Mary (Baty) Huddleston (abt. 1800 - abt. 1851)

Born about 1800 in Livingston Co., KY

Ancestors

Wife of John West Huddleston — married 21 Jun 1823 in Eddyville, Pope Co., IL

Descendants

Died about 1851 at about age 51 in Oregon Co., MO

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Biography

Mary Baty (Baity) was born about 1802 in KY.
She was the daughter of William Baty and Margaret Hazel.

Livingston Co., KY. Tax list 1802:
George Batty, over 21, one horse, 1 black over 16, total blacks-2
William Batty, over 21, one horse. 150 acres on Claylick watercourse.

William Baty was living on Claylick Watercourse in Livingston Co., KY 1790 to abt 1820

In 1820 William is on the census of Grayson Co, KY.
But by 1823 the family had moved to Pope Co, IL where some of the children married (Mary in 1823, George in 1823, Margaret in 1825).

Mary's husband's Huddleston family all moved to Oregon County, Missouri in 1821, but John did not. They stayed a while longer in Illnois, probably to be near her parents. Her mother, Margaret as listed there as a widow in 1825. Her father, William may have died in KY or soon after their move to IL, but at least by 1825.

Their first 2 children were born in Pope County, IL.

It was about this time (1825-1828) that John and Mary finally followed the large Huddleston clan to south Missouri, bringing her widowed mother, Margaret (Hazel) Baty with them. They settled by the rest of his family near Thomasville in Oregon Co. The counties changed (from Wayne to Ripley to Oregon), but they never moved away from the Huddleston settlement near Thomasville. His parents and all of his siblings died there.

1830 in Wayne Co, Mo, p 465
Huddleston, John - 20-30 1800-1810 (1802)
. . . . . 1 f 20-30 1800-1810 (wife, Mary Baty, 1800)
. . . . . 1 m 10-15 1815-1820 (This could not have been his son because John was living with his father in 1820, maybe it was one of Mary's younger brothers)
. . . . . 1 m under 5 1825-1830 (John George, 1828)
. . . . . 1 m under 5 1825-1830 (Abraham H., 1827)
. . . . . 1 f 5-10 1820-1825 (Margaret, 1824)

1840 in Ripley Co, Mo, p336
Huddleston, John 30-40 1800-1810 (b1802)
. . . . . 1 f 30-40 1800-1810 (wife, Mary Baty, 1800)
. . . . . 1 m 20-30 1810-1820  ? (This might be Wm Daniel Baty, brother of Mary)
. . . . . 1 f 15-20 1820-1825 (Margaret, 1824)
. . . . . 1 m 10-15 1825-1830 (John George, 1828)
. . . . . 1 m 10-15 1825-1830 (Abraham H., 1827)
. . . . . 1 f 5-10 1830-1835 (Sarah M, 1833)
. . . . . 1 f 5-10 1830-1835 (Mary, 1831)
. . . . . 1 m under 5 1835-1840 (Nathan W., 1836)

John died before 1850. Mary always dressed in black after becoming a widow.

One of Mary's grandchildren (Ella) called her "Little Granny."

1850 Oregon Co, Mo census, p 399/797, Aug 23, #51
Huddleston, Mary - 40 Ky
. . . . . John G. 21 Mo, Farmer
. . . . . Sarah M. 17 Mo
. . . . . Nathan W. 13 Mo

She died sometime after 1850 and before 1860; maybe about 1851, age about 51.
Burial place unknown, though it was most likely the Thomas-Lasley Cemetery near Thomasville, where her husband was probably buried along with other early Huddlestons.
Find A Grave: Memorial #187532953

Sources

• Livingston Co., KY. Tax list 1802
• Illinois Marriage Index - https://apps.ilsos.gov//isavital/marriagesrch.jsp
• Census: 1830, 1840, 1850
• http://rfmin.net/mjgen/huddleston/baty.html
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187532953/mary-huddleston