Mary Madison (Martin) McCabe (abt. 1810 - abt. 1889)

Born about 1810 in Patrick county, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1889 at about age 79 in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Mary was born about 1810, in Virginia. She was the daughter of Joseph Martin and Sally Hughes.

She first married John Chamberlain Staples. They had the following children.

1. Abram Staples b. 1828 - d. 1911, m. Mary Elizabeth Gregg
2. John Staples b. 1832 - d. 1898
3. Susan Kathleen Staples b. 1836 - d. 1897, m. Andrew Jackson Stedman

John died around 1840.

On 23 Aug 1845, in Patrick, Virginia, she married Thomas McCabe. They settled in Patrick and had the following children.

1. Thomas Fleetwood McCabe b. 1847 - d. 1895, m. Rachel Ann Tatum
2. Samuel Hughes McCabe b. 1848 - d. 1863, age 15
3. Sarah McCabe b. 1851 - d. 1868, age 17

Mary away in 1889 and is buried at the McCabe Cemetery, in Patrick County, Virginia.

Research Notes

[Mary Martin Martin]

Name: Mary Martin Staples ^[1]

Birth Date: 1811 ^[1]

Death Date: 1889 ^[1]

SAR Membership: 67753

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 7 Nov 1946

Father: Joseph Martin ^[1]

Mother: Sally Hughes Martin ^[1]

Spouse: John Staples ^[1]

Children: Sroun Staples Stedman ^[1]

Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 ^[2]

Name Andrew J. Steadman

Birth Date 1830

Birthplace Chatham Co., Nc

Age 25

Spouse's Name Susan C. Staples

Spouse's Birth Date 1839

Spouse's Birthplace Patrick Co., Va.

Spouse's Age 16

Event Date 05 Feb 1855

Event Place Patrick, Virginia

Spouse's Father's Name John Staples

Spouse's Mother's Name Mary

Marital Status Single

Spouse's Marital Status Single

Burial

McCabe Cemetery, Patrick County, Virginia, USA. ^[3]

Mary Martin McCabe (1810–5 Jan 1889)

Find A Grave: Memorial #70204155

Slaves

In the 1860 census Mary was a slave owner in Patrick, Virginia, United States.^[4]

Eliza Hay (abt.1842-) and probably her children ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Vol 339.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4C-VZQ : 11 February 2018), Andrew J. Steadman and Susan C. Staples, 05 Feb 1855; citing Patrick, Virginia, reference 3-9; FHL microfilm 33,351.
3. ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images accessed 05 July 2021, memorial page for Mary Martin McCabe (1810–5 Jan 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70204155, citing McCabe Cemetery, Patrick County, Virginia, USA.
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 13; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 000805395; Record number: 527298;
   FamilySearch Record: W2X5-HF2M (accessed 25 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-N2G Image number 00299
   Mary McCabe in Patrick, Virginia, United States.
5. ↑ Henry County (Va.) Register of of Colored Persons cohabiting together as Husband and Wife, 1866, [register page #3]. Cohabitation Registers Digital Collection. Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

• First-hand information as remembered by Winford Fowlkes, Sunday, June 22, 2014.

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DJ-12B : Tue Oct 03 15:32:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas McCalee and Mary McCalee, 1850.

• Daughter Susan's marriage record. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9P-LR8 : 29 January 2020), Mary Staples in entry for Andrew J. Steadman, 1855.

• Daughter Lucinda's marriage record. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR95-M78 : 29 January 2020), Mary Staples in entry for Simon D. Peeler, 1870.

• Son Martin's death certificate. "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-LNKT : Fri Feb 23 20:07:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Martin Staples and John C Staples, 17 Jan 1923.