FIFTH GENERATION

James Waldrop (1751-1846) and Mary Morrison (1761-c1850)

James Waldrop was born on February 8, 1751 in Virginia, the son of James and Susannah Waldrop of Pittsylvania County. During the Revolutionary War, James enlisted in 1776 as a private in Captain Thomas Hudgins' Company within Colonol James Hendricks' Regiment of the Virginia Continental Line. Following the war, on September 29, 1788, James Waldrop married Mary Morrison in Pittsylvania County.

By as early as 1814, James and Mary Waldrop had relocated their family to Putnam County, Georgia, where they lived until relocating to Fayette County after 1825. Though he recorded his will there on August 4, 1836, James survived another full decade, dying on December 3, 1846 at the age of 95. His grave is located in the Bottoms Family Cemetery in Fayette County, where his tombstone records his Revolutionary service. James' wife Mary died about the same time. See the full transcript of James and Mary Waldrop's Revolutionary War pension applications and a transcript of James Waldrop's will.

Children of James Waldrop and Mary Morrison (in order of listing on 1836 will)

1. Nancy Waldrop; married Robert M. Simms on December 7, 1817 in Putnam Co.
2. Charity Waldrop, born before 1794; married John M. Duke on February 10, 1814 in Jasper Co.; died about 1822 in Jasper Co.
3. John Waldrop, born before 1804; married Mary "Polly" H. Waldrop on December 11, 1831 in Fayette Co.; died in 1836 in Fayette Co.
4. Belany Waldrop; married _____ Simpson.
5. Mary "Dicey" Waldrop; married Roland Brown on October 22, 1815 in Putnam Co.
6. Violet Waldrop; married Robert G. Duke on November 5, 1818 in Putnam Co.
7. Margaret "Peggy" Waldrop, born before 1804; married Edward S. Duke on January 18, 1921 in Putnam Co.
8. David Waldrop, born before 1800.

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