JOHN DUDGEON
John Dudgeon was born about 1690 in Ireland. An ancestor file dated 1998 has a pedigree chart that shows his parents to be Gavin Dudgeon and Christina Osborough. I have no idea where these names came from nor have I found them anywhere else. If you can confirm this info, please CONTACT US.
He was probably from County Derry or County Antrim,
the two
northern counties of present day North Ireland.
About 1714 he
married Catherine
Caldwell,
sister to John
Caldwell.
In 1727 the family immigrated to America with a large
family group.
The group consisted of John
&
Margaret Caldwell, their five children, their two
brother-in-laws and their families: Moore Richey
and Mr.
Dudgeon and Margaret's sisters family, the Daughertys.
They
landed
at New Castle
Delaware on Dec 10, 1727. We believe the Dudgeon family had at
least three
children when they made this voyage.
John Caldwell was
the leader
of the group and settled them in Chestnut
Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is found in
Drumore
Township in the southern portion of the county near
the Susquehanna
River.
While I have no documentation to support the
children of John and
Catherine Dudgeon they are
listed in many places as the following. I would
appreciate any
documents that support the info.
1. Richard
Dudgeon,
born 1715 in Ireland, died Feb. 4, 1771 in Cubb Creek,
Lunenburg VA.
2. Martha Dudgeon,
born
1720 in Ireland, died 1763 in Lunenburg VA.
3. William D.
Dudgeon
born 1722 - would have to be Ireland, died Feb. 1786
Charlotte VA.
4. Mary Dudgeon born
1730 in PA, wed
David
Caldwell,
her
first cousin. She died in 1820.
5. John Dudgeon
born
1735 in Cubb Creek VA.
About 1734, the large family moved to Lunenberg
Virginia.
They formed a settlement on Cub Creek known as Caldwell
Settlement. There a Presbyterian Church was
established, chiefly
through the influence of
John Caldwell.
Cub
Creek is claimed to be the oldest Presbyterian
Congregation in
Virginia. It is in present day Charlotte County. A
plaque marks
the location of the church. Most of this information is
written about
in a number of documents. Two were found in the Logan
County, KY
library: one entitled Family History, Caldwell,
and the other
simply titled Caldwell. Footes Sketches of Virginia
2nd Series,
page 50 gives 1738 as the date of the settlement at
Cub Creek.
The pedigree chart mentioned above stated that John Dudgeon died in
Cub Creek in 1763, and that his wife Catherine
died about 1763 in Cub
Creek.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
If you know the answer please CONTACT US.
1. need documentation for
* parents
* children, place and dates
* death
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