Mary "Polly" McGovney b. 31 Dec 1791 Washington, KY d. 14 Jan 1820 Adams Co., OH; burial: Kirker Cem., Adams, OH: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1791 - 1820 (28 years)

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Name	Mary "Polly" McGovney
Birth	31 Dec 1791	Washington, KY
Gender	Female
Death	14 Jan 1820	Adams Co., OH; burial: Kirker Cem., Adams, OH
Person ID	I0970	forneyclark
Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

Father	James McGovney, b. 1754, Lisburn, Antrium, Ireland d. ABT. 1824, Liberty, Adams, OH (Age 70 years)
Mother	Agnes "Nancy" Crockett, b. ABT. 1760, Allen Twp., Cumberland, PA d. ABT. 1830, Adams, OH (Age 70 years)
Marriage	1778	Augusta Co., VA
Family ID	F0266	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Adam McGoveny, b. 14 Dec 1789, Ireland
Marriage	28 Jan 1819
Family ID	F0318	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

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Husband's Name
James MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-56) Pedigree
Born: Abt 1754 Place: Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland
Died: Abt 1824 Place: , Adams, Ohio
Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
Married: 1778 Place: , Augusta, Virginia
Wife's Name
Nancy CROCKETT (AFN:5FXB-6C) Pedigree
Born: Abt 1760 Place: Of Pa
Died: Abt 1830 Place: , Adams, Ohio
Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
Married: 1778 Place: , Augusta, Virginia
Children
1. Sex Name
M John MCGOVNEY (AFN:10MX-59K) Pedigree
Born: Abt. 1789 Place: <, Augusta, Va.>
2. Sex Name
M Robert MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-R9) Pedigree
Born: Abt 1800 Place: , Adams, Oh
3. Sex Name
F Anna MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-NR) Pedigree
Born: 1793 Place: , Washington, Ky
4. Sex Name
M William MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-Q4) Pedigree
Born: 1798 Place: Liberty Township, Adams, Oh
Died: 1 Jul 1833 Place:
5. Sex Name
F Jane MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FX1-NJ) Pedigree
Born: 19 Oct 1779 Place: Of Adams County, Oh
Died: 19 Oct 1859 Place: Kanawha County, Wv
Buried: Place: , Kanawha, W. Virginia
6. Sex Name
M James MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-LF) Pedigree
Born: 26 Oct 1789 Place: , Augusta, Vi
Died: 28 Jul 1835 Place:
7. Sex Name
M John MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-PX) Pedigree
Born: 26 Feb 1797 Place: , Adams, Oh
Died: 12 Mar 1859 Place: , Will, Illinois
Buried: Place: Marshall Cem., Will, Illinois
8. Sex Name
M Thomas MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-J3) Pedigree
Born: 2 Mar 1784 Place: , Augusta, Vi
Died: 4 Aug 1867 Place: , Adams, Ohio
Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
9. Sex Name
F Margaret MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-HW) Pedigree
Born: 26 May 1783 Place: , Augusta Co., Virginia
Died: 6 Aug 1835 Place: West Union, Adams Co. Oh
Buried: Place: , Adams, Oh.
10. Sex Name
F Elizabeth MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-K8) Pedigree
Born: 1 Dec 1787 Place: , Augusta, Vi
Died: 2 Jul 1867 Place: , Adams, Ohio
Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
11. Sex Name
F Polly MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-ML) Pedigree
Born: 31 Dec 1791 Place: , Washington, Ky
Died: 14 Jan 1820 Place: , Adams, Ohio
Buried: Place: Kirker Cemetery, Adams, Ohio

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ID: I67830
Name: Mary 'Polly' McGovney
Sex: F
Birth: 31 DEC 1791 in Ky.
Reference Number: 67830
Father: James McGovney b: 1754 in Lisburn, Ireland
Mother: Agnes 'Nancy' Crockett b: 1760 in Cumberland Co., Pa.
Marriage 1 Adam McGovney b: 14 DEC 1789 in Ireland