Samuel Drody (abt. 1752 - 1824)

Died 1 May 1824 at about age 72 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

THE SAMUEL DRODY FAMILY OF MASSACHUSETTS

In order to know our own Drody history it has been necessary to research any Drody I come across to try to ascertain if they belong on our family tree on the direct lineage.

I have learned all I could about this Samuel Drody, but I still do not know how he may fit into our family. I know he should somehow, but don’t know how.

Samuel Drody served as a Revolutionary soldier enlising in Roxbury, Massachusets in a Train of Artillery commanded by Col. Knox. He was in the Battle of Plymouth, the Battle of New York where he was wounded – loosing eyesight in one eye.. He served in Pvt. Col. John Bailey’s Massachusetts line; Capt Earle Clapp’s Co. “P” and aboard Ship “Adventurer” of Boston, 1782.

He was Scotch-Irish, born in 1752/ died May 1, 1824 – a life line very much like our known ancestor William Drody who born 1754; died in Missouri. in June of 1824. Could his Dad and William’s Dad have been brothers? did they come in at the Boston Port of Immigration and one stayed there and one proceeded on to Virginia? Some of the names used by parents for their off spring in Massachusetts are like those used by parents of the off spring of our lineage: “Preston C.”, “Charles”, “James”, “William”

The “New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 19, 1865 listed a first wife for Samuel as Sarah Baxter born March 8, 1759, married August 28, 1777 by Rev. Timothy Alden. (from marriage lisc.)

about three weeks after he returned from the Army per test. of Sarah;.

Samuel Drody died May 1, 1824 as testified by Sarah

(Annals of Sandwich, page 145 listed two wives, Sarah and Sally, but I think Sally was his daughter, as Sarah made affadavit for pension and got it)

Their children were Samuel, William, Charles, Sarah, Thnomas, Allen G., James, Sylvia:

1. Samuel, Jr. was born May 16, 1782 married Mary Nye November 22, 1803

born in Sandwich, Mass.

Mary died Nov. 29, 1845 of

consumption,

2. William born March 5, 1784, died October 6, 1814, accidental drowning

b. Barnstable, Yarmouth, Mass. mother Sarah

3. Charles, born April 18, 1787 married Betsy Nye, daughter of William

issue: Charles, born March 31, 1818; died September 25, 1847

of consumption, at age 29, married, carpenter

Deborah, born March 20, 1821

James C. born May 28, 1823; Sarah M., born March 21, 1828

James Christie., born October 21, 1825; md. Elizabeth Bourne

James died Jan. 16, 1894 md Oct. 9, 1848

d. of Pneumonia in New Bedford

Elizabeth’s father Josiah born Wareham

James’ issue: Agnes Maria born 1854, Wareham, Plymouth, Mass

James Nye Bourne Drody, born 1851 Warham; married

Ida A. Price, dau. of Thomas Price & Harriet Leonard

Ida born N. Bedford; buried Wareham. Ida died of

marrary cancer, exhaustion at age 43 in 1929

James N.B. Drody died May 28, 1930, widowed

of cerebral hemorrhage found by dau. Miss Agnes

Drody of Wareham. He was dead in chair; he had been a picture frame dealer

Preston Clarence Drody, born 1825, Plymouth; other dau. Fanny P. Drody

died of Colitis June 19, 1885

Preston married Estell C. David md. Middleborom, Mass.

Estell’s father William C. David. She died at age

77, August 14, 1929 of progressive spinal paralysis

4. Sarah, born August 8, 1789

5. Thomas born January 25, 1792

6. Allen G. born June 6, 1794, md. 1819, Priscilla Clark

issue Allen G. II md 1861 to Rebecca Clark, b. 1826 of Boston, dau. of

Robert & Rebecca. Rebecca Drody, widowed, died in Lynn 1887,

age 61 of heart disease

Allen II died Barnstable, 1891-20

7. James

8. Sylvia, born January 11, 1802

9. Salley, born August 8, 1779, Barnstable

From THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, Vol. 19, 1917:

Barnstable, Mass. Vital Records, page 80

“Allen G. Drody to Priscilla Clark, both of Barnstable” marriage record

“History of Barnstable County, Mass” edited by Simeon L. Deyo, 1890

Historic old business corner” Building erected in 1820......was occupied as a blacksmith shop by Allen Draudy” page 409

Samuel and then Sarah as his widow applied for his Revolutionary War pension. Sarah applied November 1838 at nearly 79 years of age.

When Samuel applied in 1820 his property was listed as follows:

one half of a house, one story high, and three acres of land and one half of a cow, ...(?) six old chairs, two tables, two iron pots and my family consists of my wife, aged sity-two years and a widowed daughter Sally Hallet, aged twenty eight years in health, but myself and wife both weak and infirm. I have no income, but am in debt twenty five dollars and that I have no trade or occupation, but a laborer. I was wounded in New York and lost the sight of one eye. signed Samuel Drody”

Sources

• “History of Barnstable County, Mass” edited by Simeon L. Deyo, 1890

From THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, Vol. 19, 1917:

Barnstable, Mass. Vital Records, page 80

New England Historical &Genealogical Register, Vol 19, 1865

Librarian Esme Willis, The Sturgis Library Barnstable, Mass. 02630