Mary Sophia (Hart) Fox (abt. 1830 - abt. 1884)

Born about 1830 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Pope Fox — married 30 Dec 1884 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Died about 30 Dec 1884 at about age 54 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Mary Hart was born about 1828, as estimated from her 1850 census record. She was born in Albemarle County, Virginia. Her parents were James Hart and his first wife, Sophia (Harris) Hart. Mary is thought to be their firstborn child.

Mary's father was a prosperous farmer that had substantial land holdings (valued at $35,000 in 1860); he also held numerous slaves (20 enslaved people were listed on the 1860 slave schedule).

Mary's mother, Sophia, died sometime prior to the 1850 census. Mary and her siblings were enumerated alone in 1850 with their widowed father.

In the 1850 census, Mary (age 22), was enumerated with her father and her younger siblings in Albemarle, Virginia, United States.^[1]

Less than one month after the census was taken in July 1850 with her family, Mary married Alexander Pope Fox.

Mary married Alexander Pope Fox on 1 August 1850 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States.^[2]

Mary was enumerated a second time, in November of 1850, with her new husband.

In the 1850 census, Mary (age 21), was enumerated with her husband, some members of his family, and his clerks in Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, United States. Her husband was a merchant.^[3]

In the 1880 census, Mary (age 45), Keeping House, was enumerated as the wife of A. P. Fox in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States.^[4]

Mary died from dispepsia (age 57) on 30 December 1884 in Albemarle, Virginia.^[5] Her husband, Alexander, was the informant.

Following Mary's death, her husband, Alexander, moved to Mary's deceased father's estate, "Fruitland," near Keswick in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 162b; Line Number: 41
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #14787914 (accessed 14 January 2023)
   Mary Hart (22) in Albemarle, Virginia, USA. Born in Albemarle.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850"
   Dodd, Jordan R., Et Al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers
   Ancestry Record 3723 #1003835 (accessed 14 January 2023)
   Mary S Hart marriage to Alex P. Fox on 1 Aug 1850 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 951; Page: 338a; Line Number: 42
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #15138791 (accessed 14 January 2023)
   Mary Fose (21) in Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia; Roll: 1371; Page: 191D; Enumeration District: 084
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #18870013 (accessed 14 January 2023)
   Mary Fox (45), wife, Keeping House, in household of A. P. Fox (62) in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, 1853-1911"
   Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62152 #101636 (accessed 14 January 2023)
   Mary S Fox death 30 Dec 1884 (age 57) in Albemarle, Virginia.