Gail & Eddie,
Eddie,
The Polly (Mary) Wells that married Solomon Yates was the daughter of Zach,
Jr & Rebecca Shepard. She was their third child born in 1815 in Lee Co.,
VA. She married Solomon following the death of her older sister Rachael
Wells (b:1810 m: 1823 d:1834 Jackson Co, MO). Solomon returned from
Missouri to Lee County to marry Polly in 1834. Solomon died in Gentry Co.,
MO in 1859.
Polly is later referred to in Montana as Granny Yates. That's another story.
Zachariah & Rebecca's children: Robert, Rachael, Mary, Jacob, Thomas, &
William.
Solomon Yates & Rachael Wells: *Rebecca, Isaac, George Anderson.
Solomon Yates & Polly Wells: Rachel, Lavina, Benjamin, Evaline, Solomon,
Ann Lucy, Samuel P., Zachariah, & George L.
*Rebecca Yates (b:1827 d:1886) married Robert Bradford Murry on November
15, 1845 in Andrews Co., MO. I have no information on his parents. He was
born in Kentucky on June 2, 1823.
Does this help at all?
Cindy
At 02:36 PM 5/28/99 -0700, you wrote:
Gail, Thanks for responding. I have a Rachel Wells, daughter of
Robert Lee
Wells & Elizabeth Shepherd who would have been born in the 18(teens)., but
no Mary or Polly are shown in their list of children. Robert is the son of
Zachariah & Abigail.
>Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 11:51:14 -0700
>From: Gail Erickson <gail(a)mcn.org>
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>Eddie -- One further note. Polly had an older sister,
>Rachel, who married Solomon Yates first. When she
>died, Solomon married Polly. I tend to believe that both
>Rachel and Polly were children of Zachariah, Jr. Thanks.
>
>Gail
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