William CODDINGTON ^{124,236,238,2869,2870,2871}

  General Notes:

Private, 2nd Regiment, Ulster Co. NY Militia (Revolutionary War).
William's will was made May 9, 1820 and probated Sep 27, 1826. (Vol II Abstracts of Wills June 27, 1787 to Dec 31, 1830 Orange County Surrogate's Office, Goshen, NY) (Furnished by Perry Streeter, March 2001).
According to a letter from Elizabeth Horton, a genealogist from Middletown NY, to John Insley Coddington, the will mentions his wife Susanna, and his sister Phoebe Parshall, and brothers Benjamin and Joseph. Other heirs without specified relationship were Nathaniel Brewster and wife Keziah and their children Susanna Coddington Brewster and William Coddington Brewster, and Jacob Oakley and his son William Coddington Oakley.
Listed as a Commissioner of Roads in 1785. Owned slaves in 1790, 1800, and 1820 census.
On the 1790 census he appears three households away from Enoch Coddington, his brother, and two away from James Parshall, brother of John Parshall, to whom his sister Phebe Jane was married.
Doubtfully present in 1810 cenus for Newburgh as "William Currington."
The 1820 census also lists a "Pomp" Cudington, who may have been a freed slave of William.
Paid road taxes through 1813, thereafter absent from town records. ^{2873,2874,2875}

  Noted events in his life were:

• Deed: from Nehemiah Carpenter to William Coddington, 22 Apr 1775, Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ²⁸⁷⁶ Lot 8 & 9 of a tract formerly granted to Alexander Baird, 20a. £90. Recorded 1793.

• He worked as a currier on 22 Apr 1775 in Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ²⁸⁷⁶

• Military: Ulster Co., Second Regiment under Col. James McClaghry, 1777-1781, , Ulster Co., New York, USA. ³¹⁵

• Fact: Commissioner of Roads, 1785, Wallkill, Orange Co., New York, USA. ^2877,2878 with Cap. Isaac Belknap, Isaac Fowler jun., Joseph Sherwood, and John Fowler

• He appeared on the census on 3 Jan 1791 in Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ²⁸⁷⁹ Males: 2 >16 (William, unexplained). Females: 2 (Dau. or Keziah, Susannah). 3 slaves.

• He appeared on the census in 1800 in Wallkill, Orange Co., New York, USA. ⁹⁴ Males: 1 >45 (William). Females: 1 <10 (Keziah Oldfield Smeades), 1 >45 (Susanna). Others:1. Slaves: 1.

• Fact: assessed for road maintenance, 1 Apr 1807, Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ³¹¹ Road District 26. "Beginning the South Side of the Bridge that leads over the Millrace late Doct Jones Southerly to the Turn pike road the Cross road from Silas Howell to the Town of N. Windsor the Cross road that leads to the Great Pond till it Intersect the road that leads to David Belknaps Saw Mill."

• Fact: assessed for road maintenance, 24 Mar 1808, Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ³¹¹ Road District 26. "Beginning the South Side of the Bridge that leads over the Millrace late Doct Jones Southerly to the Turn pike road the Cross road from Silas Howell to the Town of N. Windsor the Cross road that leads to the Great Pond till it Intersect the road that leads to David Belknaps Saw Mill."

• Fact: assessed for road maintenance, 13 Apr 1809, Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ³¹¹ Road District 25. "Beginning at the road to Isaac Underhills Southerly to the Main road Leading from Nbgh to Rocky Forest."

• Fact: Member of Presbyterian Church, 1809, Goodwill, Orange Co., New York, USA. ²⁸⁸⁰

• He appeared on the census in 1810 in Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ²⁸⁸¹ Perhaps listed as "William Currington." Males: 1 >45 (William). Females: 1 16-25 (Keziah), 1 > 45 Susanna. With 4 slaves.

• Fact: assessed for road maintenance, 4 Apr 1810, Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ³¹⁷ Road District 25. "Beginning at the South Side of the Bridge leading over the Mill race late Doct Jones Southerly to the Turnpike the cross road from Silas Howell's to Windsor line the cross road to the great pond to the Slough at the Southeast Corner of David Belknaps land To Intersect the road by Jacob Westlakes

• Fact: assessed for road maintenance, 2 Apr 1811, Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ³¹⁷ Road District 25. "Beginning at the South Side of the bridge leading over the Mill race near the outlet of the Great Pond Southerly to the Turnpike road the cross road from Silas Howell's to NewWindsor line the cross road to the Great Pond to the Slough at the Southwest Corner of David Belknaps land To Intersect the road by Jacob Westlakes"

• Fact: assessed for road maintenance, 2 Apr 1812, Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ³¹⁷ Road District 25. "Beging South of the Bridge leading over the Mill race near the out Lett of the Great Pond Southerly to the Turnpike road the Cross roads from Silas [Howell's] to the line of NewWindsor the road to the Great Pond to the [Slough] to the South East Corner David Belknaps land to Intersect the Road by Jacob Westlakes "

• Fact: assessed for road maintenance, 19 Apr 1813, Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ³¹⁷ Road District 25. "The remaining Districts the same as in March 1812 except the District then numbered 29 which is abolished."

• He signed a will on 8 May 1820 in Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA. ²³³⁵ Mentions wife Susanna, friend Nathaniel Brewster, brother Benjamin, brother's son William and other children, William Coddington Brewster, Susanna Coddington Brewster, son and daughter of Nathaniel, sister Phebe Parshall, brother Joseph and his son William, Jacob Oakley and his son Willam Coddington Oakley. Executors Nathaniel P. Hill,Nathaniel Brewster, Witnesses: Isaac Belknap, Ward < Gazlay, Aaron Belknap.

• He appeared on the census in 1820 in Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA. ²⁸⁸² Listed as owning 7 slaves: 2 males 26-45, one 14-26; one female 26-45; one 14-26, 2 0-14. Also with a male 26-45 and 0-10, and a female 26-45, 16-26, and 0-10, presumably one of his daughters and her family.

• He had an estate probated on 27 Sep 1826 in Goshen, Orange Co., New York, USA. ²³³⁵

William married Susanna WOOD, daughter of Timothy WOOD and Hannah OLDFIELD ²³⁶.^,2868 (Susanna WOOD was born on 20 Oct 1746,^124,236 died on 24 Feb 1826 in Newburgh, Orange Co., New York, USA ^124,236 and was buried in Goodwill Cmty, Montgomery, Orange Co., New York ²³⁶.)