Person:John Dudding (2)

John Dudding was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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About John Dudding

Research by Dr. Earl Elliott Dudding claims that A. Earl Duddingston’s only son, Alfred Wellington Duddingston, became involved in a dispute with the English authorities when he was a young man. To escape persecution, he changed his name to Dudding and moved to the back country of Virginia, but there do not appear to be any records in Virginia to support his assumption, and appears to likely have been based upon some "family tradition".

There was a John Dudding who enlisted in 1776 in Capt. Christopher Gist’s Company made up of Augusta County Troops. This Company fought under Col. George Washington during the French and Indian War. Included in this list was a John Dudding who was 5'4½" tall (short and stocky was a Dudding family trait), he enlisted Oct. 10, 1756 and it stated he was born in England. This appears to be the likely progenitor of the Dudding family in the Valley of Virginia. Source: The Dudding Family by Ivan N. Hunter Additional research and sources are needed to prove the identity of the Dudding progenitor in the Valley of Virginia, although John Dudding listed above appears to be the most plausible conclusion at this time until other records prove otherwise.

Records in Virginia

• 1776 - John Dudding was listed on an enlistment roll dated 1776 of Capt. Christopher Gist’s Company made up of Augusta County Troops. This Company fought under Col. George Washington during the French and Indian War. Included in this list was a John Dudding who was 5'4 ½" tall (short and stocky was a Dudding family trait), he enlisted Oct. 10, 1756 and it stated he was born in England. Source: The Dudding Family by Ivan N. Hunter

1.   Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. (Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 2006).

   Name: John Dudding
   Arrival year: 1756
   Arrival Place: Virginia
   Primary Immigrant: Dudding, John
   Source Publication Code: 622.5
   Annotation: Date and place of first mention. Place of birth, age, residence, occupation, and physical description may also be provided.
   Source Bibliography: BOCKSTRUCK, LLOYD DEWITT Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988.