TABLE OF CONTENTS A Guide to the Macomb (Mary T. Worthington)
Letter, 1836. Mary T. Worthington Macomb, the eldest child of
Thomas and Eleanor Worthington of Ohio, was the wife of David
Betton Macomb, a lawyer in the Florida and Texas frontiers.
Although David Macomb came from a prominent family, he could not
support his wife and children. In 1819, Macomb's belongings were
sold at public auction to help pay his debts. Eventually, the
family moved to Florida where their financial difficulties
continued. Living in Tallahassee at the onset of the Second
Seminole War, Mary Macomb as a witness to the savage fighting
between the settlers and Native Americans in Florida that arose
in late 1835 and early 1836. Lured by the promise of wealth,
David Macomb moved his family to Texas. Mary became ill during
the journey and never recovered. She died shortly after arriving
in Texas in October 1836 and her despondent husband committed
suicide on Valentine’s Day 1837. “Mary Worthington (1797-1836)”
Adena, The Home of Thomas