William J. Pollitt
- Born: Jan 1800, MD 2 3 4 5
- Marriage (1): Mary A. Colbourne on 04 May 1835 in Worcester Co., MD 1
- Died: 18 Mar 1881, Wicomico Co., MD
- Buried: Abt 21 Mar 1881, William Pollitt Family Graveyard, Schumaker Road, Wicomico Co., MD
There is a William Pollitt child in this family - still out whether it is William Pollitt, age 49, listed in the 1850 District 5 Worcester County Census. The probability is high, however.
William Pollitt "Died at his residence, two miles from Salisbury, on the 18th inst., Wm. Pollitt, aged 84 years. Mr. Pollitt was at one time a companion of the renowned Davy Crockett. They lived together in Tennessee, and afterwards carried on a lengthy correspondence for many years. We note one letter from Crockett to Mr. Pollitt, inquiring the price of slaves on the Eastern Shore, saying that he would like to purchase a few. Davy was known to be a kind master." Salisbury Advertiser, Apr 2 1881.
William Poliitt wrote his will Nov 26 1877 which was probated in Wicomico Co., MD Mar 22 1881
- To wife Mary - land on the west side of a private road leading from Lazarous Johnson's to the mills formerly owned by Gestavus Schumaker and joining the land belonging to Shady Colbourn at the time of her death. Also house and lot in the part of Salisbury called Camden adjoining the lot of Scott Brewington and Elizabeth Humphreys
-To son Joshua D. Poliitt -$1
-To the heirs of son Joshua - the farm where 1 now live known by the name of Hungry Quarter being part of the same that I have given to my wife
Executor: wife
Witness: E. L. Wailes, John D. Truitt, Robert Disharoon (WiW-ELW1:023)
William married Mary A. Colbourne, daughter of James Colbourne and Shady (?), on 04 May 1835 in Worcester Co., MD.1 (Mary A. Colbourne was born in 1814 in MD,6 7 8 died in 1897 in Wicomico Co., MD and was buried in 1897 in William Pollitt Family Graveyard, Schumaker Road, Wicomico Co., MD.)
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