William Ladd (abt. 1679 - 1751)

Born about Jun 1679 in Virginia

Husband of Huldah (Binford) Ladd — married 7 Apr 1700 in Charles City County, VA

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1751 at about age 72 in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia

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Biography

William was a Friend (Quaker)

William Ladd was born in Virginia around June 1679 to his parents John Ladd and Mary UNKNOWN.^[1]

On 09 Mar 1700 he contributed 150 pounds of tobacco toward building a Quaker meeting house.

Att a meeting held at William Porter's Jun. the 9th day of the 4th mo. 1700 William Lead and Huldah Binford did at this meeting propose their intentions of marriage the second time being once before public at Merchant Hope monthly meeting----- according to the order of Friends and have consent of this Meeting to take each other when they and their friends see it convenient.^[2]

He married Huldah Binford on June 18, 1701 in Lower Norfolk County Virginia. Their only children were:^[3]

1. John m=21 Nov 1724 Mary Crew
2. James b=22 Oct 1703 m=28 Dec 1726 Judith Ellyson
3. William m=Feb 1731 Ursula Ellyson
4. Huldah b=17 Feb 1712 d=1784 m=Peter Preble res=VA,Prince-George-Co.

In 1705 William LADD was included on the Quit Rent Roll for Henrio County, Virginia.

In 1721 he was chosen "overseer" of the Weyanoke Meeting House in Charles City County, Virginia where he served for 25 years as a Quaker "minister".

On 16 Jun 1714 William I acquired 500 acres of land iin Henrico County, Virginia on the north side of the James River for 50 shillings (2 pounds, 10 shillings).

On 05 Nov 1715 he sold 125 acrea of land in VA,Henrico-Co to Thomas MURRELL, Sr. for 2000 pounds of tobacco.

In Aug 1717 he sold a further 200 acres of land to Thomas MURRELL, Jr. for 2000 pounds of tobacco.

Quakers refused to pay taxes which supported "hireling priests" and were subjected to property seizures ...

- On 03 Dec 1726 William suffered the seizure of a male slave & 300 pounds of tobacco.

- On 02 Aug 1726 his son John suffered the seizure of his feather bed & household goods.

On 01 Nov 1731 he sold the last of his VA,Henrico-Co property which was 40 acres known as "The Great Slash Divident".

He died on 27 Nov 1751 at his plantation at Weyanoke in Charles City County, Virginia. ^[4]

Notes

In the Quaker calendar the first month is March (not January).

William Ladd was often referred to as Wm. Lead, a particular naming convention of this branch of the Ladd Family.

The following is an extract from the Diary of John Fothergill, a minister of the Society of Friends in England (Quakers), who visited America and William LADD ...

"In 1721, the 23 of the 6 month (meaning 23 Aug 1721), we had a meeting at widow Butler's house, to which came several soberly behaved people. We came back from thence to Robert Honicut's, and had a meeting near his house. The nest day we crossed James River to William LADD's, where a small meeting is usually kept. The 27th we had a pretty large meeting at Carles, and lodged at Thomas Pleasants; on the 28th, with some friends, we rode up the woods to a place called Dover, (Dover Mines, Goochland County, VA) where a few friends live, we lodged that night with one John Parsons; on the Ist 7 month we had a meeting at a French settlement called Manikintown, lodged with Daniel Groom; on the 2nd we went to the monthly meeting at Edward Mosby's - lodged that night with John Johnson, at the swamp. The 4th we went to Black Creek - lodged with Gerard Ellyson, and had another meeting; 5th had another meeting on the Pamunkey River; came back to Gerard Ellyson's, and had another meeting the 6th at Black Creek; 7th went to a meeting at William Ladd's again lodged at John Crew's; and went again to a meeting at Carles - lodged at T. Pleasant's'."-->

Sources

1. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Source number: 12.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DB1.
2. ↑ https://www.dave-woody.com/oldva/HenricoCoMtgTranscriptions1699-1782.htm
3. ↑ "The LADD Family" p319 by Warren LADD.
4. ↑ U.S. Quaker Meeting Records 1681-1935 type=pre-separation for William LADD res=PA,Philadelphia Monthly Meeting d=27 Nov 1751 (death date on image=27 Ninth 1751).

Acknowledgements

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