Abraham Huddleston
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Abraham Huddleston (1744 - abt. 1785)

Abraham Huddleston
Born in Bucks, Pennsylvaniamap
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Husband of — married 1767 in Bucks County, Pennsylvaniamap
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Died about at about age 41 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Abraham Huddleston was a Virginia colonist.

Abraham was b in 1744 in Bucks Co, Pa., the son of Henry Huddleston, Jr. & Mary Wilkinson.

He married Mary Patterson about 1767 prob in Bucks Co, PA.

He migrated to Bedford County, Virginia about 1770 with his brothers Daniel and William. (After he died about 1787 Daniel and William moved on to Kanawha Valley in what is now West Virginia.) Abraham's descendants are numerous in Bedford County to this day.

Abraham Huddleston is on a list of Tory prisoners committed to the keeper of the Bedford County jail during the summer of 1780 and kept for 18 days on the suspicion of treasonable practice against the state.
The Huddleston family had come to Bedford around 1761 [sic: 1770] and were reported to be Quakers so it may be surprising that Abraham swore allegiance to either side since Quakers usually remained neutral. However, there is only one Abraham Huddleston of age in Bedford in 1780 and the family had migrated from Pennsylvania only a few years earlier.[1]

Abraham died in 1787 according to the Huddleston Family Tables. Other records show his death in 1785 before the birth of his youngest son, Abraham Jr. (possibly born after his death).
Many years after his death Mary married Abraham Slack Jr. in 1798.

Abraham's will was recorded on November 28, 1785 in Bedford County, Virginia. In it he mentions his wife Mary and four sons, but only Joseph was named. His wife Mary and son, Joseph acted at executors and the will was witnessed by Joe Patterson, John Ray and Christopher Buley. An inventory of his estate was taken by Charles Tate, William Thornhill and James Steptoe. The inventory was recorded on January 23rd, 1786.[2]

Will of Abraham Huddleston, 1785
Bedford County, Virginia - pages 500-501 Dated: 2 October 1785.
To my beloved wife Mary the use of the land and Improvement as long as she liveth. like my two tracks of land to be sold to discharge debts and improve this track I now live on, the one laying in Botetote (Botetourt) the other in this County. I will this track I live on to be equally divided betwixt my four sons.
I appoint that money In Pensylvania to discharge what is owing, about land I now live on. I will my movelable properties after all debts is discharged to by beloved wife enduring her life, and then to be divided equally among my three daters (daughters). I geve Joseph My son the bay mare he claims as his own.
Executors: My beloved wife Mary and my son Joseph.
Witnesses: Joe. Patterson. John Ray, Christopher Buley.
Proven: 28 November 1785 by oahis of Joseph Patterson, John Ray and Christopher Buley.
Executor: Mary Huddleston.
Security: Joseph Patterson. Christopher Buley, Job Martin
Liberty being reserved the Exector there in named to join in the probate there of when he shall arrive at the age of 21 years.
Thomas Pate, Mathew Pate, David Holloway. (Inventory) returned 24 October 1785." [3]

Find A Grave: Memorial #108468932

Children

  1. Joseph, b abt 1768; m Sarah Galloway, 1791 Vedford Co, VA; d 1820, Henderson Co, KY
  2. Henry, b 1775 Bedford Co, VA; m 1798 Martha "Patsy" Loyd; d 1845 Bedford Co, Va
  3. George, b 1778; m Susannah Slack, 1880 Bedford Co, VA (daug of his step-father); moved to Breckinridge Co, KY in the 1830s. Ch: Miriam, m Wm. Bradley
  4. Elizabeth, m Joseph Eads
  5. Nancy, m John Slack
  6. Sarah, m Thomas Alexander
  7. Abraham, b 1785, FAG -53798169

Abraham was born in 1745. [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Origin of the Lynch Law, 1780" by Alfred Percy; "Bedford County, Virginia 1774-1783 - a study of participation in the war of independence" by Westerlund; "History of Bedford County" by Parker
  2. ↑ The Descendants of Abraham Huddleston (see image)
  3. ↑ "Family of Henry Huddleston and Elizabeth Cooper, Volume III", by Denzil R. Mauldin, page 1.
  4. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Moneak Jones.
  • "Bedford County, Virginia Index of Wills From 1754 to 1830" Edited by Rowland D. Buford Late Clerk of Bedford Co., Va. (1917)

Huddleston, Abraham, 28 November, 1785 Title Huddleston [Huddelston] [Huddlestun], Abraham. Publication 1785. Gen. note Part of index to Bedford County Wills and Administrations (1754-1800) Note p. 500-501. Will pro. 28 Nov. 1785. p. 501-502. Inv. & appr. rec. 23 Jan. 1786. Will Book No. 1, 1763-1787 (Reel 25)





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Kim Clarkson
Kim (Clarkson) Wilson

Am descendant of Abraham's daughter who married Joseph Eades ---Craig family, my mothers maiden name.

Abraham's. DAR # A215419

posted 23 Apr 2023 by Kim Clarkson   [thank Kim]
Donnie Blackstone
This information maybe useful
posted 13 Jun 2020 by Donnie Blackstone   [thank Donnie]
Anonymous Huddlestun
Source:

http://mjgen.com/huddleston/2henry.html

posted 4 Aug 2011 by Anonymous Huddlestun
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Gordon Huddleston
Abraham and Mary (Patterson) Huddleston had only ONE son named Henry: Huddleston-1472. Huddleston #3033 shown as a second child named Henry is clearly a duplicate, same parents and same spouse. Need to be merged.
posted by Gordon Huddleston
Robinson-5929 James Robinson
Huddleston-3034 and Huddleston-1471 appear to represent the same person because: same mother, same father, very similar birth date
posted by James Robinson
Dill-761 Jenny (Dill) Munro
Huddleston-1471 and Huddlestun-33 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate.
posted by Jenny (Dill) Munro
Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Huddleston-2107 and Huddleston-1471 appear to represent the same person because:

Clear Duplicate

Exact DOB, spouse and children

Please approve this merge

posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Blackstone-170 Donnie Blackstone
Huddleston-2107 and Huddleston-1471 do not represent the same person because: To many duplicate children on Huddleston-1471 need clean up, Thanks
posted by Donnie Blackstone
Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Huddleston-2107 and Huddleston-1471 appear to represent the same person because: Exact DOB, spouse and children
posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen

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