"a dweller on the path by the hedge"
This here is the beginnings of
the Hedgpeth / Hudspeth NewsLetter
Although I hadn't personally come into contact with Fran Nelson, until after this publication had run it's short lived course. I did learn a lot from this wonderful lady, in the year's that followed ... She helped me out so many times, with various family lines that we were both related on. And with that said, I would like to present these pages, as a memorial to Fran, and the many fellow researcher's and contributor's of the day's gone by .... I am pleased to be able to pass these records on to the next generation's of family researcher's, in their honor ....
As time goes on .... if there are any additions and or corrections, fellow researcher's would like to be noted within these records, please send me a E-mail .... and I would be glad to added them as foot notes.
Hedgpeth / Hudspeth NewsLetter Vol. 1 iss. 1 September 1974 Dear Enclosed is Issue #1 of a proposed HEDGPETH NEWSLETTER. There is enough material in my files to complete at least five more issues of similar length. The Newsletter's continuation will depend upon the amount of material submitted by the contributors. I am not a genealogist and would not pretend to analyse findings submitted, but there are several very able workers among us who, I am sure, will offer suggestions to help us all. My motivation for a venture of this kind is inspired by correspondance with many ... and though the exchange is interesting and enjoyable .... we really are making very slow progress. In the interest of efficiency and economy, perhaps the Newsletter will serve to answer problems for us all. There are about 15-20 of us to start with, and by advertising we should be able to collect more names ... with more good information ... My function is to act as a clearing-house for the material submitted. I'll keep a file and hopefully print only new information as it comes in. We shall welcome queries .... lineage charts ... family stories ... family traditions, etc. The more shared, the more quickly we shall resolve the mystery of the Hedgpeth immigration to America. Looking far, far beyond .... we might even find ourselves in the Old Country! I've been working on a similar Newsletter for the Vanderpool family (to which my line of Hedgpeths are related); the venture has been so tremendously helpful ... I just had to work on Hedgpeth's too! I do hope you will al agree The Newsletter will cost about 2c a page to print ... plus about 16c postage (3rd class). I am charging 50c an issue, which leaves about 20c for advertising... which we need to keep growing. All I ask is to break even. I am retired and this is my hobby, my trip to Europe, or whatever else most normal people enjoy. I propose to type up one Newsletter a month for l0 months a year ... if material warrents it, I may complete the ten issues in less than a year, then I'll start on Volume II. Subscriptions will be $5.00 for l0 issues ... or you may take a dollar's worth to "buy a look". The most important thing is your information ... do please share!!! Sincerely, Frances R. Nelson [street address removed] Riverside, Calif. 92505
TABLE OF CONTENTS HEDGPETH NEWSLETTER # 1 Possible Lineage - Descent from HENRY HEDGPETH - Is. of Wt. Co., Va. .. p.2 Proven descent from LEMUEL HEDGPETH .................. p.2 Queries .................................... p.4 Records from Isle of Wight Co., Va. ............ p.5 BETHANA HEDGPETH biography from Nodaway Co., Mo. ......... p.6 compiled by: Mrs. Frances R. Nelson [street address removed] Riverside, Calif. 925O5
-1 WELCOME TO HEDGPETH LORE! This very first issue is intended to give the HEDGPETH clan a start ..... into finding our common ancestors who first settled in America. We shall procede in accordance with genealogists rule .... "from the known to the unknown". My own lineage chart will introduce the format which we will use ... it seems to be the clearest way to discover links from one branch to another. I shall keep a master file, and though I won't pretend to analyse the information ... perhaps I can point new- comers in the right direction. Would everyone please make a lineage chart similar to mine (on p.2) to be included in future issues. Please make it complete, to include yourself ... you may include your dates, that's optional ... but I promise not to publish them. Some folks are sensitive about this. My grandmother used to say, "Any woman who tells her age, her waist-measure or her shoe-size ... is not to be trusted, for she will tell anything!" The age of such modesty is past .. for better or worse ... but I cherish the thought of her having said it. She was a Hedgpeth. Whenever possible please state the source of information that you share with us ... whether it be Bible Records, tax lists or whatever.. Even though your source is just grandfather's list on the back of an old envelope, please so state. These sources are not always lO0% accurate, but they do lend a hint for us to go on. We have just a couple of minor differences among us. Some firmly believe that Hedgpeths are English, and some hold to the thought that it is a Welch name. Surely, the name is Welch ... but might have come to America by way of England ... we shall hope to discover! Another bone of contention is whether or not we should include HUDSPETHS. HUDSPETH and HEDGPETH names appear in the same localities at the same time .... often used interchangably in some records. I'm not addressing HUDSPETHs with this first issue, specifically .... though I'll gladly include them if it be the wish of our subscribers. Please let me know your thoughts on this. Also, please send in names of HEDGPETH searchers so that I may contact them. Frances R. Nelson [street address removed] Riverside, Calif. 92505
-2 MY HEDGPETH LINE (First two entries are tentative) X- HENRY HEDGPETH B. where d. before 1779 Isle of Wight Co., Va. (estate appraised -Will Bk.9, p. 31) md: l) ? where 2) Mary where Children: (proven by entries in Isle of Wight Orphan's Account Bk. (Order of birth not sure) 1782-1789) XII-1. Elizabeth XII-2. Elijah (other children probable, XII-3. Elisha Copeland these listed are the minors) LEMUEL is not named. He signed estate appraisal 1782 with widow Mary. We think he may be a son of Henry by an earlier marriage... and that he might have already received his inheritance from his father ... XI- LEMUEL HEDGPETH b. c1757 where d. where md. Lydia Children (unknown except for these - order of birth not known) XII-1. James Henry b. 1785 Va. d. m.1) Ruth Jones 2) M. Pickerel XII-2. Holland b. bf. 1775 Va. d. by 1831 m. Mary Tare XII-3. Sarah b. d. m. Romans (Other children probable) XII-1. JAMES HENRY HEDGPETH, Sr. b. c1785 in Virginia d. 1842-1850 in Mo. ?? * md: 1) to Ruth Jones (d. btw 1840-42) 2) 18 May 1842 - Green Co., Ky. to Margaret Pickerel probably a widow - no known issue Children: (order of birth uncertain - from many family records) XIII-1. Lemuel, Manuel, Lionel ? (names differ on records) XIII-2. Matthew b. c1805 Va. d. 1859 Ky. m. Sally XIII-3. Holland b. c1807 Ky. d.c1876 Ky. m. Polly XIII-4. Betty b. d. m. XIII-5. Joel b. 1810 Ky. d.c1875 Ca. m. Jane Hudspeth XIII-6. Nancy b. d. m. XIII-7. Sarah b. d. m. XIII-8. Bethane b. 1822 Ky. d. m. W.I.Linville XIII-9. James H., jr. b. 1823 Ky. d. 1897 0re m. Ellen Elliot XIII-10.Lewis b. 1825 Ky. d. m. XIII-9. JAMES HENRY HEDGPETH, jr. b. c1822 Green (later Taylor Co.,) d. c 1897 Douglas Co., Ore md: 1 June 184l - Buchanan Co., Mo. to Ellinor Elliott dau. of Willis and Polly (Vanderpool) Elliott
-3 Children of James Henry Hedgpeth, jr (XIII-9) and Ellinor Elliott XIV-1. Mary E. (or H.?) b. 1842 Mo. d.c1871 m. Benj. F. Bagby XIV-2. Ruth Caroline b. 1844 Mo. d. 1924 m. Robt. Campbell XIV-3. Phoebe b. 1848 Mo. d. 1887 m. James C. Linville XIV-4. John W. b. 1849 Mo. d. ____ m. Susan Davis XIV-5. Percilla J. b. 1851 Mo. d. 1859 (unmarried) XIV-6. America Ann b. 1855 Mo. d. ____ m. Edward Downing XIV-7. Lewis Kinman b. 1856 Mo. d. ____ m. ________________ XIV-8. Rosa Eleanor b. 1859 d. ____ m. Joel S. Linville (Rosana ?) XIV-9. James David b. 1861 d. ____ m. Susan __________ XIV-I0.Jeremiah E. b. 1864 d. ____ m. ________________ XIV-11.Wm. Frank b. 1866 d. ____ m. Therone LeRoy ? XIV-2 RUTH CAROLINE HEDGPETH B. Nodaway County, Mo. 19 Sept. 1844 d. Nodaway Co. Mo. - 23 Jan 1924 bur. High Prairie Cem. near Elmo, Mo. (Nod.Co.) md: 25 Oct 1860, Graham, Nodaway Co. Mo. to Robert Thomas Campbell (1839-1922) son of James E. and Frances(Butler)Campbell ch: **XV-1. Frances Eleanor b. 1862 Mo. d. 1912 m. Elbert Russell XV-2. Mary Priscilla b. 1867 d. 1890 (unmarried) XV-3. James Robert b. 1869 d. 1948 m. Ruth McIntyre XV-4. Rose Elizabeth b. 1872 d. m. Elmer Bostwick XV-5. Albert Arthur b. 1875 d. m. Ruth Hamilton XV-6. Flora b. 1878 d. m. Wilson Tinker XV-7. Dolly b. 1883 d. (died infancy) XV-8. Gladys b. 1888 d. 1895 (unmarried) XV-1. FRANCES ELEANOR CAMPBELL b. 19 Jan 1862, Graham, Nodaway Co. d. 31 Dec. 1912 - Newton, Kansas bur: LaMar Cem. near Elmo, Mo.(Nod.Co.) md. 23 Oct 1879, North Grove Church near Elmo - Nodaway Co. to Elbert Ewing Russell (1859-1937) son of Stephen Jones Russell and Margaret Susan (Miller)Russell children: **XVI-1. Claud b. 1885 d.1954 m. Mary Walters XVI-2. Mary b. 1893 living in m. Ralph S. Herman Manchester, Conn. XVI-1. CLAUD RUSSELL B. 20 March 1885, Elmo, Nod. Co., Mo. d. 28 Apr. 1954, Manila, Phil. Is. md: 18 July 1910 in Manila to Mary Walters of Cincinnatti, Ohio children: * XVII-1. Frances Eleanor - md. Richard Nelson - 2 ch. - 2 gr-ch. XVII-2. Delbert Ewing, jr. md.l) Aida Berbari 2)Arlene Thomas 3) Louise Mosier. (3 ch - 5'gr.ch) XVII-3. Robert Stephen - md. Marian George- (3 sons - 1 gr.ch) XVII-4. Elizabeth Jane - md. W. F. Jackson (2 ch - 2 gr.ch)
-4 QUERIES Have you found a John Hedgpeth who came to Charles City County, Virginia in 1677 as an indentured servant? There is a John Hedgpeth in Chowan Co., NC in 1706-1716. Does this tie in with Lemuel (1757 ???) Submitted by Mrs. Stella Hedgpeth Ft. Worth, Texas Note: Stella, perhaps someone can pick up these questions. Would you let us know where you found the infor- mation? I'll publish the sources next Newsletter. FN Stella also sent this lineup of James H. children which will be welcome information ... She will let us know soon where she obtained it, we do need other ch. of Lemuel if possible: X. LEMUEL HEDGPETH, b. 1757: - son: James Henry b. 1779 XI. JAMES HENRY HEDGPETH's children: 1. Lionel, 2. Mathew 3. Holland 4. Joel b.1809 5. James 6. Lewis 7. Mary 8. Nancy 9. Betsy 10. Sarah ll. Barthena XII-4. JOEL HEDGPETH, b. 1809 - wife: Jane Hudspeth ch: 1. Thomas Riley - b. 1830 md. Eliza Jane Elliott 2. Henry Holland b. 1832 md. Indiana Kenyon 3. Lewis Johnson b. 1837 md. Margaret Ann Boyes 4. Joel b. 1840 d. 1922 md. Hester Ann Anderson 5. William Pleasant b. ____ md. Mary Breason Stella has next generation - We look forward to it, Stella . Do compare with my info. on p. 2 - We seem to differ on Joel's birth date: can anyone help? Mine could easily be wrong! ______________________________________________________________ Rachael Klemm, Alice Hall and I shared the expense of a search into Isle of Wight, County, Virginia for information that might establish the parentage of Lemuel. The following data was found: Deed Book #8, p160 Aug 1, 1748 - John Woodwerd & Margaret, his wife, both of Edgecomb County, North Carolina Government, to Henry Hedgpeth, County and Government of Virginia - for fifteen pounds, 100 acres in Isle of Wight on North side of Main Blackwater Swamp, beginning at a maple in the County line between Isle of Wight and Nansemond, a corner tree of John Butler's land; granted to John Wooderd by Patent from the Honorable Hugh Drysdale, July 9, 1724. Recorded: Oct. 13, 1748 Witness: Isaac Fleming - Wm. Murfree - James Holland
-5 Isle of Wight County, Virginia Deed Book #8, p.399 November 26, 1750- James Mackleney, Edgecombe County in the Province of North Carolina, to Henry Hedgpeth of Isle of Wight for 18 pounds, 150 acres on Beaver Dam Branch, adjoining James Johnson; part of a patent granted to Arthur Allen, Edward Felwell and Robt. Homing, Nov. 29, 1679 Wit: Abraham Johnson Jr., Nath. Johnson, Wm. Moore Deed Book 15, P.95 July 9, 1781 - Lemuel Hedgpeth & Lyda his wife of the County of Northampton, North Carolina, to Elisha Darden of Nansemond County, Virginia for 16,000 pounds current money of Virginia - 2 tracts of land on South side of Beaver Dam Branch in counties of Isle of Wight and Nansemond; 220 acres; 150 acres beginning at a poplar in the line of Josiah Johnson and said Hedgpeth; the other 70 acres Lemuel Hedgpeth bought of Obediah Johnson lying on South side of above mentioned land and adjoining thereto. Wit: John McCalie, John Carr, Henry Gardner Rec: Jan 3, 1783 Will Book 9, p.149 Aug. 17, 1782 - Account current of Henry Hedgepeth, dec. Examined by Eley Johnson, Benjamin Eley, Nathan Carr. Signed. Lemuel and Mary Hedgepeth. Sum of 62 pounds, 2 sh.; 8 pence due to widow and orphans Rec: Jan 2, 1783 Will book 9, p.198 Acct. current of estate of Mary Hedgepeth, dec., with John Darden, admr. to paid tickets against Mary Hedgepeth, admr. of Henry Hedgepeth, dec. to cash paid Mary Hedgepeth, jr., - 2-17 to cash paid Dempsey Hedgepeth - 2-9 to cash paid Joseph Scott - 7-67 to cash paid Henry Hedgepeth's coffin - 8 sh to cash paid Henry Hedgepeht account proved - 16-6 to cash paid Peggy Eley - 1-2 also cash paid Nelson Johnson, George Taylor, James Wight, William Wight, Eley Johnson, John Darden, James Parker, Nathan Carr - Rec. Nov. 6, 1783 (More next issue) ______________________________________________________________ One of Judge Joel Hedgpeth's sons was named Lewis Johnson Hedgpeth, May we venture to guess ...? Was Lemuel's wife Lydia JOHNSON ???? .... How about Lydia ELEY ??? No charge for educated guesses!
-6 BETHANA HEDGPETH - (c1822-_____) One of the younger children of James Henry Hedgpeth, sr. and his wife Ruth (Jones) Hedgpeth, Bethana is written up in "History of Nodaway County, Missouri" ... Can someone verify the year of publication, and author? ... my Xerox copy is p.452. Typical of the times, the women receive very little attention in these biographies ... so we shall see Bethana only through the activities of her men-folk. Her father James Henry Hedgpeth, Sr. is reported as opening a small store in Buchanan County, Mo. in 1839 with Holland Jones. It must have been there that the family lived until Bethana's marriage to Wm. Isom Linville, 25 July 1840.** We can imagine her home from the biography of her son: AARON COLUMBUS LINVILLE: A popular representative of one of Nodaway county's old and well established families that is deserving of first rank in our citizenship is Aaron Columbus Linville, who was born near Graham, this county, March 25, 1853 in a rude clap-board-roofed log cabin. He is the son of William Isom and Bethena (Hedgepeth) Linville. The father was born in Missouri, probably Jackson county, the son of James Linville and wife, his father being a native of eastern Tennessee, and was a brother to Thomas Linville. He came to Jackson county, Missouri, about 1832 with two of his brothers, Thomas and Abraham, the last named settling in Nodaway county, near Graham, in a very early day; James also came here about that time, probably in 1841, all locating near Graham. BETHENA HEDGEPETH was born in Ken- tucky and came overland from that state with her parents, who drove horses and oxen to their old-time wagons; they located in Jackson county, Missouri, where she married William Isom Linville. They came to Nodaway county in 184l and located one and one-fourth miles northeast of Graham, where Isom Linville pre-empted a homestead and lived in that neighborhood the rest of his life. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church South, very active in its affairs, and a deacon in the local congregation for many years. He was well known over all northwestern Missouri in church work and was as well known and influential in Nodaway county as any man in the county. Like most of the Linvilles, he was a Democrat. Two daughters and four sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Isom Linville, who lived to maturity, also two daughters who died in infancy. Those living are: l) James H., who lives five miles northwest of Graham, where he owns a good farm, married Elvira Jones and they have three children living; 2) Joel Spencer, who lives about two miles southwest of Skidmore, married Rosa Dyson, and one child of this marriage died when sixteen years old; after the death of his first wife, he married *ROSA HEDGPETH, which union has resulted in the birth of four children; 3) Aaron Columbus: of this review; 4) Maggie married George W. Clark and lives in Oregon and they are the parents of eleven children; 5) Henry C. married Sarah Brown and lives in the Cherokee "strip", Oklahoma and has three sons and one daughter. Isom Linville; as already intimated, was a very devout Christian, and was known for his old-time hospitality. At Methodist campmeet- ings he was a great worker, during which times he would put up a _________________________________________________________________ ** Buchanan-County marriage records ...(Bethana & Wm. Isom were not married in Jackson Co. as reported in this review) *Rosa Hedgpeth - dau. of James Henry Hedgpeth, jr. and Ellinor (Elliott) Hedgpeth. Joel and Rosa (Rosa Eleanor) were first cousins
-7 boarding tent at which everybody was welcome, often making such announcement publicly. Ministers made his home their headquarters. Sometimes during revival meetings as many as twenty guests would stay over night with him. They found him always cheerful and an interesting story teller. The death of this highly esteemed and most worthy citizen occurred in March 1903, at an advanced age. His wife died prior to his death. __________________________________________________________________ I wonder if Bethana was able to remain as "cheerful" as her husband. Twenty guests over night in that crude little log cabin! And can you imagine the job of supervising the feeding of the mobs who must have presented themselves at that boarding-tent! She died "prior", indeed! Actually, my womanly indignation is ill-founded. It was a complement to these very able women that such affairs were successful. In 1850 Bethana and her Wm. Isom Linville lived in the same neighborhood with brother James Henry Hedgpeth, jr. and his energetic wife Ellinor. James' in-laws, the Elliotts; Judge Joel Hedgpeth another of Beth- ana's brothers; and young Thomas Riley Hedgpeth with his bride Eliza J. Elliott ..... Surely, Bethana did not lack for willing hands to help her play hostess to her husband's fame for hospitality. FN _____________________________________________________________________ It is here that I shall close Newsletter #l. Other items I might have used must await okay from those good people who have sent them to me ... I do want to be careful not to print anything without permission. It is my intention with this first issue to give you an idea of the kind of thing the Newsletter will contain. Mind you, it will mostly be material contributed by YOU !! This initial publication of approximately 7 pages is short. It is my intention to do between seven and ten pages usually ... with your help, of course!
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