Mary “Polly” Barnes

1800 - Aft 1880  (> 81 years)

• Name	Mary “Polly” Barnes
  Born	4 Mar 1800
  Gender	Female
  Census	17 Sep 1850	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [1]
  	Address: Eastern District
  Census	3 Jul 1860	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [2]
  	Address: Southern Division
  Census	17 Sep 1870	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [3]
  	Address: Wentworth
  Census	19 Jun 1880	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [4]
  	Address: Wentworth
  _UID	0E5DD1BC7F824BCA8D6A2C6CBAF55212B0CE
  Died	Aft 1880
  Person ID	I1338	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Chesley Barnes,   b. Abt 1760, Slate River, Buckingham County, Virginia ,   d. 8 Sep 1840, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Mary “Polly” Means,   b. Abt 1762, Pennsylvania ,   d. Abt 1852, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1783	Rockingham County, North Carolina
  Children	9 children
  1. Robert Barnes,   b. 26 Apr 1784,   d. Yes, date unknown
  2. John Barnes,   b. 12 Jan 1786,   d. Yes, date unknown
  3. Nathaniel Barnes,   b. 1 Feb 1788,   d. Yes, date unknown
  4. Pleasant Barnes,   b. 19 Feb 1791,   d. Yes, date unknown
  5. Anne Barnes,   b. 12 Sep 1793,   d. Yes, date unknown
  6. Patsey Barnes,   b. 31 Mar 1796,   d. Yes, date unknown
  7. Nancy Barnes,   b. 8 Aug 1798,   d. Yes, date unknown
  8. Mary “Polly” Barnes,   b. 4 Mar 1800,   d. Aft 1880
  9. Susannah Barnes,   b. 20 Dec 1806,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alexander William Wray,   b. Abt 1802, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. Aft 1880  (Age ~ 79 years)  [1, 2]
  Married	29 Feb 1816	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [5]
  Children	1. Permelia E. Wray,   b. Abt 1827,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Martha C. Wray,   b. Abt 1829,   d. Bef 10 Mar 1893, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 64 years) Married: Andrew J. Cole (1853)   3. Andrew W. Wray,   b. Abt 1835,   d. Aft 1905, Guilford County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 71 years) Married: Mary   4. Mary A. Wray,   b. Abt 1840,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Robert Wray,   b. Abt 1841,   d. Yes, date unknown Married: Levinia Ann Frances Carrell
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Polly Ray is mentioned in the will of Chesley Barnes dated March 9, 1840. Rockingham Co. Will book B, pg. 248. Irene B. Webster, Rockingham County North Carolina Will Abstracts 1785-1865, pg. 47. A Polly Barnes married William Ray 29 Feb. 1816 in Rockingham Co., NC. Bond # 000121444. Jeremiah Martin was the bondsman and JH Scales witnessed the bond. Eliza J. Wray of Rockingham Co applied for a widow’s pension in 1905 under the pension act of 1901. She was the widow of Chesley Wray. It is possible that Chesley is an unknown son of Alexander Wary and Polly Barnes.

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1850 U.S. Census, Eastern District; 30B; 426; 425; Alex'd Ray; 21 February 2015 (Reliability: 3). Alex'd.. Ray-48-M-North Carolina-farmer Polly Ray-49-F-North Carolina M..E.. Ray-23-F-North Carolina M..C.. Ray-19-F-North Carolina S..B.. Ray-17-M-North Carolina-laborer A..W.. Ray-16-M-North Carolina M.. E.. Ray-13-F-North Carolina R..M.. Ray-9-M-North Carolina [S99] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1860 U.S. Census, Southern Division; 67; 508; 508; Alexander W. Wray; 21 February 2015 (Reliability: 3). Alexander W. Wray-56-M-North Carolina-farmer Mary-60-F-North Carolina Milly-30-F-North Carolina Andrew W.-25-M-North Carolina-laborer Mary A.-20-F-North Carolina Robert-19-M-North Carolina-laborer [S84] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1870 U.S. Census, Wentworth; 387A; 325; 300; Martha ; 21 February 2015 (Reliability: 3). Alexander Wray-68-M-North Carolina-farmer Mary-68-F-North Carolina-keeping house Millie E.-42-North Carolina-at home [S86] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1880 U.S. Census, 235; Wentworth; 198D; 30; Alexander Wray; 21 February 2015 (Reliability: 3). Alexander Wray-head-77-M-Rockingham Co., NC Mary-wife-79-F-Rockingham Co., NC Mille Denton-58-Rockingham Co., NC-?-widowed [S49] North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 (Ancestry), William Ray; Polly Barnes; 000121444; 21 February 2015 (Reliability: 2).