Anthony Waddy

Biography

Anthony Waddy was born circa 1681 in Virginia, Colonial America. His parents were Samuel Waddy, of Hanover, VA and NN Waddy ({unknown}).

Anthony married Ann Waddy (Parke) circa 1705. Together they had the following children:

1. Hannah Street (Waddy);
2. Samuel Waddy, Died young.

Anthony married Sarah Waddy (Parke) in 1710 in St Pauls Parish,Hanover,Virginia,USA. Together they had the following children:

1. Mary Tate (Waddy);
2. Anthony Waddy, Jr;
3. Elizabeth Smith (Waddy);
4. Samuel Waddy, of Louisa County;
5. Sarah Waddy;
6. Daughter Waddy;
7. John Waddy;
8. Frances Swift (Waddy).

He died after 1753 in Louisa County, Virginia, Colonial America.

Father: Samuel Waddy: Birth: ABT 1653 in prob VA. Death: AFT 1726 in Hanover Co VA
Mother: unknown: Birth: ABT 1659. Death: AFT 1701

1st Married: Ann Parke on ABT 1705 at prob New Kent Co VA. Ann Parke: Birth: ABT 1685. Death: ABT 1708 in VA
Children:

1. Hannah Waddy: Birth: ABT 1706 in New Kent Co VA. Death: AFT 1747
2. Samuel Waddy: Birth: ABT 1708 in VA. Death: BEF 1719 in died young

2nd Married: Sarah Parke on ABT 1710 at prob New Kent Co VA. Sarah Parke: Birth: ABT 8 APR 1688 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co VA. Death: AFT 1729 in Louisa Co VA
Children:

1. Mary Waddy: Birth: ABT 21 MAY 1711 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co VA. Death: AFT MAR 1785 in Louisa Co VA
2. Anthony Waddy: Birth: ABT 14 DEC 1714 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co VA. Death: AFT 1760 in Louisa Co VA
3. Elizabeth Waddy: Birth: ABT 1716 in New Kent Co VA. Death: AFT 1773
4. Samuel Waddy: Birth: ABT 1719 in New Kent Co VA. Death: 1764 in Louisa Co VA
5. Sarah Waddy: Birth: ABT 1721 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co VA. Death: 9 DEC 1725 in St. Peter's Parish, Hanover Co VA
6. Daughter Waddy: Birth: ABT 1723 in New Kent Co VA. Death: 8 JUL 1725 in St. Peter's Parish, Hanover Co VA
7. John Waddy: Birth: 28 OCT 1725 in St. Peter's Parish, Hanover Co VA. Death: BET 1779 AND 1784 in prob Hanover Co VA
8. Frances Waddy: Birth: 19 JUN 1729 in St. Peter's Parish, Hanover Co VA. Death: AFT 1773

Notes
a. Note: It is not known for certain where Anthony was born, but by 1687, his parents had settled in New Kent Co VA. He grew up there and about 1703 about age 22, he married Anne Parke.
They had about 2 children before her early death.
Anthony quickly married again to Sarah Parke. They had 7 of their own children plus Sarah would have raised the children from Anthony's first marriage. Several of the children died young.

Even though he was already married, for some reason Anthony Waddy is not listed in the 1704 Quit Rents of VA. Perhaps he did not yet own land. However, even his father was not included in the 1704 list.

Anthony had land before 1716 because his land was processioned in precinct #25 in St. Paul's Parish that year. By 1719, he was an uncooperative processioner and "Anthony Waddy who did not appear" was named in the return for precinct #26.

As the upper portion of New Kent Co was being formed into Hanover Co in 1721, Anthony "of New Kent Co" received a patent for 400 acres in Hanover Co on the "lower side of Locust Creek." (Nov 1721) There are no processioning records for the parish in 1723 or 1727. Anthony owned slaves because the birth of slave Caffee in 1728 was recorded in the St. Peter's Parish Register.

In the 1731 processioning, Anthony again did not appear for precinct #5, but his land was listed in an unnumbered precinct.

In Jan 1733, Anthony "of St. Martin's Parish, Hanover County" sold 150 acres to Thomas Prosser. After this sale, Anthony would have had 250 remaining acres. Later, his son John sold a tract of 254 acres which he stated was given to him by his father.

In 1735, Anthony Waddy was included as having adjoining land in a deed from Charles Chiswell to John Chiswell in Hanover Co. His processioning behavior continued in 1735 in precinct #10.

Unfortunately, Anthony did not leave a will and his death date is unknown. However, since his son Anthony Waddy was called "Junr" in a 1753 land patent, his father was probably still living at that time. (VGSQ, 328)

References Chamberlayne, C. G. The Vestry Book of St. Peter's Parish, 1684-1786. Chamberlayne, C. G. The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, 1706-1786. p 101, 254, 263, 274, 275, 282, 288, 296, 305. Hanover Co VA records. VA Land Patents, Bk 11 p 76; Bk 18. VA Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 31 (Nov 1993), p 328. Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers. p 1579-1592.

Researched and written by Ann Blomquist. 3/2002, rev 7/2002 This narrative is copyrighted material and may not be posted or published except by the author.

links

• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/waddy/335/
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Waddy-3
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L5KJ-3VS
• https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/108714/?offset=&r... Anthony roots and branches with errors (They have conflated several Samuels)