Mary "Polly" Hill Wootten

Brief Life History of Mary "Polly" Hill

When Mary "Polly" Hill Wootten was born in 1806, in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, her father, James J Wooten, was 34 and her mother, Mary Smith, was 32. She married Fielding Lewis Hinton on 27 January 1825, in Wilkes, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 22 October 1832, in her hometown, at the age of 26.

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Fielding Lewis Hinton
1806–1832
Mary "Polly" Hill Wootten
1806–1832
Marriage: 27 January 1825
Rev. James Wootten Hinton
1826–1903
Elizabeth Mary Hinton
1828–1867
Rev Benajah Burke Hinton
1830–1886

Sources (3)

  • Mary H Wootten, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
  • Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1811 · The Savannah Riots

A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.

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: variant of Wooten .

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

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