Michael Waldrop, I

Michael[I] WALDROP was born ABT 1645 in Great Britain, perhaps Scotland, and died in VA, perhaps Amelia County.

His parents are unknown and so is his wife.

His child was Michael[II] WALDROP, born ABT 1665 in VA, and died ABT 1727 in VA; the name of his wife is also unknown

It is generally agreed that "Michael Waldrope" was the ancestor of the Waldrops of VIrginia.

notes

!(Note: VA records indicate there may have been two Michael Wardropes; Michael Sr and Michael Jr, and that Michael Wardrope Sr, would be the immigrant ancestor, having received VA, land grants in the 1660's. His son, Michael Wardrope, Jr would then be the Indian fighter. [Ref. records of U V Waldrop of Tennessee].)

In 1699, Michael II received a land grant for 100 acres. In 1704, Fuller & Johnson assigned 90 acrs to Michael II. On 26 Apr 1712, Micharel II was granted 100 acres in VA for trnsporting John Pomfrett and Tho. Hancock. Children of Michael II have not been documented but are indicated by circumstantial evidence.

Entered 17 April 2010:

[This Michael, it must be admitted, is purely hypothetical.]

disputed origins

Found on the Internet:

"Michael Wardrope, son of Sir William Wardrope, was born in Scotland and recieved a royal grant from Queen Anne in King William Co VA in 1699. He was awarded an additional grant, for fighting against the Indians, in Amelia Co, in 1708, and had later grants in Amelia Co in 1712 and 1713. It is apparent that one of his sons was James Wardrope, who with Lawrence Washington and others of the VA gentry, organized the Ohio Land Co of VA, in 1748. Sallie Wardrope, wife of James Wardrope, is referred to in correspondence between George Washington (younger brother and heir of Lawrence Washington) and Sally (Cary) Fairfax, wife of George William Fairfax, of London and VA. George William Fairfax was a cousin of Thomas Lord Fairfax of VA and was among the backers of the Ohio Company."

From https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hwrdwl&i...

Our first evidence that this Michael existed is a tithe list in York Co., VA in 1672. Ten years later, in 1682, William and Thomas Claiborne, in New Kent, Co., VA received a patent for transporting Micha Wardrope and others. The record doesn't say when Micha was transported. Seventeen years later, in 1699, a Michael Waldrope was granted land in King William Co., VA. A number of documents show a dispute over this 1699 land grant that was not resolved until 1713. We call this OUR Michael and OUR Waldrop immigrant. ...
We, and other researchers we have known believe Michael came to America as an indentured servant. We like to think he indentured himself in hopes of having a better life in America. We call his birth year 1645, making him about 25-27 years old when he arrived. We have no actual evidence of Michael's age, except that he was at least 16 years old in 1672 when he appeared on the tithe list. If only 16 in 1672, Michael would have been born in 1656. This first Michael being 11 years younger would dilute somewhat the theory of David Smith that there were four men named Michael Waldrop in succession in early Virginia. But, it wouldn't completely dispell it. And, David did write, "The theory of the first four Michaels was and is intended to be theory for further research." ...
After Michael served his time under contract as an indentured servant, he went north and west. He was probably motivated by cheap or free land in the less populated areas of King William Co., VA. He probably rented a farm for a few years before being assigned the controversial "Indian Lands" by Fuller and Johnson in 1699. He probably didn't even know there was a controversy until he tried to sell his land to Francis Arnold in 1704, and probably bought it back when he learned of the problem. It took until 1713 for Michael to obtain clear title to his land. ...

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• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via father William Waldrop by SmartCopy: Nov 29 2014, 20:00:12 UTC
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K6MS-2GY
• http://www.clingram.com/famhis/getperson.php?personID=I34516&tree=t...

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Entered 17 April 2010:

Michael Waldrop was born about 1640 in Scotland, it is believed. He went to Virginia in about 1670. Nothing is known of his family. It is presumed that he had a son named Michael, but it must said that the son's name is purely hypothetical.

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via brother William Waldrop by SmartCopy: Nov 29 2014, 20:00:11 UTC