Comfort Inn

I85/NC 49, Exit 145

Burlington, N.C. 27215

(800) 334-6838

Dear Family Members,

WELCOME TO SHADD(a)Y (N.C.97)

Schedule of events:

Friday, 20th 6:30 P.M. (At the motel.)

Registration and catered meal (find our meeting room)

Come a little early for sign-in. Kathleen Coble and Velma Shaddy will greet you and assist registration

(Indicate if you are interested in receiving a set of pictures and a video tape-cost will be minimal -

development of the pictures, copying the tape, and postage).

Later, after dinner, be prepared for a very brief video interview, conducted by Frances Roberts and

Vivian O’Daniel. Give name, address, telephone number, some background as to work, etc. and your

ancestral line back as far as you remember.

AFTER DINNER:

(1) Ed Coble (Welcome to N.C. and a brief history of Shaddys in N.C.)

(2) Jack, with an introduction of families. (Get acquainted and video interview)

(3) Jack, Waldo, Ed (Shaddy 101 - a preview and discussion of Saturday’s schedule). (See Shaddy 101 below

Saturday, 21st

(1) Meet at the motel. (Plan on early breakfast (By 8:30 A.M. - included in motel cost).

(2) TOUR - (Guided - Organized by Waldo & Ed). Leave the motel by 9:00 A.M. (Car convoy).

(3) Back to St. Paul’s. (Please - no alcohol or tobacco at St. Paul’s).

(4) Michelle Isley (Vice-president of the church council) with Church & Cemetery history.

(5) Minister of St. Paul’s (The Rev. Joyce E. Taipale) leads in the dedication of the marker for John &

Elizabeth. (At gravesite – See photo).

(6) Dinner at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. (Catered).

(7) Musical Program (Harold & Carolyn).

Sunday, 22nd 8:30 - 9:00 A.M.

BREAKFAST (included in motel cost) for those who have the time, then a good time for visiting

until you have to leave for home. St. Paul’s Church service at 11:00 A.M.

REFERENCE: Jack Shaddy Ed Coble Waldo Shaddy

SHADDY 101

Prepared by James A. (Jack) Shaddy

June 21, 1997

Tour highlights presented by Ed, Waldo, Jack:

Reunion Headquarters (Comfort Inn, Burlington, N.C.)

Our North Carolina hosts: Kathleen Lee Conrad and Ed Coble were neighbors since childhood days and eventually joined in a very successful marriage. Their home is the original home, modernized, of Ed's Father and is located on the old Coble farm on the west side of Winston-Salem. Kathleen is of Moravian background, and is very informative concerning details of the Morvaian customs and religion.

First Stop: The Alamance County Historical Museum

Located on Highway 62, just south of Alamance, the Museum is the birthplace of Edwin Michael Holt, a pioneer in the southern textile industry. Edwin is the grandson of Michael Holt, a good friend of our John Shaddy and the executor of John's will. The museum is a good visual source of the past history of Alamance County. Look at: "Tastes in Plaid", it has a good variety of old and new recipes. The foreword states, "Tastes in Plaid celebrated the traditional cooking of the Carolina Piedmont and its evolution in contemporary culture. The title of our book reflects not only the heritage of good foods characteristic of Alamance County, but it also refers to the history of our community as the birthplace of the Southern textile industry".

Dr. William Murray Vincent, Executive Director, will give us some pertinent facts concerning history of the Holts. His files are filled with many papers -"The Low's Church History", "The Brick Church History", etc. Make copies, if you wish. Visit the Holt Cemetery, just behind the house. The stone "E.M." will catch your attention. I am sure future researchers will be puzzled by the significance of this grave. During the tour of the

house you may meet interesting people who have historical questions, the same as you do.

Next stop: The Alamance Battleground

You will first view an informative movie depicting the lifestyles and customs of the early settlers and the events that led to the Alamance Battle of May 16, 1771. This skirmish is known as, "Where the Regulators and the Militia met to end the War of the Regulation." Regulator and Militia positions are marked with series of red and blue flags. Two monuments and plaques provide more pertinent information Also on the grounds is the old log-cabin of the Allen family. Take several pictures with a flash, artifacts of the early 1800's will be revealed. A spinning wheel, loom, bed, cooking utensils, etc., will clearly appear in the pictures.

Note: In reference to the Regulation Movement: Resistance to paying excessive taxes and to other government atrocities began in the late 1760’s. Pioneers formed a society called “The Regulation” to protest and to peacefully petition for reform. The “Regulators” were branded as outlaws and troops were sent to subdue them. There were several conflicts, one being the Battle of Alamance on May 16, 1771. This encounter has been called the first battle of the American Revolution but it actually was the climax of a revolt against oppressive laws, exorbitant taxes and corrupt local officials. The Alamance Battleground is adjacent to or in close proximity to the old John Shaddy, Sr. plantation.

Next Stop:

Adjacent to the Battleground is the Clapp Mill Road. From State Highway 62 turn to the southeast on this road, cross the North Prong of the Stinking Quarter Creek, and then to the southwest on the Kimesville Road and then to the west and northwest on the Stafford Mill Road. Soon we will again come to the North Prong of the Stinking Quarter Creek. Records from the Orange County Court of February, 1801 reads “Michael Holt appointed overseer of road from Guilford County line to Shaddys Mill on Stinking Quarter Creek.” According to Mrs. Grace Thompson, a local historian, the most likely location of the Shaddy Mill is at the intersection of Clapp Mill Road and the Creek. Then at the intersection of Stafford Mill Road and the Creek, (notice that Stafford Mill Road runs from the Guilford County line to the Creek), you will see the remains of an old mill, now known as the Spoon-Stafford Mill. (At one time this mill was known as the Coble Mill). If you have time venture down the overgrown path on both sides of the bridge, up and down the creek approximately 100 feet and see where a dam may have been. The old structures on each side of the road are probably the remains of the mill. You can get several beautiful pictures of the Stinking Quarter here. You may feel within that you are very close to the very last land owned by the Shaddys in North Carolina. The land between the two intersections, on both sides of the creek surely was the Shaddy plantation.

My theory, no documentation, concerns land on both sides of the North Prong of the Stinking Quarter Creek sold by the estate in 1818 to John Coble. The 1873 map shows land owned by John Coble and adjacent to that land is the Coble Mill. Note that this location is identical to later maps showing the Spoon-Stafford Mill. I, Jack Shaddy, think this site or the above site suggested by Grace Thompson is the location of the old Shaddy Mill

Next stop: The old Brick Church.

This was originally German Reformed but now United Church of Christ. The title page of the original record book, as translated into English, was "Church Book of the Reformed." Futher, "Congregation on Beaver Creek in Orange County and Guilford County North Carolina", and is the beginning, at the time, Anno Dom 1772. It was here that John and Rachel Shaddy were confirmed 10-20-1795. Also, in 1803, that Jacob Shaddy and his wife baptized their sick child, John. The first John is John, Jr, Rachel married George Fogleman and is buried at St. Paul's, the child John is buried at St. Paul's, adjacent to John and Elizabeth.

I have noticed the German village, BINGEN, many times in Shaddy research and related it, without definite proof, to be the Shaddy European home place. On a Rhine River cruise we slowly passed the small village, BINGEN, and I felt some strange inward emotion. I would like to point out that the Rhine and the Stinking Quarter both flow to the NORTH, quite a coincidence. The following stone really caught my attention:

JOHANN LUDWIG KLOP

BORN BINGEN GERMANY 1704

Arrived in America 1727 Berks Co. Penn.

Migrated to Alamance Co. Circa 1745

Deceased Jan. 1778

His Wife

ANNA MARGRETHA KLAPIN

June 18, 1717 Jan 17, 1785

Next Stop: LOW'S Lutheran Church

Organized circa 1771 as a Union Lutheran and German Reformed Church. This union was severed by different sentiments growing out of the Regulation Movement and the rebellion of the colonies. "They couldn't pray satisfactorily to all since some were Tories and others Whigs." The German Reformed group left the Lutherans at Low’s Church and built the Brick Church for themselves. This church was first called “The Clapp Church” due to the involvement of many members of the Clapp family.

Searching the cemetery we find tombstones:

MOLLY

Relict of Jno. Fogleman, Sr.

Died Sep 12, 1846

Aged 81 years

Note: Relict is Archaic meaning survivor or widow. This Molly is probably the oldest child of John and Elizabeth.

JOHN FOGLEMAN, Sr.

Died Sept. 1841

Aged 81 years

JOEL SHADDY COBLE

Born Dec 4, 1835

Died Mar 13, 1888

SALLY

Born 6-14-1769

Died 2-2-1849

JOHN COBLE

Born 1761

Died 6-15-1815

Sally is a daughter of John and Elizabeth Shaddy and the ancestor of Ed Coble.

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Next stop: St. Paul's Lutheran Church

St. Paul's is located 2 miles east of the Alamance Battleground. Worship was conducted here as early as 1745. 1770 is the earliest date for the organization and is used on the church cornerstone. The first church is thought to have been a union church with the German Reformed up to around 1800 when the Reformed members moved over to Steiners (Stoners), which is no longer in existence, and to Der Klapp Kirche (The Brick Church) in Guilford County. Note: Steiners Church was organized in 1758 and was Reformed. The founders of Steiners included the family of Shaddy. (German spelling for Shaddy was Schade).

Perhaps the highlight of the entire tour is our visit to St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the burial place of our oldest known ancestors, John and Elizabeth Shaddy.

IN THE YEAR IN THE YEAR

OF OUR LORD OF OUR LORD

1738 January 1747 December

The 3 Day 4 day Born

JOHN SHADY ELIZABETH

Was Boarn SHADDY Died

And Died The The 13 of March

9 of February 1818

1812

It is very exciting to see the stones. The inscriptions are very difficult to read now but I think I made an important discovery. Notice that whoever engraved John's name did not start with sufficient space to the right for the correct spelling. I think the result was JOHN SHADY. It is sad to see these inscriptions rapidly fade into oblivion. St. Paul's has approved our plan to place a new stone so as to commemorate the memory of John and Elizabeth. Of course, the old stones will be left exactly as they are and the new stone will have an inscription which will include reference to the first known date of John’s being in Orange County.

Also buried at St. Paul's are:

John Shady b. 1-13-1803 d. 3-22-1803 (s/o C. Shady)

Note: This is the sick baby son of Jacob and Christianna Shaddy, baptized in the Brick Church in 1803.

William Shaddy b. d. 1811

Note: This probably is the infant son of Jacob and Christianna Shaddy.

George Fogleman b. 5-26-1774 d. 9-20-1847

Rachael Fogleman b. 10-18-1777 d. 9-27-1846

Note: Rachael is the daughter of John and Elizabeth Shaddy. She was confirmed in the Brick Church 10-20-1795. George Fogleman's Father, Malachi, deeded him 100 acres in 1820.

Martin Neace b. d. 9-11-1846

Elizabeth Neace b. d. 9-16-1846

Note: Elizabeth is the daughter of John and Elizabeth Shaddy. She was also known as Betty. There is conflict in the St. Paul's Records concerning the ages of Martin and Elizabeth.

Note: Here at St. Paul’s we will continue the events of the day with Michelle Isley and Pastor Joyce E. Taipale. (See “WELCOME TO SHADD(a)Y (N.C.97)” for the schedule.

This is the end of a perfect day, discovering some history of one of the first Shaddy families in America.

If you have time: (Excerpts from a previous article).

John's oldest son, John, Jr., was born 2-26-1754 near Hillsboro, Orange County N.C. Note: There is some conflict here concerning the comparative ages of Elizabeth and John, Jr. Perhaps John, Sr. had a previous marriage, ie, to the mother of John, Jr. and some of the older girls. John, Jr. married Mary Fogleman 4-20-1795, fathered 14 children, died 2-21-1859 at age 105. He is buried at Bennington, Switzerland County, Indiana. He served in the Revolutionary War, was injured, and received a pension of $58/year. We had heard of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, probably John, Jr. was a participant, and desired to see it. Bob and Joyce took the lead from our camp and became lost three times in Greensboro. Waldo took the lead and became lost three more times. The highway signs in Greensboro are as bad as any I have ever seen. Finally we stumbled onto the site, accidentally. We visited the museum, saw an enlightening movie and had a very educational time. Bob and I walked down into a valley where one segment of the battle occurred. On our way back we discovered the stump of a very large tree, we counted 250 rings and wished that old stump could tell us some of the incidents it had witnessed. General Nathanael Green led the Americans, Charles, Earl Cornwallis led the British in what is called, "A British victory dearly bought." From this battle it was all "downhill" for the British.

On Highway 62, between Alamance and Burlington I noticed the HINSHAW Craft Shop. The shop was closed, Mr. Hinshaw was teaching craft techniques to some people who had come in from Indiana. I have had some very good correspondence with Mr. Calvin Hinshaw concerning Brick Church records and thought this might be him. Mr. Hinshaw saw me at the door and very graciously let me in. This was not Calvin Hinshaw but this Mr. Hinshaw was very friendly and tried to assist us all he could. One of his retired employees, Paul Smith, was very helpful and gave me several names to call concerning the Brick Church. When we departed Mr. Hinshaw presented all the ladies in our group with what he called, "Trash Dolls". This was a good stop.

Notes on the map (Land records):

Deeded 200 acres from Granville Estate. (Oct. 7,1762).

This land sold to John Boon (Aug. 25,1783).

Bought 100 acres from Henry Kimroe. (Jan. 25, 1789).

Bought and sold several tracts of land on both sides of the North Prong of the

Stinking Quarter Creek).

The Estate sold 130 acres mentioned in the will to his son-in-law, John Coble

Aug. 31, 1818). This was last Shaddy land transaction in N.C.