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Mary Polly Nickell (abt. 1778 - 1874)

Mary Polly "Polly" Nickell aka Nichols
Born about in Greenbrier, McDowell, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], , [half], , , , , [half], , and
Wife of — married 6 Sep 1795 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , and
Died at about age 96 in Mercer, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Name

Name: Mary "Polly" /Nickell/[1]
Name: Mary Polly /Nickell/[2]
Name: Mary Polly /Nickell/[3]

Birth

Birth:
Date: 10 JAN 1778
Place: Greenbrier County, WV, USA[4]
Birth:
Date: 1776
Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA[5]
Birth:
Date: 1776
Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA[6]

Death

Death:
Date: 1865
Place: Mercer, Mercer, MO, USA[7]
Death:
Date: 1865
Place: Mercer County, Missouri, USA[8]
Death:
Date: 1865
Place: Mercer County, Missouri, USA[9]

Residence

Residence:
Date: 1860
Place: Somerset, Mercer, MO, USA[10]
Residence:
Date: 1850
Place: Center Twp., Allamakee, IA, USA[11]
Residence:
Date: 1847
Place: Wapello, Louisa, IA, USA[12]
Residence:
Date: 1852
Place: Fremont County, IA, USA[13]

Mary was born in 1776. She passed away in 1865.

  • Fact: Nickname Polly Nickell
  • Fact: Marriage (06 Sep 1795) Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1860) Summersett Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States
  • Fact: Burial (1865) Mercer, Missouri, United States

Sources

  1. ↑ Record for Margaret Curry Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6854117097&indiv=try
  2. ↑ Record for Margaret Nickell Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveGlobal&h=2332951&indiv=try
  3. ↑ Record for Margaret Nickell Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=118346942&indiv=try
  4. ↑ Record for Margaret Curry Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6854117097&indiv=try
  5. ↑ Record for Margaret Nickell Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveGlobal&h=2332951&indiv=try
  6. ↑ Record for Margaret Nickell Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=118346942&indiv=try
  7. ↑ Record for Margaret Curry Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6854117097&indiv=try
  8. ↑ Record for Margaret Nickell Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveGlobal&h=2332951&indiv=try
  9. ↑ Record for Margaret Nickell Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=118346942&indiv=try
  10. ↑ Record for Margaret Curry Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6854117097&indiv=try
  11. ↑ Record for Margaret Curry Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6854117097&indiv=try
  12. ↑ Record for Margaret Curry Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6854117097&indiv=try
  13. ↑ Record for Margaret Curry Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6854117097&indiv=try
  • West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-CMP5 : 12 September 2020), John Nickell and Mary Nickell, 6 Sep 1795; citing Marriage, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .
  • Link to image of the will cited above:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-HR9X-1?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LDBJ-MXG&i=53

  • Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 May 2021), memorial page for Mary Polly Nickell Nickell (1776–1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #69347387 Unknown.

Acknowledgements

Birth: 1776 Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Death: 1865 (aged 88–89) Mercer County, Missouri, USA Burial: Burial Details Unknown

Memorial #: 69347387 C. of Isaac: Polly (John Nickell), Anne (James Corbett), Elizabeth (Robert Craig, 1803), Barbara (James Nickell), Nancy (Joseph Cottle, 1799), Rebecca (John Cottle), Susanna (Thomas Erwin, 1807), Sarah (Richard McCallister, 1814), John (d. by 1835) Family Members Parents Isaac Lewis Nickell 1751-1839 Margaret Curry Garner Nickell 1752-1841 Spouse John Nickell 1775-1851 Siblings Anne Nickell Corbet 1778-Unknown Rebecca Nickell Cottle 1782-1828 Elizabeth Nickell Craig 1784-1848 Nancy E. Nickell Cottle 1786-1850 John Nickell 1788-1825 Barbara Nickell Nickell 1789-1862 Sarah Margaret Nickells McCallister 1792-1856 Children Margaret Nickell Beam 1798-1868 Isaac Nickell 1803-1867 Created by: Danna Marie Nulisch (47362926) Added: 4 May 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69347387/mary-polly-nickell Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69347387/mary-polly-nickell: accessed 16 October 2023), memorial page for Mary Polly Nickell Nickell (1776–1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69347387; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Danna Marie Nulisch (contributor 47362926).





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Brad Nickell
Not sure if a duplicate or a confusing overlap in documentation between Nickell-123 and Nickell-174.

I have been trying to nail down that Mary and Polly are in fact Mary "Polly". The only references I can find that prove Mary = Polly Nickell are the Settlers and James Nourse publications below but they contradict the will and marriage records listed below. The Mary “Polly” Nickel referenced below (Nickell-174) married a Dr. Cravens and moved to Indiana and did not have a child named Isaac. If she proves to be a unique individual it looks like they had the wrong John Nickell as the dad causing seperate confustion.

John Harrison did cite Maria Lyle's work so its possible a crossed reference has been perpetuated. There were also a lot of John Nickells and Mary Nickells and they could be two seperate people.

Isaac Nickell’s Will (1751-1839) - Names Polly.

Lists “Isaac Nickell son of my daughter Polly Nickell”.

A History of Monroe County - Names Polly as married to John.

"C. of Thomas: ... John (Polly Nickell) ... C. of Isaac: Polly (John Nickell)"

Marriage Record for John Nickell and Mary Nickell (1775-1851) - Names Mary as married to John

Settlers by the Long Grey Trail – John Harrison 1935, - Names Mary (Polly)

JosEPH(M. D.)-b. May 20, 1769; d. 1842; m .• Nov. 30, 1790, Mary (Polly) Nickel, dau. of John; b. April 10, 1774; d. Nov. 28, 1847. See further record. (Page 345) -And-

(1415) JOSEPH CRAVENS, (1769-1842), the son of John Cravens, (141), and wife Margaret, married November 30, 1790, Mary Nickle, the daughter of John Nickle, of Augusta County. (See page 345.) The officiating clergyman was Rev. Benjamin Irvin, the pastor of the Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church. (See page 321-Rev. Erwin's name appears spelled various ways.) John Nickel, Sr., (Nickle, Nichol), the grand-father of Mary Nickle, (Polly as she was called), in will, 24th March, 1755, names wife Barbara, eldest son John, sons Joseph and Thomas, and daughter Elizabeth. Executors, wife and her brother, and ... McComb. Witness, Alexander Blair, and James Reaburn. Will proved August 17, 1774. Barbara Nickel and Andw McComb, qualified executors. (Original Wills, Augusta. Co., 1774.)

James Nourse and His Descendants – Maria Lyle 1897 - Names Mary Joseph Cravens, born at Harrisonburg, Virginia, was a prominent physician there for about fifty years; his wife was Mary Nichol (born 1765), of Augusta county, Virginia. (Page 89)

Find a Grave - Names Mary (Polly) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197118838/mary-cravens

posted by Brad Nickell
edited by Brad Nickell
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Nickell-1183 and Nickell-123 appear to represent the same person because: same parents and husband. Dates need review as the 1776 date is listed as an alternate on Nickell-123. Merges being proposed for other duplicate family members.
posted by Robin Lee
Simmons-11603 Becky Simmons
I believe Nickell-81 needs to be split from this spouse. Clearly there are two men of same name and similar data listed but the one is always conflated with the other and only the parents for Nickell-108 match the John who married cousin Mary "Polly" Nickell...thoughts?

Thanks! Becky

posted by Becky Simmons
Mike Crain I
Nickell-235 and Nickell-123 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse, similar birth info.
posted by Mike Crain I
Simmons-11603 Becky Simmons
I put it in both pages because this entire branch of my family (and maybe yours) has been duplicated and triplicated and an entire generation skipped further down - I don't know how that is handled yet but I haven't had as many polite responses like yours was- Thanks again for responding!
posted on Nickell-460 (merged) by Becky Simmons
edited by Becky Simmons
Simmons-11603 Becky Simmons
Just checking in as I proposed a merge about 25 days ago with this explanation:

Nickell-460 and Nickell-123 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles have the same name, same exact mother and siblings connected, same birthplace, death date, death place etc...

I wanted to post a reminder bc along w/ my 5th great grandmother (here) my 5th great grandfather, her husband, also has duplicate profiles merging as do some children and a grandparent (waiting on confirmation for that one as well). If any information is needed please respond w/where to send. Thank you, Becky.

posted on Nickell-460 (merged) by Becky Simmons
Bissell-517 Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
I have approved the merge on behalf of Nickell-460, it's waiting on the other manager.
posted on Nickell-460 (merged) by Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
Simmons-11603 Becky Simmons
Nickell-460 and Nickell-123 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles have the same name, same exact mother and siblings connected, same birthplace, death date, death place etc...
posted by Becky Simmons

Rejected matches › › Mary L. (Nix) Carter (1827-1907) › Mary (Nicholas) Godfrey (1646-1719) › Mariellen E. (Nickel) Rucks › Mary (Nicolls) Clark (abt.1715-) › Mary Nicolls (abt.1730-) › Mary Nickell (abt.1770-) › Polly G. (Sullivan) Nichol (abt.1786-bef.1840) › Mary (Covey) Nichol (1846-1918) › Mary (Blair) Nichol (1794-1872) › Mary (Weller) Nichol (abt.1841-)

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