Geddy, James Sr.

Name	Street	Town	State	From	To
Geddy, James Sr.		Williamsburg	Virginia	1736	1744

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Advertising in the Virginia Gazette in 1737 and 1738. "Virginia Gazette, July 8, 1737 Lost out of Mr. James Geddy's Shop, in Williamsburg, about a Week ago, a Steel Cross-Bow, the Spring of it broke. Whoever will bring it to Mr. Geddy aforesaid, or give any intelligence of it; so that he may have it again, shall have Half a Pistole Reward. The said James Geddy has a great Choice of Guns and Fowling-Pieces, of several Sorts and Sizes, true bored, which he will warrant to be good; and will sell them as cheap as they are usually sold in England." "Virginia Gazette, October 6, 1738 Gentlemen and Others, may be supply'd by the Subscriber in Williamsburg, with neat Fowling-Pieces, and large Guns fit for killing Wild-Fowl in Rivers, at a reasonable Rate. He also makes several Sorts of wrought Brass-work, and casts small Bells. James Geddy." James Geddy (died in 1744), father of James Jr., William and David, was probably the armorer of Williamsburg. James was owner of the James Geddy Foundry (founded something in the 1730s). In 1750, his wife, Anne, sold her house to James Geddy Jr. who installed his silversmith and jevelry business. His brothers David and William continued to run the Foundry for more than 30 years. Excavations of the Foundry site were made in 1968.

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Advertising in the Virginia Gazette in 1737 and 1738. "Virginia Gazette, July 8, 1737

Lost out of Mr. James Geddy's Shop, in Williamsburg, about a Week ago, a Steel Cross-Bow, the Spring of it broke. Whoever will bring it to Mr. Geddy aforesaid, or give any intelligence of it; so that he may have it again, shall have Half a Pistole Reward.

The said James Geddy has a great Choice of Guns and Fowling-Pieces, of several Sorts and Sizes, true bored, which he will warrant to be good; and will sell them as cheap as they are usually sold in England."

"Virginia Gazette, October 6, 1738

Gentlemen and Others, may be supply'd by the Subscriber in Williamsburg, with neat Fowling-Pieces, and large Guns fit for killing Wild-Fowl in Rivers, at a reasonable Rate. He also makes several Sorts of wrought Brass-work, and casts small Bells.
James Geddy."

James Geddy (died in 1744), father of James Jr., William and David, was probably the armorer of Williamsburg.

James was owner of the James Geddy Foundry (founded something in the 1730s). In 1750, his wife, Anne, sold her house to James Geddy Jr. who installed his silversmith and jevelry business. His brothers David and William continued to run the Foundry for more than 30 years. Excavations of the Foundry site were made in 1968.