Mary Wentworth (Poindexter) Ridings (1775 - 1863)

Born 11 Mar 1775 in Surry County, Province of North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Joseph Ridings — married 16 Dec 1804 in Surry, North Carolina, United States

Died 6 Feb 1863 at age 87 in Lafayette, Missouri, United States

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Biography

On FamilySearch.org 11 sources of information for:

Name • • Mary Wentworth "Polly" Poindexter Last Changed: December 10, 2022

Sex • • Female Last Changed: January 30, 2012

Birth • • 11 Mar 1775 Surry, North Carolina, United States Last Changed: January 11, 2016

Christening

Death • • 6 February 1863 Lafayette, Missouri, United States Last Changed: February 9, 2015

Burial • • Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Lafayette, Missouri, United States Last Changed: March 10, 2018

Other Information:

Alternate Name • Also Known As Polly Last Changed: March 14, 2014

Alternate Name • Birth Name Mary Wentworth Poindexter Last Changed: September 30, 2015

Residence • 1850 Washington, Lafayette, Missouri, United States Last Changed: March 14, 2020

Residence • 1860 Sni A Bar Township, Lafayette, Missouri, United States Last Changed: March 14, 2020

On findagrave.com:

Mary Wentworth Poindexter Ridings BIRTH 11 Mar 1775 Surry County, North Carolina, USA DEATH 6 Feb 1863 (aged 87) Chapel Hill, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA BURIAL Chapel Hill Cemetery Chapel Hill, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA MEMORIAL ID 53854214 ·

Mary Wentworth Poindexter Ridings, she was born the 11th day of March 1775 and her birthplace is most likely in Siloam, Surry Co., N.C.

Her Parents: Father's Name is Thomas Poindexter, the III. A Captain of the Rev. War and her Mother's name is Elizabeth "Betsey" Donohoo Pledge

She is the Wife of Jesse (Joseph?) Ridings and she is also the mother of Archibald Wellington Ridings.

She died at Chapel Hill, of Sni-A-Bar Twp., Lafayette County, MO. On the 6th day of Feb. 1863.. She is buried next to her husband and some of her Children and buried in the Chapel Hill Cemetery....

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Mary Wentworth "Polly" /Poindexter/

Given Name: Mary Wentworth "Polly"

Surname: Poindexter

A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 11 MAR 1775

Place: Surry County, North Carolina^[1]

Death

Death:

Date: 6 FEB 1863^[2]

User ID

User ID: 0DAE63E9E2FE764EBBCCAF1C791D413A0E26

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 10 APR 2009

Prior to import, this record was last changed 10 APR 2009.

Note

Note:

Mary is said to have carried letters through the Revolutionary War lines and is listed as a Patriot in the DAR lineage books. However, the proof is no long to be found and this connection has been disallowed. Why ?

Ancestor Comments:

1) THE DAR DOES NOT CREDIT SERVICE TO ANCESTORS UNDER AGE TWELVE.

2) UNABLE TO DOCUMENT SERVICE FOR THIS ANCESTOR. SEE DATACF. 3/2013.

https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A089961

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=1046553&MyLineageCount=1

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A090070

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A089961

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHVB-CKQ

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53854214/mary-wentworth-ridings

• WikiTree profile Poindexter-82 created through the import of Comstock for Wiki.ged on Jul 27, 2011 by Kay Haden. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kay and others.

• Source: S153 Abbreviation: Poindexter - Gloria Atwater Title: Messages posted to Poindexter on Genforum. <t&gatwater(at)nanosecond.com> Family of Thomas Poindexter & Elizabeth Pledge. Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: My Files Address:
• Source: S39 Abbreviation: Comstock-Haggard and Allied Familes Title: Mary Jane Comstock, Compiler; Comstock-Haggard and Allied Families; (Chicago: Adams Press, 1973) Repository: #R3
• Repository: R3 Name: Personal Library Address:
• Source: S78 Abbreviation: The Douglas Register Title: Edited by W. Mac Jones, The Douglas Register. Detailed record of Births, Marriages, Deaths.....as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797. [Note: Douglas went to Goochland in 1750 but did not start the Registter until 1756.] An Index of Goochland Wills. Notes on the French-Huguenot Refugees who lived in Manakin-Town. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore Reprinted 1985; Original, 1928. c1966) Available online at Ancestry.com by subscription. Note: Copies sent by Jean B. Willis (1977 printing) CONT National Genealogical Society Lending Library (1985 Printing) CONT Also available at FHC in Montgomery Repository: #R1

1. ↑ Source: #S39 Page: p.116
2. ↑ Source: #S153