Mary Polly Thomas

1770 - 1854  (84 years)

• Name	Mary Polly Thomas
  Birth	25 May 1770	NC
  	Positive proof Mary's exact birth date is not yet known for sure. It appears she was probably born in North Carolina perhaps in Alamance or Orange County. Her birth place is listed herein as NC until tangible evidence surfaces. Ruth Gant Kerr in her approved paperwork for DAR membership has Mary Thomas as being born in Orange County, NC.
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Oct 1854	Haw River, Alamance, NC
  Burial	Haw River, Alamance, NC
  	Burial: Trollinger Family Cemetery Haw River, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA Inscription: a. 82
  Person ID	I838	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Griffin Thomas
  Mother	Charlotte Huffman
  Family ID	F278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Trollinger, Sr.,   b. 10 Mar 1762, Orange County, NC d. 28 Feb 1844, Haw River, Alamance, NC (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1789	Orange County, NC   [1]
  	North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Bride: Mary Thomas Groom: Henry Trolinger Bond Date: 28 Feb 1789 County: Orange Record #: 03 003 Bondsman: Wm Gant Witness: S Benton Bond #: 000102474
  Children	+ 1. John Trollinger,   b. 18 Dec 1790, Haw River, Alamance, NC d. 3 Oct 1869, Haw River, Alamance, NC (Age 78 years)   2. Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Trollinger,   b. Dec 1791, Orange County, NC d. 24 Jun 1883, Graham, Alamance, NC (Age ~ 91 years)   3. Jacob Trollinger,   b. 20 Dec 1793, Haw River, Alamance, NC d. 7 Feb 1834, Haw River, Alamance, NC (Age 40 years) + 4. Mary Trollinger,   b. 25 Mar 1800, Haw River, Alamance, NC d. 11 Aug 1879 (Age 79 years)   5. Catherine Trollinger,   b. 3 Sep 1802, Alamance County, NC d. 25 May 1883, Alamance County, NC (Age 80 years)   6. Henry Trollinger, Jr.,   b. 17 Jan 1805, Haw River, Alamance, NC d. 17 Jul 1899, Haw River, Alamance, NC (Age 94 years)   7. Margaret "Peggy" Trollinger,   b. 7 Feb 1809, Haw River, Alamance, NC d. 23 Jun 1894, Alamance County, NC (Age 85 years) + 8. Joseph Trollinger,   b. 17 Aug 1811, Haw River, Alamance, NC d. 17 Dec 1899, Haw River, Alamance, NC (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 May 1770 - NC Marriage - 28 Feb 1789 - Orange County, NC Death - 1 Oct 1854 - Haw River, Alamance, NC Burial - - Haw River, Alamance, NC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Trollinger Family Cemetery Haw River, Alamance, NC

  
  

• Notes

  Mary is referred to as Polly in her husband, Henry's will abstract. Sister of Joseph Thomas the evangelist known as the "White Pilgrim" due to the white clothing he always wore. He died in New Jersey of Small Pox. 1850 United States Census Name Mary Trolinger Sex Female Age 78 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1772 Race White Event Type Census Event Date 1850 Event Place Alamance, Alamance, North Carolina, United States Event Place (Original) Alamance county, Alamance, North Carolina, United States Household Identifier 617 House Number 617 Line Number 33 Schedule Type 1850 Population Affiliate Publication Number M432 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Other People on This Record Moses Trolinger M 21 years (Grandson of Mary) (Mary was living next door to her son, John Trollinger and his family in the 1950 Census) United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers Name Mary Trollinger Spouse's Name Henry Trollinger Event Type Military Service Event Date 04 Mar 1848 Event Place North Carolina, United States Page Number 118 Affiliate Publication Number T718 Affiliate Publication Title Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 through 1858, from the Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury. Genealogical Records found at Wilson Collection at UNC from papers written by Ziba Drollinger to Dr. Whitsett as well as Dr. Whitsett's Haw River Speech on the Trollinger Family History at Haw River list Mary Thomas as wife to Henry Trollinger. In possession of Liz Trollinger and other moderators.

  
  

• Sources

  [S296] NC marriage index.