Simon Hadley (1737 - 1803)

Born 5 Mar 1737 in Mill Creek Hundred, Newcastle County, Delaware

Ancestors

Husband of Bridget (Foote) Hadley — married 18 Mar 1756 in Holy Trinity, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1803 at age 66 in Yadkinville, North Carolina

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Biography

Simon Hadley is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-172164
Rank: PS

Simon Hadley was born in 1737. According to Hinshaw's transcription of the Quaker Meeting minutes from Deep River, his birthdate was 3-5-1736.^[1] However, in the Deep Creek minutes, his birth was recorded at 3-5-1737.^[2] Simon married Bridget Foote on 8 March 1756 in Delaware.^[3] Simon and his wife, Bridget, were founding members of the Deep Creek Society of Friends Meeting in Surry (now Yadkin) County, North Carolina. Simon was appointed the recorder of births and deaths in their first sitting on April 6, 1793. Since he then presumably recorded the birth data for himself and his wife, we'll presume them to be accurate! According to Hinshaw's transcription, the Deep Creek minutes read:

Simon Hadley, Sr. b. 3-5-1737, Newcastle Co., Mill Creek Hundred Tn.

Simon signed an oath of fidelity to the newly formed United States of America in 1779 and is listed as a Patriot by the Daughters of the American Revolution. As a Quaker, it is unlikely that he would have served actively in the war.

He and Bridget had at least seven children:

Thomas, b 25 Dec 1756, m Eunice Jones

Ann, b 24 Mar 1759, m Thomas Lackey

Patience, b 2 Oct 1761, m Francis Baker

Margaret, b 15 Apr 1764, m John Martin

Simon, Jr., b 2 Oct 1766, m Mary Spencer

Ruth, b 5-11-1770^[4], married Joseph Marshall^[5]

Rachel, b 15 May 1773

The 1790 US Census of Surry County^[6], North Carolina, lists the following Hadleys:

Simon, Jr: 1 male over 16, 0 males under 16, 4 females

Thomas: 1 male over 16, 0 males under 16, 6 females

Simon: 1 male over 16, 3 males under 16, 4 females

The 1800 US Census of Surry County^[7], North Carolina, lists the following Hadleys:

Thomas: 0 males < 10, 2 males 10-14, 0 males 16-24 , 1 males 25-44 , 0 males 44+; 3 females < 10, 3 females 10-14, 1 females 16-24 , 1 females 25-44 , 1 females 44+

Simon: 0 males < 10, 1 males 10-14, 0 males 16-24 , 0 males 25-44 , 1 males 44+; 0 females < 10, 1 females 10-14, 1 females 16-24 , 0 females 25-44 , 1 females 44+

Simon, Jr: 0 males < 10, 0 males 10-14, 0 males 16-24 , 1 males 25-44 , 0 males 44+; 6 females < 10, 2 females 10-14, 0 females 16-24 , 1 females 25-44 , 0 females 44+

Simon's death on 24 July 1803 is also recorded in the minutes of the Deep Creek Friends Meeting and he was most likely buried there in the Meeting House Cemetery.

There is a well written biography posted online here.

Research Notes

Records for Hadley family from Hinshaw's Encyclopedia, Volume 1:

Cane Creek, p. 391 (410)

1763, 3, 5. Simon roc.

1779, 11, 6. Simon gct Deep River MM, N. C.

1779, 12, 4. Thomas, s Simon dis mou.

Deep River, p. 812 (831 in electronic version)

1779, 10, 4. Simon rocf Cane Creek MM, dated 1779, 10, 2.

1779, 10, 4. Patience rocf Cane Creek MM, dated 1779, 10, 2.

1779, 10, 4. Bridget (Hadley) recrq.

1781, 2, 5. Patience Baker (form. Hadley) dis mou.

1783, 10, 6. Ruth, dt Simon, recrq. of parents.

1789, 8, 3. Eunice recrq.

1791, 4, 4. Ruth Marshall (form. Hadley), of Deep Creek, dis mou. (too near kin)

Deep River, p. 781 (800 in electronic version)

Simon Hadley, b. 3-5-1736

Bridget Hadley, b. 4-17-1732

Dt: Ruth b. 5-11-1770

Deep Creek, p. 986 (1005)

1815, 7, 1. Simon recrq.

1815, 9, 2. Mary recrq.

Deep Creek, p. 975 (994)

Simon Hadley, Sr. b 3-5-1737, Newcastle Co., Mill Creek Hundred Tn.; d 7-24-1803.

Bridget Hadley, w., b. 4-17-1832, same place; d. 12-15-1807.

Simon Hadley, Jr. d. 10-8-1831.

Deep Creek, p. 977 (996)

Ruth Keys, 2nd w. Joseph, dt. Simon & Bridget Hadley, born 5-11-1770; d. 5-18-1852, aged 62 yrs. 7 das. [See Ruth Marshall, w. Joseph]

Sources

1. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 1. (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edward Brothers, 1936). p. 781.
2. ↑ Hinshaw, p. 975.
3. ↑ "Delaware Marriages, 1713-1919," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7R9-56T : 11 February 2018), Simon Hadley and Briget Foot, 08 Mar 1756; citing Holy Trinity Or Old Swedes Church,Wilmington,New Castle,Delaware; FHL microfilm 0908217 IT 1.
4. ↑ Hinshaw, p. 781.
5. ↑ Hinshaw, pp. 812, 975.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-CCX : accessed 22 June 2018), Simon Hadley, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 518, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-42J : accessed 22 June 2018), Thomas Hadley, Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 663, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.

• Will of Simon Hadley. Yeoman. Mill Crk. Hd. Nov. 3, 1755. Feb. 17, 1756. Misc.I.218. Wife, Phebe Hadley; grandson, Simon Hadley, son of my son, Joshua Hadley (from an abstract in A calendar of Delaware wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800, posted here).
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 10 February 2020), "Record of Simon Hadley", Ancestor # A202027.
• "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:SQWF-D4D7-9?cc=1867501&wc=32L2-K6X%3A170003101%2C170786401 : 21 May 2014), Surry > Wills, 1792-1827, Vol. 03 > image 83 of 203; county courthouses, North Carolina.

See Also:

• http://www.carolshouse.com/familyhistory/hadley/
• https://liveasfreepeople.com/2015/09/08/simon-hadley-and-bridget-foote/

Acknowledgements

• The WikiTree profile Hadley-830 was created by Janice Hardin on May 16, 2012, with sources: LDS FHL Ancestal File # 2H6D-FL familysearch.org), AWTP: "Butler Baker Kellogg and Wise" James Butler butler@ dfn.com
• The WikiTree profile Hadley-1125 was created through the import of complete.ged on Oct 7, 2012 by Billie Walsh.
• The WikiTree profile Hadley-1448 was created by Rachel Wilson through the import of 051713.GED on May 17, 2013. It included id numbers with data as well as the following "unattached" ones: record ID Number MH:I2973 and user ID A8BD29D9-2A6D-4E34-8734-A6BA4CE37D09.