Person:John Hudson (90)

Records

From Revolutionary War Pension file of John Hudson, father of John Irby Hudson:

The deposition of Matthew Manning Esq (of lawful age) who being first duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he knew Capt. John Hudson. That Capt. John Hudson was always considered an Officer in the Revolutionary war. That said Capt Hudson married Mary Smith and had several children by her, and died sometime about the year 1790 leaving his widow Mary Hudson and three children, to wit: Wm. Smith Hudson, Elizabeth Bressie Hudson and Jno Irby Hudson. This deponent further deposes that the said Wm. Smith Hudson and Elizabeth Bressie Hudson died many years ago without issue, leaving their mother Mary Hudson and their brother John Irby Hudson. This deponent further saith that the said John I. Hudson married Catharine Lanier and had a child called Wm. Smith Hudson Jr, and died leaving is mother Mary Hudson and his widow Catharine Hudson, and his son Wm. Smith Hudson Jr. That said Catharine Hudson, and his son Wm. Smith Hudson Jr. that said Catharine Hudson afterwards married John Harper and had two children, to wit: Marshall Harper and Emaline Harper. this deponent further saith that Mary Hudson the widow of Capt. John Hudson departed this life leaving her grandson Wm. Smith Hudson Jr. her sole heir at law, and that said Wm. Smith Hudson Jr. died in the your 1824 leaving his mother Catharine Harper, and Marshall and Emaline Harper, the brother & sister of the half blood, his heirs at law. That said Marshall Harper in the year 1825 died leaving his mother Catharine Harper and his sister Emmaline Harper and his father the said John Harper. That in the year 1827 the said Catharine Harper died leaving her husband the said John Harper & her daughter the said Emmaline Harper. Further this deponent saith not.

M. Manning [8 Jan 1830]