Genealogy Report: Descendants of JOHN (BEDE) BIDDY
Descendants of JOHN (BEDE) BIDDY
2.THOMAS2 BIDDY (JOHN (BEDE)1) was born Abt. 1734 in VIRGINIA, and died Bet. 1804 - 1806 in UNION CO S.C..He married SUSANNA BACON.She was born Abt. 1740.
Notes for THOMAS BIDDY:
AUG 13 1792
UNION CO. SC DEED BOOK B-PAGE 158
THOMAS BIDDY TO JOHN BIDDY
BOTH UNION CO PLANTERS
FOR 162 LBS. STERLING, MONEY OF SC
150 ACRES SITUATED IN NINETY-SIX DISTRICT
UNION CO. ON TYGER RIVER
LAND GRANTED TO THOMAS BIDDY
JURY LISTS OF SC1778-1779LINDSEY AND SPARTAN DISTRICT NINETY SIX
THOMAS BIDDY AND EDWARD BIDDY
MINUTES OF THE CO.COURT -UNION CO S.C.
REFERENCES TO THOMAS BIDDY JOHN BIDDY AND HOLLIS BIDDY
Interesting Story
On Oct 6, 1761 Thomas Biddy and John Evans bought 400 acres on "head branches" of
Flat Rock, Lunnenburg Co. Va.Deed Book.
Lunnenburg Co. Deed Book 7 pg 321,Aug 3, 1762- John Evans and Thomas Biddie sell Convey
to ANN MITCHELL for divers and good causes one certain plantation on Flat Rock cr (which said
plantation the said Biddie and Evans bought of Richard Rogers to have and hold, during the
natural life of said ANN MITCHELL. She may cut fire wood,fencing or other necessary timber
joining. May clear ground for corn or grain, making no waste. SHE IS TO PAY YEARLY, AN EAR
OF INDIAN CORN TO EVANS AND BIDDIE. She is allowed to keep her two sons, Richad And
Issac Mitchell, as long as they live single to assist her.Anne shall not take in a husband or any
other person . To guarantee that Anne and sons live peaceably and quitely on the plantation
we bind ourselves in the sum of 100L,John Evans , Thomas Biddie
Thomas (Biddie) Biddy , born say 1740, purchased for 60 pounds, 400 acres on the head branches of
Flat Rock Creek in Lunenburg County jointly with John Evans (alias Epps) on October 6, 1761 (DB 6:473).
He and his wife Susannah Biddie sold their half of this land on Jan. 10, 1771 (DB 11:434).
He was taxable on 2 tithes and 200 acres in Lunenburg County in 1769 (Bell, Sunlight on the South side, 282) He purchased 400 acres on Flat Rock Creek jointly with John Epps, and he and his wife Susannah sold their half to Epps on Jan 8, 1771 (DB 11:433).
A number of suits against him were dismissed by the Lunenburg County Court:
Issac ReevesJune 11, 1767
John RossDecember 10, 1767
John MillesonFebruary 14, 1771
John TabbMarch 12, 1772
He sued Joseph Williams, the former sheriff, April 13 1769.
He sued Jonathan Patterson, one of the justices, on November 16, 1771 (Orders 1766-69, fol. 67,, 120,
p. 140;1769-77, 93, 166, 177, 178, fol. 206)
He moved to South Carolina by December 17, 1771 when his unrecorded plat for 100 acres on Tiger
River, Craven County, was surveyed, and on May 22, 1772 David Hopkins recorded a plat for land
adjoining his in Berkeley County (S.C. Archives alphabetical index nos. 9-018-001-00072, 9-003-0017-
00066-02) He was head of a Union District ,South Carolina household of 9 "other free" in 1800 (SC:229)
OTHER FREE CLASS MEANS ANY MIXED BLOOD-ANY INDIAN BLOOD WAS CLASSIFIED THIS WAY
In the 1790 Census: Thomas was listed as having 4 sons over 16, 3 sons under 16, and 2 daughters.
In the 1800 Census: Thomas is listed as being head of household of 9.
In the SC early census 1779- Thomas and Edward were listed.
Revised: Nov. 10, 1996
Compiled by: Paul R. Sarrett, Jr.
Internet: [email protected]
The Old "Ninety-Six" District of South Carolina was created (original)
in 1769 and was abolished in 1798. (The 96th Dist. from 1785 to 1798
consisted of present day Union Co.)
It consisted of (present-day)
Abbeville Co.(formed 1785)
Part of Abbeville Co. to Greenwood Co. (formed 1897)
Part of Abbeville Co. to McCormick Co. (formed 1916)
Edgefield Co.(formed 1785)
Part of Edgefield to Aiken Co.(formed 1871)
Part of Edgefield to Greenwood Co. (formed 1897)
Part of Edgefield to Saluda Co.(formed 1896)
Laurens Co.(formed 1785)
Newberry Co.(formed 1785)
Spartanburg Co. (formed 1785)
Part of Spartbg. Co. to Cherokee Co. (formed 1897)
Union Co.(formed 1798)
Part of Union. Co. to Cherokee Co.(formed 1897)
The following is a list of 2,154 "Residents" of this large Ninety-Six Dist.
I would like to share information with anybody who is working on these
related families in South Carolina.
B300BIDDYEdward1779 Old 96th D SCNo Twp. Listed
B300BIDDYThomas1779 Old 96th D SCNo Twp. Listed
Colony's Carolina
Francisco Gordillo was the first European to visit the present
day South Carolina in 1521. The Spanish attempted the first
European settlement near present day Georgetown in 1526, but it
failed after 9 months.
The name Carolina is derived from King Charles I of England, who
granted "Carolina" in 1629 to Sir Robert Heath.
In 1663, King Charles II, who gave away vast regions with as much
coolness as if they had really belonged to him, granted to eight
of his favorites a charter and certain privileges, to repay them
for their loyalty in restoring him to the throne of his father.
This grant was of the territory extending from the present
southern line of Virginia to the St. Johns, in Florida, and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.(31 deg and 36 deg North Latidude
and extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the South Seas) The
eight "lords proprietors" Were:
1.Lord Chancellor EDWARD HYDE CLARENDON, b. 1609-d. 1674
(1st Earl of Clarendon & Prime Minister)
2.Sir GEORGE MONCK, b. 1608 d. 1670
(1st Duke of Albemarle, General Monck)
3.Lord CRAVEN,
4.Lord JOHN BERKELEY, of New Jersy
5.Lord ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER, b. 1621 d. 1783
(1st Earl of Shaftesbury)
6.Sir GEORGE CARTERET, b. c1606 d. 1677 of New Jersey
7.Sir WILLIAM BERKELEY, b. 1606 d. 1677
(Governor of Virginia)
8.Sir JOHN COLLETON.
This region was later (1665) extended to 36 deg 30 minutes North
to include the Albemarle settlers who had moved south from
Virginia.
The first permanent settlement, at Charles Town (Charleston) on
the Ashley River, was established by the English in 1670.It was
moved in 1680 to the peninsula between the Cooper and Ashley
rivers. Later in 1783 it was renamed to Charleston.
The Carolinas was early in resisting British rule.In 1693 the
colony won the right to initiate legislation in the British House
of Commons.
Bath, near the mouth of the Pamlico River, was the first town to
be incorporated (1706).
In 1704 an act that would have required members of the colonial
assembly to adhere to the rites of the Church of England was
defeated.The church was, however, made official in 1706 and
remained so until 1778.
Settlement spread from Charles Town south toward BEAUFORT
(founded 1710), north toward Georgetown (1735), and inland along
the rivers.
In 1719 the populace rebelled against the British proprietors and
their reactionary policies, expelling them and electing James
Moore as governor. As a result the British crown assumed (1729)
jurisdiction.
A survey of the boundary between the two, begun in 1735, was not
completed until 1815.
Political strife and Indian wars slowed the Carolina Colony's
growth, however, and as "Charles Town"grew more rapidly, the
territory began to be known as North and South Carolina.The
northern territory was made a separate colony in 1712 and had its
own governors until 1829.This boundary begun in 1735, but was
not established, nor fully surveyed until 1815.
In 1729, NORTH CAROLINA became a crown colony when King GEORGE,
II purchased the shares of Carolina from all the lords
proprietors except Lord GRANVILLE.
By the 1750s, Germans and Scottish-Irish from Pennsylvania and
Virginia were settling the Piedmont (present day SC) on small,
subsistence farms in contrast to the coastal plantations.
British rule came to an end in NORTH CAROLINA when Gov.JOSIAH MARTIN
fled New Bern in May 1775.The Second Provincial Congress in 1775
established two regiments and a state government.The first battle
of the Revolution in NORTH CAROLINA was fought against Scottish Loyalists
at Moore's Creek Bridge on Feb. 27, 1776.Later that year the Fifth
Provincial Congress adopted a state constitution and elected RICHARD
CASWELL the first governor.NORTH CAROLINA was the first colony
to declare officially its readiness for independence and in April
1776 furnished ten regiments to the Continental army, as well as thousands
of militiamen.At the same time, it helped defeat the Cherokee and
suppressed the Tory residents who made the revolution virtually a
civil war in NORTH CAROLINA.Despite its leadership in the Revolution,
NORTH CAROLINA was the next to last of the 13 original states to ratify
the federal Constitution (November 1789).In 1789, NORTH CAROLINA
ceded its western territory, present-day Tennessee, to the federal
government.
SOUTH CAROLINA
The Revolutionary War, after the British repulse at Charleston in
1776, temporarily bypassed South Carolina.Then the British captured
Charleston on May 12, 1780.The numerous battles and skirmishes fought
in the state after 1780 included important American victories at
Kings Mountain and Cowpens.
South Carolina was the eighth state to ratify the federal Constitution,
on May 23, 1788.To mollify Piedmont settlers, who demanded increased
representation, the General Assembly agreed in 1786 to move the capital.
Columbia was established as the new seat of government.In the first
federal census of 1790, South Carolina's population of 249,073 ranked
7th. Nonwhites accounted for 43.7% of the total and were concentrated
in the low country around Charleston.
The following is a alphabetized by last name for:
Colony of South CarolinaCompiled by: Paul R. Sarrett, Jr.
Records of 1716 to 1783
BIDDY, Edward1779 Colony, SC ResidentOld 96th DISTRICT
BIDDY, Thomas1779 Colony, SC ResidentOld 96th DISTRICT
More About THOMAS BIDDY:
Census: 1790, Image 0042 RollM637-11
LAND OWNER: October 6, 1761, PURCHASED 400 ACRES W/JOHN EVANS LUNNENBERG VA.
Military service: PATRIOT-REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Children of THOMAS BIDDY and SUSANNA BACON are:
4 | i. | MARY3 BIDDY. |
Notes for MARY BIDDY: Mary was enumerated as, head of a Union District, South Carolina household of 7 "other free" in 1800 (SC:231) "OTHER FREE" IS THE WAY THEY CLASSIFIED PART INDIAN |
More About MARY BIDDY: Census: 1800, South Carolina |
5 | ii. | EDWARD (NEDD) BIDDY, born Aft. 1755. |
Notes for EDWARD (NEDD) BIDDY: 1800 Census. Left gifts to Peter, Edmond, Thomas Jr., and Henry. John Biddy executor. |
More About EDWARD (NEDD) BIDDY: Census: 1779, Scs1a290869 |
6 | iii. | HOLLIS BIDDY, born Abt. 1760. |
More About HOLLIS BIDDY: Census: 1810, 1 male 0-10 Military service: SERVED UNDER BRANDON-REV WAR |
7 | iv. | THOMAS JR BIDDY. | ||
+ | 8 | v. | PRISCILLA OBEDIENCE BIDDY, born 1780. |