Selethia [Mocobee] Walters

Notes:

Family research from a Manuscript titled "Genealogical Records of Richardsons and Waddills of Virginia and Kentucky" written by Mrs. Stacy [Pocahontas Hewell Hutchinson] in 1939 has information passed along from letters written in 1902 by Mrs. Mary Waddill of Woodville, McCracken Co KY. She is said to have been a great aunt of Mrs. Stacy and was 88 years old at the time the letters were written. Mary's father was Charles Waddell of Pittsylvania Co VA, son of a Noel Waddill. She gives a birth date of 28 Jan 1797 for Noel and a birth date for his father Charles as 9 Jan 1775.

First record of Waddills found in Pittsylvania Co records:
Pittsylvania DB 7
p.438 30 Dec 1784 Thomas Wynne to Noel Waddill of Halifax Co. 350£. Tract in Pittsy both sides of Sandy Creek of Dan River. 606 acres. Corner James Scales line, to Hammonds, Robert Williams's line, James Wood? Line, Roger Atkinsons line, Edward Burgess line, John Seals line. Signed: Thos. Wynne
Wit: Solomon (X) Seale, Jas. Seale, Nathl Waddill, Noel Waddill Junr, George Hardey
16 May 1785. Proved by three of witnesses

Pittsylvania DB 10:
p.251 27 Sep 1795 Noel Waddill Senr & Martha his wife of Pittsylvania to Henry Vaughan for the sum of 42£. 86 acres. Begin George Cooks line, John Clarkes line, Edward Bayards line, Zachariah Butts, Noel Waddill Jr's line to a post oak thence William Harrison, dec'd line to the beginning. Signed: Noel Waddill, Martha Waddill
Wit: Allen Waddill, John Vaughan, Charles Waddill, Spencer Vaughan
19 Oct 1795 Ack. by Noel Waddill
p.502 27 Aug 1796 Levin Carter to James Seal. 100£. 304 acres. Bounded according to grant from the lands office dated 7 Jun 1780 to William Collie, assignee of James Collie and by sd William Collie conveyed to William Wright who conveyed the same to Noell Waddill who conveyed same to said Levin Carter. Signed: Levin Carter. Wit: Robert Walters, John Barron, John Burch, Nixlas Frice, Susanah (X) Barnes
19 Dec 1796 Prove by wit.

1820 Census. Pittsylvania Co KY
Nowel Waddle. 1m 26-40. 1f 16-26 [Noel & Seletha - no children yet]
on same page with
Charles Waddle 2m -10, 2m 10-16, 1m 16-18, 1m 16-26 [probably same as the 16-18 year old], 1m over 45.
1f -10, 1f 10-16, 1f over 45.
On same page with Archer Walters.

Pittsylvania Co VA
Noel Waddell: 2m -5 [Anderson & Calvin] 2m 5-10 [??? & Laban], 1m age 30-40 [Noel]
1f -5 [Eliza], 1f 20-30 [Seletha]
The Noel Waddill in Virginia lived next door to Charles "Waddle", age 60-70 who had no apparent spouse but perhaps 4 children in their late teens, early twenties, still at home - probably his father.
Other neighbors included John "Waters" [Walters] and Spires [Spears] Walters.

1840 Census. Christian Co KY.
Noel Waddill: 2m under 5 [Robert V. & William], 2m age 5-10 [Marshall & Anderson], 1m 10-15 [Calvin], 1m 15-20 [Laban], 1m 40-50 [Noel]
1f age 5-10 [Mary], 2f 10-15 [Eliza & Martha Jane], 1f 30-40 [Seletha]

1850 Census. Dist 2, Caldwell, KY, Hh 469
Noel Waddell, 54 - household all born in Virginia
Silety, 48
Mary 15. William, 13. Volney, 11. Wilmouth, 9 (marked as male but really was Seletha Wilmouth, a daughter). Henry, 7.
John Butler, 39. Jane Butler, 14 (probably dau Martha Jane who was more like age 24)

Birth:
or Henry Co., VA or Franklin Co., Virginia [all from Halifax]

Selethia married Noel Waddill. Noel (son of Charles Waddill and Ann Marshall) was born 28 Jan 1797, Lunenburg County, Virginia; died ~1855, Halifax Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]