The Mabie Surname

The Recent Mabies 

Levi J. Mabie, son of Daniel G. Mabie and Rachel Booth, was born on 26 March 1782 in Dutchess County, New York. He had a few siblings including Rachel Mabie (b. 1786) and Esther Mabie (b. 1789). Levi Mabie first married Sally B Elmore in 1805. They had several children including Elijah Mabie (b. 1806), Charles Leet Mabie (b. 1817), and Frances Mabie (b. 1828). Levi Mabie served as a lieutenant under captain Alexander McPherson and colonel Putnam Farrington in the War of 1812. Levi's first wife Sally passed away at age 44 on 20 June 1832 in Delhi, Delaware County, New York. 

Levi Mabie later married widow Elizabeth (Brown) Scouten in 1835. Elizabeth had several children from her previous marriage with Abraham J Scouten including Andrew G Scouten (b. 1822), Rhoda Scouten (b. 1824), Roxie Emeline Scouten (b. 1826), and Ira Brown Scouten (b. 1828). Levi and Elizabeth had a daughter named Melissa Rachel Mabie (b. 1838). In 1850, Levi and Elizabeth lived in Sullivan, Tioga County, Pennsylvania with their family. 

1850 U.S. Census 

Name                         Role         Age         Birthplace         Occupation       Real Estate Value

Levi Mabie               Head          66          New York             Farmer                 1800

Elizabeth Mabie       Wife           51          New York 

Andrew Scouton    Stepson        28           New York

Ira B Scanton         Stepson        22           New York            Laborer

Malissa Scouton    Daughter      11           New York

J A Fletcher           Unknown      7          Pennsylvania

Emeline Smith    Stepdaughter   24           New York 

Levi Mabie died at age 77 on 24 March 1860. He is buried at Ames Hill Cemetery in Sullivan, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. 

 

photo from Find a Grave by TSOtime 

The Mabie Surname Meaning 

There are a few possible origins including: 

1. altered form of French Mabille, a cognate of Mabile, personal name derived from Latin Amabilia, a variant of Amabilis meaning 'loveable' 
2. altered form of English Mabey from Middle English personal name Maby, a short form of Mabile Mabily, which are popular versions of the personal name Amabel
3. original Dutch Van Naerden, an extinct variant of Van Naarden, which is a habitational name for someone from Naarden in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands 
4. Scottish English habitational name for a place in the parish of Troqueer in Kirkcudbrightshire 

I traced the Mabies to New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The Mabie family line goes back to the Netherlands in the mid 1600s. 

With love, 

Autumn Rose Surratt 

The Ancestor Witch 

Sources 

• surname meaning search on Ancestry 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLQ-QN3L: 16 June 2026), Levi Mabie, death 24 March 1860, memorial ID # 81710076. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/273091880/elizabeth-mabie: 16 June 2026), Elizabeth Brown Mabie, death 1862. 
• Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/273091369/sally_b-mabie: 16 June 2026), Sally B Elmore Mabie, death 20 June 1832. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG7-JY3K: 16 June 2026), Charles Leet Mabie, death 22 May 1904, memorial ID # 108519353. 
• "United States Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Z9-W76: 16 June 2026), Levi Mabie and Elizabeth Mabie,1850. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLK-1M11: 16 June 2026), Rhoda Scouten Fletcher, death 22 November 1891, memorial ID # 98182665. 
• "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL2-HPZW: 16 June 2026), Melissa Rachel Mabie Shaw, death 9 July 1904, memorial ID # 98945857.