Hezekiah Rudd

- Bef 1803

• Name	Hezekiah Rudd
  Gender	Male
  Will	3 Sep 1803	Caswell County, North Carolina   [1]
  Died	Bef Oct 1803	Caswell County, North Carolina   [1]
  Will proved	Oct 1803	Caswell County, North Carolina   [1]
  _UID	4A87912BC41C49CDA33C59DD3216637DC089
  Person ID	I2334	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	James Rudd,   d. Bef 11 Nov 1785, Chesterfield County, Virginia
  Mother	Mary,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	30 Nov 1778	Chesterfield County, Virginia   [2, 3]
  Children	9 children
  1. Hezekiah Rudd,   d. Bef Oct 1803, Caswell County, North Carolina
  2. Aldridge Rudd
  3. Robert Rudd
  4. Frederick Rudd
  5. Lumanna Rudd
  6. Tabitha Rudd
  7. Keziah Rudd
  8. Lurany Rudd
  9. Caron Rudd
  Family ID	F898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Hawkins,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Oct 1779	Amelia County Virginia
  Children	1. Jeremiah Rudd,   b. Abt 1783,   d. Bef Jul 1863, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 80 years) Married: Susanna Evans (1811)   2. Vincy Rudd Married: William Pinchback   3. Nancy Rudd   4. Bidsey Rudd Married: Adam Stafford   5. David Rudd   6. Rebecca Rudd   7. James Rudd
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hezekiah Rudd made a will dated 3 Sept. 1803, which was proved in the October Court for Caswell Co. in 1803. Hezekiah is identiifed in the will as being of Chesterfiled Co., VA. He states that the estate should be kept together until the youngest child reaches 10 years of age and then is to be divided equally among all his children. The children named are Viney Pinchback, Jeremiah, Nancey, James, Bidsey, David, and Rebecca Rudd. He appoints William Pinchback and wife Viney to keep children. The executors are William Pinchback and Jeremiah Rudd. A Gordon, Levi Fuller, and Frankey Rudd witnessed the will. Caswell Co. Will Book E, p. 29. Katherine Kerr Kendall, Caswell County North Carolina Will Books, 1777-1814, (Baltimore, Clearfield Co. 1979), p. 89. 12 December 1795 - Capt. CHEATHAM and Capt. RUDD among those named to meet at Chesterfield Co. Courthouse on the 23 of this month to hold a General Court-Martial for the trial of Capt Thomas RAILEY, Robert WOOLDRIDGE, Aaron HAKINS and Richard GOODE, in arrest for disobedience of orders, of which Court Major BURFOOT is to preside. Their disobedience was in refusing to sit in a Court of Enquiry and assessment of fines for the Second BATTALION on 26 October last, in a house of Fras. LOCKETT, Sr., on the north side of the road. RAILEY and WOOLDRIDGE objected to Capts. Hezekiah RUDD, Thomas BRANCH, and Lieut. William GOODE sitting on the Court, and they refusing to sit, there was not a sufficient number of officers to compose a board. (Calendar of VA State Papers, Vol. 8, pp. 346-47)

  
  

• Sources

  [S236] Caswell County, North Carolina, Wills (FamilySearch)(0ld), Hezekiah Rudd; Will; 1803; E; 29; 12 May 2015 (Reliability: 3). [S266] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (Ancestry), James Rudd; 20 Nov 1778; Chesterfield Co., Virginia; 18 December 2016; FHL Film 0031988 (Reliability: 2). Name: James Rudd Gender: Male Marriage Date: 30 Nov 1778 Marriage Place: Chesterfield, Virginia Spouse: Ann Cheatham FHL Film Number: 30869 Reference ID: p 7 [S266] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (Ancestry), Ann Cheathem; 20 Nov 1778; Chesterfield Co., Virginia; 18 December 2016; FHL Film 0031988 (Reliability: 2). Name: Ann Cheatham Gender: Female Marriage Date: 30 Nov 1778 Marriage Place: Chesterfield, Virginia Spouse: James Rudd FHL Film Number: 30869 Reference ID: p 7