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Mary 'Polly' Purvis Leavell[1]

Female 1801 - 1863  (62 years)


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  • Name Mary 'Polly' Purvis Leavell 
    Born 10 Sep 1801  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Oct 1863  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5681  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 19 May 2025 

    Father Burwell L. Leavell,   b. 11 Apr 1775, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1847, Cloverdale, Spotsylvania County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary 'Molly' Purvis,   b. 1775, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1801, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1794  Fredericksburg VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 'Jack' Capt. John J. Alsop,   b. 8 Apr 1787, Caroline County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1866, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1819  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George W. Alsop,   b. 6 Oct 1820, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Franklin Alsop,   b. 14 Aug 1822, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1897, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +3. William Samuel Alsop,   b. 4 Sep 1825, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1885, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    +4. James Addison Alsop,   b. 8 Jul 1827, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1860, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     5. Thomas Burwell Alsop,   b. 24 Feb 1831, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1901, Yazoo City, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     6. Eliza Byrd Alsop,   b. 8 Oct 1833, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1852, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
    Last Modified 19 May 2025 
    Family ID F2170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Captain John Alsop-Death Notice    		Captain John Alsop-Death Notice
    Richmond Dispatch
    May 5, 1866

  • Notes 
    • "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940" at familysearch.org
      Name: John Alsop
      Spouse's Name: Polly P. Leavell
      Event Date: 23 Dec 1819
      Event Place: Spotsylvania, Virginia
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86867-9
      System Origin: Virginia-EASy
      GS Film number: 34039
      Reference ID: 47

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] Family Search, LDS.

    2. [S48] Ancestry Link, https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/john-alsop-24-3wtpz.
      Captain John Alsop

      Parents
      George Alsop, 1759 - 1839
      Lucy Harrison Strother, 1760 - 1839

      Spouse(s)
      Mary Purvis Leavell, 1801 - 1863

      Children
      William Samuel Alsop, 1825 - 1885
      Ann Clementina "Nannie" Alsop, 1843 - 1907

    3. [S127] Geni, https://www.geni.com/people/John-Alsop/6000000031031185281.
      John J. "Capt. Jack" Alsop (1787 - 1866)
      Birthdate: April 08, 1787
      Birthplace: Caroline County, Virginia
      Death: April 30, 1866 (79)
      Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
      Immediate Family:

      Son of George Alsop, Jr and Lucy Harrison Alsop
      Husband of Mary Purviss Alsop
      Father of George Alsop; William Samuel Alsop; James Addison Alsop; Thomas Alsop; Elizabeth Alsop; and John Franklin Alsop?
      Brother of Nancy Ann Alsop; Mary "Polly" Alsop; Lucy Alsop; Judith S. Alsop; Permelia Alsop; and Jesse Alsop.


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