Mary (Walker) Sorrels (1783 - 1865)

Born 1783 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Sorrels — married 28 Sep 1844 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Died 16 Apr 1865 at about age 82 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary "Polly" Walker was born in 1783 in Rutherford, North Carolina, the child of John Walker and Ursilla Covington. She married twice, firstly to Andrew Bankston^[1] and secondly to Walter Sorrels on September 28, 1844^[2], in Rutherford, North Carolina. She died on April 16, 1865, and was buried in Green Hill, North Carolina^[3].

Research Notes

• Gravestone has Sorrells with two L's but majority of sources have only one L.^[3]
• Many MyHeritage family trees claim that her first husband, Andrew Bankston, was the father of her son Martin Walker, although they weren't married until twelve years after her son's birth.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-576P : accessed 5 November 2018), And Bankston in entry for Mary Sorrell, 03 Feb 1853; citing Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 14; FHL microfilm 1,319,394.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8BW-5ZJ : 10 February 2018), Walter Sorrels and Marey Bankston, 28 Sep 1844; citing Rutherford,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,320.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKG-NTWH : 11 July 2016), Mary Walker Sorrells, 1865; Burial, Green Hill, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States of America, Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 45573414, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45573414.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 November 2018, 05:02), entry for Mary "Polly" Walker(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2T7-W38); contributed by various users.