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Lucy (Bly) Strawderman (abt. 1811 - abt. 1840)

Lucy Strawderman formerly Bly
Born about in Frederick County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of [father unknown] and [uncertain]
Sister of [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 2 Jun 1835 in Frederick County, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 29 in Frederick County, Virginiamap
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Biography

Lucy was raised by her grandmother, Catherine Bly, who lived with her brother, Michael Humble Jr. in the Cedar Creek area of western Frederick County, Virginia. The only other person, besides Michael and Catherine in the Humble household in the 1830 census was a female, between 15 and 19 years old.[1] This is also consistent with the 1840 census, which shows Abner Strawderman's family consisting of himself, age 30-39, with a female, age 20-29 and two females under five.[2] Given the time frame in which she was born, all but the two youngest daughters of Jacob and Catherine Bly were already married, leaving Rebecca or Phebe as the only possible mother of Lucy. Given the circumstances, Rebecca, who married Abraham Tewalt in 1812, is more likely Lucy's mother. See the case for this in the profile of Rebecca Bly.

Lucy and Abner were married shortly after he signed an agreement to lease Michael Humble's land in 1835 and the 1840 census shows Abner Strawderman living next door to Catherine Bly. On July 7, 1840 Catherine wrote a short will and bequested all her personal property to her "granddaughters" Malinda and Rachel Strawderman, and named Abner Strawderman as executor of her will. The will was probated August 31, 1840.[3]

The census of 1840 enumerated anyone living on June 1, 1840 and so Lucy was still living as of that date. However, the fact that a month later, when Catherine wrote her will, she left her personal property to Lucy and Abner's children suggests that Lucy was either recently deceased or was deathly ill. She was definitely deceased by 1846, when Abner leased recently purchased land, and no wife was named on the deed.[4]

Sources

Frederick County, Virginia marriage records. Frederick County, Virginia census records. Frederick County, Virginia deed and will records.

Footnotes

  1. United States Census, 1830, Virginia Frederick County, Western Dist, p. 116.
  2. "Abner Strodderman," United States Census, 1840, Virginia, Frederick County, p. 96.
  3. Frederick County, Virginia Will Book "20," p. 469.
  4. Frederick County, Virginia Deed Book, "75," p. 119.




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