Mary Polly O'Neal

Brief Life History of Mary Polly

When Mary Polly O'Neal was born in 1782, in Virginia, United States, her father, John Axom O'Neal Sr., was 57 and her mother, Sarah Patience Exum, was 50. She married Squire Vest on 28 January 1805, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 2, Boone, Kentucky, United States in 1850. She died on 14 August 1852, in Boone, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Squire Vest
1783–1851
Mary Polly O'Neal
1782–1852
Marriage: 28 January 1805
George W. Vest
1806–1870
John Vest
1808–1880
Sarah Vest
1807–1866
John Vest
1811–1906
Lucy Vest
1816–1888
Washington Vest
1818–1875
Elizabeth Vest
1820–1893
William Louis Vest
1821–1885
Thomas Kansas Vest
1822–1910
Mary Ann Vest
1826–1893
Renny Vest
1828–1911

Sources (7)

  • Polly West in household of Squire West, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Polly ONeal - birth-name: Mary Polly O Neal
  • Polly Oneal, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Irish (Longford, Down): variant of O'Neill .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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