GADBERRY FAMILY
Coats of Arms
by RUSSELL GADBERRY
The early tribes of
The earliest markings were
probably daubs of color which quickly evolved into stylized artistic designs
and were painted on warriors shields, which led to the shield shape of later
Coats of Arms. It was the development of armor which helped name these designs.
In the midst of a battle the difference between an armored person and one
without armor would be quite obvious. The enemy would then attack unarmored men
while avoiding the armored. To camouflage the armor soldiers would wear tunics
or coats called tabards over their armor, their identifying designs were then
painted on these coats. Thus, the ‘Coat’ of Arms developed.
By medieval times ‘heraldry’
(the identification by visual markings) had become very complicated with its
own language or terms called Blazon. It’s military
development and use in the crusades spread the practice throughout western
Europe. Since most of the nobility of the era were still ‘unlettered’ an
individual crest or Coat of Arms provided a means of guaranteeing a persons
authenticity by means of a stamp or seal, possibly engraved on a signet ring
used to seal a contract or letter.
Blazon, the language of
heraldry, had its own sets of terms to define a Coat of Arms. The field or
shape of the shield was called the ground. The designs drawn on the
‘ground’ are called charges. Several common designs became ordinaries.
Ordinaries are always charges, but charges are not always ordinaries.
Charges could be almost anything animate or inanimate. There is a complete set
of definitions for geometric charges defining position, horizontal or
vertical, width of lines, straight, or wavy among a few, and another set of
definitions defining how animals and other charges were to be drawn. There are
only two metals defined, gold was or, silver was argent or ar. Five basic colors were used: red, gu; blue, azure;
black, sable; green vert; and
purple, purpure.
A person’s Coat of Arms was a
very personal thing, one man--one coat. A man’s sons could not use their
father’s Coat of Arms. A complicated process of modifications
were developed to identify a persons place in the family by small
changes to the Coat of Arms. One change was called ‘brisures’.
A brisure was used to identify a child’s position
in the family. The first brisure was a label
which was a bar with three tines. The second a crescent moon, third a
mullet or a five pointed star, fourth a martlet
which was a mythical bird, these were all defined up to the twelfth child.
When a man married, his Coat
of Arms could be divided lengthwise with that of his wife’s, which was called
marshaling. In the example of William Gadberry and Francis Curson,
whose story we will discuss later, this marshaling would be identified as
Gadberry impaling Curson. Impaling meant dividing the
ground lengthwise. The husbands arms would be (from a viewers point of
view) on the left (dexter), and the wives on
the right (sinister).
Changes were also needed
between family lines and branches who would have a
right to the same coat of arms, these changes were accomplished by ‘cadency’.
Cadency is the name given to
modifications that were made in the shield design itself. Changes in the background, and changes in the number of charges were the
most common, such as adding another goat to the Gadbury
coat.
In researching the Gadbury name two Coats of Arms have been discovered as we
discussed in the preceding chapter. One from Burkes General Armory with four
goats and the second from the tomb of Sir Richard Gadbury,
knt. with three. Even though the Gadberry spelling of the name
was in existence as early as 1543 there is no registered shield for this
variation of the name. This does not mean that there was not a Gadberry coat of
arms, but if there was, it is not listed in the registries. Which
only points to the imperfections in the system. Sir Richard’s coat is
not listed in the registries researched either, we only know it exists because
of its inscription on his tomb.
Burkes General Armory lists
the Gadbury Coat of Arms as: Gu. across or betw. four goats heads erased ar. This would be translated a red field separated
between four goats heads colored silver, with stylized necks (drawn with
three decorative points, not in a straight line).
Our research has yet to find
a documented link between these two Coats of Arms, but their similar design
suggests a common origin and a close family relationship.
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GADBERRY GEDCOM DOWNLOADS
CAUTION ! I cannot certify these files as 100% correct
nor are they all proven. These files are a compilation of what the
various GADBERRY/GADBURY Family researchers have shared with me. I check them
for reasonableness and assume that those submitting their GADBERRY/GADBURY file
are correct for their direct line. These files are strictly
a depository for GADBERRY/GADBURY documentation and can aid in research by
providing research leads & possible direction. Good luck!
There are a number of gedcom
files for download. Select from:
Nathaniel #1 born about 1745-50
Click download to
get the gedcom for all of the known descendants of
Nathaniel #1. This Gedcom contains 5,279
individuals and was updated
John Gadberry born 1760
This family is only connected to the Nathaniel #1 family by way of collateral marriages. Click download to get the gedcom for all of the known descendants of this John Gadberry. This gedcom dated 23 August 2008.
John Gadbury
born 1755
This is the family of Robin Gadbury. There is not yet any direct Gadberry/Gadbury connection between these three families but surely one does exist and someday it will be discovered. Click download to get the gedcom for all the known descendants of John Gadbury.
Thomas Gadberry, Sr. born about
1683
This Thomas, Sr. is one of the original Gadberrys
in the colonies. Download
his known descendants. There is not a proven connection between the earliest
Gadberry/Gadbury's in
William Gadberry born about 1796 and
married to Ester Neat
This branch has not yet been connected to the Gadberry or Gadbury branches.
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Unknown Gadberry born between
1750-1770- Father of Col. James M. Gadberry born about 1817
This branch has not yet been connected to the Gadberry or Gadbury branches. Harold Fisher is doing a lot of work on this branch but would appreciate help. Contact Harold at Dover2@aol.com
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The following four brother's gedcoms are
provided here
as a convenience to those only interested in
these Gadberry branches.
Thomas Gadberry born 1775
This is my 3rd Great Grandfather.
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Nathaniel #2 born 1783
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Greenberry born 1785
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James born 1786
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ANDREW JACKSON GADBERRY/GADBURY ? For an in depth analysis of Andrew jackson Gadberry/Gadbury, a study by Russell Gadberry please click here.
The origin of the Gadberry/Gadbury name? Russell Gadberry provides an in depth analysis and insight, just click here
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Russell Gadberry provides added insight in his writings about early Gadbury colonists to
Following describes my direct ancestors
NATHANIEL & MARGARET
My 4rd Great Grandfather was Nathaniel Gadberry,
born between 1745-1750, probably in
For additional
information about Nathaniel Gadberry please see the investigative analysis by
Russell Gadberry by clicking here.
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THOMAS & SARAH
My Thomas
was born about 1775, the eldest son of Nathaniel (above). On
For additional
information about Thomas Gadberry please see the investigative analysis by
Russell Gadberry by clicking
here.
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THEODORE & ELIZABETH
On
To learn more about
the Walton Family lineage click
here.
Theodore built
a home which still stands and is presently (1997) in use. This house is the
same house that Cyrus Edwards in his book "The Early Days" referrs to as "The Gadberry Mansion".
THE
HISEVILLE,
Contact the Barren County, Kentucky Genealogy Web
Page.
THE JOSEPH DANIEL GADBERRY FAMILY
Standing
L to R are: Dan, Betty, George, Lura (George's wife),
Ida Mae (my grandmother) & John
Sitting
L to R are: Sally, Joseph Daniel, Celia Creech Gadberry & Tom
Not
in picture : William Eugene
GADBERRY FAMILY MIGRATION
MY
ACCOUNT OF THE THEODORE GADBERRY FAMILY'S
TRAVELS
TO
by Roy Juch
Second
Great Grandson of Theodore Gadberry
The following account, as best I can
estimate it, is based on available documentation and factual data, and some
conclusions based on logical assumptions considering that factual data. With
limited knowledge of the circumstances and the difficult times between the
years 1850 and 1900 my account is not without questions that remain to be
answered.
Cyrus Edwards describes the
"In the beginning" and about 1850
thru 1853, the Gadberry family unit consisted of the patriarch Thomas,
his son Theodore and wife Elizabeth Walton, and Dora &
Elizabeth's children; their son Thomas Jefferson., daughter Elizabeth
A., sons John F., Joseph Daniel, and youngest daughter Sally.
The children's grandfather Thomas lived alone in a very small cabin a
few hundred yards from the log cabin in which the grandchildren lived. The
children cared daily for their grandfather. (Cyrus
mentions that Dora & Elizabeth had died, but this is probably
incorrect because they later show up in the Lincoln County, Missouri 1860
census as a family unit). Daughter Elizabeth A. had already
married Willis Franklin Settle and set up housekeeping. In 1853 John
F. married his first cousin Martha Walton and departed the log
cabin, leaving sons Thomas Jefferson, Joseph plus young daughter Sally
to care for their grandfather the elder Thomas.
After the death of the elder Thomas
about 1857, and according to Cyrus Edwards, "all the family except John
Gadberry moved to
It does appear certain that Thomas Jefferson
& his family, Joseph Daniel, and youngest Gadberry daughter Sally
moved to Missouri sometime after 1857 (death of elder Thomas) but
before 1860 (appearing on the 1860 Lincoln County, Clark Township, (page 31,
line 20), Missouri census rolls with their parents Dora & Elizabeth,
Dora as the Head of Household! This is further supported because Thomas
Jefferson's son Joseph W. S. was born in
In
The only other mention found for youngest
daughter Sally Gadberry is in Joseph Daniel's obituary. The
obituary mentions a sister Sally Bowman of
JOSEPH DANIEL GADBERRY
1834-1910
by Roy Frederick Juch, Jr.
Great-Grandson
My paternal Great Grandfather Joseph Daniel Gadberry
(aka Joe Gadberry), was born 19 January 1834 in Hiseville, Barren County,
Kentucky to parents Theodore Gadberry (aka Dora Gadberry) and Elizabeth A.
Walton. Joe Gadberry was the youngest
son and forth child of five born to Dora & Elizabeth Gadberry. In 1846 Joe’s older sister Elizabeth A.
Gadberry married Willis Settle. In 1853
Joe’s brother John Franklin Gadberry married his first cousin Martha L.
Walton. In 1854 Joe’s oldest brother
Thomas Jefferson married Sarah Ann Payne.
These marriages left the remaining Gadberrys
living in a log cabin in
It should be noted that the
Willis Settle was also a noted flint-lock rifle maker.
His rifles are collector’s items
today. Sometime around 1857, I believe, but definitely between 1857 and
1860, the Gadberry family (Dora, Elizabeth, Joe & younger sister Sallie)
plus married son Thomas Jefferson, wife Sarah Ann & their son Joseph Winfield
Scott Gadberry (born Dec 1856 in Kentucky) departed Kentucky and migrated to
Lincoln County, Missouri. They all
appear on the 1860
Joe Gadberry, a single man of 24 years when he moved
to Missouri would have likely used the training he received from his brother-in-law,
Willis Settle and worked as a Blacksmith or farmer for a few years before he
married Arcelia Creech (aka Celia Creech), 14 May 1862. At the time of his marriage Joe was 29 years
old and his new bride Celia was 16 years old.
The first marriage for both. At about age ten Celia had been fostered to
her Uncle George W. Creech’s home sometime after the death of her father John
Creech in December 1856. Celia’s
mother, Elizabeth M. Brown Creech (daughter of Andrew Jackson Brown & Sarah
Miller) had been a widow for two years before she remarried to Dr. Caswell
Sconce on
Joe & Celia had at least nine children in total
and five of which were born in
The reason for the return to
Note: Joe Gadberry’s
obituary states that “ten children were born to this union”.
It’s interesting to note that when the family returned
to Hiseville land was purchased in the names of grantees Celia Gadberry and her
son George P. for five acres of property purchased in 1883! Celia’s husband Joe was not listed as a
joint owner! Was this due to any
illness or incapacity of Joe? Then
when the family eventually returned to
The final move returning to
Joe Gadberry died on
The
Gadberry House in
The
first house on the left in the above left picture
This
view is looking east from the corner of Elm & North Second St
THE
JOSEPH GADBERRY HOME IN
.
Front row, left to right:
Children are Dora, ?, Earl McClintock & Elmer
McClintock
Second row: Dan Gadberry (straw hat),
Third row: ?,
Ida Mae Gadberry McClintock Juch, Earl McClintock, Sr. ,?, ?
Fourth row: Celia Gadberry, Joe Gadberry
Back row: ?
After the death of her husband Joseph
Daniel in 1910, Arcelia sold her
No further mention is found of Dora
Gadberry & wife Elizabeth Walton Gadberry in
It is evident that these and many other
questions remain to be investigated and hopefully someday we will have answers.
To learn more about the family of Ida Mae & Walter Juch.
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Family branch by Jennifer
Gadberry.
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