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Polly (Row) Hammond (1773 - 1839)

Polly "Mary" Hammond formerly Row aka Rowe
Born in Cumberland, New Yorkmap
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Sister of [half]
Wife of — married 14 Aug 1796 in Windsor, Vermontmap
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Died at age 66 [location unknown]
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Biography

Polly Row was born to John and Mary Row, April 22, 1773, in Windsor [1], in an area claimed by the Province of New York. This region would become the Republic of Vermont in 1777. [2][3]

Polly/Mary married Jabez Holmes Hammond about 1796, at the age of 21. [4]

Buried at Sheddsville Cemetery, Sheddsville, Windsor County, Vermont, USA. Her gravesite refers to her as "Polly". Date on gravestone is August 31, not August 30th, as it mentions in the book.[5]

Sources

  1. Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954 database with images, FamilySearch : accessed 28 February 2016, Polly Row, 22 Apr 1773, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,674.
  2. Wikipedia contributors. "[1]." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Vermont History.
  3. Historical Atlases and Maps of US and States, 1776 Map of New England. "[2]."
  4. Hammond, Roland, A history and genealogy of the descendants of William Hammond of London, England, and his wife Elizabeth Penn : through their son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester, Mass., 1600-1894, published in Boston : D. Clapp & son, printers. Published 1894. Page 149
  5. *LadyGoshen. "Find A Grave site: accessed 3/21/2016]." Picture of Polly Row's gravesite.




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On her marriage certificate to her husband, Jabez Holmes Hammond, the name of the bride is indicated as 'Polly Row', and Polly (according to Wikitree genealogist S. Hill) is another name for Mary, which might be what her husband started calling her, before they married (speculation).
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