Mary Hughes (Dillingham) Jones (abt.1800-1880)

Mary Hughes "Polly" Jones formerly Dillingham

Born about 1800 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of James Dillingham and Hannah (Young) Dillingham

Sister of James Dillingham, Margaret H (Dillingham) Adams and Eustacia Matilda (Dillingham) Gatewood

Wife of Unknown Jones — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Wife of Thomas T Jones — married 7 Jan 1819 in Caldwell, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Mother of Elizabeth Lucinda (Jones) Wilkinson, Thomas Porter Jones, David W. Jones, Clarissa Matilda (Jones) Hood, Andrew Jones and Martin Van Buren Jones

Died Apr 1880 at about age 80 in Elm Grove, Labette County, Kansas, USA

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Biography

The 1880 mortality schedule for Labette County, Kansas, describes Polly ("Polly H. Jones") as a widow who passed away from pneumonia at the age of 80. The attending physician was E. B. Baldwin. Her parents' places of birth are not listed, and next to the cause of death is a crossed-out phrase that seems to begin with the word "quick".

Sources

U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885. Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Marriage sources include the following:
- Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriage Records 1809-1828. Elizabeth Ellsberry. Thomas Jones and Polly Dillingham. Ellsberry, Chillicothe, MO, USA: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, c1965.
- Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky. Spouse: Thos. Jones, (presumed FHL) Film Number: 000851644
- Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965. Ancestry.com.

1840 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com. Year: 1840; Census Place: Caldwell, Kentucky; Roll: 106; Page: 40; Family History Library Film: 0007824.

1850 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com. Year: 1850; Census Place: Polk, Greene, Missouri; Roll: 400; Page: 293b.

1860 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com. Year: 1860; Census Place: Turnback, Lawrence, Missouri; Page: 750; Family History Library Film: 803628.

1870 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com. Year: 1870; Census Place: Turnback, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: M593_787; Page: 562B; Family History Library Film: 552286. In household of son Andrew Jones.

The research of Larry Lieneke amongst others connects Polly to theorised parents James Dillingham and Hannah Young. Further information on Lieneke's Dillingham and related research can be found in his archived GenForum posts: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/users/9192909/.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:

~1.56% C Simonds : 23andMe, GEDmatch A862784 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A862784 [compare], Ancestry member Enchantedwikiroom + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A862784 [compare] + MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A862784 [compare]
~0.78% Shari S : 23andMe, GEDmatch M201056 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M201056 [compare], Ancestry member EnchantedWikiRoom + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M201056 [compare] + MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch M201056 [compare]
~0.39% Bobi (Wright) DeVore : 23andMe, GEDmatch ZH9688543 [compare] + AncestryDNA