Mary Margaret (Shaddock) House (1770 - 1854)

Born 1770 in St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia

Died 1854 at about age 84 in Madison County, Virginia, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Charles Gibson [send private message]

Biography

Matthias House married Margaret (Shaddock) Mitchell, widow of Mark Mitchell, on 3 January 1814 in Madison County, Virginia.^[1] Margaret was about age 44 [born 1770] when she married Matthias, a man of approximately 75 years of age.

Margaret was the daughter of James and Hannah (Samuel) Shaddock. Margaret was the second wife of Mark Mitchell.

After the death of Mark Mitchell in 1808, Margaret moved to Madison County, Virginia, where Nancy Henshaw was the daughter of Mark and his supposed first wife whose name is unknown. This is about the time that Margaret met and subsequently married Matthias House.

Lovelace Mitchell was the administrator of Mark Mitchell dec’d on 19 September 1808. In Caroline County, Virginia, in March of 1809 the children of John Mitchell requested the division of his estate. Lovelace Mitchell received the legacy of Mark Mitchell deceased as his administrator.

In Madison County, Virginia, on 26 November 1812 Lovelace Mitchell was made the guardian of John, Sally, and Betsy, orphans of Mark Mitchell. William Henshaw, Lovelace’s brother-in-law, acted as his security.

On 27 April 1854 in Madison County, the dower property of the widow of Mark Mitchell was sold and she received the money. Alfred Tanner was acting as administrator for Lovelace Mitchell deceased, who was administrator.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," Madison County, p. 262, Mathias House and Margaret Mitchel (3 Jan 1814); database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDM-KY1 : 11 February 2018); FHL microfilm 32,595; citing Madison, Virginia.

• Ancestry Public Member Trees.
• 1850 U.S. Census, Madison County, Virginia, p. 86a, dwelling/family 460, Margaret House, age 85 born Virginia [circa 1765], in James Taylor’s household; digital image, Ancestry; citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 958.
• Find A Grave memorial page for Mary Margaret Shaddock Mitchell-House (1770–1854), Memorial ID 73638638; citing House Hollow Family Farm Cemetery, Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA; maintained by Ann (contributor 46833496).
• Church record.
• Will.

Acknowledgments

• Steve Sammons.