William B Sudberry

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From the Valdo James Smith Research document, The Sudburys of Virginia and Tennessee.

WILLIAM R. SUDBERRY was born in 1864, in either Rutherford County or
Bedford County, Tennessee.
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From the Valdo James Smith Research document, The Sudburys of Virginia and Tennessee.

JOHN L. SUDBURY was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1812. His
family migrated from Virginia to Rutherford County, Tennessee sometime after
1820. On September 25, 1838, John married SARAH WOOD in Rutherford
County. Sarah had been born in Tennessee in 1820.

John is one of only four Sudburys listed in the 1840 Tennessee census index, where
he is shown living in Robertson County (apparently a mistake for Rutherford County)
on a parcel of land next to his father. John's age in the 1840 census is listed as
between 20 and 30, while his wife, Sarah, falls into the 15-20 category. Their first
daughter, also named Sarah, is listed as under 5 years old.

In the 1850 Tennessee census index, John is listed with a middle initial "M", which
appears to be a mistake, since the 1840 and 1870 censuses give his middle initial as
"L". There is ample reason to believe that the John L. of the 1840 census and the
John M. of the 1850 census are the same individual. The John of the 1850 census is
also shown to be living on a parcel of land in Rutherford County adjacent to William
W. Sudbury, and the ages of his wife and first child match (with enough accuracy)
the categories of the 1840 census. The 1850 census lists John at age 38, his wife
Sarah at age 31, and the following children: Sarah F. (age 10), John H. (age 9),
Elizabeth R. (age 7), Mary T. (age 5), Martha A. (age 4), and Charles R. (age 3
months). A birthplace of Tennessee is listed for John's wife, Sarah.

Although there is no entry for John in the 1860 census index, an entry for him (age
58) appears in the 1870 census index in Bedford County, which is situated directly
south of Rutherford County. About John's later years, Robert Martin McBride
writes:

John L. Sudberry and his family lived until after 1870 in the 9th and 5th districts
of Bedford County. Their home was about one mile north of the village of
Longview. On that property (now owned by a Mrs. Boyce) is an old graveyard,
identified on maps as being the "Sudberry Cemetery". It contains a number of
old graves, either unmarked or with illegible inscriptions, and a number of
marked graves. This spot is probably the resting place of William and Ona
Sudberry, his parents.

John and his wife Sarah had a total of ten children. Robert McBride observes that
most of these children eventually migrated to Texas.

Robert McBride. Robert spells the last name of this branch of the family as
"Sudberry", and since that is the spelling these family members themselves appear to
use, I will follow that spelling beginning with members of the Fifth Generation.
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John married Sarah Wood on 25 Sep 1838 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Sarah was born about 1819. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From the Valdo James Smith Research document, The Sudburys of Virginia and Tennessee.

WILLIAM WILSON SUDBURY was born in Virginia in 1780. His ancestor, Robert
Martin McBride, gives the place of his birth as Amelia County. Robert is also the
source for William's middle name. According to Robert, William married ONA
RUDD on May 7, 1807, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. The following inform-
ation about Ona and her family is quoted from Robert's history entitled The McBride
Family of Rutherford County, Tennessee:

Ona ("Oney") Rudd was born in Prince Edward County in 1782 or 1783. She
was the daughter of JOHN RUDD, JR. and his wife, AGNES CLARKE, who
were married in Prince Edward County on April 30, 1782. Her paternal grand-
father was JOHN RUDD, SR., who died in Chesterfield County in 1791, leaving
his wife, ONEY and several children. Her maternal grandfather was JESSE
CLARKE, of Chesterfield County.

A great-grandson of Ona Rudd Sudberry stated that the Rudd family were of Irish
ancestry and that they settled on the James River during the Revolutionary War.
Some of the Rudd family came to Tennessee. In 1836, Shadrack Rudd and John
C. Rudd were living in the 15th District of Williamson County, Tennessee.

Robert McBride's history also contains the following valuable information about
William and Ona's married life:

William W. and Ona Rudd Sudberry lived in Prince Edward County from the
time of their marriage until after 1830, and all of their children were born there.
About 1837 they removed to Tennessee and settled in the 12th District [Salem-
Windrow] and lived near there the rest of their lives. William died between 1860
and 1870. Ona lived thereafter in the 5th District of Bedford County with her
oldest son [John]. She lived to the age of 101 years, which places the date of her
death as 1883.

A comparative examination of the census records of Prince Edward County,
Virginia (1810-1830) and of Rutherford County, Tennessee (1840-1880) shows
that William and Ona Sudberry had nine children, three sons and six daughters.
The three older children may have married before 1837 and remained in Virginia.
The six younger children came with their parents to Tennessee, and of these six
we have records of five. They were [John, Susan, Patrick, Mary and Mariah].

At this point, the identity of William's father remains a subject of speculation. Of the
four Sudbury brothers of the "Second Generation", Ezekiel, David, John, and William,
Ezekiel (entry 11) can be eliminated as being too old to be William's father, and John
(entry 15) apparently had no male children other than his son, John. William (entry
16) was the father of William D. Sudbury (entry 163), and it follows that William W.
Sudbury would not also be his son on account of the identical first names. Moreover,
William (entry 16) was not married until 1784, whereas William W. was born in 1780.

That leaves David (entry 14). Geographically, David's residence in Powhatan County
is closer to William W. 'S early home in Prince Edward County than were the homes of
the other "Second Generation" brothers. Furthermore, census information shows that
David had a family of six individuals in 1783, which could have included William W.,
in addition to David's daughters, Jane and Martha. It appears likely to the author of
this history that William W. was David's son.

Although Robert McBride identifies John Sudbury (entry 15) as William W. Sudbury's
father, Robert cites no evidence to support this conclusion. The author hopes someday
to have an opportunity to discuss this issue further with one of William W. 's ancestors
who is knowledgeable about genealogical matters.
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William married Ona Rudd on 7 May 1807 in Prince Edward County. Ona (daughter of John Rudd and Agnes Clarke) was born in 1784; died about 1883. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From the Valdo James Smith Research document, The Sudburys of Virginia and Tennessee.

DAVID SUDBURY (ca.1750-ca.1810) was born in Chesterfield County, Virginia,
apparently after 1747, since he is not mentioned with his half-brother and half-sisters in
his father's deed of gift recorded that year. The earliest record of his existence is from
the year 1758, when local chuchwardens (in Chesterfield County?) made him and his
brothers and sister a ward of Jane Hales due to their status as "orphans".

The next recorded reference to David appears in the book Marriages of Amelia
County, Virginia 1735-1815, compiled by Kathleen Booth Williams, where he is listed
as a witness to the marriage of Joseph Scott and Elizabeth Booker on November 13,
1778. By the time of the first census of the United States, David had moved to
Powhatan County, where he is shown as the head of a household of six whites and no
blacks in 1783.

David is also listed in the 1787 census of Virginia. At that time he was still living in
Powhatan County. The limited information provided in relation to this census tells us
only that he had one son living at home between the ages of 16 and 21, that he had six
slaves, and that he owned three horses and 12 head of cattle. Unfortunately, the author
of this history is unaware of any evidence that would indicate the name of David's son
referenced in this census.

Glenn Boyd's records reference an entry for David in the 1790 U.S. census, but the
author of this history has not yet seen the details for that entry. Glenn also cites an
unspecified source dated January 27, 1797, as indicating that David's land in Powhatan
County adjoins a parcel of land belonging to Abner Crump.

In the 1810 census for Virginia, David appears in the records for Buckingham County.
He and his wife are listed in an age category of 45 and above. The only other "white"
person living with them is a male, age 16-26, who would have been born between 1784
and 1794. Of the five children listed below, only David R., who was born about 1790,
would fall into this category. The census record includes two slaves.

Another listing in the 1810 census covering Buckingham County is for a woman named
Caty Sudbury. Her presence in the same county as David suggests the possibility of a
connection. However, she may be a freed slave, since no "free white males" or "free
white females" are listed under her entry, but instead, six "other free persons except
Indians not taxed".

The last census with a listing for David is the 1820 Virginia census. At that time he
was still living in Buckingham County. Aside from David and his wife, the census
record lists two "free white males", age 26-44, and one "free white female" under 10
years of age. One of the unidentified males could have been David R. Sudbury, who
would have been 30 years of age in 1820. The identity of the other young man, and
the young girl, however, seem to be a complete mystery. Was the girl possibly a
daughter of David R. Sudbury or William W. Sudbury?

David and his wife probably died between 1820 and 1830, since there is no reference to
them in the latter census. However, the Sudbury family did not disappear entirely from
Buckingham County. There is an entry in the 1840 census index for a woman named
Frances Sudberry, who also appears in the 1850 census, with her surname spelled
"Sudsberry". The 1850 census index covering Buckingham County includes an entry
for William Sudsberry. These entries should be investigated to ascertain the ages of
Frances and William. It is almost certain that they are in some way connected to the
family of David Sudbury.
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John married Agnes Clarke on 30 Apr 1782 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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