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Mary Armistead 'Polly' Atkinson

Mary Armistead 'Polly' Atkinson[1]

Female 1806 - 1852  (46 years)

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  • Name Mary Armistead 'Polly' Atkinson 
    Born 4 Jan 1806  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Sep 1852  Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Franklin City Cemetery, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I547450547  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2020 

    Father Samuel Atkinson,   b. 20 Dec 1778, Cumberland Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1847, Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Nancy Anne Brown,   b. 17 Feb 1782, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1840, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1803  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fountain Branch Carter,   b. 6 Apr 1797, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1871, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1823  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Nisan Red Carter,   b. 29 Mar 1824, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1827, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    +2. Moscow Branch Carter,   b. 5 Dec 1825, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1913, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. William Augustus Carter,   b. 16 May 1829, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1830, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    +4. James Fountain Carter,   b. 31 Jan 1831, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1859, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     5. Samuel Atkinson Carter,   b. 24 Jan 1833, Franklin Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1837, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     6. Mary Alice Carter,   b. 22 Jan 1835,   d. 12 Oct 1869, Franklin, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     7. Sarah Holcomb Carter,   b. 23 Feb 1837, Franklin Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1868, Franklin Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
    +8. Captain James Theodore 'Tod' Carter,   b. 24 Mar 1840, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1864, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     9. Francis Watkins Carter,   b. 30 Nov 1842, Williamson County, Tennesse Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1923, San Diego, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2022 
    Family ID F518495103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Mary Armistead Atkinson
    Mary Armistead Atkinson
    p547450547MaryArmisteadAtkinson.jpg
    Carter House, Franklin Co., Tennessee
    Carter House, Franklin Co., Tennessee
    Carter_House_Franklin_TN_front.jpg
    Rear View Carter House, Franklin, TN
    Rear View Carter House, Franklin, TN
    Carter_House_Franklin_TN_rear.jpg

    Headstones
    Mary Armistead Carter(nee Atkinson)
    Mary Armistead Carter(nee Atkinson)
    hs547450547MaryArmisteadCarter(neeAtkinson).jpg

  • Notes 
    • Mary Armistead Adkinson descends from John Adkinson, a Patriot, and in the same line as William V. Adkinson (Adkins) of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, which is located adjacent to Halifax Co., VA.
      FOUNTAIN BRANCH CARTER, son of FRANCIS WATKINS and SARAH
      [Holcomb Anderson] CARTER, was born April 6, 1797 and died August 22, 1871. Fountain married MARY ARMISTEAD ATKINSON,
      granddaughter of JOHN ADKINSON, a Revolutionary soldier.
      MARY ATKINSON was born July 4, 1806 and died September 15,
      1852. Mary Armistead Adkinson married Fountain Branch Carter and migrated to Tennessee.

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=carter&GSfn=mary&GSiman=1&GSby=1806&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=7680879&df=all&.
      Mary Armistead Atkinson Carter
      Birth 4 Jan 1806
      Death 15 Sep 1852 (aged 46)
      Burial
      Franklin City Cemetery
      Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee

    2. [S220] Jean Carter Wilson, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/66047723/person/36150763548/facts.