Born in Halifax County, Virginia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joel Lax
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
John Smith
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Lax) Owen, Robert Benjamin Lacks, Nancy (Smith) Ellison and Joel McGregor Lacks
Died
at age 76
in Halifax, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Aug 2020
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Biography
She was born on 09 May 1762 in Halifax County, Virginia.
By 1789 Mary "Polly" Jane Puckett had first married to John Benjamin Smith.
By 1793 Mary had married secondly to Joel Lacks or Lax.
She passed away on 09 May 1838 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA.
Research Notes
Mary Jane Pucket is the third great-grandmother of notable, (Loretta) Henrietta "Henny" (Pleasant) Lacks.
Mary Polly Puckett is my 5th great-grandmother. (Loretta) Henrietta "Henny" (Pleasant) Lacks is my fourth cousin 2x removed.
Sources
- 1820 USA Census of Halifax County, Virginia; on ancestry.com for Mary Puckett
- Mary "Polly" Puckett on FamilySearch
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 November 2020), memorial page for Mary Jane “Polly” Puckett Lax (1762–9 May 1838), Find A Grave: Memorial #188348375, citing Lax - Puckett Cemetery, Meadville, Halifax County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by John Wilhite (contributor 48140210) .
Trees
- unsourced Family Tree on ancestry.com for Mary Polly Puckett 1772-1844; parents: Thomas Puckett & Elizabeth Wood; spouse: Joel Lax
- unsourced Family Tree on ancestry.com for Mary Polly Puckett 1772-1844; parents: Abraham Puckett & Sarah H. Stiles; spouse: John Ellison
- https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/155287161/person/252051898399/facts Private Ancestry family tree
- https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/155287161/person/252092049016/facts Private Ancestry family tree
- DNA Match, Broken Link
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Karen Showell 
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23andMe, GEDmatch a784138 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a784138 [compare], Ancestry member karenshowell777
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch a784138 [compare], FTDNA kit #910447
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J. (Pearson) Salsbery
J. (Pearson) Salsbery
J. (Pearson) Salsbery
Smith-198947 and Puckett-2589 appear to represent the same person because: It seems that a profile should not have been created for Mary Polly "Smith." Her maiden name was "Puckett." She married Joel Lacks and John Benjamin Smith. These two profiles should be merged.
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by J. (Pearson) Salsbery
J. (Pearson) Salsbery
The merge was done, but now she doesn't show her 2nd husband, John Benjamin Smith and his descendants.
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by J. (Pearson) Salsbery
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