Mary (Davis) Herbert (abt. 1799 - abt. 1870)

Born about 17 Mar 1799 in Charles, Maryland, United States

Wife of Philip Herbert — married 29 Jan 1825 (to about 1843) in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

Died about 25 Nov 1870 at about age 71 in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Mary was born about 1799 in Charles County, Maryland. In 1825, she married Philip Herbert.^[1] By 1840, the census indicates that they had five children (2 sons and 3 daughters) all born between 1826-1840. They also had 15 "Free Colored" in the household (6 males and 9 females), as well as 5 slaves (2 males and 3 females).^[2]

Philip passed away between 1842-1850, and in 1850 Mary is enumerated as a widow with the following children in St Mary's County, Maryland.^[3]

1. Washington P Herbert (ca 1828)
2. Chapman K Herbert (ca 1830)
3. Mary J Herbert (ca 1833)
4. Julia A Herbert (ca 1838)
5. Amanda Herbert (ca 1843)
6. Samuel Herbert (ca 1847) Where was he in 1850?

The Slave Schedule for the same year enumerated the following as slaves of Mary Herbert:^[4]

Male Slaves: (1) age 35, born 1825; (1) age 65, born 1785

Female Slaves: (1) age 26, born 1824; (1) age 4, born 1846; (1) age 2, born 1848

Mary and the children remained in the 4th District through the next ten years, when the household consisted of Mary (55, F, MD), Chapman K (25, M, MD), Amanda (17, F, MD), and Samuel (13, M, MD). She valued her real estate at $1,000 and her personal estate at $2,000.^[5] The Slave Schedule for the same year enumerated the following slaves for Mary.^[6]

Male Slaves: (1) age 40, born 1820

Female Slaves: (1) age 35, born 1825

In 1870, Mary (72, F, MD) was living with the family of her daughter Amanda and son-in-law Francis Adams in District 5, St Mary's County, Maryland.^[7]

Mary passed away in November 1870, shortly after the 1870 Census, and is buried at Christ Church Cemetery in St Mary's County, Maryland.^[8]

Named Slaves, 1864

• Samuel Nelson, Male, Age 50 (b 1814) ^[9]
• Charlotte Thomas, Female, age 35 (b 1826)^[9]

Research Notes

Mary may have been Philip's second wife. In 1850, she was next door to John C Herbert, b 1794, MD, who may have been a child of Philip's first marriage. Check marriage records & wills.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970": Philip Herbert and Mary Davis; 29 Jan 1825; St Mary's, Maryland [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NB-YQN FamilySearch (Data only)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840": Philip Herbert household; District 4, St Mary's County, Maryland FamilySearch (Image 354 of 1258)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850": Mary Herbert household; District 4, St Mary's County, Maryland; 5 Oct 1850; Dwelling 1234/Family 1199, Lines 4-9 FamilySearch (Image 150 of 193)
4. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850:" Slaves of Mary Herbert; District 4, St Mary's County, Maryland; 4 Oct 1850; Column 2, lines 9-14 FamilySearch (Image 55 of 72)
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860": Mary Herbert household; District 4, St Mary's County, Maryland; 6 August 1860; Dwelling 1236/Family 1144, Lines 13-16 FamilySearch (Image 28 of 55)
6. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860": Slaves of Mary Herbert, District 4, St Mary's County, Maryland; 3 Aug 1860; Column 2, Lines 39-40 FamilySearch (Image 8 of 18)
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870": Mary Herbert in household of Francis Adams; District 5, St Mary's County, Maryland; 9 August 1870; Dwelling 236/Family 236, Line 4 FamilySearch (Image 37 of 40)
8. ↑ "Mary Davis Herbert (1799-1870)": Find A Grave: Memorial #20851004 (No grave marker picture; Family links)
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "Slave Statistics of St Mary's County, Maryland": Emancipation Documents, 1 November 1864 (Slaves of Mrs Mary Herbert, p 19)