He was active in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in and out of courts, and incurring large debts. His last Will and Testament, however, shows him to have a lot of land.
This post shows how people lived back then, in early America.
Here are the raw data, uninterpreted. I hope this helps your research.
Here are the raw data, uninterpreted. I hope this helps in your research.
The Hadleys owned land close to the border between Chester County, PA and New Castle County, DE. At least one family owned land that crossed the border.
That’s why both counties are included in this one post.
James married William Clayton’s daughter Honour. The Browns are our direct line. James got involved with all kinds of business transactions and court cases and land deals. It looks like this one got the better of him.
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