William Gaddy (1750 - 1829)

Born 8 Jan 1750 in Bedford, Virginia

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Died Apr 1829 at age 79 in Hart County, Kentucky

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Biography

Born: William Gaddy was born in 1750. He was the son of Sherwood Gaddy and Mary Bright.

Virginia Land Grants and Deeds: On September 1, 1772, William Gaddy received a Land Grant for one hundred acres along Hurricane Creek in Bedford County, Virginia.^[1] By Land Grant dated March 1, 1773, William Gaddy received one hundred acres of land along Ivy Creek in Bedford County, Virginia.^[2] By instrument dated May 24, 1773, Sherwood Gaddy conveyed to his son William Gaddy, in consideration of his love and affection, one hundred acres described by a metes and bounds description along the Bear Branch of Ivy Creek in Bedford County, Virginia. The Deed included a release of Mary Gaddy’s right of dower.^[3]

Certificates for Impressed Supplies: William Gaddy received three certificates from Virginia for supplies impressed from him in support of the Revolutionary War.^[4]

Bedford County Tax Rolls: William appears on the 1782, 1783 and 1792 Bedford County, Virginia tax rolls.^[5][6][7]

Kentucky Land Grants: On January 5, 1816, William Gaddie received a Land Grant of 200 acres along the Green River in Barren County (predecessor to Hart County), Kentucky. ^[8] A second Land Grant issued to him on June 24, 1816 for an additional 150 acres in the same area.^[9]

1819 Hart County, Kentucky Tax List: William Gaddie appears on the first tax list for Hart County, Kentucky (1819) as the owner of 830 acres near Bacon Creek.^[10] Jesse and Silas Gaddie appear on the same1819 tax list in Bacon Creek.

1820 US Census: William appears on the 1820 Census living in Munfordville, Hart, Kentucky, United States (2 white males over 45, 1 white male 16-25, 1 white male under 10, one white female over 45, 1 male slave under 14 and 1 female slave under 14).^[11]

Death: William passed away in 1829.

Children include:

1. Silas Gaddie, b. April 12, 1782, d. December 18, 1854.^[12]
2. Frances (Gaddy) Terry.
3. Jesse Gaddie, b. 1794, d. March 2, 1860.

Research Note

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Sources

1. ↑ Image of 9 1 1772 Land Grant available at the Library of Virginia here
2. ↑ Image of 3 1 1773 Land Grant available at Library of Virginia here
3. ↑ Bedford County, Virginia Deed Bk. 5, pgs. 61-62 Available on Ancestry here
4. ↑ Available from the Library of Virginia here
5. ↑ 1789 Virginia tax payers available here
6. ↑ 1783 Virginia tax payers available here
7. ↑ 1792 Virginia tax payers available here
8. ↑ Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 Available on Ancestry here
9. ↑ Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924 Available on Ancestry here
10. ↑ Scott, H.M., Hart County, Register of Kentucky State Historical Society Vol. 27, No. 80 (May, 1929), pp. 473-493 (21 pages) Available here
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG7-CVL), Wm Gaddy, Munfordville, Hart, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 159, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 17; FHL microfilm 186,177.
12. ↑ "Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYY-6J1 : 10 March 2020), Wm. Gaddie in entry for Silas Gaddie, 1854.