Born in Sharon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Richards
and Mary (Belcher) Richards
Sister of
Benjamin Richards Jr, Elizabeth (Richards) Shepard, Hannah (Richards) Capen, Luke Richards, Lucy Richards, Barnard Richards, Prudence Richards, Thomas Pownall Richards and Nancy Richards
Wife of
Jerre Lyons
— married
21 Oct 1790 in Sharon, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Luke Lyons, Betsey Lyons, Mary Lyons, Nathan Holmes Lyons, Jerre Lyons Jr, Nancy Lyons, Benjamin Richards Lyons, Barna Lyons and Lorenzo Lyons
Died
at age 42
in Colrain, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Nov 2015
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Biography
Mary "Polly" was born on July 15, 1765.[1] She was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Richards.
Polly married Jerre Lyons. Together they had 9 children.
Polly passed away on May 6, 1808.[2] She was interred at Brick School Cemetery.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZ6-2MG : 10 February 2018), Mary Richards, 15 Jul 1765; citing SHARON,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873757 IT 3.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH6W-SFP : 10 February 2018), Mary Lyons, 06 May 1808; citing , reference pg14; FHL microfilm 1,888,259.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 05 October 2019), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Richards Lyons (15 Jul 1765–6 May 1808), Find A Grave: Memorial #68170137, citing Brick School Cemetery, Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA.
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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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~1.56%
George Richards
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