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Subject: [Q-R] Simon HADLEY & Ruth MILLER Keran
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 14:12:47 EDT

>>Simon was buried beside his wife Ruth in the New Garden burying grounds.
Their graves, together with those of their friends and neighbors, cannot be
identified since early-day Friends did not mark their graves with a stone of
any kind.

!The old New Garden meetinghouse is constructed of red and black brick,
brought from England, it is said. The interior walls are of oak paneling put
together with wooden pegs. A high fireplace was located at each end of the
room but these have since been closed and stoves substituted. The long room
is divided by sliding shutters which could be used to separate the men's and
women's meetings when desired. The heavy oak benches, black with age, are
covered with the initials of generations of youngsters until the carvings
appear to be relief work.
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!Simon Hadley's home and farm buildings are located near Lime Stone Road,
Hockessin, Del, about 10 miles northwest of Wilmington, Del off from Route
41. In 1963 the farm consisted of 250 acres and was owned by Senator Downs.
Tenant was Alex Marrell.

!The British Army camped on Simon's farm on the eve of the Battle of
Brandywine.
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!Simon Hadley; Was he murdered?

!Re: Murder of Simon Hadley
Date; 4/21/99
>From Jerry Richmond
To; Gene and All

!I first posted this item on the NGS Echo on FidoNet in 1993. It is a gem
and bears repeating occasionally. I descend from Hannah (Hadley) Dixon
Stanfield thru both of her husbands.

!MATERIAL POSTED BY J.F.RICHMOND ON GENEALOGY CONFERENCE, FIDONET 11/06/1993
Other fascinating items to share from the _Stanfield History_ respecting the
HADLEY family. The author quotes from p.29 of _Notes on the Quaker Family of
Hadley_ by Chalmers Hadley, Denver, 1916; QUOTE: Reference has been made to
the persistent tradition, still current, that SIMON HADLEY, was killed by a
servant, the motive being robbery. No record has been found to prove this,
but from a letter written by Simon Hadley's daughter, Hannah Hadley
Stanfield, from North Carolina to her step-mother, it will be seen that the
father died in 1756, and that his death was sudden. The letter follows:

!"Respected Mother,
This comes to let thee know that I, and my family is in good health at
present, hoping that these few lines will find thee and thine in the same,
and I have great cause to be thankful to the Divine Being for it.
I received thy letter dated the 31st of 5th month, 1756, and I was glad to
hear of thy welfare and true account of my respected Father's sudden death.
Thy brother Richard Beson was here at my house a few days ago.
He told me that his wife and family was well and all of our friends here is
reasonably well as far as I know, so not having more to add, I shall conclude
with my love to thee and thine and remain thy loving daughter, ye 24th of ye
7th month 1756".
---(Signed) "Hannah Stanfield"

!END OF QUOTE
The author goes on to say that the outside of this letter was addressed to:
"Phoebe Hadley, Living in Chester County, near Brandywine".

!John STANFIELD & Hannah (HADLEY) STANFIELD were amongst the earliest
settlers in Orange County, North Carolina. The first Cane Creek Meeting
House was built on John Stanfield's farm. Thomas Stanfield, the second son
of John & Hannah was bequeathed this Meeting House tract in John Stanfield's
will dated 4 Aug 1755 & proved in the September 1755 Court for Orange County.

!During the Revolutionary War, Lord Cornwallis occupied Hillsboro and
appropriated Hannah (Hadley) Stanfield's house as his headquarters.
During the occupation of Hillsboro, County Records were buried in the Eno
River and all but one book of deeds were spoiled by water damage.
Beginning with the November 1783 term of Court for Orange co, replacement
deeds were recorded. In 1786 a new deed was made between Thomas Stanfield of
Greene co,TN to James Neal for the Meeting House tract in Orange co,NC to
replace the original deed that was destroyed in the Eno River during the
Revolution.

!The second Cane Creek Meeting House was built on the 26 acre tract donated
to the trustees of Cane Creek MM in 1764 by William MARSHILL & his wife Ruth
(DIXON) MARSHILL, the daughter of Hannah (HADLEY) STANFIELD by her first
husband Thomas DIXON.

![NB: Phoebe (Grubb) Buffington Hadley to whom this letter was addressed was
the widow & 2nd wife of Simon Hadley. As such she was Hannah (Hadley) Dixon
Stanfield's step-mother. The Richard Beeson referenced was Phoebe's
brother-in-law, having married Charity Grubb, Phoebe's sister.
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Regards, Jerry Richmond
mailto:
you are cordially invited to visit my homepage at
http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/jrichmon
to see the "Quaker Collection" and "The Stanfield Family"
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!ESTATE NOTICE;
November 24, 1757 The Pennsylvania Gazette

!All Persons indebted to the Estate of SIMON HADLEY, Esq. late of Mill Creek
Hundred in the County of New Castle, deceased, by Bond, Bill, Book, or Debt,
or otherwise, are hereby desired to make speedy Payment of their respective
Debts, otherwise they may expect to be delth with as the Law directs, without
further Notice: And those who have any Demands against the said Estate, to
bring in their Accounts immediately, that they may be settled and paid by
James Thompson and John Hadley, Executors.
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CHILDREN OF SIMON HADLEY AND RUTH MILLER:

Name Birth
1. Joseph Hadley-1491 1698-08mo-25
2. Joshua Hadley-511 1698-08mo-25
> 3. Deborah Hadley-1492 1701-04mo-20
4. Simon Hadley Jr-1494 1704/1705-12mo-23
5. Hannah Hadley-1495 1709/1710-11mo-16
6. Ruth Hadley-1496 1711/1712-12mo-06
7. Catherine Hadley-1497 1715-02mo-25
8. Ann Hadley-1498 1717/1718-12mo-07 *
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CHILDREN OF SIMON HADLEY AND RUTH MILLER:

[B] Name Birth

1. 111 Joseph Hadley-1491 1698-08mo-25
2. 113 Joshua Hadley-511 1698-08mo-25
> 3. 112 Deborah Hadley-1492 1701-04mo-20
4. 114 Simon Hadley Jr-1494 1704/1705-12mo-23
5. 115 Hannah Hadley-1495 1709/1710-11mo-16
6. 116 Ruth Hadley-1496 1711/1712-12mo-06
7. 117 Catherine Hadley-1497 1715-02mo-25
8. 118 Ann Hadley-1498 1717/1718-12mo-07

[B]= JE Bellarts book.
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!SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION;
IMMIGRATION OF THE IRISH QUAKERS INTO PENNSYLVANIA by Albert Myers, p 340.
FACTS, FICTION, FOLKLORE & FAKELORE by JE Bellarts. 1991, ch 61.
HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, PA. by Futher and Cope. (date unknown) GENEALOGY
OF THE NEW ENGLAND HADLEYS, by D. L. Tappan. (date unknown) A HADLEY
GENEALOGY, by Lyle Hadley, (date unknown) page 13.
THE QUAKER YEOMAN by JE Bellarts, 1973, part IV, Ch 1, page 43.
THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE News paper, dated 24-Nov-1757.
Linage taken in part from the Last Will and Testament of Simon Hadley.
MATERIAL POSTED BY J.F.RICHMOND ON GENEALOGY CONFERENCE, FIDONET 11/06/1993
MATERIAL POSTED BY BILL WALSH ON THE INTERNET, 09-Sep-1998.
Indiana Magazine of History, Simon Hadley and His Descendants by Irene M.
Strieby, 1945.
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!The House of Simon Hadley;

!This house is still in use and in 1977 the owner's wife was a Dupont,
Pierre's favorite niece. In 1716, Newark Monthly Meeting was divided and New
Garden Monthly Meeting created. It was composed of the meetings of New
Garden, Nottingham and London Grove. By deed dated 26th of 10th Mo. 1717,
James Miller conveyed six acres of land to Simon Hadley as trustee for New
Garden Meeting.

!Simon apparently was quite active in this meeting. His name appears
frequently on committees and he was made an overseer 28 May 1733. He and his
wife, Ruth, are buried there. On at least one occasion, we find Simon taking
active part in his Quarterly Meeting also. His name appears on a petition
form Concord Quarterly Meeting dated 3rd Mo. 13th, 1734 and addressed to King
George II of England, regarding the boundary disputes between the Penns and
Lord Baltimore.

!Early Pennsylvania Land Records - Egle, 1976 pg 759 Minute Book I, 28th
12mo-1728.

!Joshua Hadley requests (by his father, Simon Hadley) the grant of a quantity
of land on Fishing Creek, he desires 1,000 acres. Attached to Simon's first
will, written in 1751, following the death of his wife, Ruth, was this note.
"It is my will that my executors dispose of my servant lad Joseph
Fitzpatrick's time for the benefit of my said children as above, written
before the said will was perfected by me."
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Simon Hadley's last will, written in 1755, was recorded in 1756. There were
several changes made in this last will from the former one. These included
some 600 acres of land not mentioned in the last will. It may have been that
at his second marriage this land constituted the settlement bestowed on
Phoebe Buffington by Simon Hadley, or this land may have been given in the
meantime to his two sons, Joseph and Joshua, who were scantly remembered in
the last will as compared to Simon Hadkey's various grandchildren. No
inventory of Simon's estate was found with the will. In addition to his home
and lands, Simon Hadley divided about $15,000 in money among his family, a
large estate for those days.

This old will, yellowed with age and held together with what appeared to be a
hand-made pin was found by Chalmers Hadley in the court house in Wilmington,
Delaware, in August 1908. Simon and Ruth were buried in the New Garden
burying ground.<<
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Elise

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