Simon Hadley

1737 - 1803  (65 years)

• Name	Simon Hadley
  Birth	5 May 1737	Chester County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Mar 1803	Surry County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I42213	Tree1
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Joshua Hadley,   b. 6 May 1703, Kings (now West Meath), Ireland d. 21 Oct 1772, Alamance County, North Carolina (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Patience Browne,   b. 25 Jul 1712, Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania d. 23 May 1783, Alamance County, North Carolina (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Feb 1735	Chester, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F18576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bridget Foote,   b. 17 Jun 1732, Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware d. 15 Dec 1815, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1756	Holy Trinity (Old Swedes), Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware
  Children	1. Ruth Hadley,   b. 11 May 1770, Guilford County, North Carolina d. 18 May 1852, Yadkinville, Surry, North Carolina (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F26163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  01 MAR 1803 Surry County, North Carolina book 3 page 57 The will of Simon Hadley Reads: The first day of ye third month In ye year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three, I Simon Hadley, Senr. of ye State of North Carolina in Surry County being sound in mind and memory do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament and doth dispose of my estate in ye following manner and form (Towit) First of all my debts and funeral charges must be paid. And as I have give my son Thomas Hadley 310 acres of land off the upper part of the plantation I now live on I maintain ye same good as far as ye original Grant will enable me and leave him one half of all my wearing apparel to be freely enjoyed by him. Item I give to my son Simon Hadley Jr all ye tract of land I now live on containing 330 acres with all ye appurtenances thereunto belonging by him freely to be posessed and enjoyes except ye cleared land that is of north side of ye creek that I hold by fence lines with handy firewood and rail timber I reserve for my wife to live on her life without any interruption and then to be his lawful property without any hinderance or molestation likewise I give him one half of all my wearing apparel to be freely enjoyed by him. Item I give and it is my will that my beloved wife Bridget Hadley shall have the whole of my personal estate except what is hereafter mentioned he lifetime without rendering any account to any person or persons what soever and at her death to divide it among my four daughters hereafter named as she thinks most convenient and (-?-) desire it. And further it is my will that my daughters shall sell as inuch of my personal estate each as my wife can best spare as will pay off ye following legacies. First of all I give unto my son -in-law Thomas Lakey one English Crown his whole legacy and to his wife Anne Lakey 25 silver dollars in currency at ye exchange to be freely enjoyed by her. Secondly I give to my son-in-law Francis Baker one English Crown his whole legacy and to his wife Patience Baker 25 silver dollars in currency at ye exchange to be freely enjoyed by her. Thirdly I give to my son-in-law John Marshall and and his wife Mararet Martin 26 silver dollars to be freely enjoyed by them. Fourthly I give to my son-in-law Joseph Marshall and his wife Ruth Marshall 26 silver dollars to be freely enjoyed by them. And further it is my will that my grandsons John and Simon Martin shall have ye plantation of 200 acres of land lying and being on ye north fork of deep creek joining George D. Holcombs line with all ye appurtenances thereunto belonging to them freely to be posessed and enjoyed without any hinderance or molestation with this reserve that their father John Martin Senr may if he chooses sell said land and divide it as he thinks best between said sons. Likewise I make and ordain my two sons Thomas and Simon Hadley my only and sole Executors of this my last will and testament utterly revoking all other wills legacies or Executors before this time nominated, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal ye day and year above written. Witnesses/s/ Simon Hadley Joshua Hadley Daniel Hough moses Adams Recorded May Session 1803