Polly 
Polly was born about 1824 in , , Grayson, Kentucky, USA.1 Polly's father was Martin B. Skaggs and her mother was Mary Or Polly Skaggs. Her paternal grandparents were Henry Skaggs and Nancy Davis; her maternal grandparents were Aaron Skaggs and Sarah Lyon. She had three brothers and four sisters, named Isham, Martin B., Gideon, Anna, Celia, Lucretia and Cibba. She died after 1880 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA.2 General Notes
SOURCE: 1850 Kentucky Census - Grayson County, Page 20, Line 4, Visit 270, Image 40 on ancestry.com.
MEREDITH, Bradley, age 24, Male, Farmer, $100, Kentucky
Mary, age 25, Female, Kentucky
Lucretia J., age 2, Female, Kentucky
Mary, age 4/12, Female, Kentucky
HERRINGTON, Elizabeth A., age 20, Female, Kentucky
NOTE: Is Elizabeth, Bradley's sister?
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SOURCE: 1860 Census - Grayson Springs, Grayson, Kentucky - Page 405, Visit 369, Line 17, Image 58 on ancestry.com
MERIDETH, Bradford, age 34, Male, Farmer, $200, $500, Kentucky
, Mary, age 34, Female, Housewife, Kentucky
, Lucretia, age 12, Female, Kentucky
, Mary, age 10, Female, Kentucky
, Susan, age 8, Female, Kentucky
, Martin V., age 6, Male, Kentucky
, Frederick C., age 3, Male, Kentucky
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SOURCE: 1870 Census - Precinct 5, Grayson Springs P.O., Grayson County, Kentucky - Page 380, Line 8, Image 11 on ancestry.com
MEREDITH, Bradley, 44, M, W, Farmer, $500, Kentucky
, Mary, 45, F, W, Housekeeping, Kentucky
, Lucretia J., 22, F, W, Kentucky
, Mary, 20, F, W, Kentucky
, Martin V., 15, M, W, Kentucky
, Sibba I.(?), 6, F, W, Kentucky
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SOURCE: 1880 Census - familysearch.org
Household Record 1880 United States Census
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Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
B. MERIDETH Self M Male W 54 KY Farmer VA KY
M. MERIDETH Wife M Female W 55 KY Keeps House KY KY
I. MERIDETH Dau S Female W 16 KY Helps Kp House KY KY
NOTE: I think the I. looks more like a J. for the 16 year old daughter. However, the 16 year old daughter should be Sibba listed above on the 1870 Census and her middle initial looked mostly like an I.
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Source Information:
Census Place Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky
Family History Library Film 1254416
NA Film Number T9-0416
Page Number 527D
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1674 in , , , Ireland d.> 1767 in , Barren, Kentucky, USA
- b.1700 in , Tazewell, Virginia, USA d.Dec 1769 or Bef. 1781 in , Tazewell, Virginia, USA
- b.~ 1678 in <, Tazewell, Virginia, USA>
- b.1734 in , , Virginia, USA d.~ 1811 in , Green, Kentucky, USA Or St. Louis District, Missouri, USA
- b.~ 1697 in , Fincastle, Virginia, USA d.Bet 1781 and 1798 in , Montgomery, Virginia, USA
- b.1759 in , , South Carolina, USA d.> 1850 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA
- b.1788 in , , Virginia, USA d.>06 Aug 1870 in Grayson Springs, Grayson Co., Kentucky, USA
- b.~ 1753 in Russell Creek, , , Kentucky, USA d.<Jun 1801 in , Green, Kentucky, USA
- b.~ 1824 in , , Grayson, Kentucky, USA d.> 1880 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA
- d.<Aug 1809
- b.1790 in , Adair, Kentucky, USA d.>06 Aug 1870 in Grayson Springs, Grayson Co., Kentucky, USA
- d.>Aug 1809
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Polly and Bradley Or Bradford were married in a religious ceremony about 1846 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA.3 They had two sons and five daughters, named Martin V., Frederick C., Lucretia J., Susan, Belle, Sibba and Mary.
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Children
Martin V. Meredith
Martin V. was born on June 8th, 1854 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA.5 He died at the age of 55 on May 28th, 1910 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA.6
Belle Meredith
Belle was born on August 10th, 1856 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A..8 She died at just 3 days old on August 13th, 1856 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A..9
1 1850 Grayson County, Kentucky Census @ Page 20, Visit 270, Line 4, Image 40 on ancestry.com
2 {1880 Census - Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky - ED 48, Page 528, Line 32, Image 24 on ancestry.com}
3 Guess
4 {1880 Census - Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky - FHL Film # 1254417, Page 271B}
5 Grayson County, Kentucky - Birth Records - FHL Book US/CAN 976.9842 D25s, Vol. 1, Page 13
6 familysearch.org - IGI
7 {1860 Census - Grayson Springs, Grayson, Kentucky - Page 405, Visit 369, Line 17, Image 58 on ancestry.com}
8 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 246 - Grayson County, Kentucy Births
9 Grayson County, Kentucky Birth Records - FHL US/CAN 976.9842 D25s Vol.1 @ Page 27
10 {1870 Census - Precinct 5, Grayson Springs P.O., Grayson County, Kentucky - Page 380, Line 8, Image 11 on ancestry.com}
Further source/citation:
Doris Bratcher, 2080 Crow Hollow Rd, Clarkson, Kentucky 42726. Phone 270-242-7168.
2 {1880 Census - Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky - ED 48, Page 528, Line 32, Image 24 on ancestry.com}
3 Guess
4 {1880 Census - Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky - FHL Film # 1254417, Page 271B}
5 Grayson County, Kentucky - Birth Records - FHL Book US/CAN 976.9842 D25s, Vol. 1, Page 13
6 familysearch.org - IGI
7 {1860 Census - Grayson Springs, Grayson, Kentucky - Page 405, Visit 369, Line 17, Image 58 on ancestry.com}
8 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 246 - Grayson County, Kentucy Births
9 Grayson County, Kentucky Birth Records - FHL US/CAN 976.9842 D25s Vol.1 @ Page 27
10 {1870 Census - Precinct 5, Grayson Springs P.O., Grayson County, Kentucky - Page 380, Line 8, Image 11 on ancestry.com}
Further source/citation:
Doris Bratcher, 2080 Crow Hollow Rd, Clarkson, Kentucky 42726. Phone 270-242-7168.
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