HUDSON
FAMILIES OF LANCASTER, MA
Source:
The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts by Henry S. Nourse, A. M.
Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth - thank you Janice
NATHANIEL HUDSON
From the list of casualties, September 11, 1697 when a party of Indians numbering about forty, at twelve o'clock surprized and killed about 26 persons at Lancaster, including its minister.
Killed
Daniel
Hudson
Mrs.
Joanna Hudson, wife of Daniel Hudson
Two
children of Nathaniel Hudson, grandchildren of Daniel Hudson
Captives
Joanna
Hudson daughter of Daniel Hudson aged 37. (killed ? in captivity).
Elizabeth,
daughter of Daniel Hudson aged 39.
p.134
Harrington
also names Joanna and Elizabeth Hudson as killed. If killed their
relatives did not know the fact nearly three months later as will be shown
below.
Daniel Hudson, a brickmaker and bricklayer from Watertown, was admitted an inhabitant in 1664. When he made his will two years before his death, he was in possession of two house lots of twenty acres each, namely, the John Moore Lot and Gibson's Hill, which last he purchased in 1670 of Major Simon Willard. In short, he owned the upland from the Rowlandson Garrison site to Mrs. Ware's corner. The exact position of his house is not discovered. He had at least five sons and five daughters, and those surviving signed an agreement Dec. 2nd 1697, from which are transcribed these provisions:
"For our sisters' wearing clothes we mutually agree to leave them undivided at present, hoping that one of them, namely: either Johanah or Elizabeth may be yet alive. Also in case that either of our said sisters shall by God's goodness be againe Reduced from Captivity, that then we do farther oblige ourselves as aforesaid to allow & pay unto either of them that so Returne her portion doubly."
p.141
Nathaniel
Hudson is signed to a petition to Joseph Dudley, Esq in 1703, concerning
the maintenance of their minister while the town was previously abandoned.
p.288
By
a deed dated March 25, 1682, "John Moore of Sudbury sometime of Lancaster"
tranferred to Daniel Hudson "All his House Lot in the sd Lancaster" Daniel
Hudson was slain by the Indians, Sept 11, 1697, and his son, Nathaniel
Hudson possessed the Moore lot, but removing to Billerica, sold it to John
Buss of Concord for 400 pounds June 1, 1709.
p.303
Lands
Laid out to Nathaniel Wales, later in the possession of James Frost as
appears by a later grant of the town to him the sd Frost and also with
the consent of Nathaniel Hudson who had formerly had a grant of sd lott
by the town but sence resigned it up to the town again Laid out to sd Frost
etc.
p.317
March
15, 1671 Nathaniel Hudson born to Daniel & Joanna Hudson.
p.326
Massacre
of September 11, 1697
Daniel
Hudson
Joanna
Hudson his wife
Elizabeth
Hudson dau of Daniel
Two
children of Nathaniel & Rebecca Hudson
Joanna
Hudson dau of Daniel.
WILLIAM
HUDSON
p.128
A
List of ye names of those p'sons that moved from ye Town of Lancaster of
which sum are Dead, in ye yeare 1690.
William
Huttson
p.248
Names
of those that had 30 acres lotts granted to them by the town after the
settlement of the town.
William
Hutson
p.302
The
Lands of William Hudson from the Book of Lands - Lancaster 30 acres Granted
by the town 6 acres for killing wolves. William Hudson had his thirty
acre Lott Granted by the Town Laid out on the north side a Range of Lotts
in the south end of the town next to the stated Common twenty acres be
it more or less bounded southerly by a Lott whear George Newbey Lives and
northerly by the Stated Common and it buts easterly upon a highway that
Leades to the Lotts in the north entervail and to Walnutt Swamp and westerly
upon the stated Common. And also Sixteen acres be it more or Less ten acres
whearof is part of his thirty acre Lott and six acres due to him by a town
agreament for killing of wolves the whol sixteen acres laid out in
a plain that lyeth west or South west from Walnutt Swamp.
[Recorded 1687]
William Hudson, son of Daniel Hudson was born June 12, 1664, in Lancaster. In 1690 he was prosecuted for bastardy, made a brilliant but unavailing written defence, and fled, so far as the records show, never to return. His neighbor, George Newby, about the same date was convicted of being a libertine, probably a thief, and certainly, what was perhaps esteemed more unpardonable in those days, a slanderer of the minister, and a despiser of the catechism. He too disappeared. They lived on George Hill, perhaps not far from the Divoll place. Newby lived upon land belonging to Joseph Rowlandson.
p.314
Births
March
3, 1651 Daniel Hudson son of Daniel & Joanna Hudson
July
7, 1653 Marie Hudson dau of Daniel & Joanna Hudson
Nov.
1, 1656 Sarah Hudson dau of Daniel & Joanna Hudson
Nov.
11, 1658 Elizabeth Hudson dau of Daniel & Joanna Hudson
Nov.
6, 1660 Joanna Hudson dau of Daniel & Joanna Hudson
p.315
Births
Jan
10, 1662 John Hudson son of Daniel & Joanna Hudson
April
12, 1664 William Hudson son of Daniel & Joanna Hudson
DANIEL
HUDSON
p.57
Daniel
Hudson, a brickmaker and mason, was here resident in 1651.
p.78
Aceptance
to goodman Hudson. Saturday 26: 9: m: 1664. The towne meet
at the meeting house to Consider about seting forward a second devision
of meadow and goodman Hudson being newly com up to inhabit desired acceptance
to the priveledges of a townsman and his mocion was granted and acceptance
given by the towne.
Note p.57 & p.78 transcribed as stated
p.121
April
7, 1683 - Lancaster
Jury
of Inquest called to give their virdict on the untimely death of John Whitcomb
included the name of "Danill Hudson".
p.189
Lancaster
April ye 29, 1719
Caleb
Sawyer proposed for a hiway through the Land of Danil Hutson & John
Priest to his medow.
p.211
Lastly
they Granted the request of Jonas Houghton in removal of a Hiway
which goeth to barehill Medows where it runeth through the Land that was
Danil Hutsons that it might run along upon the south edge of it by the
Land of Joseph Fairbank - Lancaster, May ye 20, 1724
p.322
Marriages
Jan
21, 1672 - Samuel Waters and Mary Hudson
Feb.
1674 - Daniel Hudson Jr. and Mary Maynard of Sudbury
June
6, 1684 - James Atherton and Abigail Hudson
Nathaniel
Hudson
Source:
Nourse - Birth, Marriage & Death Register - Lancaster
p.
14
Nathaniel
of Daniel & Johannah Hudsun 15.3.71
p.47
Tamar
ye dau of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson was b. Oct 5, 1727
Beriah
ye son of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson was b. Sept 29, 1729
William
Hutson son of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson b. Aug 18th 1731
Elizabeth
Hutson dau of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson b. Sept 30, 1732
Nathaniel
Hutson son of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson b. Jan 27, 1733/4
Sollomon
Hutson son of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson b. Jan 17, 1735/6
Martha
Hutson ye dau of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson b. Feb 13, 1736/7 and died
April ye 8th 1737.
Darius
Hutson son of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson b. Feb ye 3d 1738/9
Ezekiel
Hutson son of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson b. Aug 1st 1740
Martha
Hutson dau of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson b. Oct. 22, 1741
Mary
Hutson dau of Nathaniel & Jane Hutson b. April 22, 1743
p.158
___
___ ye child of Nathaniel Hutson died April 8th 1737. (see above)
p.272
Added to Church of Christ at Lancaster
Feb
11, 1727/8 Nathaniel Hudson and his wife.
p.451
Appendix - Marriages
Daniel
Hudson Jr. and Mary Maynard of Sudbury married 1674
Nathaniel
Hudson and Rebecca Rugg married 1693.
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