Mary Heald (1797 - 1869)

Born 21 Jun 1797 in Pennsbury Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Lobb — married 26 Jan 1818 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Mar 1869 at age 71 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States

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Biography

Mary was born 21 Jun 1797. She passed away 17 Mar 1869. She was the daughter of Isaac and Lydia Heald. Around the time of her birth, Isaac and Lydia were living in Pennsbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, so that is very likely her place of birth.

Her mother's last name at birth is reported to be Green in many on-line trees.^[1] This probably stems from a profile of Isaac written in 1885 by Cyrus Stern that says he "m. Lydia Green (?) and had sons."^[2] Because Stern placed a question mark next to Green, and absent additional documentation, this profile treats the contention that Lydia's last name at birth was Green as unproven.

Mary was probably one of the two females under 10 living in the household of Isaac Yeald in Pennsborough for the 1800 U.S. Federal Census.^[3] She would have been 3.

In 1810, the Isaac Heald household in Pennsbury had two females 10-15, one of which would have been Mary, 13.^[4]

On 26 Jan 1818, when Mary would have been 20, Benjamin and Joseph Lobb took out a license for Benjamin to marry Mary Heald.^[5] Benjamin was considerably older and this was his second marriage.

Their first child, Lydia, was born 31 May 1818, which means Mary would have been about five months pregnant when she married.^[6]

Benjamin appeared in the 1820 U.S. Census in Pennsbury. He would have been the male over 45 (he would have been 48). Mary would have been the inferred wife 16-25 (23). Also at home were two females under 10, most likely Lydia and the infant Louisa.

In 1830, Benjamin Lobb was again in Pennsbury. Mary was likely the female 40-49, even though she was only 33 at the time. Benjamin, 58, would have been the male 50 to 59. There was one female in the home 10-14. There were also two females under 5 and three 5 thru 9.

Benjamin and Mary purchased property in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware on Front Steet between Jefferson and Madison on 29 Mar 1848 according to records to the sale of the same property two years later. This was not their primary home, which had been purchased previously.

Mary was widowed on 27 Jan 1850.^[7] In his will date 15 Jul 1848, Benjamin named her executrix and their son-in-law John Morrison as executor of his estate. Mary inherited all of his personal estate and was given use of the house she and Ben had lived in on Third Street between Walnut and Popular in Wilmington for as long as she lived.

Benjamin's will specified that the Front Street property be sold to pay bills and funeral costs. On 23 Mar 1850, Mary Lobb and John Morrison, as executrix and executor, sold the property for $1,000.^[8]

In 1850, Mary Lobb (indexed as Mary Loth), age 52, born in Pennsylvania, appeared in the household of John Morrison and his wife Margaret Morrison, Mary's daughter, in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware.^[9]

In 1860, Mary Lobb, 59, was living in Wilmington in the household of her widowed daughter, Mary A. Smith, her stepdaughter, Elizabeth Lobb, her daughter Ann Larkin and her husband John Larkin, and Mary's children Lewetus and Elmer B.^[10]

Mary died a year before the next census. Her headstone in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery reads:

Our Mother Mary H.
Wife of Benjamin Lobb
Born June 21st 1797.
Died March 17th 1869.
Meet me in heaven.^[11]

On 6 Jul 1869, her goods and chattel were appraised at $28.60. The 30 Dec 1869 account of the first settlement of her estate showed $103.44 from her savings fund and portions of rents collected in the months after her death. This left an estate worth $297.04. The settlement of $220.15 included a payment of $31.22 to John Larkin, husband of her daughter Anna (Lobb) Larkin and the administrator of her estate. The final settlement on 24 Mar 1870 included the balance from December, accrued interest and a quarter share of rent collected for one month, together totaling $96.07. Of that, $45 went to administrative expenses and $10 went to John as an administrator's commission, leaving a balance in the estate of $41.07.^[12]

Upon her death, the brick house and lot on Third Street, which was still part of Benjamin's estate, went "share and share alike" to her children in accordance with Benjamin's will. The children and their spouses sold the house for $3,025 on 24 Mar 1870.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ https://gw.geneanet.org/jphelps?n=green&oc=&p=lydia
2. ↑ Stern, Cyrus. Our kindred: the McFarlan and Stern families of Chester County, Pa., and New Castle County, Del. in two parts .... Westchester, PA.: unknown, 1885. Page 11.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Second Census of the United States, 1800: Population Schedules, Washington County, Territory Northwest of the River Ohio; and Population Census, 1803: Washington County, Ohio. NARA microfilm publication M1804 (1 roll).
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Public Archives Commission, Delaware Public Archives. Marriage Records, 1744-1912. Dover, Delaware: Delaware Public Archives. Record Group # RG 1325; Subgroup # 003; Series # 004.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112726785/lydia-c-mecannon: accessed 22 October 2023), memorial page for Lydia C. Lobb Mecannon (31 May 1818–11 Jul 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112726785, citing Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA; Maintained by Tedd Cocker (contributor 47025283).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151753977/benjamin-lobb: accessed 22 October 2023), memorial page for Benjamin Lobb (27 Apr 1777–27 Jan 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151753977, citing Friends Meeting House Burial Ground, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA; Maintained by Richard Morrison (contributor 46928373).
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Delaware, Land Records, 1677–1947. Recorder of Deeds, New Castle County, RG 2555, Subgroup 000, Series 011. Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware. Delaware, Land Records, 1677–1947. Recorder of Deeds, Kent County, RG 3555, Subgroup 000, Series 021. Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware. Delaware, Land Records, 1677–1947. Recorder of Deeds, Sussex County, RG 4555, Subgroup 000, Series 030. Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d..
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132904496/mary-lobb: accessed 22 October 2023), memorial page for Mary Heald Lobb (21 Jun 1797–17 Mar 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 132904496, citing Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA; Maintained by Richard Morrison (contributor 46928373).
12. ↑ Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Delaware County, District and Probate Courts.
13. ↑ Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Delaware, Land Records, 1677–1947. Recorder of Deeds, New Castle County, RG 2555, Subgroup 000, Series 011. Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware. Delaware, Land Records, 1677–1947. Recorder of Deeds, Kent County, RG 3555, Subgroup 000, Series 021. Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware. Delaware, Land Records, 1677–1947. Recorder of Deeds, Sussex County, RG 4555, Subgroup 000, Series 030. Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware.