William Anderson Waldrop (1805 - 1851)

Born 6 Mar 1805 in Newberry, SC [uncertain]

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Died 4 Jan 1851 at age 45 in Cross Hill, Laurens County, S.C. [uncertain]

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Biography

Newberry Co., SC Equity Court records for 1826, no box or package, but followed Box 11 Package 2 and was filed 16 May 1826 - Alexander Chalmers vs. William Chalmers. Bill for partition - mentions that Margaret Hopper married William Waldrop and then moved to Dekalk Co., GA by 1829. This is probably the William Waldrop that she married.

HLW claims he was born 23 Mar 1807.

HLW - Died at residence of Pulmonary Consumption, age 44, Ref. Upper SC. Newspaper. Another record indicates he died on 17 Jan 1851, same paper, p. 12, by Holcomb. William A. Waldrop's birthdate taken from Bible of Solomon Tilman Fuller who married Phebe Anderson Waldrop after Elisha died. He conveyed to Samuel Waldrop of Laurens Co., SC. 310 acres located on Mudlick Creek in Newberry Co., 31 Oct 1766. Deed book "D" 2-83 Newberry Co., SC. William A. mentioned in Will of Elisha Waldrop. Solomon Tilman Fuller presented a bill for boarding William A. Waldrop for 9 months against the estate settled in 1826.

Old Ninety Six District Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society Dated: April 1992 In the possession of Betty Wise Coleman Bible of William and Mary Waldrop Marriages: William and Mary Waldrop married 23 Dec 1834 Samuel Leman and Susan L. Waldrop married 31 May 1865 John C. Roberts and M. Elizabeth Waldrop married 18 Dec 1860 William D. Nance and Emma E. Waldrop married 24 Dec 1860 J. Hiley Bryson and M.E. Roberts married 23 Dec 18 [torn] E.F. Waldrop and J.L. Perrin married 16 Apr 1873 Births: William Anderson Waldrop born 23 Mar 1807 Mary Waldrop born 23 May 1816 Robert Hayn Waldrop born [torn] Nov 1835 Martha Anderson Waldrop born 28 Nov 1837 Suzan Laveiner Waldrop born 4 Aug 1839 Deaths: William Anderson Waldrop died 4 Jan 1851 Robert Hayn Waldrop died 11 Apr 1887 William Ephram Waldrop fell on the Battlefield of Boomsboro died of consumption Maryland 14 Sep 1862 aged 21 years 1 month 11 days Martha Anderson Waldrop died of consumption 8 Oct 1862 aged 24 years 11 months 10 days Mary Waldrop died 29 Jun 1884 10 O'clock age 64 years 1 month 6 days.

William was born in 1805. William was the child of Elisha Waldrop and Phebe Anderson. William passed away in 1851.^[1]

1. 1850 William Anderson Waldrop household, U. S. Census, Laurens Co., SC, population schedule., Page 213, Enumerated 8 Aug 1850, Dwelling 168, Family 168. "William A. Waldrop, 45, farmer, value of property $1800, born ?; (wife) Mary, 38; (son) Hayne, 14; (dau) Martha, 12; (dau) Susan, 10; (son) Ephriam, 8; (dau) Elizabeth, 6; (son) Franklin, 3; (dau) Emma, 9/12; (?) Joseph Vance, 45, Miller. No birthplace given. Assume SC.".

Laurens Co., SC Estate Box 129, Pack 11. Also, Estate Box 128 Pack 13 and 15.

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

• 1840 Federal Census shows Williiam Waldrop living in Laurens, South Carolina.
• 1850 federal Census shows William Waldrop living in Laurens, South Carolina
• Find-A-Grave Index, 1600's-Current shows 1851 death, Cross Hill, South Carolina
• 1. 1850 William Anderson Waldrop household, U. S. Census, Laurens Co., SC, population schedule., Page 213, Enumerated 8 Aug 1850, Dwelling 168, Family 168. "William A. Waldrop, 45, farmer, value of property $1800, born ?; (wife) Mary, 38; (son) Hayne, 14; (dau) Martha, 12; (dau) Susan, 10; (son) Ephriam, 8; (dau) Elizabeth, 6; (son) Franklin, 3; (dau) Emma, 9/12; (?) Joseph Vance, 45, Miller. No birthplace given. Assume SC.".