Person:Benjamin Suddath (2)

Disambiguation

NOTE: Some researchers have confused this Benjamin Suddath with another Benjamin Suddath (1722-1810), son of Robert Suddath and Diana, who is about the same age. Please be careful in making additions to this family, and please provide sources to any updates.

Notes

From the Stoddard/Suddath Papers, page 185-186, will of Benjamin Suddath:

Fairfax County, Virginia, will book "F", pg. 156-158

In the name of God, amen I, Benjamin Suddath of the county of Fairfax, Truro Parish ... Item ... to Silent Suddath ... my estate during her natural life ... son William, negro boy Moses, now in the possession of son Lewis, buy named Peter; son James, girl named Let.; . . . plantation furniture; etc.... After death of my wife it is my will that all remains of my estate be divided among the whole of my children except William Suddath. Sons - Benjamin and James, Executors. 4/26/1791. Teste: Richard Wheeler, James Simpson, Thomas Winsor.

• - tradition is William married against Father's will. Bonds: Silent, Benjamin Suddath, James Suddath, John Kent, Thomas Pollard - $1,000. Daughters, their husbands are mentioned in Catherine Halley's will. Nancy and Peggy each married Kings.

From World Family Tree, Cd#7, Tree #008:

ANCESTOR'S SERVICES BENJAMIN SUDDATH Signer of the Non-Importation Act in 1776 in Fairfax Co., Va.

In 1776 George Mason prepared and had passed the celebrated Virginia Bill of Rights. Thomas Jefferson prepared the Preamble which was attached to Mason's Bill of Rights. The Non-Importation Association gave copies of this agreement to prominent gentlemen in each county to be circulated for singatures. Six of these agreements bearing signatures of various Fairfax County inhabitants have survived. Below is a true copy of one of these.

The subscribers inhabitants of the county of Fairfax in the Colony of Va. having duly considered the above agreement and association and being convinced of the utility and real necessity of the measure therein recommended to sincerely and conditionally accede thereto and do hereby voluntarily and faithfully each and every person for himself upon his word and honor agree and promise that he will strictly and firmly abide by every article and Resolution herein contained according to the precendent and meaning thereof. H. Ross, Geo. Winn, Sm. X. Rogers Sr., Pet Wagner, Peter Sarter, Thomas Withers Coffer, Wm. Hamilton, Martin Cockburn, Wilb. Marbury, Thomas Cookerille Jr., Edw. Washington, Wm. Stone, Benj. Cockerille, Wm. Bayly, John (?name not legible), John Campbell, Thomas Hornbuckles, Pierce Bayly, Jonathan Denty, August Darnell, Jas. Daneale, James H. Lane, Samuel Bayly, BENJAMIN SUDDATH, Wm. Linton.

1790 Fauquier County, Virginia - Personal Property List:

Sudduth, Benjamin pg. 21 Sudduth, William pg. 21 Sutthard, Benjamin pg. 21

From Genealogy of Benjamin Rigg: (http://www.number-one.org/~rigg/dlr0077.htm)

John Rigg (B. 1748) lived between James Simpson and Ben SUDDUTH on Rd. Q Road to the Pond... Pohick Road... Truro Parish. Mrs. Rigg, widow, lived between Wm. Hall and Henry Wingate on road the from Hallace's old field to Pohick Road at John Fowler's.

1. ↑ Mary Stoddard Suddath. Stoddard-Sudduth Papers, compiled by Mary Sudduth Stoddard. (reprinted by Higginson Book Company)
   p. 184.