An American Family History

Joseph Hadley

Joseph Hadley was born in 1698, West Meath, Kings County, Ireland. He was the son of Simon Hadley.

He married Amy Gregg on August 25, 1721, in Center Monthly Meeting, Centerville, Delaware. She was born in 1700 in New Castle, Delaware. Her parents were John Gregg and Elizabeth Cooke.

Amy and Joseph's children included:

Catherine Hadley,
Elizabeth Hadley (1722, married James Thompson),
John Hadley (1724),
Deborah Hadley (1725, marred John Curle),
Hannah Hadley (1726, married Samuel Curle),
Joseph Hadley.

In 1725

New Garden Preparative Meeting has acquainted this Meeting yt Nehemiah Hutton had been found in company keeping and playing cards which has brought reproach upon truth and Friends, and this Meeting has put upon to draw up Something for ye clearing of truth against ye next Monthly Meeting which he aknowledges and is willing to do.

Joseph Hadley being also in company wt Nehemiah Hutton and had ye cards in his hand which he is sory for yt he did not leave ye company. It is ye mind of this Meeting yt he condemn the same so far as he is guilty.

The Monthly Meeting was satified with Nehemiah Hutton's action in presenting a written condemnation of his fault, but the other culprits, including Joseph Hadley, were requested not to attend the meetings for business until "Friends be better satified with him as to his conversation and sincerity to truth."

Amy died in 1738 in Newcastle.

Joseph died in 1755 in New Castle County, Delaware. He died before his father, but his father's will directed

... that what is left to my said son, Joseph Hadley, should be kept in my said executors' hands and give it to him at several times as they see it is necessary for it.

From the Will of Simon Hadley

...I do give and bequeath to my grandson, John Hadley, son of my son Joseph Hadley, and the male heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever,

• a plantation or tract of land hereinafter mentioned. but if he should depart this life without male heirs, then in such case, it is my will and I do give and bequeath the said plantation and tract of land to the next male heir by blood to him and his heirs forever, said plantation and tract of land to be bounded as followeth;
  • Beginning at a corner black oak in the line of the said Robert Johnson's land,
  • thence east 130 perches to a corner hickory tree in the said Manor line,
  • thence by the said line south 185 perches to a corner oak sapling (faded out)

  containing within the said bounds 150 acres of land, be the same more or less, and

• I do bequeath to my said grandson, John Hadley, 10 pounds current money....

I do leave to my grand-daughter, Elizabeth Thompson, wife to James Thompson, 40 pounds current money and

I do leave to my grand-daughter, Deborah Curle, wife of John Curle, the sum of 5 pounds of current money, and

to my grand-daughter Hannah Curle, wife to Samuel Curle the sum of 40 pounds current money, all of them children of my son Joseph Hadley.

I do leave my said son, Joseph Hadley,

• half of my wearing apparel and
• 10 pounds current money, which shall be his full portion and share of my real and personal estate.

and it is my will that what is left to my said son, Joseph Hadley, should be kept in my said executors' hands and give it to him at several times as they see it is necessary for it.

....I do leave to my grand-daughter, Elizabeth Thompson, wife to James Thompson, 40 pounds current money and

I do leave to my grand-daughter, Deborah Curle, wife of John Curle, the sum of 5 pounds of current money, and

to my grand-daughter Hannah Curle, wife to Samuel Curle the sum of 40 pounds current money, all of them children of my son Joseph Hadley.

 

and it is my will that what is left to my said son, Joseph Hadley, should be kept in my said executors' hands and give it to him at several times as they see it is necessary for it.