Nathaniel Watson Dandridge (abt. 1790 - 1877)

Born about 1790 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Gertrude (Moore) Dandridge — married 16 Jan 1810 in Goochland County, VA.

Descendants

Died 1877 at about age 87 in Wise County, Texas, United States

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Biography

Veteran: War of 1812. Sergeant.

Known Children:

1. Sarah (1816-?)
2. Nathaniel Watson (1822-?)
3. Martha Fontaine (1826–1872) - m. Callaway Blanton Moore
4. Mary Elizabeth (1827–1909) - m. William Harrell Sewell
5. George William (1828–1874) m. Penelope Catherine Smith
6. "M" (1832-?)
7. Eliza Marion (1834–1873) - m. James Hubbard

Bio from Find A Grave:

Nathaniel Watson Dandridge married his first cousin, Eliza G. Moore in Goochland Co, VA on 16 January, 1810. Surety for the marriage was Archibald B. Dandridge. Archibald B. Dandridge was an older first cousin.

NWD was living in Hanover Co., VA in 1810 and is listed in the census index as Nathaniel Dandridge, age 16-20, as was his wife. Apparantely they were living in Tennessee by 1825 being that his daugher, Martha Fontaine, was born in Madison Co., Tennessee in Jan 1826. They were still living in Madison Co, TN in 1830 and in 1832 at the time of a special TN census. Apparantely they moved to Alabama shortly thereafter for a short time. His daughter, Mary Elizabeth, was born in Alabama in 1832. It would seem that the move to Alabama might have had something to do with Nathaniel Watson's sister, Mary, who was married to Richard Ellis. They lived in Franklin Co, AL at the time. Richard Ellis was a prominent lawyer who help frame the Alabama constitution.

From the 1830 census we see there were nine children in the household, 5 boys and 4 girls. He apparently returned to Tennessee by 1833. Daughter Sarah was married in Shelby Co, TN in 1833, so the family may have been back in Tennessee by then. In 1837-38 NWD was listed on the Shelby County tax roles as owning 600 acres and 6 slaves. He received additional land in Shelby County, TN in 1839. In the 1840 census he owned 14 slaves in Shelby County TN.

NWD and Eliza moved to Marshall, Harrison Co, TX by 1850 (See TX census) and was living in Bowie Co, TX in 1860. The move to Texas may again have been influenced by his brother-in-law, Richard Ellis. Richard had moved to Harrison Co, Texas before 1836. Richard was chairman of the Texas constitutional convention.

Slaves

1810 census Hathaniel (translated wrong it is Nathaniel) was in Hanover, Virginia, Slaves: 7.^[1]

1820 census Nath was in Henry, Virginia, Slaves: 13.^[2]

1830 census Hathaniel was in Henry, Virginia. Slaves: 30^[3]

1840 census Nathaniel was in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Slaves: 27^[4]

1850 Slave Schedule, Nathaniel was in Harrison, Texas, Slaves: 5.^[5]

1860 Slave Schedule, Nathaniel was in Bowie, Texas, Slaves: 4.^[6]

Please See: Slaves of Nathaniel W Dandridge, Texas

1850 census Nathaniel (age 60), Farmer, was in Harrison, Texas, United States.^[7]

1860 census N (age 70) was in Beat 2, Bowie, Texas, United States.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1810; Census Place: Hanover, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 847; Image: Vam252_69-0096; FHL Roll: 0181429
   Ancestry Record 7613 #666784 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Hathaniel W Dandridge in Hanover, Virginia, USA.
2. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Henry, Virginia; Page: 30; NARA Roll: M33_139; Image: 41
   Ancestry Record 7734 #1099797 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Nath W Dandridge in Henry, Virginia, USA.
3. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Henry, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 195; Page: 190; Family History Library Film: 0029674
   Ancestry Record 8058 #2240978 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Hathaniel W Dandridge in Henry, Virginia.
4. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: 218; Page: 159; Family History Library Film: 0014842
   Ancestry Record 8057 #3245677 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Nathaniel W Dandridge in Pontotoc, Mississippi.
5. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Record 8055 #93129373 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   N W Daindrige in Harrison, Texas, USA.
6. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 11; Line: 7;
   FamilySearch Record: WKTT-VXW2 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSD-26D
   N W Dandridge in Bowie, Texas, United States.
7. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Harrison, Texas; Roll: 911; Page: 107b; Line Number: 26
   Ancestry Record 8054 #1584987 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   N W Dandridge (60), Farmer, in Harrison, Texas, USA. Born in Virginia.
8. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 17; Affiliate Publication Number: M653;
   FamilySearch Record: MXFT-YTP (accessed 27 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSD-GZ8
   N W Dandridge (70) in Beat 2, Bowie, Texas, United States. Born in Virginia.

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas; Roll: M593_1592; Page: 191A
  Ancestry Record 7163 #10894447 (accessed 27 September 2023)
  Nat Dandrige (80) in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas. Born in Virginia.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #93497584 (accessed 27 September 2023)
  Memorial page for Nathaniel Watson Dandridge (1790-1877); Maintained by: Find a Grave.
• 1860 Beat 2, Bowie, Texas US Census - occupation: farmer
• Find A Grave: Memorial #93497584

Also:

• Marriages of Goochland County, Virginia 1733-1815, compiled and published by Kathleen Booth Williams

Acknowledgement: Dandridge-69 was created through the import of indygrandma.ged on 02 January 2011.