Born in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas William Walker
and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Walker
Sister of
William Walker, Barbara Walker, Nancy Walker, Jane (Walker) Smith, Elizabeth (Walker) Stamey, Hardridge Walker, Samuel Walker, Wesley Walker, Joseph Walker, Bathsheba Walker and Benjamin Walker
Wife of
Robert Rankin Carswell Jr
— married
11 Jun 1829 (to 1864) in Burke, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Nathan Carswell, Martha A Carswell, Elizabeth (Carswell) Swink, Nancy Carswell, Thomas Hampton Carswell, Rankin R Carswell and Amanda (Carswell) Brittain
Died about
at about age 59
in Burke Co., N. C.
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jan 2019
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Biography
When Mary Polly Walker was born in 1806 in Morganton, North Carolina, her father, Thomas, was 42, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 21.
Mary Polly Walker married Robert Rankin Carswell on 11 Jun 1829, in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA [1]
They had seven children together.
- Nathan Carswell, born 1830
- Martha A Carswell, born 1831
- Elizabeth (Carswell) Swink, born 1831
- Nancy Carswell, born 1834
- Thomas Hampton Carswell, born 1835
- Rankin R Carswell, born 1837
- Amanda Carswell, born 1844
In 1850, Mary, age 44, resided with her family in Burke, North Carolina, USA [2]
In 1860, Mary, age 54, resided with her family in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA [3]
She died in 1864 in Burke, North Carolina, at the age of 58, and was buried in Morganton, North Carolina.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Name: Polly Walker Gender: Female Bond date: 11 Jun 1829 Bond Place: Burke, North Carolina, USA Spouse: Robert R Carswell Spouse Gender: Male Event Type: Bond. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60548&h=10491509&indiv=try.
- ↑ Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1850; Census Place: Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 622; Page: 354a. Name: Mary Carswell Gender: Female Age: 44 Birth Year: abt 1806 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1850: Burke, North Carolina, USA Cannot Read, Write: Y Line Number: 12 Dwelling Number: 287 Family Number: 287 Household Members: Name Age Robert Carswell 45 Mary Carswell 44 Nathan Carswell 20 Elizabeth Carswell 19 Nancy Carswell 17 Thomas Carswell 15 Rankin Carswell 14 Amanda Carswell 7 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=12602028&indiv=try.
- ↑ Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: Burke, North Carolina; Page: 412; Family History Library Film: 803889. Name: Mary Casswell [Mary Carswell] Age: 53 Birth Year: abt 1807 Gender: Female Birth Place: North Carolina Home in 1860: Burke, North Carolina Post Office: Morganton Dwelling Number: 696 Family Number: 696 Household Members: Name Age Robert Casswell 54 Mary Casswell 53 Martha A Casswell 29 Thos Casswell 24 Rankin Casswell 23 Nancy Casswell 26 Mandy Casswell 15 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=41055967&indiv=try.
- ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Name: Mary Carswell Cemetery: Carswell Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America Has Bio?: N https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61371894/mary-carswell#view-photo=37921057. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61371894/mary-carswell.
- Father’s 1830 Estate Papers Burke, North Carolina. Probate Estate Case Files
- Thomas Walker, died Intestate, on or about the 25th March, 1830.
- Wife: Elizabeth Walker 1830 Petition from Widow
- Daughter: Polly Carswell, wife of Robert Carswell
- Thomas Walker, died Intestate, on or about the 25th March, 1830.
Acknowledgments
- Thanks to Greg Rose for starting this profile.
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