Zachariah Uriah Perdue (abt. 1765 - abt. 1863)

Born about 1765 in Lunenberg County, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Conley) Perdue — married 5 Jun 1792 in Montgomery County, British North America

Descendants

Died about 2 Feb 1863 at about age 98 in East River, Mercer, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Native Virginian

Private Uriah Perdue served in the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 43 Regt.
Service ended:

Zachariah Uriah Perdue was born about 1765 in Virginia. He is the only known member of this family to use the name Uriah. He spent much of his life on the Virginia frontier, generally in the vicinity of the New River. Uriah lived to a ripe old age with several of his sons living on adjacent land.

Zachariah married Mary Connelly on 5 June 1792 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.^[1][2]

In the 1810 census, Zacharias was enumerated as head of household in Giles County, Virginia, United States.^[3]

Zachariah served in the military in the War of 1812; he held the rank of Private in the 43rd Regiment of the Virginia Militia.^[4][5]

In the 1820 census, Zachariah was enumerated as head of household at the Giles Court House, Giles, Virginia, United States.^[6]

In the 1850 census, Uriah (age 84), was enumerated in Giles County, Virginia, United States. His youngest son, Fergus, lived with his family next door. Uriah owned real estate valued at $350.^[7]

In the 1860 census, Uriah (age 100), was enumerated in the household of his son, Samuel, in Giles, Virginia, United States. He owned real estate valued at $500 and had a personal estate valued at $50. His son, Samuel, a farm laborer, owned no real estate and had a personal estate valued at $25. It is possible the family was living on Zachariah's land.^[8]

Marriage

Husband @I220@. Wife Edith Powell. Child: @I167@. Child: @I230@. Child: @I236@. Child: Jessee Perdue. Child: @I238@. Child: @I240@. Child: @I242@. Child: Zachariah Urias Perdue. Child: Isiah Perdue. Child: Webb A Perdue. Marriage 1749 Chesterfield County, British America. ^[9]

Indeed this seems to be the will of Uriah Perdue^[10]:

Giles Co., VA Will Book 4 pg 284 Written 29 Sept 1862 Returned Feb Court 1863 Know all men by these presents that I URIAH PERDEW of the County of Giles and state of Virginia do hereby make and constitute this my last Will and Testament, 1st I desire and give to my sons CONLY and JOHN PERDEW all my lands lying in the County of Giles on the North side of East River Mountain one hundred acres more or less, 2nd in the event my son JOHN PERDUE shall die without ligitimate offspring, then JOHN'S interest in said lands shall descend to CONLEY PERDEW the lands I herein devise and give to them by this my last Will and Testament shall descend to their children to have and to keep or dispose of at their option, 4th I bequeath to my son JOHN PERDEW all my personal property which I may be possessed of at my decease, 5th one of the obligations of this my last Will and Testament is that my sons CONLY and JOHN PERDEW shall support me during my lifetime and after my decease pay all my funeral expenses at their cost. 6th I appoint my friend Elisha G. Duncan my executor of this my last Will and Testament. Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of September 1862. URIAH (hisXmark) PERDEW Witness Elisha G. Burton Joseph Hare

Burial

Giles Cemetery, VA.

Research Notes

Potential will of Zachariah Uriah Perdue found in unindexed will book on FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9P6-SHWH This will only names sons John and Conley.

Regarding another Zachariah Perdue:
He is easily and often confused with his nephew Zachariah Perdue (1780-1880), son of Meshack Perdue (1756-1837), his brother. Please be careful when assigning children or sources! An important difference is that Zechariah Uriah was located in Montgomery and Giles Counties, Virginia, as opposed his nephew Zachariah who was in Franklin County, Tazewell County, and ultimately mostly in Mercer County, (West) Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
   citing Marriage, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
   FamilySearch Record: 68BQ-P77W (accessed 16 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91C-T942-G Image number 00353
   Zachariah Perdue marriage to Mary Connelly on 5 Jun 1792 in Virginia, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
   citing FHL microfilm: 32633; Record number: 388;
   FamilySearch Record: XR8J-GJB (accessed 16 March 2023)
   Zachariah Perdue marriage to Mary Connelly on 5 Jun 1792 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States.
3. ↑ 1810 Census: "United States Census, 1810"
   citing Page: 392; Affiliate Publication Number: M252;
   FamilySearch Record: XH2R-7T4 (accessed 16 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYY-8L5
   Zacharias Perdue in Giles, Virginia, United States.
4. ↑ Military: "United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815"
   citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 162; FHL microfilm 882,680.
   FamilySearch Record: Q29K-2PX8 (accessed 16 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-95ZN-F9T Image number 01973
   Name: Zacheriah Perdue; Military Service Date: 1812-1815; Military Service Place: United States.
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815"
   War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1133 #99741 (accessed 20 March 2023)
   Soldier: Zachariah Perdue; Military Service Location: Virginia; Pension Number - #1: SO 3231 (Rejected); Roll number: 74; Archive Publication Number: M313.
6. ↑ 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M33;
   FamilySearch Record: XHLC-7SB (accessed 16 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYY-2NZ
   Zachariah Perdue at Giles Court House, Giles, Virginia, United States.
7. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: M8DS-4MJ (accessed 16 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67L3-7FR Image number 00415
   Uriah Perdue (84) in Giles, Virginia, United States.
8. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 97; Affiliate Publication Number: M653;
   FamilySearch Record: M41W-GMM (accessed 16 March 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSF-SMF4
   Uriah Perdue (100) in Giles, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
9. ↑ Source: #S36 Page Per Bobby Perdue - Mar 2016
10. ↑ https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/perdue/1315/

• "A Brief of Willis and Marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, Virginia, 1733 - 1831"
  Compiled by Annie Lowry Worrell. c. 1976
  Perdue, Zachriah and Mary Connely. Peter Blankenship, Surety. June 5, 1792.
• "Marriages in the New River Valley Virginia. Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski, and Giles Counties"
  Compiled and edited by Therese A.Fisher
  Heritage Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55613-437-1
  p. 182. Perdue, Zachariah & Connely, Mary; 5 Jun 1792 (MB)
• United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-4MJ : 12 April 2016), Uriah Perdue, Giles county, Giles, Virginia, United States; citing family 527, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).