It’s Family Time~The Abraham Dry Family

 Abraham Dry was borne 19 Oct 1802 , a son of Phillip Wiley Dry and Catherine Köppel of Cabarrus County. He was the 5th of seven children born to this union.

He married Mary Catherine “Polly” Harkey, daughter of Jacob Harkey on 9 December 1830 according to 1 April 1830 edition of “The North Carolina Star”.

MARRIED: Also on the 9th [Feb. 1830], Mr. Abraham Dry  to Miss Polly Harkey, daughter of Jacob Harkey, Esq. 
[The North Carolina Star, 1 April 1830, page 3, Col. 5.]

However the North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-1868 on Ancestry show the marriage taking place on 28 February 1830.

Born to this couple were 7 seven children before their Mother was unexpectedly taken away at the age of 34 on 17 April 1846.

Abraham Dry and Mary Catherine Harkey had the following children:

i. Mary Ann Dry was born on 6 Jul 1831 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

ii. Margaret Purlina Dry, born 6 Jul 1833, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Caleb Franklin Allman, 27 Jul 1873; died 12 Feb 1892, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

iii. Rebecca Moriah Dry, born 27 Aug 1834, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Daniel Noah Corl, 8 Feb 1867, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; died 12 Oct 1906, Cabarrus County, North Carolina..

iv. Elizabeth Matilda Dry, born 12 Feb 1838, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Michael Caleb Rinehardt, 9 Aug 1866; died 23 Nov 1914, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

v. Jacob M. Dry, born 16 May 1840, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Martha E. Rendleman, 25 May 1864; died 9 Feb 1910, Makanda, Jackson, Illinois.

vi. Eleanor Adeline "Nellie" Dry, born 20 Nov 1842, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Alfred Monroe Coleman, 2 Jun 1866, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; died 10 Apr 1926, Anna, Union, Illinois.

vii. Polly Mellisa Dry was born about 1845 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Here we find the Father and his 7 children in the 1850 Census for Cabarrus County, North Carolina. They are also with him in the 1860 census for Cabarrus County.

His six daughters remained in the home, with their father, until his death. Abraham Dry never remarried and at the age of 60, he passed away on 3 April 1865.

Both Abraham and his wife, Polly Harkey,  are buried in the Henkelite Cemetery; Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

Abraham Dry is my 1st Cousin 5X Removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 April 2020); Memorial page for Abraham Dry; (19 October 1804–3 April 1865); Find a Grave memorial # 29718932, Citing Henkelite Cemetery; Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.

2. 1850 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page: 483A; Line 32, Dwelling 1245, Family 1245, Household of Abraham DRY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 622.

3. 1860 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Subdivision East of NC Rr, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page: 110/55 (Stamped); Line 29, Dwelling 372, Family 372, Household of Adam [Abraham] DRY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 April 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 890.

4. "North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 April 2020), Marriage: Abraham Dry & Polly Harkey; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977; 27 Feb 1830.

5. "Marriage: Mr. Abraham Dry to Miss Polly Harkey, daughter of Jacob Harkey, Esq.," The North Carolina Star, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1 April 1830, page 3, Col. 5. MARRIED: 9th [Feb. 1830].

6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 April 2020); Memorial page for Mary Catherine “Polly” Harkey Dry; (26 Oct 1811- 17 Apr 1846 (aged 34)); Find a Grave memorial # 17905899, Citing Henkelite Cemetery; Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA.