Warner Broaddus' Genealogy


HARWOOD. married Sarah HARWOOD.

Sarah HARWOOD was born in 1740. She married HARWOOD.

Other marriages:
BROADDUS, Robert Loury (Robin)


Edward BROADDUS (BROADHURST) was born in 1681 in Wales. He died in 1751 in King & Queen Co., VA. He married Dollwyddolar GWYNN in 1713 in Gwynn's Island, Matthews, VA.

Other marriages:
SHIPLEY, Mary

his name was probably Broadhurst in Wales

Immigrated from Wales & settled on Gwynn's Island in the Piankitank River in Matthews Co. near the confluence of the Rappahanock. Moved to King & Queen in 1715 & purchased a farm where he died.

First wife was Dollwyddelon Gwynn. Caroline co. was then known as King and Queen Co. Dolly died 1730. Their children were Thomas (who married Ann Redd), Richard, Dorothy (who married Thomas Gaines), Elinor (who married Joseph Edwards). They settled on Gwynns Island, Mathews Co. Va. around 1715.

from A History of the Broaddus Family by A Broaddus, 1888 (FHL#0896911 item 4) p. 27: " Edward Broaddus appears to have been a sober, plodding, laborious man, who, by industry and economy, accumulated sufficient property to give his children a start in the world."

In Merchant's Account Book, King and Queen Co., VA, 1750-51 reprinted in "Magazine of Virginia Genealogy", Feb., May and Aug. 1990: "Items charged to Edward included "fine clothing", "nails", "paper", and "girls pumps". He made payments both in cash and with tobacco.

Dollwyddolar GWYNN [Parents] was born in 1674 in Wales. She died in 1730 in King & Queen Co., VA. She married Edward BROADDUS (BROADHURST) in 1713 in Gwynn's Island, Matthews, VA.

They had the following children:

  M i Thomas BROADDUS Sr was born in 1717. He died in May 1787.

Richard SHIPLEY [Parents] was born in 1653. He died in 1673 in Matthews Co, VA.

He had the following children:

  F i Mary SHIPLEY was born in 1675.

John SHIPLEY.John married Mary ENGLISH before 1652.

Mary ENGLISH [Parents].Mary married John SHIPLEY before 1652.

They had the following children:

  M i Richard SHIPLEY was born in 1653. He died in 1673.

Abraham ENGLISH died before 1669 in Matthews Co, VA.

He had the following children:

  F i Mary ENGLISH.

James BECKHAM [Parents] 1 was born about 1735. He died about 1800. He married Hannah BOHON.

Hannah BOHON was born in Orange, VA. She married James BECKHAM.

They had the following children:

  M i Abner BECKHAM.
  M ii William BECKHAM.
  M iii Thomas BECKHAM was born in 1770. He died in 1855.
  M iv James BECKHAM.
  M v John BECKHAM.
  M vi Townsend BECKHAM.
  M vii Jerry BECKHAM.
  M viii Elijah BECKHAM.
  M ix Armistead BECKHAM.
  M x Fontaine BECKHAM.
  M xi Benjamin BECKHAM.
  M xii Mary BECKHAM.

Howell POWELL was born in 1623. He died on 7 Jul 1704. He married Elizabeth GORSUCH in 1657 in Virginia.

Elizabeth GORSUCH was born on 13 May 1641 in Hertfordshire, England. She died about 1680 in Baltimore, MD. She married Howell POWELL in 1657 in Virginia.

They had the following children:

  M i John POWELL Sr. was born about 1660.

John MANSFIELD [Parents] was born in 1700 in , Of Albemarle, Va. He married Ann Waldo GRASTY on 21 Oct 1737 in , Spottsylvania, Va.

Ann Waldo GRASTY [Parents] was born in 1720 in Of, Spotsylvania, Va. She died about 1787 in Prob, Orange, Va. She married John MANSFIELD on 21 Oct 1737 in , Spottsylvania, Va.

They had the following children:

  M i William MANSFIELD was born on 12 Jan 1755. He died on 12 Jul 1825.
  M ii Joseph Grasty MANSFIELD was born about 1735 in Surry Or, Caroline, Va. He died after 1791 in Of, Albemarle, Va.

William MANSFIELD [Parents] was born about 1674 in <, , Va>. He married Mary ALLEN before 1700.

Mary ALLEN was born about 1678 in <, Of Albemarle, Va>. She married William MANSFIELD before 1700.

They had the following children:

  M i John MANSFIELD was born in 1700.

Sharshall GRASTY was born in 1687. He was christened on 30 Dec 1687 in All Holl. Staini, London, England. He died on 27 May 1745 in , Spotsylvania, Virginia. He married Ann WALDO Abt in , Richmond, Va.

Ann WALDO was born about 1687 in Prob, Lancaster, Pa. She married Sharshall GRASTY Abt in , Richmond, Va.

They had the following children:

  F i Ann Waldo GRASTY was born in 1720. She died about 1787.
  M ii John GRASTY was born about 1722 in Of, Spotsylvania, Pa. He died about 1789.
  M iii Bettsworth GRASTY was born in 1725 in Of, Spotsylvania, Pa.
  F iv Mary GRASTY was born in 1727 in Of, Spotsylvania, Pa.
  M v Sharshall GRASTY was born in 1730 in Of, Spotsylvania, Pa.

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