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Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry 1760–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1760

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 09 Sep 1842

Death Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA

Father: Johnathan Hules

Mother: Unknown (Bear)

Spouse(s): Harry Curry

Children(s): Diana Caldwell, Harry\Reuben Currie

The story of Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry began in 1760 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States. Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry married Harry A Native American Curry, and had children including Diana Dicey Caldwell, Harry Reuben Currie, Jessie Currie. Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry passed away in 1842 in Amherst, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry began in 1760 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.
  • Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry married Harry A Native American Curry, and had children including Diana Dicey Caldwell, Harry Reuben Currie, Jessie Currie.
  • Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry passed away in 1842 in Amherst, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johnathan Hules
1718–1761
Birth Location: Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States of America
JH
Unknown (Bear)
1750–1810
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Harry Curry
1762–1863
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Diana Caldwell
1782–1833
Birth Location: Idem, Amherst, Virginia, United States
DC
Harry\Reuben Currie
1789–1840
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
HC

Polly Curry's Ancestors

Self
Polly Curry
1760–1842
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
Johnathan "Nathan" Hules
1718–1761
Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States of America
Unknown (Slave) (Bear)
1750–1810
North Carolina
Grandparents
Paul Hulse
1695–1747
Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
Temperance (Tempie Ellen) Woodhull
1697–1717
Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
1\2 (Monacan or Mohican American Indian) Bear\Fortenberry
1720–
Great-Grandparents
Richard III
1669–1724
MARY BIGGS
1674–1743
1\32 Bear\Fortenberry
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard II
1640–1698
Abigail Richard
1644–1678
Mary Biggs
1637–1665

Polly Curry's Descendants

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Polly (Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker)) Curry (9 Apr 1760–09 Sep 1842) m. Harry (A (Native American)) Curry (1762–07/01/1863)
  1. 1. Diana (Dicey) Caldwell 1782–1833 m. William (Terry) Jr 1774–1830
    1. 1. Rhoda (B TERRY _ TYREE -) Beverly 1795–1890 m. SAMUEL (BEVERLY Sr) #1🩵🇧🇧 1797–1881
      1. 1. Elizabeth Beverly 1819–1855
        1. 1. William (Pascal) Beverly 1844–1924
    2. 2. Albert Terry 1806–1880
      1. 1. Lucy (Ellen Evans Terry) (Tyree) 1850–1940
        1. 1. Lucy (Patry) Tyree 1879–1959
  2. 2. Harry\Reuben Currie 1789–1840 m. Prudence Fifer 1806–1880
    1. 1. Martha (J.) Curry 1828–1901 m. Christian (Alexander) BEAR 1830–1902
      1. 1. Floid Bear 1855–1858
      2. 2. Laura Bear 1865–1939
      3. 3. SARAH BEAR 1863–
      4. 4. Martha (Crawford) Bear 1868–1915
      5. 5. Mildred (Rachel) BEAR 1858–1922
      6. 6. Louiza Bear 1866–
      7. 7. Bettie Miller 1860–1941 m. Franklin (P) Miller 1857–1915
        1. 1. Oriole (L) Miller 1893–1944 m. George Miller 1890–
        2. 2. Margaret (M) Miller 1891–1976 m. James (K) Rishel 1899–1984
        3. 3. Marshall (David) Miller 1895–1920
        4. 4. James (H C) Miller 1901–1992
        5. 5. Holmes (Rolston) Miller 1905–1974 m. Louise (Virginia) Donald 1906–1976
        6. 6. Mamie (D) Miller 1883–1959
        7. 7. Christian (Alexander) Miller 1885–1966 m. Claribel (Lea) Marshall 1899–1995
        8. 8. John (S) Miller 1898– m. Hattie (Augusta) Ogden 1906–
        9. 9. Grace (B.) Walton 1887–1910
        10. 10. Harvey (Henderson) Miller 1890–1968 m. Mary (J) O'Dell 1896–1948 m. Susie (Haley) Carter 1903–1984

Polly Curry's Timeline

6 Records

1760
09 Apr 1760
Birth of Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1760
9 Apr 1760
Birth of Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1807
1807
Age 47
Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry was married
None
1820
1820
Age 60
Death of Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry in Ricetown, Owsley Co, KY
Ricetown, Owsley Co, KY
1842
09 Sep 1842
Age 82
Death of Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1842
09 Sep 1842
Age 82
Death of Polly Mary "Betsy" Bethey (1\4 Monacan Indian\1st wife of Zachariah Tyree) (AKA Igha Iffa Baker) Curry in Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Apr 1760
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1760
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1807

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Ricetown, Owsley Co, KY

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1842
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1842
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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