Born in Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathaniel Nichols
and Cassandra (Matherly) Nichols
Sister of
Mahala (Nichols) Miller, Howard Nichols, Wilson Nichols, Joel Jackson Nichols, James Nichols, William Nichols and John Carver Nichols
Wife of
James Douglas (Bottoms) Bottom
— married
31 Jan 1832 in Washington, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Henry Howard (Bottoms) Bottom, William J. Bottoms, Nathan Bottoms, John Bottoms and Melinda Frances Bottoms
Died after
after age 45
in Pettis, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2015
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Biography
Mary (Polly) was born in 1815 in Kentucky. She married James Bottom in 1832. Together they had ten children. She passed away about 1869 in Missouri.
Sources
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DZ-FXZ2 : 22 July 2021), James Bottom and Polly Nicholas, 31 Jan 1832; citing Marriage, Washington, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,843,103.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ8-CSB : 22 December 2020), Polly Bottom in household of James Bottom, Jefferson Township, Johnson, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH89-578 : 18 February 2021), Polly Bottoms, 1860.
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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:
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~1.56%
Dottie (Fenton) Christian
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A907741 [compare], Ancestry member DorothyFenton
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~1.56%
Patricia (Charles) Stockley :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member 1PatriciaStockley
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~1.56%
Anne (Watts) Whiting :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ME1866752 [compare], Ancestry member AnneBakerWatts
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Leitha (Harris) Cantrell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Susan (Whiting) Steigerwald :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member whitingsusananne
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Rejected matches › Mary Nichols (abt.1826-) › Mary A Nichols (1816-) › Mary Nichols (1816-) › Sarah Mary (Nichols) Fitkin (abt.1811-abt.1876) › Mary (Towle) Nichols (abt.1815-) › Mary (Dickens) Nichols (1815-) › Mary Elizabeth (Raines) Nichols (abt.1815-) › Mary Susan (Nichols) Meador (abt.1816-) › Mary (Nicholson) Buck (abt.1814-) › Mary Nicoll (1816-) › Mary Michaels (abt.1814-) › Mary Nicholson (1814-) › Mary Murrish Nicholls (bef.1813-) › Mary Nicholson (1814-) › Mary Nicholson (1816-) › Mary (Nicol) Reid (1813-aft.1861) › Mary (Nicol) Will (1813-) › Mary (Nix) Gay (1815-) › Mary (Nickerson) Hawkins (-1862) › Mary (Nicholson) Maloney (abt.1817-)
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