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Mary Polly Shannon

Female Abt 1794 - Abt 1850  (56 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Polly Shannon was born about 1794 in Georgia, USA (daughter of Owen Shannon and Margaret Montgomery); died about 1850 in Scott County, Missouri, USA.

    Family/Spouse: John Houk. John was born about 1785 in North Carolina, USA; died before 1850 in Scott County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Daniel Houk was born in 1815 in New Madrid County, Missouri, USA; died before Jul 1863 in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Owen Shannon was born in 1762 in South Carolina, USA (son of Thomas Shannon, Sr and Eleanor Ringe); died on 15 Nov 1838 in Dobbin, Montgomery, Texas, USA; was buried in 1838 in Montgomery, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact 1: DNA Kit 154822
    • Residence: 1767, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    • Military: Between 1775 and 1783; Per Plaque posted by Montgomery County DAR
    • Land: 1784, Franklin County, Georgia, USA; Received Headright Land
    • Residence: 1790, Wilkes, Georgia, USA; Based on Tax Records
    • Fact 1: 1791, Wilkes, Georgia, USA; Tax Returns 1791
    • Will: 10 Feb 1794, Wilkes, Georgia, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will
    • Relocated: 1822, Pecan Point, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA; From Georgia
    • Residence: 1824, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA; District of Irish Boyou
    • Residence: 1826, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    • Will: 1834, Montgomery, Texas, USA; LW&T

    Notes:

    Some records have him buried at Joel Greenwood Cemetery in Plantersville
    Some records indicate birth date of 1771 and death date of 1834


    Buried:
    Old Methodist Cemetery

    Owen married Margaret Montgomery on 22 Oct 1792 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA. Margaret (daughter of John Montgomery and Elizabeth Rush) was born in 1772 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA; died in 1854 in Dobbin, Montgomery, Texas, USA; was buried in 1854 in Montgomery, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Montgomery was born in 1772 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA (daughter of John Montgomery and Elizabeth Rush); died in 1854 in Dobbin, Montgomery, Texas, USA; was buried in 1854 in Montgomery, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: 1821, Montgomery, Texas, USA; From Georgia
    • Residence: 1840, Montgomery, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1846, Montgomery, Texas, USA; Texas Poll List 1846
    • Residence: 1850, Montgomery, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Jacob Shannon Evergreen Cemetery

    Children:
    1. John Shannon was born in 1794 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA; died on 12 Feb 1838 in Montgomery, Texas, USA.
    2. 1. Mary Polly Shannon was born about 1794 in Georgia, USA; died about 1850 in Scott County, Missouri, USA.
    3. Ruthy Shannon was born in 1797 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA; died on 2 Oct 1856 in Montgomery, Texas, USA.
    4. Nancy Hannah Shannon was born in 1801 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA; died in 1868 in Montgomery, Texas, USA.
    5. Ellinder Nelly Shannon was born on 20 Mar 1801 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA; died on 28 Aug 1877 in Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
    6. Jacob Montgomery Shannon, Sr was born on 6 Mar 1804 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA; died on 22 May 1878 in Dobbin, Montgomery, Texas, USA; was buried in 1878 in Montgomery, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Shannon, Sr was born in 1735 in Ireland (son of Thomas Shannon and Eigness Reid); died on 10 Feb 1794 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • DAR Number: A102839
    • Residence: 1767, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
    • Military: 14 Feb 1770, Wilkes, Georgia, USA; Battle of Kettle Creek
    • Relocated: 1773, Wilkes, Georgia, USA; From Virginia
    • Land: Sep 1773, Georgia, USA; Applied for "Ceded Lands" of NE Georgia
    • Military: Abt 1778, Georgia, USA
    • Land: 1784, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1790, Wilkes, Georgia, USA; Based on Tax Records
    • Fact 1: 1791, Wilkes, Georgia, USA; Tax Returns 1791
    • Will: 10 Feb 1794, Wilkes, Georgia, USA; LW&T

    Thomas married Eleanor Ringe in 1751 in Georgia, USA. Eleanor was born in 1733 in Ireland; died in 1796 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Eleanor Ringe was born in 1733 in Ireland; died in 1796 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1770, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Summer

    Children:
    1. Sarah Margaret Shannon was born in 1752 in Virginia, USA; died in Dec 1783 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA.
    2. Mary Shannon was born in 1754 in Virginia, USA; died in 1798 in Georgia, USA.
    3. Hannah Shannon was born in 1756 in Virginia, USA; died after Dec 1793.
    4. Thomas Shannon, Jr was born in 1760 in Amherst, Virginia, USA; died in 1868.
    5. John Shannon was born in 1760 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA; died in May 1815 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.
    6. 2. Owen Shannon was born in 1762 in South Carolina, USA; died on 15 Nov 1838 in Dobbin, Montgomery, Texas, USA; was buried in 1838 in Montgomery, Texas, USA.

  3. 6.  John Montgomery was born in 1737 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (son of John Montgomery and Martha Montgomery); died after 1809 in Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact 1: 4 Children as of 1797; 1 died young in PA
    • Occupation: Weaver
    • Relocated: Abt 1771, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; From Pennsylvania
    • Fact 1: 18 Jul 1777, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Appointed Constable
    • Will: 10 Mar 1778, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Father's Will; inherited Plantation
    • Residence: 1790, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; District 4
    • Fact 1: 1794, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Started process to settle brother James' estate
    • Fact 2: 1798, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Completed process to settle brother James' estate
    • Residence: 1800, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    • Land: 1806, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Sold additional land to Trustees of Sugaw Presby Church
    • Land: 15 May 1806, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Sold 1771 land to Archibald Frew 205 Acres
    • Land: Apr 1807, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Petition to court to correct records on Land Inherited from Father
    • Relocated: 1808, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
    • Relocated: Aft 1809, Texas, USA; After Alabama
    • Relocated: Aft 1809, Alabama, USA; And then to Texas

    Notes:

    Do I have the children of John and Elizabeth right?

    John married Elizabeth Rush in 1757 in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1740 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died after 1797 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Rush was born in 1740 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died after 1797 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA.

    Notes:

    There are doubts about the identity of John Montgomery's wife. The name Rush is not proven.
    Per family chart created by James Troy Montgomery, Elizabeth Rush died in 1797 in Blount, TN

    Children:
    1. Martha Montgomery was born in 1763 in South Carolina, USA.
    2. 3. Margaret Montgomery was born in 1772 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA; died in 1854 in Dobbin, Montgomery, Texas, USA; was buried in 1854 in Montgomery, Texas, USA.
    3. James Montgomery was born in 1773 in Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Plantersville, Grimes, Texas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Shannon was born in 1686 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died in Apr 1737 in Sadsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Thomas married Eigness Reid. Eigness was born in 1686 in Northern Ireland; died in 1737 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Eigness Reid was born in 1686 in Northern Ireland; died in 1737 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Anna Shannon was born in 1719 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1770 in Virginia, USA.
    2. Thomas Shannon was born in 1721 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 17 Jul 1772 in Nelson, Virginia, USA.
    3. Samuel Shannon was born in 1727; died in 1811.
    4. 4. Thomas Shannon, Sr was born in 1735 in Ireland; died on 10 Feb 1794 in Wilkes, Georgia, USA.

  3. 12.  John Montgomery was born in 1710 in Ireland; died on 10 Mar 1778 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1778 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Montgomery-1823
    • Relocated: Abt 1731, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Relocated: Abt 1771, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    • Land: 16 Jan 1771, Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Purch land from David Kennedy 210 acres south side Sugaw Creek
    • Probate: 10 Mar 1778, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    • Will: 10 Mar 1778, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; LW&T

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 1

    John married Martha Montgomery in 1734 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Martha was born in 1715 in Ireland; died after 8 Oct 1799 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried after 1799 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Martha Montgomery was born in 1715 in Ireland; died after 8 Oct 1799 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried after 1799 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: Abt 1771, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; bought land near Sugaw Creek Presby Church; came from PA
    • Will: 10 Mar 1778, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Mentioned in Husband's will; Executor
    • Fact 1: 18 Jul 1797, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Wrote letter to daughter Nancy in Pennsylvania

    Notes:

    See document called "What Priscilla told Sue". This, with other comments indicates Martha is a Montgomery descendant, and thus a true cousin


    Birth:
    Born on Boat coming over

    Buried:
    Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 1

    Children:
    1. Joseph Montgomery was born on 23 Sep 1736 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died about 1835 in Howard County, Missouri, USA.
    2. 6. John Montgomery was born in 1737 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died after 1809 in Texas, USA.
    3. Martha Montgomery was born in 1740 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died after 26 Aug 1839 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
    4. Robert McCamey Montgomery, Sr was born in 1740 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Feb 1834 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 1834 in Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    5. Rebecca Montgomery was born in 1742 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 14 Dec 1827 in North Carolina, USA.
    6. Elizabeth Montgomery was born in 1744 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Apr 1834 in Kentucky, USA.
    7. James Montgomery was born in 1745 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1791 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
    8. Agnes Nancy Montgomery was born in 1749 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1822 in Wayne, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA.
    9. David Thomas Montgomery was born on 1 May 1754 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Apr 1845 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.


  

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