James Thompson Hadley 
James Thompson was born on July 16th, 1789 in Chatham County, North Carolina.1 James Thompson's father was Simon Hadley and his mother was Elizabeth Thompson. His paternal grandparents were Joshua Hadley and Ruth Lindley; his maternal grandparents were James Thompson and Martha Chambers. He had seven brothers and six sisters, named Jonathan Thompson, Joshua Thompson, Simon Thompson, John T., Thomas Thompson, Jeremiah Thompson, William Thompson, Martha, Ruth, Sarah T., Elizabeth T., Eleanor and Mary T.. He was the second oldest of the fourteen children. He died at the age of 81 on February 28th, 1871 in Hendrick County, Indiana.1 General Notes
JAMES T. HADLEY was born in North Carolina, July 16, 1796, a son of Simon and Elizabeth Hadley, grandson of Joshua, great-grandson of Joshua and great-great-grandson of Simon Hadley, who was born in Ireland, of English Parentage, and settled in the Penn colony in the latter part of the seventeenth century. Thus the Hadleys trace their descent through 200 years of American ancestry. Simon Hadley brought considerable wealth to the new colony and as habitually as he wore his clothes carried money
with him. He was found dead in his stable and was supposed to have been murdered by his servant for his money. He was a man of note and influence. The Hadleys have been noted for their thrift, both in this and the old country. The most of them have been farmers and all have owned the land they worked. Un til the last generation or two all have been Friends and none were military men untl the late civil war, when several bore arms in defense of the union. About 1730 Joshua Hadley, Sr., moved to North
Carolina and settled on Leaf River, and from him the families in this county trace their origin. Our subject, James T. Hadley, lived in his native State till manhood, and there married Elizabeth Richardson, a native of the same State, of English Descent. He was an enterprising and, for a farmer, an active businessman. His anti-slavery convictions and ambition to live in a country where an active progressive man would have a better opportunity to develop his powers, led him to leave his native State and move to a newly settled part of the country, and in 1825 he located in Center Township, this county, bringing with him a family of eight children. He was an energetic and ingenious mechanic and found ample use for his knowledge of tools in the new country. He manufactured wagons, worked at the blacksmith's forge, built a saw-mill at Greencastle which he ran two years, built on contract the depot, turntable and other buildings for the railroad company at Greencastle, and in many other ways displayed the variety of his mechanical powers. In early life he was a Quaker and although not identified with them in his later life, their teachings undoubtedly influenced him to the end of his days. His family consisted of eleven children, eight born in North Carolina and three in Hendricks County---Mrs. Martha Nichols, of Danville; Jehu, of Franklin Township; Mrs. Julia Ann Vannice, of Marion Township; Mrs. Nancy Matlock, of Danville; Mrs. Sinia Hadley, of this county; Edom R., of Marion Township; Edmund R., Orran
E. and John Oliver, deceased; Mrs. Elizabeth Tender and Mrs. Jane Homan, of Danville. Mrs. Hadley died Aug. 8, 1863, in the seventy-fourth year of her age. Feb.28, 1871, while crossing the railroad with his team, he was struck by a locomotive and instantly killed. Thus closed a long and useful life, and of all the pioneers none are more favorably of better remembered.
HISTORY OF HENDRICKS CO. INDIANA 1885 - CENTER TWP.
SUBMITTED BY: Tracy Turek
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1640 in King's County, Ireland d.06 Jun 1711 in County Westmeat,Ireland
- b.1675 in County Westmeath, Ireland (or Dubliln, Ire) d.17 Nov 1756 in Mill Creek, New Castle County, Delaware
- b.1640 in of Moate Mm,West Meath Co.,Ireland d.20 Apr 1710 in Moate Mm, County West Meath, Ireland
- b.6 Mar 1702/1703 in Kings Moate Monthly Meeting, Westmeath, Ireland d.20 Sep 1760 in Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange Co, Nc
- b.1651 in of Moate Mm,West Meath Co.,Ireland d.~ 1731 in ,Co. West Meath,Ireland
- b.Feb 1677 in Moate Mm,Kilcleagh,Westmeath,Ireland d.18 Dec 1750 in New Garden Mm, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- b.~ 1655 in of,Westmeath,Ireland
- b.23 May 1743 in New Castle County, Delaware d.08 Apr 1816 in Orange County, North Carolina
- b.27 Mar 1656 in ,Northampton,England d.1715/1716 in Nottingham Twnsp,Chester,Penn
- b.1689 in Bedford,Bedford,England d.07 Mar 1767 in Nottingham,Chester,Pennsylvania
- b.18 Jan 1662 in Rumbaladswick Sussex,England d.08 Aug 1679 in ,Chester,Pennsylvania.
- b.25 May 1712 in Nottingham,Chester Co., Pa d.23 May 1783 in Chatham County, North Carolina
- b.~ 1670 d.08 Jun 1695
- b.1687 in Glasgow, Scotland d.31 Jul 1749 in West Nottingham,Chester,Pennsylvania
- b.~ 1660 in Barbados, West Indies d.7 Feb 1682/1683
- b.06 Oct 1765 in Orange County, North Carolina d.03 Apr 1843 in Hendrick County, Indiana
- b.1641 in ,Shropshire, England d.16 May 1714 in Ballincaclash, Ireland
- b.16 Apr 1681 in ,Carlow, Ireland d.13 Oct 1726 in Londongrove, Chester, Pa.
- b.1644 in Cronagallagh, Ireland d.WFT Est 1695-1739
- b.25 Feb 1705/1706 in Kilconner, Carlow County, Ireland d.14 Sep 1781 in Snow Camp, Orange County, North Carolina
- b.1658 in Ballyredmond, Carlow, Ireland d.1738 in Pa
- b.21 Jan 1682/1683 in ,Carlow, Ireland d.> 1730 in ,Chester, Pennsylvania
- b.1664 in Ballinclash, Carlow, Ireland
- b.25 Mar 1745 in London Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania d.15 Jul 1798 in Orange County, North Carolina
- b.1640 in King's County, Ireland d.06 Jun 1711 in County Westmeat,Ireland
- b.1675 in County Westmeath, Ireland (or Dubliln, Ire) d.17 Nov 1756 in Mill Creek, New Castle County, Delaware
- b.1640 in of Moate Mm,West Meath Co.,Ireland d.20 Apr 1710 in Moate Mm, County West Meath, Ireland
- b.06 Dec 1711 in County West Meath, Ireland d.04 Dec 1785 in Orange County, North Carolina
- b.1651 in of Moate Mm,West Meath Co.,Ireland d.~ 1731 in ,Co. West Meath,Ireland
- b.Feb 1677 in Moate Mm,Kilcleagh,Westmeath,Ireland d.18 Dec 1750 in New Garden Mm, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- b.~ 1655 in of,Westmeath,Ireland
- b.16 Jul 1789 in Chatham County, North Carolina d.28 Feb 1871 in Hendrick County, Indiana
- b.26 Aug 1712 in Elsinbourgh, New Jersey d.1783
- b.10 Jan 1742/1743 d.WFT Est. 1790-1835
- b.1675 in County Westmeath, Ireland (or Dubliln, Ire) d.17 Nov 1756 in Mill Creek, New Castle County, Delaware
- b.25 Aug 1698 in Moate Mm,,Westmeath,Ireland d.Nov 1755 in ,New Castle,Deleware
- b.Feb 1677 in Moate Mm,Kilcleagh,Westmeath,Ireland d.18 Dec 1750 in New Garden Mm, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- b.~ 1722 in New Castle County, Delaware d.WFT Est. 1719-1812
- b.1698 d.WFT Est. 1727-1794
- b.07 Aug 1771 in Orange County, North Carolina d.16 Aug 1844 in Danville, Hendrick County, Indiana
- b.01 Oct 1736 d.WFT Est. 1777-1870 in Nc
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1 Hadley#1.FTW @ Tree #0785
2 Hadley#1.FTW
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 16, Ed. 1 @ Tree #0785, Vol.16,File#0785.FTW, DownloadHadley2.FTW, H7344a.ftw, Hadley Family Tree.FTW, The Hadleys.FTW, Final#2.FTW, Hadley#1.FTW
2 Hadley#1.FTW
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 16, Ed. 1 @ Tree #0785, Vol.16,File#0785.FTW, DownloadHadley2.FTW, H7344a.ftw, Hadley Family Tree.FTW, The Hadleys.FTW, Final#2.FTW, Hadley#1.FTW
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