Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Hinshaw
and Susanah (Johnson) Hinshaw
Sister of
Jehu Hinshaw
Wife of
James T. Benson
— married
1828 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 58
in Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Feb 2024
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Biography
Polly was born in 1811. She passed away in 1869.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36419760/polly-ann-benson: accessed 04 February 2024), memorial page for Polly Ann Hinshaw Benson (1811–24 Aug 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36419760, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Woodford County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Tony Cannon (contributor 46527423).
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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 ancestors' 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 ancestors' 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%
Dale (Hinshaw) McMasters
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BB1967547 [compare], Ancestry member adalemc1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch XV6143891 [compare], FTDNA kit #864264
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~0.78%
Joe Huff :
23andMe, GEDmatch ZG6090542 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZG6090542 [compare], Ancestry member JosephHuff
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ZG6090542 [compare], FTDNA kit #921711
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Pamela Mason :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GA7540513 [compare], Ancestry member PamelaMason90
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #955046
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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