Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Trollinger

1791 - 1883  (~ 91 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Trollinger
  Birth	Dec 1791	Orange County, NC
  	Location of Birth per approved DAR membership application of Ruth Gant Kerr.
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Jun 1883	Graham, Alamance, NC
  	Death of an Aged Lady. Elizabeth GANT, relict of Jonathan Gant, died in Graham at the residence of W. F. Jones, Esq., her son-in-law, June 24th, 1882. She was a daughter of Henry Trollinger, and her mother was a sister to Joseph Thomas, who was a distinguished preacher of the gospel and known as the "White Pilgrim." She was the mother of seven children four of whom are now living. She was born in December, 1791, and was 91 years, 5 months and 24 days old at the time of her death. For many years she was a member of the Christian Church at Providence. When Washington retired from the Presidency she was five years old. She lived under every Presidential administration --during all the expansion of our government--all its material progress--all its struggles--all its triumphs. "Thou shalt come to thy grave in full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in his season." W. S. LONG. (Obituaries: Alamance County, NC Genealogy)
  Burial	Graham, Alamance, NC
  	Burial: Providence Cemetery Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA Inscription: Elizabeth Gant Born Dec. 1791 Died June 24, 1883.
  Person ID	I846	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Trollinger, Sr.,   b. 10 Mar 1762, Orange County, NC d. 28 Feb 1844, Haw River, Alamance, NC (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Polly Thomas,   b. 25 May 1770, NC d. 1 Oct 1854, Haw River, Alamance, NC (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jonathan Kerr Gant,   b. 4 Apr 1787, Orange County, NC d. 3 Sep 1858, Alamance County, NC (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1806
  	Date of marriage listed as about 1806 per approved DAR membership application of Ruth Gant Kerr.
  Children	1. William W. Gant,   b. Abt 1809   d. 1858 (Age ~ 49 years)   2. Henry Gant,   b. 8 Nov 1809   d. 17 May 1883 (Age 73 years)   3. Benjamin Thomas Gant,   b. Abt 1810, NC d. Abt 24 Apr 1865, Sumner County, TN (Age ~ 55 years)   4. Jacob Rippy Gant,   b. Abt 1816   d. 1893 (Age ~ 77 years)   5. Jonathan Kerr Gant, Jr.,   b. Abt 1818 + 6. Joshua Allen Gant,   b. Abt 1823, Orange County, NC d. Nov 1869, Alamance County, NC (Age ~ 46 years)   7. Mary Elizabeth Gant,   b. 12 Feb 1826   d. 10 Dec 1903, Alamance County, NC (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Dec 1791 - Orange County, NC Death - 24 Jun 1883 - Graham, Alamance, NC Burial - - Graham, Alamance, NC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Providence Cemetery Graham, Alamance, NC

  
  

• Notes

  As of 15 Jan 2024 there appears to be two sisters (children of Henry Trollinger Sr. and Mary Polly Thomas) both with the same name of Mary, one being Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Trollinger-Gant and the other being Mary Trollinger-Roney. Were they both intentionally named Mary by their parents or is there a mistake regarding one or the other? Needs further investigation. It appears that Jonathan and Elizabeth had a total of seven children. The following is the abstract of the Henry Trollinger's (b 10 Mar1762) will: Abstracts of wills recorded in Orange County, North Carolina,1752-1800 will dated 20 July 1843 proved Feb Court 1844 Henry (X) Trolinger Sr. Wife: Polly Eldest son: John Trolinger dau: Betsy Gant son-in-law Jonathan Gant sons: Henry Jr, Joseph dau: Catherine Freshwater Children of my deceased son Jacob as they arrive at age dau: Mary Raney dau: Peggy Tarpley and her husband Henry Tarpley grandson: Moses Trolinger grandaughter: Adeline Freshwater Executors: sons John and Joseph witnesses: Daniel A. Montgomery, Thos. Dixon