Droddy

Original Draft -- With References

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The updating of the numbering system used on this page has been completed. Generation 28 is my own;
27 is that of my parents; 29 is that of my children, etc.  --   John M. Gwin, May 2009
There are three as-yet-unconnected family groups on this page, here labeled Groups A, B, and C, and one more, Group D, that is connected.

Group A:   my wife's (Sharon Gwin's) known line so far;
Group B:   a segment taken from a history sent to me in Aug 1999 by Robert Cruikshank, a friend in Alabama I met through the Droddy GenForum;
Group C:   a segment copied from a Droddy Genforum posting by Natosha Fanning.
Group D:   Carol Fouty's (Sharon Gwin's cousin's) known line--connects into Group AB

I, John Gwin, believe that the three now may be connected. Nothing is confirmed or documented yet; however, it seems plausible to me that they are linked as follows:

1. Group A's "1.--Daniel Droddy; m. Lydia M. _______" and Group B's "4.1--Daniel Miller Droddy, b. 1855; m. Margaret Shaver 27 Oct 1876" are the same couple;

 and

2. Group B's "2.--Charles Droddy" and Group C's "3.1--Charles Droddy (b. 1788), remained in Kanawha County , West Virginia" are the same person.


Family Group A: my wife's (Sharon Gwin's) known line so far:

25.00--Daniel Droddy; m. Lydia M. _______

26.00--Austin Bay Droddy; m. Maysel Rhodes
27.01--Frances Marie Droddy; m. Stanford Sherman Hamrick
28.02--Sharon Lynn Hamrick; m. John McDonald Gwin
29.01--Jeremiah Scott Gwin
29.02--Charity Elizabeth Gwin
29.03--Sarah Joy Gwin


Family Group B: a segment taken from a history sent to me in Aug 1999 by Robert Cruikshank, a friend in Alabama I met through the Droddy GenForum:

From History of Roane County, pg. 510-512, copies of which pages were sent to me by Mr. Robert Cruikshank of Alabama.

22.00--Father of Charles Droddy; settler on Red River in Texas;

23.00--Charles Droddy; served in War of 1812, [was with Jackson at Battle of New Orleans in 1814--disputed info; see letter below] Thompsons; was a trader in hides, pelts, furs, meat, etc. traveling the rivers north to find these items to sell in New Orleans; settled in what is now Walton, WV, around 1825; m. Sarah Gandee, d/o Uriah and Mercy "Massie" (Hughes) Gandee, about 1826; 8 children;

24.01--Calvin C. Droddy, m. 19 Oct 1874 to Mary C. Counts

24.02--George W. Droddy, ; m. Martha "Mat" Jones, d/o John M. Jones and wife of Cotton Tree Creek; after serving with the Union army in the Civil War, he and his wife settled in Walton, WV; 2 children

25.01--Augustus Droddy, b. abt. 1868; at age 24 (31 Mar 1892) m. Rosie Tanner (the widow Goff)
25.02--"Buzz" Droddy,

24.03--Charles Allman Droddy,

24.04--Christopher Columbus Droddy, b. 29 Oct 1830; m. 3 Jul 1854 at Rock Creek to Belinda Walker (b. in Monroe Co, VA/WV, d/o Daniel and Catherine ((Myers)) Walker, both of Botecourt Co., VA, who settled on Rock Creek of lower Pocatalico in 1854); 10 children

25.01--Daniel Miller Droddy, b. 1855; m. Margaret Shaver 27 Oct 1876
25.02--Sarah S. Droddy, b. 1857; m. Frank Ferrell
25.03--Catherine Elizabeth Droddy, b. 1859; m. 30 Dec 1882 to George Summers Harper of lower Poca;
25.04--Charles M. Droddy, b. 1861; m. 20 Dec 1884 at age 23 to Mary Ann Harper, age 20 (b. abt. 1864)
25.05--George Christopher Droddy, b. 1864; m. Mary C. Jones (then Widow Hensley; d/o Isaac Jones of Walton
25.06--Leanna J. Droddy, b. 20 Jul 1866; m. 17 Jun 1886 to Okey H. Boggs, age 22 (b. abt. 1864) of Wirt Co;
25.07--Mary E. Droddy, b. 1868; m. Charles W. Harper; 6 children
25.08--Ota F. Droddy; m. a Miss Gibson of Kanawha Co.
25.09--Thomas B. Droddy, b. 22 May 1875; m. 17 Apr 1898 to Martha Hunt
25.10--Cornelia E. Droddy, b. 23 Mar 1877; m. 8 May 1898 to Thomas R. Raines (b. abt. 1877) of Flat Fork

24.05--Floyd E. Droddy, b. 8 Oct 1850; m. 26 Jul 1875 to Mary C. Harless (b. 13 Jan 1855 in Montgomery Co, VA, d/o Ballard and Mary ((Snyder)) Harless, gd/o Jesse Hughes); lived near Walton; 3 children
25.01--Eva Droddy, b. 16 Jul 1876
25.02--Sarah J. Droddy, b. 16 Jan 1879
25.03--Pruella Droddy, b. 21 Oct 1881
24.06--Melinda Droddy, m. Elias Summerfield, bro. of Jacob, below 

24.07--Mary "Polly" Droddy, m. Jacob Summerfield, bro. of Elias, above

24.08--Melissa Droddy,


Family Group C: a segment I copied from a Droddy Genforum posting by Natosha Fanning.:

The following was posted to the Droddy Forum by Natosha Fanning

Posted by Natosha Fanning on November 20, 1998 at 12:01:25:
This is all that I know about the Droddy family besides some interesting stories about land in Texas.

1.-- Daniel Droddy b. around 1726 in Ireland; m. Elizabeth ____; came to America. They lived in
Augusta Co., VA. Some records can be found in the Irish settlement records in Augusta Co.
They had at least four children:

2.1--Ezekiel Droddy, 

2.2--Margaret Droddy,

2.3--Thomas Droddy,

2.4--William Droddy, b. 1754 in Virginia; d. in Missouri; [(m1). Mary Morris--disputed info; see letter below];  (m2.) 13 April 1787 in VA to Ruth Ellison (d/o James Ellison, Sr. and Anne (English) Ellison) of Burlington Co., NJ; d. after 1810 in Ohio; at least six children

3.1--Charles Droddy (b. 1788), remained in Kanawha Co., VA/WV
3.2--John Droddy (b. 1790), moved to TX; listed as an early landholder in TX.
His wife was named Sarah
3.3--Adna S. (Samuel?) Droddy (b. 1805), moved to Texas and is listed as one of the early landholders in Texas. He was married to a lady named Sarah, the 1850 census of Jefferson Co., Texas shows her to have been born in Georgia. They had seven children:
4.1--Adney S. Droddy,
4.2--John G. Droddy,
4.3--Winna Droddy,
4.4--Charles Droddy,
4.5--Samuel Droddy,
4.6--Henry William Droddy,
4.7--Isaac Droddy
For more info on this line contact me or post here.
3.4--William Droddy, moved to TX, listed as early landholder there; m. Sarah
3.5--Margaret Droddy, remained in West Virginia.
3.6--Aaron Droddy, m. in MO; all records point to him remaining there (w/his father?).


The Droddy family at one time owned most of Newton Co., Texas.

FamilyGroup D: Carol Fouty's (a new-found--through GenForum--3rd cousin to my wife, Sharon Gwin) known line so far:

In Reply to: Charles Droddy of TX/LA/WV posted by Robert Cruikshank on April 25, 1999 at 03:17:50:

Nice to know the Droddy history is being recognized on Gen Forum. cafouty@aol.com

24.04--Christopher Columbus Droddy, my gr gr grandfather.

25.03--Catherine Elizabeth Droddy; m. George Summers Harper, all of Roane Co. WV; , my gr grandparents

26.01--Marcellus Campbell Harper,

26.02--Otta Jane Harper, b. ; d. ; m. Worthy Shafer; no children

26.03--Myrtle Harper; m._____________ , my grandparents

27.00--_____________, b. ;d. 27 Aug.1994; (m1) William Otis Arnold of McLean Co. KY (b. ; d. ; div.); 2 children; (m2.)-- to Olen Pembern Summerfield (b. ; d. 17 Jan.1998)

27.01--William Edward Arnold, b. 30 Oct 1934 in Charleston, WV

27.02--Carol Ann Arnold, b. 30 Apr 1937 in Charleston, WV; m. John Franklin Fouty, Sr. (b. ; d. 8 Feb 1999)

28.01--John Franklin Fouty, Jr., 

28.02--Elizabeth Ann (Beth) Fouty, 


Charles Droddy's wife, Belinda Walker Droddy's photo hangs in my parlor as does her dau.'s (my g-gmother).
I am interested where you found the article from an old newspaper. A descendant of Charles and Sarah (Gandee) Droddy has done an extensive amount of research on the Droddy families, removing herself to Ireland where they originated. Carol Fouty in Charleston, WV

Re: Charles Droddy of TX/LA/WV
Posted by: Dennis Conrad
Date: December 31, 1999 at 21:19:01
In Reply to: Re: Charles Droddy of TX/LA/WV by John M. Gwin

John,

You can find the text you are requesting on Charles Droddy in the book "History Of Roane County West Virginia 1774 - 1927" by William H. Bishop, Esq. on pages 510, 511, & 512.

Subject: corrections to Droddy info
Received: 05/05/2000 23:19
From: MDT421ataoldotcom
To: john, jmcdgwin@zianet.com

Some of the information you have on internet has been quoted from some of my very early publications from information recited to me by the old heads of the times.

Two items they reported that have not held up from the records were:  there was no Mary Morris to marry William Droddy. Ruth is the only wife of record and the mother of his children.

Charles' own pension records described the service he saw, and none of it was at the Battle of New Orleans. Just must have been some relative who knew he had had some kind of service and that sounded as good as any!

Help me clear up the wrong information, please.

Regards,
Margaret Drody Thompson
MDT421ataoldotcom