David Dryden and Mary (Polly) Appleby

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Husband David Dryden ¹

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           Born: 25 Sep 1793 - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jan 1879 2
         Buried:  - Pleasant Prairie Cem., Pleasant Grove Twp, Coles Co., Illinois

       Marriage: 1 Jan 1818 1

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Wife Mary (Polly) Appleby ¹

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           Born: 8 Jan 1796
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Sep 1858 3
         Buried:  - Pleasant Prairie Cem., Pleasant Grove Twp, Coles Co., Illinois

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         Father: William Appleby (Abt 1752-Abt 1808)
         Mother: Nancy Agnes McCurdy (Abt 1761-Abt 1829) 1 4

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - David Dryden

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CENSUS:

<pre>1820 Bedford Co., Tennessee
David Dryden 200010 -- 10010; 1 slave; 1 in agriculture
male female
2 <10 1
10-16
16-18
16-26
1 26-45 1
>45 </pre>

<pre>1830 Bedford Co., Tennessee
David Dryden 311021 -- 320001
male female
3 < 5 3
1 5-10 2
1 10-15
15-20
2 20-30
1 30-40 1
40-50
50-60 </pre>

There is another David Dryden, 30-40, with fewer children in Bedford Co.

<pre>1840 Coles Co., Illinois
David Dryden 0301101 -- 0122001; 2 in agriculture; 1 in manufactures and trades
male female
< 5
3 5-10 1
10-15 2
1 15-20 2
1 20-30
30-40
1 40-50 1
50-60 </pre>

<pre>1850 Coles Co., Illinois, Muddy Precinct; Nov 19
47/48
David Driden 57 Va $2000 Farmer
Mary " 55 Ga
Sarah E. Manuver 24 Tn
Mary Catharine 22 Tn </pre>

<pre>1860 Coles Co., Illinois, Pleasant Grove Township, p.o. Maltoon; Sept 12
2358
David Dryden 66 Va $1500/$465 Farmer
Harriet " 40 Oh
Elizabeth Miner 17 Canada Domestic
Eliza " 16 Oh "
Chas. " 13 >/pre>

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General Notes: Wife - Mary (Polly) Appleby

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Mary Appleby's marriage date (1 Jan 1818) is from the Appleby Heritage Association website (now non-existent). That website asserts that there were 2 other daughters, Nancy married to Henry Morgan and Rebecca married to Robert Mitchell.

1 Dorothy (Dee) Appleby Turner, Appleby Heritage Association, http://appleby.rootsweb.com.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 75822193.

3 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 49271805.

4 Julius Augustus McCurdy, "The McCurdy's of Stone Mountain, Georgia," 1979, pg 23.