Polly Ann Hayes. [1][2][3][4] was born SEP 1767. in Virginia[5]. In 1850 she was living in District 11, Carroll, Virginia, USA. [6]
Polly married Zacariah Wright on 24 DEC 1793 in Caswell, North Carolina. [7][8][9][10] In 1810 Polly was listed the head of household on the federal census in Caswell NC. Possibly her husband was away at that time.[11]
In 1850 she was living with her husband and two of her children in Carrol VA.[12]
Polly died in 1860 and her estate settlement mentions William Hurst & wife, Elisha Wright, Zacharas Wright, Charles Smith & wife, and Polly Wright.
Children with Zechariah Wright:
Isaac Wright (1797-1863) married Rachel Kelly and moved to Illinois
Stephen Wright (1799-1863) married Margaret Kelly and moved to Illinois
Polly Wright (1803-1893) married Samuel Bond and stayed in Carroll County
Sarah Wright (1807-1876) married Robert Mitchell and stayed in Carroll County
Susan Wright (1808-1893) married William Hurst and stayed in Carroll County
Nancy Wright (1809-1878) married Charles S Smith and stayed in Carroll County
There was a Chancery Suit involving Polly's estate in Carol County VA. This could Provide further information about her family, but Caroll county has not yet had their court records digitized.
Sources
↑ Source: #S39 Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0478484-0478488
↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-VQX : accessed 19 August 2022), Polly Wright, Caswell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 74, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 337,911.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88T-LC4 : 23 December 2020), Polly Wright in household of Zacheriah Wright, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Family tree
Source: S11 Ancestry.com 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R1
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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: