JAMES WALDROP, Abt. 1705-1745 |
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The only records that have survived in Caroline Co., VA are the Order Books. There are five Waldrops mentioned in these Order Books between 1734 and 1765. James bought land from Henry and Sarah Morris in 1734 and sold land to Michael Waldrop in 1744. James Waldrop's estate was sued by Andrew Anderson in 1745. His estate was settled in 1747 and named one son, James. Either the father or the son was sued in 1747 by Thomas Parker. We believe this was James the elder and the suit was dismissed because James had died. In 1764 and 1765, the names of Robert and John Wardrope are mentioned several times. These two are certainly eligible to be grandsons of James Waldrope who died about 1745. This James would also be eligible to be the grandparent of the Amelia and Louisa Co., VA Waldrops. To our knowledge no one has ever found reason to attempt to combine these families. One researcher has taken the John of 1764 Caroline Co., VA and married him to an Elizabeth; given them a son, James, sent him to Orange Co., NC and married him to Elizabeth Nelson. The will of James Nelson in Orange Co., NC in 1799 calls his daughter Elizabeth Waldrop. For us, it takes less imagination to connect Elizabeth to the two Michael Waldrops who were in Orange Co., NC in the 1760's. Another researcher has sent the younger James to Wake Co., NC to be the James Wardrope who died there in 1790. Assuming there was not a nonparental event, DNA shows the James who died in Wake Co., NC in 1790 was not related to the Waldrops of South Carolina. We connect these Caroline Co., VA Waldrops to the SC Waldrops because there was a Michael in Caroline. Therefore, we cannot connect James of Wake Co., NC to these Caroline Co., VA Waldrops. We believe the elder James and the Michael mentioned were sons of Michael Waldrop of King William Co., VA. Son of James
1734 --- CAROLINE CO., VA. Order Book page 160. 8 Nov 1734. At a Court held 8 Nov 1734. Present - John Martin, John Taliaferro, John Micou, William Taliaferro and John Taylor, Gent., justices. Henry Morris and Sarah his wife acknowledged their deeds of lease and release of land indented to James Wadrup. 1744 --- CAROLINE CO., VA. Order Book, page 267. - James Waldrope acknowledges his deed of lease and release of land indented to Micheal Waldrope, 13 Apr 1744 1745 --- CAROLINE CO., VA. Caroline Co., VA Order Book 1740 -1746 Part 3. p. 65. [Order Book ?, page 576.] Suit on attachment. Andrew Anderson, merchant vs. estate of James Waldrop. Dismissed. 15 Feb 1745/6. p. 576. 1747 --- CAROLINE CO., VA. Estate of James settled in Caroline Co, VA in 1747. These estate records document his son James. 1747 --- CAROLINE CO., VA. Order Book I, page 66. 11 Sep 1747. Petition. Thos. Parker &c. Against James Wordrop. Dismissed. ********** Caroline Co., VA Order Book 1764 - 1765 Part One. p. 5 Robert Wardrope vs. Benjamin Hobbs. in debt, page 57a, 8 Mar 1764 Caroline Co., VA Order Book 1764-1765 Part 2. p. 31 John Wardrope security for Richard Phillips, Jr. In debt. p. 293, 15 Sep 1764. p. 41 William Speller against John Waldrope, defendant came not, p. 310, 15 Sep 1764. Caroline Co., VA Order Book 1764-1765, Part 3. p. 25 John Wardrop, John Richards vs Richard Phillips, son of Phillip Phillips. In debt. John Wardrop, security. p. 400, 14 Mar 1765 p. 58 William Spiller vs. John Waldrope. In debt. Defendant being returned not found on motion of plaintiff a plurias capias is granted him. p. 458, 12 Apr 1765 ********** David P. Smith --- Lived in Caroline and King & Queen County, VA. "The only documentation I have for this James Waldrop I is his Estate Records in Caroline Co., VA. Evidently he did live in King and Queen Co., VA before the area was split off into Caroline Co., VA. This James Waldrop died ca. 1747 ... and was most definitely not any of the James Waldrops who lived in Laurens Co., SC after 1770. This James had a son named James Waldrop Jr. This James Jr. stayed in Caroline Co., VA until ca. 1760 when I lost track of him. It is possible that he moved to SC, but I have no indication that he did. *** It appears that there were TWO James Waldrops who received Land Grants in Laurens Co., SC in 1772. Both Grants were for 100 acres and one was received on 19 June 1772 made to James, son of Michael III. The other was received 11 Aug 1772 and made to James, son of Michael IV. *** I might mention that a James Waldrop received a land Grant in Spartanburg Co., SC SOMETIME, but I do not know the date or who this James Waldrop might be. *** I tend to believe that the James Waldrop who received the Land Grant on 19 June 1772 died in 1787, and that he is also the James Waldrop who was incarcerated in the Newberry Co., SC jail during the Revolutionary War for refusing to fight for the Patriots. He was released a few days later when a judge ruled that SC could not incarcerate anyone for refusing to commit treason. I suspect, but cannot document that it was this James Waldrop who was the father of William who married a daughter of Rev. soldier, James Waldrop who died in Fayette Co., GA. It is my idea that there was no close relationship between this James Waldrop who received the Land Grant in Laurens Co. SC 19 Jun 1772 and the John Waldrop with wife Elizabeth who bought this land on 23 Jan 1787. I suspect but cannot document that the John Waldrop who bought this land on 23 Jan 1787 was a descendant of William Waldrop who died 1730 in New Hanover Co., NC. *** Incidently, there were two Waldrop men whose wives were named "Elizabeth." One was John Waldrop who bought the above mentioned land 23 Jan 1787, and the other was James Waldrop who received the Land Grant 11 Aug 1772. Most probably one of these Elizabeths was Elizabeth Nelson, but I do not know which one.]-End David P. Smith note. ********** Back |