He was born c1785 in
North Carolina to Benjamin Hadley (son of
Thomas Jefferson Hadley), and Elizabeth King. The couple lived in
Tennessee, before moving to what is now
San Augustine County, Texas in 1830. On May 7, 1831 he was the recipient of a league of land that stood to the north-east of
Anderson, Texas. He constructed a fort, known locally as the
Hadley Fort to protect the family against
Native American attacks. The fort was the site of an Indian raid in 1840 which saw a woman
scalped. During the
Convention of 1832, Hadley represented the District of Viesca. In 1835 he was elected
Alcalde. Hadley also served in the
Army of the Republic of Texas in 1836. Due to his military service, he was gifted land in
Grimes County, totalling 320 acres. Throughout his life, he married twice, firstly to Obedience Grantham, with whom he had five children, and secondly the widowed Joyce Voilet Bostick McGuffin. == Death ==