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in the 1830 Census of Lincoln County, Tennessee, Samuel Gaddy had 5 sons, ages 5-10 and 3 daughters under 5 and 10-15. He was listed as being 30-40 and his wife was listed as 20-30.
In the 1840 Census of Lincoln County, Tennessee, he had 3 sons and 3 daughters. He was 40-50 and his wife was 30-40.
In the 1850 Census of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, his wife had either died or was not with him there. He had 5 children in the household: Jasper A., Thomas J., Martha J., Mary E. and Francis M.
No Will has been located for Samuel Gaddy in Tishomingo County, Mississippi as the courthouse burned around 1873. However, the county was divided before the fire and the clerk made copies of the records for the other counties. Alcorn County is sa id to have a copy of the former Tishomingo County records, but a check of the Will index and Deed index did not reveal a Will or Deed relating to a Gaddy. Other information from descendants states that he died either around Denver, Arkansa s or in Lawrence County, Missouri but nothing has been found either place. Unfortunately, the courthouse in Carroll County, Arkansas also burned around the same time as the one in Mississippi, so it's also unlikely that anything will be found there, either.
In 1830, Samuel Gaddy was listed as being in Captain Claiborne Ruth's Company on Bradshaw Creek. Samuel owned 120 acres of land. Bradshaw Creek enters Lincoln County on the West from Giles County and would place Samuel's land closer to Giles tha n Bedford County. It is about 15 miles West of Fayetteville, Tennessee.
[The following information concerning Samuel Gaddy, son of Thomas Gaddy is from "Chancery Court Records of Bedford County, Tennessee" compiled by Timothy R. & Helen C. MARSH and is found on pages 232-33 of that book. It was extracted from page 269 of Chancery Court Record Book 1854 - 1856- 1858.]
"Amos HURLEY vs. Thomas W. BUCHANAN & others; Filed October 29, 1857
Amos HURLEY, Thomas J. GADDY, Jasper M. GADDY, Martha GADDY, Mary GADDY, Mariam
GADDY, the last two are minors with no guardian, and present their petition by their brother and next friend, Thomas J. GADDY, Robert DAVIS, and Matilda J. DAVIS, stat es that many years ago Mary HURLEY was the wife of Elijah HURLEY and by whom she had four children, to wit, Amos HURLEY, Sally who married with May BUCHANAN, Elizabeth who married with Archibald McELROY, Martha who married Leonard SMITH.
Many years ago Elijah HURLEY died in Lincoln County, Tennessee and that Mary HURLEY had slaves and after she (Mary HURLEY) married Absalom DAVIS and afterwards and about 16 March 1826, said Absalom DAVIS and his wife Mary sold said slaves etc. ove r to Amos HURLEY, Sally BUCHANAN, Elizabeth McELROY, and Martha SMITH, the children of Mary DAVIS by her first husband, and Polly DAVIS, Letty, Sally, Henry DAVIS, Constant M. DAVIS, William DAVIS and Robert DAVIS, children of Absalom DAVI S by a wife he had before Mary DAVIS. Mary DAVIS departed this life in 1852 and Absalom DAVIS departed this life in 1854. Polly DAVIS married Alexander HUGHEY and had seven children, to wit, Parthenia who married John C. EUNISS who lives in Al abama, Mary, Franklin and Robert of full age, Sarah, Martha and William in Lincoln County, Tennessee and that John C. EUNISS is guardian of minors of Alexander HUGHEY.
Alexander HUGHEY died many years ago and his widow Polly remarried with Washington WILSON and then died without having any children by WILSON, leaving WILSON surviving her and who now lives in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Letty DAVIS married John KEITH of Mississippi. Sally married Thomas W. BUCHANAN. Henry died, lea ving Robert C. DAVIS and Matilda J. DAVIS his only children. Constant W. DAVIS lives in Williamson County, Tennessee. William DAVIS died leaving three children, John D., Robert and Letitia, minors and lives with Constant W. DAVIS and is thei r guardian. Robert DAVIS died many years ago leaving no children and never married. May BUCHANAN and his wife Sally about year 1849, transferred interest in slaves to Amos HURLEY and David S. BUCHANAN (Registered in Lincoln County, Tennessee) .
Martha married SMITH and had children, to wit, Sarah and William B.. of full age, transferred their interest of said slaves to Amos HURLEY and David S. BUCHANAN. Leonard SMITH died and his widow Martha remarried Samuel GADDY, by whom she ha d, to wit, Jasper, Thomas J., Martha, Mary, and Mariam GADDY and then she and her last husband have both died."