Brief Life History of William
When William Hudspeth was born in 1802, in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, his father, Richard Hudspeth, was 26 and his mother, Mary Abernathy Sims, was 21. He married Mary W Pool on 18 January 1825, in Wilkes, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 18 January 1877, in his hometown, at the age of 75, and was buried in Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States.
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- William Hudspeth, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- William Hudspeth, "Find A Grave Index"
- Hudspeth Hudspeth in entry for Julia Toombs Brooks, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery
Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English (Northumberland and Durham): habitational name from Hudspeth in Elsdon (Northumberland), from an Old English personal name Hod (genitive Hoddes) + Old English pæth ‘path, track’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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