Mary (Troxel) Blevins (bef. 1785 - aft. 1810)

Born before 1785 in Loudon County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Tarlton Blevins — married 16 Jan 1804 in Wayne County, Kentucky

Died after 1810 after age 25 in Wayne, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Mary "Polly" Troxel was born about 1785, probably in Virginia since the Troxel family did not move to Kentucky until about 1800. Her father was Jacob Troxel; her mother's name is unknown.

She married Tarlton Blevins on Jan. 16, 1804 in Wayne County, Kentucky. Peter Troxall and Tarlton Blevins were the bondsmen. Polly must have been underage since the consent of Jacob Troxall the father of Polley was proved by oath of Peter Troxall ^[1]

She died about 1849 in Wayne, Kentucky, United States.^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

She is documented on her marriage record to Tarlton Blevins as "Polly". She does not appear to be documented after the 1810 Wayne, Kentucky Census.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-M6N4 : accessed 7 December 2017), Tarlton Blevins and Polley Troxall, 16 Jan 1804; citing Wayne, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 591,550.
2. ↑ 1810 U.S. Federal Census (Wayne, Kentucky)