I12148: James G. DUDLEY (1847

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John Echols (c.1722- 18 Mar. 1795) was "one of the largest men ever Raisd in Virginia... he was a Quaker preacher." During the French and Indian War, John kept a journal of the exploits of Capt. Robert Wade’s Company of the Halifax County Militia. His captain may have been the Robert Wade who married Sarah Robertson Vaughan.

Echols’s journal recorded his march in the summer of 1758 from Mayo Fort to New River "in search of our enemy Indians." An abstract of his report is included here:

Journal of Capt. Robert Wade Company
"Capt. Robert Wade march’t from Mayo Fort with 35 men in order to take a range to the New River in search of our enemy Indians. We marcht about three miles that day to a Plantation where Peter Rentfro formerly lived and took up camp. Next morning we marcht along to a place called Gobling Town where we Eat our Brakefast, and so continued our march and took up our camp that night at the foot of the Blew Ledge”"

"Next Day we crossed the Blew Ledge and marched to Francis Eason’s Plantation and continued there that night. Our hunters brought in a plentiful supply of venison. Next morning begin Tuesday the 15th we marcht down to Richard Ratcliff’s plantation on Meadow Creek where we continued that night. Next morning sent out Spyes and hunters to Spy for enemy signs and to hunt for provisions"

Echols told how they spent several days there, and then one day five Indians came very unexpectedly upon them. He said the Indians "stood in amaise and Reason they had, for I suppose there were twenty guns presented at them. They said they were Cherokees. I made sign to them to shew me their Pass But they had none. They had with them five head of horse and Skelps that appeared to be whitemen. Four of the horses appeared as tho’ they had been recently taken, the other was very poor."

There was a hunter with them named Abraham Dunkleberry who said the Indians were Cherokees, but that they evidently were rogues. The Captain was doubtful of what he should do, but finally allowed the Indians to depart, which greatly displeased the men who said there was no use in ranging if the enemy were to be allowed to go after catching them. So after the hunter Dunkleberry had packed up his skins and gone the Captain appointed twelve men to go after the Indians, and overtaking them in an Orchard they killed four and wounded the other. Then finding so many Indian signs about and their ammunition running low, the decided to return.

On Tuesday the 22nd they ate dinner on Blackwater Creek and spent the night on Robert Jones’s plantation at the head of Pigg River. The following day "myself and four more left the company and went across by Gobling Town and came to Mayo Fort that night. The Captain and the rest of the men tells us they came to Hickey’s Fort that night and the next day to Mayo Fort. I remember no more worth making a Remark of, so courteous reader, I Rem Yrs. Etc.
John Echols"

Blew Ledge are the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mayo Fort was named for William Mayo. The Town of Mayo is today in Halifax County off Virginia Route 501 just north of the North Carolina-Virginia State Line.

The Goose Creek Monthly Meeting reported that John died 18 March 1795, age 74.

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Aka: Henry 1

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prob. kin to Susan Smith who m. Richardson.

[341348]
of Northampton Co. VA

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Children:
2 Maria Louise THURMAN b: 3 May 1818 d: 12 Apr 1904 + Robert MAYS b: 15 Jun 1818 d: 1886
2 Marshall Brown THURMAN b: 26 AUG 1820 d: 9 SEP 1830
2 Martha Ann THURMAN b: 9 Mar 1823 d: 28 Apr 1864 + Thomas WRIGHT
2 Catherine Virginia THURMAN b: 19 Mar 1825 d: 26 May 1877 + Mitlon Hervey LAVENDER b: 24 APR 1817 d: BEF 1850
2 Richard Gaines THURMAN b: 13 FEB 1827 d: 3 JUN 1868
2 Lucy Jane THURMAN b: 29 OCT 1829 d: 28 NOV 1829
2 Sarah William THURMAN b: 3 JUL 1833 d: 18 JAN 1880 + Thomas Edward MURRELL b: 1825 d: 1892

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"The Reverend James Wadding had created an M.A. at Oxford on December 20, 1670 and was the minister at Jamestown in 1672. He was identified in a deed of sale, 25 May 1672, in Middlesex County, of plantations (200 and 600 acres respectively) that he sold to Henry Whiting, as being "of Ware Parish, Gloucester County" .[Edward Lewis Goodwin, The Colonial Church in Virginia (Milwaukee: More House, 1927) 313, 32] He was the rector of Petsworth Parish in Gloucester at the time of Bacon's Rebellion but was succeeded by the Reverend Thomas Vicars in 1677 (65)." ^[S1580]

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James G. DUDLEY

1847 - ____

ID Number: I12148

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Rev. John ECHOLS

ABT 1722 - 18 Mar 1795

ID Number: I97277

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King HENRI I Capet de FRANCE of France

1008 - 4 Aug 1060

ID Number: I18403

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Mary HAYNES

1739 - ____

ID Number: I49298

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JOHN NEALE

ABT 1454 - ____

ID Number: I103943

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Richard PHILLIPS

ABT 1740 - ____

ID Number: I45977

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WILLIAM de PYMPE

ABT 1420 - ____

ID Number: I84673

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Alice SMITH

ABT 1630 - ABT 1664

ID Number: I68752

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Nathan Brown THURMAN

25 Mar 1786 - 6 Aug 1861

ID Number: I93956

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Rev. James WADDING

ABT 1640 - ____

ID Number: I43607

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