Mary Cobb Mayo1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 9476, (1816 - 1856)
FatherHenry Mayo4 (abt 25 Mar 1781 - 23 Mar 1860)
MotherAbigail Cobb4 (28 Oct 1793 - 23 Sep 1846)

Key Events:

Birth: 1816, Vermont5,6
Marriage: 10 Aug 1840, Burlington, Vermont, Henry Wadhams Catlin (about 25 Oct 1811 - 1 Oct 1878)7,8,9
Death: 2 Nov 1856, Burlington, Vermont10,11
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Bennington, Chittenden Co., Vermont12
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     Mary Cobb Mayo was born in 1816 in Vermont.5,6
     She was probably the female under age 10 listed in the household of her father, Henry Mayo, in the 1820 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont.13 She was probably the female age 15 to 20 listed in the household of her father in the 1830 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont, though she was actually only 14.14 She was probably the female age 20 to 30 listed in the household of her father in the 1840 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont.15
     Mary married Henry Wadhams Catlin, son of Guy Catlin and Melinda Wadhams, on 10 Aug 1840 in Burlington, Vermont, with Rev. J. K. Convese officiating.7,8,9
     Mary and Henry appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont, enumerated 23 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $30,000. Their children Henry and Charles were listed as living with them, as her father, Henry Mayo. Also listed were Lucy B. Adams, age 38; William G. Catlin, a clerk age 19, probably a relative of Henry; James Gilooly, age 25; Louisa Roberts, age 17; and Catherine Larkin, presumably boarders or servants.16
     A visitor wrote that Burlington "has some of the finest private residence, especially in the picturesque beauty of their location, to be found in this section of the country." Henry and Mary's home was among nine described as "among the finest I have ever seen."17
     Mary left a will dated 24 Oct 1855 stating she was of Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont, in which she left all her real and personal estate to her husband, in trust for her children. He was to maintain and educate the children from the income or proceeds of sale. The estate was to be divided equally among all her living children at such time as her husband should decide. He had complete freedom to manage the estate, including selling property. He was also named executor of the estate.18
     Mary died on 2 Nov 1856 in Burlington, Vermont.10,11 She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Bennington, Chittenden Co., Vermont.12
     Her estate was probated on 29 Dec 1856.19

Children:
     Children with Henry Wadhams Catlin:

  • Helen Eliza Catlin20 (abt 1841 - 3 Oct 1846)
  • Henry Guy Catlin21,22 (21 Jul 1843 - Feb 1925)
  • Albert O. Catlin23 (31 May 1846 - 20 Jul 1849)
  • Charles Albert Catlin21,24 (10 May 1849 - 13 Apr 1916)
  • Robert Mayo Catlin25,26,27 (8 Jun 1853 - 22 Nov 1934)
  • Walter M. Catlin28,29,30 (2 Nov 1856 - 29 Jan 1939)

Citations

  1. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 108896391, Mary Cobb Mayo Catlin, includes tombstone photo showing name as Mary Cobb Mayo, wife of Henry Catlin.
  2. [S2607] Cleveland and Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45, shows name as Mary Mayo.
  3. [S7849] Charles A. Catlin obituary, The Burlington Free Press and Times, shows name as Mary Cobb Mayo.
  4. [S2607] Cleveland and Cleveland, Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, vol 1 pg 45.
  5. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 108896391, Mary Cobb Mayo Catlin, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  6. [S2472] Henry W. Catlin household, 1850 U.S. Census, Chittenden Co., Vermont, shows age 33 and state.
  7. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, record for Henry W. Catlin and Mary C. Mayo marriage, by Burlington town clerk, snows date and officiant.
  8. [S2472] Henry W. Catlin household, 1850 U.S. Census, Chittenden Co., Vermont, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. [S7844] Mary Catlin obituary, The Burlington Free Press, shows her as his wife.
  10. [S7844] Mary Catlin obituary, The Burlington Free Press, shows date and city.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 108896391, Mary Cobb Mayo Catlin, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 108896391, Mary Cobb Mayo Catlin, includes tombstone photo.
  13. [S2475] Henry Mayo household, 1820 U.S. Census, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
  14. [S2474] Henry Mayo household, 1830 U.S. Census, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
  15. [S2473] Henry Mayo household, 1840 U.S. Census, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
  16. [S2472] Henry W. Catlin household, 1850 U.S. Census, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
  17. [S7859] "Burlington and Winooski Falls," The Daily Free Press, 12 Sep 1853.
  18. [S7850] Mary M. Catlin, Chittenden Co. Vermont loose probate records.
  19. [S7850] Mary M. Catlin, Chittenden Co. Vermont loose probate records, index card.
  20. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death card for Helen Eliza Catlin, signed by Burlington town clerk, apparently from a tombstone.
  21. [S2472] Henry W. Catlin household, 1850 U.S. Census, Chittenden Co., Vermont, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  22. [S7849] Charles A. Catlin obituary, The Burlington Free Press and Times, shows Henry and Mary as his parents and shows Henry Guy as his brother.
  23. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death card for Albert O. Catlin, signed by Burlington town clerk, apparently from a tombstone.
  24. [S7849] Charles A. Catlin obituary, The Burlington Free Press and Times.
  25. [S7848] Henry W. Catlin household, 1860 U.S. Census, Chittenden Co., Vermont, shows the boy living with her widowed husband, born before her death.
  26. [S7852] Robert Mayo Catlin obituary, The Burlington Free Press and Times.
  27. [S7849] Charles A. Catlin obituary, The Burlington Free Press and Times, shows Henry and Mary as his parents and shows Robert as his brother.
  28. [S7848] Henry W. Catlin household, 1860 U.S. Census, Chittenden Co., Vermont, shows the boy living with her widowed husband, born about the time of her death.
  29. [S7851] Walter M. Catlin obituary, The Burlington Free Press and Times.
  30. [S7849] Charles A. Catlin obituary, The Burlington Free Press and Times, shows Henry and Mary as his parents and shows Walter as his brother.