John/Vanessa et al,
My ancestor, Andrew CADDEL & allied families, including the LEAs came (c1750s)
to Orange Co., NC from the area of Hanover/Spotsylvania/Orange/Surry Cos., VA &
vic.
Orange Co., NC was created in 1752 from the frontier area of western Granville
Co., NC.
Migration From Virginia
It was posted: "It takes a little time to set up house keeping, clear land,
plant crops, build a house, etc. Religious services would have been low on my to
do list with all this other stuff to take care of first. I think I have William
testifying to a Robert Jay's sale of some land to two Satterfield men as early
as 1752, Orange County, NC. "
Then what was life really like in Orange County, NC in 1752? Recently I've been
researching the known historical events during the period. Many times in
genealogy we think of only someone as being born, raised, married, lived and
died. But, what happened during those events that affect their lives?
Well, one thing...just existing during the French & Indian War (c1753-1763).
"Due to the uncertainty of even staying alive, it is understandable why Andrew
CADDEL did not marry until 35 yrs of age.
During the 1750s, France had possession of most of America west of the British
Colonies (confined generally along the Atlantic Ocean). However, the English
wanted to expand its territory. The encroachment of settlers into territories
along the frontier (western Pennsylvania and central Virginia and North
Carolina), claimed by France, was part of the reason the French and its Indian
allies went to war against England and the colonists.
In 1752 the governor-general of New France was given specific instructions to
take possession of the Ohio Valley, removing all British presence from the area.
However, England had already granted 500,000 acres of land in the Ohio Valley
for settlement. In 1753 French troops secured the area. There were military and
Indian skirmishes between the British and French but war was not officially
declared until 1756.
Incited by the French, a large party of Shawano Indians fell upon a settlement
in western VA and massacred all its inhabitants. Another example was a group of
captured Cherokee warriors that were discovered with the scalps of 22 settlers
of Rowan County, NC (the county formed in 1753, on the west side of Orange
County). Many such incidents occurred.
The settlers along the frontier bore the brunt of the war, enduring cabin
burnings, wife and children kidnaping, ambushes, massacres and all-out bloody
warfare. To the colonist on the violent frontier, the War meant a greatly
escalated struggle with the Indians. The occasional raids became a constant and
unceasing fight. The settlers fought off daily raids at their cabins and forts.
Every settlement had its slaughtered, but were mostly women, children and the
elderly. One account described 'war of the Indians, ...strikes terror through
what had been a peaceful countryside. Indian fighting was never open and manly.
The Indians hid in ravines, behind rocks and trees. They creep out in the night
and sets fire to houses and barns. They shot down the ploughman at his furrow.
They scalped women at the spring, and children by the roadside, with their
little hands full of berries.'
In October 1759 dispatches were sent requesting militia troop protection of the
frontier. The British regulars were inept in their attempt to alleviate the
suffering of the homesteader. So the settlers took matters into their own
hands. They retaliated with raids and counter-measures that went on for years.
Guerrilla fighting became endless. The settlers adopted the Indian’s way of
fighting - butchering, scalping and burning. It may have been unconventional,
but was effective.
For 11 years fear and mayhem ruled the frontier. Many settlers moved further
south along the Great Pennsylvania Wagon Road to escape the war.
The peace treaty signed in 1763 provided that no British settlements were
allowed west of the Appalachian Mountains. This land to the west was set aside
as Indian hunting grounds. This increased the migration south along the GP Wagon
Road. After peace was declared, settler migration expanded. In the fall and
winter of 1765 more than a thousand wagons passes through western NC. The
proclamation of 1763, which prohibited westward settlement, angered the
colonists and established a beginning point which culminated in the
Revolutionary War with England."
Travel During the Early 1750s
Inland travel by settlers in VA began during the 1740s and was only by the
“Great Pennsylvania (GP) Wagon Road” and migration overland of hardy souls from
the shores and river basins of the Chesapeake Bay by the “Upper Road” or the
“Fall Line Road”. The “Upper Road” branched in Spotsylvania County and went
through Orange County, NC. It generally followed the old Occaneechee Indian
Path which started at the Bermuda Hundred on the James River in Virginia. It
then went through NC to SC in the area that became Pendleton District, where
Andrew Caddel later settled after 1800.
During the 1740s, the proprietary governor of the Granville District of North
Carolina began to issue grants to Quakers and others from the tidewater counties
of VA, attracting them into the northern half of NC. By 1750, the “Upper Road”
became an important wagon route for southbound migrations into that portion of
NC. It passed through the current Virginia counties of Spotsylvania, Louisa,
Goochland, Powhatan, Amelia, Nottoway, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg.
Travel along these roads was extremely slow because of the many rivers,
mountainous areas, and dense forests across VA and NC. During the 1740s, only
the “GP Wagon Road” could handle any volume of travelers. A treaty with the
Indians in 1744 gave the white men control of the “Roads” for the first time.
At the time they were only foot paths a few feet wide where settlers walked and
lead pack animals. They were previously Indian trails used to trade or make war
along the frontier, and generally followed the Appalachian Mountains. Travel by
wagon was almost impossible. During 1765 - 1775, more and more settlers came,
clearing the paths wide enough to accommodate wagons. However, by that time,
Andrew CADDEL had already been in NC for over 10 years. Even the best of wagons
could travel no more than five miles a day. Later the “GP Wagon Road” traversed
the Colonies from Pennsylvania to Georgia, a distance of 800 miles.
Andrew CADDEL and others of the LEA family worked at least from 1754 through
1762 surveying the new lands along the North Carolina frontier for settlement.
William JAY & son, John LEA and Andrew CADDEL were in the 1755 tax list of
Orange CO., NC.
Andrew CADDEL married c1765 to Jean HENDERSON, prob in Orange Co., NC.
Andrew CADDEL's eldest child, MARGARET CADDEL (1766-1842) married 9 Jul 1782,
Caswell Co., NC to James ANDERSON (1762-1812).
His first son, JOHN CALVIN CADDEL (1773-1862) married 29 Nov 1794, Person Co.,
NC to Mary JAY (1776-1852), daughter of James and Mary (Voss) JAY. James JAY,
was a Baptist Minister, born 1 Jan 1744, Frederick Co., VA and died in 1835,
Person Co., NC. He married three times. All his children were by Mary VOSS his
first wife. They married in 1764, Orange Co., NC. James JAY was the son of
William and Mary Elizabeth (Vestal) JAY.
Andrew CADDEL's 2nd daughter, Elizabeth CADDEL (1770-1850) married (1789) Lewis
GREEN (1741-1793). The Dec 1794 inventory of estate of Lewis Green (dec), Person
Co., NC, Sale of property by Elizabeth (his widow) Administrator: included Isaac
SATERFIELD and James JAY.
1798 - November 15, Andrew CADDEL Jr. sold 160 acres to Isaac SATTERFIELD, land
located along Richland Creek adjacent to land of William Brechans (land given to
him by his father (Andrew CADDEL) in 1785), witnessed by Edward Clay and
Alexander Rose and proved in open court by oath of Edward Clay, December
term 1798. Originally it was part of land granted to James ANDERSON from Earl
Granville.
Bill Caddell
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Subject:
Re: [JAY-L] William Jay
From:
Bebenjohn(a)aol.com
Date:
Sun, 02 Mar 2003 22:01:15 -0500
To:
JAY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Hello all,
There is a possibility that there is a record in the early claims for land in
Orange County; I have not checked that out to see if such exists. Below is some
data from my lineage on my Satterfield family which may be of help with the Jay
family. I hope this is informative for those who are interested in the
Orange/Caswell Jays.
Best regards,
John FoxWinston Salem, NC
>John (I) Satterfield may have had the middle name of Isaac, but
that is not
proven by any document. He signed his will and other documents with
the mark
(I). The mark actually appears as a vertical mark with a cross line near the
top, and two marks at the bottom which resemble the feathers on an Indian arrow.
This turns out to be an archaic "J". It appears that John and his two
brothers, William and James appeared in what was then Orange County ca. 1756 in
company of William Jay. It is not clear what the relationship was with William
Jay, but we do know as a certainty that John Satterfield was married to Sarah Jay.
According to Deeds of Register for Orange County, William Jay on 9 March 1756
received an Earl of Granville land grant for 395 acres. He proceeded to deed
50 acres to John Satterfield; fifty acres to James Satterfield on that same day.
John Satterfield, himself, received an Earl of Granville grant for 151 acres
of land 11 November 1760. On the 12 March of 1761, John deeded 151 acres to
William Satterfield, his brother. By 11 November 1766 William Satterfield was
deeding 67 acres to James Satterfield, witnessed by John Satterfield. This
James was apparently the son of William, as was indicated in the St. James
District of Caswell County tax list of 1777 when James was noted as son of Will
to distinquish him from his uncle James. The exchanging of this land either by
sale or deed of gift makes a significant statement that there existed some
special kind of relationship among the Jays and the Satterfields.<<
If any of your Jay research has located any Satterfields in the places of origin
for the Jay family, this might be of help to both families in their research.
JF
In a message dated 3/2/2003 8:30:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, Vanessa Smith
<vansmith(a)swbell.net> writes:
You can't bank on the acceptance/request as proof of>an arrival
date. I think
they probably left Frederick>county when their land was sold in
1746. It takes
a>little time to set up house keeping, clear land, plant>crops, build a house,
etc. Religious services would>have been low on my to do list with all this
other>stuff to take care of first. I think I have William>testifying to a Robert
Jay's sale of some land to two>Satterfield men as early as 1752, Orange County,
NC. >>Vanessa>--- Bebenjohn(a)aol.com wrote:>> >> In a message dated
2/27/03
4:24:35 PM,>> LRhachat(a)aol.com writes:>> >> << Got a better
version of Quaker
MM>> >> Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol I, Cane Creek>> Monthly
Meeting,
Page 401 >> >> >> >> >> Jay.>> 1755, 8, 2.
William recrq.>> 1766, 8, 2.
Joseph recrq>> 1772, 2, 1 William & ch gc.>> >> If this is our
William/Mary Jay
it would appear they>> arrived in NC about 1755 >> >> >>
Leon>> >>>> >> Hi
Leon,>> >> What does your source say about the V!
estal family>> for Cane Creek Meeting? >> That may indicate an earlier or
different settlement>> for at least part of the >> family. I seems that I saw
where Mary Vestal's>> mother was part of the >> Meeting before the Jays
arrived.
I may be mistaken.>> >> John Fox>> Winston Salem, NC>> >>
>> ==== JAY Mailing
List ====>> To see photos of the Sept. 29 & 30th 2001 Jay Family>> Reunion
in
Marble Falls, Texas, go to: >>
http://www.genealogy.com/users/b/a/g/Pat-Bagwell/>> >>>==== JAY Mailing
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