Mary (Christian) Trimble (abt. 1704 - abt. 1770)

Born about 1704 in Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of John Moffett — married about 1734 in Ireland

Descendants

Died about 28 Feb 1770 at about age 66 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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Biography

The daughter of Gilbert Robert Christian (Christian-761) and Margaret Richardson, (Richardson-4653), Mary was born about 1704 that date being disclosed on her marriage records to both John Moffet in 1734 ^[1] and John Trimble in 1745.^[2] It appears that she immigrated from Ireland about 1717 with John Moffett. Records have disclosed that she died in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania in 1787.

When Mary's first husband, John Moffett, went to North Carolina to enter land and was never seen again, it was eventually presumed that he was killed by Indians (Native Americans) and after 1745 she was free to marry again. That's when she married John Trimble.

With her second husband she had a son, James Trimble. When James was eight years old, a band of Indians came along and killed Mary's 2nd husband, John Trimble, loaded three of John's horses with his possessions, burned the house, and took James and his half-sister Katherine with them.

George Moffett, Mary's oldest son by her first marriage, and Mary's brother William plus twenty-three more men went in pursuit. When they found them, they waited until darkness and surrounded the camp while the Indians were eating, then attacked. Some Indians were killed, and many ran away frightened, leaving their guns. The men were able to recover all of the goods and the children, who were unharmed.

There is some discrepancy as to the location of her death. Theories suggest Augusta County, Virginia, or possibly New Castle, Pennsylvania.

• There is a membership application for her as an Ancestor (Spouse of John Moffett) in the U.S. Sons of the American Revolution.

Citation information Detail Volume: 314; SAR Membership Number: 62754 Source information Title U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

John Moffett Probate Records

• Mary Moffett in the Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850

Name: Mary Moffett Date: 16 Nov 1752 Location: Augusta Co., VA ^[3]

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Researcher Notes

• Crozier, William Armstrong, ed. Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County Records, 1721-1800. Being transcriptions from the original files at the County Court House of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners. New York, NY: Fox, Duffield & Co., 1905.

Unsourced Children

Here is a list of children that need to be sourced.

• Alice Moffett, listed as born in 1725 in Ireland.
• Mary Moffett, (1725-1823) born in August, Virginia
• Catherine Moffett (1731-1765) Augusta, Virginia
• John Moffett (1733-1765), Augusta, Virginia.
• Colonel George Moffett (1735-1811) Augusta, Virginia
• Hannah (Moffett) Trimble (1736-1804) (Married Robert Trimble)
• Margaret Moffett (1738-1790)
• Kitty Moffett (1739 * ) New Jersey??
• William Moffett (1740-1774) Augusta

Sources

1. ↑ Source number: 68.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HAM Source Information Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
2. ↑ Source Citation Source number: 69.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HAM Source Information Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
3. ↑ "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. Remarks: Robert Christian's bond as guardian (appointed) to Mary and Robert Moffett, orphans of John Moffett. Description: Orphan Book: WB1-466 Source Information Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. Original data: Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. Originally published in 1912.
4. ↑ Records of Mary Christian: From Chalkley's Augusta County, VA Court Orders and Records: Page 161.--20th November, 1746. John Moffett, mason, to Mathew Robertson, of the Province of Pennsylvania. Whereas, by patent 6th September, 1736, to Beverley & Co., and Beverley bought out the other partners 17th September, 1736, and Beverley by deed 29th February, 1739, granted to John Moffett 396 acres, part of Beverley Manor, £110 current money Virginia; 396 acres above on a branch of Shanando called Cathey's Run. Witnesses, Robert King and Silas Hart. Acknowledged by John, and dower released by Mary, his wife, 20th November, 1746. Page 142.--17th May, 1749. Mary Moffett's bond as administratrix of John Moffett, with sureties Robert and Wm. Christian. Vol. 1 - NOVEMBER 15, 1752 - (361) Mary Moffett, widow of John Moffett, has since intermarried with John Trimble. Guardianship records of Mary's children with her first husband, John Moffett: Page 466.--16th November, 1752. Robert Christian's bond as guardian (appointed) to Mary and Robert Moffett, orphans of John Moffett, with sureties John and William Christian. Page 466.--16th November, 1752. John Christian's bond as guardian (appointed) of Catherine, Wm., and Hannah Moffett, orphans of John Moffett, with sureties Francis F. McCown, Robert Brown. Page 467.--16th November, 1752. William Christian's bond as guardian (appointed) to George and John Moffett, orphans of John Moffett, with surety James Lockhart. Vol. 1 - November, 1756 (B) - p. 316: Trimble vs. Gardner. - John Trimble and Mary, his wife, complain of Alexander Gardner and Benjamin Copland. Bond dated 12th September, 1749. Made to Mary Moffett, who married Trimble. Suit begun 1755, 30th November. Page 362.--19th May, 1762. John Trimble and Mary ( ) to Henry Criswell, 400 acres on southemost branch of North River of Shanando, on Stony Lick Branch. Acknowledged and privy examination of Mary. p. 86. Will Book No. 3 -(364) 20th November, 1764. James and Mary Trimble's bond (with James Gilmore, Ben. Estill, Geo. Moffett, David Trimble), as administrators of John Trimble. 15 April 1765 - p. 120: (335) Court of Claims and Grievances. Wm. Elliott, provisions. John Finley, provisions. Mary Trimble, relict of John Trimble, for horse of John's impressed and provisions. Wm. Armstrong, provisions. Henry Criswell, horse impressed. Samuel Wilson, provisions and horse impressed. John Miller, provisions. David Doage, provisions. Ralph Laverty, provisions. Thos. Beard, provisions. John Trimble, provisions. Nathan Gilliland, carriage of "Flower." John McClary, provisions. Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, from 1726 to 1871. Jos. A. Waddell. 1902. Book is available as a scanned document at Ancestry.com. Page 124 mentions Mary Christian, daughter of Gilbert Christian, marrying John Moffett. Page 177 continues discussion of Mary and some of the Moffett children.