HUDSON family census reports, Randolph Co., NC (1790-1840)

At this time, I do not know of a direct connection between my GODWIN family and the HUDSON Family of Randolph County, North Carolina.

However, the family of Nathan Godwin and Lorena Hudson of Lowndes County, Alabama is an exact match to my Godwin Grandfather's Y-DNA on FamilyTreeDNA.

You can view our DNA results here. We are listed under Group 2.

In an effort to determine who the parents of Lorena HUDSON were, I researched as many HUDSON families as I could from Randolph Co., NC, which is where this family is said to have come from.

I researched land grants, deed records, and census reports primarily; there were no Hudson or Hutson wills or estate files recorded in Randolph Co, NC during this time.

Below is a list of Hudson entries in the census reports for Randolph Co., NC from 1790 to 1840. If you have anything to add, please leave a comment below or email me.

For more information about the Nathan Godwin and Lorena Hudson family of Lowndes Co., AL or about the Hudson Family research I have done, see these posts:

Hudson and Godwin Family Research Goals
Hudson Family Research Update 
Nathan Godwin and Lorena Hudson family of Lowndes Co., AL

HUDSON / HUTSON Family Census Reports of Randolph County, North Carolina

from 1790- 1840

1790 Randolph County, North Carolina
-   There were 6 Hudsons enumerated

1790 Randolph Co., NC Roll M637_7, p. 163
Richard Hudson: 2m > 16 [b. bef 1774]
2m < 16 [b. bet 1774-1790] 4 females; (same page as John Hudson)

1790 Randolph Co., NC Roll M637_7, p. 172
 Joseph Hudson: 1m > 16 [b. bef 1774]
4m < 16 [b. bet 1774-1790] 2 females

1790 Randolph Co., NC Roll M637_7, p. 163
John Hudson: 1m > 16 [b. bef 1774]
(same page as Richard Hudson)

1790 Randolph Co., NC
Roll M637_7, p. 180
Lemuel Hudson: 1m > 16 [b. bef 1774]


1790 Randolph Co., NC
Roll M637_7, p. 161
John Hudson: 1m > 16 [b. bef 1774]
3m < 16 [b. bet 1774-1790] 4 females

1790 Randolph Co., NC Roll M637_7, p. 171
Obediah Hudson: 1m > 16 [b. bef 1774]
2m < 16 [b. bet 1774-1790] 2 females

1800

1800 Randolph Co., NC (Hillsboro)
Roll 32, p. 320
Joseph Hudson: 2m < 10, 2m 10-15, 1m 16-25, 1m 45+; 1f 16-25, 1f 45+ [b. bef 1755]

1800 Randolph Co., NC (Hillsboro) Roll 32, p. 318
John Hudson: 1m < 10, 1m 26-44; 2f < 10, 1f 26-44 [b. bet 1756-1774]
Same page as Nathan and Richard Hudson

1800 Randolph Co., NC (Hillsboro) Roll 32, p. 319
Obediah Hudson: 2m < 10, 1m 26-44, 1f < 10, 1f 10-15, 1f 26-44 [b. bet 1756-1774]

1800 Randolph Co., NC (Hillsboro) Roll 32, p. 318
Nathan Hudson: 1m < 10, 1m 16-25, 1f < 10, 1f 16-25 [b. bet 1775-1784]
Same page as Richard and John Hudson

1800 Randolph Co., NC (Hillsboro) Roll 32, p. 318
Richard Hudson: 1m 10-15, 1m 45+, 1f 10-15, 1f 45+ [b. bef 1755]
Same page as Nathan and John Hudson


1810

1810 Randolph Co., NC
Roll 38, p. 166
Joseph Hutson, 5m 16-25, 1m 45+, 2f 16-25, 1f 45+
[b. bef 1765]
This is the only Hudson family found in 1810

1820
Did not survive for Randolph co., NC

1830

1830 Randolph Co., NC (Regiment 1)
Page 45
Peter Hutson, 1m 5-10, 1m 30-40, 2f < 5, 1f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 1f 20-30 [b. bet 1790-1800]
Same page as Joseph Hutson

1830 Randolph Co., NC (Regiment 2) Page 52
John Hutson Esqrs: 1m 60-70, 3f 15-20, 1f 50-60 [b. bet 1760-1770]

1830 Randolph Co., NC (Regiment 1) Page 45
Joseph Hutson: 1m 40-50, 1m 80-90, 1f 40-50 [b. bet 1740-1750]
Same page as Peter Hutson

1840

1840 Randolph Co., South Division, NC
Roll 369, page 68
John Hutson: 1m 50-60 [b. bet 1780-1790]
Same page as Abel and Peter Hutson


1840 Randolph Co., South Division, NC
Roll 369, page 60
John Hutson, 1m < 5, 2m 10-15, 1m 20-30, 1m 30-40; 1f < 5, 2f 5-10, 1f 20-30, 1f 30-40; [b. bet 1800-1810]

1840 Randolph Co., South Division, NC Roll 369, page 68
Abel Hutson, 1m 70-80, 1f 30-40 [b. bet 1760-1770]
Same page as Peter and John Hutson

1840 Randolph Co., Northern Division, NC Roll 369, p. 87
Lane Hutson, 1m < 5, 2m 10-15, 1m 40-50, 1f < 5, 1f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 2f 15-20, 1f 40-50 [b. bet 1790-1800]

1840 Randolph Co., South Division, NC Roll 369, page 68
Peter Hutson, 1m < 5, 1m 5-10, 1m 10-15, 1m 40-50; 2f 10-15, 1f 15-20, 1f 20-30, 1f 30-40 [b. bet 1790-1800]
Same page as John and Abel Hutson

Genealogy Journal - Hudson Family Update

Ok, I believe that I have spent way too much time sorting through and documenting all the Randolph Co., NC Hudson families! I started this project on 2/20/09 and for the past 5 days I have been inputting deed, land, and census information into an excel database and my Family Tree Maker software. Each time I find a new Hudson family member, I look for his or her census reports. Here is my hourly breakdown of time spent on this project (this is more for my own FYI to see how much time I spend/waste on collateral lines)

2/23/09, 7:30-10:30: Went through excel database and entered all Deed records for Hudson families in Randolph Co., NC. These were copied from the Randolph Co., NC deed index list I copied from the grantors index film at the archives. My next goal would be to locate and copy the actual deeds.

2/24/09, 7:30-10:30: Went through excel database and entered all Land grant records into FTM software under corresponding name(s). I entered the records as sources cited for the name records and I copied all record summaries into the notes section of each person involved. I updated the excel spreadsheet with a note that said I had entered the record as a source and as notes in my family tree maker software. I had a deed record for a Wesley Hudson, so I looked for him on the census reports. That is how I found the family of Elizabeth Hudson.

10:30-11:30 pm: Found and started sorting through the Elizabeth Hudson family mentioned above. Started inputting into my FTM software, then I realized that all the children listed in the census reports were not necessarily Elizabeth's children, so I had to undo what I had done. Entered census info into Hudson excel spreadsheet and copied for each name.

2/25/09 - 8:30 - 11:30 am: trying to muddle through the census reports of Elizabeth Hudson in Randolph Co., NC for the years 1850-1880. She had 3 daughters, each listed with the Hudson surname and several grandchildren between them, also listed with the Hudson surname. I have been trying to figure out what child belongs to what daughter so that I can input them into my family tree maker sofware correctly. Then I got caught up in looking at Randolph Co., NC marriage records for the Hudson family to try to get a better understanding of why the Hudson daughters did not use their married names on the census reports. And because I am as particular as I am, I simply had to have ALL of the Hudson marriages documented up to 1900!!! and entered into my excel database and family tree maker software. Marriage information can be found in Ancestry.com's "North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004." This database is a compilation of 3 original sources - 1) FHL film from the County Court Records at Asheboro, NC, 2) North Carolina County Marriage Indexes from the North Carolina State Archives, and the 3) North Carolina Marriage Index, 1962-2004 from the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics; The indexes from the Archives in # 2 above for Randolph County, NC include scanned images of the "Indexed Register of Marriages - Woman." The index for brides names beginning with HO in marriage books 1-4 covering years 1860-1888 is scanned page 40; That for marriage book 5 for years 1889-1900 was also on page 40 (a second scanned page). Marriage records for the grooms were found under the brides' surnames. I saved the two scanned images of page 40 and the individual scanned images of the Hudson grooms. For the records from # 1 above (FHL film from Asheboro court house) I compiled the records into a word document. I will sort through them later.

Today I will spend more time entering all of the marriage information I found into my excel database and family tree maker software. I just can't stop myself! I keep finding records and I have to put them into the databases. Oh yeah, in case you are wondering, I use the excel database as a source and name tracker. I input all data like source name, repository, date, person's name and notes as individual cells going across a row. Then I can just filter a column of interest, like a data or a name and I will only see records for that date or person's name. It helps me track what records I found in what source. I usually collect all records of that surname of interest from every source I look at.

I think I will have to stop working on the Hudson family once the marriage records are entered. But it's so hard to stop sometimes!

Nathan and Lorena Hudson Godwin of Lowndes Co., AL

This has been a very busy and probably unproductive week of genealogy research. I decided to revisit the family of Nathan Godwin and Lorena Hudson of Lowndes Co., AL. I entered this family into my family tree database. Nathan Godwin was born about 1807 in NC. Lorena Hudson was born about 1812 in NC. They had several children. most of whom I pulled from census reports as living in Nathan and Lorena Godwin's household in Lowndes Co., AL. Specific birth and death dates provided by a user-submitted family tree, The Kathryn Burns Family Tree by kate_415:

Children of Nathan and Lorena Godwin:
Nathan Godwin 1809-1867
Jonathan Godwin 1832-1834
Fanny Godwin, b. abt 1833
Joel Godwin 1835-1836
Mary Godwin, b. abt. 1837
Henry Godwin, b. abt 1838
Polly Godwin, b. abt 1838
Nancy Godwin, b. abt 1840
Enoch Godwin, 1842-1900
David Godwin, 1843-1926
Nathan Godwin, 1845-1846
Lorena Godwin, 1847-1934
George Godwin, 1850-1880
Elizabeth Godwin, 1854-1934

This family is of interest to me because the DNA of 3 descendants of this line matched my grandfather's DNA 100% on the 37-marker test. We also matched several other Godwin lines from NC.  You can read about these matches in my post: Our Godwin DNA Results.

I thought there was plenty of information on this line already published in message boards and online family trees, however to my surprise, when I did a search I found little information.

I did, however, make some progress. I learned that I could search records in ancestry.com from my Family Tree Maker software much faster than I could in Internet Explorer. I have blogged about some of the advantages of this here.

I collected census report information for all Hudson/Hutson families in Randolph Co., NC between 1790 and 1840 and added them to my tree and wrote a post about them entitled "Hudson Family Census Reports, Randolph Co., NC, 1790-1840."  I ended up with 3 John Hudson men enumerated on different census reports. I was not sure if any of them were one and the same, therefore, I added them as 3 separate individuals in my tree according to their appearances on the census reports. I also added information from my Godwin/ North Carolina excel database's records that mentioned any Hudson/Hutson men of Randolph Co., NC. At this time, I've only collected deed records and a couple of estate records. Sometimes deeds can be just as important as wills and estate records because familial relationships might be mentioned at any time. This is a certainly a move in the right direction. I have been so frustrated with myself for the past few years because I collect tons of materials from the Archives and then I never do anything with them! I'm trying to change that!

My goal is to find the parents of Lorena Hudson who married Nathan Godwin. I believe that this Nathan Godwin and my Nathan Godwin are connected somehow. I also believe that there are close ties between the Godwin and Hudson families of Randolph Co., NC, as well as Sampson Co., where my Godwin family was living in the late 1700s prior to their removal to Randolph Co., NC. DNA already proves there is a genetic connection. Now I just have to find the paper trail!

Hudson/Godwin Research Goals

In and earlier post, I talked about the family of Nathan and Lorena (Hudson) Godwin of Lowndes Co., AL. My grandfather's DNA was a 100% match to this line of Godwins who were originally from North Carolina. My long term goal is to find out what the relationship between the Godwin and Hudson families of Randolph and/or Sampson Co., NC was, and also to determine who were the parents of Lorena Hudson who married Nathan Godwin.

To recap, here are my GOALS for working on this line:

1. Enter all Hudson families listed on census reports for 1790-1840 in FTM and compile in a word document and on printed census forms - UPDATE 2/20/09: added to FTM, Word Doc, and Census forms; printed and saved in Hudson folder on my PC

2. Enter deed, estate, court, land, and will records I've collected from the Archives into a separate Hudson excel database including Sampson and Randolph Counties, NC. Enter these records into FTM software: UPDATE 2/20/09 - 2/24/09: This project has been ongoing. I pulled all the Johnston, Sampson, and Randolph County, NC Hudson family records and put them in a new worksheet in my NC excel file. All Randolph County records have been entered into FTM database as sources and notes. I am not quite sure what to do with my Rockingham, Hyde, Sampson and Johnston Co., NC records yet. I could create new entries for each of them in my FTM software or I can just attach the information as notes to my existing Randolph Co Hudson records. I believe there is severe overlap between Sampson and Randolph Counties. I will need to obtain copies of the original deeds to see if there are any instances mentioned where Nathan Hudson "of Randolph Co" sold land in Sampson Co, indicating Nathan Hudson lived in both Sampson and Randolph Counties during his lifetime, or inherited land from a relative who lived in one or the other of the counties.

3. Contact the descendant of this line who submitted their DNA to get additional information.

4. Contact other researchers of this line.

5. Obtain all wills and estate records for Hudson families of Randolph and Sampson Co., NC and look for mention of Lorena Hudson. UPDATE 2/20/09: there are no wills in Randolph Co., NC with the Hudson/Hutson surname, however there are a few in Sampson Co., NC that I can pull next time I visit the archives.

6. Copy all Randolph Co., NC Hudson deed Grantors and Grantees (see printout of index) to excel database and FTM. - UPDATE 2/20/09, entered into excel worksheet and FTM as sources and notes.