Porch Swings, Fireflies, and Jelly Jars: William Dendy, Goochland Co., VA 1728

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

William Dendy, Goochland Co., VA 1728

William Dendy who died in Halifax County, Virginia in 1757 was sued twice in 1728 by Thomas Prosser/Posser, the administrator of John Shelton's estate.

The first suit I have found occurred in December of 1728:

It was continued until the March of 1728:

The time sequence of these records is a good example of the Gregorian Calendar at work when the new legal year began on March 25. That system was in place until 1752 when we changed to the Julian Calendar.

Apparently, William Dendy failed to appear, so the suit was to be taken up at the next court.

In this final record of the May 1929 Court, which would have followed the March 1728 Court on the Gregorian Calendar, the suit was dismissed.

Thomas Prosser/Posser was evidently administering the estate of his wife Elizabeth's former husband John Shelton. John Shelton died in 1725, prior to Goochland County, Virginia's formation from Henrico County Virginia in 1727.

In order for William Dendy to be indebted to John Shelton, he would have needed to know him before Shelton died in 1725. That would probably make William Dendy an adult by 1725 and probably a resident of Henrico County.

This early presence of William Dendy in Virginia indicates that he most likely married Elizabeth in Virginia and that his known children, William, Thomas, and Martha, were born in Virginia.

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My favorite memories from childhood include visits to my grandparents in East Texas. At dusk we'd run around my grandparent's yard, catching fireflies and putting them in jelly jars. When darkness descended, we'd return to the porch. It was a special treat to sit in the porch swing. Inevitably, the adults would launch into family stories of Pink Kelley's brush with Sherman's troops, of Great Uncle Hood Brown's tragic death, and of the Kelley family's wagon trip to Texas, among many others. The stars on those nights were magical.

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