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William Douglas Haden Sr.

Birth	:	1772 Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	Jun 1852 Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Haden Graveyard at Dogspoint, Palmyra, Fluvanna County, USA
Description	:	Reads best on 125% zoom. A letter from grandson, Socrates Haden, gives William's name as William Douglas Haden and states that he died at the home of his son William Douglas Haden, in 1852. William lived on land deeded him from his grandfather John Haden, who in 1764, was the first white settler of 3450 acres on the Rivanna at Cunningham Creek and Dogspoint. In the 1850 Census, William Sr. is 78 years old, living in son - William D. Haden's household, and close by to his other son - Benjamin "Jimmy" and close by to his sisters -Nancy (Haden)... Read More	Reads best on 125% zoom. A letter from grandson, Socrates Haden, gives William's name as William Douglas Haden and states that he died at the home of his son William Douglas Haden, in 1852. William lived on land deeded him from his grandfather John Haden, who in 1764, was the first white settler of 3450 acres on the Rivanna at Cunningham Creek and Dogspoint. In the 1850 Census, William Sr. is 78 years old, living in son - William D. Haden's household, and close by to his other son - Benjamin "Jimmy" and close by to his sisters -Nancy (Haden) Lane and Margaret "Peggy" Douglas Haden. William Douglas Haden Sr. married 4 May 1794 in Fluvanna Co, to Martha "Patty" Jones. The known children of William & Martha "Patty" (Jones) Haden were: 1) John M. "Jack" Haden (1795-aft 1850) m. 14/ 27 Dec 1814. Mary "Polly" Maupin (1795-aft 1860). The known children of Jack and Polly Haden were: ____ Beverly A. Haden (1815 - aft 1880) m. to Lucy S. Hughes. ____ Asa Dabney Haden (Jul 1817 - aft 1900) m. 30 Nov 1841 to Susan M. Lane - 1st cousin 1X removed. Susan was d/o William S. Lane & Nancy Haden. ____ William David Haden (1822-1879) m. Parenthia M. (Brown) Haden (1822-1897) ____ Mary Francis Haden (1831-1907) m. 1853 to William Shepperson McEwen (1825-1913). ____ John M. Haden (b. 1832) m. 10 Dec 1855 to Mary Margaret Jones (1834 - 14 Dec 1905). ____ James M.Haden (14 Feb 1835-10 Aug 1918) m. 1854 to Louisa Anna Bledsoe (1834-1913). ____ Sarah Margaret Haden (b. ca. 1836) died or married to unknown after 1850. 2) Sallie R. (1797 - 18 Sep 1880) m 4 Dec 1821 to Richard A. Noel Sr.(d 16 Jun 1882) The known children of Richard & Sallie Noel were: ____ William H. Haden ____ Martha A.M. Haden ____ Richard A. Noel Jr. ____ Sarah F. Haden ____ Mary Fletcher Haden ____ James P. Haden 3) Colonel William Douglas Haden m abt 1828/Hanover Co to Elizabeth (Davis) Haden. Their restored Pleasant Grove plantation home, serves today as the Fluvanna County Welcome Center & Museum, where he and many of his offspring and other family are buried. The known children of William & Elizabeth Haden were: ____ William Edward "Ned" Haden(18 Sep 1831 - 14 Feb 1888) m1. 10 Jul 1854 to Mary Fletcher Noel (1st cousin) - d/o Richard Noel & Sallie R. Haden; Mary died 21 Dec 1883. m2. after 1883 to Sarah A. (unknown). Ned was a surveyor and did not serve during the Civil War - source: family correspondence. ____ Martha Keziah/Kirziah Haden(30 Jan 1834 - 3 Dec 1836) ____ Socrates Haden(1835 - 1919) ____ John Richard Haden(1837 - 1913) ____ Overton Davis Haden(1840 - 1867) ____ Joel Haden(1841 - 1919) ____ Sarah/Sally Ann Haden(1844 - 1862) ____ James Nicholas (1846 - 1916) ____ Bettie Douglas Haden(1848 - 1928) ____ Mary Jane W. Haden(10 Mar 1851 - 4 Jun 1927) m. after 1870 to: Albert Hudson Gentry (1823-1909). His 1st wife Mary Elizabeth Sowell, died before 1870. ____ Elbridge George Haden (1853 - 1933) was the postmaster, and in 1880 he bought Poplar Springs from Col. W. D. Haden; in 1883 he bought adjoining Pleasant Grove from the same man. Pleasant Grove is the brick home on Route 53 now (in 1971) owned by C. R. Lippard and called Laura Ann Farm. So Haden Post Office was probably very close to Cunningham. Elbridge was the mayor of Charlottesville for 8 years and was prominent in many local affairs. In addition to mayor, he has been noted as a realtor, farmer and justice of the peace. He lived for a time in Campbell County, where his 2x grandfather John Haden & 1X great uncle Benjamin Haden moved to ca. 1785, from the very premises that Elbridge was born on and raised in Fluvanna. Sources: Fluvanna Co. Historical Society & cvillepedia.org/E._G._Haden 4) Colonel Benjamin James Haden - m 4 Sep 1834/ Fluvanna Co to Louisa Ann (Massie) Haden. The known children of Jimmy & Louisa Haden were:

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Where is William Douglas Haden Sr.'s memorial?
William Douglas Haden Sr.'s memorial is located at: Haden Graveyard at Dogspoint, Palmyra, Fluvanna County, USA.
When did William Douglas Haden Sr. death?
William Douglas Haden Sr. death on Jun 1852 in Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA

Family Members:

Parent

John Moseley Haden

(1749 - 1831)

Siblings

Nancy Haden Lane

(1780 - 1855)

Margaret Douglas “Peggy” Haden

(1785 - 1868)

Children

Col William Douglas Haden Jr.

(1808 - 1887)

Col Benjamin James “Colonel Jimmy” Haden Sr.

(1813 - 1890)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7698740, -78.2789110

2. Cocke Cemetery
Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7665420, -78.2754960

3. Creasy Cemetery
Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7768610, -78.2791940

4. Grace Episcopal Cemetery
Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7846100, -78.2695670

5. Kingston Family Cemetery
Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7744600, -78.2972320

6. Oak Hill Cemetery
Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7628811, -78.2629705

7. O’Brien Cemetery
Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7562600, -78.2692600

8. Seay Cemetery
Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7658220, -78.2449130

9. Walker Cemetery
Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7741120, -78.2185350

10. Watson Cemetery
Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7423440, -78.2866310

11. Wood Cemetery
Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7754230, -78.3251550

12. Anderson Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7624870, -78.2631710

13. Corinth Hill Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7698740, -78.2789110

14. Davis Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7665420, -78.2754960

15. Dennis Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7768610, -78.2791940

16. Dennis Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7846100, -78.2695670

17. Eliza Tapscott Snead Gravesite
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7744600, -78.2972320

18. Fork Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7628811, -78.2629705

19. Fork Union Memorial Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7562600, -78.2692600

20. Jones - Snead Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7658220, -78.2449130

21. Lewis Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7741120, -78.2185350

22. Melton - Omohundro Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7423440, -78.2866310

23. New Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7754230, -78.3251550

24. Seay Cemetery
Fork Union, Fluvanna County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7624870, -78.2631710