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Mary "Polly" McLemore

Female Abt 1810 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Mary "Polly" McLemore  [1, 2, 3
    Nickname Polly 
    Birth Abt 1810  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • Tom Heseltine shows that she was "born about 1810, married John CUNNINGHAM."
    Person ID I38314  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 May 2013 

    Father John McLemore, Revolutionary Soldier,   b. Abt 1762, Brunswick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1844, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Sarah Carnes,   b. Bef 1760   d. Between 1820 and 1830 (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage 30 Dec 1780  Granville County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Eddie Maynard, on October 13, 2011, forwarded a transcription of their marriage information. They were shown on a list of GRANVILLE MARRIAGES 1753-1868 as follows: McLemore, John & Sarah CARNES, 30 Dec 1780; James Claxton, bm; William Merryman, wit. (page 215). This book was compiled by Brent H. Holcomb.

      Eddie Maynard has also located and provided a copy of a document he copied from the Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844

      The portion of the document naming John's children reads "Personally appeared in open court Elijah Perry and Thomas J. White, who first being duly sworn ??? and say that they were personally acquainted with John McLemore and attest he was a pensioner of the United States and was a resident of the County of Knox, in the State of Tennessee, and died in the county and State aforesaid in the year 1844, on the 30 day of June, he left no widow, but the following children whose names are: Archibald, Richard, Young, Green, James, William, Nancy, Patsey and Ally McLemore, all of whom are now living. Court adjourned 'till tomorrow morning 12 o'clock. Signed by J. Anderson, John Roberts, A. W. Armstrong."




    Documents
    McLemore, John to Sarah Carnes
    McLemore, John to Sarah Carnes
    GRANVILLE MARRIAGES 1753-1868 as follows: McLemore, John & Sarah CARNES, 30 Dec 1780; James Claxton, bm; William Merryman, wit. (page 215). This book was compiled by Brent H. Holcomb, and the xerox is courtesy of Eddie Maynard.
    Family ID F8239  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Cunningham,   b. Abt 1810, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1839  Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Family ID F11723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1810 - North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Sep 1839 - Knox County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents
    McLemore, John, Affidavit listing his children (close up), from Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844; Courtesy of Eddie Maynard
    McLemore, John, Affidavit listing his children (close up), from Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844; Courtesy of Eddie Maynard
    "Personally appeared in open court Elijah Perry and Thomas J. White, who first being duly sworn ??? and say that they were personally acquainted with John McLemore and attest he was a pensioner of the United States and was a resident of tthe County of Knox, in the State of Tennessee, and died in the county and State aforesaid in the year 1844, on the 30 day of June, he left no widow, but the following children whose names are: Archibald, Richard, Young, Green, James, William, Nancy, Patsey and Ally McLemore, all of whom are now living. Court adjourned 'till tomorrow morning 12 o'clock. Signed by J. Anderson, John Roberts, A. W. Armstrong."





  • Sources 
    1. [S1138] Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844, (http://files.usgwarchives.org/tn/knox/vitals/marriages/knxmrm-m.txt), Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Tennessee, Knox County, 31 SD Est District Enumerated 27 Nov 1850 Stamped 68 214-298 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S56] Ancestry.com - Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database online].

    4. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Tennessee, Knox County, 31 SD Est District Enumerated 27 Nov 1850 Stamped 68 214-298 Shown as age 50? (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1121] Maynard, Eddie "My Monroe County, Tennessee Genealogy" (Genealogy Blog), (http://mymonroecountytngenealogy.blogspot.com/).

    6. [S1129] Genforum: McLemore Family Genealogy Forum ; http://genforum.genealogy.com/mclemore/messages/569.html.