Brief Life History of Mary Polly
When Mary Polly Pyle was born in 1808, in Floyd, Georgia, United States, her father, John Pyle, was 41 and her mother, Mary Jane Maxwell, was 34. She married Benjamin Garrett on 27 January 1825, in Fayette, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Floyd Springs, Floyd, Georgia, United States in 1850 and Wood, Texas, United States in 1860. She died after 1860, at the age of 8191.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Mary Garrett in household of B Garrett, "United States Census, 1860"
- Polly Piles, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Mary Garrot in household of Benj Garrot, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1802– Male
1808–1860 Female
Children (6)
1835– Male
1838–1894 Female
1843–1860 Female
1845–1860 Female
1848–1850 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1768–1839 Male
1774–1850 Female
Siblings (9)
1797–1881 Male
1800–1880 Male
1801–1801 Female
1802–1802 Female
1803–1803 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 0
1811 · The Savannah Riots
Age 3
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 17
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English pile ‘stake, post’ (via Old English from Latin pilum ‘spike, javelin’), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a stake or post serving as a landmark, or sometimes perhaps a nickname for a tall thin person.
Americanized form of Dutch Pijl: metonymic occupational name for a marksman or an arrowsmith, from pijl ‘arrow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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