Mary Virginia 'Polly' Cleek

1802 - 1843  (41 years)

• Name	Mary Virginia 'Polly' Cleek
  Born	1802	Bath Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Aug 1843  [1]
  Person ID	I5837	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Peter Cleek, Sr,   b. 20 Oct 1779, Shenandoah County, Virginia ,   d. 14 Nov 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth McGuffin,   b. 30 Oct 1779, Bath Co, VA ,   d. 19 Oct 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA 1m 15-20 Peter? 2m 20-30 [Robert, Adam] 1m 60-70 1f 15-20 1f 60-70 1850 Jackson, VA pg 7 56-58 Click Peter 71 M Farmer Va Click Elizabeth 71 F Va Click Peter 21 M Farmer Va Click Elizabeth 16 F Va Click Adam 8 M Va - son of Adam??? John House, "Pioneers of Jackson County", Heart of Mill Creek: Cleek Family Peter Cleek came from Bath County, Virginia, to Mill Creek, probably some time before 1831. He had a large family of children, among them were: Nancy Cleek married Ben Baker, and lived near the mouth of Reedy until 1840, when Baker sold his farm to Hayes Paxton. Adam Cleek married Dollie Pfost. Elizabeth Cleek, the youngest daughter, married Robert R Riely. Also, I presume to be Peter Cleek's children: Peter Cleek, born about 1833. Frank Cleek. Francis Marion Cleek, born at Kentuck, in 1844. [son of George. . .bb]
  Family ID	F2971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lewis Acree,   b. 1783, Bedford County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1822	Allegheny County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	1820 Bath, VA Lewis Acree 1m 26-45 1830 Mason, VA Lewis Akery 2m 0-5 [Peter & ?] 1m 50-60 1f 0-5 [Polly] 1f 5-10 [Frances] 1f 20-30 1840 Jackson County Lewis Acre 2m 0-5 1m 5-10 [Charles 7] 1m 10-15 [Peter 11] 1m 60-70 1f 0-5 [Elizabeth 7] 2f 10-15 [Frances 17 & Polly 13] 1f 30-40 1850 Jackson, VA # 652-659 Riley Rob 40 M Farmer Va Riley Elizabeth 32 F Va Riley Ann * U Va Riley James 10 M Va Riley Jno 8 M Va Riley Mary 6 F Va Riley William 4 M Va Acre Polly 23 F Va Acre Charles 17 M Farmer Va Elizabeth's sister Mary 'Polly' [died 1843] married Lewis Acree, who died in 1844. These would be their children. 657 664 Riley Willard F 6/12 M Va [with Abram & Margaret Starcher] 1860 Jackson, VA # 206-196 Riley, Robert R, 48, surveyor Elizabeth, 42 James D W, 19 John H, 17 Mary E, 15 William W, 14 Millard F, 10 Peter M, 8 Robert R, jr, 4 Hester A, 1 Acree, Charles L, 27 1870 Mill Creek Dist, Jackson, WV # 236 Riley, Robert R, 58 Elizabeth, 52 Mary E, 26 Peter M, 16 Robert R, jr, 13 Hester J, 11 Ada P, 8 Acree, Charles L F, 38 1880 Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia Page 128A Frances PAXTON Self F W W 57 WV VA VA Gor. T. PAXTON Son M W 19 WV Lyle PAXTON Son M W 17 WV Henry PAXTON Son M W 15 WV Elizabeth ACREE Sister F S W 47 WV "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section, "Heart of Mill Creek". Acree Family Lewis Acree was from Bath County, Virginia. He married Mary Cleek, who was a daughter of Peter Cleek, for whom she named her son Peter. Their children were: Peter C. Acree (mentioned above) was born March 9th, 1829, and died at Walton, in Roane County, in June, 1904. He married Nancy, daughter of John and Mary Vinyard Paxton. They had two sons, George and Adam Acree, who were in the Confederate Army. Charles L. Acree, son of Lewis, was in the Union Army, as was Peter C., the father of the two boys mentioned above. Lewis Acree was born in Bedford County, Virginia, in 1783, and died on Mill Creek in 1844. Mary Cleek Acree was born in Bath County, Virginia, in 1802, and died August 1th, 1843. My informant "Aunt" Hannah Harpold Staats, now deceased, described Mary Acree as one of the "kindest and best women that ever lived". Lewis Acree moved to the section known as Kentuck, in 1845. [must be wrong date if he died in 1844.
  Children	1. Frances Acree,   b. Abt 1823, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Polly Acree,   b. Abt 1827, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Peter C Acree,   b. 9 Mar 1829, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Jun 1904, Walton District, Roane, West Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years)   4. Charles L Acree,   b. 1834, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1904  (Age 70 years)   5. Elizabeth Acree,   b. Abt 1833, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Adam C Acree,   b. Abt 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S70] John House. [S848] Charles Acree.