Phoebe Hope1

b. circa 1809
FatherJames Hope1 d. Oct 1811 or Nov 1811
MotherMargaret Dryden2 b. abt 1773, d. 8 May 1854
BirthCircacirca 1809 Phoebe Hope was born circa 1809.3 
Marriage3 Oct 1824 She married first Thomas Snodgrass on 3 Oct 1824 in Washington County, Virginia.4 
Marriage8 Mar 1835 She married second Benjamin Reed, son of Arthur Reid and Lucretia Keys, on 8 Mar 1835 in Washington County, Virginia.5 
Cens-185017 Sep 1850  Fifteen years after their marriage, Benjamin and Phoebe were enumerated on the 1850 census. Benjamin was employed as a blacksmith. Ten years later he was listed as a farmer. The couple do not appear to have had children.3,6 
Last Edited16 Mar 2013

Citations

  1. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 11. John, James W., Polly, Jenny and Phoebe Hope, orphans of James Hope, deceased; bond: $2,000.
  2. [S745] Margaret McQuown will (recorded 1854), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 13: 185.
  3. [S367] Benj Reed household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 188 (original script), dwelling 1367, family 1367, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2010. Household includes: Benj Reed, 37, blacksmith, owns prop worth $900; Pheby, 41; both b. VA.
  4. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 57. Thomas Snodgrass and Phoebe Hope; 3 Oct. 1824.
  5. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 52. Benjamin Reed and Phoebe Snodgrass; 8 Mar 1835.
  6. [S234] Benjamin Reid household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 205 (original script), dwelling 1526, family 1471, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2010. Household included: Benjamin Reid, 47, farmer, owns land worth $1,750, and pers prop $2,500; Phebe, 52; both b. VA.