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Mary (Gill) Belcher (1807 - 1868)

Mary "Polly" Belcher formerly Gill
Born in South Carolina, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 13 Feb 1826 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 61 in Butler, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 1 Jun 2015
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Biography

Mary was born between 1805-1807 likely in South Carolina as per Census Records (see the 1850 & 1860 Census below). Mary Gill ... She passed away in 1868.[1]

Research Notes

Marriage

  • Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
  • Name: Thos. B. Belcher
  • Event Type: Marriage
  • Event Date: 13 Feb 1826
  • Event Place: Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
  • Event Place (Original): Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
  • Sex: Male
    • Spouse's Name: Mary Gill
  • Spouse's Sex: Female

1850 Census

  • Mary Belcher: United States Census, 1850
  • Name: Mary Belcher
  • Event Type: Census
  • Event Date: 1850
  • Event Place: Logan, Kentucky, United States
  • Event Place (Original): Logan county, part of, Logan, Kentucky, United States
  • Sex: Female
  • Age: 43
  • Race: White
  • Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
  • Birthplace: South Carolina
  • Schedule Type: 1850 Population
  • House Number: 509
  • Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
  • Thomas Belcher Male 46 Virginia
  • Mary Belcher Female 43 South Carolina
  • Mary Belcher Female 29 Tennessee
  • Suttin Belcher Female 18 Tennessee
  • Susan Belcher Female 16 Tennessee
  • John W Belcher Male 13 Tennessee
  • James L Belcher Male 11 Tennessee
  • Richard Belcher Male 8 Tennessee
  • Prudence Belcher Female 6 Tennessee
  • Lucy L Belcher Male 2 Tennessee

1860 Census

  • Polly Belcher: United States Census, 1860
  • Name: Polly Belcher
  • Event Type: Census
  • Event Date: 1860
  • Event Place (Original): , Butler, Kentucky, United States
  • Sex: Female
  • Age: 53
  • Race: White
  • Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
  • Birthplace: South Carolina
  • Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
  • Thos Belcher Male 56 Virginia
  • Polly Belcher Female 53 South Carolina
  • Susan Ann Belcher Female 25 Tennessee
  • James T Belcher Male 21 Tennessee
  • Richard G Belcher Male 18 Tenn
  • Prudence Belcher Female 14 Tenn
  • Zachry T Belcher Male 12 Kentucky
  • Leander Belcher Male 6 Ky
  • James Robinson Male 19 Ky

Note her youngest child; Leander[5] is listed in the home of his brother James on the 1870 Census - leading to affirmation that she did likely pass away in 1868 and/or prior to 1870 although a record of death has not yet been located

Sources

  1. A source for this information is needed.
  2. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRD8-6M3 : 6 August 2020), Mary Gill in entry for Thos. B. Belcher, 1826.
  3. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65D-8H8 : 20 December 2020), Mary Belcher in household of Thomas Belcher, Logan, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ1S-LD5 : 18 February 2021), Polly Belcher in entry for Thos Belcher, 1860.
  5. "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWNH-5XH : 22 July 2021), Mary Gill in entry for Leander Belcher, 1852.




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