Mary
Jessaline
"Polly"
Johnson
formerly Bellenfant
Born in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jean Bellenfant
and Louisa (Yeoman) Bellenfant
Sister of
Elizabeth C (Bellenfant) Sanders, Susanna Josephine (Bellenfant) Winn, Louisa (Bellenfant) Shields, John Bellenfant, Joseph Bellenfant and Corinne Mourning (Bellenfant) McClaran
Wife of
Alexander Johnson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Cosby Duke Johnson, Sarah M. (Johnson) Gill, Louisa Yeomans (Johnson) Amis, William Randolph Johnson and Peter Watson Johnson
Died
at age 87
in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Nov 2017
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Contents |
Biography
Mary was born in 1787. She was the daughter of Jean Bellanfant and Louisa Yeoman. She passed away in 1875.
Name
- Mary Jessaline Bellenfant[2][3][4][5][6]
- Daughter of Jean Bellenfant and Louisa Yeoman Bellenfant
- aka: Polly[7]
- Alternative surname spellings include Ballanfant, Bellenfent
- Religious Affiliation: Methodist
- She was the twin sister of Elizabeth C. Bellenfant
- Mary Jessaline Bellenfant[2][3][4][5][6]
Birth
- 29 Mar 1787 IN Halifax, Virginia, United States[8][9][10][11]
Death
- 03 Jan 1875 at Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States[12]
Burial
- Johnson-Amis Cemetery, Culleoka, Maury, Tennessee, United States[13]
Residences
Marriage
- Married Alexander Johnson, 03 Aug 1805 in Wentworth, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States[17]
- Issue:
- Cosby Duke Johnson 1806–1918 • 278C-PGD
- John Bellefant Johnson 1808–Deceased • LHH4-JBT
- Sarah M. Johnson 1811–Deceased • K14M-CC4
- Louisa Yeomans Johnson 1812–1886 • KPS9-VR8
- Peter Watson Johnson 1814–1843 • MS8X-2XW
- William Randolph Johnson 1821–1881 • LCLR-S82
- Mary Ann Johnson 1819–1880 • 9HXW-PDG
- William R Johnston 1822–Deceased • LVC1-551
- Ruth A. Johnson 1823–1889 • LHRY-VDP
- Amanda M Johnson 1824–1897 • LCMJ-7V1
- Elizabeth Jane Johnson 1824–Deceased • KLXC-13N
References:
- Note: Click links to view source records
Sources
- ↑ Source: #FSID FamilySearch Family Tree
- ↑ Source: #NCML North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
- ↑ Source: #S210 Ancestry Record 1850usfedcenancestry #6422696 1850 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Source: #1860 Ancestry Record 7667 #22514727 1860 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Source: #1870 1870 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Source: #S397 Find A Grave: Memorial #59608370
- ↑ Source: #NCML North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
- ↑ Source: #S210 Ancestry Record 1850usfedcenancestry #6422696 1850 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Source: #1860 Ancestry Record 7667 #22514727 1860 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Source: #1870 1870 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Source: #S397 Find A Grave: Memorial #59608370
- ↑ Source: #S397 Find A Grave: Memorial #59608370
- ↑ Source: #S397 Find A Grave: Memorial #59608370
- ↑ Source: #S210 Ancestry Record 1850usfedcenancestry #6422696 1850 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Source: #1860 Ancestry Record 7667 #22514727 1860 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Source: #1870 1870 United States Federal Census
- ↑ Source: #NCML North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
- Ancestry.com
Repositories:
- Repository: R01 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1300 West Traverse Parkway, Lehi, UT, United States 84043; Ph: 801-705-7000
- Repository: R02 FamilySearch.org, Intellectual Reserve, Inc (IRI); Location: 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-0018
Bibliography:
- Source: FSID FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Family Tree; Repository: #R02; database, (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 Feb 2021, 0252 UTC), entry for Mary Jessaline Ballanfant (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LH5W-Z66); contributed by various users. PersonID: LH5W-Z66
- Source: NCML North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979, database with images, Repository: [[#R02], FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8GK-FZ4?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LH5W-Z66 : 14 February 2020), Polly Bellanfant in entry for Alexander Johnson, 1805
- Source: S210 1850 United States Federal Census, Repository: #R01, url: Ancestry Record 1850usfedcenancestry #6422696
- Source: 1860 1860 United States Federal, Repository: #R01, url: Ancestry Record 7667 #22514727
- Source: 1870 1870 United States Federal Census; 1870; database online w/images; Repository: #R02; FamilySearch, FamilySearch, database with images, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDF-JV7?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LH5W-Z66 : 3 January 2021), Mary Johnson in entry for Lewis Amis, 1870
- Source: S397 Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012, url: Ancestry Record websearch-4120 #3356811, Repository: #R01: Find a Grave:Find A Grave: Memorial #59608370
- Source: Henry Turner of North Carolina and Joseph Ballanfant [Bellenfant] of Tennessee, and Their Families by Alvy Ray Smith, FASG, (https://docplayer.net/86351330-Henry-turner-of-north-carolina-and-joseph-ballanfant-bellenfant-of-tennessee-and-their-families.html)
Acknowledgements
- 28 Jun 2017 01:40 Don Leuty imported the data for Mary Jessaline Bellenfant (Bellenfant-26) from Martin_2017-06-25.ged
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
-
~3.12%
Albert (Mcclaran) McClaran
:
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Kevin Bellenfant :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QV1130126 [compare], yourDNAportal KEVd0a5c7d4, Ancestry member kbellenfant22
-
~0.78%
Terri (Hoch) Davis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T443082 [compare], Ancestry member jdavis50169
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T443082 [compare], FTDNA kit #342527
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~0.78%
Ann (Hoch) Vincent :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member annvincent1
-
~0.78%
Frank Hoch :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Frank_Hoch
-
~0.78%
Vicki (Pierce) Stroeher :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HB7410713 [compare], Ancestry member stroeherv
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B896061
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Categories: Columbia, Tennessee | Halifax County, Virginia | Johnson-Amis Cemetery, Culleoka, Tennessee | Wentworth, North Carolina
I would also suggest that the last name of the aka should be changed to from Bellenfent to Bellenfant as I am unaware of any use of the name of Bellenfent whereas Bellenfant is a common spelling of the surname of this family.