James Badgett (bef. 1755 - 1835)

Born before 1755 in Granville, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Nanny (Freeman) Badgett — married about 1775 in Surry Co. NC

Descendants

Died Apr 1835 after age 80 in Surry, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

James Badgett served with Civil Service, North Carolina during the American Revolution.

James Badgett was the son of Roger Badgett and Elizabeth Russil. He was born before 1755 in Granville County, North Carolina.

Marriages per DAR Record

• NANNY FREEMAN
• FANNY WILLIAMS

According to Surry County North Carolina Court Minutes, James Badgett served as a juror in the February and August terms for his local county court. This service qualifies him as a patriot in the American Revolutionary War. It is also notable that Hillsborough Militia lists do not survive. It is likely that James Badgett served in his local militia for the Hillsborough District.

DNA Learnings

Descendants of Rebecca Badgett Horn's only daughter, Nancy Horn Hanby, genetically match with 16 cm and greater segments with the other children of James and Nanny Freeman Badgett. It has been determined through DNA triangulation (with 42 other currently living descendants of Nanny Freeman and James Badgett) that Nancy Horn Hanby Gorman was the biological granddaughter of James and Nanny (Freeman) Badgett.

Here is a screenshot from ancestryDNA:

DNA Matches with 42 other Descendants of Nanny Freeman Badgett

There are the beginnings of an autosomal DNA study on the descendants of James and Nanny Freeman Badgett. If you are interested in joining, please submit a GEDmatch file for comparison. Thank you.

Sources

• DAR Patriot Index https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A001482
• Absher, Surry County North Carolina Court Minutes, 1768- 1789, pp 40, 45.
• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-HP8 : accessed 24 October 2017), James Badgett, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 512, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
• "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GGZL-B4G?cc=1909088&wc=M6Q7-BZS%3A179635401%2C180041801 : 22 May 2014), Knox > Settlements, 1830-1835, Vol. 05 > image 197 of 215; county courthouses, Tennessee.
• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ4W-D9S : 26 September 2017), James Badgett and Fanny Williams, 05 Oct 1822; citing Knox, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,205,066.