Thomas Hadley, III was born 1797 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC, the 4th of 6 known surviving children born to Thomas Jefferson Hadley II (1767-1805) and Margaret Weeks Parker.
He was the paternal grandson of Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley, the first (1728-1781), of New Castle, DE who came to NC around 1750, soon after his marriage to Mary Thompson of Chester, PA along with his father, Joshua Hadley (1703-1760), the patriarch of this family who was born in Ireland and first came to New Castle, DE before 1728. He was the maternal grandson of John Parker and Mary Weeks of Tarboro, Edgecombe County.
His grandfather, Capt. Thomas J. Hadley, was a Quaker who was later disowned by the Cane Creek Quaker community for fighting in the Revolutionary War. The Hadley's first came to Bladen County, NC and settled Cross Creek, which later became Cumberland County. In 1776 he represented Campbellton at the North Carolina Constitutional Convention. Capt. Hadley was killed (some say assassinated) in 1781 by a party of Tories under the command of Col. Hector McNeill at his home on Cape Fear River, 11 miles from Cross Creek, on the night following the Battle of Cross Creek in which he fought. Two of his sons -- Capt. Joshua Hadley and Capt. Simon Hadley -- also served with the Patriots during the war.
Thomas was 8 years old when both his parents died in 1805. He and his siblings were split up and sent to live with relatives. Thomas went to Tarboro where he was raised by his maternal uncle, the wealthy merchant and shipper, Theophilus Parker, and his wife, Mary Irwin Toole, and was "reared by them in the best social and religious atmosphere".
On May 14, 1824, 26-year old Thomas Hadley married 19-year old Millicent "Milly" Richardson of Johnston County, daughter of Dr. Joseph Clement Richardson. The couple would settle in Wilson County where Thomas established himself as a wealthy farmer.
The couple would become parents to 8 known children: Margaret Hadley (1825-1872), Mary M. Hadley (1827-bef 1880), Martha Amanda Hadley (1829-bef. 1919), Joseph Richardson Hadley (1831-1840), Sarah Jane "Sallie" Hadley (1834-1912), Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley IV (1838-1917), Harriet Amelia Hadley (1842-bef 1932), and John Clement Richardson Hadley (1845-1922).
The Civil War greatly diminished the Hadley's wealth, but they continued to stay on the land. Both his surviving sons, Thomas and John, would enlist with the NC 55th and survive the war. The elder son, Thomas, was a UNC graduate and rose to rank of Captain, serving throughout the war until his capture in August 1845, surviving the last years of the war as a POW at the infamous Ft. Delaware until his release June 17, 1865.
Thomas was widowed in 1869 when his wife of almost 45 years passed at age 64. He survived her almost 3 years, passing in 1872 at age 75.
Thomas' grandmother, Mary Thompson, wife of Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley is noted as buried here in Maplewood (Memorial# 41799407). As her DOD predates the cemetery, it is presumed she was re-interred here from another cemetery.
He was the paternal grandson of Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley, the first (1728-1781), of New Castle, DE who came to NC around 1750, soon after his marriage to Mary Thompson of Chester, PA along with his father, Joshua Hadley (1703-1760), the patriarch of this family who was born in Ireland and first came to New Castle, DE before 1728. He was the maternal grandson of John Parker and Mary Weeks of Tarboro, Edgecombe County.
His grandfather, Capt. Thomas J. Hadley, was a Quaker who was later disowned by the Cane Creek Quaker community for fighting in the Revolutionary War. The Hadley's first came to Bladen County, NC and settled Cross Creek, which later became Cumberland County. In 1776 he represented Campbellton at the North Carolina Constitutional Convention. Capt. Hadley was killed (some say assassinated) in 1781 by a party of Tories under the command of Col. Hector McNeill at his home on Cape Fear River, 11 miles from Cross Creek, on the night following the Battle of Cross Creek in which he fought. Two of his sons -- Capt. Joshua Hadley and Capt. Simon Hadley -- also served with the Patriots during the war.
Thomas was 8 years old when both his parents died in 1805. He and his siblings were split up and sent to live with relatives. Thomas went to Tarboro where he was raised by his maternal uncle, the wealthy merchant and shipper, Theophilus Parker, and his wife, Mary Irwin Toole, and was "reared by them in the best social and religious atmosphere".
On May 14, 1824, 26-year old Thomas Hadley married 19-year old Millicent "Milly" Richardson of Johnston County, daughter of Dr. Joseph Clement Richardson. The couple would settle in Wilson County where Thomas established himself as a wealthy farmer.
The couple would become parents to 8 known children: Margaret Hadley (1825-1872), Mary M. Hadley (1827-bef 1880), Martha Amanda Hadley (1829-bef. 1919), Joseph Richardson Hadley (1831-1840), Sarah Jane "Sallie" Hadley (1834-1912), Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley IV (1838-1917), Harriet Amelia Hadley (1842-bef 1932), and John Clement Richardson Hadley (1845-1922).
The Civil War greatly diminished the Hadley's wealth, but they continued to stay on the land. Both his surviving sons, Thomas and John, would enlist with the NC 55th and survive the war. The elder son, Thomas, was a UNC graduate and rose to rank of Captain, serving throughout the war until his capture in August 1845, surviving the last years of the war as a POW at the infamous Ft. Delaware until his release June 17, 1865.
Thomas was widowed in 1869 when his wife of almost 45 years passed at age 64. He survived her almost 3 years, passing in 1872 at age 75.
Thomas' grandmother, Mary Thompson, wife of Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley is noted as buried here in Maplewood (Memorial# 41799407). As her DOD predates the cemetery, it is presumed she was re-interred here from another cemetery.
Thomas Hadley, III was born 1797 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC, the 4th of 6 known surviving children born to Thomas Jefferson Hadley II (1767-1805) and Margaret Weeks Parker.
He was the paternal grandson of Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley, the first (1728-1781), of New Castle, DE who came to NC around 1750, soon after his marriage to Mary Thompson of Chester, PA along with his father, Joshua Hadley (1703-1760), the patriarch of this family who was born in Ireland and first came to New Castle, DE before 1728. He was the maternal grandson of John Parker and Mary Weeks of Tarboro, Edgecombe County.
His grandfather, Capt. Thomas J. Hadley, was a Quaker who was later disowned by the Cane Creek Quaker community for fighting in the Revolutionary War. The Hadley's first came to Bladen County, NC and settled Cross Creek, which later became Cumberland County. In 1776 he represented Campbellton at the North Carolina Constitutional Convention. Capt. Hadley was killed (some say assassinated) in 1781 by a party of Tories under the command of Col. Hector McNeill at his home on Cape Fear River, 11 miles from Cross Creek, on the night following the Battle of Cross Creek in which he fought. Two of his sons -- Capt. Joshua Hadley and Capt. Simon Hadley -- also served with the Patriots during the war.
Thomas was 8 years old when both his parents died in 1805. He and his siblings were split up and sent to live with relatives. Thomas went to Tarboro where he was raised by his maternal uncle, the wealthy merchant and shipper, Theophilus Parker, and his wife, Mary Irwin Toole, and was "reared by them in the best social and religious atmosphere".
On May 14, 1824, 26-year old Thomas Hadley married 19-year old Millicent "Milly" Richardson of Johnston County, daughter of Dr. Joseph Clement Richardson. The couple would settle in Wilson County where Thomas established himself as a wealthy farmer.
The couple would become parents to 8 known children: Margaret Hadley (1825-1872), Mary M. Hadley (1827-bef 1880), Martha Amanda Hadley (1829-bef. 1919), Joseph Richardson Hadley (1831-1840), Sarah Jane "Sallie" Hadley (1834-1912), Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley IV (1838-1917), Harriet Amelia Hadley (1842-bef 1932), and John Clement Richardson Hadley (1845-1922).
The Civil War greatly diminished the Hadley's wealth, but they continued to stay on the land. Both his surviving sons, Thomas and John, would enlist with the NC 55th and survive the war. The elder son, Thomas, was a UNC graduate and rose to rank of Captain, serving throughout the war until his capture in August 1845, surviving the last years of the war as a POW at the infamous Ft. Delaware until his release June 17, 1865.
Thomas was widowed in 1869 when his wife of almost 45 years passed at age 64. He survived her almost 3 years, passing in 1872 at age 75.
Thomas' grandmother, Mary Thompson, wife of Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley is noted as buried here in Maplewood (Memorial# 41799407). As her DOD predates the cemetery, it is presumed she was re-interred here from another cemetery.
He was the paternal grandson of Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley, the first (1728-1781), of New Castle, DE who came to NC around 1750, soon after his marriage to Mary Thompson of Chester, PA along with his father, Joshua Hadley (1703-1760), the patriarch of this family who was born in Ireland and first came to New Castle, DE before 1728. He was the maternal grandson of John Parker and Mary Weeks of Tarboro, Edgecombe County.
His grandfather, Capt. Thomas J. Hadley, was a Quaker who was later disowned by the Cane Creek Quaker community for fighting in the Revolutionary War. The Hadley's first came to Bladen County, NC and settled Cross Creek, which later became Cumberland County. In 1776 he represented Campbellton at the North Carolina Constitutional Convention. Capt. Hadley was killed (some say assassinated) in 1781 by a party of Tories under the command of Col. Hector McNeill at his home on Cape Fear River, 11 miles from Cross Creek, on the night following the Battle of Cross Creek in which he fought. Two of his sons -- Capt. Joshua Hadley and Capt. Simon Hadley -- also served with the Patriots during the war.
Thomas was 8 years old when both his parents died in 1805. He and his siblings were split up and sent to live with relatives. Thomas went to Tarboro where he was raised by his maternal uncle, the wealthy merchant and shipper, Theophilus Parker, and his wife, Mary Irwin Toole, and was "reared by them in the best social and religious atmosphere".
On May 14, 1824, 26-year old Thomas Hadley married 19-year old Millicent "Milly" Richardson of Johnston County, daughter of Dr. Joseph Clement Richardson. The couple would settle in Wilson County where Thomas established himself as a wealthy farmer.
The couple would become parents to 8 known children: Margaret Hadley (1825-1872), Mary M. Hadley (1827-bef 1880), Martha Amanda Hadley (1829-bef. 1919), Joseph Richardson Hadley (1831-1840), Sarah Jane "Sallie" Hadley (1834-1912), Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley IV (1838-1917), Harriet Amelia Hadley (1842-bef 1932), and John Clement Richardson Hadley (1845-1922).
The Civil War greatly diminished the Hadley's wealth, but they continued to stay on the land. Both his surviving sons, Thomas and John, would enlist with the NC 55th and survive the war. The elder son, Thomas, was a UNC graduate and rose to rank of Captain, serving throughout the war until his capture in August 1845, surviving the last years of the war as a POW at the infamous Ft. Delaware until his release June 17, 1865.
Thomas was widowed in 1869 when his wife of almost 45 years passed at age 64. He survived her almost 3 years, passing in 1872 at age 75.
Thomas' grandmother, Mary Thompson, wife of Capt. Thomas Jefferson Hadley is noted as buried here in Maplewood (Memorial# 41799407). As her DOD predates the cemetery, it is presumed she was re-interred here from another cemetery.
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