| Name |
Mary HEMPHILL |
| Born |
26 Oct 1778 |
Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
1790 |
Burke County, North Carolina [3] |
- "Thos Hemphill" was enumerated as head of household and one of two white males 16+. The other white male in this age group is probably Samuel (15). The household also includes two white males under 16 years (likely James 10, and Andrew, 8), seven white females (likely Mary Ann 32, Martha 16, Rosannah 13, Mary 12, Jane 5, Elizabeth 2, Rachel 0) and 11 slaves.
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| Census |
1800 |
Burke County, North Carolina [4] |
- There are two Thomas Hemphills in Burke County in 1800; neither census record matches perfectly, but this one seems most probable. Thomas (54) is the only male in the household over the age 45. There is one female over 45 (Mary Ann, 42), one male under 10 (Thomas M, 4), four females under 10 (Ruth Bertha, 6; Rebecca,8; maybe Rachel, 10; and unidentified), three females 10 to 15 (maybe Elizabeth, 12; Jane, 15; and Mary, 22). There are also two undidentified males, one aged 10 to 15 (possibly James, 20) and one aged 16 to 25 (possibly Samuel, 25). There are 12 slaves.
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| Census |
1810 |
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina [5] |
- Thomas Hemphill was enumerated as head of household and the only male aged 45+. Other household members include a male aged 10 to 15 (likely Thomas McEntire Hemphill, 14), a female aged 10 to 15 (likely Ruth Bertha, 14), four females aged 16 to 25 (likely Rebecca 18, Rachel 20, Elizabeth 22, and Jane 25), and one female aged 26 to 44 (likely daughter, Mary (Polly). There are 14 slaves.
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| Name |
Polly Hemphill |
| Will |
12 Jan 1824 |
Burke County, North Carolina [2, 6] |
- Thomas Hemphill bequeathed to "my daughter Polly fifty acres of land including Birds meetinghouse." He further bequeathed to "Polly Hemphill" a 1/7th portion from the sale of two tracts of land that he owned in Madison County, GA lying on the waters of Broad River. He further bequeathed to "my daughter Polly two negro men named Abram and Ben, one negro woman named Shala and one girl named Clarissa." He further bequeathed to "my daughter Polly one big Sorrel mare & Eagle Horse." He further bequeathed to Polly 1/3 of his stock (cattle, hogs & sheep).
She is mentioned in Captain Thomas Hemphill's will -> Rev. War Soldiers
|
| Died |
26 Jul 1848 |
Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina [7] |
| Buried |
Aft 26 Jul 1848 |
Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina [7] |
Address:
Old Ebenezer/Old Siloam Cemetery |
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Mary (Polly) Hemphill Headstone
photo used with permission of the owner |
| Notes |
- Name:
Polly Hemphill -> Captain Thomas Hemphill's will. [She and her brother Thomas were parties in support of the will in the court case; that's why I consider this an original source for her name - I'm really referring to the court case.]
Connection to parents:
She is named as Captain Thomas Hemphill's daughter in his will.
Other notes:
She never married -> stated in Hemphills in North Carolina and also implied by Captain Thomas Hemphill's will (he bequeathed land to her and married women could not own property in NC at the time his will was written).
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| Person ID |
I1973 |
Kendrick-Hemphill |
| Last Modified |
8 Feb 2012 |
| Father |
Captain Thomas HEMPHILL, b. 9 Jul 1746, , possibly Chester, Pennsylvania , d. 4 May 1826, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Ann MACKIE, b. 5 Dec 1758, , County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland , d. Sep 1804, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina (Age 45 years) |
| Married |
1 Mar 1773 |
, Rowan, North Carolina |
| Family ID |
F123 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1778 - 1848 (69 years)
