Samuel Henry EDDY

1789 - 1872  (82 years)

• Name	Samuel Henry EDDY
  Birth	18 Jun 1789	Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1872	Monmouth County, West Virginia, United States   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	1872	Monroe County, West Virginia, United States   [2, 4]
  	Address: Gap Mills Cemetery
  Person ID	I8182	Watkins
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	John Henry EDDY,   b. 1764, Stephensburg, Frederick, Virginia, British America d. 23 Jan 1823, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Jensey Jane SPROUT,   b. 1768, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, British America d. 1856, Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	2 Mar 1789	Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States   [1]
  	"State of Virginia, County of Frederick, to-wit: I, George B. Whitacre, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Frederick County, a Court of record in and for said County and State, do certify that the marriage of John Eddy and Jensy Sprout which took place in Frederick County, Virginia, on the 2nd day of March, 1789 by Christian Streit and is duly recorded in the Clerk's office of the said Circuit Court on the xxxx day of xxxxxxxxxxb&x , as full and complete as the same is now of record in said office in Marriage Register, Page 47 line 10. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and the seal of said Court (which is my Official Seal my offices in said County this 10th day of February, 1977
  Residence	1810	Frederick County, Virginia, United States   [5]
  	Census reported: White males 26-44: 1 (John would have been 41) White males 16-25: 1 (Samuel would have been 18) White males 10-15: 2 (William would have been 14, and Thomas, 12) White males <10: 3 (Morgan would have been White females 45+: 1 (Jensey would have been 42) White females 16-25: 1 (A daughter??
  Residence	1820	Botetourt County, Virginia, United States   [6]
  	Census recorded: 1 male 45+ John Eddy would have been 51 2 males 16-25: Thomas 22 and Jacob 23 1 male 16-18: Morgan would have been 16 1 male to 16: ? 1 female 45+ Jensey Eddy would have been 52 1 female 10-16: ? 1 female 16-26: Polly about 24
  Family ID	F1734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Delilah EVANS,   b. 26 Mar 1796, Virginia d. 1873, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States (Age 76 years)
  Residence	1810	Frederick County, Virginia, United States   [5]
  Marriage	18 Mar 1815	Frederick County, Virginia, United States   [7]
  Residence	1820	Botetourt County, Virginia, United States   [6]
  	Census recorded: 1 Male 26 - 45 Samuel would have been 28 2 Males 16-26 ? 1 Male < 10 ? 1 Female 16-26 Elizabeth Delilah about 24 1 Female <10 Mary Jane about 1
  Residence	1830	Botetourt County, Virginia, United States   [8]
  Residence	1840	Botetourt County, Virginia, United States   [9]
  	Census reported: One male (50-60): Samuel 48 One male (10-15): George 15 One male (5-10): Charles 11 One female (40-50): Elizabeth 44 One female (15-20): Kitty 20 One female (10-15): Delilah 12 One female ( 5-10): Lucinda 7 One female <10: Mary A. 5
  Residence	3 Sep 1850	District 39, Monroe, Virginia, United States   [10]
  	Stewart of Poor House
  	His age was recorded as 60.
  Residence	22 Aug 1860	Peterstown, Monroe, Virginia, United States   [11]
  	Waggoner
  	His age was recorded as 73.
  Residence	18 Oct 1870	Red Sulphur, Monroe, West Virginia, United States   [12]
  Children	1. William EDDY,   b. 20 Dec 1815, Frederick County, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Jane EDDY,   b. 4 Jul 1818, Frederick County, Virginia, United States d. 26 May 1889, Gap Mills, Monroe, West Virginia, United States (Age 70 years)   3. Catherine EDDY,   b. 1820, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States d. 16 Oct 1884, Bennett, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States (Age 64 years)   4. Silas EDDY,   b. 1823, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States d. 2 Mar 1896, Troutville, Botetourt, Virginia, United States (Age 73 years)   5. George Washington EDDY,   b. 1824, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States d. 27 Jun 1900, Sulphur Spring, Monroe, West Virginia, United States (Age 76 years)   6. Delilah EDDY,   b. 1828, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States d. 27 Nov 1854, Union, Monroe, Virginia, United States (Age 26 years)   7. Charles Lute EDDY,   b. 28 Nov 1829, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States d. 4 Dec 1887, Convoy, Van Wert, Ohio, United States (Age 58 years)   8. Lucinda EDDY,   b. 14 Jul 1833, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States d. 19 Jun 1909, Cedarville, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States (Age 75 years)   9. Mary Ann EDDY,   b. 11 Apr 1836, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States d. Abt Jan 1871, Monroe County, West Virginia, United States (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F1735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jun 1789 - Virginia Residence - 1810 - Frederick County, Virginia, United States Marriage - 18 Mar 1815 - Frederick County, Virginia, United States Residence - Stewart of Poor House - 3 Sep 1850 - District 39, Monroe, Virginia, United States Burial - Address: Gap Mills Cemetery - 1872 - Monroe County, West Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Bible Record of Some Eddy Family Births

  
  

• Sources

  [S237] Genealogy.COM, SPROUT, Jensey: VA- abt 1789-1792; WVa. [S331] Find-A-Grave, Memorial# 6230532. [S86] ua, Handwritten note from an Eddy Family Bible. [S100] Cemetery Record, Find-A-Grave, Gap Mills Cemetery, Monroe County, West Virginia. [S209] 1810 United States Federal Census, Not Stated, Frederick County, Virginia Pg 36 of 59. Census recorded: 3 males under 10: Morgan (6) and ?? 2 males 10-15: William (14) and Thomas (12) 1 male 16-25: Samuel Henry (18) 1 male 25-44: John Henry (41) 1 female 16-25: Could have been Samuel's wife, Elizabeth Evans because they were married in 1810 1 female 45 and over: Jensey (this seems a bit old for her as we think she would have been 42) [S128] 1820 United States Federal Census, Botetourt County, Virginia Image 17 of 57. [S9] 1930 United States Census, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZF-JYT. [S129] 1830 United States Federal Census, Botetourt County, Virginia Pg 41 of 146. The Census reported: 2 males under 5: 1 male 40-50: Samuel would have been 38 2 females: 5-10: 1 female:10-15: 1 female 30-40: Elizabeth would have been 34 It is possible that this is the family of Samuel Henry Eddy. Also listed was Thomas Eddy, and Samuel had a brother Thomas. Additionally, their brother, Morgan Eddy had married in Botetourt County in 1827. [S124] 1840 United States Federal Census, Botetourt County, Virginia, Page 29 of 100. [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Distict 39, Monroe County, Virginia Page 95 of 100 Dwelling 658. [S408] 1860 United States Federal Census, Peterstown, Monroe County, Virginia Page 191 Dwelling 1337. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, Red Sulphur Spring Township, Monroe County, West Virginia Page 40 Dwelling 270. His age was listed as 81 and hers as 74. It is noted that his mother was foreign born.