Mary
(Polly)
Mattox
formerly Shrewsbury
Born in Hanover, Colony of Virginia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Nathaniel Shrewsbury
and Mary (Ellis) Shrewsbury
Sister of
Jeremiah Shrewsbury [half], Mildred (Shrewsbury) Bramlett [half], Allen Shrewsbury, Benjamin Shrewsbury, Ruel Shrewsbury [half], Drewry Shrewsbury [half] and Sarah (Shrewsbury) Wheeler
Wife of
Valentine Mattox
— married
1776 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Nancy (Mattox) Allen, William Mattox, Samuel Mattox, Margaret (Mattox) McNabb, Nathaniel Mattox, Matilda (Mattox) Buckner and Baptist M Mattox
Died
at about age 53
in Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Feb 2013
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Biography
This profile is part of the Shrewsbury Name Study.
Mary Shrewsbury was born in 1756 in Hanover, Colony of Virginia, daughter of Nathaniel Shrewsbury (1739–~1825) and Mary Ellis (1743–1824).
Polly (19) married Valentine Mattox (25) (born in 1750 in Bedford, Bedford, Colony of Virginia; son of Jane (Valentine) Mattox) in 1776. Their children were:
- Nancy Mattox (1777–1859)
- William Mattox (~1779–~1868)
- Samuel Mattox (1784–1850)
- Margaret Mattox (1785–>1860)
- Nathaniel Mattox (1786–1858)
- Matilda Mattox (1798–1875)
- Baptist M Mattox (~1799–~1864)
Polly died in 1809 in Daviess, Kentucky, United States, aged 52.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237216057/mary-mattox: accessed 02 September 2023), memorial page for Mary “Polly” Shrewsbury Mattox (1756–1809), Find a Grave Memorial ID 237216057; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Salkeld Genealogy Research (contributor 48113546).
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Ed Burke for creating WikiTree profile Shrewsbury-28 through the import of Burke Brooks Tree 2010.ged on Feb 18, 2013.
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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 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 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:
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Gary Nicholson 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M122351 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A414671 [compare], Ancestry member gary_nick
-
~1.56%
Nola (Mattox) Ezell :
23andMe, GEDmatch AH1952855 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Elvin Raper :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member conniecurry5150
-
~1.56%
Dennis McBee :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T142682 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Ed Burke :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch EJ9800050 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Valorie (Cowan) Zimmerman :
23andMe, GEDmatch SQ780327C1 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SQ780327C1 [compare], Ancestry member ValorieZimmerman53
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch SQ780327C1 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Don Cates :
23andMe, Ancestry member CatesDL
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member CatesDL
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Geoffrey (Peters) Earendil-Peters :
23andMe, GEDmatch QY7750580 [compare], yourDNAportal GEOf484d5ee
-
~0.78%
Paula (Brewer) Franklin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A646677 [compare], Ancestry member Paula555
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Tom Mooney :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 26cd836d [compare], Ancestry member teddycat
-
~0.78%
Ray Wood :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member VirgilRayW
-
~0.78%
Michael McMahan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A317806 [compare], Ancestry member mcmahanmr, FTDNA kit #B96581
-
~0.78%
Carla Holt :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Connie Lancaster :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Roy Morrison :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cepdoc
-
~0.78%
Teresa (Mattox) Boyer :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Ann Brewer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK83870
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Jimmy Rosamond :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F138105 [compare], FTDNA kit #138105
-
~0.78%
Robin (Brewer) Fleming :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK84319
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Robin (Flickinger) Gaynor :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Bodhi Pflueger :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Denise Brewer :
23andMe, GEDmatch EP6840662 [compare]
-
~0.39%
T.C. Justine Baker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HS5166302 [compare], Ancestry member 2606057
-
~0.39%
Jimmy Keith :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #283646
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Carlton Hobbs
Shrewsbury-77 and Shrewsbury-28 appear to represent the same person because: Same names, dates, locations
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by Carlton Hobbs
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