JONATHAN BIDDY ( B. JULY 17 1762) WAS MARRIED
TO MARY CHEROKEE. HE WAS IN THE REV. WAR.
FILED FOR PENSION OCT. 3 1832.
HE HAD 5 CHILDREN. ONE OF WHICH WAS MESHACK.
HE WAS BORN ABT. 1790 AND DIED IN 1851.
MESHACK MARRIED NANCY LEDBETTER. SHE WAS BORN IN 1803 AND DIED IN 1866 IN N.C.
THEY HAD 14 CHILDREN. (THEY WERE A BIG HELP !!) HE APPEARED IN 1830 IN GOLD LAND
LOTTERY RECORDS IN GA. THE BIDDY'S FOUGHT THE
REV WAR AND WERE GRANTED LAND IN S.C. THEY MOVED TO N.C. AND SOME MOVED ON TO GA. DURING
THE LAND LOTTERIES. SEVERAL FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR. SOME MOVED TO ALABAMA.TENNESSEE,AND MISSISSIPPI.
THEY WER AMONG THE VERY FIRST SETTLERS OF
TEXAS. IT IS A LOT OF FUN TO STUDY OUR FAMILY. THEY ARE A GREAT BUNCH OY FOLKS AND
I WEAR THE NAME PROUDLY.

FRED BIDDY