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Mary "Polly" Williams

Female 1831 - 1914  (82 years)


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  1. 1.  Mary "Polly" Williams was born 13 Oct 1831, Tennessee (daughter of Solomon Williams and Lucinda McMahan); died 29 Mar 1914; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Polly Williams was raised on Cosby Creek, Cocke County, Tennessee. Her first
    marriage ended in divorce at Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. She fought the divorce.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 285.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 163, 187.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 60.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies," Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 437.
    David C. Watson Civil War pension papers, US National Archives.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 302.

    Mary married Anderson Hopkins , Cocke County, Tennessee; divorced Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Hopkins
    2. Hopkins
    3. Hopkins
    4. Hopkins

    Mary married David Corn Watson 23 Oct 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee. David (son of John Watson and Susannah "Susie" Conner) was born 11 Nov 1825, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 29 Jun 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. David Britten Watson was born 20 Jul 1861, Tennessee; died 24 Apr 1932; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. George W. Watson was born 13 Feb 1863, Tennessee.
    3. Stan Stephen Watson was born 17 Aug 1865, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 Dec 1945; was buried Allen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Richard Gin Watson was born 20 May 1867, Tennessee; died 28 Mar 1949; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Susan E. "Susie" Watson was born 20 Aug 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 1955; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary Elizabeth Watson was born 19 Feb 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Aug 1951; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Rachel Watson was born 18 Nov 1872, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 1957; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Solomon Williams was born Abt 1805, North Carolina.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 5.

    Solomon — Lucinda McMahan. Lucinda (daughter of Eli McMahan) was born Abt 1805, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lucinda McMahan was born Abt 1805, Tennessee (daughter of Eli McMahan).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 5.

    Children:
    1. Eli Williams was born 20 Nov 1825, Tennessee; died 13 Dec 1902; was buried Williams Cemetery (New Salem), Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Wilson Williams was born 1829, Tennessee.
    3. 1. Mary "Polly" Williams was born 13 Oct 1831, Tennessee; died 29 Mar 1914; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sarah Williams was born Abt 1834, Tennessee.
    5. George Washington "Wash" Williams was born Mar 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Roberts Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. James Williams was born Abt 1839, Tennessee.
    7. Dochia Williams was born Abt 1841, Tennessee.
    8. Matilda Williams was born Abt 1842, Tennessee.
    9. McKinney "Mc" Williams was born Abt 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Eli McMahan was born 1782, North Carolina (son of Archibald McMahan and Ann McNulty); died Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Lived in Sevier County, Tennessee in 1830, settled in Cocke County, Tennessee, and died near Bridgeport, Tennessee.

    Mentioned in 5 November 1842 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church minutes Cocke, County, Tennessee page 17.

    Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census 68 with son Saunders occupation farmer unable to read or write. Many of Eli's descendants are listed in the 1850 census that are not yet included in this database.
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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 63.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 4.
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusmc.txt

    Children:
    1. Anderson McMahan was born 1796, Virginia; died 29 Feb 1856, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Mar 1856, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Sanders McMahan was born 1801, North Carolina.
    3. 3. Lucinda McMahan was born Abt 1805, Tennessee.
    4. Delania McMahan was born Abt 1806, North Carolina.
    5. Sarah "Sallie" McMahan was born Abt 1806, Tennessee.
    6. Eli McMahan was born 1810, North Carolina; died Tennessee; was buried Tennessee.
    7. James McMahan was born 1811, North Carolina; died 1889; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. William Mansfield "Bill" McMahan was born 1814, Tennessee; died 6 Jul 1903; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    9. Sevier McMahan was born 1817, Tennessee.
    10. McKinney McMahan was born 15 Jan 1821, Tennessee; died 3 Sep 1891; was buried McKinney McMahan Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    11. Wilson "Wilse" McMahan was born Abt 1823, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Archibald McMahan was born Scotland (son of McMahan and Catherine Cole); died Jul 1826, Bibb County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    It is believed Archibald McMahan left his home in Ireland and came to America about 1746 to seek his fortune in the wilderness of the new world. Archibald McMahan, then 16 years of age, landed in either the state of Virginia or North Carolina.

    His great grandson Sanders McMahan said "Archibald 'the elder' was born in Scotland and he went to Ireland, met Mary McNulty and married there, then came to America through port of Washington North Carolina and settled Buncombe County, North Carolina.

    There is debate over Archibald's given name. Some believe Archibald and Redmond are one in the same, but both names have not been found to be used together. We now believe they were brothers.

    During Archibald's lifetime he accumulated quite a bit of wealth and at the time of his death he owned seventeen slaves.

    It is not clear where Archibald McMahan was buried. Some say he was buried in McMinnville or Morrison, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    "McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 1.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 63.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 1-2, 4.
    Ann Turner, 2 January 1995.
    "Yancy County, Buncombe County Heritage"
    Kay McMahan Noska, 1407 Alvin Ave., El Campo, TX 77437, 14 January 1997.

    Archibald married Ann McNulty 1768, Montgomery County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Ann McNulty

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Kay McMahan Noska, 1407 Alvin Ave., El Campo, TX 77437, 14 January 1997.

    Children:
    1. Archibald McMahan was born Abt 1773, North Carolina; died 27 Feb 1853; was buried Pearl Valley Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James McMahan was born 1775, North Carolina.
    3. Edward "Ned" McMahan was born 1779.
    4. Stephen McMahan was born 1780, Montgomery, Virginia; died Jackson County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Eli McMahan was born 1782, North Carolina; died Cocke County, Tennessee.
    6. Sarah "Sallie" McMahan was born Montgomery, Virginia; died Yancey County, North Carolina.
    7. Rhoda McMahan was born 16 Mar 1785, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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