polly Ann ASHBY married Samuel Postlewaite First Captain, and had children including Isaac Postlewaite.
  • Polly Ann ASHBY passed away in 1840 in Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William ASHBY
1744–1803
Birth Location: –
WA
Sarah WILLIAMS
1744–1820
Birth Location: –
SW

Spouses(s)

Samuel Captain
1756–1826
Birth Location: Maryland, Colonial America
SC

Children(s)

Isaac POSTLEWAITE
1793–1851
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Polly ASHBY's Ancestors

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Polly ASHBY
1764–1840
Birth Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Wilton ASHBY
1744–1803
Sarah (Ann) WILLIAMS
1744–1820
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Polly ASHBY's Descendants

1.
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Polly (Ann) ASHBY (24 Sep 1764–1840) m. Samuel (POSTLEWAITE First) Captain (1756–1826)
  1. 1. Isaac POSTLEWAITE 1793–1851 m. Anny (Amy FERREE Ferrel) (Postlewaite) 1796–1851
    1. 1. James (Leeth) POSTLEWAITE 1821–1891 m. Mary Edgington 1838–1860
      1. 1. Rachel (J POSTLEWAITE) (Adams) 1857–1889 m. Augustus ADAMS 1854–1924
        1. 1. Laura (ADAMS) (Reinbold) 1879–1967
        2. 2. Lester (Theodore) ADAMS 1881–1971
        3. 3. Clara (May) ADAMS 1883–1967
        4. 4. Victor (Franklin) ADAMS 1885–1963
        5. 5. Evert (O) ADAMS 1886–1971
    2. 2. Samuel POSTLEWAITE 1819–
    3. 3. William POSTLEWAITE 1829–1851
    4. 4. Elizabeth POSTLEWAITE 1832–

Polly ASHBY's Timeline

2 Records

1764
24 Sep 1764
Birth of Polly Ann ASHBY in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
1840
1840
Age 76
Death of Polly Ann ASHBY in Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, USA
Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1764
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, USA
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