Re: Samuel Haddix RW pension
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Samuel Haddix RW pension
J.S. McGuire 8/12/08
Dear J.S. McGuire,
Hello, Samuel is my 5th Great Granduncle as his brother William Westfall Haddox is my 5th GGrandfather. I am currently in the process of writing a book about our family members with abt 30,000 Haddock/Haddox/Haddix members in it.
I looked up your family as you have outkined & I was wondering if you could fill in my blanks espesially about the siblings of your Grandmother Ruby & her family?
In regards to Samuel Haddix here is what I know taken from research I have done:
The following is taken from:
Annals of Southwest Virginia, by Summers
History of Southwest Virginia, by Summers
Court Records of; Prince William, Washington, Russell
Counties, Virginia
Court Records of Floyd and Clay Counties, Kentucky
William D. Haddix
The part of Prince William County where Samuel was born later became a part of Fauquier County. Samuel and his family lived there until 1782 and then moved to Washington County, Virginia on Moccasin Creek.
In addition to the Fugates, their neighbors on Moccasin Creek were; Fraziers, Trimbles, Grosses, and Col. John Tate. One of Co. Tate's daughters, Jane married Samuel's son, Henly. Colbert Fugate, a relative of Nancy Haddix, also married a daughter of Col. Tate.
In an Augusta, Virginia, Court case (George Fugate vs. Mahon,) Samuel stated that he moved to Moccasin Creek in 1782 and that prior to that he was in Fauquier. Samuel owned considerable property along both sides of the Clinch River.
In 1782, Samuel's name appears on the tax records of Washington Co., Virginia, as the proprietor of 100 acres of land valued at three pounds, ten shillings, and nine pieces. The acreage was acquired from Walter Preston and lay on the south side of the Clinch River above Blakemore's Fort, known as Hickerson's Bottom. Samuel made his home here until he moved to Kentucky. He also owned two horses and several head of cattle.
On 9 December 1785 a petition was presented to the Virginia House of Delegates signed by residents of the Clinch River, Moccasin Creek, Powell Valley and other areas. The trust of the petition was; that because of the difficulty in crossing Clinch Mountain and the North Branch of the Holston River, especially in the spring, due to floods the petitioners had trouble attending courts and court martial at the county seat of Abingdon.
The petition urged that Washington County be divided and that a new county be formed with a line along the Clinch Mountain to the Carolina line. Some of the signers of this petition were Samuel Haddix, Nimrod Haddix, James Blackmore, Colby Fugate, and John Tate. The Virginia House granted this partition and Russell County Virginia was formed in 1786 from Washington County and named for General William Russell, a hero at the “Battle of King's Mountain.” General Russell was married to Elizabeth Henry, a sister of Patrick Henry.
In February 1786, Samuel was assigned 400 acres of land in Washington Co., Virginia, by John Blakemore, lying on both sides of the Clinch River between the River Hills and Cooper Creek Ridge. Samuel later assigned this land to Henry Hamblin. Hamblin was one of the first settlers at Castles Woods about 1776. Also in 1786, John Blakemore, lying on both sides of the Clinch River and adjoining his 400-acre tract, assigned Samuel 220 acres. Another 180 acre tract was surveyed from him, but due to some fault in the title, this survey was voided.
Samuel was on the tax rolls of Russell County until 1799. He had by this time permanently removed to Kentucky. About 1792, Samuel and his eldest son Colby had visited Kentucky. This was about the time Kentucky was granted statehood. They came to look over land on the lower Troublesome Creek and the North Fork of the Kentucky River that they were negotiating to purchase from Capt. Fisher Rice.
Capt. Rice was a Revolutionary officer living in Fauquier Co., Virginia at the time. Capt. Rice had fought at the “Battle of Yorktown.” After the war, he bought and was granted some 40 to 50 thousand acres of land in Kentucky, which was then Kentucky Co., Virginia. Later, much of this land was in Fayette Co., Kentucky, several thousands acres lying on the North Fork of the Kentucky River.
Samuel and his wife Nancy came from Roanoke Co., Virginia through Pound Gap, down the North Fork of the Kentucky River at Jenkins, through Perry County, and settled at the mouth of Troublesome. “The Benjamin Miller Family” assisted them. The Miller's assisted the Haddix family with their first camp, gave them food and corn to get them through the winter months. The Haddixes brought salt kettles with them and the first Negroes that came to Breathitt County.
Many descendants of the early families who came to the areas on the Troublesome Creek, some 200 years ago are still living on the original home sites. Many of the creeks and hallows bear the names of their ancestors. Beginning at the mouth of Troublesome Creek, there is: Haddix, Hays' Branch, Nix's Branch (once called Harvey's Branch,) Harvey Bend, and Fugate's Fork. On Buckhorn Creek, Noble was the post office. Lewis Fork, Clemons Fork, Miller's Branch, Dan's Fork, and Jake's Fork were named for families or individuals.
Story taken from the book “The Garden of Iven” by Iven G. Haddix:
“Samuel came to the Troublesome Creek area about 1796 with his wife, Colby and his wife, and William. John came soon afterwards. Henly did not come to Kentucky until 1816, after the death of his first wife. The story of their travels is mentioned under William Noble and his wife Rachel Allen, as they were in the party of the original settlers along with Samuel.
Samuel came to Kentucky to build a dwelling. Coming with him to help clear the land and build his house were his four sons; Colby, John, Henly, and Billy. Also, in the party was Brack McQuinn, a neighbor in Virginia; and Billy's teenage friend Harmon Hurst.
Harmon later married Colby's daughter Frankie. Colby Jr. later married Brack's daughter Betty. Some of Samuel's slaves also accompanied the party. When they arrived at the mouth of the Troublesome, in present day Breathitt County, the entire area was a wilderness. The site selected for the house was near a small body of water later called “The Fish-Pond” near where Solomon Noble lived in later years.
Samuel's home was built about one forth mile from the mouth of Troublesome Creek, at a site now called the fish-pond. After the house was built, a house was built for Colby (who was recently married,) about five miles up near the mouth of Big Branch, a few miles up the North Fork of the Kentucky River. “
‘Haddix Family Moves to Kentucky’
“ According to an article in The Kentucky Explorer, Vol. 11, No 3, (August 1996 taken from the diary of John J. Dickey the Haddix family came to Kentucky around 1800 from Virginia. Haddix Creek is named for them. Quoting from this diary an interview made at Lost Creek, Kentucky, on July 21, 1898:
“Old Sam Haddix and his family and old man Miller, Old William Jones who lived at the mouth of Smith’s Branch, came with the Haddixes. Old Sam was a blacksmith. Jones and Miller were shoemakers. Miller was a moccasin maker. These hunters made salt for their own uses…Samuel Haddix was a Revolutionary soldier, drew a pension, had slaves. They came from Roanoke County, Virginia. The Haddixes are Welch… The Haddixes must have come near 1800. Daniel Boone’s name was cut on the beech tree at the salt spring. The Haddixes brought salt kettles with them and the first negroes that came to Breathitt County.”
“Samuel Haddix, believed to be the second child of John & Mary Taylor Haddix, born in Prince William Co., VA, a brother of our William. Samuel, as a young man moved and had family in Washington Co. on the Clinch. Then family scouted out and bought 3000 acres in the Kentucky Territory- in what is now Breathitt County.
They were an enterprising family and their influence there is still noted. Upper left corner of the following map: Blanche Haddix Church and Cemetery. Lower left: Haddix Fork, and in the lower center is Haddix, the town and Cemetery. This is where they settled in 1784, and built their home, near the mouth of the Troublesome Creek. There are many of his descendants about the area. There is also a lovely “Haddix Cemetery” west of Haddix that I don’t find on this map, but a photo of it accompanies on the page, along with photos of the now abandoned post office, and the Haddix coal loading tipple taken at the town of Haddix, KY. The town proper is on land donated by a Haddix for the use as housing for the workers.”
Written under notes of “ Old Zach Campbell”:
Campbell-Tharp Cemetery is located 9 miles south of Jackson on hwy 15. The driveway to the cemetery is located 1 mile beyond the intersection of KY hwy's 15 & 1110. After passing the intersection continue south on KY 15 for 1 mile, the driveway is on the left leading up a hill to the home of Lonzo Noble (1999.) The road is paved up only to his home. At the end of the pavement make a sharp right up a steep bank. The cemetery is abt 100 yards up the point.
The people buried in this cemetery are mainly descendants of the 1st settlers to the area around the mouth of Lost Creek & Troublesome. They included the descendants of Old Zach Campbell, Benjamin Fugate, Samuel Haddix, and others including Cope, Gross, Landrum, Strong, Napier, and Watts families.
Campbell-Tharp Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the immediate Haddix area. It overlooks the land settled by the 1st settlers of this area of Kentucky. From here you can view the area settled by Samuel Haddix and Old Zach Campbell in the mid 1790's.
Fittingly, the area bears the name of both families. The area to the left of the cemetery where Troublesome Creek enters the North Fork of the Kentucky River is named for Samuel and his sons. The area to the right is Campbell's Branch, named for Old Zach and his family. One of Old Zach's sons, Lewis (1800-1891) is buried in this cemetery near his two wives.
One only needs to visit this cemetery on a quite autumn afternoon to understand why it was chosen for the last resting place of these descendants.
All the cemeteries; WW Haddix, Spurlock, and the resting place of Samuel Haddix can be viewed from this cemetery.
Much to my disappointment I tried very hard to locate this cemetery during one of my visits to Haddix, but was unable. Maybe on my next visit I will.
Sept'2005:
My recent trip to Breathitt Co., Kentucky proved that Samuel and Nancy Ann's gravesite where destroyed when Kentucky State Highway 15 was created. There graves where located on a point that was destroyed per Stephen Bowling, Historian, Jackson, Breathitt Co., Kentucky.
It is known that Samuel & Nancy Ann was buried across the river from their son William near the mouth of Campbell's Branch from “The fish-pond” area. This is the location near where Samuel built his first home. Jim Tom Haddix, a descendent of Samuel and lives in the immediate area, states that his Grandfather always said this was where Samuel was buried and the large rocks that once covered his tomb were used for foundations stones for homes by later landowners.
Hope this helps. Please e-mail me directly at
[email protected]. Thanks,
Sincerely your cousin,
Michele Haddix Omar
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