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Mary 'Polly' Carter

Mary 'Polly' Carter

Female 1800 - 1875  (74 years)

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  • Name Mary 'Polly' Carter 
    Born 22 Dec 1800  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 3 Jan 1875  Davidson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I13991  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2022 

    Father Major Robert W. of Halifax 'Bobby' Carter, Esquire,   b. 22 Dec 1770, Halifax Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1839, William Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Unity [VA] Cook,   b. Abt 1771, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1809, Franklin Co., Williamson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1792  Halifax County, Virginia (MB1/25) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • License Date: Wedding Nov 1
    • Son, Henry Cook Carter b. 1795 in Halifax Co., Virginia, son of Unity Cook and Robert Carter, never married and had no issue.
    Family ID F4375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Reynolds,   b. Abt 1800, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Virginia [Carter] Reynolds,   b. 1830, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1890, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F6443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Giles 6
    Giles 6
    A History of the Carter Family"
    Compiled and edited by the
    American Genealogical Research Institute
    Washington DC 20001
    Copyright 1972
    Library of Congress Card Catalog #: 75-187586
    Identifies two Giles Carters as separate individuals, probably related.
    Estate Settlement for John Cook
    Estate Settlement for John Cook
    Estate Settlement for John Cook.pdf
    Mary Carter Reynolds
    Mary Carter Reynolds
    Nashville Union and American
    Jan 5, 1875

    Headstones
    Mary Carter Reynolds-Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee
    Mary Carter Reynolds-Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee
    ReynoldsMaryC.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31567946.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31567946/mary-reynolds.
      Mary Carter Reynolds, d/o Unity Cook (Robert Carter)
      Wife of Thomas Reynolds, s/o Capt. George Reynolds & Susannah Lansford.
      Birth 22 Dec 1800
      Death 3 Jan 1875 (aged 74)
      Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery
      Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
      Name taken from a tombstone in Mt Olivet Cemetery by Mrs E C Pryor. Copied by Mrs J F Draughon, Chairman of Genealogical Research.

      Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts (1933)
      The Family Bible register of the family of Maj. Robert Carter & wife Unity Cook is online at the Tennessee State Library and Archives website, in the 'Tennessee Bible Records' section. The family Bible record states that Mary Nancy 'Polly' Carter married Thomas Reynolds.
      Contributor: Sharon Gammon (49620410)

      Children of Thomas Reynolds and Mary Carter:

      Virginia Reynolds Camp, 1830?1890