Brief Life History of William
When William Huddleston was born about 1702, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry Huddleston Sr., was 43 and his mother, Elizabeth Cooper, was 30. He married Dorothy Welch on 14 November 1727, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 3 August 1776, in his hometown, at the age of 75.
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- Legacy NFS Source: William Huddleston - Published information: Family genealogies: birth: 1706; Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
- William Huddleston, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- Wills, 1682-1916; indexes to wills, 1682-1924
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Huddleston (Yorkshire), from an Old English personal name Hūdel (genitive Hūdeles; see Huddle ) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Elizabeth Cooper daughter of William and Thomasin Porter Cowpar
Elizabeth2 Cooper, bapt. 13 Apr. 1673, at Low Ellington, Yorkshire;[14] d. 1709, Bucks Co., Penna.; m. Henry HUDDLESTONE or Huddleston of Middletown, Bucks Co., who signed his will 16/2m/1706; it was …
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