William Hudspeth

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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Family Time Line

William Hudspeth
1802–1877
Mary W Pool
1806–1850
Marriage: 18 January 1825
Eliza J Hudspeth
1825–1892
George Robinson Hudspeth
1827–1896
Mattie Hudspeth
1828–
Mary Ann Hudspeth
1828–1890
Benjamin Franklin Hudspeth
1830–1896

Sources (5)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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