Born about in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nehemiah Dowell Jr.
and Elizabeth (Dearing) Dowell
Sister of
John Dearing Dowell, William Milton Dowell, Elias M. Dowell, James Oglesby Dowell, Willis F. Dowell, Elisha Lee Dowell, Presley Dowell, Francis G. Dowell and Franklin Robert Dowell
Wife of
Dawson B Harris
— married
31 Jan 1821 (to after 1841) in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Burrell B Harris Sr., William A Harris, Francis Marion Smith Harris, Elizabeth Ann (Harris) Jenkins, Sarah Jane (Harris) Fry, Caroline Harris, Robert Dawson Harris, Purley Harris and Mary Lester (Harris) Macon
Died
at about age 46
in Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Aug 2018
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Biography
Mary was born in about 1805. She passed away in 1851.
Sources
- "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JXW-LS5G : 15 November 2022), Polly Dowell in entry for Dawson B Harriss, 1821.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8C-PZ9 : 6 August 2020), Polly Dowell in entry for Dawson B. Harriss, 1821.
- "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JX8-PF7P : 15 November 2022), Polley Dowel in entry for Dawson Harris, 1821.
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8C-6T1 : 6 August 2020), Polly Dowel in entry for Dawson Harris, 1821.
- Mary Harris vs. Dawson B. Harris in Chancery court minutes 1805-1878 - Minutes v. 5-6 1831-1847: United States > Tennessee > Smith. Divorce Proceedings, 1837. FamilySearch, begins on image 33 at the bottom of the left side.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
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~1.56%
Stephen Sanders
:
23andMe, GEDmatch JD5785490 [compare]
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~1.56%
Vernalee Bartholome :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HG1349858 [compare], Ancestry member randyb5606
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~0.78%
Doug Shannon :
23andMe, GEDmatch TL2238221 [compare], yourDNAportal DOUb7aeb655
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~0.78%
~3.12%
David Knowles :
23andMe, GEDmatch EZ8756644 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Mary Ann (Harris) Smart (1809-abt.1851) › Polly (Chamberlin) Harris (1812-1849) › Mary Harris (1811-1852) › Mary (Doyle) Felletor (1811-)
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