William Huddleston

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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Family Time Line

William Huddleston
1702–1776
Dorothy Welch
1704–1776
Marriage: 14 November 1727
Sarah Huddleston
1728–1804
William Huddleston
1730–1796
Hannah Huddleston
1740–1826
Henry Huddleson
1740–
Rebecca Huddleston
1749–1800
George Huddleston
1735–
Joseph Huddleston
1742–1787
Thomas Huddleston
1744–
Elizabeth Huddleston
1746–1799
Agnes Huddleston
1750–1768

Sources (12)

  • 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

World Events (2)

1776

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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