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1. Gadie, James
   1. King, Marie
      1. Gaddie, Christian
      2. Gaddy, William
         1. Sherwood, Mary Ann
            1. Gaddy, William
            2. Gaddy, Mary
            3. Gaddy, Sherwood
            4. Gaddy, George
            5. Gaddy, Thomas
            6. Gaddey, Elizabeth
            7. Gaddy, Anna
            8. Gaddey, Joseph
      3. Gaddie, John
      4. Gaddie, Helen

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Source References

1. William Gadie, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
   1. • Page: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBH4-6X7 : 16 September 2021), William Gadie, 1694.
      • Citation:

        Name William Gadie
        Event Type Christening
        Event Date 14 Jul 1694
        Event Place Inverbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
        Event Place (Original) Bervie, Kincardine, Scotland
        Sex Male
        Birth Date 7
        Father's Name James Gadie
        Mother's Name Mary King
        William Gadie's Parents and Siblings
        James Gadie
        Father
        M
        Name James Gadie
        Sex M
        Mary King
        Mother
        F
        Name Mary King
        Sex F

2. Sources and Documentation of William Gadie (1694-1752)
   1. • Source text:

        Documentation and Sources for William Gaddey/Gadie/Gaddy (1694-1752)
        HUSBAND - William GADDEY\ GADIE
        DEATH: Inventory of William Geddy's estate 11 April 1752 in Chesterfield County,
        Virginia.
        WILL: "In the Name of God Amen I William Gaddey of Chesterfield County being sick
        and weak in Body but of Perfect Sence and Memory thanks be to God for it and calling to
        mind the mortality of my Body and the transitory uncertainty of this mortal life do
        constitute and appoint this my last will and testament in manner and form following. viz."
        "First I give and commit my Soul into the hands of the Almighty God that gave it me and
        my Body I commit to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like and decent manner
        nothing doubted but at the general resurrection of the Dead. I shall receive the same again
        by the mighty Power of God and by the Merits of Jesus Christ my dear Redeemer I trust
        that my soul with my Body shall Inherit the Kingdom of Heaven Prepared for all his
        Elect and as for the settling of my Temporal Estate and such goods Chattels and Debts as
        it hath pleased God for above my desires to bestow upon me I do order give and dispose
        of the same in the following manner viz:"
        "I give to my Loving Wife Mary Gaddey all my whole Estate both Rail and Personal to
        have hold use occupy Possess and Injoy all and singular my Land Goods and Chattels
        with full Power to give sell make use or dispose of the same as she shall think most
        Proper In Witness whereof I have hereunderstood my hand and seal this 25th Day of June
        in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty one."
        In Presence of his
        J White Wiilliam W Gaddey (LS)
        Henry Trent mark
        John Lilly
        WILL: Chesterfield Co. VA Will Book 1, pg 97. Will of William Gaddey gave all his
        estate to his wife Mary, dated 25 Jan 1751. Wit: White, Henry Trent, John Lilly.
        Inventory, p. 97 Inventory of William Geddy April 11, 1752 by Stephen Pankey, William
        Scott, Walter Scott (William Gaddey's daughter Elizabeth's brother-in-law). James Martin
        married Elizabeth Gaddey and Agnes Martin, James Martin's sister married Walter Scott.
        Witnesses, p 343, were Mary Henderson and Elizabeth Martin. Elizabeth is definitely
        William Gaddy's daughter. I believe Mary Henderson is also his daughter.
        CHESTERFIELD COUNTY DEEDS: His land was called Lucy's Spring. It was located
        on the Old Huguenot Road in Chesterfield County, Virginia, near the James River. His
        son, George, had 9 acres next to his land when he died. George also had an "ordinary," a
        roadside tavern and resting place for travelers; Chesterfield Co VA Aug 1752; Deed Bk
        2 p 74 & 191; Deed Bk 1, p 261 Bedford County, VA; Henrico Co VA Deeds 1706-1737
        p 364--4 Aug 1732 Thomas Turpin of St James Parish, Goochland County, VA to
        William Gaddy of Blisland Parish, New Kent County, for 13 pounds, land on south side
        of James River at Lucys Spring on Manakin Town Road; the said land being patented by
        Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Harris, Matthew Branch and Thomas Turpin, father of said
        Thomas, 162 acres. Wit: Arthur Moseley, Wm Fuller, Thos. (T) Bassett Signed:
        Thomas Turpin. Recorded 4 Sept 1732 Mary, wife of Thomas, relinquished her dower
        right.
        RESIDENCES: He resided in Blisland Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, as well as
        Henrico County, Virginia, and Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia. I believe he is
        the immigrant ancestor from Scotland.
        VESTRY BOOK: The first known Gaddey's in America were found in the vestry book of
        Blisland Parish, New Kent County, Virginia 1721-1786. I believe William
        Gaddey/Geddy is related to those Gaddeys. There was a Richard who owned and
        operated an ordinary (a tradition in the Gaddey family), a John who was a sexton at the
        parish who was married to Sarah. John died about 1746 (William Gaddy/Geddy died in
        1752.) This church, Lower Blisland Church (Hickory Neck Church), is where the first
        Gaddeys attended church. A rebuilt structure still stands today 1990 approx. 12 miles
        north of Williamsburg on Hwy 60. There are Geddy headstones in the Church yard and
        initials of Gaddey/Geddys carved in the red brick walls. Ernest and Delite Gaddie visited
        there in August 1988 and again with our five married children in 1990.
        BLISLAND PARISH, NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA
        1653--Blisland Parish was established some time prior to 1653 and Hickory Neck was the
        2nd church built in the parish. 1733--The vestry ordered a brick structure to be built on a
        site adjacent to Hickory Neck Plantation on Old Stage Road, west of the Capital in
        Williamsburg.
        CHURCH CENSUS: No Gaddys are in Blisland Parish in 1677 when a census was
        taken. No Gaddey/Geddy are found in the list of Parishes, Ministers, ecclesiastical
        Officers & clergy in Virginia. Recorded 21 Sept 1702 in the Public Record Office,
        London, New Kent County, Blisland Parish, had 526 tithables (taxpayers) in that year
        1702. No Gaddey/Geddys are among them. I believe they came in the early part of the
        1700's. They are recorded in Blisland Parish by 1725.
        SHERWOOD: In the Register of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia 1684-
        1786, I found a Gen. Sherwood Lightfoot. His dates as a slave owner were 1713 to 1726.
        He could be the namesake of our Sherwood Gaddy. He does have a daughter Mary.
        However, many families claim Mary as their ancestor.
        HENRICO CO, VA DEEDS: 1706-1737: 1) p 364--4 Aug 1732 Thomas Turpin of St
        James Parish, Goochland County, VA to William Gaddy of Blisland Parish, New Kent
        County, for 13 pounds, land on south side of James River at Lucys Spring on Manakin
        Town Road; the said land being patented by Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Harris, Matthew
        Branch and Thomas Turpin, father of said Thomas, 162 acres. Wit: Arthur Moseley, Wm
        Fuller, Thos. (T) Bassett Signed: Thomas Turpin Recorded 4 Sept 1732 Mary, wife of
        Thomas, relinquished her dower right.
        HENRICO CO, VA DEEDS 1737-1750: 1) p. 225--13 Aug 1746 James Harris of
        Goochland, to Stephen Ford of same, for 100 pounds, 313 acres next to Lucys Spring and
        bounded by Thomas Branch, William Gaddey... 2) p. 343--7 Mar 1748 Stephen Ford of
        Henrico County to George Gaddy of same, for 3 pounds, 9 acres on main road, next to
        William Gaddy and William Byrd, Esq. No witnesses.
        CHESTERFIELD CO VA DEEDS 1749-1756: 1) p 84--4 May 1750 Stephen Ford of
        Dale Parish, Chesterfield Co. to Stephen Pankey of County and Parish of Henrico, for
        100 pound, 300 acres adjacent to Lucys Spring, bounded by Thomas Branch, William
        Gaddy...Said land was purchased by said Ford of James Harris. 2) Deed Book #2 p 11--2
        Dec 1752 Mary Gaddey of Dale Parish, Chesterfield Co. to William Gibson of Blisland
        Parish, New Kent Co for 190 pounds 162 acres in Dale Parish, bounded by Col. Byrd's
        corner, Stephen Pankey and George Gaddey. Wit: Mary Henderson, Eliz'a (+) Martin, J.
        White Recorded 4 May 1753. 3) p. 15--2 Dec 1752 George Gaddey and Ann his wife of
        Dale Parish, Chesterfield Co to William Gibson of Blisland Parish, New Kent Co.,
        9/18/10 3/4, 9 acres bounded by the Main Road, Mary Gaddey, and Col. Byrd. Witd: J.
        White, Mary Henderson, Eliz'a Martin Recorded 4 May 1753.
        GADDEY or GEDDY: There is much confusion about the spelling of William
        Gaddey/Geddy's name. In his will it is GADDEY. In his inventory it is GEDDY. I
        believe the problem was created by the English clerks who recorded the deeds, wills, etc
        at that time. They simply did not know how to spell the Scottish name of GADIE.
        Actually, they misspelled many words. Because these clerks knew James Geddy, the
        silversmith, of Williamsburg, I believe they thought it was the same name. James Geddy
        was literate and even advertised in the newspaper. The spelling of his name, and his
        descendants, has really never changed. James Geddy had a son James who married
        Elizabeth Waddill, granddaughter of William Waddell, Sr. In the deed below, we can see
        that James Geddy witnessed a deed for William Waddell, Sr. in 1752. This deed is in
        Chesterfield County, the same county that our Wiliam Gaddey owns land and left his will
        in 1752. On the other hand, William Gaddey who died in Virginia in 1752, left many
        children. All of those children go by the name of Gaddy or Gaddie. They did not
        carry on the name of Geddy. Therefore, I find this strong circumstantial evidence that
        Gaddy/Gaddie is the correct spelling for my ancestors in America.
        GADIE NAME IN SCOTLAND: Delite Gaddie went to Scotland in 2005 with my two
        sons. I now believe the original spelling in Scotland is Gadie. This family came from
        Arbuthnott, Kinneff and Catterline, and Inverbervie, Kincardinshire, Scotland. This is
        where the Gadie Burn is located. We stood on the banks of the Gadie Burn. The name
        Gadie is undoubtedly named for this famous small river that runs around the largest hill
        called Bennachie.
        GEDDY DEED: p. 369--25 April 1752 John Pleasant of Henrico County to William
        Waddell, Sr. of Chesterfield County for 16 pounds , 200 acres on south side of Falling
        Creek, joining Ware Rocket, Andrew Laprade, John Ellit and Sarah Bummer; being
        plantation Waddell lives on. Wit: Benj Calvard, James Geddy, Jacob Waddill.
        GEDDY HISTORY: In 1988, Ernest and Delite Gaddie, vistied White Hall, an ordinary
        and historical monument of early Virginia. We were taken there by Bert Geddy of 132
        Mirror Lake Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23185. He is undoubtedly a direct descendent of
        the Kent County Virginia Geddy/Gaddy family. His great great great grandfather was
        William Geddy. William Geddy owned White Hall and is related to James Geddy, the
        gunsmith of Williamsburg. Bert could not trace his ancestry back past this great great
        great grandfather, William. I estimated his great great great grandfather would have been
        born about 1800-1820. The spelling of the name seems to indicate his family could be
        descended from the James Geddy family of Williamsburg. Bert did find iron hinges on
        the barn door with the initials W.G. carved in them. He has inherited this large plantation
        from his grandfathers. He was very helpful and excited to meet us.
        PICTURES: Geddy House located in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
        Virginia.
        MARRIAGE OF ELIZABETH: p. 475 James Martin promises to pay Eliz'a Gaddey as a
        ginter on a promise of marriage. 50 pounds, after my death. 27 Sept 1751 Wit: George
        Gaddey, Anne Gaddey Recorded 7 Aug 1752. Chesterfield County, Virginia.
        CHESTERFIELD COUNTY DEEDS: William’s land was called Lucy's Spring. It was
        located on the Old Huguenot Road in Chesterfield County, Virginia, near the James
        River. His son, George, had 9 acres next to his land when he died. George also had an
        "ordinary," a roadside tavern and resting place for travelers; Chesterfield Co VA Aug
        1752; Deed Bk 2 p 74 & 191; Deed Bk 1, p 261 Bedford County, VA; Henrico Co VA
        Deeds 1706-1737 p 364. 4 Aug 1732 Thomas Turpin of St James Parish, Goochland
        County, VA to William Gaddy of Blisland Parish, New Kent County, for 13 pounds, land
        on south side of James River at Lucy’s Spring on Manakin Town Road; the said land
        being patented by Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Harris, Matthew Branch and Thomas
        Turpin, father of said Thomas, 162 acres. Wit: Arthur Moseley, Wm. Fuller, Thos. (T)
        Bassett Signed: Thomas Turpin Recorded 4 Sept 1732 Mary, wife of Thomas,
        relinquished her dower right.
        IMMIGRATION: William Gadie/Gaddey/Geddy/Gaddy may have fought in the Jacobite
        Rebellion in 1715 in Scotland. Twenty percent of these Scots were transported to
        America. Note: I wrote this in 1988: "He could have been expelled from Scotland
        because of opposition to England. I believe the Jacobites fought against England". In
        2005, I went to Scotland with Glen and Reed Gaddie, my two sons. The rebels were
        sentenced to be slaves in America for seven years to life. The battle was lost in 1715
        with England. They were imprisoned in the Northwest of Scotland and later banished to
        America. William would have been 21 years old at the time of their defeat. I received a
        letter from the Aberdeen & N.E. Scotland Family History Society's Research Team.
        They wrote "The Jacobite Rebellions were in 1715 and 1745, so it is possible that most of
        the men named William Gadie, Gady, or Gaudy, in Kincardine, could have been exiled to
        America. . . . Our William Gadie would have to have been in the 1715 battle, 639 of
        those rebels were exiled to America.
        On the other hand, Virginia was shipping tobacco to Aberdeen, Scotland, in this time
        period. Ads were being placed in the newspapers in Aberdeen, about 1746, for young
        boys as young as 12 years old to go to America, work four years to pay their passage, and
        then live in America. There are many reasons that young men especially would want to
        go to America and leave their beloved families in Scotland. 1) The political and religious
        chaos was a dangerous game for young men in Scotland. You could be imprisoned and
        killed for taking the wrong side. 2) In Scotland, the land was given to the oldest son and
        the others were left to work where they could. America had land and lots of it. 3) We
        know that the Gadie family of Kincardinshire had no land whatsoever. They worked on
        the land that belonged to the Arbuthnott clan. So many opportunities were open for
        young Scots who went to America. William Gadie/Gaddey/Geddy, our immigrant
        ancestor, did very well for himself in America. He died owning 162 acres in Chesterfield
        County and several slaves. He could not read or write, but he raised a family and
        provided very well for them in America.
        FATHER: I believe that William Gaddey/Geddy is William Gadie, christened 14 July
        1694 in Inverbervie, Kincardinshire, Scotland, son of James Gadie, a smith, of Kinneff,
        Kincardine, Scotland, and Mary King, his wife. In searching the Old Parish Registers of
        Scotland I could find only two William Gady/Gadie born about 1694 or could have
        married in 1719. Of course, this is only circumstantial proof, but the Gadie family
        disappears from the Inverbervie records after 1694:
        1) William Gady, son of William Gady who was christened, 25 Apr 1697, after the
        Gadie’s left Inverbervie in 1694. When looking at the entire family, I found that
        William, the father, had five sons, William 1697; David 1699; John 1702; William
        1704; and Andrew 1705. Obviously, William born in 1697 died before 1704
        because his father William named another son, William in 1704. It was very
        important to the Scots that they had a child who carried their name. So they often
        named a second son to carry on the name after the first one died. William born in
        1704 could not be married in 1719. He would have been only 15 years old. He
        cannot be our immigrant ancestor.
        2) William Gadie, son of James Gadie, a smith, and Mary King who was born in
        1694. He would be 25 years old when he was married. He is the right one, I feel
        certain. James Gadie, the smith, is the son of William Gadie, so William was
        named for his grandfather—a perfect Scottish naming pattern.
        COLOR CODING NAMES: Although it is well known that surnames can have many
        spellings, Ernest and I set out to group the various spellings of Gadie in Scotland. Some
        could say this was a crude way of grouping the spelling of the name of Gadie, but when
        we finished doing this exercise, we were amazed to find that the Geddys lived in families
        grouped together in Scotland in very specific places. Likewise, the Gaddys/Gadie’s were
        living in families in entirely different places from the Geddies. Certainly, both families
        can have a common ancestor, but in the time around 1700, they were separated by the
        way they spelled their names. As we narrowed the search in the Gadie families to
        William, born about 1694, we were left with only two as shown above.
        GADIE CLAN: Gadie is a subset of the Clan of Arbuthnot. They do have a plaid just for
        their name. William Gadie, the immigrant to Virginia, had a father James whose
        occupation was that of a “smith.” As we found out in Williamsburg, Virginia, James
        Geddy was a “smith.” A smith did both silversmith work and blacksmith work. This was
        a highly necessary and important skill. James Geddy of Williamsburg was very
        successful and owned a beautiful house that has been restored and stands to this day.
        GADIE: The common spelling in Scotland is GADIE with an "IE." Many Scottish places
        and names end in "IE." On occasion, the name is spelled in Scotland with a "Y", but that
        is the exception. The name GADIE comes from a place in Scotland called the GADIE
        BURN. This is a creek or very small river of continuously running water that travels
        many miles around the "Back of Bennachie", the highest mountain peak in
        Aberdeenshire, Scotland. I believe this is the correct spelling of William Gaddey's name--
        GADIE.
        GEDDIE: There are numerous references to a William Gaddy born on 1 Nov 1695 in
        Cupar, Fife, Scotland on the Internet. I do not believe he is our immigrant ancestor,
        William Gaddy/Gadie. Here are the reasons:
        1)William Gaddy (1695) is really William Geddie christened 1 Nov 1696 in Cupar, Fife,
        Scotland, son of Henry Geddie. The year is wrong and the spelling of the name is wrong
        on the IGI and on Ancestry.com.
        2) There are no Henry Geddies in any of William Gaddey/Gadie's descendants. If Henry
        were the ancestor, someone would have named a son after him. No one has.
        3) William Gadie/Gaddey (1694) named one of his sons George. George Gadie was born
        in Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland in 1643. He had a son, John born 1673 in
        Arburthnott; a son William, born 1675 in Inverbervie; and John born in 1677 in
        Inverbervie. George Gadie is a brother to James Gadie, father of William Gaddey/Gadie
        (1694). They are both Inverbervie residents. They are the sons of Williame Gadie and
        Janet Forbes. William named his son George after his uncle George Gadie of Inverbervie,
        Scotland.
        4) James Geddy, the Williamsburg silversmith, could read and write; William Gaddey
        could not. The English clerks confused the names. They simply did not know how to
        spell a Scottish name.
        5) William named his oldest son, William after himself and his first daughter, Mary after
        her mother. This is his family naming pattern. He had no sons named Henry.
        6) The immigration record of William Gaddyn is not William Gadie/Gaddey (1694). The
        ship left the port of Bristol in Southwestern England and arrived in the Carolinas. Most,
        if not all, the passengers were English. I believe the name is Gaddin or Gaddyn.
        Certainly, there is no date of his birth or place in this record. I did a short search to find
        William Gaddyn in England. I found him living near Bristol.
        LITERACY: William could not read or write. He signed his name with a "W" on his
        will.
        BLISLAND PARISH, NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA
        1653–Blisland Parish was established some time prior to 1653 and Hickory Neck was the
        2nd church built in the parish. This where William Gaddey, Geddy, Gaddy attended
        church.
        1733–The vestry ordered a brick structure to be built on a site adjacent to Hickory Neck
        Plantation on Old Stage Road, west of the Capital in Williamsburg.
        
        MARRIAGE: He should have married about 1719. I can't find a marriage for him in
        Scotland. He probably married in America, most likely in Virginia.
        COAT OF ARMS: Gaddy, or Gaddez (London) Ar. three billets sa (sable, or black. This
        is the entry from The General Armory of England Scotland Ireland and Wales By Sir
        Bernard Burke, C.B., LL. D., Ulster King of Arms 1884 edition. Billets are oblong
        figures. When they exceed ten and are irregularly placed, their number is not expressed
        in the blazon; but the field or charge covered with them is said to be billeted. p.384
        ORDER BOOK: Bk 1 p. 177, 178, 184, 245, 343 Chesterfield Co VA.
        THE SCOTS: One of the comical letters written by an early minister in Virginia for the
        Church of England was his description of the Clergy in Virginia. He said "Your clergy in
        these parts are of very ill example, no discipline or Canons of the Church are observed.
        This Clergy is composed for the most part of Scotchmen, people indeed so basely
        educated and so little acquainted with the Excellency or their charge and duty that their
        lives and conversation are fitter to make Heathens then Christians-- I don't like this
        Country (VA) at all, my Lord, there are so many inconveniences in it with which I cannot
        agree.--Though the whole country of Virginia hath a great respect for my Lord Bishop of
        London, they do resent an high affront made to their nation, because his Lordship has
        sent here Mr. Blair a Scotchman, to be commissary, a counsellor, and President of the
        College (William and Mary College).
        WIFE – Mary
        MARRIAGE: She is named in the will of her husband, William Gaddey, dated 11
        April 1752.
        DEED: She sold the family plantation that she inherited at the death of her
        husband on 2 Dec. 1752 just six months after his estate was inventoried. The
        plantation contained 160 acres located in Dale Parish, Chesterfield Co VA. The
        deed says "Containing by estimation one hundred and sixty two acres be the same
        more or less which said premises are bounded as followeth (viz) Beginning at
        the spring of running down the spring branch to a ash corner of Coll. Byrd's
        line thence along the said Byrd's line to a corner hickory of Olive Branches'
        line and along the said Branches line to a corner pine of Stephen Pankeys line
        & along the said Pankey's line to GEORGE GADDEYS LINE & along the said Gaddeys
        line to the Beginning. J. White, Mary Henderson, and Elizabeth Martin were
        witness. The land was sold to William Gibson of New Kent Co. VA
        CHILD 1 - William GADDEY
        PARISH RECORDS: He is found in the Blisland Parish Records of New Kent Co.
        VA. Vestry Book of Blisland Parish, New Kent Co VA 1761-1772. He appears as
        William Geddy in 1772. He is also found in the James City Co. VA records. He
        may be the same William Geddy who owned and built White Hall, an ordinary in
        James City Co VA on the road leading from Williamsburg to Richmond. We
        visited with a direct decendent of William Gaddy/Geddy who still owned the
        White Hall ordinary in 1988. A barn door hinge was found during construction
        and restoration of this plantation house. The initials of W. G. were carved or
        etched on the hinge. I believe this artifact is in Williamsburg in one of the
        historical buildings.
        WITNESS: He witnessed the will of Thomas Gaddey in Edgecomb, NC in 1753.
        CENSUS: 1782 VA Taxpayers in James City Co VA, p 46; 1787 census of VA,
        Henrico Co. Richmond City, 10 blacks 2 horses, 2 wheeled carriages
        MILITARY: On muster roll of Edgecombe Co. NC Colonial Militia, soldier in
        1750; Colonial Soldiers of the South 1732-1774. p 671; William Gadie.
        TAX LISTS: List of Tithables in 1748 Lunenburg Co VA.
        DEEDS: William Gaddy and George Gaddy owned land in Bedford Co VA next to each
        other. This William is the brother of George and not his father. William
        Gaddie purchased 300 acres 1 March 1773 on the headwaters of Ivy Creek in the
        Fleming Mountains.
        CHILD 2 - Mary GADDEY
        WITNESS: Mary Henderson witnessed the will of William Gaddey in Chesterfield
        Co VA BK 1 p 343. She also witnessed the selling of the Estate of William
        Gaddey by Mary Gaddey in Dec 1752. She is not named in his will, but after
        researching all known records of that time and place, I believe she is indeed
        the daughter of William Gaddey (1694-1752).
        CHILD 3 - Sherwood GADDY
        MARRIAGE: The Douglas Register, marriage date is extracted from the fact that
        Gerard Geddy and Mary Bright had their child born 2 Feb l765, in Goochland
        Parish Virginia. Notice the spelling of Gaddy. The various spellings are
        Gaddy, Gaddey, Geddy, and Gaddie.
        TAX: List of tithables 1748-1752 in Lunenburg County, Virginia
        DEEDS: Land Grant 200 acres in Albemarle County, Virginia 12 May 1759; Index to
        Patents and Grants Books Book 34 p 221.
        CENSUS: 1787 census of Bedford Co VA p 195
        DEATH: He left a will in Bedford Co VA dated 26 Sep 1803
        CHILD 4 - George GADDY
        IGI: VA Call 1396348
        TAX: 1782 VA Tax Payers p 46
        WITNESS: A will in Henrico Co, VA in 1748 (later Chesterfield Co)
        DEATH: He left a will in Bedford Co VA dated 26 Sep 1785; Will Bk 1 p 498
        .
        CENSUS: 1787 census of Bedford Co. VA p 195; 1 black, 2 horses, 8 cattle
        DEED: He owned 9 acres in Chesterfield County, Virginia and an ordinary. His land
        bordered his mother, Mary Gaddey's. George and his mother, sold their land at
        the same time in Dec 1752 and moved to Bedford Co VA; he was in Chesterfield Co
        VA from 1749-1752; he was in Bedford Co VA from 1763-1785 at his death; at the
        time he sold land to John South in Bedford Co VA in 1762, he was of Cumberland Co
        VA; in 1770 he bought 200 acres on Ivy Creek and Elk Creeks on Flemings
        Mountain in Bedford Co VA.
        PARENTS: In March 1747 George Gaddy of Henrico Co Va bought land from Stephen
        Ford. This land bordered William Gaddey's land. He later sold this 9 acres
        along with Mary Gaddey, William's wife, when she sold the land she inherited.
        CHILD 5 - Thomas GADDY
        DEEDS: Watson, Early Deeds of Edgecombe Co NC p 301
        ;
        DEATH: Will dated 28 July 1789, Edgecombe Co NC.
        RESIDENCE: Sold land in Bedford Co in 1760; he was of Halifax Co. NC with a
        wife Lucy; he was in Bedford Co VA in 1755; Court Order Bk p 16 & 26; on list of
        tithables in Lunenburg Co VA in 1748 along with Sherwood Gaddy, Vol 206 p 84.
        He must have left Beford Co VA after 1754. He was granted a land, Patent Book
        #28 in Brunswick Co VA in 1746 p 133, on the Branches of Otter River-200 acres.
        WIFE: Lucy in the 1790 census of North Carolina. Also listed were James
        Gaddy, Lucy Gaddy, Thomas Gaddy, Thomas Gaddy and William Gaddy.
        BEDFORD CO VA COURT ORDER BOOK: On the motion of Clem-- Read, Gent,
        Judgment is granted Alexander Mackie against Jos Ray Sherif of this County for an ..
        served on Thomas Geddie on a judgment this court obtained by the said Alexander
        for the whole ... and costs except 2.29.2 1/2 pounds. p.26. This entry places
        Thomas Geddie in Bedford County Va with Sherwood and George Gaddey. I feel
        confident because of his age, he is also a son of William Gaddy/Geddy. Note: this was
        very difficult to read.
        CHILD 6 - Elizabeth GADDEY
        Batch 8122410 Ser Sheet 15 IGI
        MARRIAGE: Married James Martin 2 Dec 1751. This was recorded in the Court
        Order Book of Chesterfield Co. VA.
        WITNESS: She witnessed the will of her father, William Gaddey and the selling
        of the plantation after his death in 1752; Court Order Bk 1 p 343; Chesterfield
        Co VA.
        CHILD 7 - Joseph GADDY
        CENSUS: 1787 census of VA, Bedford Co.
        MILITARY: He was in the Revolutionary War; VA pensioner; Rev War Rec, VA: 293
        RESIDENCE: He lived in Bedford Co. VA; A Joseph Gaddy, born in Italy died in
        1798 in Lancaster, PA. He was buried at the St Mary's Oldest Parish Cemetery
        in Lancaster PA. This info was taken from Lancaster Co, PA Catholic Historical
        Society Baptism Records; Vol. 25 p 342; St Mary's Oldest Parish, by Louis De Barth.
        (Note: I have no idea if this Catholic Italian is the same Joseph Gaddy that was in
        Bedford Co VA. He is the same age, born about 1733. He seems to have left Bedford Co
        after 1787. He may have gone to PA after the Rev War)

      • Citation:

        In possession of Ernest and Delite Gaddie, Mesa, Arizona.

        This is the sources and documentation of searches done over a 45 year period by Ernest and Delite Gaddie.

        https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/5839378?cid=mem_copy

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