Hudson Genealogy, The Amelia Line, Home

Early Hudson ancestors are difficult to trace and hard to find, but one Henry Hudson, born about 1541 in England, is considered generation number 1 of this line.

Richard Hudson, son of William and grandson of Henry, was born in 1605, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. When he was 30 years old he boarded the ship, Safety, in August of 1635, and sailed to Virginia. He settled in Northampton County, Virginia, and died there in 1657.

Richard Hudson II, child of Richard and his first wife, Mary, was born about 1635 in Accomack County, Virginia. Richard II later lived in Henrico County, Virginia and died there October 25, 1669. His three sons migrated to other counties and became heads of three Hudson branches, named for the Virginia Counties where they lived:

Richard III: Hudsons of Amelia
Robert: Hudsons of Chesterfield
William: Hudsons of Hanover

Richard Hudson III, the first Hudson of Amelia, was born about 1660, in Henrico County, Virginia. His father died when he was a boy and Richard and his brothers were fostered by a guardian.

Years later, after receiving his inheritance and settling his business in Henrico County, Richard III left for the frontier, that later became Amelia County, Virginia and settled at Hatcher's Run around 1706.