Born in McMinn County, Cherokee Nation
Ancestors 
Daughter of Caleb Starr
and Nancy (Harlan) Starr
Sister of
James Starr, Thomas Starr, Ruth (Starr) Bean, Ezekiel Starr Sr, Sarah (Starr) Mayfield, George Harlan Starr, Joseph McMinn Starr, Rachel (Starr) Lattamore, Nancy (Starr) Lattamore, Deborah (Starr) Sloan and Ellis Harlan Starr
Wife of
Austin Sewell Rider
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Nancy (Rider) Thompson, Thomas Lewis Rider, Elizabeth (Rider) Smith, John Augustus Rider, Caleb Starr Rider, Ezekiel Rider, Bluford West Rider, William Rider, Ellis Rider, Mary Rider, Charles Augustus Rider and Laura Narcissa (Rider) Pritchard
Died
at about age 73
in Indian Territory, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Oct 2015
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Biography
Mary was Cherokee.
Mary Jane “Polly” Starr, a Cherokee, was the daughter of Nancy Harlan, (a Cherokee b circa 1779, Cherokee Nation East) and Caleb Starr, (a white man, b. circa 1763. Chester County, Pennsylvania), and the great-granddaughter of Nan-ye-hi (Nancy Ward).[1] She was born 15 September 1795, Cherokee Nation East (now McMinn County, Tennessee). [2]
Polly Starr married Austin Rider, a white man, about 1809, and their first child was born in 1810. Polly and Austin had twelve children, Nancy, Thomas, John, Caleb, Elizabeth, Ezekiel, Bluford, William, Mary, Ellis, Charles, and Laura . [3]
The family were ‘Old Settlers’ removing to Indian Territory in 1831-32. [4] Polly's last child, Laura Rider, was born on 3 March 1832, during the journey to Indian Territory. [5]
Polly married James Wood after the death of Austin Rider. They did not have any children.[6] Polly died in Indian Territory in 1869. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. Arc Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, Arkansas. 2005p. 108
- ↑ Hampton, David K. and Baker, Jack D., eds. Old Cherokee Families Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1987. Vol. 1, p. 205, Note: E286
- ↑ Hampton Mixed Bloods pp. 138-140.
- ↑ Baker, Jack D., transcriber. Cherokee Emigration Rolls 1817-1835. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1977. pp. 26 and 41
- ↑ Eastern Cherokee Application #56 Annie Boynton Brown. National Archives and Records Adminstration Record Group 75, images at Fold3
- ↑ Hampton p. 138
- ↑ Hampton Starr Notes E286
- Find A Grave Memorial# 5215179 created by: Patricia Mechling There is a note on this FAG memorial page to say that this grave marker was not found when looked for by a volunteer FAG photographer.
Acknowledgments
- Scott (Scott) Ben Levi created Polly (Starr) Rider on 23 Aug 2016.
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This "Unknown" profile should read Thomas Lewis rider born 1814 died 1863.