Family Group Sheet

FATHER * DAVID RODDEY

BirthAbt 1755possibly Village of Ahoghil, Lower Toome, Antrim, Ireland
BirthAbt 1755Ballymoney, Antrim Co., Ireland
BirthAbt 1755Ireland
Miscellaneous1755Ireland
BirthJan 1755County Donegal, Ireland?
MarriagePrhps 1775Ireland - Eleanor 'Ellen' Ferguson
Military1776 - 1781Sub altern in Banastre Tarleton's Cavalry - South Carolina
Residence1782Ireland
ImmigrationAbt 17 Jun 1787From Larne to America: Belfast Newsletter, Charlestown, South Carolina, British America
Sources Checked1785 - 1919Spartenburg, South Carolina
Religion1787member of the Secession congregation of Ahoghill of which the Rev Peter McMullan was pastor - Antrim, Ireland
MiscellaneousAbt 1787according to a 90 year old man who spoke with WL Roddey 'all he remembers was that his father told him that David Roddey came upstate SC with a bag full of gold, brought a goodly tract of land on a fast flowing creek. He put a grist mill there
Miscellaneous19 Jul 1787on board the Friendship, will of Hugh McMaster
Immigration4 Sep 1787Charleston, South Carolina, British America
MiscellaneousAbt Nov 1787was an appraiser for Hugh McMaster's estate along with John Storment and James W Creight - Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Property5 Dec 1787recorded 6 Jun 1799 - bought 62 acres on the south fork of Rocky Creek alongside land of John Steele, William Storment & Robert McCullough, Camden, South Carolina, United States
Religion1788Covenanters - South Carolina
Property6 Jun 1788officially recorded purchased 62 acres on waters of south fork of Rockey Creek, surveyed by William Boyd - Camden, South Carolina, United States
Marriage8 Oct 1788Eleanor 'Ellen' Ferguson
Miscellaneous1790Neely's Creek ARP organized - York, South Carolina, United States
Census1790possible candidate - William Rudy, Chester, South Carolina
Religion1795perhaps his church was Bull Run, later Purity Presbyterian Church, Chester, South Carolina
Residence21 Jul 1795Executor of John Storment's Will - Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Residence7 Sep 1795Executor of Robert Harpers Will - Chester, South Carolina, United States
Property17 Jul 1796Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Property18 Jul 1796purchased 100 acres on Rocky Creek - Chester, South Carolina, United States
Miscellaneous7 Sep 1796Exec of Robert Harper will - Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Property17 Aug 1798sells 62 a to Allen Grafton - Chester County, South Carolina, United States
PropertyJun 1799Hugh McDonald to David Roddey, 100 acres - Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Marriage1803 - 1804* Elizabeth McAteer? (McTeer, McIntrye, McTyeire)
MoveAbt 1803York, South Carolina, United States
Property26 Jan 1803sell 100 acres in Fairfield on waters of Rocky Creek - Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Property4 Mar 1803 'William Brocket of Fairfield to David Roddey of Fairfield" for $450, 3 tracts of land, 400 acres - York, South Carolina, United States
Miscellaneous29 Oct 1803was witness to James Kenmure's Will - York, South Carolina, United States
Signature29 Oct 1803York, South Carolina, United States
Property17 Mar 1809purchased 14 acres from Wm Smith of Chester for $7 - York County, South Carolina, United States
Census1810York, South Carolina, United States
Property18 Dec 1816sold 70 acres on the Cane Creek - Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States
PropertyApr 1819David Roddey to Allen Grafton, 62 acres - Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Census1820York, South Carolina, United States
PropertyApr 1820Hugh McDonald to David Roddey, Apr 1820 - Chester County, South Carolina, United States
PropertyApr 1820David Roddey to Daniel Harper, 100 Acres - Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Court1821York, South Carolina, United States
Property28 Jun 1821406 a to Dr. Ezekel Hall - water of Neelys Creek, York County, South Carolina, United States
Death18 Jan 1822York, South Carolina, United States
Probate22 Jan 1822York, South Carolina, United States
Alt nameRoddy, Rodey, Rody, Rodely, Rady, Roday, Rudy, Rhoday
Burialmost likely Neely's Creek ARP Cemetery, York, South Carolina, United States

MOTHER Eleanor 'Ellen' Ferguson

Birth1759Ireland
MarriagePrhps 1775Ireland - * DAVID RODDEY
ImmigrationJan 1787 or Feb 1787Ship 'The Volunteer', From Ireland to either Pennsylvania, Norfolk, VA or Georgetown, SC
Marriage8 Oct 1788* DAVID RODDEY
DeathAft 7 Mar 1797South Carolina

CHILDREN

Andrew Roddey
BirthAbt 1785Ireland
Move1803York, South Carolina, United States
MarriageAbt 1804South Carolina - Margaret "Peggy" Moore
Census1810York, South Carolina, United States
Property1 Jan 1810purchaseed 75 acres near present day Sharon - Clark's Fork of Bullock's Creek, E Side, Western York, South Carolina, United States
Census1820York, South Carolina, United States
Miscellaneous18 Feb 1822qualified as adminstrator along with John Kenmore of the David Roddey estate - York, South Carolina, United States
Property12 Jul 1827purchased a tract of land - York, South Carolina, United States
Property16 Sep 1829purchased a tract of land - York, South Carolina, United States
Census1830York, South Carolina, United States
MarriageBet 1832 and 1833Jane Bigham
ReligionBef 1832Sharon ARP church - York, South Carolina, United States
Move1832because he was strongly opposed to the institution of slavery - Near Bloomington, Indian Territory, United States
MoveAbt 1835based on 1850 census and children's birth places - Indiana, United States
Census (family)1840Jackson, Wayne Ohio - Jane Bigham
Census (family)1850Clear Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States - Jane Bigham
Census (family)1860PO Smithville, Clear Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States - Jane Bigham
Death11 Aug 1867Monroe, Indiana, United States
Burial11 Aug 1867Rose Hill Cemetery, Plot: Spencer Addition, Lot 225, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Obit15 Aug 1867obituary from Progress, Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana - Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, United States
Elizabeth Roddey
BirthAbt 1791Prob Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
MarriageAbt 1794Robert Rives (Reeves, Rieves)
Census1810
Census1820
DeathBef Poss 1822
William David Roddey
Birth1776 - 1794
Census1810
MarriageAbt 1815Elizabeth "Betsy" White
Census7 Aug 1820York, South Carolina, United States
DeathJan 1826Chester, South Carolina, United States
ProbateJan 1826Chester, South Carolina, United States
Ellen Roddey
Birth31 Oct 1795Prob Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Census1810York, South Carolina, United States
Marriage15 Jun 1815Neely's Creek Church, York, South Carolina, United States - James Duncan
Census1820York, South Carolina, United States
Census1830York, South Carolina, United States
Census1840York, South Carolina, United States
Census1850Chester, South Carolina, United States
PropertyAbt 1850had Bounty Land numbers 38834-80-'50 and 17738-80-'55
Census1860Chester, South Carolina, United States
Residence1878Chestnut Grove, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Census1880Lewisville, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Death23 Jun 1883Chester, South Carolina, United States
Death21 Jun 1884
BurialAft 21 Jun 1884Fishing Creek Presbyterian Churchyard, Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Sarah "Sally" Roddey
Birth7 Mar 1797South Carolina
Census1810York, South Carolina, United States
Census1830York, South Carolina, United States
Census1840York, South Carolina, United States
Census1850Chester, South Carolina, United States
Census31 Aug 1860Chester, South Carolina, United States
Death15 Sep 1873
BurialAft 15 Sep 1873Fishing Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Chester, South Carolina, United States

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