Mary Polly Gilliland

Brief Life History of Mary Polly

Mary Polly Gilliland was born on 4 July 1790, in Hillsboro, Loudoun, Virginia, United States. She married Andrew Edmiston on 6 January 1807, in Greenbrier, McDowell, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Pocahontas, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 January 1877, in Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Little Levels District, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Edmiston
1777–1864
Mary Polly Gilliland
1790–1877
Marriage: 6 January 1807
James Edmiston
1809–1871
Nathan Edmiston
1810–
George McNeel Edmiston
1811–1894
Lydia A. Edmiston
1813–1874
Matthew Edmiston
1814–1887
Andrew Jackson Edmiston
1816–1844
Jane S. Edmiston
1818–1901
Elizabeth G. Edmiston
1820–1885
Martha M. Edmiston
1821–1864
Mary Edmiston
1825–1888
William Edmiston
1829–1849

Sources (9)

  • Mary Edmiston in household of George Edmiston, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary (Polly) Gillilan - birth: 4 July 1790; Greenbriar, Virginia, United States
  • Polly Gillilan, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1802 · Post office established

The Gap post office was established in 1802 under the name Hillsborough.

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

Scottish and Irish (Ulster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain (Scottish) or Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (Irish) ‘son of the servant of St. Faolán (Fillan)’. Compare McClellan .

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

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