Hurst Street - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Hurst Street is where Ann McNulty and the two little boys lived after Mathew's death in 1812
Today Hurst Street is called Randolph Street. It is just north of where Grissel's Alley was, so when the streets changed names over the years, they ended up calling it Randolph - so it is an extension of Grissel's Alley.
The street today doesn't appear to have any old buildings from back in 1814 when Ann McNulty would have lived there. All of the buildings look like they are within 50-100 years old.
Ann was found in the city directories on this street in 1814, 1816, and 1817. After that she disappears from the directories (as an Ivory). It remains unknown whether she remarried, died, or simply moved out of the city with the children around this time.
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1810 Map of Philadelphia
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Below is a map showing all of the places Mathew Ivory and his family lived in Philadelphia. Hurst Street is north of Grissel's Alley and Little Oak. It is between current-day South Street and Lombard Street
Timeline of Residences
Below is a timeline of the residences where Mathew Ivory and his family lived in Philadelphia. Click on the street names below to learn more about those streets.
1798 |
Mathew Ivory lived here in 1798 and was recorded in the 1798 Tax List. |
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1799 |
Mathew moved to Mifflin's Court and was recorded in the 1799 city directory. |
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1802 |
Mathew lived on Spafford Street in 1802 and was recorded in the 1802 city directory. |
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1803-1804 |
Mathew moved around the corner to Grissel's Alley and lived there for at least two years. |
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1805-1809 |
Unknown |
Mathew's whereabouts remain unknown during these years. In 1809 Mathew (Jr.) was born in Philadelphia. He likely married Ann McNulty during this time. |
1810 |
Moyamensing |
Mathew and family were recorded in the Moyamensing Township in the 1810 census. They were likely living on or near Grissel's Alley or Little Oak. |
1811 |
Mathew and his family were living on Little Oak, the street perpendicular to Grissel's Alley. |
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1812 |
(likely) Little Oak |
Mathew (Sr.) died. Thought I cannot be sure exactly where they were living, they likely were on Little Oak. |
1814-1817 |
Ann (McNulty) Ivory was found living on Hurst Street in the 1814, 1816, and 1817 city directories. |
Source for the 1810 Map of Philadelphia: John A. Paxton, New Plan of the City [Philadelphia] and its Environs (unknown place: unknown publisher, [1810]); digital image, “New Plan of the City [Philadelphia] and its Environs,” Resource Browser, Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network (http://www.philageohistory.org/geohistory/), accessed April 2018.
