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Sarah Ellen Luevenia Hadley was born in Georgia in 1842. She was the
daughter of Watkins Hadley and Minerva (?). Sarah married her first cousin, Dock D. Hadley, Sr. Dock was the son of Jasper Hadley, Sr. and Hagar ??. Sarah and Dock had the following children:
2. Henry Hadley 3. Peter Hadley 4. Gertrude Hadley 5. Dock D. Hadley, Jr. 6. Angela Hadley 7. Raymond Hadley 8. Charlie Fleeter Hadley Sarah's father, Watkins Hadley, was given a revolver pistol in the will of Simon D. Hadley (ca. 1790 - 1867), his father. Watkin's mother, Charlotte Ann Moore, was the slave of Simon D. Hadley. She was also named in his will, and was bequeathed the following: Item 2nd. "I desire and direct that Charlotte Ann Moore shall have made over to her by my execution hereinafter named for and in consideration of her unflaging attention and kind services to me during my last illness and for money advanced by her to defray my necessary expences of sickness, for her sole and separate use, for and during her natural life, free and exempt from the debts and liabilities of any other person whomsoever, thirty acres of land imbracing all that portion of land I purchased from Robert R Evans, including the site of my residence, except the house and patch occupied by Jasper Hadley. Said property to revert at her death to my nearest lineal heirs and also for and in consideration of the services above named, I give and bequeath unto the said Charlotte Ann Moore for her own use benefit and behoof forever two of my cows and calves to be selected by herself, and sixty bushels of corn; all of said property in this Item named to be made to her without delay, and to be free and exempt from the controle of any other person or persons whomsoever except in so far as may be necessary on the part of my Executor to make her proper title to the same." Simon's will was dated 23 Nov 1867, and probated on 26 Dec 1867. He died sometime between these two dates. Pedigree of Sarah Ellen Luevenia Hadley Watkins Hadley - Minerva ?? ---Simon D. Hadley - Charlotte Ann Moore ---Simon Hadley, Sr. - Jane Wilkinson ---Thomas Hadley - Mary Thompson ---Joshua Hadley - Mary Rowland ---Simon Hadley - Ruth Miller |
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