Mary (East) Gravitt (1800 - aft. 1870)

Born 1800 in Henry, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse (Gravitt) Gravet — married 14 Feb 1818 in Madison County, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died after 1870 after age 70 in Polk, Arkansas, United States

Biography

Mary "Polly" (East) Gravitt^[1] was born in 1800 in Henry County, Virginia, United States. Her parents were William East and Elizabeth (Thurston) East.

Her siblings were...

1. Yancy Thomas East (1804 - 1851)
2. Priscilla (East) Pike (1813 - 1844)
3. Susanna Withers East (1814 - 1877)
4. Alexander Hamilton East (1815 - )

Mary married Jesse Gravitt on the 14th of February 1818 in Madison County, Alabama.^[1] The ceremony was performed by the Justice of the Peace.^[2] Their son William Henry Gravitt was born in 1840. They had at least five known children.

1. Larkin M. Gravet b. 1820^[3][4]
2. William D. Gravet b. 1825^[4]
3. Yancy L. Gravet b. 1831^[4]
4. Vincent G. Gravet b. 1836^[3][4]
5. Alexander Gravet b. 1839^[3]

In 1850 Jesse and Mary were living in Limestone County, Alabama.^[3] Jesse, fifty-three, worked as an overseer.^[3] Mary, age fifty, took care of the home and family. Both were listed as being born in Virginia.^[3] Their son Larkin, thirty, worked as a farmer.^[3] He, Vincent (13) and Alexander (11) were all listed as born in Alabama.^[3] Both Vincent and Alexander attended school that year.^[3]

Jesse died before the 1860 census was taken.^[4] Mary was age sixty and listed as the head of household and a widow.^[4] Her son Yancy and his family lived near her, as did William Gravet and his family.^[4] On the other side was the young widow Sarah Gravet and her six children.^[4]

Mary, age seventy, lived in Polk, Arkansas in 1870.^[5] She was listed as a Farmer with $1,000 real estate and $100 personal estate. Benjamin Stiles lived in the home with her. He was twenty-six, a farmer, and was born in Missouri.^[5] There was a Dave Gravit two houses down, age thirty.^[5] Sarah Gravit and family, as well as William D. Gravit and family, lived not far from her.^[5] Mary died after 1870 in Polk, Arkansas.

Research Notes

Nothing was found for her on newspapers.com. All valid Ancestry records are listed on the profile.(Silva-1055 17:38, 9 January 2022 (UTC))

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 9 January 2022), Jesse Gravitt and Polly East, 14 Feb 1818; citing Madison, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,305,692.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920". Ancestry Record 4192 #1110580 (accessed 9 January 2022). Polly C East marriage to Jessie Gravitt on 15 Feb 1818 in Madison.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 9 January 2022), Mary Gravett in household of Jessee Gravett, Limestone, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : accessed 9 January 2022), Mary C Gravet, 1860.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census". Year: 1870; Census Place: Polk, Arkansas, Arkansas; Roll: M593_47; Page: 82A. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #16795 (accessed 9 January 2022). Mary C Gravit (70), Farmer, in Polk, Arkansas, Arkansas. Born in Virginia.