Genealogies

The Hadley Society

Benjamin Hadley was the first Hadley in Baldwin County - during the time it was Montgomery County, Mississippi Territory. An interesting story about old Ben goes something like this: During the Revolutionary War, Ben's father was shot by the Tories in their North Carolina community and Ben was taken to an island in the middle of the Cape Fear River (in the Carolinas). The Tories tied and bound him, leaving him to be tortured to death by the elements, wild animals, and insects. A few months later, the Tories were taken by surprise when they once again faced Ben in battle. When this story was told to one of Ben's descendant, he replied, "They really thought they would keep a Hadley down by tying him in the woods? They didn't know the Hadleys!" That's the truth - the modern day Hadleys are very probably the best woodsmen in Baldwin County.

The Childress Family Tree

Descendants of Alfred Filmore Childress

Descendants of Mssr. de Carterette

Willis Catrett was a farmer in Pike County, AL. In 1863, he sold his farm and moved to Stockton, Baldwin County, AL. He moved his family from Troy to the 840 acres of land he purchased from the Michael Melton heirs for $10,450. This land was near Tensaw lake . The Willis Catrett home place was located east of the row of pines trees east of the Bryant Home on Baldwin CR-21, the Bryant's Landing road.

An O'Farrell Family History

A history of our O'Farrell,Gillman, Wiggins, Sellers, Coleman, Byrd, and other ancestors in Northwest Florida and South Alabama