Irby Hudson was born about 1752 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia and died 1806 in Hancock County, Georgia. He married Phoebe Featherstone, the daughter of Charles and Phebe Walthall Featherstone, on 4 Dec 1778 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Irby Hudson served as a private in Robert Boling's Company during the Revolutionary War. The children of Irby and Phebe Featherstone Hudson are:
Sarah Hudson
Mary Hudson
Jane Frances Hudson
Charles Hudson, b. abt 1784/d. 6 Nov 1827
Elizabeth Hudson, b. 3 Jun 1784/d. 16 Oct 1848
Irby Hudson, b. May 1785/d. 12 Apr 1844//m. Nancy Ann Bacon McConnico
William B. Hudson, b. 12 Jan 1786/d. 5 Jan 1834//m. Frances Long
Thomas Hudson
John W. Hudson, b. 4 Jan 1794/d. 5 Jun 1857//m. Nancy Gaither
Lewellyn W. Hudson, b. 1 Nov 1797/d. 14 Jun 1836//m. Evelina Alexander

Charles Hudson, the son of Irby and Phoebe Featherstone Hudson, was born about 1784 and died 6 Nov 1827. He married Elizabeth Reese 24 Nov 1808 in Hancock County, Georgia. Their child is:
William Irby Hudson, b. 6 Apr 1822/d. 12 Jun 1893//m. Frances Rebecca McHone.

Elizabeth Featherstone Hudson, the daughter of Irby and Phoebe Featherstone Hudson, was born 3 Jun 1784 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia and died 16 Oct 1848. She married Thomas Irby Little 10 Dec 1801. Their children are:
William Featherstone Little, b. 26 Oct 1802
Sarah Hudson Little, b. 3 Sep 1804/d. 1881
Thomas Irby Little, b. 24 Aug 1806/d. 2 Nov 1881
Elizabeth Featherstone Little, b. 5 Dec 1808/d. 1 Jun 1853
Margaret Forrester Little, b. 22 Aug 1811
Henry Hudson Little, b. Jun 1813
William Sidney Little, b. 12 Serp 1814
Phoebe Little, b. 8 Sep 1817
Mary Frances Little, b. 19 Jul 1820
John Henry Little, b. 19 Jul 1820

Thomas Hudson was born about 1790 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, the son of Irby and Phoebe Featherstone Hudson. Irby and Phoebe moved their family to Georgia in the late 1790's and settled in Hancock County, Georgia where Thomas married Sophia Thurmond on the 20th of January 1809. Their children are:
Cicero Demosthenese, married Matilda Beadles
Felix Thurman, married Ella Owen
Emaline, d. 1828, married James Hillsman
Mary S., married John E. Smith
Malissa S. d. abt 1845, married Jesse M. Holmes

Thomas moved his family to Coweta County, Georgia by 1832 and is mentioned in "A History of Coweta County from 1825 to 1880" by W. U Anderson, as being one of the first merchants. Sophia died about 4 Dec 1827, according to her obit, "in her 39th year of age, leaving a husband and five children to mourn her loss", and Thomas died about 1839/1840. Anderson's History of Coweta County, states on page 42, that in 1839 "Col. Thomas Hudson, a prominent citizen died this year, his age unknown or the date of his death".

Cicero Demosthenese Hudson was born on the 13th of April 1813 in Hancock County. He married on the 18th of October 1832 in Coweta County, Matilda Beadles who was born abt 1813, daughter of William and Sarah Harper Beadles. They had 11 children:
William Cicero, b. 2 Nov 1833 d. 24 Mar 1893
Sophie Ann, b. 1836 d. 21 Dec 1854, marr. John Carolos Strickland
Martin Van Buren, b.4 Jan 1837 d. 3 Aug 1909, marr. 1.Augusta Ann Drinkard, 2. Margaret Strickland
Lucy, b. 1840
Joseph Thomas, b. 6 apr 1841 d. 21 Jan 1929 marr. 1. Kiziah Hazeltine Wooddy, 2. Sarah Jane Pool
Sarah Frances, b. 7 May 1843 d. ??, marr. Oscar D. Worthy
Mary E., b. 7 May 1843 d. 14 Aug 1919, marr. Thomas F. Ussery
Felix Thurman, b. 8 Oct 1845 d. 9 Mar 1914 marr. Mary Frances Parker
B. Julius, b. 1847
Camulas Dee, b. 8 May 1848 d. 17 Oct 1930, marr. Sarah Chambers
Andrew, b. 1849

Soon after his father's death, Cicero Demasthenes and Matilda moved their family from Heard County, Georgia to Chambers County, Alabama and settled there. Cicero died 24 May 1879 and Matilda on 12 Apr 1874, both are buried in Chambers County.

Sophia Ann Hudson, was born in Jun of 1836 and died after 1900. She married John Carlos Strickland, who was born abt 1830 and died 1878, on 21 Dec 1854. Their children are:
Sarah M. Strickland, b. 1855
William C. Strickland, b. 1857
John L. Strickland, b. 1857
Madison Jefferson Strickland, b. 30 Jun 1868
Carlos Strickland, b. 1870

Madison Jefferson Strickland, the son of John Carlos and Sophia Ann Hudson Strickland, was born 30 Jun 1868 and died 14 Aug 1946. He married Susie Lee Crawford, who was born 31 Jul 1879 and died 8 Feb 1937, before 1900. Their children are:
Annie Faye Strickland, b. Mar 1900; marr. Roy Crouch
John Carlos Strickland
Woodrow Wilson Strickland
Sarah Louvan Strickland, marr. ?? Wade
Sewall Jefferson Strickland
Texia Lee Strickland, marr. ?? Mullins
Bessie Marie Strickland, b. 8 Sep 1907/d. 31 Jan 1973//marr. Everett Sebern Hubbard 5 Jan 1925
Jessie Fern Strickland, b. 13 Mar 1909/d. 12 Jun 1968
Mary Dallas Strickland, marr. ?? Stafford
Madison Joseph Strickland
Owen Pershing Strickland
William Jennings Strickland, b. 15 Dec 1915/d. 20 Sep 1969//marr. Rita ??
Henry Floyd Strickland
For more information on the families of Sophia Ann Hudson and John Carlos Strickland contact Alan Hubbard.

Martin Van Buren Hudson was born on the 4th of January 1837 in Heard County, Georgia, he married Augusta Ann Drinkard on the 3rd of November 1859 in Chambers County, Alabama. Augusta Ann was the daughter of Smith and Martha Ann Miller Drinkard, she had a twin brother, Augustus. Martin and Augusta moved to Randolph County, Alabama, sometime before 1865. Augusta Ann died on the 21st of January, 1865. They had three children:
William Thomas, b. 29Sep 1860 d. 18 Dec 1927, marr. Margaret Norton
Martin Van Buren, b. 11 Mar 1862
Martha Matilda, b. 29 Jul 1864

After Augusta Ann's death, Martin Van Buren married Margaret Strickland on the 4th of January 1866. They had 10 children:
Frances Burter, b. 3 Nov 1866
Henry, b. 18 Nov 1868
Mary Ann, b. 17 Jan 1870
Cicero Larkin, 5 Nov 1871
Burilla, 6 Apr 1873 d. 4 Oct 1874
Sara Elizabeth, b. 28 Sep 1874
Arrie Margaret, b. 27 Mar 1877
John Irby, b. 18 Jan 1879
Olen, b. 27 Aug 1881 d. 2 Oct 1881
Charlie Calvin, b. 25 Dec 1884 d. 31 Jul 1961

Martin Van Buren died on the 30th of August 1909 and Margaret died on the 29th of January 1915. Both are buried in the Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery in Randolph County, Alabama.

William Thomas Hudson was born 29 Sep 1860 in Chambers County, Alabama, he married in Macon County, Alabama on the 10th December 1882 Margaret Josephine Norton. They had 10 children:
Joseph Van Buren, b. 19 May 1884
Emory Thomas, b. 28 Sep 1886
Carrie Lewis, b. 28 Jul 1887
Elizabeth Ann, b. 11 Aug 1889 d. 15 Jun 1980, married William Manard Williams
Clustie Susan, b. 22 Jul 1891 married Hiram Chappelear
Hattie Mae, b. 18 Oct 1893, married William Hendon
Charles Hagan, b. May 1895
Willie Clifford, b. 21 Oct 1898 d. 22 Oct 1918
Ruby Eperlena, b. 30 Dec 1902 married George Hendon
Huel Lee, b. 10 Apr 1905

William Thomas died in 18 Dec 1927 and Margaret died 15 Feb 1917, both are buried in East Point Cemetery, East Point, Fulton County, Georgia.

Elizabeth Ann Hudson was born 11 August 1889 in Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, she married 15 Dec 1907 William Manard Williams, son of Jesse and Emaline Williams. Elizabeth died 15 Jun 1980 and is buried in Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia. Elizabeth and William's family can be found with Our Williams Family.

Links to other sites on the Web

Sherry's Genealogy Home Page
Hudson Family Association
Hudson's of Amelia
Hudson's of Chesterfield
Hudson's of Hanover
Hudson Genealogy & History of Limestone County, Alabama
E. Annette Rose's Hudson Family Page
Hudson Family Chat Room

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