Born in Perquimans County, North Carolina
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Lemuel Constant Whedbee
— married
about 1831 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John H Whedbee, Rachel Adaline (Whedbee) Smith, Mary Jane (Whedbee) McPherson and Martha Carrie (Whedbee) Price
Died
at age 66
in Savoy, Fannin County, Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jul 2015
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Biography
Polly Ann Brown Whedbee BIRTH 6 Feb 1810 Perquimans County, North Carolina, USA DEATH 31 Oct 1876 (aged 66) Savoy, Fannin County, Texas, USA BURIAL Fairview Cemetery Savoy, Fannin County, Texas, USA [1]
Lemuel married about 1831 to Polly Ann Brown. The couple moved from Perquimans, North Carolina to Ray County Missouri between 1835-1836. Of the eight children they had together John and Sarah were born in North Carolina and both married and stayed in Missouri. The rest of the children were born in Missouri and came and stayed in Texas.
Children
- John H Whedbee (1832-1911)
- Sarah E Whedbee Adkisson (1833-1861)
- Rachel Adaline Whedbee Admire Baker Smith (1837-1928)
- Mary Jane Whedbee Deatherage McPherson (1841-1880)
- Daniel Benjamin Whedbee (1842-1906)
- Martha Carrie Whedbee Price (1845-1863)
- Louisa Annie Whedbee Bourne Sewell (1846-1909)
- William Monroe Whedbee (1846- 1917)
In 1855 Lemuel had purchased land in Fannin County Texas and by 1860 he had moved his family to Texas where he stayed the remainder of his life.
1860 Beat No 2, Fannin County, Texas, United States [2]
- Household
- L C Whedbee M 51 North Carolina
- P A Whedbee F 50 Kentucky
- Mary J Whedbee F 19 Missouri
- Danl B Whedbee M 17 Missouri
- Martha C Whedbee F 16 Missouri
- Louisa A Whedbee F 14 Missouri
- Wm M Whedbee M 12 Missouri
- Mag Baxter F 16 Missouri
- Jno Smith M 26 Georgia
1870 Justice Precinct 2, Fannin, Texas, United States [3]
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Lem C Whitby Male 60 North Carolina
- Polley A Whitby Female 60 Kentucky
- Rachel A Admire Female 32 Missouri
- William B Admire Male 13 Texas
- Benjamin H Admire Male 21 Missouri
- William M Whitby Male 21 Missouri
- James Whitby Male 12 Cherokee Nation
- Mary Whitby Female 8 Cherokee Nation
- Susan Whitby Female 1 Texas
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77573830/polly-ann-whedbee : accessed 04 February 2022), memorial page for Polly Ann Brown Whedbee (6 Feb 1810–31 Oct 1876), Find A Grave: Memorial #77573830, citing Fairview Cemetery, Savoy, Fannin County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Brenda Howard (contributor 47330759) .
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFT-36Y : accessed 2 October 2015),
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGT-RCF : 29 May 2021), Lem C Whitby, 1870.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
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~3.12%
Susan (Brett) Herod
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~3.12%
Willis Brett :
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