Amanda Elizabeth (Beard) Waddell (1837)

Born 28 Jul 1837 in North Carolina, United States

Wife of Thomas Waddell — married 1856 in North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Amanda (Beard) Waddell is a part of US Black heritage.

Amanda was born enslaved in 1837. Pinckney Chambers bought Amanda and 3 others from Alexander Beard for $650.00 on 25 May 1843. Although it is possible that Prissy is their mother, it was not noted on the inventory.

Prissy (Beard) Chambers b. 1821

Amanda b. 28 Jul 1837

Alfred (Beard) Chambers b. 18 Feb 1841

Lawton (Beard) Chambers b 23 Sep 1842

They were enslaved on Farmville Plantation in Iredell County, North Carolina.

Amanda (Ishans daughter) had daughter first child named Francis 22 Jul 1854

Amanda Elizabeth began a relationship with Thomas Waddell in 1856. After emancipation they made this marriage official on April 20, 1866.^[1]

Amanda had her second child a girl Jane Adline 3 Sept 1856

Amanda daughter 30 Jul 1858 named Elsa Cornelia died Jun 1859 of whooping cough

Amanda at the River plantation had daughter April 1860

Amanda (River) had a son born 4 Jun 1864

In the 1870 census Amanda (age 35), Keeping House, was in Scotch Irish, Rowan, North Carolina.^[2]

In the 1880 census Amanda (age 40), Keeping House, was the wife of Smart Waddell in Chambersburg, Iredell, North Carolina, United States.^[3]

Slave Owner

• Alexander Beard
• Joseph Chambers
• Pinckney Brown Chambers

Research Notes

On the 1870 census the children Frances and Jane match to entries in the Farmville Plantation for children born to Amanda. Sophia and Richard are not named in that record but match to the children born to Amanda at the River Plantation (daughter 1860 and son in 1864). This would make Amanda "Ishans daughter" according to the same records.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
   Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60548 #9522902 (accessed 23 February 2024)
   Amanda Elizabeth Chambers marriage to Thomas Waddell in 1856 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Scotch Irish, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1158; Page: 618B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #34476200 (accessed 23 February 2024)
   Amanda Waddell (35), Keeping House, in Scotch Irish, Rowan, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Chambersburg, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 968; Page: 140B; Enumeration District: 146
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #19591828 (accessed 23 February 2024)
   Amanda E Waddell (40), wife, Keeping House, in household of Smart Waddell (53) in Chambersburg, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.

• Chambers Family Papers https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/02828/#d1e264 Volume 2: Family record book, 50 pp. Manuscript volume, apparently written by Pinckney Brown Chambers, 1845-1865, continuing and correcting entries in Volume 1.