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Sarah Mary "Polly" Kelley 1791–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1791

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Jun 1852

Death Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Father: Jacob Kelley

Mother: Ruth Payne

Spouse(s): Ransom Bettis*

Children(s): Cinderella Bettis

Sarah Mary "Polly" Kelley was born in 1791 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Kelley And Ruth V Payne. Sarah Mary "Polly" Kelley married Ransom Sutherland Bettis, and had children including Cinderella Bettis. Sarah Mary "Polly" Kelley passed away in 1852 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Mary "Polly" Kelley was born in 1791 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Kelley And Ruth V Payne.
  • Sarah Mary "Polly" Kelley married Ransom Sutherland Bettis, and had children including Cinderella Bettis.
  • Sarah Mary "Polly" Kelley passed away in 1852 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Kelley
1744–1818
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Ruth Payne
1755–1807
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ransom Bettis*
1787–1842
Birth Location: Moore County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Cinderella Bettis
1811–1869
Birth Location: Greenville, Wayne, Missouri, USA
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Sarah Kelley's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Kelley
1791–1852
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jacob Kelley
1744–1818
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Ruth (V) Payne
1755–1807
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Kelley's Descendants

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Sarah (Mary "Polly") Kelley (29 Jul 1791–23 Jun 1852) m. Ransom (Sutherland) Bettis* (14 Nov 1787–31 March 1842)
  1. 1. Cinderella Bettis 1811–1869 m. Gov. (Thomas Stevenson) Drew 1802–1879
    1. 1. Emma (Catherine) Drew 1846–1912
    2. 2. Joseph (Holsom) Drew 1850–1926
    3. 3. James (W) Drew 1840–
    4. 4. Samuel Drew 1829–1831
    5. 5. Thomas (M) Drew 1844–
    6. 6. Ransom (Bettis) Drew 1831–1913
    7. 7. Sarah (Saidee) Drew 1843–1913

Sarah Kelley's Timeline

2 Records

1791
29 Jul 1791
Birth of Sarah Mary "Polly" Kelley in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1852
23 Jun 1852
Age 61
Death of Sarah Mary "Polly" Kelley in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1791
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1852
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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