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Edward Broaddus (Broadhurst)

Male circa 1685 - circa 1755  (~ 70 years)


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  1. 1.  Edward Broaddus (Broadhurst) was born circa 1685, Wales; died circa 1755, Caroline county, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Gwynn's Island, Gloucester county, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1715, King and Queen county, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    The name Broaddus is said to be a contraction of Broadhurst. The name in America is written by some with one "d" but by most with two.
    Edward Broaddus emigrated from Wales in the early part of the eighteenth century and settled on Gwynn's Island, in the Pianki-Tank River, near its junction with the Rappahannock. In 1715 he moved to Caroline County (then King and Queen), where he resided till his death. He was twice married.

    Edward married Mary Shipley (Shipp) 1725, Matthews county, Virginia, USA. Mary died Y. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point was born circa 1729, Caroline county, Virginia, USA; died circa 1790, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA.
    2. 3. John Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1727, King and Queen county, Virginia, USA; died 1798, Caroline county, Virginia, USA.
    3. 4. Elizabeth Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.
    4. 5. James Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.
    5. 6. Shipley Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.
    6. 7. Robert Loury Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.

    Edward married 1725, Matthews county, Virginia, USA. Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point was born circa 1729, Caroline county, Virginia, USA; died circa 1790, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA.
    2. 3. John Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1727, King and Queen county, Virginia, USA; died 1798, Caroline county, Virginia, USA.
    3. 4. Elizabeth Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.
    4. 5. James Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.
    5. 6. Shipley Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.
    6. 7. Robert Loury Broaddus  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Broaddus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born circa 1729, Caroline county, Virginia, USA; died circa 1790, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    William Broaddus; married Miss Gaines, and was the first of the name, so far as known, to settle in Culpeper County, Va. The 3 sons of William, William, Thomas and James, after their fathers death began spelling their name as Broadus. There is a tradition that they were led to do this by their somewhat eccentric maternal uncle, who was fond of objecting to the use of unnecessary letters in words. Thomas Broadus, who died in 1811, expressed a wish that his sons should return to the spelling the name Broaddus. William F., and Andrew did so, but Edmund did not.

    William married Catherine Gaines. Catherine (daughter of James Gaines and Mary Pendleton) was born circa 1735, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA; died , Culpeper county, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  John Broaddus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born 1727, King and Queen county, Virginia, USA; died 1798, Caroline county, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    Teacher, farmer and commissary to the American Army during the  Revolution. In the war, he gave  patriotic service and while recognized by the DAR, he was d enied a  pension at that time. His wife, Frances Pryor, is rumored to be of American Indian descent.
    John Broaddus, the oldest son of Edward (the first settler), by his second marriage, Rev. Dr. J. B. Jeter, of Virginia, in a memoir of Rev. Andrew Broaddus, published thirty five years ago, thus writes: "John Broadus, son of Edward, was a man of strong and active mind, and well informed; he was first a school teacher, and afterwards a farmer. He was a zealous churchman, bitterly opposed to all dissenters; and his devotion to this established church led him to publish one or two pamplets, intended to confute and ridicule the Methodists, then a young and growing sect. He took part in the fearful struggle which terminated in freeing the American colonies from British domination. He acted as commissary in the army; and on one occasion, expecting the approach of the British troops, he employed his son, Andrew, then a small boy, to conceal his papers in the woods. He married a Miss Pryer, said to be a lineal descendent of Pocahontas, whose blood flows in the veins of so many distinguished families in Virginia. Of this marriage five sons and 7 daughters were the bountiful fruit.


  3. 4.  Elizabeth Broaddus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) died Y.

    Elizabeth married Richard Edward Gaines. Richard (son of James Gaines and Mary Pendleton) was born circa 1743; died 1807. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Pendleton Gaines  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1758, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA; died Oct 07, 1790, Virginia, USA.
    2. 9. James Gaines  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.
    3. 10. Mary Gaines  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef Sep 08, 1827.
    4. 11. Elizabeth Broaddus Gaines  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.
    5. 12. Catherine Gaines  Descendancy chart to this point was born circa 1782, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA; died Y.
    6. 13. Sally Gaines  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.
    7. 14. Richard Colvin Gaines  Descendancy chart to this point was born circa 1774, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA; died Y.

  4. 5.  James Broaddus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) died Y.

    James married Virginia Sarah Gaines. Virginia (daughter of James Gaines and Mary Pendleton) was born circa 1757; died Y. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Shipley Broaddus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) died Y.

    Notes:

    Shipley was a merchant in King and Queeen County, Virginia.


  6. 7.  Robert Loury Broaddus Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) died Y.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Pendleton Gaines Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth2, 1.Edward1) was born 1758, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA; died Oct 07, 1790, Virginia, USA.

  2. 9.  James Gaines Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth2, 1.Edward1) died Y.

  3. 10.  Mary Gaines Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth2, 1.Edward1) died Bef Sep 08, 1827.

  4. 11.  Elizabeth Broaddus Gaines Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth2, 1.Edward1) died Y.

    Elizabeth married George Clayton Jan 27, 1798, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA. George (son of Maj. Col. Samuel Clayton and Ann Coleman) was born 1781, Orange county, Virginia, USA; died Y. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Milton E. Clayton  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 23, 1800, Virginia, USA; died Apr 09, 1885, Meriwether county, Georgia, USA; was buried , Woodward Family Cemetery.
    2. 16. Samuel Thomas Clayton  Descendancy chart to this point died Y.

  5. 12.  Catherine Gaines Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth2, 1.Edward1) was born circa 1782, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA; died Y.

  6. 13.  Sally Gaines Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth2, 1.Edward1) died Y.

  7. 14.  Richard Colvin Gaines Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elizabeth2, 1.Edward1) was born circa 1774, Culpeper county, Virginia, USA; died Y.


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Milton E. Clayton Descendancy chart to this point (11.Elizabeth3, 4.Elizabeth2, 1.Edward1) was born Dec 23, 1800, Virginia, USA; died Apr 09, 1885, Meriwether county, Georgia, USA; was buried , Woodward Family Cemetery.

    Milton married Caroline Erwin Hunter Jan 14, 1829, Powellton, Hancock county, Georgia, USA. Caroline (daughter of James Hunter and Mary Elizabeth Tucker) was born Jul 31, 1811, Georgia, USA; died Feb 03, 1888, Meriwether county, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. James Richard Clayton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1830, Georgia, USA; died May 02, 1902, Meriwether county, Georgia, USA.
    2. 18. Mary Elizabeth Clayton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1831, Pulaski county, Georgia, USA; died 1913, Ouachita county, Arkansas, USA.
    3. 19. Augustus Samuel Clayton, M.D.  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 20, 1832, Hillsboro, Jasper county, Georgia, USA; died May 05, 1927, Cypress Fork, Columbia county, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Emerson, Arkansas, USA.
    4. 20. Adaline A. Clayton  Descendancy chart to this point was born Apr 27, 1835, Meriwether county, Georgia, USA; died Jul 24, 1891, Calhoun, Columbia county, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Emerson, Arkansas, USA.
    5. 21. Sarah Ann Clayton  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jul 13, 1837, Meriwether county, Georgia, USA; died Jul 12, 1906, Meriwether county, Georgia, USA; was buried , Woodward Family Cemetery.
    6. 22. Julia Caroline Clayton  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 05, 1841, Meriwether county, Georgia, USA; died Apr 23, 1921, Harris county, Georgia, USA.
    7. 23. Virginia Milton Clayton  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 27, 1843, Meriwether county, Georgia, USA; died Feb 14, 1907, Meriwether county, Georgia, USA; was buried , Woodward Family Cemetery.

  2. 16.  Samuel Thomas Clayton Descendancy chart to this point (11.Elizabeth3, 4.Elizabeth2, 1.Edward1) died Y.