Born in Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathaniel Greene Kerr
and Margaret (Graham) Kerr
Sister of
Nathaniel Kerr Jr and William M. Kerr
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
James Kerr McLean and Nathaniel Addison McLean
Died
at age 39
in Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Mar 2016
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Biography
Polly was the daughter of Nathaniel Kerr and Margaret Graham
Polly Kerr and John McLean married in 1822 at Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church [1]
Children of John and Mary
- James Kerr McLean 1823–1907 m) Elizabeth Ann Donnell
- Margaret McLean 1824–1832
- Nathaniel Addison McLean 1826 m) Margaret Caroline "Peggy" McAdams
- Catherine Jane McLean 1828–1890 m) Jesse Watson Wharton
- Margaret Emily McLean baptized 1831, m) Alfred Harris
Polly died in 1834 at the age of 39 and is buried at Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery located in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina [2]
Tombstone says wife of Col. John McLean
RESEARCH:
- spouse of Col John McLean, believed to a descendant (grandson) of John McLean father is Joseph McLean according to Family Research Page 15
John remarried in 1836 to Eliza “Lizzie” Thorn
Sources
- U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, North Carolina, Greensboro, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Grave Register, Marriages, and Deaths 1794-1931, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 2000.109 79G, Original data: Church Registers. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 December 2020), memorial page for Polly Kerr McLean (30 Dec 1794–29 Sep 1834), Find a Grave Memorial no. 18592861, citing Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by SierraBravo (contributor 46829986) .
- McLean Family - 6 Generations, Page 15, shared by "kinggen"
- RESEARCH:
- spouse of Col John McLean, believed to a descendant (grandson) of John McLean
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DNA Connections
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:
-
~0.78%
Jack Sanders
:
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