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Polly Stephens 1775–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 April 1775

Birth Location: Frederick, VA, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1850

Death Location: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Embree Shadbolt

Mother: Mary Barker

Spouse(s): Booker Peake

Children(s): Thomas Peak

Polly Stephens was born in 1775 in Frederick, VA, USA, the child of Embree Shadbolt And Mary Barker. Polly Stephens married Booker S Peake, and had children including Thomas Harrison Peak. Polly Stephens passed away in 1850 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Polly Stephens was born in 1775 in Frederick, VA, USA, the child of Embree Shadbolt And Mary Barker.
  • Polly Stephens married Booker S Peake, and had children including Thomas Harrison Peak.
  • Polly Stephens passed away in 1850 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Embree Shadbolt
1742–1793
Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Queens Co., New York
ES
Mary Barker
1750–
Birth Location: Queens Village (now Lloyd's Neck, NY)
MB

Spouses(s)

Booker Peake
1790–1859
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
BP

Children(s)

Thomas Peak
1820–1893
Birth Location: Halifax County, VA
TP

Polly Stephens's Ancestors

Self
Polly Stephens
1775–1850
Birth Place: Frederick, VA, USA
Parents
Embree Shadbolt
1742–1793
Oyster Bay, Queens Co., New York
Mary Barker
1750–
Queens Village (now Lloyd's Neck, NY)
Grandparents
Robert Shadbolt
1707–1797
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Ruth Embree
1719–1765
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Thomas Barker
1710–1795
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Martha Wood
1712–1758
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Maurice Shadbolt
1675–1712
Mary Harcourt
1674–1721
John Jr
1671–1762
Ruth Denton
1693–1718
Thomas Barker
1686–1733
Bethiah Little
1693–1751
Daniel Wood
1685–
Elizabeth Ricketson
1684–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shadboult
1640–1707
Jane Wilcockes
1647–1721
Richard Harcourt
1623–1696
Elizabeth Potter
1631–1706
John Embree
1644–1705
Sarah Pearsall
1644–1729
Lieut Barker
1652–1720
Mary Lincoln
1647–1693
Lieutenant War
1646–1699
Bethiah Thomas
1650–1718
William Wood
1642–1696
Martha Earl
1638–

Polly Stephens's Descendants

1.
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Polly Stephens (4 April 1775–15 Aug 1850) m. Booker (S) Peake (1790–1859)
  1. 1. Thomas (Harrison) Peak 1820–1893 m. Mary (Ann) Haynes 1831–1907
    1. 1. Ann (Alice) Peak 1863–1936 m. Joseph (Richard) McGinnis 1861–1902
      1. 1. Bret (Elsworth) McGinnis 1886–1928 m. Leona ("Ona" Alice) Morris 1894–1964 m. Grace (A) Wollard 1888–1911
        1. 1. George McGinnie 1926–2015 m. Betty (Mae) Hamilton 1927–1993
        2. 2. Alice (Emaline) McGinnis 1916–1992 m. Ledford (Arthur) Hall 1911–1969
        3. 3. Connie (Marie) McGinnis 1919–2004 m. Lewis (Edward) Clark 1916–1975
        4. 4. Bret (McGinnis ,) Junior 1923–1993 m. Mary (Ann) Potmas 1926–2018
        5. 5. Kathlyn (Mc Ginnis) Strother 1914–2014 m. Vane (Malcolm Strother) Jr 1929–2002
        6. 6. Hesper (Madeline) McGinnis 1907–1993 m. Claude (Eugene) Bridges 1904–1965
        7. 7. Leola (Doris) McGinnis 1909–2003 m. William (Bertrum) McGuire 1906–1991
        8. 8. Ava (Alberta) McGinnis 1911–1971 m. Kermit (Loy) Creager 1910–1978
        9. 9. Major (Raymon Lee) McGinnis 1921–2004 m. 1923–1962 m. Gloria (Jane) Cooper 1930– m. Odell (Varadore) Bader 1917–2009

Polly Stephens's Timeline

9 Records

1775
4 April 1775
Birth of Polly Stephens in Frederick, VA, USA
Frederick, VA, USA
1775
4 April 1775
Birth of Polly Stephens in Connecticut
Connecticut
1775
4 April 1775
Birth of Polly Stephens in Connecticut
Connecticut
1775
4 April 1775
Birth of Polly Stephens in Frederick, VA, USA
Frederick, VA, USA
1795
1795
Age 20
Birth of Polly Stephens
None
1830
1830
Age 55
Polly Stephens resided here in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1850
1850
Age 75
Polly Stephens resided here in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1850
15 Aug 1850
Age 75
Death of Polly Stephens in Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
1850
15 Aug 1850
Age 75
Death of Polly Stephens in Connecticut, United States
Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1775
    Event Place: Frederick, VA, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1775
    Event Place: Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1775
    Event Place: Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1775
    Event Place: Frederick, VA, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: 37; Page: 148b

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: 37; Page: 148b

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Danbury, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [3] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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