Robert Hudson (1662 - 1731)

Born 1 Feb 1662 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Margaret (Farguson) Hudson — married about 1680 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1731 at age 69 in Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Robert Hudson was a Virginia colonist.

Robert Hudson is considered by many to be the progenitor HUDSONS OF CHESTERFIELD.^[1]

Hudson Family Association Bulletin;b 95, p 81; Rozelle Hudson;

parents, birth place Robert Hudson was born about 1662 in Henrico County

VA and died post (after) 9 Oct 1731 in Henrico Co VA. He used the capital

"R" as his mark. After his father's death Robert Hudson, along with his

brothers Richard and William, was the ward of Thomas Poulden of Henrico

Co. On 1 December 1688 he paid his brother Richard Hudson1600 pounds

tobacco for the latter's share of the plantation at Roxdale which their

father had devised them by his will of 25 Oct 1669. The plantation was

the land their father had received from his father-in-law Bowman. It was

in the possession of Thomas Poulden at the time. On 25 May 1681 in a

deposition in Henrico County court, Robert Hudson gave his age as 19. He

replaced William Hatcher as constable in Henrico County on 16 May 1692.

He and John Bowman were the witnesses to livery and seizied of a deed

from Timothy Allen Jr to William Soane in Henrico County on 20 Aug 1695.

When his younger brother William died, he and Philip Jones were the

securities for his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Hudson on 1 Nov 1701. On 23

Mar 1703, Thomas Powland Sr of Henrico Co sold Edward Standley 235 acres

on the north side of Swift Creek next to Robert Hudson for 3 pounds. It

was part of a larger grant to him. On the same day he sold 235 acres to

Robert Hudson on the north side of Swift Creek for 3 pounds. The deed was

recorded 01 April 1704. According to the 1704 quit rent roll, Robert

owned 281 acres. Since he had recent purchased 235 acres, his inheritance

from his father may have amounted to 23 acres. He had earlier purchased

his brother's share. On 2 Nov 1705, Robert Hudson and Thomas Polland Jr

patented 940 acres in Henrico County, VA, on the north side of Swift

Creek. The tract had originally been granted to Thomas Polland on 15 Oct

1698 who had deserted it. On 22 Nov 1707 William Byrd of Charles City

County, VA, Esquire, sold for 250 pounds to Robert Hudson, planter, of

Henrico Co a 46 acre tract at Roxdale where the said Hudson lived. Robert

and Thomas Powlan, Jr., divided their 940 acre plantation equally betwen

themselves on 5 March 1708. Hudson received the upper part. Robert sold

Edward Stanley for 5 pounds a plantation on the north side of Swift Creek

containing 135 acres on 30 Oct 1709. On 31 Aug 1710 Philip Jones and

Robert Hudson sought to be discharged as securities for Elizabeth the

wife of Daniel Fore for her administration of the estate of her late

husband, William Hudson. Robert Hudson and John Ferguson patented 400

acres on both sides of Swift Creek in Henrico County (Virginia) on 17 Aug

1725. They paid 40 shillings for the tract. They 200 acres of the tract

at the Beaver Ponds on Swift Creek to Robert Hudson, Jr for 20 pounds on

6 June 1726. They sold another 100 acres for 10 pounds to Henry Hudson of

Henrico County on 6 Jun 1726. On 19 May 1730, Robert Hudson Sr of Henrico

sold the plantation at Roxdale where he was living to his son John Hudson

for 30 pounds. Robert was still living there on 9 Oct 1731 when his son

sold the property to Samuel Hudson for 50 pounds. While it is not

possible to learn when Robert Hudson died, he was nearly 70 years of age

at this time and probably did not survive much longer.

Birth

22 May 1681 Deposition

Richard Hudson is 21 and Robert Hudson is 19 (1677-1692 Will and Deed Book, p. 166)^[2]

Note

Robert Hudson died between 1733 & 1734. Source: Mrs. Jennifer Hudson

Taylor.

Marriage

Husband: Robert Hudson

Wife: Mary Margaret Farguson

Child: Robert Hudson

Child: William Hudson

Child: Elizabeth Hudson

Child: John Hudson

Child: Peter Hudson

Child: Henry Hudson

Child: Samuel Hudson

Child: Phebe Hudson

Child: William C Hudson

Date: 1680

Place: Henry Co., VA, US^[3]

Husband: Richard Hudson

Wife: Mary Bowman

Child: David Hudson

Child: Richard Hudson

Child: Robert Hudson

Child: William Hudson

Child: Rebecca Hudson

Date: 1658

Place: Accomack Co., VA, US^[4]

5 Mar 1708

Robert Hudson of County and Parish of Henrico, planter, to Thomas Powland, Jr.; said Hudson and Powlan took up by patent 940 acres on north side of Swift Cr. 17 Apr 1705; they have agreed to divide land in two equal parts, the lower half to Powlan and upper to Hudson; wit: Elizabeth Cocke, Elizabeth (OO) Lester, James Cocke; signed Robert (RH) Hudson, Thomas Powlan; Mary, wife of Hudson, relinquishes her dower rights; rec. 1 Apr 1709 (Deeds 1706-1709, p. 160)^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gcwarbler/genealogy/Sexton_Family_Genealogy/ps08/ps08_091.html
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Early Hudsons of Three Virginia Counties
3. ↑ Source: #S59 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.
4. ↑ Source: #S59 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.

• Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,5771::0

• Donald Claire Hart’s monumental study

• Records Shared by James Hudson 8/28/2014

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TC-6CMN

In 1688 (month is difficult to read), Richard Hudson sells to his brother Robert Hudson, for 1,600 pounds of tobacco, his part of a tract and plantation at Roxdale, now in possession of Thomas Poland, which he and his brothers William and Robert inherited from their father, Richard Hudson, deceased, by his will dated 25 October 1669, which says "my will is that the land given me by my father Bowman be equally divided between my three sons". Richard Hudson further states that "Mary my wife shall & will relinquish to my brother Robert Hudson...all her dower claim" (Henrico, Virginia Record Book 1688-1697, page 29, image 301).

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #46358115, accessed 9 July 2022, memorial page for Robert Hudson (1 Feb 1662–9 Oct 1731), ; Maintained by Don Giddens (contributor 47010052) Burial Details Unknown.

• https://liveasfreepeople.com/2016/12/29/early-hudsons-of-three-virginia-counties/
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/3797043/person/352170857760/facts
• Hudson, Malcolm. Hudson Ancestors My Father Never Knew, 1986.
• https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/181447-hudson-ancestors-my-father-never-knew?viewer=1&offset=42
• Find A Grave: Memorial #46358115
• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Family Tree DNA Y-chromosome testing. B Hutson II,