David Hudson (abt. 1794 - bef. 1854)

Born about 1794 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Williams) Hudson — married 19 Jun 1814 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

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Biography

David Hudson was born in about 1794 in Kentucky, the son of John and Patsy Hudson. ^{[1] [2]}

On January 16, 1814, he married Elizabeth Williams. ^[3] The couple had at least nine children: Merritt Webster Hudson, Lydia Jane (Hudson) Kitchens Davis, Eliza Anne (Hudson) Wagner, Martha Ann (Hudson) Day, James, Mary M. (Hudson) Wagner, Spencer, William, and Frances Agnes (Hudson) Wells Israel. ^[4]

David Hudson appears on the Pulaski Co. (Kentucky) tax list through 1819, ^[5] but by 1820 he and his brother-in-law James Davidson (husband of Jane Williams) were in Illinois. ^[6] In 1822, they patented a tract of land in newly-established Greene County, and in succeeding years David made additional purchases in his own name. ^[7]

In addition to farming, David was active in the local Baptist church. ^[8]

He died before 8 July 1854, when his son Spencer qualified as administrator of his estate.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85R-Y6M : 12 April 2016), David Hudson, Greene county, part of, Greene, Illinois, United States; citing family 1397, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Pulaski County, Kentucky Deeds, 1799-1901, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4Y-H9KH-N?i=50&cat=111383), Book 5, p. 80 (image 51 of 615). David Hudson of Greene Co., Illinois, deeds his interest in his parents' estate, both real and personal, to Spencer and John Hudson of Pulaski Co., Kentucky. Record refers to "his mother Patsy" and "his father John Hudson" and states that both are deceased. Witnesses are Henry and John Wellems. 29 October 1821.
3. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWRX-K21 : accessed 18 October 2017), David Hudson and Elizabeth Williams, 18 Jun 1814; citing , Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 804,052.
4. ↑ Illinois Probate Records, 1819-1988, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-T1QJ-61?i=291&wc=SF2S-N3F%3A162587101%2C162644401%3Fcc%3D1834344&cc=1834344), Greene Co. Probate Records 1819-1854, Vol. E, pp. 576-577, Estate of David Hudson, final settlement, January 1858.
5. ↑ Pulaski County, Kentucky Tax Books, 1799-1875, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/film/007834499?cat=157327). David Hudson paid personal tax in Pulaski County 1815-1819.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG3-1SS : accessed 17 October 2017), David Hudson, Apple Creek, Madison, Illinois, United States; citing p. 139, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 506,763.
7. ↑ Bureau of Land Management, “Land Patent Search,” digital images, General Land Office Records (https://tinyurl.com/y97yqfwl), David Hudson, Greene County, Illinois, 1822-1835.
8. ↑ Primitive Baptist Library, Carthage, Illinois: Historical Archives, Primitive Baptist Family History: Greene County, Illinois (http://www.pblib.org/FamHist-Greene.html). “Minutes of the Sangamon Association for 1824-1827 are missing, but the minutes of 1828 show that the Apple Creek [Greene County] church had 52 members. Elders Aaron Smith and Charles Kitchens, and Bro. David Hudson, were the messengers from Apple Creek [to the Sangamon convention] in 1828.”
9. ↑ Illinois Probate Records, 1819-1988, Images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-YM8D?i=127&wc=SF2S-N3F%3A162587101%2C162644401%3Fcc%3D1834344&cc=1834344), Greene Co. Probate Records 1819-1854, Vol. E, p. 249 (image 128 of 329). Spencer Hudson qualified as administrator of estate of David Hudson, deceased, 8 July 1854.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Quentin Smith for creating Hudson-3068 on 10 Dec 13.