Mary (Trotter) Wadsworth (abt. 1776 - 1860)

Born about 1776 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Died 20 Aug 1860 at about age 84 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Mary was the daughter of Josiah Trotter and Jane Wadsworth. Mary was named as one of five daughters in the 1792 Guilford County Will of Josiah Trotter. She married William Wadsworth after 1810.

William Wadsworth was a defendant in a complaint concerning a slave, Alce, by Hannah (Trotter) Manlove, aka Cranor. In 1828, he gave Court of Equity testimony that his wife Mary was the daughter of Jane Wadsworth and that she, a feme sole, was of lawful age in 1798 when she purchased Alce from her sister, Hannah (Trotter) Cranor.

The suits and counter suits of Mary (Trotter) Wadsworth, her husband William Wadsworth, sister Hannah (Trotter) Manlove and Hannah’s second husband George Manlove, and brother Edward Trotter concerning Alce and her sons Syrus, Ransom, and Jacob, are contained in various court documents in Davidson County, North Carolina. Much of the testimony is found in an1823 file labeled Josiah Trotter in Probate files.

In 1830, Mary’s younger brother, Oldham Trotter, was listed as a dual head-of-household with William Wadsworth in Davidson County. She would have been the female aged 50-59. In 1840, the female listed with William is in the 50-59 years age category, which would have been a few years too young for Mary, but it is likely that her age was an estimate at that point.

No death date or burial location is known.

Sources

• North Carolina Wills and Probate Records, Davidson County, https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/818496?mark=5792475effd2c0923c5348abad33d50391f6bcc905c91f5cd75a8978f7cf64c6

• North Carolina Wills and Probate Records, Guilford County, Original Wills, https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/818607?mark=461cbf67979401ddf7bcf6b4b34b89602f4d2b060962751a8c82377c7b9c866f