My Maternal Hudgens Ancestors

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See also: Hudgens/Hudgins: Buckingham and Cumberland Counties, Virginia Gleanings. A collection of research notes.

3. Benjamin Joshua Hudgens, b. 10 September 1873 at Madison County, Kentucky, d. 29 September 1939 near Paint Lick, Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
| Gravestone at City of Richmond Cemetery |

From left to right: Irena "Rena", Edith Mason, Anna Francis, and Benjamin Joshua Hudgens.

From left to right: William "Bill" Tredway, Edith Mason, Irena, "Rena", Sallie Wilcox Hudgens and Benjamin Joshua Hudgens.

Benjamin Hudgens worked as a farm hand for Luther Fish. Luther Fish was so well loved by my mother, every Memorial Day she still has flowers placed by his headstone in the Richmond Cemetery. Luther Fish supported the Hudgens family with food and financial help during the depression. It has been told that he saved the family from starvation. During the period 1910-1930 the Hudgens and Wilcox families were devastated by tuberculuous.
A family story has it that both Benjamin and Sallie Wilcox Hudgens attended Berea College and left the school when it was integrated.
My Mom told me that when a boy came to the house courting and he didn't have a hat on my Grandfather would call him a "Nit Shitter." :-)
A Wallace Hudgins is found in Madison County during this time period. He married a Mary L. Coffey and had issue Iva G. Hudgins, b. 20 July 1903 at Madison Co. It is unknown if he is related to the Benjamin/Thomas Hudgens family.

Spouse: 3. Sallie Marchial Wilcox, b. 4 July 1883 at Madison County, Kentucky, d. 6 April 1928 at Paint Lick, Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
| Gravestone at City of Richmond Cemetery |

Sallie Marchial Wilcox is the daughter of John William "Willie" Wilcox and Elizabeth D. "Lizzie" Bolton. The following is a letter she wrote to her sister Maggie Overley. Maggie Overley was living in Hamilton, Ohio.
Paint Lick Ky
Dece 29 1927
My Dear Sis
Well Mag I will try and write you a short letter. I am not as well as I have been. I am back in the bed all the time cant set up eny. I was doing very well awhile but dont know how long I can live as sometime I cant tell. I live on eggs and milk and fruit. Can not live long [?]. Dr comes to see ever ten day. He call ever day about me. Mag Jim was up here to day. The Dr said keep me still I mite get well. Rena is working ever day - Edith is sowing this week making the baby some close. Bill is still at Mr Hisle yet He said Sunday he wanted Bill as long as he live but Mag there is Edith and Annie left but as long as Rena lives they never want for nothing. I cant get well you [?] I will go when Spring comes like mother did. Mag you said Me and fell out I love Sam as if he was my for he was so good to papa We never had a word. We look for you Dec 1. But you didnt get here. Rena sold $50 worth of turkeys. We kill hogs month ago I didnt get to eat eny of it. My cough is better but have a bad hart they set up with me some night all night. You must take time to write to me. I have been all day writing to you for I am in the bed cant write very good. Give my love to one and all.
Your Sis

Married 9 January 1901 at Kirksville, Madison County Kentucky.

Children:

Lue D. Hudgens, b. 11 November 1901 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, d. 13 August 1919 at Madison Co. Kentucky, buried August 1919 at City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky Lot 22
From the Richmond Daily Register, 13 August 1919: Headline: Paint Lick Girl Burns Self To Death, "Miss Lou Hudgens, the 18-year-old daughter of Ben Hudgens, a well Known farmer near Paint Lick, committed suicide in a fearful and novel manner Wednesday morning. According to reports from there, the girl went into her yard, saturated her clothing with coal oil and applied a match. Her injuries were so fearful that she died soon afterward." Her death certificate shows her death as "Accidental."
Irena Brown Hudgens, b. November 1903 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, d. 2 July 1934 at Paint Lick, Madison County, Kentucky, buried 3 July 1934 at City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky Lot 22
Rena is mentioned in the letter written by Sallie Wilcox Hudgens to her sister Maggie Wilcox Overley. Rena had to take care of the children when her mother becomae ill with tuberculuous.
Ben Hudgens, b. 1906 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, d. October 1906 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried 19 October 1906 at City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky Lot 22
(no name) Hudgens, b. 1907 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, d. 1907 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried 11 September 1907 at City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky Lot 22
(no name) Hudgens, b. 1909 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, d. 1909 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried 19 July 1909 at City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky Lot 22
B. J. Hudgens, b. 1910 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, d. 1910 at Madison Coounty, Kentucky, buried 5 December 1910 at City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky Lot 22
S. L. Hudgens, b. 1910 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, d. 5 July 1912 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried 5 July 1912 at City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky Lot 22
Susie Burnam Hudgens, b. 1 February 1912 (or 4 July 1912) near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky

William Tredway Hudgens, b. 8 January 1914 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, d. 28 April 1987 at Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky Lived at Beaver Lake Kentucky.
Spouse: Christine Cloyd
Marriage Date: ca. 1934

Edith Mason Hudgens, b. 29 February 1916 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, d. Wednesday, 20 March 2002 at Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, buried 23 March 2002 at City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
Richmond Register, Friday, 22 March 2002, p. A2, Obituary: Edith Turner Lancaster Road in Richmond March 20, 2002 Edith Mason Hudgens Turner, 86, of Lancaster Road in Richmond, died at Health and Rehabilitation Complex - Kenwood Wednesday, March 20, 2002, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Paint Lick on Feb. 29, 1916, the daughter of the late Benjamin Joshua and Sallie Wilcox Hudgens. She was the widow of Earl Johnson Turner, who died Feb. 20, 2002. She was a retired U.S. Government employee, worked at the Blue Grass Army Depot and Avon. Mrs. was a member of the Kirksville Baptist Church and the Jemima Boone Chapter of the National Honor Society Daughters of the American Revolution. She loved antiques growing flowers and being with her husband of 65 years. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Ben Turner of Richmond; a brother, William T. Hudgens of Lawrenceburg; two sisters, Irena B. Hudgens and Lue Hudgens, both of Madison County; and a niece, Linda Raider Hadley of Ypsilanti, Mich. Survivors include her son, Bennie Earl (Rebecca) Turner of Richmond; two grandchildren, Pamela Allen (David Saylor) Turner and Jonathan Stewart Turner, both of Lexington; a sister, Anna Frances Hudgens Raider of Dayton, Ohio; a nephew, Randall Raider of Dayton, Ohio; and three nieces, Helen Prosser, Dorothy Craft and Mary Lou Cohorn. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2002, at the Combs, Parsons and Collins Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Guiley officiating. Burial will follow in the Richmond Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Combs, Parsons and Collins Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Randall Raider, Joey Turner, Troy Turner, Billy Golden, Billy Wayne Whitaker and Billy Anderson. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Gentle Ladies Sunday School Class of the Kirksville Baptist Church. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Kirksville Baptist Church Fund, 542 Kirksville Road, Richmond, KY 40475.
Spouse: Earl Johnson Turner, b. Sunday, 22 November 1914 at Madison County, Kentucky, d. Friday, 22 February 2002 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried 25 February 2002 at City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
Richmond Register, Sunday, 24 February 2002, p. A2, Obituary: Earl Johnson Turner Lancaster Road, Richmond, Ky Feb. 22, 2002. Earl Johnson Turner, 87, of Lancaster Road, Richmond, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, at his home. The son of the late William Edmond and Cleo Moberly Turner, he was born on Nov. 22, 1914, at Round Hill in Madison County, Kentucky. Mr. Turner was a retired farmer and U.S. government employee, having worked at the Blue Grass Army Depot and Avon. He was a member of the Kirksville Baptist Church, a fifty-year member of the Madison (Kirksville) Lodge No. 183, Free and Accepted Masons, Richmond Chapter No. 16, Royal Arch masons, Richmond Council No. 71, Royal and Select Masters an Richmond Commandry No. 19, Knights Templar. Mr. Turner was a self-taught musician and could play guitar, guitar and organ. He planted a beautiful garden every year and enjoyed receiving compliments on it and sharing its abundance with friends. He took faithful and loving care of his invalid wife to the day of his death. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Ben Turner, of Richmond, one sister, Opal Turner Lee , of Lancaster; and a brother, William Carter Turner, of Round Hill. He is survived by his wife, Edith Hudgens Turner; one son, Bennie Earl (Rebecca) Turner, of Richmond; two grandchildren, Pamela Allen (David Saylor) Turner and Jonathan Stewart Turner, both of Lexington; one brother Delbert Jackson Turner, of Round Hill; two nephews, Joey Turner and Troy Turner, both of Round Hill; and a sister-in-law, Anna Francis Hudgens Raider, of Dayton, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted a t 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2002, at the Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home, with Rev. Brian Malcom officiating. Burial will follow in the Richmond Cemetery. Friends may call 4 until 8 p.m. Sunday at the Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home. Masonic Funeral Rites will be observed at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be his nephews and members of his Sunday School Class at Kirksville Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers will be the Deacons of the Kirksville Baptist Church and members of the Madison (Kirksville) Masonic Lodge No. 183. Expressions of sympathy should take the form of contributions to the Kirksville Baptist Church Building Fund, 542 Kirksville Road, Richmond, Ky. 40475
Marriage Date:
As a small child, my mother and I would take vacations to my Uncle's and Aunt's farm. With them, we traveled to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Stone Bridge, Kentucky, and Disney World in Florida. Uncle Johnson was a good Christian man, devoted husband and family man. He will be greatly missed.

(daughter?) Hudgens, b. 17 July 1923 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, d. 1923 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried 18 July 1923 at City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky Lot 22

Anna (Annie) Francis Hudgens, b. 7 August 1925 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky
Spouse: Ernest Edward Raider, b. 27 November 1924 at Madison County, Kentucky
Marriage Date: 27 December 1944 at Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky

This picture was made in front of the Covered Bridge at Paint Lick, ca. 1897. Some the names of the people appearing in the picture are: Doctor Casenburg, James "Jim" Davis, Joshua Davis (brother to James), Ale Ledford, Benjamin Hudgens (my Grandfather), Kirkendall, Clarence Ballard, William Tudor, James Ralston (Marked with a X) James Butner, William F. Champ (Marked with a X), Rodney Griggs (with dog), Rice Cruz, Willis Adams, and Bill Dunn. The picture was provided by Harold Ralston, who's Great Uncle James Ralston appears in the picture.

Sources:

Information from original cemetery, census, obits and marriage records from Madison and Garrard Counties, Kentucky.

NOTES:

Birth Records: Annie F. Hudgens, 8/1/25, vol. 86, 42741; Ben (inf. of) 7/17/23, vol. 76, 38000; Ben 7/17/23, vol. 39, 19084; Edith Mason Hudgens, 2/28/16, vol. 24, 11522; Lue Hudgens, 8/13/19, vol. 49, 24040; William Treadway, 1/8/14, vol. 9, 4048; Susie B. Hudgins, 7/4/12, vol. 46, 18009; Susie Burnam Hudgens, 2/1/12, vol. 22, 8680
Sallie Wilcox is listed as mother for all of the above children.

4. Thomas Wythe Hudgens, b. 1 November 1838 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 1 November 1908 at Paint Lick, Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
| Gravestone at City of Richmond Cemetery |

Thomas W. Hudgens is listed on the Roster for Black Eagle Rifles, Company E of the 18th Regiment (Garnett), Hunton's Brigade, Virginia Infantry, mustered April 25, 1861. He enlisted at Walton's Mill in Cumberland County, Virginia on 23 April 1861. He enlisted for one year but would remain in the Virginia army for the remainder of the war. On the 6th of May, 1861 Thomas appears on a return of Artisans in the 2nd Battalion, Virginia Volunteers at Hermitage Fair Gounds Instructional Camp, Richmond, Virginia. He was listed as sick at Manassas Junction. Many of the Confederate troops came down with malaria before and after the battle. His company also fought at the siege of Yorktown, Manassas, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Gaines Mill, and Fraysers Farm, Gettysburg and Seige of Petersburg. Fraysers Farm is only a short distance from where Thomas W. Hudgens grew up in Cumberland County, Virginia. His middle name was identified in a Civil War letter written by Richard Byrant who notes in the letter that Wythe Hudgens sick. This information corresponds to Thomas Hudgens service record reporting him sick at Manassas.
The 18th Virginia Regiment participated in the famous "Pickett's Charge" at Gettysburg. Three other Hudgens/gins names appear on the muster: Elijah G. (substituted, 1861, d.bef. 1909), Jesse Frank Hudgens ( Jesse Frank Hudgens was wounded at the Battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland) and Clay Hudgins, private. Carter H. Harrison is listed as Captain for the Company. Elijah G., Jesse Frank, and Thomas W. are listed as Sergeants on the roster. With only one member escaping injury, Company E had the highest casualty rate of any Confederate unit during the war.
Special Order Number 223, paragraph 19.
"XIX. Private T.W. Hudgins, of Company E, Eighteenth Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, being unfit for field service, is detailed for duty in the Quartermaster's Department, and will report to Captain W.S. Wood, assistant quartermaster, in this city, Sept. 24, 1862. Richmond."
He was detailed to the 2nd Mastin(?) department on October 1, 1862. He worked as a wheel wright. This would support other sources identifying Thomas as coming from Cumberland County, Virginia and that he was a skilled wood worker. In the 1880 Madison County, Kentucky census, Thomas is noted as "works in woodshop."
Thomas W. Hudgens moved to Paint Lick, Garrard County, Kentucky ca. 1870. My Uncle Bill Hudgens, son of Benjamin Joshua Hudgens, said that Thomas Hudgens was a furniture maker. It is a complete mystery on why Thomas Hudgens moved to the Paint Lick area.
Thomas' brother James Hudgens appears in the household in the 1880 Madison County census. This is the only connection between Thomas Hudgens and his family back in Cumberland County, Virginia that I can find. On the 1870 Madison County Census and marriage license, Thomas' occupation is listed as wagon maker.
On 26 November 1906, Thomas W. Hudgens purchased 12 cemetery lots, lot 22, for $25 at the City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky. He is not buried in the this section but a few yards away in, what I believe, is the Maupin family section. Nancy Boon Davis Hudgens is buried next to him.

Spouse: 4. Nancy Boon Davis, b. 24 April 1854 near Paint Lick, Madison County, Kentucky, d. 21 January 1908 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
| Gravestone at City of Richmond Cemetery |

Nancy Boon Davis is the daughter of Joshua Davis and Isbinda Higginbotham. The Boon name appears in the Higginbotham line a number of times as a middle name.

Married 9 November 1871 at Garrard County, Kentucky.

Children:

Benjamin Joshua Hudgens, b. 10 September 1873 at Madison County, Kentucky, d. 29 September 1939 near Paint Lick, Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
Spouse: Sallie M. Wilcox
Marriage Date: 9 January 1901 at Silver Creek, Madison County, Kentucky
James P. Hudgens, b. 16 April 1874 at Madison Co. Kentucky, d. 26 March 1953 at Sanford, Lincoln Co. Kentucky, buried at Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
He never married according to my Mom. Also, the birth date may be wrong for either James or Benjamin. Mrs. Julia Rogers reported James' death.
Isabinda "Bennie" Hudgens, b. 1879 at Madison County, Kentucky, d. 11 October 1920 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried at the Lancaster Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky
Spouse: Lee S. Palmer, b. 16 June 1874 at Garrard County, Kentucky, d. 16 November 1957 at Garrard County, Kentucky, buried at the Lancaster Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky, (f. John M. Palmer, married Nancy McDonald)
Marriage Date:
Other Palmers buried in the Lancaster Cemetery lot: Eugene 1922-8 December 1923; Nancy 1900-12 July 1916; Herschel C. 19 October 1916 - 19 November 1938. Other surnames in the same lot: Ramsey and Rogers.

Sources:

Hopkins, Garland Evans. The Story of Cumberland County, Virginia. Privately Issued; 1942.

1850 Cumberland County, Virginia census.

1870 and 1880 Cumberland County, Virginia census

1870 and 1880 Madison County, Kentucky census

Record of burials at the Lancaster Cemetery, Garrard County, Kentucky

Virginia Rosters of Confederate Soldiers. On microfilm. Available at the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

NOTES:

Information from original cemetery, death certificates, census and marriage records from Madison and Garrard Co. Kentucky.

Milton Hudgins, b. 26 February 1903 to Alexander Hudgins and Delia Land at Madison County, Kentucky.

James Hudgins, b. 16 February 1874 to T.W. Hudgins and Lucinda Todd at Madison County, Kentucky. I find this record very interesting. The birth date matches would make more since for the above James Hudgens. The births of Benjamin and James are just too close to each other. Did Thomas W. Hudgens father a son out-of-wedlock? Or could this be the son of James Hudgens, brother of Thomas W. Hudgens?

Thomas W. Hudgens does not appear in any indexes for the 1860 Virginia Censuses. There is a Thomas Hudgens who appears in the 1860 Census for the Henrico County, Western District. This Thomas is 72 years old and is not the Thomas W. Hudgens listed above.

Several Snoddys moved to Tennessee and southern Kentucky. I have not checked the records for those areas to see if Thomas W. Hudgens moved there before the war.

5. Benjamin Hudgens, b.ca. 1808 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d. 29 May 1879 at Flat Rock Estate, Cumberland County, Virginia
| Deed 1877 |

The first time Benjamin shows up in the censuses is in the 1840 Buckingham County census. He is between 30 and 40, also listed with one son (Thomas W.) under 5, a daughter under 5 and two females, between 20 and 30. Two individuals were listed as working in manufacturing and trade. There was also a slave under 10 years old living in the household.
According to the 1860 Cumberland County, Virginia census, Benjamin Hudgins/Hudgens' occupation was as an overseer for William H. Mayo. Benjamin worked as an accountant for William H. Mayo in Cumberland County. Benjamin can found in both the 1850 and 1860 Cumberland County, Virginia censuses. By the 1870 Cumberland County, Virginia census Benjamin Hudgens is no longer found, as is his wife. In the 1870 Buckingham County, Virginia census there a Benjamin Hudgins and he is found in Marshall Township District. This is the only Benjamin Hudgens found in the 1870 Virginia census.
Benjamin died on 29 May 1879, age 71, in Cumberland County, Virginia, as reported by his son Philip D. Hudgens. At the time of his death Benjamin's occupation was listed as tanner.
The last property that Benjamin Hudgens purchased was located 6 miles south of Columbia, Fluvanna County, Virginia in Cumberland County, Virginia. I believe he and his wife are buried there.
There is a wide discrepancy in the birth dates for the children on the 1850 and 1860 censuses.

Spouse: 5. Mary Ann Snoddy, b. 15 December 1815/17 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d. September 1884 at Flat Rock Estate, Cumberland County, Virginia

Consent for her marriage to Benjamin was given by Mary's father David S. Snoddy. David S. Snoddy appears in the 1820 and 1830 Cumberland County census. Mary and family can be found in the 1880 Hamilton District, Cumberland County, Virginia, census pg. 15B. Her sister-in-law Fannie Hudgens (never married) is listed with the household.
Her son Philip Hudgens reported her death and Mary was 67 years old at the time.

Marriage bond 26 December 1837 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Surety was posted by William T. Bagby.

Children:

Thomas Wythe Hudgens, b. 1 November 1838 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 1 November 1908 at Paint Lick, Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
Spouse: Nancy Boon Davis, b. 24 April 1854 near Paint Lick in Madison County, Kentucky, , d. 21 January 1908 at Madison County, Kentucky, buried at the City of Richmond Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky
Marriage Date: 9 November 1871 at Garrard County, Kentucky
The 1850 census for Cumberland County lists a Walth in the household of Benjamin Hudgens. It is from this census that I have identified Thomas W. Hudgens. The 1850 Cumberland County census listing for the household of Benjamin Hudgens is full of errors on birthdates. It is most likely that Benjamin Hudgens employer identified the family to the census taker.
Frances Lee Hudgens, b. 1843 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Spouse: Robert Barber, b.ca. 1846
Marriage Date: 13 May 1869 at Buckingham County, Virginia
Robert Barber is the son of Edward Barber and Jane ____.
Sidney B. Hudgens, b. 17 December 1844 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d. 17 June 1913 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at Buckingham Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
Spouse: Albert James Martin, b. 1846 at Cumberland County, Virginia, buried 4 December 1912, buried at Buckingham Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
Albert J. Martin's burial date from 200 Years of Freemasonry in Buckingham County, Virginia.
Marriage Date: 6 November 1876 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Albert James Martin's occupation at the time of his marriage was a tanner. Albert is the son of David Martin and Elizabeth Hudgens. Sidney and Albert are first cousins. Elizabeth is the daughter of Thomas Hudgens below. Inscription on Sidney's tombstone: "Wife of A.J. Martin Our Mother." In 1880, Albert James Martin was living in Marshall District, Buckingham County, Virginia, census pg. 481D.
1. ____ Martin (son), b.ca. 1880 at Buckingham County, Virginia
Mary A. Hudgens, b. 7 May 1845 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Judith W. Hudgens, b.ca. 1847 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Margaret S. Hudgens, b.ca. 1851 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Philip D. Hudgens, b. 9 October 1853 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Spouse: M. Tatum, b.ca. 1863 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Marriage Date: 16 January 1884 at Cumberland County, Virginia
M. Tatum is the daughter of Alexander Tatum and Martha ____. Philip birth was reported by William Mayo, "employer of father." In 1900, a Philip Hudgens was living at 207 West Clay Street, Richmond, Virginia. His birth date is noted as July 1853 on the 1900 Richmond City Census.
28 July 1879 "On the motion of Philip D. Hudgins, who made oath and together with T.J. Parish, his security, entered unto, and acknowledged, a bond in the penalty of Eight Hundred dollars, and according to law, a certificate is granted him for obtaining letter of administration on the estate of Benjamin Hudgins dec'd in due form." Cumberland County, Virginia Court Order Book 49, 1877-1881, pg. 225
Martha J. Hudgens, b.ca. 1853 at Cumberland County, Virginia
James B. Hudgens, b.ca. 1855 at Cumberland County, Virginia
James appears in Thomas W. Hudgens', brother, household on the 1880 Madison County, Kentucky Census. He does not appear with the household in the 1880 Cumberland County, Virginia census.
Catherine E. "Kate" Hudgens, b.ca. 1859 at Cumberland County, Virginia

Sources:

1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1880 Cumberland County, Virginia censuses

1830, 1840 and 1870 Buckingham County, Virginia censuses

1880 Madison County, Kentucky census

Elliott, Katherine B. Marriage Records 1749-1840: Cumberland County, Virginia Easley: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1969, 1983.

Ward, Roger G. Buckingham County Virginia Natives Who Died Elsewhere 1853-1896. Athens: Iberian Publishing Co.

Birth and death records of Cumberland County, Virginia found in the Vital Records Register.

NOTES:

6. Thomas Hudgens, b.ca. 1770-84 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d.ca. 14 October 1823 at Buckingham County, Virginia
| Inventory of Thomas Hudgens Estate | Poindexter Smith Guardianship of Elizabeth and Thomas H. Hudgens |
| Bill of Complaint Chancery Court: Daniel Martin Elizabeth his wife, Thomas H. Hudgens and Frances Hudgens |
| Bill of Complaint in Chancery Court for Settlement of Thomas Hudgens estate by the heirs |

In the Chancery Court records of Cumberland County, Virginia, there are a number of records showing the family members and also the problems with the settlement of Thomas Hudgens estate. These Chancery records are priceless in researching Thomas Hudgens and his family. In the Chancery records for Cumberland County, Virginia show that Poindexter Smith was appointed the administrator of Thomas Hudgens estate. Poindexter Smith died soon after Thomas Hudgens and his wife Martha inherited the problem but soon remarried herself. It took years to settle Thomas Hudgens estate. The above links are a few of the documents found in numerous chancery records and convey the frustration of Thomas Hudgens heirs to the settlement of their father's estate, which was considerable. The biggest discovery in these records is the mention that Mary, Thomas Hudgens'wife, received a legacy from her father through the administrator of the estate, Ben Palmore. Further research reveals that her father was Fleming Palmore. In his will, Fleming Palmore mentions his daughter Polly Hudgens.
In the 1810 census for Powhatan County, Virginia Thomas Hudgens is listed as having 3 males to 10 years old, one male to 45 years old, one female to 10 years old, and one female to 26 years old

Spouse: 6. Mary "Polly" Palmore, b.ca. 1784-90, d. 24 December 1836 at Cumberland County, Virginia
| Edited transcript of the Estate of Thomas Hudgens dec'd In Accounts |

Her death may have prompted the children to file suit against Poindexter Smith for the settlement of Thomas Hudgens estate. The suit was filed on 9 January 1837. In settlement of Thomas Hudgens estate, Mary Hudgens is mentioned as receiving a legacy from her father's estate. It mentions that the administrator of her father's estate is Ben Palmore. Ben Palmore was the son of Fleming Palmore. Fleming Pamore mentions in his will his daughter Polly Hudgens.

Married UNK

Children:

Susannah Hudgens, b.ca. 1803 at Powhatan County, Virginia, d. 1870
Spouse: Henry Bagby
Marriage Date:
James Flemming Hudgens, d. 26 August 1855 at Powhatan County, Virginia
Spouse: Eliza B. Bagby, b. 10 October 1830 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 9 April 1908 at Powhatan County, Virginia, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
Eliza is in the 1870 Buckingham County, Virginia census
Marriage Date:
1. Virginia "Jenny" Gillium Hudgins, b. 1849 at Powhatan County, Virginia, d. 1930
  Spouse: Fontaine Edlow White, b. 24 May 1846 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 13 July 1918 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia.
  Marriage Date: 19 May 1868 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  Fontaine Edlow White is the son of Chapman White and Mary ____. He served in Co. C, 44 Regt. Virginia Infantry. In 1880, Fontaine White was living in Marshall, Buckingham County, Virginia, census pg. 477C.
  1. Ida White, b.ca. 1872 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  2. Mary White, b.ca. 1877 at Buckingham County, Virginia
2. Ophelia Alice Hudgins, b.ca. 1851
3. Luther Orville Hudgins, b.ca. 1852
4. Charles R. Hudgins, b.ca. 1854
5. Eliza J. Hudgins, b.ca. 1856
Sarah Jane Hudgens, b. at Powhatan County, Virginia
Spouse: George W. Dowdy
Marriage Date: bnd. 4 October 1832 at Cumberland County, Virginia, Surety, Bennett Bagby
Jane and George Dowdy moved out of the state of Virginia before 1846. The following is the advertisement placed in the Richmond Enquirer:
In Chancery -- Virginia : -- At Rules held in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Superior Courts of Law and Chancery for Cumberland County, on the first Monday in June 1846.
Daniel Martin and Elizabeth his wife, (formerly Hudgins,) Thomas H. Hudgins and Frances Hudgens, Plaintiffs: against
Martha J. Smith, adm'trix of Poindexter P. Smith, dec., who was administrator of Thomas Hudgins, dec., Albert Hudgins, George W. Dowdy and Jane his wife, Robert Hudgins, Henry Bagby and Susan his wife, Benjamin Hudgins and James F. Hudgins, Defendants.
The defendants, George W. Dowdy and Jane his wife, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the acts of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing by satisfactory evidence that they are not inhabitants of this Commonwealth, it is ordered, that the said defendants do appear there on the first day of the next August term, and answer the bill of the plaintiff; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some newspaper published in the City of Richmond, for two months successively, and posted at the front door of the Court House of this county. B.B. Woodson, D.C.
Albert Lee Hudgens, b. 15 May 1805 at Powhatan County, Virginia, d. 11 May 1885 at Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia, buried at "Locust Hill", Boatwright/Hudgins Cemetery, Buckingham County, Virginia (no tombstone)
Served in Co. C, 44th Infantry Regiment, "Travis Rifles", Virginia, CSA. At the Battle for Petersburg. Died at a mental institution at Williamsburg. Age at death was 80 years old.
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Williams, b.ca. 1806 at Virginia, buried at "Locust Hill", Boatwright/Hudgins Cemetery, Buckingham County, Virginia (no tombstone)
Daughter of Joseph and Margaret Williams.
Marriage Date: 30 December 1829 at Buckingham County, Virginia
1. Mary Elizabeth Hudgins, b.ca. 1830, d.ca. 1885
  Spouse: Samuel Boatwright, b. 1823, d. 1886
  Marriage Date: UNK
2. Thomas Joseph Hudgins, b. 25 January 1833 at Arvonia, Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 12 May 1864 at Spotslyvania Court House, served in Co. C, 44th Virginia Regiment, "Travis Rifles", CSA
3. George Hudgins, b.ca. 1834 at Arvonia, Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 3 July 1864 at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia
4. Susan M. Hudgins, b. 3 October 1836 at Arvonia, Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 4 September 1927 at Missouri
  Spouse: ____ Gurrant
  Marriage Date:
5. Ann Nannie Hudgins, b. 31 August 1838 at Arvonia, Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 23 October 1923
6. Elizabeth Daisy Hudgins, b. 21 July 1840/43 at Arvonia, Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 28 March 1914 at Boiling Spring Farm, Buckingham County, Virginia
  Spouse: James Lewis Snoddy, b. 1848 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 1 November 1877 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  Son of John J. Snoddy and Barbara A. Nuckols
  Marriage Date: 25 March 1868 at Buckingham County, Virginia by William H. Taylor
  1. George Nathan Snoddy, b. 1 March 1869 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 15 July 1947 at Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse: Martha Henrietta Nuckols
    Marriage Date: 25 November 1891
  2. John Wesley Snoddy, b. 13 April 1871 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 8 April 1949
    Spouse: Annie Helen Ford
    Marriage Date:
  3. Thomas Lewis Snoddy, b. 15 July 1872 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 17 January 1959 at Portland, Northammpton County, Pennsylvania
    Spouse: Maud Leslie Oslin
    Marriage Date: 23 November 1895 at New Jersey
    1. Etta Loeta Snoddy, b. 14 March 1896 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, d. 15 October 1957 at Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania
      Spouse: Harry Hooper
      Marriage Date: 22 August 1919
    2. Viola Amanda Snoddy, b. 2 February 1898 at Bangor, Northhampton County, Pennsylvania, d. 3 October 1968 at Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
      Spouse: Lewis Asher Snyder
      Marriage Date: 24 October 1920
    3. Daisy Flora Snoddy, b. 29 August 1900 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, d. 29 October 1968 at Wind Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
      Spouse: Humphrey Davies, Jr.
      Marriage Date: 10 Spetember 1918
    4. Melvin James Snoddy, b. 8 February 1905 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, d. 14 March 1961 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
      Spouse: Emma Cecila Avery
      Marriage Date: 8 June 1928 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
    5. Marvin Thomas Snoddy, b. 25 June 1907 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, d. 26 September 1967 at Sanford, Seminole County, Florida
      Spouse: Alice Maude Bishop
      Marriage Date: 29 January 1927
    6. Alethea Eulalia Snoddy, b. 27 September 1909 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, d. 5 December 1964 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
      Spouse: John Wesley Bruch
      Marriage Date: 16 March 1943
    7. Devona Dorothea Snoddy, b. 29 September 1911 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, d. 9 October 1971 at Harmony, New Jersey
      Spouse: Harold Arthur Parry
      Marriage Date: 23 September 1933 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
    8. Alfred Ballard Snoddy, b. 31 December 1912 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, d. June 30 1954 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
      Spouse: Hilda Mae Hahn
      Marriage Date: 30 June 1934 at Pen Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
    9. Buryl Ellsworth Snoddy, b. 30 December 1914 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, d. 14 March 1966 at Connellsville, Pennsylvania
      Spouse: Mildred Shaeffer
      Marriage Date: 31 August 1940 at Reading, Pennsylvania
    10. Velda Mae Snoddy, b. 2 May 1918 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, d. 2 April 1990 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
      Spouse: Rollo Elmer Strauss
      Marriage Date: 23 December 1939
    11. Berdine Virginia Snoddy, b. 17 May 1921 at Bangor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, d. 9 July 1984 at Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
      Spouse: Harry Arthur LaBarre
      Marriage Date: 8 August 1944
  4. Elizabeth M. Snoddy, b. 28 September 1874 at Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse: William J. "Cylas" Bryant
    Marriage Date:
  5. Albert Flemming Snoddy, b. 9 January 1877 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 1 April 1956 at Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse: Blanche Moore Wooten
    Marriage Date: 1912
  6. James Lewis Snoddy, b. 25 February 1878 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 15 February 1966 at Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse 1: Maude Clark
    Marriage Date: 4 April 1906 at Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse 2: Nellie Florence Meador
    Marriage Date:
  7. Robert Lewis Snoddy, b. 25 February 1878 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. December 1967 at Richmond City, Virginia
    Spouse: Devona Irving
    Marriage Date:
7. Alfred S. Hudgins, b. 4 February 1842 at Arvonia, Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 3 April 1901 at Arvonia, Virginia, buried at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
  Inscription on tombstone: "In Memory of Father C.S.A. 1861-1864." 1900 Fluvanna County, Virginia census v.19, ED75, Sheet 6, Line 20.
  Spouse: Mary A. ___, b. 19 April 1840 at Virginia, d. 20 September 1917 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
  Marriage Date: UNK
  1. Edner Putney Hudgins, b. 1 January 1873 at Fluvanna County, Virginia, d. 6 October 1937, buried 7 October 1937 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    Birth and burial from: 200 Years of Freemasonry in Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse: Edna Lee ____
    Marriage Date:
  2. Dennis Asby Hudgins, d.bef. 29 June 1876 at Cumberland County, Virginia
    Religious Herald, death date equals date of publication.
  3. David M. Hudgins, b. Febraury 1883 at Fluvanna County, Virginia
  4. Anis Hudgins, b. November 1884 at Fluvanna County, Virginia
8. Abner "Abb" Lee Hudgins, b. 9 November 1843 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 28 March 1904
  1900 Virginia Census, Marshall District, Buckingham County, vol.9, ED 60, sheet 2, line 51
  Spouse: Elizabeth Lee "Betsy" Snoddy, b. 1853 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 8 November 1936 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  Daughter of John J. and Barbara A. Snoddy. Elizabeth is not enumerated on the 1900 Buckingham County, Virginia census, v. 9, ED60, sheet 3, line 51. Their son James' middle name was Marshall not Mitchell on the census record.
  Marriage Date: 24 December 1868 at Buckingham County, Virginia by William H. Taylor
  1. Barbara Hudgins, b.ca. 1870 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  2. Abner L. Hudgins, b. August 1880 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  3. Mary Albert Hudgins, b. November 1884 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  4. Murtle Jackson Hudgins (m), b. January 1886 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  5. James Marshall Hudgins, b. September 1889 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  6. Nellie Hudgins, b. December 1892 at Buckingham County, Virginia
9. Wesley Tayler Hudgens, b. 27 August 1846, d. November 1936 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried 10 November 1936 at "Locust Hill", Boatwright/Hudgins Cemetery, Buckingham County, Virginia
  1900 Virginia Census, Marshall District, Buckingham County, vol.9, ED 59 sheet 11, Line 1. Wesley Taylor Hudgins birth and burial dates from 200 Years of Freemasonry in Buckingham County, Virginia. Wesley T. Hudgins served as a Tyler in the Masonic Lodge. There is a picture of him in the book. According to the book Buckingham County Virginia Burials v.1 his middle name was spelled Tyler and his birth date is 1845. Both of these may be transcription errors.
  Spouse: Willie A. ___, b. October 1868 at Virginia
  Marriage Date:
  1. Sallie S. Hudgens, b. December 1890 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  2. Maud E. Hudgens, b. February 1893 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  3. Nannie S. Hudgens, b. January 1895 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  4. George R. Hudgens, b. November 1899 at Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse: Flossie B. ___, b. 2 May 1898, d. 12 January 1989, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
10. Ada (Addie?) Hudgins, b.ca. 1852 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at "Locust Hill", Boatwright/Hudgins Cemetery, Buckingham County, Virginia (no tombstone)
  Ada appears in Albert's household in the 1870 Buckingham County census.
Robert Hudgens, b.ca. 1807 at Powhatan County, Virginia, d. 21 January 1858 at Buckingham County, Virginia
Spouse 1: Mary Jane Tatum, b.ca. 1810
Daughter of Mary Tatum. Mary is in the 1870 Buckingham County, Virginia census.
Marriage Date: bnd. 18 August 1840 at Cumberland County, Virginia, Surety: Albert Hudgins
1. Mary S. Hudgins, b. 1843 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  Spouse: Peter H. Hooe, b. 1840 at Prince William County, Virginia
  Marriage Date: 14 March 1865 at Buckingham County, Virginia by James Compton.
2. Martha E. Hudgins, b.ca. 1843 at Buckingham County, Virginia
3. Thomas A. Hudgins, b.ca. 1845 at Buckingham County, Virginia
4. Frances W. Hudgins, b.ca. 1849 at Buckingham County, Virginia
5. Lewis F. Hudgins, b. May 1857 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  1900 Virginia Census, Marshall District, Buckingham County, vol.9, ED 59, sheet 7, line 31. On the census Lewis is living alone.
Benjamin Hudgens, b.ca. 1809 at Powhatan County, Virginia, d. 29 May 1879 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Spouse: Mary A. Snoddy, b. 15 December 1815 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d. 8 January 1885 at Buckingham County, Virginia
Marriage Date: bnd. 26 December 1837 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Frances Ann Hudgins, b.bef. 1816 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d.aft. 1880
Frances Ann Hudgens is living with Benjamin's widow Mary in the 1880 Hamilton District, Cumberland County, Virginia census. Her age is given as 64 and never married.
Elizabeth Hudgens, b. 8 August 1816 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 24 April 1886 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at Buckingham Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
Spouse: Daniel Martin
Marriage Date:
1. Albert J. Martin, b. 1846 at Cumberland County, Virginia , buried 4 December 1912. (Burial date from 200 Years of Freemasonry in Buckingham County, Virginia)
  Spouse: Sidney B. Hudgens, b. 17 December 1844 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d. 17 June 1913 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at Buckingham Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
  Marriage Date: 6 November 1876 at Cumberland County, Virginia Sidney B. Hudgens is the daughter of Benjamin Hudgens and Mary Ann Snoddy. Albert and Sidney are first cousins.
2. Thomas Martin, b.ca. 1848 at Cumberland County, Virginia
3. Mary Martin, b.ca. 1850 at Cumberland County, Virginia
4. Frances Martin, b.ca. 1852 at Cumberland County, Virginia
5. Elizabeth Martin, b.ca. 1854 at Cumberland County, Virginia
6. John G. Martin, b.ca. 1856 at Cumberland County, Virginia
7. Martha S. Martin, b.ca. 1857 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Thomas Henry Hudgens, b. 13 July 1822 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 25 March 1865 at the battle for Petersburg, Prince George County, Virginia, buried in a mass grave behind old Blandford Church in Petersburg near the Battlefield National Park.
Served as a Private, Company C, 44th Virginia Regiment, "Travis Rifles". Thomas Henry Hudgens lived on Phelps Creek near New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia. Thomas H. Hudgins' homestead was located on Rt. 718 off of Hwy 15 near Arvonia, Buckingham County, Virginia. It was surveyed in 1836 for the transfer of this land to Thomas Boatwright from George Winfey. Before 1850 the land was in the possession of Thomas Henry Hudgins. It remained in the Hudgins family until the 1980s when the old homestead was torn down.
Spouse: Frances Ann Sweeney, b. 11 September 1829 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, d.ca. 1900 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at "Locust Hill", Hudgins Family Cemetery
Daughter of Edmund Sweeney and Delila Nowell Sadler. In the 1870 Buckingham County, Virginia census.
Marriage Date: 15 March 1848 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia
1. Willie/Wilma Otis Hudgins, b.ca. 1849 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 1891 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  Spouse: Thomas Edward Davis, b. at Buckingham County, Virginia, d.aft. 1891 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  Marriage Date:
  1. Roy Mahlon Davis, b. 14 September 1896 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 28 November 1979, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse: Ora Demetris Newton, b. 9 May 1910, d. 28 November 1984, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    Marriage Date:
    1. Jerry Leroy Davis, b. 1938, d. 1940, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
2. Alice Evett Hudgins, b.ca. 1851 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 3 December 1852 at Buckingham County, Virginia
3. Willis Bocock Hudgens, b. 22 December 1852 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 29 January 1928 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried Willis Hudgens Cemetery, Rt. 7, Buckingham County, Virginia
  1900 Virginia Census, Buckingham County, vol. 9, ED 59, sheet 18, line 27. Included in the household was Judy F. Hudgens, b. October 1890, niece.
  Spouse: Mary Ella Snoddy, b. 25 September 1859 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 17 March 1933 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at Willis Hudgens Cemetery, Rt. 7, Buckingham County, Virginia
  Daughter of John J. Snoddy and Barbara Nuckols
  Marriage Date: 1880 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  1. Thomas Henry Hudgens, b. 3 August 1882 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 22 October 1965, buried at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse: Mary D. Davis, b. 1 July 1891, d. 27 February 1981, buried at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    Marriage Date:
    1. Andy Hudgins
    2. Alvin Hudgins
  2. Bettie L. Hudgens, b. December 1884 at Buckingham County, Virginia
4. Walter Scott Hudgins, b. 19 November 1854 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 13 July 1920 at Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, buried at "Locust Hill", Hudgins Cemetery, Buckingham County, Virginia
  Spouse: Mariah Catherine Davis, b. 28 September 1891 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 7 July 1963 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery, Buckingham County, Virginia
  Marriage Date: 30 November 1910 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  1. Thomas Lee Hudgins, b. 1911, d. 1913
  2. Edmund Sweeney Hudgins
5. Nannie Elizabeth Dilworth Hudgins, b. 13 July 1857 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia
  Spouse: Zephaniah R. Maxey
  Marriage Date: October 1874 at Bethel Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
6. Wiley Norvel Hudgins, b. 29 January 1859 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 10 February 1943 at Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia
  Spouse: Ann Elizabeth Perry
  Marriage Date: 14 January 1894 at Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia
  1. William Benjamin Hudgins, b. 1899, d. 1962
    Spouse: Emily G. Brooks
7. Robert Flemming Hudgens, b. 15 June 1861 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 1946 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Buckingham County, Virginia
  1900 Virginia Census, Marshall District, Buckingham County, vol.9, ED 59, sheet 17, line 98.
  Spouse: Wilhemina Blanche Oslin, b. April 1871 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 1930 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Buckingham County, Virginia
  Marriage Date: 13 November 1890 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  1. Nettie F. Hudgens, b. 22 January 1892 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 13 February 1916 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse: Edward Wesley Flippen, b. 29 May 1882, d. 17 September 1946, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    Edward's second wife was Mariah Catherine Davis. She married Walter Scott Hudgins first. See above for her children from her first marriage to Walter.
    Marriage Date:
  2. Mattie F. Hudgens, b. January 1894 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 1954, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse: George W. Stinson, b. 1880, d. 1942, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    Marriage Date:
    1. George W. Stinson, Jr., b. 9 May 1921, d. 4 June 1980, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
  3. Rosa L. Hudgens, b. March 1896 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  4. John H. Hudgens, b. January 1900 at Buckingham County, Virginia
  5. Thomas "Tommy" Lee Hudgens, b. 29 september 1902 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 25 January 1991 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    Spouse: Alma Martin, b. 19 December 1908, d. 29 September 1991 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
    1. Thomas Harold Hudgins, b. February 1937 at Buckingham County, Virginia, d. December 1937 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Buckingham County, Virginia
8. Thomas Lee Hudgens, b. 22 July 1863 at New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, d. 1913 at Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia
  Spouse:
  Marriage Date:
9. Claden/Clayton Hudgins, b.aft. 1863 at Buckingham County, Virginia, buried at "Locust Hill", Hudgins Family Cemetery, Buckingham County, Virginia

Sources: Elaine Comes has proved to be an invaluable resource on the Hudgins and Snoddy families. She has provided me with most of the family information found on Thomas Hudgens family group sheet. If you would like to contact her please email me for her address.

1870 Buckingham County, Virginia Census

1880 Cumberland County, Virginia Census

Hull, Janice J.R. Buckingham Burials: A Survey of Cemeteries in Buckingham County, Virginia. Alexandria: Hearthside Press, 1997. The Hudgins Cemetery identified by the book names it the "Boatwright/Hudgins Cemetery.

Hudgins Family Bible Record 1822-1992. Accession No. 37002 (includes surveyors map and a few photos of Thomas Henry Hudgins' children and grandchildren) Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia

NOTES:

7. James Hudgens, b.ca. 1743, d.bef. April 1823 at Cumberland County, Virginia
| Will 1823 | Deed 1770 - Frances Meador to James Hudgens | Deed 1774 - James Hudgens to Wm. Weatherford |

James Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 395. James Hudgens account presented by William Hix, his guardian. August Court 1760 Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
James Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 411. James Hudgens. orphan in account with William Allen, guardian. August Court 1762. Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
James Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 416. James Hudgens, orphan of Jno. Hudgens, in account with William Hix. August Court 1763. Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
James Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia 24 October 1768. James Donald and Robert Donald [Company] vs Drury Hudgens, James Hudgens and Jonas Meador Junior. Ward, Roger G. Cumberland County Virginia Court Order Books, Aug. 1767-Dec. 1787. Athens: New Papyrus Publishing Co., 2003.
James Hudgens, grantee, from Frances Meador for the consideration of 68 pounds, 5 shillings, 230 acres at the head of Muddy Creek, adj. John Wiatt, Edward Robinson, Edward Tabb, William May. Witnesses: John Jefferson, Edward Robinson, Jonas Meador. 3 December 1770, Cumberland County, Virginia, Deed Book 4, pp. 449-50. On 28 February 1774, James Hudgens sold this same 230 acre property to William Weatherford for 70 pounds. Cumberland County, Virginia, Deed Book 5, pp.244-45. See above links.
James Hudgens, grantee, from Robert Douglas and Catherine, 200 acres on Muddy Creek, Cumberland County, Virginia. 23 October 1786, Cumberland County, Virginia Deed Book 6, pp. 384-85.
James Hudgins: Cumberland County, Virginia 26 June 1786. Francis Flippen appointed surveyor from Ham Church to Douglass Path in room of Thomas Walton with hands of Thomas Walton, George Walton, Martha Walton, Robert Douglass, Martha Flippen, David Cason, Jacob Flippen, Phillip Flippen, John Wood, and James Hudgins. Ward, Roger G. Cumberland County Virginia Court Order Books, Aug. 1767-Dec. 1787. Athens: New Papyrus Publishing Co., 2003.
James Hudgins: Road Surveyors: At a court continued and held for Cumberland County the 24th day of November 1795. William Bond is appointed Surveyor of the Road from Scotts Church Road up to the Middle Road with his own hands, the hands of James Hudgins, John Flippen, William Austin, Mary Flippen (widow of John), Jesse Mosby, Alexander Roseberry, William Sanderson, Senr and junr, Thomas Hill, James and Clement Brown, William Wade, Wm. H. Wade and John Bradley.

Spouse: 7. Lucy ___ , b.bef. 1750

Some of the surnames that I think are possible for her last name are Allen, Holland, Douglass or Walton. In 1786, James Hudgens purchased 200 arces located on Muddy Creek from Robert and Catherine Douglass. James and Lukey Hudgens names appear on the Will of Samuel Allen, Cumberland County, Will Book 2, p.2 28 May 1769. They signed as witnesses.

Married ca. 1770s

Children:

John Hudgens, b.ca. 1775, d.bef.1829 in Cumberland County, Virginia
| Deed 1841 |
Spouse: Jane ____, d.bef. 1829 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Marriage Date:
Jane's name appears on the marriage bond for her daughter Jane D. Hudgins and John J. Walton.
1. William D. Hudgens, b.ca. 1790-1800 at Cumberland County, Virginia
  Spouse: Martha Merryman, d.bef. 1840 at Cumberland County, Virginia
  Marriage Date: bnd. 29 July 1832 at Cumberland County, Virginia; Elizabeth H. Merryman gave consent; Teste: Jane Merryman; surety: Isham Bradley
  Elizabeth H. Merryman is most likely the widow of John T. Merryman who died 17 September 1814. Her maiden name was Walton. They were married 4 September 1800 in Cumberland County, Virginia
  Cumberland County Deed Books, 24, pg. 427 and 22, pg. 254. 1840 Cumberland County census shows 2 sons ond one daughter. William D. Hudgens was the oldest child John Hudgens.
  From the Cumberland County, Virginia Chancery Court Records, 1823-003, Guardian Appointment of William D. Hudgins:
  William D. Hudgins is appointed Guardian for the infants. Defendants for the Special purpose of defending their interest in this suit and the coure cause to be heard by consent of parties on the Bill Answer and Exhibits filed in the Cause. In consideration whereof It is decreed and Ordered that John Flippen, Merrit Booker Geo. Boudurant, Taleton Woodson, Reuben Lewis and John Hatcher or any three of them who are appointed Commissioners for the purpose to divide according to number and value the negroes of which James Hudgens dec'd possessed and the Land of which he died seized according to quality and quantity into three agreed portion and allot to Wm. Hudgens, Thomas Hudgens and William D. Hudgens Guardian and Testor for the Children of John Hudgens each a portion and make report to Court for final Decree. Teste eilliam Powell
2. Sally L. Hudgens
  Spouse:
  Marriage Date:
  Will of James Hudgens, 1823.
3. James Hudgens
  | 1829 Deed | 1830 Deed | 1841 Deed |
  Spouse:
  Marriage Date:
  From the Cumberland County, Virginia, Chancery Court Record dated 28 December 1828:
  to the Worshipful the Justices of the County Court of Cumberland in Cnancery setting Humbly complaining herewith unto your Worship your orator. James Hudgens respectfully represents that many years since your orators grand father James Hudgens departed this life, after having first duly made his last will and testament which if of record in the County Court affordmentioned and after beqeathing certain legacies and devised to your orator and by our orators brothers and sisters one third part of his estate, that a division of the Estate of yours orators grand father took place and a negro woman named Lidia was allotted to your orator and his said brothers and sisters. That William D. Hudgens, Catherine Hudgens, Smith Hudgens, John Hudgens, Robert Hudgens, Jane Hudgens, and Lucy Hudgens all of whom except the first are underage are the heirs and legatees, and are titled to an equal part of the said property as devised by the Will of your orators Grandfather. In tender consideration of this worshipful Court ...
  Lidia was sold for $105.00 and $13.18 was distributed to James, William D., Catherine, Smith, John, Robert, Jane and Lucy Hudgens.
  Cumberland County Deed Book 24, pp. 427-28, 430-31.
4. Catherine M. Hudgens, buried 4 July 1866 at Bradley Farm, Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri
  Spouse: Isham Mosbey Bradley, b.ca. 1787, d. 24 October 1867 at Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri
  Marriage Date: 6 October 1832 at Cumberland County, Virginia; surety: William Austin
  Both reinterred at West Line, Cass County, Missouri. See: Kaw Township. Isham Bradley parents are John Bradley and Martha Mosbey.
  1. Lucy D. Bradley
    Spouse: Willis Steele
    Marriage Date:
  2. Martha J. Bradley
    Spouse: James Noland
    Marriage Date: 16 April 1874 at Cass County, Missouri
  3. Catherine Ann Bradley, b.ca. 1832 at Cumberland County, Virginia
    Spouse: Benjamin F. Duck b. at Williamsburg, Pennsylvania.
    Marriage Date: 15 January 1857 at Jackson County, Missouri
  4. Virginia T. Bradley, b.ca. 1833 at Cumberland County, Virginia
    Spouse:
    Marriage Date:
  5. John A. Bradley
    Spouse:
    Marriage Date:
  6. Susan E. Bradley
    Spouse:
    Marriage Date:
  7. Camillah Frances Bradley
    Spouse:
    Marriage Date:
  8. Charles W. Bradley
    Spouse:
    Marriage Date:
5. Smith Hudgens, b.ca. 1810 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d.bef. 1870
  Spouse?: Hannah T(anner?) (Samantha) Southall, b.ca. 1817, d.ca. 1918
  Marriage Date: bnd. 22 January 1838 at Cumberland County, Virginia; surety: Cary Southall.
  This is a problematic record. The marriage bond is recorded, 1838, in Cumberland County, however, the 1870 Cumberland County, Virginia census lists her name as Hannah. Smith Hudgens is not listed. In a 1841 deed, Smith Hudgins wife is identified as "Samantha" Hudgins. Hannah and Samantha are the same individual. Hannah's parents are Cary Southall (b.1793) and Mary Ellisy Maddox (b.1798). In the 1860 Cumberland County, Virginia census a Lucy A. Hudgens, age 6, is listed in the household. Samantha is to have lived to 101 years of age. She was referred to as "Grandma Manthy."
  In most records his name appears as Smith Hudgens/Hudgins. Family composition from the 1850 Cumberland County, Virginia census. Smith Hudgins is not listed in the household on the 1870 Cumberland County, Virginia census.
6. John A. Hudgens
  Spouse:
  Marriage Date:
  Indebted to Alexander Smith in 1839.
7. Jane D. Hudgens
  Spouse: John J. Walton
  Marriage Date: bnd. 23 March 1840 at Cumberland County, Virginia, consent: Jane Hudgens; surety: Jesse D. Parker; Teste: Robert Hudgens
8. Robert Hudgens, d.ca. 1875 at Missouri
  Spouse:
  Marriage Date:
  He was buried in the Bradley Farm cemetery with his sister Catherine and Isham Bradley in Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri.
9. Lucy M. Hudgens
  Spouse:
  Marriage Date:
Thomas Hudgens, b.ca 1770-84 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Spouse: Mary ___
Marriage Date:
William Hudgens
| 1835 Deed |
Spouse: Mary ____
Marriage Date:
William Hudgens signed the Administration Bond for his father in 1827. There is another record that appear in the Cumberland County, Virginia Chancery Court, 1823-003 where William Hudgens sued his brothers Thomas Hudgens, as administrator and John Hudgens. The suit also includes John Hudgens children, William D. Hudgins, James Hudgens, Catherine M. Hudgins, Smith Hudgins, John Hudgins, Robert Hudgins, Jane D. Hudgins and Lucy M. Hudgins.

Sources:

James Hudgins: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 7, pgs. 147-148, 18 October 1822. Sons: John Hudgins, Thomas Hudgins, William Hudgins, Grandson: William Hudgins, son of John, Sally L. Hudgins, dau. of John. Wit: William Flippen, Josiah Flippen and John Flippen. Recorded 28 April 1823. One can be pretty certain that James Hudgens is the son of John Hudgens and Martha Holloway, from the supposition that Flippens signed his will as witnesses. To my knowledge, no Flippens owned land in the area of Horn Quarter or Bear Creeks where Robert Hudgens children lived.

Cumberland County, Virginia Deeds: DB 4, pp. 449-50; DB 5, pp. 244-45; DB 22, p. 254; DB 24, pp/ 427-28

Cumberland County, VIrginia Censuses 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900

Cumberland County, Virginia and It's People, 1st Suppl. 1987, pg. 11 for Edwin Archer Hudgins and Emily Austin children.

NOTES:

In the 1850 Jackson County, Missouri census there is a John A. Hudgens, b. VA, wife Catherine, b.KY and a Lucy J. and Mary.

Hudgens, Henry H., farmer and stock-raiser, section 20, post office Unionville; was born October 16, 1811, in Cumberland County, Virginia, and emigrated to Williamson County, Illinois, in 1835 where he lived till 1847, when he came to Davis County [Missouri], arriving in Bloomfield in June, where he lived until 1848, when he moved to his present farm. Mr. Hudgens was a member of the first board of supervisors in Davis County, elected by the democratic party. He has been a prosperous farmer and an honored citizen, a member of the Protestant Methodist Church for a good many years. His farm is located on North Soap Creek, and contains 120 acres of land, well improved, watered and fenced. He was married November 7, 1836, to Miss Susan Harrison, a native of Tennessee. They have eight children, William C., Thomas J., Lucian B., Mary J. (wife of Hiram Clark, of Appanoose County), James M., George W. and John M. (living at home), and Rebecca (wife of H.H. Wheeler, of Fremont County).

8. John Hudgens, b.ca. 1720 at Amelia/Caroline County, Virginia, d. 1753 at Cumberland County, Virginia

Death date from a Cumberland County, Virginia Chancery Court Record, 1764-004.
Some researchers show John as being the father of Holloway Hudgens. Holloway was born between 1750 and 1760 and would have been included in the guardian bonds for John Hudgens children. Only Drury, William, James and Mary appear on those guardian bonds. Holloway Hudgens is the son of Robert Hudgens, by proof of a Deed of Gift, Cumberland County, Virginia, Deed Book 5, pp. 142. In a lawsuit against the administrators of John Hudgens estate, Drury Hudgens sued his Uncle. The Chancery record of this lawsuit, states that Robert Hudgens is the brother of John Hudgens.
Robert Hudgens and John Colquit were the executors of John Hudgens estate. Robert Hudgens was also appointed as guardian for John Hudgens' daughter Mary Hudgens who married Francis Flippen. Most people show John Hudgens, husband of Martha Holloway, death date as 23 October 1758, but he was at least dead by 13 June 1755 as based on court record: "Action of Debt. Robert Hudgens and c. executors of John Hudgens against James Martin. The defendant says he cannot deny he owes 10.4 pounds current money. It's considered by the Court the plaintiffs recover 10.4 pounds." Caroline County, Virginia Court Order Book. The Court Records of Caroline County were burned during the Civil War. It would appear that John Hudgens Will was recorded in Caroline County, Virginia, since Robert Hudgens is identified as an "executor" rather than administrator of John Hudgens estate. In a Chancery Court record filed in Cumberland County, a will is mentioned for John Hudgens. According to the complaint, the will was dated 5 November 1753, see partial transcript below.
The following is a transcription of a portion of the Chancery Court Record:
To the worshipfull Court of Cumberland County, Sitting in Chancery Humbly Complaining ____ unto your worships your Orator Drury Hudgens and Mary Hudgens Infants under the age of twenty one years by George Carrington, Jun'r their next friend James Hudgens and Infant by William Hix his lawful Guardian and William Hudgens an Infant by William Allen his lawful Guardian.
That some time about the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty three one John Hudgens the father of Being seised and possessing a considerable estate both real and personal did by his last will and Testament in writing bearing the date the fifth day of November in the year the aforsaid year 1753 devises to his four children your orators in Sundry tracts of the said will lands slaves stock ____ funiture etc etc and in particular did devisee to his three sons of ___ one thrid part of his negro slaves when they should arrive to the age of twenty one years and did also leave to his brother Robert Hudgens Def'd herein often named the care of all his Negroes to devised to his children for their sum of ten years and further the said John Hudgens did of his said last will appoint the said Rob't Hudgens ___ Drury Hudgens and John Colquit another Def'd hereto Executors....
From the Cumberland County, Virginia Chancery Court records, Index 1764-004. This record is available at the Library of Virginia, Archives, Richamond, Virginia. This record is also the first mention that Robert and John Hudgens are brothers. The chancery complaint deals with John Colquit and Robert Hudgens negelecting the slaves placed under their care and specifically that Robert Hudgens abused two of the slaves, who eventually died. The Chancery Court ordered the division of the estate as follows:
Drury Hudgens received slaves, Isaac and Sharper, William Allen provided $10.40 for hire of a slave and cash from his Uncle Robert of $14.00. James Hudgens received one slave, James, one Bible and Prayer book and the blance of a bond from William Clark of $69.00. William Hudgens received one woman slave, Pegg, a Tallifero bond of $24.10, one prayer book and slate, cash from William Hix of $3.12, cash from William Allen, $1.00 and cash in hand of $36.00.
Mary Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 416. Mary Hudgens in account with Robert Hudgens her guardian. Sworn to by Robert Hudgens ex. and recorded September 26, 1763. Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
Mary Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 424. Mary Hudgens, orphan of John Hudgens, deceased in account with Robert Hudgens, her guardian. 26 August 1765 Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
William Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 416. Estate of William Hudgens, orphan of John Hudgens in account with William Allen. 22 August 1763 Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
William Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 423. William Hudgens, of Jno. Hudgens in account with William Allen. Paid his 1/3 part of his father's estate. Account examined and recorded 24 September 1764. Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
William Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 425. William Hudgens, orphan of John Hudgens, deceased in account with William Allen, his guardian. 26 August 1765 Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
William Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 428. William Hudgens, orphan of Jno., deceased in account with William Allen. 25 August 1766. Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
James Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 395. James Hudgens account presented by William Hix, his guardian. August Court 1760 Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
James Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 411. James Hudgens. orphan in account with William Allen, guardian. August Court 1762. Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
James Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pg. 416. James Hudgens, orphan of Jno. Hudgens, in account with William Hix. August Court 1763. Katherine Reynolds. Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782.
Drury Hudgens: Cumberland County, Virginia, 24 February 1756. Robert Hudgens, Drury Hudgens, an Infant under the age of twenty one years by Robert Hudgens his next friend and John Colquit, Executors of John Hudgens, Decd., Plts. agt. Joseph Price. Fretwell, Shela S. Abstracts of the Cumberland County, Virginia Court Order Books from June 1749 to May 1756. priv. pub. 1987, pg. 201.
Deed Book 1, Amelia County, Virginia, pg. 333. John Hugins, Planter, of Rawleigh Parish to James Holloway, Planter. Dated 21 August 1741. Consideration 13 pounds. Wit: None. 198 acres U/S Flat Creek between lines of Edward Hubbard, James Collins, and William Hendrick, bounded in part by lines of Daniel Hamlin and William Hurt, being the tract patent to David Thomas on 1 February 1738. Deed ackn. by John Hudgens and ordered recorded at Court held 21 August 1741. From: Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey. Deed Book 1, Amelia County, Virginia Deeds 1735-1743 Bonds 1735-1741. Amelia: Mid-South Publishing Co., 1981
John Hudgens' land bordered that of William Hendricks. William Hendricks died sometime in 1739 and his widow Martha [nee Parker] married Robert Hudgens. John Colquit, executor for John Hudgens estate, son, John Colquit, Jr. would marry Elizabeth Hendricks, dau. of Martha and William Hendricks.
The relationship of John Hudgens and Robert Hudgens is not clear as to whether they were brothers or father and son. Robert Hudgens is the older, by about 15 years.

Spouse: 8. Martha Holloway

Abstract of Will of John Holloway:
Will Book 1, pg. 153, Cumberland County, Virginia. JOHN HOLLOWAY of Southam Parish, Cumberland County, dated 13 December 1757, probated 24 July 1758. Son, John Holloway's three daughters, Sarah, Phebe, Drucilla, 200 acres of my 300 acres beginning on West line running both sides of Soake Arse Creek and a negro man when they arrive at age of 18 years; my son James Holloway; my son William Holloway, land where I now live; my son, Samuel Holloway, land where I live; my wife Hannah Holloway; grandaughter Mary Hudgens; daughter Jane Meador; daughter Martha Hudgens. Ex. wife Hanna and two sons James and William Holloway. Wit: John Bowden, John Hix, Charles Holand, Mary Bowden. Securities: James Meador and Alexander Trent.

Married ca. 1740-42

Children:

Drury Hudgens, b. 11 October 1742 at Virginia, d. 5 February 1807 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Cumberland County, Virginia, 24 February 1756. Robert Hudgens, Drury Hudgens, an Infant under the age of twenty one years by Robert Hudgens his next friend and John Colquit, Executors of John Hudgens, Decd., Plts. agt. Joseph Price, Deft. In case. This day came a jury, to wit, Gideon Patteson, John Alexander, Pritchard Field, George Chambers, James Ligon, John Hobson, Benjamin Wilson, Robert Burton, Henry Harmen, Field Bradshaw, John Hughes, and Richard Daniel, who say that the defendant is not Guilty of the Trover and Conversion. The plaintifs are to take nothing by their Bill but that for their false laimour be in mercy and c. and the defendant go without delay and recover against the plaintifs his costs, to be levied of the Goods and Chattels of the decedent in the hands of the plaintifs or of their own proper goods and Chattels. On the motion of John McGuire, a witness for Robert Hudgens, Drury Hudgens and John Colquit, Exors. of John Hudgens, decd, agt. Jospeh Price, It is ordered that they pay him one hundred and seventy five pounds of tobacco for seven days attendence at this court. On the motion of Samuel Bridgwater, a Witness for Robert Hudgens, Drury Hudgens and John Colquit, Exors. of John Hudgens, decd. agt. Joseph Price, It is ordered that they pay him fifty pounds tobacco for two days attendence. Adjoined. Signed Thos. Turpin. Fretwell, Shela S. Abstracts of the Cumberland County, Virginia Court Order Books from June 1749 to May 1756. priv. pub. 1987, pg. 201.
Drury Hudgens was listed on a return of "Insolvents" by George Carrington, Deputy Sheriff for Benjamin Wilson of Cumberland County for the year 1788.
Drury Hudgens was a soldier in 1760 and served six months in Capt. Charles Scott's Co., Bryd's Regiment Cumberland County, Virginia, 27 March 1780(or 60?). From: William A. Crozier's Virginia's Colonial Militia 1651-1776
Spouse: Liza Murray, b. at Stafford County, Virginia
Marriage Date: ca. 1761 at Cumberland County, Virginia
According to a Cumberland County Chancery Court record, Drury's wife maiden name was Murray and not Woodson. The following is the first part of the complaint filed in court:
To the worshipful Court of Cumberland County sitting in Chancery
Humbly complaining then unto your Worship your Orators and Oratrix's Drury Hudgens and Liza his wife, John Merryman and Nancy his wife which the said Liza and Nancy are two of the Daughters and surviving Devisees under the Will of Anthony Murray late of the county of Stafford deceased and also two of the Sisters and Co-heiress's of John Murray late Son of the said Anthony Murray dec'd Mary Murray Widow Relict and one of the Devisees under the will of the said Anthony Murray, and Febe Murray one of the Daughters and surviving Devisees under the Will of the said Anthony Murray and also one of the Sisters and co-heiress's of the said John Murray, by George Carrington her next friend. ...
Cumberland County, Virginia Chancery Records, Index no. 1762-006. This record can be found at the Library of Virginia, Archives. The record also contains the will of Anthony Murray dated 1750. Anthony Murray identifies a brother in the will, Richard.
Most of this family group sheet is based on a family Bible record of John M. Hudgins located at the State Library of Virginia web site.
James Hudgens, b.ca. 1743 at Virginia, d.bef. April 1823 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Spouse: Luzey/Lukey ____
Marriage Date:
Mary Hudgens, b.ca. 1744 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Mary Hudgens is mentioned in the will of John Holloway as his grandaughter. Robert Hudgens was her guardian after the death of her father John Hudgens.
Spouse: Francis Flippen, b.ca. 1748 at Goochland County, Virginia, d 30 September 1795 at Cumberland County, Virginia
Marriage Date: ca. 1765 at Cumberland County, Virginia
1. Elizabeth Flippen, b.ca. 1767 at Cumberland County, Virginia
2. Nancy Flippen, b.ca. 1769 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d.ca. 1835 at Rockingham County, North Carolina
  Spouse: John Meador, b. 22 March 1768
  Marriage Date:
3. Jane Flippen, b.ca. 1770 at Cumberland County, Virginia
  Spouse: Hanse Steger
  Marriage Date: 1 January 1794 at Cumberland County, Virginia
4. Phebe Flippen, b.ca. 1771 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d.ca. 1841 at Cumberland County, Virginia
  Spouse: William Meador, b.ca. 1771
  Marriage Date: ca. 1808
  1. Jonas Meador, b.ca. 1809, d.ca. 1868
    Spouse: Mary Oakley
    Marriage Date: 26 November 1832 at Cumberland County, Virginia
    1. Julia Ann Meador, b. 28 September 1833
    2. William Meador
    3. James Alpheus Meador
    4. Lewis E. Meador
    5. Mary E. Meador
    6. Thomas Meador
    7. Robert Meador
    8. Jonas M. Meador
    9. Manville T. Meador
    10. Meritt Singleton Meador, b.ca. 1843
    11. John D. Meador
  2. Martha Meador
  3. Mary Meador
  4. Nancy Meador
  5. Sarah J. Meador
  6. Delilah Meador, b. 16 November 1811
5. Jesse Flippen, b.ca. 1773 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d.ca. 1824 at Cumberland County, Virginia
6. Robert Alexander Flippen, b.ca. 1775 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d.ca. 1824 at Cumberland County, Virginia
  Spouse: Frances "Fanny" Walton, March 1802 at Cumberland County, Virginia
7. Frances Flippen, b.ca. 1778 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d.ca. 1870 at Cumberland County, Virginia,
  Spouse:John Hambleton, ca. 1808 at Cumberland County, Virginia
8. John Flippen, b.ca. 1779 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d.bef. 1850
  Spouse: Judith Flippen
9. Martha Scott "Patsy" Flippen, b.ca. 1781 at Cumberland County, Virginia
  Spouse: Robert Mendum
10. Fanny Flippen, b.ca. 1783 at Cumberland County, Virginia
William Hudgens, b.ca. 1745, d.bef. 22 August 1781 (date of probate of his will in Cumberland County, Virginia)
Spouse: Elizabeth Flippen, b. 1742 at Cumberland County, Virginia, d.bef. 1781
Marriage Date: ca. 1772 at Cumberland County, Virginia
William left the care of his children to James Hudgens. He asked James to move onto his plantation. Elizabeth is not mentioned in the will. One can presume that Elizabeth had preceded William in death. Elizabeth father is Ralph Flippen and she was the sister of Francis Flippen who married Mary Hudgens
1. Sally Hudgens
  Spouse: Buckner Overby
  Marriage Date:
2. John E. Hudgens, d. 28 October 1839 at Cumberland County, Virginia
  Spouse: Mary V. ____, d. 10 November 1829 at Cumberland County, Virginia
  Marriage Date: UNK
  From the Virginia Historical Inventory (available from the Library of Virginia web site): Hudgins Tavern alternative name Locust Grove Location: 2.4 miles north of Cumberland Virgini, on route 60; thence left 11.9 miles on Route 45; thence left 5.3 miles on Route 16; thence left .7 mile on Route 610; thence left .2 mile. Date: about 1815 [In my estimation this land may have been in the Hudgens family before 1815. It may be the original homestead of William Hudgens] Owners: The date 1815 appears on the west chimney. In 1839, John Hudgins' will was recorded and in it provided for his place to be sold and the proceeds divided among his children. In that same year, Henry V. Hudgins, executor of John Hudgins' estate, sold the tavern to Richard I. Anderson. At his death in 1887, the place was left to his second wife and her children, Wister and Hildreth. The children sold their interest to their mother Sallie Anderson and in 1917 she sold the tavern, then known as Locust Grove, to A. [?] Piercy. It was necessary for the Federal Land Bank to take over the place. It was sold in 1931 to P.L. Duncan, who is the present owner.
  John E. wife's last name maybe Walton. The information for John Hudgens and Mary V. ____ comes from a pedigree chart by Marilyn Hiatt Hudgens.
3. Jean/Jane? Hudgens
  Spouse: Samuel Toler
  I believe her name was Jane based on the witnesses to the division of her father's estate. Division of Estate & Allotment of Williams Hudgens estate, Will Book 1, pg. 505. February 1791, Wit: Samuel Toler and Jane, his wife, Sally Hudgens, and John Hudgens. Recorded 29 March 1791 by Benjamin Wilson and John Hatcher. James Hudgens submitted an account of his brother's estate 30 March 1791 which was examined by Benjamin Wilson and John Hatcher. Alexander Trent and John Holloway provided security.
  Marriage Date:
4. Polly (Mary?) Hudgens, d.bef. 1791?
  Polly Hudgens was not listed on the division of the estate recorded 29 March 1791.

Sources:

Cumberland County Will Bk. 1. Administrator accounts for Mary, William, and James.

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