Summary of the families of Joseph & John Waldrop of Amelia Co., Va and Luke Waldrop of Hanover Co., Va. PART 2: JOHN AND ANN WALDROP OF AMELIA CO., VIRGINIA John Waldrop, was born about 1730, place unknown. While most of his descendants used the Waldrop spelling, some were known as Waltrip. John is assumed to be the brother of James Waldrop, born 1720, who shared land with John in Amelia and Pittsylvania Counties in Virginia. (Joseph Waltrip, born about 1715, lived on the same creek in Amelia County as John and James and is believed to be another brother. No proof.) John married Anne and had the following sons: JOHN JR. (b. c1753), ISAIAH (b. c1755), EZEKIEL (b. c1757), ELI (aka ILA) (b. c1759), JAMES (b. c1761), BENJAMIN (b. c1762/3) and JOSEPH (b. c1764). (These are estimated birthdates based on censuses and land records. They are not exact, and neither is the birth order.) Note that this Ezekiel is the brother of Benjamin, not his father, as claimed by some. John Waldrop and James were first taxed in 1754 in Amelia Co., Va. In 1763, John sold the land he owned with assumed brother James Waldrop, and in 1764 they moved their families to Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, where the two of them bought more land together. While there, John and some of his sons signed the Pittsylvania Declaration of Independence and Oath of Allegiance. By 1778, the family was in Sullivan Co., NC (now TN), where John's sons John Jr., Isaiah, and possibly James and Joseph entered the service. (I do not have documentation for James and Joseph, although supposedly there are NC stub indents showing payments to these two.–jd) There are numerous deed transactions for John and his sons in this county. Around 1798-1799, John lived for a brief time in Spartanburg Co., SC, where he and sons James, Benjamin and Ezekiel owned adjoining land. In 1794, John bought land in Rutherford Co., NC and lived there until he died sometime after 1810. 1. JOHN WALDROP (JR). Born about 1753. (John's pension application claims he was age 79 in 1832. In 1810, he was over age 45 according to the census.) After the Rev. War, John removed to Greenville Co., SC, where he lived until he died. His only son was JOHN WALDROP (II) who removed to Georgia. 2. ELI (aka ILA) WALDROP. Est. birth 1755. (Born between 1750-1760, according to censuses.) After the Rev. War, Eli settled in Greenville Co., SC near his brother, John. He died there in 1845. Sons were JAMES N. and HARMON. 3. ISAIAH WALDROP. Est. birth 1757. (Born between 1750 and 1760, according to the census. Some say he was born in 1767, but censuses and his Rev. War muster of 2 Aug 1777 do not support that theory.) By 1790, Isaiah had removed to Rutherford Co., NC and bought land near his father. Soon after, he moved his family to Wilcox Co., AL, where he lived until he died in 1867 (age 100+! ). Sons RICHARD, JOHN and LARKIN. 4. EZEKIEL WALDROP. Est. birth 1759/1760. (Born between 1760-1770, according to censuses.) In 1810 and 1820, Ezekiel was living in Rutherford Co., NC with his family, which included 2 sons under ten. By 1830, he had moved to Haywood Co., TN, where he died after 1840. In 1830, two sons (names unknown to me), then ages 20-30, according to the census, were still living in their father's home. (In that census, there was also a JOEL WALDROP who lived near Ezekiel in Haywood Co.) This Ezekiel is sometimes confused with the son of John and Tabitha of Newberry Co., SC. 5. JAMES WALDROP. Est. birth 1761 or before. (Born between 1765 and 1784, according to 1810 census; Born by 1761 if age 21 when he bought land in 1782. Since land records are considered to be more accurate than censuses, the 1761 birthdate is probably correct.) Died about 1820 in Russell Co., Va. He is said to have served in the Rev. War. (No proof.) Sons JAMES, WILLIAM, JOHN, NELSON and possibly others. 6. BENJAMIN WALDROP. Born 1762/3. (Born between 1760-1770, according to censuses.) Still living at home in 1790. By 1798, Benjamin had married Ailsey Huggard and removed to Spartanburg Co., SC. In 1806, he sold his Spartanburg Co. land, and bought land near his father in Rutherford Co., NC In April 1807, he and his family removed to Cocke Co., TN, where he entered the Georgia Land Lottery and won. In September, 1807, the family left Cocke Co., TN and settled in Putnam Co., Ga. He died probably in Tallapoosa Co., AL between 1840 and 1850. Sons: GREENBERRY, GEORGE M., EZEKIEL RUFUS, WILLIAM G., MAJOR, DANIEL, HENRY, ARCHIBALD and BENJAMIN. 7. JOSEPH WALDROP. Est. birth 1764. (Born before 1775, according to1820 census.) In 1796, Joseph lived briefly in Russell County, Va, where his name appears on the Personal Property Tax list (Lower District, Robert Tate's list). He was not taxed for any land. Joseph removed to Martin Co., Indiana where he is found in the 1820 census. His household held only him, his wife, both age 45+, and a female 10/15 He is said to have served in the Rev. War. (No proof, but boys as young as 12 did serve in the war.)