William Uriah Perdue Jr (1735 - 1820)

Born 1735 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia (later Chesterfield)

Ancestors

Husband of Edith Mary (Hale) Powell — married 1751 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 1820 at about age 85 in Henrico County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Perdue Jr served with Montgomery County, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

William Perdue Jr lived in Virginia.

When William Uriah Perdue II was born in 1735, in Buffalo Junction, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States, his father, William Uriah Perdue Sr, was 31 and his mother, Mary Hatchett, was 27. He married Morning Hail Edith Powell in 1751, in Chesterfield, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He registered for military service in 1812. He died in 1820, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Montgomery, Virginia, United States.

Veteran of the Revolutionary War: served in the Montgomery County Militia (Virginia) during the Revolutionary War under the command of Captain John Tyler

William Uriah Perdue was born in 1735 in Henrico, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States as the fourth child of William Uriah Perdue and Mary Hatchett. ^[1] He had ten siblings, namely: John, Joseph, Francis, Jesse, Meshack, Martha, Phebe, Thomas, James, and James. He died in 1820 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States^[2]. He married Edith "Morning" Powell Hale, daughter of Francis Hale and Adara Dudley, in Chesterfield.

Notations about William Perdue, Jr.:
“WILLIAM PERDUE was born 1735 in Henrico County, VA, and died Bef. 1800 in Montgomery County, VA. He married MORNING HALE (also known as Edith Powell). During an Indian uprising around 1774 many of the settlers went to the Blackwater River settlement in what is now Franklin County, but William stayed and served in the Montgomery County Militia during the Revolutionary War under the command of Captain John Tyler. There is evidence that after the revolution, around 1785, William Perdue left Wolf Creek after a run-in with George Pearis, and built a mill on the Mill Branch of the Bluestone.”...

From Giles County History:
“William Perdue, son of William and Mary Hatchett Perdue was born about 1730 in Henrico, now Chesterfield County, Virginia. He settled in the far western section of Chesterfield County near the town of Skinquarter, on land adjacent to his father. William and his wife moved about 1761 to Amelia County. William and a group of other families, including the Belchers, Clays, and Baileys, migrated through Wood's Gap in Floyd County and on down the Little and New Rivers, settling on Wolf Creek around 1750. William Perdue built the mill on Mill Creek in what is now Narrows around 1755-1760. William sold land in Chesterfield County, Virginia 16 June 1761 to John Goode and signed the deed with his mark. It is known that his son, Daniel served in the Militia under Captain George Parrish in 1782. In 1787, Daniel and his parents moved to Franklin County, Virginia, where he married Happy Ward. Happy and Daniel had eight children. Daniel and Happy Perdue settled on a farm adjacent to his brother, Meshack Perdue.”.....

Land Sale of William Perdue in Chesterfield County, Virginia 16 June 1761: “He sold land in Chesterfield County, Virginia 16 June 1761 to John Goode and signed the deed with his mark.”…..

Children

William Uriah Perdue and Edith "Morning" Powell Hale had the following children:

1. James Perdue * was born in 1754 in Chesterfield County, VA.. He died in 1814 in Giles, VA.
2. Meshack Perdue was born 1756 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He died 30 Dec 1837 in Franklin County, Virginia. He married Eleanor “Nellie” Dillon in 1775 in Bedford, Virginia
3. Isaiah Perdue was born in 1757 in chesterfield county, va. He died in 1819 in cable county, va.. He married Mary Sarah Belcher on 29 Jun 1788 in Mont. Co, VA.
4. Jerima Jenny Perdue was born in 1757 in Chesterfield County, VA.. She died on 09 Sep 1826 in Cabell Co, VA (Age: 72). She married Peter Blankenship Jr in 1775 in Chesterfield Co, VA. She married Peter Blankenship about 1775.
5. Daniel Perdue was born in 1760 in Chesterfield County, VA.. He died on 02 Jul 1810 in Franklin County, Virginia.. He married Happy Ward on 27 Sep 1792 in franklin county , va. He married Prudence Ward on 27 Feb 1804 in franklin county , va.
6. Jesse Perdue was born in 1764 in Chesterfield County, VA.. He died on 29 Sep 1818 in Salem, Washington County, Indiana.. He married Naomi Potts on 26 Feb 1794 in Montgomery County, VA..
7. Zacheriah Perdue was born in 1765 in chesterfield county, va. He died in 1853 in giles county, va.. He married Mary Connely on 05 Jun 1792.
8. Martha Perdue was born in 1766 in chesterfield county, va. She died in giles county, va.buried near wolf creek. She married Edward Hale on 26 Sep 1786 in Montgomery County, VA..
9. Edith Perdue was born in 1767. She died in 1792. She married Shadrack Blandenship on 02 Jun 1792.
10. Phoebe Perdue was born in 1771 in chesterfield county, va. She died in May 1853 in Giles County,Virginia.. She married Joseph Hare on 07 Jun 1791 in Montgomery County, VA..
11. William Perdue was born in 1772 in chesterfield county, va. He died in 1844 in Division No, Wayne, Kentucky, United States. He married Ellender Jones on 26 Apr 1794 in Franklin, Virginia, United States. He married Hannah Thornton in 1802. He married Nancy Smith on 06 Oct 1806 in Franklin, Virginia, United States.
12. Shadrack Blankenship was born in 1766 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States. He died on 10 Aug 1810 in Giles, Virginia, United States.

William was born about 1735. He passed away before 1800.

Research Notes

Conflicting death information in a merge 2/2024:

• Died before 1800 before about age 65 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
• Died 1820 at about age 85 in Henrico County, Virginia, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Name: William Perdue; Father: William Perdue; Mother: Mary Hatchett; Birth Date: 1735; City: Henrico; State: VA; Country: USA. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5769&h=3469998&ssrc=pt&tid=10502052&pid=402106477175&usePUB=true
2. ↑ Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Name: William Perdue; Parents: William, Mary Perdue, Hatchett; Birth Place: Henrico County, VA; Birth Date: 1735; Death Date: 1820. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4725&h=4573401&ssrc=pt&tid=10502052&pid=402106477175&usePUB=true.

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