no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Edward Broaddus (1672 - 1751)

Edward Broaddus
Born in Walesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1713 in Gwynn's Island, Matthews County, Virginiamap
Husband of — married 1731 in Gwynn's Island, Matthews County, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 79 in Caroline, Virginiamap
Problems/Questions Profile managers: Susannah Rolfes private message [send private message], Carol Wilkerson private message [send private message], and Lyle Gravatt private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 21 Dec 2010
This page has been accessed 1,944 times.

Biography

Edward was born in 1672 in Wales. He was the son of Thomas and Ann Broaddus.

He married Dollwyddelan Gwynn in about 1713 in Gloucester County, Virginia. They were the parents of Thomas, Richard, Dorothy, and Elinor.

He was widowed between 1721 and 1730.

He married Mary Shipley between 1721 and 1730 in Matthews County, Virginia. They were the parents of William, James C., Elizabeth, John, Shipley, Dolly, Broaddus, and Robert (Robin).

His surname was probably originally Broadhurst, prior to his immigration from Wales to the Colony of Virginia in 1705. When he immigrated, he originally settled on Gwynn's Island in the Piankitank River in Matthews County, near the confluence of the Rappahanock River. He later moved to King & Queen County (now Caroline County) in 1715, and purchased a farm there, where he lived for the rest of his life.

He died in 1749 in King and Queen County, Virginia.


According to the book, "A History of the Broaddus Family," by A. Broaddus, 1888 (FHL#0896911 item 4) p. 27: "Edward Broaddus appears to have been a sober, plodding, laborious man, who, by industry and economy, accumulated sufficient property to give his children a start in the world."

In, "Merchant's Account Book, King and Queen Co., VA, 1750-51," reprinted in "Magazine of Virginia Genealogy", Feb., May and Aug. 1990: "Items charged to Edward included "fine clothing", "nails", "paper", and "girls pumps". He made payments both in cash and with tobacco.

Regarding some of his children (by his first wife):


Richard Broaddus was b. about 1714 in Mathews County, Virginia. He married Bridgett Vaughan (daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth Vaughan) about 1736 in King and Queen County, Virginia, who was b. about 1717 in King and Queen County, Virginia, and d. about 1792 in Virginia. Richard died about 1794 in Madison County, Virginia.

Thomas Broaddus was b. about 1717 in Mathews County, Virginia. He married Ann Redd (daughter of Thomas Redd, Jr. and Elizabeth Barbee) about 1748 in Virginia, who was born about 1730 in King and Queen County, Virginia, d. 1826 in King and Queen County, Virginia. Thomas died in May, 1787 in Caroline County, Virginia.

Dorothy "Dolly" Broaddus was b. about 1720 in Mathews County, Virginia. She married Thomas Gaines (son of Richard Gaines and Catherine Madison Rawlings) in about 1750 in Caroline County, Virginia. He was b. about 1725 in Virginia, d. about 1795 in Halifax County, Virginia. Dorothy died about 1800 in Halifax County, Virginia.

Elinor married Joseph Edwards.

Regarding some of his children with his second wife:

John Broaddus was b. about 1722 in King and Queen County, Virginia. He married Frances Pryor (daughter of Christopher Pryor and Catherine Clayton) in 1752 in King and Queen County, Virginia. She was b. about 1730 in Caroline County, Virginia, d. about 1807 in Caroline County, Virginia. John died 1799 in Caroline County, Virginia.

William Broaddus was b. about 1724 in King and Queen County, Virginia. He married Catherine Gaines (daughter of James Gaines and Mary Pendleton) in about 1755 in Virginia. She was b. about 1736, d. before 1781 in Culpeper Co., Virginia. William died about 1766 in Caroline County, Virginia.

James Broaddus was b. about 1726 in King and Queen County, Virginia. He married Sarah Gaines (daughter of James Gaines and Mary Pendleton) in about 1765 in Virginia. She was b. about 1745 in Virginia, d. after 1803. James died after 1812 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

Shipley Broaddus was b. about 1728 in King and Queen County, Virginia. He married Mitchel Connally in Virginia, ( d. about 1818 in North Carolina). Shipley died about 1809 in Brunswick County, Virginia.

Robert "Robin" Broaddus was b. about 1730 in King and Queen County, Virginia. He married Sarah Harwood in about 1765 in Virginia. She was b. about 1740, d. in Gloucester County, Virginia. Robert died in Gloucester County, Virginia.

Elizabeth Broaddus was b. about 1740 in King and Queen County, Virginia. She married Richard Edward Gaines (son of James Gaines and Mary Pendleton) in Virginia. He was b. about 1740, d. 1807.

Sources


  • Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.


  • "A History of the Broaddus Family," by A. Broaddus, 1888 (FHL#0896911 item 4) p. 27.
  • "Merchant's Account Book, King and Queen Co., VA, 1750-51," reprinted in "Magazine of Virginia Genealogy", Feb., May and Aug. 1990.

(The following should not be considered reliable sources, however they do provide some information.)





Is Edward your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message private message private message a profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments: 3

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Susannah Rolfes
Broaddus-3 and Broaddus-146 appear to represent the same person because: These two individuals represent the same person, please merge.
posted by Susannah Rolfes
Gravatt-22 Lyle Gravatt
Broaddus-3 and Broaddus-23 appear to represent the same person because: Check out Broaddus-23 - I believe Dollwyddolar was the first wife, Mary Shipley being the second.

https://archive.org/stream/historyofbroaddu00broa/historyofbroaddu00broa_djvu.txt

posted by Lyle Gravatt
Gravatt-22 Lyle Gravatt
"... Edward Broaddus, who emigrated from Wales and settled on Gwynn's Island ... in the Piankitank River, in Matthews county, Va. ... From there he came in 1715, to the lower part of Caroline, then King and Queen county, Va., and purchased a farm on which he on which he resided till his death, at about the age of seventy. ... The maiden name of his first wife is not known, nor is it known whether she came with him from Wales, or whether he married her after reaching the United States. His second wife was Mary Shipley, whom he married before coming to Caroline. By his first marriage [he] had two sons, Thomas and Richard, and two or three daughters, the name of only one of whom, Dolly, is remembered. By his second marriage he had five sons, John, William, James, Shipley and Robin, and one daughter, Elizabeth."

https://archive.org/stream/historyofbroaddu00broa/historyofbroaddu00broa_djvu.txt

posted by Lyle Gravatt

Featured National Park champion connections: Edward is 11 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 14 degrees from George Catlin, 13 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 18 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 14 degrees from George Grinnell, 23 degrees from Anton Kröller, 16 degrees from Stephen Mather, 22 degrees from Kara McKean, 14 degrees from John Muir, 14 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 21 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

B  >  Broaddus  >  Edward Broaddus