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Facts and Events
Will Abstract
- Will of John Dudding of Kanawha County, Virginia, written 20th September 1838.
- Names his wife during her widowhood one third of his estate, to be equally divided among all if his children at her death.
- Names three sons Joseph, William and Anderson and four daughters Elizabeth McCown, Polly Harres, Saray Dudding and Nancy Johnson
- Mentions son Anderson living with him, son William to have "one hundred dollars exchang of a Negroes".
- Wit: Alese Wilson, Samuel C. Styles, Wm. Styles, Jas. S. Wilson.
- Proven 7th September 1842.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Genealogy.com.
3.John L.3 Dudding (Alfred Wellington2 Duddington, Alfred Earl1 Dudding) was born Abt. 1772 in Botetourt County, Virginia(Warm Spring now in Bath County), and died September 07, 1842 in Nitro, Kanawha County, (VA) West Virginia.He married (1) Sarah Bellamy February 15, 1792 in Botetourt Co., Va..She was born Abt. 1774 in Kanawha County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1804 in Botetourt Co., Va..He married (2) Rebeckah Persinger November 12, 1804 in Botetourt Co., Va..She was born 1780 in Virginia, and died in Kanawha County, Virginia.
Notes for John L. Dudding:
Source Notes:Bill Wintz, St. Albans, West Virginia.
Info from Forrest Thornton.
Atkinson's History of Kanawha County
Dr. Earl Ellicott Dudding of Washington, DC, and his son
Earl B. Dudding, Provo, Utah
John Dudding and John Persinger were among the first settlers in the Nitro area.They settled along the Kanawha River near where the I-64 bridge crosses over Kanawha.They both had large families.John Dudding came from Warm Springs, Va., between the Greenbrier and Cow Pasture Rivers in Virginia.John and Catherine Persinger came from Covington, Va. and settled just opposite the mouth of Coal River.
John's sister, Rebecca, married John Dudding.John Persinger died in 1810.John Dudding and Rebecca (his 3rd wife), built a cabin where the I-64 bridge is and kept squatters rights until 1833.He bought the place then.John died in 1842 and his son, Anderson, inherited the land along with Amy Thomas, his wife.
John, the common ancestor of most of the Kanawha County Duddings, became an extensive land owner before his death in 1842.According to the Kanawha County Land Books, he owned as much as 600 acres at one time.In his Will, recorded September 9, 1942, he stated that his wife, Rebecca should receive one third of his estate and that the remainder should be divided between his three sons, Joseph, William and Anderson, and his four daughters, Elizabeth McCown, Polly Harris, Sarah Dudding and Nancy Johnson.
More About John L. Dudding:
Burial: Dudding Lane area of present Nitro, WV
Occupation: Abt. 1799, Builder & Operator of Dudding's Mill
Notes for Sarah Bellamy:
Sarah's death is based on John's 2nd marriage in 1796 and after their child's birth in 1793.
Early Marriages, Wills and Rev. War Records of Botetourt Co., Va. by Anne L. Worrell, pager 15-16.
Marriage Notes for John Dudding and Sarah Bellamy:
Marriage Notes in Early Marriages, Wills & Rev. War Records of Botetourt co., Va. by Anne L. Worrell, page 15-16.
Notes for Rebeckah Persinger:
Early Marriages, Wills and Rev. War Records of Botetourt Co., Va. by Anne L. Worrell, pages 15-16
Children of John Dudding and Sarah Bellamy are:
+ 8 i. Elizabeth E.4 Dudding, born 1793 in Botetourt Co., Va.; died February 25, 1887 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
+ 9 ii. Joseph R. Dudding, born 1801 in Kanawha County, Virginia; died Aft. 1860 in Kanawha County, Virginia.
+ 10 iii. William Dudding, born March 08, 1802 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia; died March 20, 1860 in Kanawha County,(West) Virginia.
Children of John Dudding and Rebeckah Persinger are:
11 i. Polly4 Dudding, born 1805 in Botetourt Co., Va..She married Unknown Harris March 29, 1822 in Gallia, Ohio.
+ 12 ii. Nancy Dudding, born Abt. 1810.
+ 13 iii. Anderson Dudding, born 1812 in Botetourt Co., Va.(Now Kanawha Co., WV; died September 11, 1882 in Weirton, West Virginia.
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/f/i/n/Judy-S-Fink-VA/GENE2-0003.html
- United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).
Name: John Dudding
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Kanawha, Kanawha, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 [b. bet. 1766-1784]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [b. bet. 1766-1784]
Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 9
- United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).
Name: John Dudding
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Kanawha, Virginia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 [b. 1775 or before]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [b. bet. 1776-1794]
Slaves - Males - Under 14: 2
Slaves - Females - Under 14: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 3
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 14
- United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19).
Name: John Dudding
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Kanawha, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 [b. bet. 1771-1780]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 4
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 3
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total Slaves: 7
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 18
- West Virginia. Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985
Kanawha Will Book, Vol A, 1831-1882; Will Record, Vol 1, 1820-1858.
Name: John Dudding
Probate Date: 20 Sep 1838
Probate Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1838
Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA
Item Description: Will Book, Vol A, 1831-1882; Will Record, Vol 1, 1820-1858
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