Individual Details

It is likely that Noel Waddill who married Selethia is the son, or grandson, of a man of the same name.
Online databases suggest a John Waddill born 1720 St. Peters Parish, New Kent Co. His son was a Noel Waddill born 1754 in New Kent who married Elizabeth Carter 1786 in Halifax. One son Charles, was born 9 Jan 1775 in Pittsylvania Co and he married Ann Marshall - they had a son Noel born 28 Jan 1797. But that does not explain the two Noels mentioned in the following deeds, the elder of whom was married to a Martha. Of course "Junior" did not necessarily denote a son of the same name in this time period.

Family research from a Manuscript titled "Genealogical Records of Richardsons and Waddills of Virginia and Kentucky" written by Mrs. Stacy [Pocahontas Hewell Hutchinson] in 1939 has information passed along from letters written in 1902 by Mrs. Mary Waddill of Woodville, McCracken Co KY. She is said to have been a great aunt of Mrs. Stacy and was 88 years old at the time the letters were written. Mary's father was Charles Waddell of Pittsylvania Co VA, son of a Noel Waddill. She gives a birth date of 28 Jan 1797 for Noel and a birth date for his father Charles as 9 Jan 1775.

First record of Waddills found in Pittsylvania Co records:
Pittsylvania DB 7
p.438 30 Dec 1784 Thomas Wynne to Noel Waddill of Halifax Co. 350£. Tract in Pittsy both sides of Sandy Creek of Dan River. 606 acres. Corner James Scales line, to Hammonds, Robert Williams's line, James Wood? Line, Roger Atkinsons line, Edward Burgess line, John Seals line. Signed: Thos. Wynne
Wit: Solomon (X) Seale, Jas. Seale, Nathl Waddill, Noel Waddill Junr, George Hardey
16 May 1785. Proved by three of witnesses


Pittsylvania DB 10:
p.251 27 Sep 1795 Noel Waddill Senr & Martha his wife of Pittsylvania to Henry Vaughan for the sum of 42£. 86 acres. Begin George Cooks line, John Clarkes line, Edward Bayards line, Zachariah Butts, Noel Waddill Jr's line to a post oak thence William Harrison, dec'd line to the beginning. Signed: Noel Waddill, Martha Waddill
Wit: Allen Waddill, John Vaughan, Charles Waddill, Spencer Vaughan
19 Oct 1795 Ack. by Noel Waddill
p.502 27 Aug 1796 Levin Carter to James Seal. 100£. 304 acres. Bounded according to grant from the lands office dated 7 Jun 1780 to William Collie, assignee of James Collie and by sd William Collie conveyed to William Wright who conveyed the same to Noell Waddill who conveyed same to said Levin Carter. Signed: Levin Carter. Wit: Robert Walters, John Barron, John Burch, Nixlas Frice, Susanah (X) Barnes
19 Dec 1796 Prove by wit.

1820 Census. Pittsylvania Co KY
Nowel Waddle. 1m 26-40. 1f 16-26 [Noel & Seletha - no children yet]
on same page with
Charles Waddle 2m -10, 2m 10-16, 1m 16-18, 1m 16-26 [probably same as the 16-18 year old], 1m over 45.
1f -10, 1f 10-16, 1f over 45.
On same page with Archer Walters.

1830 Census. Warren Co KY - A single man named Noel Waddill but he gave his age as 20-30 - not quite old enough for this Noel. Researchers have speculated he went on to Kentucky before bringing his family, but I doubt that. I believe the family was still in Virginia.
Pittsylvania Co VA
Noel Waddell: 2m -5 [Anderson & Calvin] 2m 5-10 [??? & Laban], 1m age 30-40 [Noel]
1f -5 [Eliza], 1f 20-30 [Seletha]
The Noel Waddill in Virginia lived next door to Charles "Waddle", age 60-70 who had no apparent spouse but perhaps 4 children in their late teens, early twenties, still at home - probably his father.
Other neighbors included John "Waters" [Walters] and Spires [Spears] Walters.

Other records from Warren Co support the fact that there was a very different Noel Waddill, as well as possibly an older Charles, in Warren Co. A deed as early as 11 Mar 1806 was witnessed by a Charles "Waddle" in Warren Co - no other deeds for a Waddill of any spelling were in Warren Co 1797 thru 1818. There is a Will in Warren Co, WB D, p.55, dated 7 Oct 1832 of Noel "Waddle" whose wife was Ruth - he referred to his sister Nancy Walters and half-sister Patsy Akin. He apparently had no children. Nancy Walters was the wife of Robert Walters, son of Jackson Walters.

1840 Census. Christian Co KY.
Noel Waddill: 2m under 5 [Robert V. & William], 2m age 5-10 [Marshall & Anderson], 1m 10-15 [Calvin], 1m 15-20 [Laban], 1m 40-50 [Noel]
1f age 5-10 [Mary], 2f 10-15 [Eliza & Martha Jane], 1f 30-40 [Seletha]

In 1850, in Caldwell Co KY, not only was Noel Waddell and family present, but also a James B. Waddill, age 55, born in VA - a likely candidate for a brother or cousin to Noel. James' apparent wife was Louisa A., age 44, also born in VA.
Living with James B. & Lousia were: George H. Crawley, age 25, b. LA, Edna P. Crawley, 17, b. LA, and John R. Jackson, age 9, b. Caldwell Co KY.

1850 Census. Dist 2, Caldwell, KY, Hh 469
Noel Waddell, 54 - household all born in Virginia
Silety, 48
Mary 15. William, 13. Volney, 11. Wilmouth, 9 (marked as male but really was Seletha Wilmouth, a daughter). Henry, 7.
John Butler, 39. Jane Butler, 14 (probably dau Martha Jane who was more like age 24)

Birth	28 Jan 1797	Virginia
Marriage	13 Nov 1817	Pittsylvania County, Virginia - Selethia Walters
Death	Bet 1850 and 1860	Kentucky

Spouse	Selethia Walters (1797 - 1850)
Child	Laban Waddill (1820 - )
Child	Calvin C. Waddill (1825 - 1880)
Child	Eliza Waddill (1826 - 1902)
Child	Martha Jane Waddill (1825 - )
Child	Anderson Waddill (1830 - )
Child	Marshall Waddill (1831 - 1911)
Child	Mary Waddill (1835 - )
Child	William Waddill (1837 - )
Child	Robert Volney Waddill (1839 - )
Child	Seleta Wilmouth Waddill (1841 - 1918)
Child	Henry Waddill (1843 - )

Father	Charles Waddill (1775 - 1834)
Mother	Ann Marshall (1775 - 1821)
Sibling	Sarah "Sally" Waddill (1794 - 1817)
Sibling	Marshall Waddill (1795 - )
Sibling	Obedience "Bidsy" Waddill (1799 - 1860)
Sibling	Henry Waddill (1802 - )
Sibling	Jane Waddill (1803 - )
Sibling	Charles Waddill (1806 - )
Sibling	Pleasant Waddill (1809 - )
Sibling	Branch Waddill (1811 - )
Sibling	Ann/Mary Waddill (1814 - )
Sibling	Albert Waddill (1818 - )