Mary Polly Jackson

Brief Life History of Mary Polly

When Mary Polly Jackson was born on 23 March 1797, in Georgia, United States, her father, William Evan Jackson, was 19 and her mother, Nancy Thompson, was 13. She married Archibald Crouse Kimbrell on 13 January 1815, in Jasper, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Coosa, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Alabama, United States in 1870. She died on 12 April 1878, in Elmore, Alabama, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Archibald Crouse Kimbrell
1790–1870
Mary Polly Jackson
1797–1878
Marriage: 13 January 1815
Maranda Kimbrell
1818–1900
Malinda Kimbrell
1822–1871
Peyton G Kimbrell
1823–1908
Arlena Kimbrell
1828–
Bethena Kimbrell
1829–1928
Peter W Kimbrell
1832–
P H Kimbell
1832–
Richard Crouse Kimbrell
1835–1916
Mr. Kimbrell
1836–

Sources (7)

  • Mary in household of Archiball Kimball, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Polley Jackson, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Palley Kimbell in household of Archd Kimbell, "United States Census, 1860"

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World Events (7)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery

Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack . In North America, this surname has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages, in particular those derived from equivalents or short forms and other derivatives of the personal name Jacob , e.g. Norwegian Jacobsen or Jakobsen and, in some cases, Slovenian Jakše (from a derivative of the personal name Jakob ). This surname is also very common among African Americans (see also 2 below).

African American: from the personal name Jackson (or Andrew Jackson), adopted in honor of Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the US; or adoption of the surname in 1 above, in many cases probably for the same reason.

History: This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh US president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.

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

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