John Sudberry

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

JOHN M. SUDBERRY was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, in 1871. He
died young, at age 10, in 1881.
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From the Valdo James Smith Research document, The Sudburys of Virginia and Tennessee.

PATRICK HENRY SUDBURY was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in
1817. According to Robert McBride, Patrick moved with his parents to Rutherford
County, Tennessee, about 1837. He is the right age to have been the one unidentified
son listed as living with his father, William W. Sudbury, in the 1840 Tennessee
census index. On May 17, 1843, in Rutherford County, Patrick married SARAH
SMOTHERMAN. Sarah had been born in Rutherford County in 1822. She was the
daughter of JOHN G. SMOTHERMAN and NANCY WILLIAMS. Robert
McBride says that the marriage of Patrick and Sarah was part of a double ceremony
in which Patrick's sister, Mariah (entry 1445), married Sarah's brother, Bartholomew
Smotherman.

In the 1850 Tennessee census, Patrick is listed at age 33, along with Sarah, age 23,
and their son William, age 2. At that time they were living on a parcel of land in
Rutherford County very close to Patrick's parents. Although there is no 1860 census
listing for Patrick, there is a listing in the 1870 Tennessee census index for a "Patrick
Sudbury", age 56, living in Rutherford County. Despite the three-year age discrepancy between the Patrick listed in the 1850 census and the Patrick listed in the
1870 census, there is good reason to believe that they are the same person. First of
all, they are both listed as living in Rutherford County. Secondly, there is an entry in
the 1870 census index for a "William Sudbury", age 22, living on a parcel of land
next to Patrick. This William is the exact age that Patrick's son William would have
been according to the 1850 census entry.

Robert McBride recounts the following interesting facts about Patrick's life:

Patrick Henry Sudberry and his family lived in the 14th district of Rutherford
County. His home, since burned and replaced by another structure, lay about a
mile south of the village of Link, and directly across the road from Lebanon
Methodist Church. It is noted that Patrick Henry Sudberry donated the land on
which "Old Leb" Church stands. In the absence of Episcopal churches in rural
Tennessee, the Sudberry family invariably, it seems, became Methodists.

Patrick Henry Sudberry and his brother-in-law, Bartholomew Smotherman, as
well as being farmers, were partners as blacksmiths -- the 19th century equivalent
of the "super service-station". They prospered and were men of some local
prominence and affluence.

Patrick H. Sudberry lived in the Link community for the rest of his life. He died
about 1897 (his estate was settled in 1898). His wife died a year later. He and
his wife are buried in a family graveyard about two miles northeast of his home.

This cemetery is on the Williams farm, which once belonged to William
Williams, a first cousin of Mrs. Sudberry's. The graveyard has been unattended
for many years and, although there are perhaps a hundred graves there, none have
legible inscriptions on the markers.
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Patrick married Sarah Smotherman. Sarah was born in 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 4280

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PATRICK HENRY SUDBURY was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in
1817. According to Robert McBride, Patrick moved with his parents to Rutherford
County, Tennessee, about 1837. He is the right age to have been the one unidentified
son listed as living with his father, William W. Sudbury, in the 1840 Tennessee
census index. On May 17, 1843, in Rutherford County, Patrick married SARAH
SMOTHERMAN. Sarah had been born in Rutherford County in 1822. She was the
daughter of JOHN G. SMOTHERMAN and NANCY WILLIAMS. Robert
McBride says that the marriage of Patrick and Sarah was part of a double ceremony
in which Patrick's sister, Mariah (entry 1445), married Sarah's brother, Bartholomew
Smotherman.
In the 1850 Tennessee census, Patrick is listed at age 33, along with Sarah, age 23,
and their son William, age 2. At that time they were living on a parcel of land in
Rutherford County very close to Patrick's parents. Although there is no 1860 census
listing for Patrick, there is a listing in the 1870 Tennessee census index for a "Patrick
Sudbury", age 56, living in Rutherford County. Despite the three-year age discrepancy between the Patrick listed in the 1850 census and the Patrick listed in the
1870 census, there is good reason to believe that they are the same person. First of
all, they are both listed as living in Rutherford County. Secondly, there is an entry in
the 1870 census index for a "William Sudbury", age 22, living on a parcel of land
next to Patrick. This William is the exact age that Patrick's son William would have
been according to the 1850 census entry.
Robert McBride recounts the following interesting facts about Patrick's life:
Patrick Henry Sudberry and his family lived in the 14th district of Rutherford
County. His home, since burned and replaced by another structure, lay about a
mile south of the village of Link, and directly across the road from Lebanon
Methodist Church. It is noted that Patrick Henry Sudberry donated the land on
which "Old Leb" Church stands. In the absence of Episcopal churches in rural
Tennessee, the Sudberry family invariably, it seems, became Methodists.
Patrick Henry Sudberry and his brother-in-law, Bartholomew Smotherman, as
well as being farmers, were partners as blacksmiths -- the 19th century equivalent
of the "super service-station". They prospered and were men of some local
prominence and affluence.
Patrick H. Sudberry lived in the Link community for the rest of his life. He died
about 1897 (his estate was settled in 1898). His wife died a year later. He and
his wife are buried in a family graveyard about two miles northeast of his home.

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• Reference Number: 4269

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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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