Daniel Droddy (Drawdy, Drody, Drady, Droudy, Droddy, Draedee), Sr. (b.
1726)
Born in Ireland (possibly Cork County), 1726; He came to America with two of his
brothers, possibly via the West Indies (Puerto Rico), to Columbia, South
Carolina and they did not speak English well. Daniel eventually settled in
Augusta County, VA near Staunton in the Shenandoah Valley. According to the
muster roll of the Virginia Militia, with whom Daniel served in the 1750's as a
Ranger during the early Indian Wars and other early frontier records, Daniel
resided in Augusta County, Virginia in 1755. He is also listed as being 5'5"
and being from Ireland. Daniel lived in Berkeley and Charleston Counties, SC
from 1760 to 1774; lived in Charles and Sumter SC Districts from 1787 to 1802;
listed as a juryman in the "Augusta County Court Records - Chronicles of
Scotch-Irish Settlers in Virginia, Vol. l, Daniel Drody, juryman, May 20, 1754;
moved to SC about 1758; notice given Aug. 15, 1759 that Thomas, son of Daniel
and Elizabeth Drady was to be bound out as Daniel and Elizabeth "have left the
colony." William Drady, orphan of Daniel, to be bound out Aug. 20, 1760. Thomas
bound out Mar. 19, 1760 to Robert Douglas. William bound out Nov. 20, 1760 to
Robert Douglas. Ezekiel Drady bound out to William Scott Nov. 17, 1762; Daniel
Drawdy, Sr. received a land grant in SC on April 29, 1758 of 100 acres in
Berkeley County, SC on Cattle Creek which runs into the Edisto River (later
Colleton County); warrant issued August 8, 1767; second grant of 150 acres was
granted in 1770 adjoining above.
m. Elizabeth -----
children: Thomas Droddy (b. 1746)
Ezekiel Droddy (b. 1750)
William Droddy (b. 1754, d. 1824) - m. 1) Mary Morris,
2) Ruth Ellison (m. 9-13-1787)
Daniel Droddy (1756, d. 1841)
John Droddy (b. 1758)
David Drawdy (b. 1785)
Margaret Droddy - m. John Morris
Daniel Drawdy, Jr. R.S. (b. 1756, d. 1841)
was born 1756 in Augusta Co., Virginia; moved to GA in 1800 and settled in
Tattnall County about the time of its creation.
Land grants to Daniel Drawdy locate him in SC: Berkeley and Charleston Counties,
1760-74; Charleston and Sumter Districts, 1787-1802. Land Grant Index in 1787
shows Daniel Drawdee; Volume missing from files because courthouse in Orange
County, SC burned; pay abstract number 133, Colonel Robert Ballingall’s Regiment
as a Private in the Colleton Co. Militia; Soldier’s certification for service,
Buckhead Militia Company, 101 days. Draudy, Daniel ca 1780--(UL: Loyalists in
the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War:UL), Murtie June Clark;
listed in 1800-1810 Census of Orange County, SC, p. 317 as Daniel Draedey.
children: Daniel Drawdy (b. Feb. 3, 1799, d. 1863, m. 1819) - m. Amy
Walker
William Drawdy (b. 1790, d. 1857, m. 1810) - m.
Mary Zulik (b. 1791)
Thomas Drawdy (b. 1792, d. 1858, m. 10-12-1821) - m.
Elizabeth Gibbs (b. 1801)
James J. Drawdy (b. 1793) - m. ____ Warren
William Drawdy (b. 1790, d. 1857, m. 1810)
born in SC; he is buried at Doctortown, GA on Rayonier property (his homeplace
on lot 161) in Wayne County, GA; member of the Goose Creek Baptist Church in
Appling (now Wayne) County and is shown by the Piedmont Baptist Association’s
minutes as a delegate from that church in 1796, 1837, and 1839; listed as a
founding father of Wayne County, GA.
It appears that William Drawdy and wife moved to Tattnall County soon after marriage and resided there some years. He was a petit juror there as early as November, 1814, and a lieutenant in the militia of the 40th District, 1817-1819. In 1819 he applied for land lottery draws, and was then residing in Capt. Overstreet's District, and was allowed two draws for his wife and children. He drew property of almost 1000 acres (150 acres in March, 1835; 200 acres in May, 1835; 200 acres in January, 1836, 200 acres in September, 1838; and 200 acres in September 1840) located in Lot 161 of Wayne County; the 1820 Census shows the family in McIntosh County. Shortly after, they moved to Wayne County where they afterwards lived.
Mr. Drawdy was lst lieutenant of the militia in the 333rd District, Wayne County, 1824-1826, and was Captain in the same district, 1826-1832. He was Justice of the Peace in the 28th District, 1825-1829, and in the 383rd District, 1830-1837. He served as one of the Justices of Wayne Inferior Court, 1845-1853. He was Justice of the Peace of the 333rd district, 1855-1856.
Mr. Drawdy was a soldier in the Georgia Militia in the War of 1812 and also in the Indian Wars. His will dated February 26, 1855, was probated December 2, 1857; in his will, the home place on the north half of Lot 161, 3rd Land District in Wayne County, was given to his wife along with all personal property for her lifetime. This was 1200 acres according to the 1860 census. William T. and James C. Drawdy were named executors of the will. The 1850 census showed that this family owned one slave.
Note: A deed appears of record in Laurens County from William Drawdy and James Drawdy, his brother, both of Laurens County, to Sherod Hutson, dated October 17, 1811, conveying Lot 351, 12th district, for $300 (see deed book "B", page 63). This would indicate William Drawdy lived in Laurens before moving to Tattnall County.
m. Mary Zulik (b. 1791 in Baden, Germany)
She died 1863 in Wayne County, Georgia. Mary married William DRAWDY on 1812 in
Jasper, Georgia.
children: James Crawley Arnold Drawdy (b. 1812, d. 1872) - m.
Mary Elizabeth Harper - buried in James C. Drawdy Cemetery
William Thomas Drawdy (b. 1816, d. 1-3-1856) - m. Eliza
Coursey - buried in Drawdy-Knight Cemetery
Susannah Drawdy Welch (b. 1822) - m. Peter Welch
Elizabeth C. Drawdy Colwell (b. 1824) - m. William
Colwell
Mary Ann Drawdy Middleton (b. 1-10-1828, d. 9-27-1875) -
buried in Hortense Cemetery
m. 1) Pierre Botta 2) Dr. William Spencer
Middleton (b. 5-24-1824, d. 9-12-1884)
George W. Drawdy (b. 1825) - m. Nancy Spell (b. 1825)
James Crawley Arnold Drawdy (b. 12-2-1812, d. 12-1-1872, m. 10-3-1833)
born in Tattnall County; served as Captain in the militia of the 333rd District,
Wayne County, GA 1832-1834; he was Coroner of Wayne County, 1838-1840; Justice
of the Peace, 333rd District, 1846-1849 and again 1853-1861; he was a Justice of
Wayne Inferior Court, serving from 1865 until the Court was abolished in 1869;
he is buried in the Drawdy cemetery on his home place in Wayne County, GA near
Union Baptist Church 8 miles east of Gardi. His epitaph reads, "James C. Drawdy,
Jernigans Co. GA, Mounted Militia, Indian War." His land totaled 1170 acres in
the 1860 census.
m. Mary Elizabeth Harper Manning (b. 1-5-1820, d. 2-9-1886)
children: Mary Ann Drawdy Head (b. 6-27-1836, 6-7-1874) - m. Richard
Head
Besile Matilda Drawdy (b. 1837)
William Thomas Drawdy (b. 1838, m. 4-26-1866) - m. Rebecca Jane Liles (b.
1845)
Harriet Elizabeth Drawdy Manning Liles (b. 1842, d.
1909)
m. 1) Joseph Hamilton Manning (b. 8-3-1838, d.
8-22-1861, m. 1-14-1858)
2) James H. Liles (m. 7-26-1866)
James M. Drawdy (b. 1844, d. 7-16-1863)
Daniel Webster Drawdy (b. 1845, d. 1925)
m. 1) Mary Lucinda Crosby 2) Janie Crosby
Manning
George Washington Drawdy (b. 5-8-1848, d. 2-17-1926, m.
2-10-1870) - m. Mary E. Strickland
Martha Ann Drawdy Crosby (b. 1849, m. 9-6-1866) - m.
Joseph Crosby
Albert H. Drawdy (b. 9-15-1851, d. 11-1869)
Samuel O. Drawdy (b. 1854, d. 1869)
Serena Drawdy (b. 1857)
Levicy Ann Drawdy (b. 1-1860)
Daniel Webster Drawdy (b. 3-22-1845, d. 2-6-1925, m. 8-20-1866)
born in Wayne County, buried in Crosby Cemetery at Buffalo, Brantley County, GA;
his epitaph reads: "Resting till the resurrection morn"; listed as a taxpayer in
Jesup, GA in 1909; he began his military career on September 22, 1862 at
Waynesville, GA; he served in Company A, 24th Battalion, Georgia Calvary and on
February 13, 1864 was transferred to Company G, then to Company D, 7th Regiment,
Georgia Calvary; he received the Southern Cross of Honor in 1903; Private Drawdy
surrendered with General Lee at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Pvt. Drawdy was
listed as being present on all roll calls and served through the duration of the
war. He lost his haversack in April '64 and his pay was deducted to replace it.
He acquired more than 4000 acres of property in the 3rd District of Wayne County
of which approximately 3600 acres was sold to Grangerville Turpentine Company in
1906 for $4500; In 1918 he deeded two acres of land to the Wayne County Board of
Education for a one-room schoolhouse to be built in his community named “Drawdy
School.”
m. Mary Lucinda Crosby (b. 8-20-1842, d. 6-27-1906)
born in Wayne County, buried in Crosby Cemetery at Buffalo, Brantley County, GA;
her epitaph reads: "Heaven now returns our treasure, Earth the lonely casket
keeps, And the sunbeams long to linger, When our sainted Mother sleeps."
children: Mary Esther Drawdy Sikes (b. 5-1-1867, d. 10-1-1941) - m.
Joseph Raiford Sikes
Aaron Joshua Drawdy (b. 10-15-1868, d. 10-5-1942)
m. 1) Mary E. Roberson (m. 12-15-1889)
2) Mary Caroline Manning (m 12-13-1893)
Louisa Drawdy (b. 1872)
Virginia (Zinnie, Ginie) Elizabeth Drawdy Lane (b.
8-13-1875, d. 1-24-1946, m. 1-3-1893)
m. John Hardy Lane (b. 1866, d. 8-23-1944)
Joseph Daniel Drawdy (b. 5-21-1878, d. 11-23-1939, m.
12-23-1900)
m. Martha Mattie Manning (b. 5-19-1878, d.
12-22-1957)
John Mitchell Drawdy (b. 3-21-1880, d. 1-27-1949,
m. 5-24-1908)
m. Rachel Manning (b. 2-13-1890, d. 7-5-1969)
Addie Janie Drawdy Manning (b. 12-26-1882, d. 12-1-1958,
m. 8-21-1907)
m. George Homer Manning (1880-1919)
Sallie Maebelle Drawdy (b. 11-26-1885, d. 2-15-1954, m.
8-9-1908)
m. 1) Andrew Jackson Knight, 2) Ernest Alton
"Dude" Purvis (b. 10-16-1906, d. 3-5-1990)
m. Janie E. Crosby Manning (b. 1853, d. 1933, m. 1908)
In the 1910 Census of Wayne County, GA, 3 stepchildren were living with he and
his wife: Lee Manning (b. 1893), Virgil Manning (b. 1896), and Esma Manning (b.
1898).
John Mitchell Drawdy (b. 3-21-1880, d. 1-27-1949, m. 5-24-1908)
born in Wayne County, GA; buried at Shiloh Cemetery in Pierce County, GA; listed
as a taxpayer in Jesup, GA in 1909.
m. Rachel Manning (b. 2-13-1890, d. 7-5-1969)
born in Wayne County, GA; buried at Shiloh Cemetery in Pierce County, GA
children: Walter Conius Drawdy (b. 10-12-1909, d. 1-25-1984) - m.
Goldie Dowling (b. 6-13-1911, d. 4-10-1988)
Burris Daniel Drawdy (b. 12-17-1910, d. 8-2-1985)
- m. Nola Vergalene Lee (b. 9-27-1917, d. 10-2-2007)
Emmett Lafayette Drawdy (b. 9-19-1915, d. 7-9-1990) - m.
Ellen Lorena Luke (b. 1916, d. 1949)
John Dillion Drawdy (b. 1913, d. 1976) - never married
Joseph Franklin Drawdy (b. 11-11-1918, d. 6-22-1991) -
m. Isabell Harris (b. 4-19-1924, d. 5-19-1992)
Janie Lue Drawdy (b. 1921, d. 1988) - never married
Viola R. Drawdy Jacobs (b. 7-7-1926, d. 5-6-2002, m.
11-18-1944) - m. Homer Eldon Jacobs (b. 8-17-1924, d. 10-13-1993)
Fanny Drawdy Carr - m. Grady Carr
Myrtle Mary Drawdy Peacock Ramey Turner (d. 2-15-2005)
m. 1) Marion Peacock (b. 2-28-1922, d. 8-4-1955)
2) Ralph Ramey 3) Isaac Turner
Burris Daniel Drawdy (b. 12-17-1910, d. 8-2-1985, m. 10-30-1934)
born in Wayne County, GA; died in Pierce County, GA; buried at Shiloh Cemetery
in Pierce County, GA
m. Nola Vergalene Lee (b. 9-27-1917, d. 10-2-2007)
born in Pierce County, GA; died in Ware County, GA; buried at Shiloh Cemetery
in Pierce County, GA
children: Virginia Alene Drawdy Robinson (b. 11-3-1935) - m. Richard
Robinson
Henry Edward Drawdy (b. 12-5-1937) - m. Lois Marie
Everett
Joann Drawdy Davis (b. 5-20-1940) - m. Julius C. Davis
Nola Mae Drawdy Carter (b. 4-29-1943) - m. Warren Roger
Carter
James Daniel Drawdy (b. 9-28-1946) - m. Gloria Bowen
Jo Allen Drawdy (b. 6-28-1948, d. 1-9-1949)
Ellie Jane Drawdy Loudermilk (b. 9-9-1949) - m.
William A. Loudermilk
Linda Drawdy Griffis Hayden (b. 11-1-1951)
m. 1) Melvin Griffis, 2) Lee Hayden
Glenda Drawdy Lee (b. 11-1-1951) - m. Larry Lee
Ronald Austin Drawdy (b. 6-4-1955, d. 6-10-2000)
m. 1) Mary Ann Griner, 2) Beverly Ennis
Joseph Franklin Drawdy (b. 2-23-1961) - m. Karen
Anderson
Ellie Jane Drawdy Loudermilk (b. 9-9-1949, m. 6-22-1968)
born in Ware County, GA
m. William Alex Loudermilk (b. 2-27-1949)
born in Birmingham, AL
children: Jason Wayne Loudermilk (b. 1975, m. 6-12-2004) - m. Margaret
Courtney McCammon
Sherri Lynn Loudermilk Underwood (b. 1978, m. 6-8-2002) -
m. Chris Underwood
John David Loudermilk (b. 1985, m. 10-25-2007) – m. Sarah
Beth Williams
Bibliography:
Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. I, p. 72; Vol. 5, p. 127 and Vol. IX,
p. 125
Miscellaney of Wayne County, will of James C. Drawdy
1820 Census, McIntosh County, Georgia
1830, 1840, 1850 Census, Wayne County, Georgia
1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 Census, Wayne County, Georgia
Tombstone Inscriptions
E. L. Darling and Son Funeral Home Records, Blackshear, Georgia
www.familysearch.org - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Wayne County Internet site
Interviews with family members
Cemeteries of Brantley County
Family Association Newsletter, September 1981, Georgia Archives
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virgina, Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800, May 20, 1754, p. 247
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virgina, Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800, March 16, 1758, p. 92
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virgina, Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800, August 15, 1759
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virgina, Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800, August 20, 1760, p. 393
Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virgina, Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800, November 17, 1762, p. 362
The Gallant Little 7th: A History of the 7th Georgia Calvary Regiment
Roster of the 7th Georgia Calvary Regiment: http://ernieiler.tripod.com/7th_soldiers/muster_roll.html
Roster of the 24th Battalion, Georgia Calvary, Co. A.: http://ernieiler.tripod.com/7th_soldiers/24th_ga_cav.html
Deed books of Wayne County, Georgia