Born in Tennessee
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Johnston
and Ann (Robertson) Cockrill
Sister of
Nancy Ann (Cockrill) Pulliam [half], Elizabeth (Johnston) Evans, Martha (Cockrum) Cockrill [half], John (Cockrum) Cockrill III [half], Mark R Cockrill [half], Susanna (Cockrill) Beasley [half] and Sara Cockrum [half]
Wife of
Isaac Roberts
— married
5 Nov 1789 in Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 71
in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2017
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Biography
Mary "Polly" Johnson's birthdate was given as 17 May 1772 in Davidson, Sumner, and Tennessee Counties, U.S., Census of the Cumberland Settlements, 1770-1790.[1]
Mary died on 15 March 1844 and was buried in Roberts Cemetery, Maury County, Tennessee, United States.[2]
Sources
- ↑
U.S., Census of the Cumberland Settlements:
"Davidson, Sumner, and Tennessee Counties, U.S., Census of the Cumberland Settlements, 1770-1790"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3006 #453 (accessed 7 March 2024)
Mary Johnson in Davidson County. - ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162750697/mary-roberts: accessed March 14, 2024), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Johnston Roberts (17 May 1772–15 Mar 1844), Find A Grave: Memorial #162750697, citing Roberts Cemetery, Maury County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by B Jett (contributor 50573820).
Ancestry Record 60525 #132762051 (accessed 7 March 2024)
Mary Roberts burial (died on 15 Mar 1844) in Roberts Cemetery, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America. Born on 17 May 1772.
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: L5X3-956
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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:
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:
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~0.78%
David Smith
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M420724 [compare]
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~0.78%
Robert Battle :
23andMe, GEDmatch M043192 [compare]
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Cari (Ebert) Starosta
Cari (Ebert) Starosta
Johnston-23871 and Johnston-11617 appear to represent the same person because: same parent, spouse
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by Cari (Ebert) Starosta
Rejected matches › Molly Johnson (bef.1775-)
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