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my
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and
working
on
the
FTDNA
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Carolina
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have
married
into
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family
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and
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lines
of
research
seen
above)
and
are
included
here
to
aid
other
researchers.
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am
not
currently
researching
these
names;
however,
the
pages
are
updated
as
information
becomes
available.
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Hudson
Family
of
Darlington
County
South
Carolina
USA
possible
ancestry
includes
Gentleman
Henry
Hudson
of
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
England
There
is
some
evidence
that
our
family
descends
from
the
same
line
as
the
exployer,
Henry
Hudson
(including
oral
history
that
has
been
passed
down
since
the
earliest
days)
-
however
a
"break"
in
the
document
trail
does
not
allow
us
to
consider
this
relationship
proven.
Therefore,
the
line
of
descent
which
remains
unproven
is
in
RED
FONT
and
that
which
is
proven
is
in
the
usual
BLACK
FONT.
The
following
explains
the
"break"
in
the
document
trail:
HFA
Bulletin
HUDSON
Family
Association
(italics
-
mine)
MARCH
27
2001
Dear
Mr.
Hudson,
A
Northampton
County
(VA)
court
record
was
misread
several
years
ago.
In
this
particular
record
dated
July
6,
1644,
Richard
HUDSON
(the
first,
grandson
of
Gentleman
Henry
Hudson
of
England)
and
his
wife,
Mary
(widow
of
John
HAYES),
bound
out
Richard's
daughter-in-law,
Ruth
HAYES,
to
John
and
Ann
JOHNSON.
This
record
has
been
the
sole
data
"seeming"
to
prove
that
Richard
was
Richard
HUDSON,
"Sr.",
thereby
allowing
speculation
that
Richard
HUDSON
(previously
called
the
second
or
Jr.
by
researchers)
(who
married
Mary
BOWMAN)
was
his
son.
This
particular
document-reading-error
discovery
now
breaks
the
earlier
assumed
relationship
of
Richard
HUDSON
(previously
called
the
second
or
Jr.
by
researchers)
(husband
of
Mary
BOWMAN)
to
Richard
HUDSON
(the
first,
grandson
of
Gentleman
Henry
Hudson
of
England)
who
married
(first)
to
Mary
???,
(second)
to
Mary
HAYES,
and
(third)
to
Barbara
JACOBS.
Researchers
should
see
HFA
Bulletin
#113,
pp.2-4
for
specific
documentation
on
this
matter.
We
now
have
much
more
research
to
do
on
this
line.
Sincerely,
John
W.
Hudson,
Editor
HFA
Bulletin
HUDSON
Family
Association
1101
Heatherwood
Road
Bluefield,
WV
24701
http://genforum.genealogy.com/hudson/messages/3534.html
December
2000
This
web
page
has
been
updated
in
May/June
of
2011.
The
original
intent
of
this
site
is
the
same
as
it
has
always
been;
to
provide
a
FREE
tool
for
researchers
to
help
each
other
by
the
sharing
of
information
-
please
support
this
intent
by
helping
to
keep
it
as
accurate
as
possible.
The
information
on
this
page
represents
the
combined
efforts
of
several
researchers.
I
have
verified
the
information
by
Wills,
Equity,
Deeds,
Census
and
Cemetery
Records
where
possible.
Where
no
source
is
given,
the
information
is
unproven/unverified.
Additions
and
corrections
are
welcome
(rude
emails
are
not).
When
writing,
please
include
the
Page
Title
and
Web
Address.
Proper
credit
is
always
awarded
to
the
provider
of
information.
Happy
Researching!
Keep
the
circle
of
sharing
intact,
include
the
following
if
you
take
information
for
your
own
records:
!Source:
Lori
McLeod
Wilke;
"Walking
with
ghosts",
Research
2000
-
2011
Possible
Generation
One
"Gentleman"
Henry
Hudson
I"
Gentleman
Henry
B.
1500
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
D.
December
(20?)
1555
,
of
malignant
fever
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
Buried
Church
of
St.
Dustans
in
the
East,
London,
ENGLAND
-
Tombstone
states
he
was
the
father
of
eight
sons
and
three
daughters
Marriage
1
1525
in
St.
Editha,
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
to
Barbara
Unknown
b:
1504
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
d.
unknown
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
Named
in
Queen
Mary's
Charter,
6
Feb.
155
as
one
of
the
founders
of
the
Muscovy
Company,
which
sponsored
John
Sebastian
Cabot
in
his
expedition
to
the
New
World
An
Alderman
in
the
City
of
London
Achieved
wealth
in
both
trade
and
land,
considered
Lord
of
many
manors.
The
manors
had,
at
least
some
of
them,
been
conferred
upon
him
by
King
Henry
VIII.
Grandfather
of
Henry
Hudson,
Exployer
His
widow
Barbara
married
an
Alderman
named
Richard
Champion,
who
was
elected
sheriff
1558-9,
Lord
Mayor
1566.
She
died
in
1568
without
issue.
Hudson
Coat
of
Arms
-
The
arms
of
Gentleman
Henry
Hudson
are
described
as
"argent,
semee
of
fleurs
de
lis
gules,
a
cross
engrailed
sable.
Children
of
"Gentleman"
Henry
Hudson
(I)
Due
to
an
inscription
on
the
tomb
of
Henry,
it
is
known
that
he
fathered
eight
sons
and
three
daughters,
but
research
has
given
us
the
facts
of
only
two
of
his
children:
"
1.
William
Hudson
born
1528
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
England
Some
researchers
believe
that
our
possible
ancestor
William
was
the
son
of
this
William
and
not
the
son
of
Henry
Hudson
II
(below).
Henry
II
would
have
been
about
19
when
William,
whom
we
believe
to
be
his
son,
was
born.
This
young
age
leads
researchers
to
believe
our
William
was
more
likely
born
to
this
William,
who
was
in
his
thirties
at
the
birth.
"
2.
Henry
Hudson
II
born
1541
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
England
died
Bef.
1632
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
England
This
Henry,
born
in
1541,
would
have
been
about
19
when
William,
possibly
our
ancestor
was
born.
According
to
some
researchers
our
William
was
Henry's
nephew,
the
son
of
his
brother
William
(born
1528,
the
only
other
child
of
Gentleman
Henry's
for
whom
records
exist).
Henry
II
is
the
father
of
Henry
Hudson
III,
also
known
as
Henry
Hudson
the
Exployer
and
for
whom
the
Hudson
River
was
named.
Most
researchers
believe
that
Richard
I
is
the
grandson
of
Henry
Hudson
II,
born
to
his
son,William
although
there
are
a
few
researchers
who
believe
that
William
was
not
the
son
of
Henry
II
but
of
William,
(#2
above).
Regardless,
no
one
appears
to
doubt
that
Gentleman
Henry
was
Richard's
great
grandfather
and
Richard
was
either
nephew
of
Henry
the
Exployer,
or
cousin
of
Henry
the
Exployer.
Henry's
Grandson
Richard
I,
used
a
variation
of
the
Arms
of
Gentleman
Henry
Hudson
as
shown
in
Court
Records
of
Accomacke
County
Virginia
lending
credence
to
the
relationship.
Possible
Generation
Two
Henry
Hudson
II
Henry
II
B.
1541
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
D.
BEF.
1632
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
Marriage
date
and
location
unknown
to
Spouse
Unknown
Most
researchers
seem
to
agree
that
Henry
was
a
member
of
the
Muscovy
Company,
which
was
the
Association
of
Merchant
Adventurers.
The
Muscovy
Company
was
founded
by
Sebastion
Cabot
in
1553.
Some
researchers
reference
records
which
could
indicate
that
Henry
was
a
co-founder
of
this
company.
Henry
apparently
owned
land
in
Stourton,
Lincolnshire,
England
and
like
his
father,
Gentleman
Henry,
appears
to
have
been
an
Alderman.
Records
also
indicate
that
he
was
a
member
of
the
Skinners
and
Tanners.
The
Skinners
and
Tanners
were
one
of
12
privileged
companies
from
which
a
Lord
Mayor
could
be
chosen.
The
tomb
of
Henry's
father,
Gentleman
Henry,
is
enscribed
with
the
fact
that
he
was
the
father
of
eight
sons
and
three
daughters.
Records
apparently
only
exist
for
Henry
II
and
his
brother
William,
born
1528.
Henry,
born
in
1541,
would
have
been
19
when
William,
our
ancestor
whom
we
believe
was
Henry's
son,
was
born.
It
is
possible
however,
according
to
some
researchers
that
our
William
was
Henry's
nephew,
the
son
of
his
brother
William
(born
1528).
Henry
II
is
the
father
of
Henry
Hudson
III,
also
known
as
Henry
Hudson
the
Exployer
and
for
whom
the
Hudson
River
was
named.
Children
of
Henry
Hudson
II
1.
William
Hudson
b:
1560
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
(some
records
show
birth
as
late
as
1579)
2.
Henry
Hudson
,
III
"The
Explorer"
b:
1570
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
3.
John
Hudson
b:
BET.
1560
-
1580
4.
Thomas
Hudson
b:
BET.
1560
-
1580
5.
Edward
Hudson
b
BET
1560
-
1580
6.
Christopher
Hudson
b:
BET.
1560
-
1580
Generation
Three
William
Hudson
William
Hudson
B.
1560
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
D.
ABT.
1630
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
Marriage
1
November
1592
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
England
to
Alice
Turner
b:
BET.
1565
-
1575
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
d.
unknown
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
Children
of
William
Hudson
and
Alice
Turner
1.
Robert
Hudson
b:
1592
in
Tamsworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
d.
unknown
in
possibly
Virginia,
USA
Ships
records
of
the
ship
"James"
in
1622
show
a
Robert
Hudson.
Robert
is
shown
to
be
living
in
Chaplain's
Choise
on
February
16
1623.
2.
"
William
Hudson
b:
1602
in
Tamsworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
d.
unknown
in
possibly
Virginia,
USA
Ships
records
show
a
William
Hudson
listed
as
passenger
on
the
ship
"Bonaventure"
on
January
12
1635.
"
3.
Christopher
Hudson
b:
1605
in
Tamsworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
d.
unknown
in
possibly
Virginia,
USA
Ships
records
for
the
"Alice"
show
a
Christopher
Hudson
on
July
13
1635.
"
4.
Richard
Hudson
I
the
Immigrant
who
sailed
aboard
the
ship
called
"Safety"
in
1635.
b:
1605
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
believed
to
direct
line
His
Accomac*,
Virginia
livestock
mark
was
a
"fleur
de
leis,"
a
device
associated
with
the
Hudson
coat
of
arms
of
Henry
the
Alderman.
The
fleur
de
leis
was
also
the
livestock
mark
of
both
Richard's
sons,
Henry
and
Nicholas,
of
Somerset
County,
Maryland.
"
It
is
commonly
believed
that
we
are
the
decendants
of
William,
through
Richard's
son
Richard
II.
There
is
now
some
question
that
the
Richard
II
of
Henrico
County
through
whom
we
decend
may
not
be
the
same
man
as
Richard
I's
son
Richard.
See
Next
Generation
5.
Edward
Hudson
b:
BET.
1592
-
1630
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
d.
unknown
in
possibly
Virginia,
USA
No
ships
records
were
found
for
his
coming
to
Virginia,
but
an
Edward
Hudson
is
listed
as
living
at
Ye
Neak
of
Land
on
February
16
1623
and
as
having
100
acres
of
land
in
Henerico
County,
southside
of
the
James
River
well
downstream
of
the
falls.
Generation
Four
Richard
Hudson
I
Richard
Hudson
I
-
the
Immigrant
who
sailed
aboard
the
ship
called
"Safety"
in
1635
-
B.
1605
in
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
ENGLAND
D.
1657
in
Hungars
Creek,
Accomack
County,
VA
FIRST
Married:
BEF.
1632
in
England
to
UNKNOWN
Tilghman
b:
BET.
1600
-
1616
d.
Unknown
-
possibly
before
Richard
immigrated
but
some
researchers
believe
he
either
abandoned
or
divorced
this
wife.
SECOND
Married
ABT.
1632
in
England
or
Virginia
to
Mary
Hayes
b:
BET.
1600
-
1613
in
England
d.
unknown
in
Virginia
THIRD
Married
abt.
1652
Barbara
Jacobs
b.
unknown
d.
unknown
Source
of
3rd
marriage:
Denis
Briggs
Christening
5
NOV
1608
Church
of
England
Tamsworth,
Staffordshire,
England.
Event:
Title
(Facts
Pg)
Sometimes
called
"THE
IMMIGRANT"
Occupation:
Mariner
Occupation:
Coastal
Trader
Richard
Hudson
apparently
sailed
aboard
the
ship
named
"Safety",
August
10,
1635,
leaving
London,
England
for
colonial
Virginia
in
1635.
Virginia
Passenger
lists
of
early
1600,
show
a
Richard
Hudson,
apparently
listing
the
year
1605
for
his
birthdate.
History
shows
us
that
while
many
left
England
for
the
colonies
for
religious
reasons,
many
others,
such
as
those
male
children
who
were
not
heir
to
their
father's
land
and
titles,
left
England
for
the
opportunity
to
become
Country
Gentlemen.
The
Colony
of
Virginia
was
a
popular
place
to
arrive,
already
a
thriving
settlement
when
Richard
arrived.
The
English
government
granted
50
acres
of
land
for
every
servant,
criminal
or
other
whom
the
"respected"
individual
transported
to
the
colonies.
Therefore,
many
without
the
means
to
pay
for
transport
themselves,
traveled
as
indentured
servants
of
those
who
were
already
in
the
colonies
or
who
had
the
means
to
pay
for
their
own
transport
as
well
as
the
transport
of
others.
Richard
settled
along
Hungars
Creek
in
Accomack,
Virginia.
He
was
approximately
30
years
of
age
upon
his
arrival.
There
is
speculation
among
researchers
that
Richard
was
married
to
a
woman
with
the
last
name
of
Tilghman
while
still
in
England
and
either
divorced
his
wife
or
she
was
deceased
upon
his
departure.
It
is
also
commonly
believed
that
at
least
two
of
his
children
possibly
remained
in
England
under
the
care
of
relatives,
these
two
children
being
Henry
and
Richard
previously
referred
to
as
Richard
II,
or
Richard
the
husband
of
Mary
Bowman
from
whom
we
descend
-
see
next
generation
BLACK
FONT.
Records
indicate
that
Richard
married
Mary
Hayes
(widow
of
John
Hayes)
in
approximately
1638.
After
this
marriage,
a
Court
document
in
which
he
and
his
wife
"bound
out"
their
daughter
in
law,
Ruth
Hayes,
indicates
that
he
acquired
at
least
one
step
child
through
this
marriage.
One
researcher
states
that
he
also
acquired
"debts
three
times
greater
than
the
value
of
her
estate"
upon
this
marriage
to
the
Widow
Hayes.
The
Coat
of
Arms
of
Gentleman
Henry
Hudson
consisted
of
"argent,
semee
of
fleurs
delis
gules,
a
cross
engrailed
sable".
The
livestock
of
Richard
I
in
the
colony
of
Virginia
were
marked
with
a
similar
brand,
lending
credence
to
the
belief
that
he
was
of
Gentleman
Henry's
family.
Court
records
proved
this
in
a
dispute
over
a
stolen
hog
(see
Court
Records
below).
Transporting
records
of
1642
indicate
that
Richard
was
a
"mariner"
and
Captain
of
his
ship
with
a
"mate"
known
as
Thomas
Streete.
One
researcher
states
that
Richard
married
a
third
time
to
Barbara
Jacobs
and
that
Richard
also
left
a
verbal
will
naming
only
his
three
sons
.
Not
having
seen
the
basis
for
this
belief,
once
again,
I
will
continue
to
assume
that
Richard
is
"Richard
of
the
Seven
Sons"
as
stated
by
others.
Court
and
Other
Records
Court
Records
indicate
a
dispute
over
a
payment
to
Obedience
Robbins.
Some
researchers
believe
this
could
indicate
an
indenture
of
Richard
I
to
Obedience
Robbins.
Court
Records
indicate
that
Richard
filed
suit
against
a
Mrs.
Savage
for
services
rendered.
The
Court
ordered
Mrs.
Savage
to
pay
Richard
600
lbs
of
tobacco
and
five
barrels
of
corn.
(Deeds
and
Will
Book
1632-
1640
page
19)
Richard
also
brought
to
court
a
man
known
as
Goodwiffe
Robbins
for
"slandering"
Mary
Hayes
Hudson.
Goodwiffe's
wife,
Alice,
received
20
lashes
for
this
offense.
Many
other
records
are
available
which
involve
the
woman
Alice.
One
other
slanderous
offence
resulted
in
her
being
"lashed
to
the
end
of
a
canoe
and
towed
over
the
creeke"
Court
records
also
exit
regarding
a
disputed
hog
which
had
been
marked
with
Richards'
brand
of
the
fluer
de
lis.
The
following
two
records
have
been
the
cause
of
some
confusion;
the
first
in
that
the
record
could
have
been
about
either
a
servant
of
Richard
and
Mary
or
a
daughter
of
Richard
and
Mary.
and
the
second
more
important
to
those
of
us
who
previously
claimed
decendency
through
this
Richard.
A
court
record
exists
in
which
Richard
explains
that
he
came
upon
"his
girlie"
and
a
male
in
a
compromising
position
in
the
woods.
(According
to
those
who
have
seen
the
record,
it
is
an
entertaining
read.)
An
early
court
document
in
Northhampton
County,
Va,
Vol.2,
1640-1645,
page
198,
was
misread
by
an
earlier
researcher.
The
document
which
is
responsible
for
our
knowlege
of
at
least
one
stepson
of
Richard
by
Mary
Hayes
Hudson,
details
the
"bounding"
out
of
Ruth
Hayes,
their
daughter
in
law,
to
John
and
Ann
Johnson.
Next
to
Richard's
name,
what
appeared
to
be
"Sr."
in
actuality
was
the
word
"do"
or
"does".
This
document
was
the
basis,
apparently
of
our
"assumption"
that
the
one
we
claim
as
Richard
II
was
actually
the
same
Richard
who
is
Richard
I's
(the
one
about
who
this
page
is
written)
son.
"
In
the
Book
"Ye
Kingdome
of
Accawmacke
or
The
Eastern
Shore
of
Va
in
the
16th
Century"
written
by
Jennings
Cropper
Wise,
on
page
137,
one
hundred
and
sixteen
signatures
are
listed
which
include
one
Richard
Hudson.
This
list
of
signatures
was
collected
between
March
11
1651
and
the
following
30
days.
In
1651,
this
would
probably
have
been
the
signature
of
Richard
(who
sailed
aboard
the
Safety,
believed
father
of
our
Richard)
who
did
not
die
until
1657.
The
Children
of
Richard
Hudson
I
who
sailed
aboard
the
"Safety"
Early
Accomac/Northhampton
Court
Records
1660-1700
-
of
which
guardianship
papers
are
included.
1.
Henry
(Hudsons
of
Maryland)
Hudson
Some
researchers
believe
that
Henry
was
left
behind
in
the
care
of
others
when
Richard
the
Immigrant
left
England.
This
is
unproven
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge.
2.
Robert
Hudson
Onadock
Creek,
Accomack
County,
Va
3.
Richard
Hudson
-
perhaps
the
Richard
shown
below
4.
Edward
Hudson
Rappahannock
County,
VA
5.
Nicholas
Hudson
Poakomokehundred,
Somerset
County,
Maryland
6.
William
Hudson
Hungars
Creek,
Accomack
County,
Va
7.
John
Hudson
Northhampton,
Accomack
County,
Va.
Generation
Five
OR
Generation
One
Richard
Hudson
(perhaps
the
II)
husband
of
Mary
Bowman
Founder
of
the
Amelia
County
Virginia
Hudsons
We
descend
from
a
Richard
Hudson
-
whether
or
not
it
is
the
same
Richard
who
was
the
son
of
Richard
who
sailed
aboard
the
SAFETY
is
not
proven
or
disproven.......But
at
this
point
begins
our
known
ancestry....from
this
point
on,
the
proven
generation
is
in
black
font
and
the
possible
generation
is
in
red
font.....
Richard
Hudson
(Hudsons
of
Amelia)
born
about
1659
in
what
is
believed
to
have
been
Henrico
County,
Virginia
Died
October
21,
1746
in
Amelia
County,
Virginia
married
abt.
1658
in
Accomack
County,
Virginia
to
Mary
Bowman
born
February
15,
1633/34
in
Varine
Parish,
Bermuda
Head,
Henrico
County,
Virginia
Died
June
21,
1690
Henrico
County
,
Virginia
The
Identity
Question
Until
very
recently,
most
researchers
of
our
Line
of
Hudsons
(from
Amelia
County,
Virginia),
believed
that
this
Richard
Hudson
was
the
son
of
Richard
Hudson
(who
sailed
aboard
the
ship
"Safety",
who
himself
was
the
son
of
Henry
Hudson
and
was
the
grandson
of
Gentleman
Henry
Hudson
of
Tamworth,
England).
Because
of
this
belief,
this
Richard
has
been
referred
to
as
Richard
the
II,
the
father
of
the
Amelia
County
Hudsons.
The
recent
publication
of
The
Hudson
Family
Associations
Bulletin
#
113
on
February
15,
2001
has
brought
this
belief
into
serious
question.
The
assumption
that
this
Richard
is
the
son
of
Richard
(who
sailed
aboard
the
Safety...)
was
based
upon
a
court
document
of
NorthHampton
County,
Virginia,
in
which
Richard
(who
sailed
aboard
the
Safety)
and
his
wife
Mary
Hayes
(widow
of
John
Hayes)
"bounded
out"
the
daughter
in
law,
Ruth
Hayes,
to
John
and
Ann
Johnson.
The
document
was
apparently
misread
by
the
researcher
as
to
having
a
"Sr."
beside
the
name
Richard
Hudson.
The
"Sr"
is
actually
the
word
"do"
or
possibly
the
word
"does".
Even
while
claiming
that
this
Richard
was
the
son
of
Richard
I,
certain
records
regarding
this
Richard
were
apparently
in
conflict
with
other
records.
For
example,
the
Court
Records
of
Henrico
County,
Va
indicate
that
Richard
arrived
in
the
colony
of
Virginia
by
November
20,
1652,
when
Robert
Elam
of
the
same
county
had
imported
several
indentured
servants
including
Richard
Hudson,
who
later
married
Mary
Bowman.
Source:
Henrico
County
Court
Records
show
a
Patent
for
503
Acres
to
Robert
Elam.
(Land
located
on
the
South
Side
of
the
James
River
above
the
Bermuda
Hundred
between
Thomas
Shippey
and
Richard
Johnson.)
Upon
receiving
the
Patent,
Robert
Elam
imported
several
persons
apparently
for
indentured
labor,
these
included
Ann
Elam,
Richard
Hudson,
George
Smith,
George
Swann,
Peter
Drongcold,
John
Revell,
Richard
Haywood,
John
Pake,
William
Partridge
and
Elizabeth
Partridge.
The
Richard
who
is
credited
with
being
the
father
of
this
Richard,
apparently,
as
stated
above,
arrived
in
Accomack
County
Virginia
after
sailing
on
the
ship
"Safety"
which
left
England
in
1635.
This
Richard
(about
whom
this
page
is
written)
would
have
been
about
one
year
of
age
at
that
time.
It
is
possible
that
the
Richard
(who
sailed
on
the
Safety)
is
the
father
of
this
Richard,
leaving
him
behind
until
he
could
arrive
here
as
the
Indentured
Servant
of
Robert
Elam.
At
least
one
researcher
has
said
that
Henry
Hudson,
also
sited
as
being
the
son
of
the
Richard
who
sailed
aboard
the
Safety
was
left
behind
in
England,
giving
at
least
some
credence
to
the
belief
that
Richard
II
could
have
been
left
as
well.
The
Hudson
Family
Association
shows
a
prior
marriage
for
Richard
(who
sailed
aboard
the
SAFETY
and
h/o
Mary
Hayes)
and
many
researchers
believe
at
least
two
of
the
children
proven
to
be
those
of
Richard
(h/o
Mary
Hayes)
were
of
this
first
marriage.
Records
indicated
a
birthyear
between
1832
and
1834
for
Richard
(h/o
Mary
Bowman).
Richard
I
(h/o
Mary
Hayes)
did
not
leave
England
until
1835
and
did
not
marry
Mary
Hayes
until
cr.
1838.
This
would
indicate
that
even
if
this
Richard
was
the
son
of
Richard
(h/o
Mary
Hayes)
he
was
not
a
child
of
that
marriage.
This
would
seem
to
be
substantiated
by
the
estimated
birth
years
of
Henry
(Hudsons
of
Maryland)
Hudson
born
cr.
1832
and
the
one
we
have
called
Richard
Hudson
II
(about
whom
this
page
is
written).
In
any
event,
there
would
appear
to
have
been
both
a
Richard
Hudson
son
of
Richard
I
(h/o
Mary
Hayes)
and
a
Richard
Hudson
(h/o
Mary
Bowman).
The
question
is
whether
or
not
they
are
the
same
man.
One
webpage
entitled
"The
Amelia
Line
"
-
cites
a
document
(untitled
on
this
page)
which
apparently
shows
the
indenture
of
Richard
I's
son
Richard
to
one
James
Bruce.
This,
if
indeed
factual,
could
indicate
that
Richard
(h/o
Mary
Bowman)
was
not
the
same
man
as
the
Richard
II
who
was
indentured
to
James
Bruce.
Although
one
could
suppose
that
Richard,
after
being
freed
from
indenture
to
James
Bruce,
had
returned
to
England
at
some
point
before
November
20,
1652
when
the
above
referenced
record
indicate
his
ARRIVAL
in
Virginia.
Lending
credence
to
the
belief
that
Richard
(indentured
servant
of
Robert
Elam)
and
Richard,
son
of
Richard
I
and
stepson
of
Mary
Hayes,
were
one
and
the
same,
is
apparently
the
absence
of
records
indicating
the
presence
of
the
son
of
Richard
and
Mary
Hayes
in
the
area
of
Accomack
County,
after
the
time
that
Richard
(indentured
servant
of
Robert
Elam)
appeared
in
the
Court
Records
of
Henrico
County
Virginia.
What
We
Do
Know~!
In
any
event,
this
Richard,
after
earning
his
freedom
from
indenture
to
Robert
Elam,
married
Mary
Bowman,
daughter
of
Robert
Bowman.
Henrico
County,
Va.,
records
indicate
that
Richard
and
Mary
received
a
plantation
called
Roxdale
from
Robert
Bowman.
It
also
would
appear
that
the
Bowman
and
Hudson
families
lived
together
there.
Orphan
Court
Records
of
Henrico
County
from
August
20,
1678
to
August
20,
1686,
would
indicate
that
Richard
died
around
1678
at
the
point
of
his
minor
children
being
placed
into
the
Guardianship
of
Thomas
Poulden
by
the
Crown.
Richard
and
Mary
Bowman
Hudson
had
three
children
who
were
named
in
Richard's
will
dated
October
25,1669.
The
will
is
itself
among
the
lost
records
of
Henrico
County
but
was
somewhat
reconstructed
based
upon
an
December
1,
1688
deed
filed
regarding
their
sons,
Richard
and
Robert
Hudson.
The
three
minor
male
children
inherited
Roxdale
Plantation.
Note:
The
lost
records
of
Henrico
County
-
refers
to
Records
which
were
burned
by
Sherman
during
the
War
between
the
States
as
happened
in
so
many
of
the
Southern
towns.
Fortunately,
during
the
time
when
Virginia
was
a
Colony
of
England,
records
were
duplicated
and
stored
in
England.
Unfortunately,
even
then,
not
all
records
have
been
"found",
the
will
of
Richard
being
one
of
those
lost
records.
Mary
Bowman
was
living
as
late
as
1688
as
she
signed
the
Deed
regarding
her
sons,
Richard
and
Robert
to
release
her
dower
rights.
Also
Note:
In
the
Book
"Ye
Kingdome
of
Accawmacke
or
The
Eastern
Shore
of
VA
in
the
16th
CenCentury"
written
by
Jennings
Cropper
Wise,
on
page
137,
one
hundred
and
sixteen
signatures
are
listed
which
include
one
Richard
Hudson.
This
list
of
signatures
was
collected
between
March
11
1651
and
the
following
30
days.
In
1651,
our
Richard
was
in
Henrico
County
and
not
Accomacke
County
so
this
would
probably
have
been
the
signature
of
Richard
(who
sailed
aboard
the
Safety,
believed
father
of
our
Richard)
who
did
not
die
until
1657.
The
Children
of
Richard
Hudson
and
Mary
Bowman
1.
Robert
Hudson
,
I
(Hudsons
of
Chesterfield)
Born
about
1662
in
Henrico
County,
Virginia
Died
between
1733
-
1734
in
Chesterfield
County,
Virginia
Children
of
Robert
Source:
http://www.geocities.com/hudsonsofamelia/hudson6.html
i)
Samuel
Hudson,
born
Bet.
1681
-
1734
in
VA;
died
1761
in
Elbert
(?)
County,
GA
married
Drucilla
(unknown).
born
Bet.
1680
-
1740,
died
in
Elbert
(?)
County,
GA
ii)
Robert
Hudson
II,
born
1685
in
Henrico
County,
VA;
died
1757
in
Swift
Creek,
Chesterfield
County,
VA.
married
Martha
Hancock
Abt.
1720
in
VA,
daughter
of
John
Hancock.
Born
Bet.
1680
-
1686
in
VA.
died
April
02,
1758
in
Chesterfield
County,
VA.
iii)
John
Hudson,
born
1687
in
VA.
married
Ann
Robertson
born
Bet.
1680
-
1700.
iv)
William
Hudson,
born
Bet.
1689
-
1720
in
VA;
died
Abt.
1790
married
Susannah
Irby
born
Bet.
1720
-
1734
in
VA.
v)
Peter
Hudson
I,
born
1690
in
Henrico
County,
VA;
died
October
07,
1752
in
Halifax
County,
VA.
married
(1)
(unknown)
Abt.
1708
in
died
Bef.
August
1723
in
VA.
He
married
(2)
Martha
Briggs
August
20,
1723
in
Henrico
County,
VA.born
Bef.
1690
in
VA
??,
and
died
1774
in
Halifax
County,
VA
vi)
Phebe
Hudson,
born
1690
in
VA;
died
1760
married
James
Hudson;
born
Aft.
1658
in
Henrico
County,
VA.
vii)
Henry
Hudson
I,
born
1693
in
Chesterfield
County,
VA;
died
Aft.
March
31,
1756
in
Chesterfield
County,
VA.
married
Mary
Russell
Aft.
1720
in
VA.
born
Bef.
1705,
and
died
Aft.
1735
in
Chesterfield
County,
VA.
2.
William
Hudson
,
I
(Hudsons
of
Hanover)
was
born
February
19,
1667
in
Henrico
County,
VA,
and
died
November
27,
1701
in
Hanover
County,
VA.
married
Elizabeth
Jennings
1689
in
VA,
daughter
of
Humphrey
Jennings
and
Mary
Millward
born
October
03,
1667
in
Essex,
ENGLAND
died
July
16,
1711
in
Hanover
County,
VA.
Children
of
William
Hudson
source:
http://www.geocities.com/hudsonsofamelia/hudson6.html
i)
William
Hudson
II,
born
Aft.
1689
in
Virginia.
ii)
Christopher
Hudson,
born
1690
in
Virginia
iii)
John
Hudson,
Sr.,
born
1692
in
Hanover
or
New
Kent
County,
VA;
died
April
11,
1732
in
Page's
Warehouse,
Hanover
County,
VA.
He
married
Elizabeth
L.
Harris
1712
in
New
Kent,
New
Kent
County,
VA,
daughter
of
William
Harris
and
Mary
(unknown).
She
was
born
November
02,
1698
in
New
Kent,
New
Kent
County,
VA,
and
died
Abt.
1758
in
Hanover,
Hanover
County,
VA.
iv)
Charles
Hudson,
born
1694
in
VA;
died
Aft.
1745
in
VA.
He
married
Sarah
Ann
Royall.
She
was
born
Bet.
1685
-
1695,
and
died
Aft.
1711
in
VA
Note:
Mary
Bowman
Hudson's
brother,
William
Bowman,
in
his
will
dated
July
13
1670,
"devised
a
tract
to
William
Hudson
(and
William
Bowman
Jr?)
Source:
"Hudson
Family
Genealogy"
by
Lloyd
DeWitt
BOCKSTRUCK,
Genealogist,
and
Helen
Marie
Hudson,
Editor
3.
Rebecca
Hudson
b:
BET.
1670
-
1680
(source:
Mr.
Van
A.
Hudson
"Records
indicate
the
possible
existence")
4.
Richard
Hudson
II
(
previously
Richard
Hudson
the
III)
born
about
1659
in
Henrico
County,
Virginia
Died
Betweeb
1710
and
1752
in
Amelia
County,
Virginia
Married
Bet.
1677
and
1688
to
Mary
Hall
Born
about
1660
Probably
Henrico
County,
British
Colony
of
Virginia
Died
Between
1709
and
1799
in
Amelia
County,
Virginia
Sources:
Early
Accomac/Northhampton
Court
Records
1660-1700
-
of
which
guardianship
papers
are
included.
Generation
Two
(or
Generation
Six)
Richard
Hudson
II
(
a.k.a.
Richard
Hudson
the
III)
Richard
Hudson
II
(son
of
Richard
Hudson
and
Mary
Bowman)
born
about
1659
in
Henrico
County,
Virginia
Died
Betweeb
1710
and
1752
in
Amelia
County,
Virginia
Married
Bet.
1677
and
1688
to
Mary
Hall
Born
about
1660
Probably
Henrico
County,
British
Colony
of
Virginia
Died
Between
1709
and
1799
in
Amelia
County,
Virginia
Sources:
Early
Accomac/Northhampton
Court
Records
1660-1700
-
of
which
guardianship
papers
are
included.
By
now,
you
just
might
be
quite
confused.....this
Richard
is
definitely
the
son
of
Richard
and
Mary
Bowman....it
is
his
father
who
may
not
be
the
son
of
Richard
who
sailed
aboard
the
Safety.
From
this
point
on,
the
proven
generation
is
in
black
-
the
possible
generation
is
in
red.
He
is
the
ancestor
of
Alice
O.
Hudson
McLeod.
Children
of
Richard
Hudson
and
Mary
Hall
1.
Charles
Hudson
born
aft
1677
in
Amelia
or
Henrico
County,
British
Colony
of
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
2.
Issac
Hudson
born
aft
1677
in
Amelia
or
Henrico
County,
British
Colony
of
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
3.
James
Hudson
born
abt
1685
in
Amelia
or
Henrico
County,
British
Colony
of
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
4.
Richard
Hudson
born
1690
in
Amelia
or
Henrico
County,
British
Colony
of
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
For
the
most
part,
this
branch
of
the
Hudsons
of
Amelia
moved
west
to
Texas
and
neighboring
states.
Children
of
Richard:
i)
Charles
Hudson
b:
BET.
1707
-
1747
ii)
Ward
Hudson
,
Sr.
b:
1735
in
Amelia
County,
VA
iii)
James
Hudson
b:
1737
in
Amelia
County,
VA
Source:
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/e/v/e/Linda-A-Everhart
5.
Hall
Hudson
born
bet
1700-1708
in
Amelia
or
Henrico
County,
British
Colony
of
Virginia
died
March
13
1778,
in
Amelia
County
Virginia
United
States
of
America
married
to
Elizabeth
(--?--)
Source:
Ladsdon
Genealogical
Society,
Vidalia
Georgia
Direct
Line
6.
Thomas
Hudson
born
abt
1702
in
Amelia
or
Henrico
County,
British
Colony
of
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
Generation
Three
(or
Generation
Seven)
Hall
Hudson
Hall
Hudson
born
bet
1700-1708
in
Amelia
or
Henrico
County,
British
Colony
of
Virginia
died
March
13
1778,
in
Amelia
County
Virginia
United
States
of
America
married
to
Elizabeth
(--?--)
Source:
Ladsdon
Genealogical
Society,
Vidalia
Georgia
The
Children
of
Hall
Hudson
and
Elizabeth
(--?--)
Source:
Bristol
Parish
register
1.
Peter
Hudson
born
between
1720-
1740
in
Amelia
County,
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
married
Mary
Terrell(?)
Ward(?)
2.
Isaac
Hudson
born
17
JUL
1722/3
in
Amelia
County,
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
married
Elizabeth
???
Mary
Hudson
born
27
DEC
1723/4
in
Amelia
County,
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
3.
Joshua
Hudson
born
9
JUN
1727
in
either
Amelia
County
or
Prince
George
County,
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
4.
Benjamin
Hudson
born
15
JAN
1728
in
Amelia
County,
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
5.
Hall
Hudson
,
Jr.
born
ABT.
1732
in
Prince
George
County,
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
6.
Joakim
(Joachim)
Hudson
born
February
11,
1732/33
Prince
George
County,
Virginia
died
December
5,
1817
in
Darlington
County,
South
Carolina
-
Direct
Line
7.
Elizabeth
Hall
Hudson
born
1734
in
either
Amelia
County
or
Prince
George
County,
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
married
Cuthbert
Hudson
8.
Obediah
Hudson
born
ABT.
1735
in
either
Amelia
County
or
Prince
George
County,
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
married
Rhoda
Anderson(?)
9.
Richard
Hudson
born
ABT.
1737
in
either
Amelia
County
or
Prince
George
County,
Virginia
died
unknown
in
unknown
10.
Susannah
Hudson
born
ABT.
1742
in
either
Amelia
County
or
Prince
George
County,
Virginia
married
???
Shelton
Court
Records
25
March
1770
A
Gift
of
Deed
"for
natural
love
&
affection
toward
my
3
sons"
conveyed:
150
acres
to
Joshua
190
acres
to
Richard
190
acres
to
Obediah.
17
December
1771
-
Joshua,
Richard
and
Obediah
sold
162
acres
for
£100
20
March
1772
-
Richard
sold
172
acres
for
£92
26
February
1773
-
Obediah
sold
the
190
acres
for
£138
27
Feb.
1775
A
Deed
of
Gift
Hall
Hudson
Sr.
of
Amelia
County
to
Hall
Hudson
Jr.
&
Peter
Hudson
his
sons
...
"for
the
great
love
&
affection"
....upper
1/2
of
the
tract
I
now
live
on...
with
provision
that
should
either
die
without
lawful
heirs
then
the
land
shall
revert
to
the
other."
100a
to
Hall
Hudson
Jr.
100a
to
Peter
Hudson
...
Source
-
The
Amelia
Line
Webpage
Will
Book
No.
2,
1780-1786
(Reel
29)
pages
10-11
probated
in
1780
-
presented
September
28,
1780
in
Nottoway
Parish,
Amelia
County,
Virginia
-
dated
13
March
1778
Witnessed
by
John
Grey,
Elizabeth
Grey,
Richard
Ward,
Robert
Hudson
and
George
Snelling
signed
by
Hall
Hudson
Peter
Hudson
was
appointed
sole
executor.
Source
-
The
Amelia
Line
Webpage
Obedience
Hudson,
granddaughter
-
"1
cow
and
heifer,
1
sow
&
four
shoats
with
increase
to
her
and
her
hairs
forever"
Noe
Hudson-
grandson
-
a
feather
bed,
furniture
and
one
cow
and
calf
Richard
-
Great
Bible
Isaac,
Hall
Jr.,
Joshua,
Benjamin,
Joakim,
Obediah,
Elizabeth,
and
Susannah
-
"1
Shilling
each
and
no
more
of
my
estate."
Peter
Hudson
-
I
give
unto
my
son,
Peter
Hudson
1
Negro
man
Guy
and
all
the
rest
of
my
living
to
him
and
his
hairs
forever."
Generation
Four
(or
Generation
Eight)
Joakim
(Joachim)
Hudson
Joachim
Hudson
born
February
11,
1732/33
Prince
George
County,
Virginia
died
December
5,
1817
in
Darlington
County,
South
Carolina
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