Polly Warth

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name
Polly Warth
aka
[Mary Warth, Polly Marvin]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of Pickett Marvin of Gallia and Jackson counties, Ohio, and very probably the mother of Ruth (Marvin) Philbrick. Probably a daughter of George Warth, whose Virginia family of hunters and rangers lived at Fort Harmar, by Marietta, through the Indian war of 1791-95; her brothers carried the first mails from Marietta to Gallipolis. Nothing gives her dates.
residences
date
1791-95
place
Marietta, Ohio
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-mcdonnell-1906-book-of-marietta, book-larkin-1908-pioneer-history-meigs-county]
note
Her father's family lived in the stockade at Fort Harmar, by Marietta, through the Indian war.
father
name
George Warth
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-larkin-1908-pioneer-history-meigs-county]
note
"Catharine Warth, a daughter of Mr. George Warth, Sr., was married to Joseph Fletcher ... Pickett Marvin ... married Polly Warth, a sister of Catharine Fletcher" (Col. Barber, 1881, in Larkin, p. 114). His wife is not named.

Wife of Pickett Marvin of Gallia and Jackson counties, Ohio, and very probably the mother of Ruth Marvin. Nothing gives her dates; she is on record as one of the two daughters of George Warth, whose family lived at Fort Harmar, by Marietta, through the Indian war of 1791-95, and as the wife of "Picket Meroin" in the list of the families there (source).

Col. David Barber described the family in 1882: "During the Indian war there came to the stockade in Marietta a family named George Warth, his wife and two daughters and five sons, namely: John, George, Robert, Martin, and Alexander. They came from Virginia, brought up in the woods and were all fine hunters. John and George were employed as rangers, or spies for Fort Harmar." Her brother Robert was killed by the Indians during the war; John and George "carried the first mails from Marietta to Gallipolis, in canoes," travelling by night. Her sister Catharine married Joseph Fletcher, surveyor of Gallia County and a judge of the Common Pleas. John and George married the Fleehart sisters, who "were noted for their skill with the rifle. It was said that Sally Fleehart could bring down a hawk upon the wing, or a squirrel from a tree top as readily as her husband, John Warth" (source).

Research: Notable connections of Patricia Hatten (1940-2009): the paternal Hatten line.

Open questions

  • Her birth, death and marriage dates, and her mother's name.
  1. ---
  2. name: Polly Warth
  3. aka: [Mary Warth, Polly Marvin]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Pickett Marvin of Gallia and Jackson counties, Ohio, and very probably the mother of Ruth
  8. (Marvin) Philbrick. Probably a daughter of George Warth, whose Virginia family of hunters and
  9. rangers lived at Fort Harmar, by Marietta, through the Indian war of 1791-95; her brothers carried
  10. the first mails from Marietta to Gallipolis. Nothing gives her dates.
  11. residences:
  12. - date: "1791-95"
  13. place: Marietta, Ohio
  14. basis: compiled
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [book-mcdonnell-1906-book-of-marietta, book-larkin-1908-pioneer-history-meigs-county]
  17. note: "Her father's family lived in the stockade at Fort Harmar, by Marietta, through the Indian war."
  18. father:
  19. name: George Warth
  20. basis: compiled
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [book-larkin-1908-pioneer-history-meigs-county]
  23. note: '"Catharine Warth, a daughter of Mr. George Warth, Sr., was married to Joseph Fletcher ... Pickett Marvin ... married Polly Warth, a sister of Catharine Fletcher" (Col. Barber, 1881, in Larkin, p. 114). His wife is not named.'
  24. ---
  26. Wife of [Pickett Marvin](/people/pickett-marvin-1768/) of Gallia and Jackson counties, Ohio, and
  27. very probably the mother of [Ruth Marvin](/people/ruth-marvin-1802/). Nothing gives her dates; she is
  28. on record as one of the two daughters of George Warth, whose family lived at Fort Harmar, by
  29. Marietta, through the Indian war of 1791-95, and as the wife of "Picket Meroin" in the list of the
  30. families there ([source](/files/sources/book-mcdonnell-1906-book-of-marietta/)).
  32. Col. David Barber described the family in 1882: "During the Indian war there came to the stockade in
  33. Marietta a family named George Warth, his wife and two daughters and five sons, namely: John, George,
  34. Robert, Martin, and Alexander. They came from Virginia, brought up in the woods and were all fine
  35. hunters. John and George were employed as rangers, or spies for Fort Harmar." Her brother Robert was
  36. killed by the Indians during the war; John and George "carried the first mails from Marietta to
  37. Gallipolis, in canoes," travelling by night. Her sister Catharine married Joseph Fletcher, surveyor of
  38. Gallia County and a judge of the Common Pleas. John and George married the Fleehart sisters, who
  39. "were noted for their skill with the rifle. It was said that Sally Fleehart could bring down a hawk
  40. upon the wing, or a squirrel from a tree top as readily as her husband, John Warth"
  41. ([source](/files/sources/book-larkin-1908-pioneer-history-meigs-county/)).
  43. Research: `research/hatten/Hatten_Philbrick_Marvin.md`.
  45. ## Open questions
  47. - Her birth, death and marriage dates, and her mother's name.
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