David BADGLEY, Rev b. 5 Nov 1749 Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey [near] d. 16 Dec 1824 Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois: Bill and Pat Hayes Family Genealogy

1749 - 1824

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Birth 5 Nov 1749 Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey [near] [1]

The Baptist Memorial and Monthly Record, Published 1846, by John R. Bigelow: Page 334 "Our purpose now, is to give, more fully, the rise, pro- DAVID BADGLEY was born near Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey, Nov. 5th, 1749. His parents Anthony and Elizabeth Badgley, were members of the Presbyterian church, and trained him up in religious principles and habits. At the age of nineteen years he removed with his parents to Hampshire County, VA., and the year following, married Rhoda Valentine, who made him an affectionate and industrious wife, and survived him several years."
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Gender Male

Census 1790 Hampshire Co., VA

[book] page 70 - taken from State enumerations 1782 - 1785

David Badgley, 10 White souls, 1 dwellings and 3 other buildings.

Occupation Baptist Minister & Foundry Owner

Died 16 Dec 1824 Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois [1]

Taken from - Memoirs of Elder David Badgley, Primitive Baptist Library,
He was born in the State of New Jersey, Essex county, near Elizabethtown, November the 5th, 1749, of parents in moderate circumstances, but of amiable character. His parents, Anthony Badgley and Elizabeth his wife, (whose maiden name was Osbourn), were Presbyterians by profession, and taught their children accordingly, as to religious tenets; and enjoined on them habits of strict honesty and industry. When the subject of the present memoir, David Badgley, was about 19 years of age, his parents moved to the State of Virginia, Hampshire county. On the year following, he was married to a young woman by the name of Rhoda Valentine; (whose parents were also religious and honest) with whom he lived an agreeable life, she being affectionate and industrious.
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As to person, he was about five feet seven inches in height, rather corpulent, but comely in features. On the 23d of November, 1824, he was taken with his last sickness, which he endured with great patience. He was blest with his common reason while able to speak; and although he was much attached to his wife and children, yet, at times, appeared much delighted with the hope of immortal glory. On the 16th of December, 1824, he resigned his breath, in the 76th year of his age, without a struggle or groan - and left his beloved wife, who had taken a share with him in prosperity and adversity, then in her 73d year; by whom he has had twelve children - four of them previously deceased - eight live near her, and seven profess a hope in Christ.
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The writer of these memoirs having been intimately acquainted with the subject thereof about 17 years of the latter end of his days, and believing he is correctly informed of the former part of his life, has with due regard for him and his surviving friends, sketched these memoirs, in hopes that if the reader will reflect and say within himself, did my father, or brother, or friend, thus labor in the Lord's vineyard - and shall I stand idle - he is gone and I must follow.
WILLIAM JONES.
Printed at the Office of the Spectator, Edwardsville, Illinois. Sept. 1825.

Buried Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois

Address:
Drake Road
Belleville, IL

Person ID I901 Hayes

Last Modified 14 Jul 2010

Father Anthony BADGLEY, Sr., b. 1720, Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey [near] , d. 4 Aug 1804, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia

Mother Elizabeth OSBOURN, b. Abt 1724, Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey [near] , d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F394 Group Sheet

Family Rhoda VALENTINE, b. 7 Oct 1752, Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey [near] , d. 25 Jul 1835, Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois

Married 20 Dec 1769 Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia [1]

Copied from David and Rhoda Valentine Badgleys Bible which was given to Abraham Badgley by will from Rhoda (Valentine) Badgley. At Abraham's death it was given or bequeathed to his youngest daughter Nancy Jane (Badgley) Smirl. She gave it to her daughter Arpha Smirl who is now residing in Fayettville, AR.

marriages
David Badgley and Rhoda Valentine married December 20, 1769

Children

	1. Ephraim BADGLEY, b. 29 Jun 1770, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. 2 Jul 1770, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia
	2. Sarah BADGLEY, b. 25 Jul 1772, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. 14 Aug 1772, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia
	3. Aaron BADGLEY, b. 14 Aug 1773, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. 29 Dec 1858, St. Clair Co., Illinois
	4. Mary BADGLEY, b. 14 Dec 1775, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia
	5. Rachel BADGLEY, b. 14 Dec 1775, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. 16 Dec 1824
	6. Elizabeth BADGLEY, b. 28 Apr 1778, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. 2 Aug 1831, Clear Spring, Montgomery, Illinois
	7. Ichabod BADGLEY, b. 5 Dec 1780, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. 17 Apr 1856, Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois
	8. Priscilla BADGLEY, b. 25 Jul 1783, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. 1818
	9. David BADGLEY, Jr., b. 25 Jan 1786, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. 1811, Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois
	10. Job BADGLEY, b. 1 Aug 1788, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. 11 Apr 1854, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
	11. Isaac BADGLEY, b. 20 Dec 1790, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown
	12. Abraham BADGLEY, b. 26 Apr 1793, Hampshire/Hardy Co., Virginia , d. 7 Mar 1857, Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois

Last Modified 14 Jul 2010

Family ID F392 Group Sheet

Documents	Transcript of David Badgley's Will
	David Badgley's Will

Headstones		BADGLEY, David Rev Status: Located. The Rev. David Badgley tomb stone inscription: In Memory of Rev. David Badgley Born in Essex C. New Jersey Nov. 5, 1749 Emigrated to Hardy co. Va. in 1768. Visited Ill. in 1796 & constituted the first Bap- tist church in the territory. 1797 emigrated to Ill. Died Dec. 16, 1824 peace to his memory

Histories	David Badgley: Pioneer Minister Written by: Lyn Allison Yeager
	The Badgley Family and Church By: Unity United Baptist Church
	A Short Sketch of the Badgley Family Written by Badgley's starting in 1887

Notes	Note: Some show Westfield, Essex or Union, New Jersey as birth places. However, Westfield was not founded until 27 Jan 1794 - ....that part of Elizabeth........ and Union county was not founded until 1857. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I visited the Badgley graveyard off Drake Road in Fairview Heights, St. Clair, IL and we dug up the stone in the summer of 1997. The Rev. David Badgley tomb stone inscription: In Memory of Rev. David Badgley Born in Essex C. New Jersey Nov. 5, 1749 Emigrated to Hardy co. Va. in 1768. Visited Ill. in 1796 & constituted the first Bap- tist church in the territory. 1797 emigrated to Ill. Died Dec. 16, 1824 peace to his memory -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 8:59 PM To: Bill Hayes Subject: Re: David Badgley Bible > > Dear Mr. Hayes, Thank you for sending me the transcript. I called a Smirl descendant in Arkansas and learned that Arpha passed away years ago. They are going to see if anyone knows what happened to the Bible. I will let you know if they find anything. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Book - Loyalist Clarks, Badgleys, and Allied Families; Watson, Estelle Clark; Tuttle Pub. Co.; Rutland, VT; 1954; 357 pgs page 32 - 6. John Badgley; son 3. Anthony; son 1. Rev David Badgley, b Westfield, N. J., 1749, d _______; m. Rhoda Ballentine of Va. Later moved to Ill. They had 10 children, of whom the 7th Job, b 1788, m Milcha Wildcamon and moved to Texas. -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Short Sketch of the Badgley Family" written in 1887 by Adam Badgley states David emigrated to Hardy Co., VA in 1768. He also wrote David's brother Anthony was born in 1760 in Hardy Co., VA. In the book "Loyalist Clarks, Badgleys and Allied Families" written in 1954 states their father Anthony died in VA; they moved to Hardy Co., VA in 1768. The book also states Anthony Jr. moved to Ohio which is wrong. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sources
[S82] Bible - David & Rhoda (Valentine) Badgley, Author - David and Rhoda Badgley.