Cuthbert Hudson (abt. 1732 - 1801)

Born about 1 Jan 1732 in St Pauls Parish, Hanover, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hall) Smyth — married 1754 in Anna River, St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1801 at about age 69 in Elbert, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Cuthbert Hudson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A059661.

Cuthbert Hudson was born on January 1, 1732, in Hanover, Virginia, to Elizabeth L Harris, age 33, and William John Hudson, age 33.

He married Elizabeth Hall in 1754 in Amelia, Virginia. They were second cousins, having common great-grandparents Richard Hudson and Mary Bowman.

He died on April 20, 1801, in Elbert, Georgia, at the age of 69, and was listed on the Revolutionary War Soldiers Memorial in Elberton, Georgia. ^{[1] [2]} His will is documented on page 80 in a book published by the Georgia D.A.R.. The will is dated September 30, 1799, and witnessed by John P Harper and Nathaniel Hudson (1760 - 1820), son of Cuthbert's brother John William Hudson (1717 - 1800). The will names his wife Elizabeth and the following children:^[3]

• Joachim
• Joshua
• Gilliom
• Thomas
• Christopher
• Anpheladay, m Stephen Westbrook^[4]
• Elizabeth, m ___ Northington^[4]
• Mary, m Richard Burton^[4]
• Susanna
• Bethsheba, m Abraham Burton Jr^[4]

Spouses of the children are from Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia. Vol. I.^[4]

Cuthbert received a bounty grant of land in 1785 on Eastanolee Creek in Franklin County, Georgia and his widow received land in the 1827 Cherokee Lottery. ^[4]

Added Sep. 2019 by D. Marshall Satterwhite: Declaration by Pleasant Henderson concerning his military service in the Revolutionary War Henderson, Pleasant, 1756-1840 Volume 22, Pages 128-131. He was residing in September, 1832, in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn., and stated that he was born in Granville County, N. C., January 9th, 1756, and lived in N. C., until May 21st, 1830 when he removed from Chapel Hill in Orange County, the seat of the University of N. C., to Tenn., where he arrived July 7th following, and since that period continued to live in Carroll County, Tenn. Early in 1776 he volunteered in his native state, at the time the militia was called to suppress an insurrection or assemblage of Tories at Cross Creek near Fayetteville, with intention to join Josiah Martin, the Colonial Governor who had taken refuge on board a small naval vessel stationed at the mouth of Cape Fear river, in the County of Brunswick. The volunteer companies were promptly raised in Granville County, one commanded by, Capt. Cuthbert Hudson, the other by, Capt. later Col. Thomas Satterwhite, of at least 75 men each.

Sources

1. ↑ Name: Cuthbert Cutbird Hudson Spouse: Elizabeth Hall Hudson Parents: John Hudson, Elizabeth Harris Birth Place: Hanover Co, VA Birth Date: 1733 Marriage Place: Charlotte, VA Marriage Date: 1754 Death Place: Elbert, GA Death Date: 20 Apr 1801 Source Citation Birth year: 1733; Birth city: Hanover Co; Birth state: VA Source Information Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records
2. ↑ SAR Record Name: Cuthbert Hudson Birth Place: Virginia Death Date: Apr 1801 Death Place: Elbert, Georgia SAR Membership: 13839 Role: Ancestor Application Date: 17 May 1901 Spouse: Elizabeth Hall Hudson Children: Gillum Hudson Source Citation Volume: 70 Source Information Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
   Source Citation: Georgia, Elbert County, Wills; Author: Georgia. Probate Court (Elbert County); Probate Place: Elbert, Georgia Ancestry Record 8635 #819715
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} McCall, Mrs. Howard H. Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia. Vol. I. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. pp 120-121 Google Books