Is your surname Reese?

Research the Reese family

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Mary Reese (Desha)

Also Known As: "Polly", "Mary Dasha", "Polly Desha"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bradford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Death: April 24, 1839 (68-69)
Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Place of Burial: Burial Details Unknown, Specifically: Possibly buried in Lincoln County, Tennessee
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Robert Desha, Jr. and Eleanor Holmes Desha
Wife of Charles Gullet Reese
Mother of Elenor Kimes; Asahel W. Reese; Cynthia Kimes and William Jacob Reese
Sister of John Desha; Benjamin Desha; Gov. Joseph Desha, US Congress; Nelly Desha; Polly Desha and 6 others

Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About Mary Reese

Daughter of Robert Desha and Eleanor/Elinor Holmes Wheeler. Wife of Charles Guillette Reese. Mother of Elenor Reese Kimes/Kymes, Cynthia Reese Kimes/Kymes, Charles Taylor Reese, Solomon Reese, Asahel W Reese, Phebe Reese Lauderdale, Hiram Harrison Reese, and Robert Reese.

Published marriage records in Sumner Co., TN say Mary Desha m. a James Reese. They were married 18 Sept. 1789.
The will of her father, Robert Desha, states Mary's husband is Charley Reese.
From 1789 to 1808, Mary & Charley lived in Sumner Co., TN. In 1808 they move to Maury Co., TN. & stayed there until 1819. From there they went to Lincoln Co., TN. & lived there until their deaths.
18 Sept. 1832 Mary gives Asahel 3 slaves-Nancy age 42 & her two children on the condition that he will not receive anything from her personal estate when she dies. Nancy was one of the slaves given to Mary by her father in his will.
Also in Lincoln Co. 9 Nov 1835, Mary sells 200 acres to Hiram, her son, for $500.
Mary dies intestate 24 Apr. 1838. Mary's inventory tells us she was a weaver.
Peter G. McMullen & Robert McCalla apply for letters of administration & are granted. They are authorized to make an inventory of Mary's possessions & it is recorded 12 Nov. 1841.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228697673/mary-reese
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/L44Z-3GM
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L44Z-3GM
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L44Z-3GM

Parents of

Eleanor Reece
1792–1856
Cynthia Reese
1795–1829
Solomon Reese
1795–1834
Charles Taylor Reese
1796–Deceased
Asahel W Reese
1798–1845
Phoebe Reese
1801–1875
Hiram Harrison Reece
1806–1873
Robert Reese
1810–1845

view all

Mary Reese's Timeline

1770
1770
Bradford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1792
1792
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1794
1794
Maury County, Tennessee, United States
1794
Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
1808
April 10, 1808
Greene County, Tennessee, United States
1839
April 24, 1839
Age 69
Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
????
Burial Details Unknown, Specifically: Possibly buried in Lincoln County, Tennessee