Mary Mollie Elizabeth Moody & Joseph Gray Lockhart

Date: 14 Nov 2012 [unknown]
Location: Northampton County, North Carolina
Surnames/tags: Mason Moody

Mary Elizabeth Moody was known as “Mollie”. She was born November 21, 1836 in Greensville County, Virginia. She married Joseph Gray Lockhart July 16, 1855. The Lockharts were a prominent family in Northampton County. Census records show Joseph as an editor. Early in their marriage Joseph and Mollie lived in Mississippi, perhaps helping to manage Moody lands there. Joseph and Mollie had three children: Joseph Barron Lockhart, John Mason Lockhart and Annie Gray Lockhart. The boys both died in early childhood. Mollie died September 21, 1871 and is buried in Blandford Cemetery. Annie, her daughter, was raised by Martha, her grandmother. Annie married John Thomas September 12, 1892, and died shortly afterward, having no children. She is buried in Blandford Cemetery. Joseph Lockhart did not remarry. He died July 19, 1885 In Petersburg and is buried in Blandford Cemetery.

Virginia Leigh Refo, November 14, 2012

Acknowledgement

• Many thanks to cousin Virginia Leigh Refo whose research and transcriptions added to this profile. The originals were donated to the Library of Virginia in 2004 by Liz Edens Vermillion with the help of Virginia Refo [Moody Family Papers, 1750-1881. Accession 40535, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.]