Mary Allen (Baldwin) Brightwell (1816 - 1901)

Born 4 Aug 1816 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Enoch Benjamin Brightwell — married 28 Dec 1835 in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States

Died 1901 at about age 84 in St. Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Spouse Enoch Brightwell

Sources

• Marriage

Mary Baldwin mentioned in the record of Enoch Brightwell and Mary Baldwin Name Enoch Brightwell Spouse's Name Mary Baldwin Event Date 28 Dec 1835 Event Place Prince Edward, Virginia Spouse's Father's Name Pleasant Baldwin Marital Status Single Spouse's Marital Status Single

Citing this Record "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR49-ZBW : 11 February 2018), Enoch Brightwell and Mary Baldwin, 28 Dec 1835; citing Prince Edward, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 33,254.

• 1850 Census

Name: Mary Bridgenell [Mary Brightwell] Age: 33 Birth Year: abt 1817 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: District 18, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 1179 Household Members: Name Age Enoch Brightwell 35 Mary Bridgenell 33 Elizabeth Bridgenell 13 Parthina Bridgenell 10 Martha J Bridgenell 7 William Bridgenell 5 Franklin Bridgenell 2 Sarah A Bridgenell 0 John F Keyson 3 Judy Kegson 31 Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: District 18, Greenbrier, Virginia; Roll: M432_947; Page: 320B; Image: 327

• 1860 census

Name: Mary Brightwell Age: 46 Birth Year: abt 1814 Gender: Female Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1860: Kanawha, Virginia Post Office: Sissons Ville Dwelling Number: 906 Family Number: 906 Cannot Read, Write: Y Household Members: Name Age En Brightwell 47 Mary Brightwell 46 Parthenia Brightwell 21 Martha J Brightwell 20 William Brightwell 15 Henry F Brightwell 12 Sarah Brightwell 10 Mary S Brightwell 8 Henry Cothman 25 Elizabeth Cothman 21 Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: M653_1356; Page: 130; Family History Library Film: 805356

• 1870 Census

Name: Mary Britewell [Mary Brightwell] Age in 1870: 54 Birth Year: abt 1816 Birthplace: Virginia Dwelling Number: 255 Home in 1870: Union, Kanawha, West Virginia Race: White Gender: Female Occupation: Keeping House Cannot Write: Y Inferred Spouse: Enoch Britewell Inferred Children: Parthena Britewell Sarah H Britewell Mary S Britewell Household Members: Name Age Enoch Britewell 56 Mary Britewell 54 Parthena Britewell 32 Sarah H Britewell 22 Mary S Britewell 18 Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1690; Page: 261B; Family History Library Film: 553189

• 1880 Census

Name: Mary A. Brightwell Age: 63 Birth Date: Abt 1817 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Dwelling Number: 174 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Enoch Brightwell Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Keeping House Cannot Read: Yes Cannot Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Enoch Brightwell 66 Mary A. Brightwell 63 Parthena Brightwell 40 Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1405; Page: 390A; Enumeration District: 057

• 1900 Census

Name: Mary Brightwell Age: 83 Birth Date: Aug 1816 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Upper Falls, Kanawha, West Virginia Sheet Number: 15 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 280 24 Family Number: 289 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Mother Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother: Number of Living Children: 6 Mother: How Many Children: 7 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Franklin Brightwell 51 Martha J Brightwell 53 Theodore Brightwell 26 Drewry Brightwell 17 Phillip Brightwell 11 Mary Brightwell 83 Parthena Brightwell 61 Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Upper Falls, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0053