2015 PEDDY REUNION. I HOPE SOMEBODY PLANS ONE SOMEWHERE. Let me know.
PEDDY REUNION
We have had a Peddy Reunion in Chester County Tennessee for the last several years. It is held on the Saturday BEFORE the 1st Sunday in May at the New Friendship Community Center which is across the road from the New Friendship Church & Cemetery. Andrew Peddy 1848 - 1923 and many of his descendants are buried in this cemetery. The New Friendship Community Center is the old two room school building - grades 1 - 8, with a stage where I first attended school.
This weekend is DECORATION DAY / MEMORIAL DAY for the Church and Cemetery. Many years ago when the Friendship Church only met once a month for Preaching it was on the 1st Sunday of the month and the Pastor had other Churches on the other Sundays and the 5th Sunday was rotated among the 4 churches - thus Friendship Baptist Church had their Memorial Day celebration on the 1st Sunday in May each year. This tradition continues. The Church has had a full time Pastor for many years, but Decoration Day is still Saturday before the 1st Sunday in May.
For more information on the REUNION contact ME Hope to See you at New Friendship Church and / or Cemetery each year for the Memorial Day Celebration on the 1st Sunday in May and on Saturday before the 1st Sunday in May each year.
PICTURE PEDDY REUNION. Picture taken 1990's at Peddy Reunion in Chester Co TN. The bottom picture includes only the descendants of Luther Lee "Luke" Peddy. Not all of Luke's descendants were at the reunion that year. All of his living grandchildren were in the picture.
1997 PEDDY REUNION
The descendants of Andrew and Sally Bray PEDDY met at the New Friendship Community Center for a barbecue luncheon. Those from the area who attended are Lloyd and Lee Nell King; Allen and Thelma Peddy; Greer, Cynthia, Nathan and Derrick Haynes; Bryan Peddy; Lisa Peddy; Mark Peddy; Brent, Alexis and Justin Peddy; Eddie and Tina Henley; Maurine Talley; Bobby and Lurlene Hysmith; Houston and Faye Carroll; Jerry and Beverly King; Tommy, Nancy, Randy and Emily Connor; Max and LaVerne Lott; Jimmy and Sanndra Shepherd; Shelby and Bonice Henson; Sarah Peddy; and Hensel, Teressa, Dianne and Zachery Peddy.
Also attending were Hubert and Tylene Seaton; Nola Webb; John and Charlotte Webb; Janice, Desiree and Denee Brown; Mary Lightsey; F L Seaton; Lamar Seaton; Carolyn Chaffee; David Smith; Sue Williams; Dwain Seaton; Joe and Melba Seaton; Sue and Hershel Essary; Brian Clifford; Roy Allen and Martha Peddy; John Peddy, and Sean Cullin.
Charles Peddy traveled the fartherest, coming from Farmington NM. Hubert Seaton was the oldest. Justin Peddy was the youngest. and Allen Peddy had the most children in attendance. Charley and Mary Jordan from Georgia. Glendel "Glen" Peddy from Illinois. (also many others from out of state, but the Chester County Independent will NOT print out of state names, even though many of them were born locally.) I, think, the 1997 Reunion was our 2nd reunion in Chester County TN.
2005 PEDDY REUNION
The descendants of Andrew and Sally Bray PEDDY met at the New Friendship Community Center for a barbecue luncheon. This is the first reunion in Chester Co TN that we held and no Peddy, other than the descendants of Andrew Jackson Peddy 1848-1923 attended. We had a good number of people attending. Those that signed the Guest Book were: Glen Peddy, Sr Glen Peddy, Jr Preston W Peddy Velma Sells Maurine Talley Melba Seaton Martha & Roy Peddy Nancy Wells Carr John Peddy Mary Wells James Hubert & Tylene Seaton Allene Frix Lloyd & Lee Nell King Bryan Peddy Lisa Peddy Keith & Jill Rhodes John & Charlotte Webb Jesse Fisher Nelma Davis Allen & Thelma Peddy Eddie, Tina & Taylor Henley Nancy & Emily Connor Leslie & Brett Birl Kathy Ward Joyce & Samantha Pruitt Julia Webb Parchman Frankie Ross C. W. & Doris (Carroll) Matthews Mark & Starla Peddy Shelby & Bonice Henson Mary Webb Lightsey Nola Webb Ken & Ann Rucker with George, Adam & Emma Herschel & Sue Essary. (For those attending and not listed I apologize - please write me or Email me.)
Dictionary of American Family Names, Patrick Hanks, Editor, 2003 edition has: PETTIE Scottish form of Peter. PEDDY, probably a variant of Peddie. PETTY, English variant of PETIT. The name is also found in Ireland, the main branch there having been established in County Kerry in the 17th Century by Sir William Petty.
This site owned by Glen Peddy, 1490 State Hwy 121, Sullivan IL 61951
Address changed Dec 12 2009
Email: gpeddy2001{at}yahoo(dot)com no spaces or caps (coded to prevent spammers from automatically reaping it)
