Greenberry WADE

• General Notes
  • aka Green
    
    uncorroborated relationship to John Evan WADE; see below
    
    b. est. 1765-1784; prob. < 1773, since son John Evan was b. 1793
    
    Mary Ann Wade:  Greenbury Wade did marry Polly Smith in Nelson County, Kentucky, Februray 18, 1792.  The bond was signed by Benjamin Bennett.  Polly is probably a nickname.
    
    KY Marriages to 1850:
    Smith, Polly Wade, Greenbury 18 Feb 1792 Kentucky Nelson County
    
    Mary Ann Wade:  I have a copy of the marriage record for Greenbury Wade and Polly Smith from Nelson County, KY, Feb 18, 1792.  The marriage bond was signed by Benjamin Bennett.  Sorry I have not been able to locate birth or death records.
    
    not old enough:
    1840 US Census, Marion Cty, KY has:
    head of h/hold Green B. WADE, 210001-011001, thus:
    eldest male 30-40 (1800-1810)
    (Other WADE (soundex) households in Marion, KY in 1840:  George W., John, Joseph)
    
    source:
    Roll: 118, Page: 351
    
    1820 US Census for Washington, KY has (WADE, soundex):
    Erin, John in unspecified twp, plus John in Springfield (see below); Bloomfield, Nelson, KY has Joshua; none in Marion
    
    poss match:
    1810 US Census, twp not specified, Washington Cty, KY, head of h/hold is Greenberry WADE 22010-20110-00, thus:
    eldest male 26-45 (1765-1784)
    two males 0-10 (1800-1810)
    two males 10-16 (1794-1800) (could one be John Evan, est b 1794? John Evan m. 1811)
    eldest female 26-45 (1765-1784)
    two females 0-10 (1800-1810)
    one female 16-26 (1784-1794)
    immed nbrs are John WADE (indexed as WODE, see below) and Lewis WALKER
    Other WADEs in Washington, KY in 1810: 
    1) John 00101-00000-01 (indexed as WODE)
    2) Pierce 00110-20100-00
    alpha, contiguous entries Philip WASHBURN, Grace WELDON
    Roll 8, Page 334, Image 326.00,
    3) John WADE 01110-00000-00 in Springfield, Washington, KY
    btm of pg, alpha, contiguous entry is Benedict WALKER
    Roll 8, Page 335, Image 337.00
    No WADEs (soundex) in Nelson, KY or Marion, KY in 1810.
    
    source:
    Roll: 8, Page: 338, Image: 330.00
    
    Kentucky Census, 1810-90 (reconstructed) has:
    Name:    GREEN WADE
    State:    KY 
    County:    Washington County 
    Township:    No Township Listed 
    Year:    1800 
    Record Type:    Tax list 
    Database:    KY Early Census Index
    (Also appearing in same year and source are John Jr., John Sr. and Joseph WADE, plus Evan WATKINS, James OWENS, Robert HARDIN, and Henry BOSWORTH, but not Thomas GRAY (soundex).)
    
    Note that James Brewer, the (father-in-law?) of Greenberry's grandson Benedict Joseph, appears in 1800 Washington Cty tax list.
    
    Kentucky Marriages to 1850:
    Wade in Kentucky during 1794
    Mounce, Peggy Wade, James 28 May 1793 Kentucky
    Clark County
    
    Kutson, Isaac Wade, Margaret 05 Aug 1793 Kentucky
    Clark County
    
    Ash, Mrs. Eliz'a Wade, Joseph 04 Apr 1786 Kentucky
    Jefferson County
    
    Mounce, John Wade, Rachel 26 Jan 1791 Kentucky
    Madison County
    
    Henry, William Wade, Rosanna 21 Feb 1792 Kentucky
    Madison County
    
    Jordan, Barbara Wade, Joseph 01 Jun 1789 Kentucky
    Nelson County
    
    Smith, Polly Wade, Greenbury 18 Feb 1792 Kentucky
    Nelson County
    
    Boswith, Henry Wade, Drusilla 20 Nov 1792 Kentucky
    Washington County
    
    Wade, Sophia Watkins, Evans 17 Jan 1793 Kentucky Washington County
    
    U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900:
    Name:    Anne Johnson
    Gender:    female 
    Birth Place:    VA 
    Birth Year:    1782 
    Spouse Name:    William Wade 
    Spouse
    Birth Place:    VA 
    Spouse Birth Year:    1775 
    Marriage
    Year:    1798 
    Marriage State:    KY 
    Number Pages:    1
    
    (cf:  Name: Anny Johnson
    Spouse: William Wade
    Marriage Date: 17 Jun 1798 
    Marriace Records for Madison County, Kentucky Volume III Letters G, H, I, J 1790-1843)
    
    Name:    Margaret Turner
    Gender:    female 
    Birth Place:    VA 
    Birth Year:    1806 
    Spouse Name:    Tignal Wade 
    Spouse
    Birth Place:    NC 
    Spouse Birth Year:    1771 
    Marriage
    Year:    1839 
    Marriage State:    KY 
    Number Pages:    1 
    
    also:
    Name: John Mounce
    Spouse: Rachel Wade
    Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1791 
    Marriage Records of Madison County, Kentucky Letters K, L, M Volume IV 1790-1843
    
    Name: Rosanna Wade
    Spouse: William Henry
    Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1792 
    Marriage Records for Madison County, Kentucky Volume VI Surnames S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z 1790-1843
    
    Kentucky Land Grants has:
    Grantee:    Wade, Richard
    Acres:    250 
    Book:    14 
    Survey Date:    8- 5-1786 
    County:    Fayette 
    WaterCourse:    Boones Cr 
    Reference:    THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
    Volume 1
    Part 1
    CHAPTER II VIRGINIA GRANTS (1782-1792)
    THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY
    page 134
    More Info:    Grantee: Wade, Richard
    Acres: 250
    Book: 14
    Page: 150
    Date Survey: 8- 5-1786
    County: Fayette
    Watercourse: Boones Cr
    
    reconstructred 1790 KY (= Fayette Cty, VA) census has:
    Wade, Dawson Madison 4/18/1789
    Wade, John Fayette 1/11/1790 
    Wade, Joseph Jefferson 5/10/1789 
    Wade, Davison Madison 4/21/1789
    Wait, Richard Bourbon 3/ /1791
    Wald, John Bourbon 6/ /1791 
    Wald, John Lincoln 5/11/1790
    
    source:  "FIRST CENSUS" OF KENTUCKY 1790 [p.1] HISTORY OF THE FIRST UNITED STATES CENSUS OF KENTUCKY [p.5] Kentucky Counties in 1790, page 98
    
    also, 1787, 1790 Fayette Cty tax lists have:
    Dawson Wade (1787)
    Dawson Wade Jr. (1787)
    John Wade (1787, 1790)
    Benjamin Wade (1787)
    
    source:  "FIRST CENSUS" OF KENTUCKY 1790 STATE ENUMERATIONS of HEADS of FAMILIES, VIRGINIA and KENTUCKY.PERSONAL TAX LIST NO. 2 OF FAYETTE COUNTY (NOW A PART OF KENTUCKY), 1787,.page 114
    
    1789 Madison Cty (KY) tax list:
    Davison Wade
    Dawson Wade
    
    1789 Jefferson Cty (KY) tax list:
    Joseph Wade
    
    (Match for Joseph Wade above? The decedent below would have been 16 in 1789) U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 has:
    Name:    Joseph Wade
    Gender:    Male 
    Race:    White 
    Marital Status:    Widowed 
    Place of Birth:    North Carolina 
    Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1777 
    Age:    93 
    Month of Death:    May
    Cause of Death:    Died sudden cause unknown old age 
    Place of Death:    (City, County, State)
    Louisville Ward 4, Jefferson, Kentucky
    Census Year:    1870 
    Image Source:    Census Place (City, County, State): Louisville Ward 4, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T655_15; Page: 711; Enumeration District:  ;Line Number: 20
    "(number of the family as given in 2d column, schedule 1" is:  286; record includes "persons who died during the year ending 1st June, 1870")
    
    also from mortality index:
    Name:    Hannah Wade
    Gender:    Female 
    Marital Status:    Widowed 
    Place of Birth:    Kentucky 
    Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1790 
    Age:    70 
    Month of Death:    Aug
    Cause of Death:    Unknown 
    Place of Death:    (City, County, State)
    Griggsville, Pike, Illinois
    Census Year:    1860 
    Image Source:    Census Place (City, County, State): Griggsville, Pike, Illinois; Roll: T1133_59; Page:  ; Enumeration District:  ;Line Number: 1
    (same pg. has Benjamin (T.) Wade, 33 married, farmer, b. IL, d. Dec (1859), "killed by being stabbed," and Rosana WADE, 43, (single?), b. OH, d. Apr (1860), of dropsy
    
    Two of John Evan WADE's great-uncles went to OH, according to son Benedict Joseph WADE.  Note:
    
    Knox County, Ohio Vital Records, 1800-82 has:
    Name:    Wade, Zephaniah
    Birth Place:    Loudoun co., VA 
    Birth Date:    1758 
    Date of Death:    bef 
    Military Unit:    Commanded a riflery unit during the revolution from VA
    
    U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 has early OH WADE marriages:
    Name:    Zephaniah Wade
    Gender:    male 
    Birth Year:    1767 
    Spouse Name:    Mary Washburn 
    Marriage
    Year:    1795 
    Marriage State:    OH
    
    note:  various online family trees claim William WADE and Mary SHEPARD as Z.'s parents.  Richard Wade (otho148@yahoo.com) has following note:  "William moved from his native Maryland to Greenbriar, Virginia, after which he and Mary moved to Washington, Kentucky in the year 1871 [=1771?]. In 1790, they moved with the Massie colony to Ohio, where they helped found Manchester, Ohio."  Same file gives W.'s birth as cca 1740 and his burial place as family farm in Adams, OH.  Could William have been one of the four brothers who split between OH and KY?
    
    (also, possible relation: 
    Virginia Census, 1800-90
    Name:    ZEPHANIAH, ADM. WADE
    State:    VA 
    County:    Fairfax County 
    Township:    Rent Rolls 
    Year:    1761 
    Record Type:    Rent Role 
    Database:    VA Early Census Index)
    
    and:
    Maryland Census, 1772-1890
    Name:    ZEPHANIAH WADE
    State:    MD 
    County:    Maryland Colony 
    Township:    Residents 
    Year:    1758 
    Page:    138 
    Database:    MD Early Census Index)
    
    Name:    Joseph Wade
    Gender:    male 
    Birth Place:    Md 
    Birth Year:    1776 
    Spouse Name:    Mary Baldwin 
    Spouse
    Birth Place:    MD 
    Spouse Birth Year:    1782 
    Marriage
    Year:    1800 
    Marriage State:    OH 
    
    Name:    Margaret Wade
    Gender:    female 
    Birth Year:    1765 
    Spouse Name:    James Moore 
    Marriage
    Year:    1805 
    Marriage State:    OH 
    
    Name:    William Wade
    Gender:    male 
    Birth Place:    MD 
    Birth Year:    1737 
    Spouse Name:    Nancy Grove 
    Marriage
    Year:    1814 
    Marriage State:    OH
    
    Name:    Isaac Wade
    Gender:    male 
    Birth Place:    VA 
    Birth Year:    1785 
    Spouse Name:    Sarah Jones 
    Marriage
    Year:    1836 
    Marriage State:    OH
    
    In 1850 census for OH, eldest male WADE b. VA is Garland WADE in Washington, Union, OH b est 1772, a carpenter, living with Rebecca b est 1778 NC and another Rebecca b est 1823 OH, single.
    
    1850 Slave Schedule has:
    William E Wade Division 1, Barren, Kentucky
    (holding two elderly male slaves:)
    75 Male Black 
    65 Male Mulatto
    
    note:  Barren is in south-central KY, close to TN border.  Since the Wades were large slaveowners before they emancipated them (date uncertain), acc. to Benedict Joseph Wade, these slaves may have been in family for many years by 1850.
    
    land research note:  transfers of 40-acre parcels to African-Americans using surname WADE in KY, VA?

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