Born in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Charles Holt
and Mary Margaret (Elyton) Holt
Sister of
George Washington Holt, Anthony Holt [half], Catherine L (Holt) Freeman [half], Minerva (Holt) McAnally [half] and Kindrel L Holt [half]
Wife of
James S Armstrong
— married
13 May 1834 in Blount, Alabama, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Rebecca (Armstrong) Baughn, Kendrick Lynn Armstrong and Elizabeth Marget (Armstrong) Palmer
Died
at age 89
in Blount, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jan 2015
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Biography
- Mary Polly (Holt) Armstrong was born on 15 Apr 1816 in Alabama, United States, daughter of William Charles Holt (1785 - 1856) and Mary Margaret (Elyton) Holt (1788 - 1821).
- Her siblings were:
- George Washington Holt (1813 - 1886)
- Anthony Holt (1824 - 1880)
- Catherine L (Holt) Freeman (1826 - 1886)
- Minerva (Holt) McAnally (1830 - 1901)
- Kindrel L Holt (~1840 - )
- Mary (18) married James Stewart Armstrong (23) (1810 - 1900) on 13 May 1834 in Blount, Alabama[1]. Their children were:
- Rebecca (Armstrong) Baughn (1837 - 1917)
- Kendrick Lynn Armstrong (1847 - 1897)
- Elizabeth Marget (Armstrong) Palmer (1860 - 1933).
- Mary died on 11 Sep 1905 in Blount aged 89.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LZ-Y3M : 9 November 2014), Mary Armstrong in household of James Armstrong, Itawamba county, part of, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States; citing family 388, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Sources
- ↑ Alabama, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935 Original data: WPA Indices to Marriage Records, by County, 1814-1935. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/900067980:60922?ssrc=pt&tid=19376743&pid=28679014852
- Name: Polly Holt
- Gender: Female
- Marriage Date: 13 May 1834
- Marriage Place: Blount, Alabama, USA
- Spouse: James Armstrong
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DNA Connections
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:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Regina (Melton) Hyman 
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Anne Phillips :
23andMe, GEDmatch M384722 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A399983 [compare], Ancestry member akphillips
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~0.78%
S Holt :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Therese (Hagemann) Green :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LexLoca
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Jeff Iverson
Jeff Iverson
Holt-4385 and Holt-3348 appear to represent the same person because: Dates and names
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by Jeff Iverson
Rejected matches › Mary Herrick (Holt) Rich (1818-1906) › Mary Holt (1815-) › Mary A (Unknown) Keys (abt.1815-)
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