Person:George Gaddy (7)

About George Gaddy

Information included in the Rhoton to Abshier letter of March, 2003, stated that George Gaddy was born in Cumberland County, VA. Still other information states that he was born in Bedford, Bedford County, VA. He spelled his last name, and the last name of his children and wife, as "Gaddy", and not the 'ie' version, "Gaddie".

In March 1747 George Gaddy bought 9 acres of land from Stephen Ford in, what was then Henrico County, Virginia (later to become Chesterfield County). This property bordered his mother Mary's land, that she had inherited from George's father, William Gaddy. According to the Rhoton to Abshier letter and information of March 2003, George Sr. owned 9 acres in Chesterfield County, and an "ordinary" (what is an 'ordinary'?). The Rhoton information states that George Gaddy, Sr. ran an "ordinary" in Chesterfield County around 1750, that was reportedly very neat and tidy. His land bordered his mother Mary's land (he had purchased it in 1747), and both he and his mother sold their land in December 1752 and moved to Bedford County, Virginia. According to the Rhoton to Abshier information of March 2003, George Gaddy, Sr. also lived in Cumberland County when he sold land in Bedford County to John South, in 1762. Supposedly the record of this transaction can be found in Deed Book 2, page 74. He bought 200 acres on Ivy Creek and Elk Creek, on Fleming's Mountain in Bedford County, Virginia in 1770. In a 1787 census of Bedford County, Virginia (according to the Rhoton information), he possessed 1 black, 2 horses, and 8 cattle. (The Rhoton to Abshier letter and information of March 2003 mentions "IGI: Virginia Call 1396348" in reference to George Gaddy Sr. It also lists a reference to the "1782 Virginia Tax Papers, page 46")

There is conflicting information as to whether George Gaddy's will is in Cumberland County or Bedford County, Virginia. There is also some conflicting information as to the exact date of death and the date the will was probated. A transcribed copy of the will states that witnesses were George Rucker, Reuben Cobbs, and John Crews. According to the Rhoton to Abshier letter of March 2003, the will is in Bedford County, Virginia and can be found in Will Book 1, page 498. In his will, George Gaddy listed himself as being "of the Parish of Russell in the County of Bedford".

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Trudy Rhoton, egaddie@@msn.com. Letter from Ms. G. E. Trudy Rhoton to Jerry Abshier. (dated 26 March 2003).
2. ↑ Lyle K. Williams, comp. The Stovall Family and Related Lines, Volume 1. (Unknown publisher, 1984).
3. ↑ Bedford Co., Virginia, Deed Book
   page 74.
4. ↑ Gaddy, George, Will, Testator, dated 25 March 1785.
5. ↑ Bedford Co., Virginia, Will Book
   page 498.
6. ↑ Gaddie, George Sr.; Will. (dated 25 March 1785).
7. ↑ Tina Lentz: tml731@@bellsouth.net. Letter (email ) from Tina Lentz to Jerry D. Abshier. (dated 23 March 2003).
8. ↑ Earle S. Dennis and Jane E. Smith, comp. Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755-1800. (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981).

   Found in "Index to Wills" section, page 92.

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   The Gaddy Family of Virginia
   Eighteen-year-old Mary Ann Sherwood of Goochland was born and raised in the Virginia Colony. Her parents likely preferred her to wed an Englishman. Instead, a Scottish newcomer named William Gaddy won Mary’s heart. On a cold January day in 1725, she gave birth to George, one of their seven children. The Gaddy clan grew as the siblings each established families of their own.
   
   George Gaddy celebrated the Christmas of 1752 with his newlywed wife Anna Stovall. In 1770 the couple settled in Bedford County (near present day Lynchburg) raising their family on Fleming’s Mountain. The cold water of Ivy Creek ran through the farm on its way downstream to the James River. Two hundred acres of ridges and hollows boasted plentiful game. Walnut groves provided an annual nut harvest. George kept apple and peach orchards for fresh fruit, hard cider, and maybe a bit of peach brandy.
   
   Anna managed a comfortable household, which included the luxury of feather beds. A nearby barn sheltered their horses and dairy cows. She tended the garden, while her daughters helped with the cooking and cleaning. The boys fished and hunted the mountainside together. But not all was idyllic.
   
   By the time Anna gave birth to their last child in 1772, Virginia and the other colonies were tiring of British oppression. The Gaddys sided with the Patriot cause. Son George, Jr. volunteered towards the end of the Revolutionary War, returning to Bedford County in 1781 after a six month tour of duty.
   
   In March of 1785, George Sr. was ailing. He drew up his last will and testament in the presence of his neighbors, Reuben Cobbs and Baptist minister John Anthony. Sometime that spring/summer George died at the age of sixty.
   
   Six sons and three daughters survived their father. Most of them remained in Bedford, yet nearly half headed west into Kentucky: George, Francis, and Mary moved to Green County with their respective families. Elijah relocated to Madison County, KY. Even George’s widow, Anna moved to Nelson County, KY where she married her second husband, Abraham Uncil in 1793.
   
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