Hughes-7387 originally said Polly was born 1793 in Tennessee. Her Find A Grave memorial says USA.
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Polly P. Hughes Nichols
Birth: 1790, USA
Death: 1835
Tennessee, USA
Her given name was most likely Mary, with "Polly" being the nickname. The only location thus far, for any of her names is in her father's will: "Polly P. Nichols." It is estimated she was born around 1790, probably in Virginia.
She and Bird married around 1812-1813, based on the birth date (5 Dec 1813) of their first child, Bird M. Nichols.
Polly's parents were Simon Hughes (born c1740 VA and died c Dec 1823 per Smith Co, TN Probate records) and Martha "Patty" Biggers Douglas. Martha's first husband was Robert Douglas, whom she m 1772 in Louisa Co, VA. He d Jan 1781.
It is unknown where Polly is buried. After she died (c 1835) Bird moved to Marion County, Illinois, where some of his adult children had lived since the early 1810s. He died in 1844 in Illinois and is buried there.
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Thanks to Resa Hennings for creating this profile for Polly Hughes on 12 Oct 2012.
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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: