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Hedgpeth / Hudspeth NewsLetter Vol. 2 iss. 2

 


      October          HEDGPETH/HUDSPETH NEWSLETTER          Volume II
      1975                                                   Issue #2
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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS

          TIME-LINE

                Hudspeth/Hedgpeth in VIRGINIA ..... p. 11

          FAMILY ITEMS

                Genealogical notes from
                Newsletter subscribers ............ p. 16

          WHO WAS THIS MAN ????

                New evidence on the famous
                California horse-race ............. p. 17

          STORY TIME

                Illinois incident ................. p. 18

          CORBRIDGE COMMENTS ...................... p. 19

          FAMILY ALBUM

                Three ladies identified ! ......... p. 20

                JOEL & JANE (Hudspeth) HEDGPETH ... p. 20

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     WHOOPS ! Sorry!

     Please amend your back copies to comply:

     p. 110 (Volume I) #1 Margaret - wedding date was 1872

                       #7 Minerva - death date 15 Sept 1930 

     p. 12 (this issue) 8th date down is 1737 !!

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     Any other, errors anywhere that I've overlooked .... ??

     Please let me know! 
                                          - Fran

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     TIME-LINE     Ann Theg Brown and her mother have devoted their
                   combined years to HUDSPETH research, picking up
     HEDGPETH references also as they worked. Ann compiled the follow-
     ing time-line from her notes which surely places data in manage-
     able form. She has divided the material geographically ... the
     earliest dates falling in Virginia, then after almost a century
     our names began appearing in the Carolinas. This is an heroic
     piece of work which can serve as a yard-stick for future research.
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                              VIRGINIA
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     1664    Rappahanock    WILLIAM HEBDITCH transported by Henry Wilson 

     1689    Henrico        RALPH HUDSPETH married Margaret Eyres

     1689    Henrico        RALPH HUDSPETH security for Elizabeth Garrets. 

     1691    Henrico        RALPH HUDSPETH estate of Frances Clearely

     1692    Henrico        RALPH HUDSPETH who married Margaret Eyres ye 
                            daughter of Joseph Eyres Dec ... estate of 
                            gr Wm HUMPHREYS dec.

     1696      ?            JOHN HEDGEPETH sr - 450 a (also 1714)

     1697    Henrico        RALPH HUDSPETH sale of Edward Man(x)field land

     1704    Nansemond      JOHN HEDGEPETH - 70Oa, also Holland, John, 
                            Henry, Joseph, Osborne, Wm., Thomas, Michael, 
                            Thomas Bissell
     1704-5-6
            Nansemond       JOHN HEDGEPETH - 443 acres

     1714   Nansemond       JOHN HEDGEPETH jr - 443 acres

     1717   Nansemond       HENRY HEDGEPETH to Edward Hare - 60 acres

     1717   Nansemond       JOHN HEDGEPETH jr. and MARY sold land to
                            Thomas Speight with CUTHBERT HEDSPETH witness

     1718   Goochland       RALPH HUDSPETH (jr?) granted land next to 
                            Frances Sampson whose dau Anna m. Joseph Fuqua 
                            in Cumberland Co.

     1719   Henrico         RALPH HUDSPETH will: wife, MARGARET; GEORGE, 
                            RALPH, HANNAH, ELIZABETH, NANCY, MARGARET 
                            HUDSPETH

     1725   Goochland       RALPH HUDSPETH sells land to Joseph & William 
                            Fuqua

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     1728   Henrico       RALPH HUDSPETH jr. and MARY sell land
  
     1728   Henrico       GEORGE HUDSPETH wit will Maurice Ffloyd (prob 
                          1st cousin)

     1730   Cumberland    GEORGE HUDSPITH granted 400 acres north Aprox-
                          tox River on Deep Cr. joining Col. Wm. Randolph

     1730   Goochland     RALPH HUDSPETH 422 acres joining Col. W. R. 
                          on Philips Creek

     1733   Nansemond     HENRY HEDGESPETH to Edward Hare, land in 
                          Chowan, NC

     1735   Cumberland    GEORGE HUDSPETH granted land
            (cut from
             Goochland)

     1736   Goochland     GEORGE HEDSPETH held land wrote will

     1737   Goochland     RALPH HUDSPETH, Catherine sell land to
                          John Davis

     1737   Nansemond     JOHN HUDSPETH land to Thomas Speight, part of 
                          JOHN HEDGEPETHs

     1739   Nansemond     Thomas Speight 1717-100a, 1737-300a from 
                          HEDGEPETH sold

     1744   Goochland     GEORGE HUDSPETH will inventory names RICHARD 
                          and WILLIAM

     1747   Nansemond     CULBERT, JOHN, HENRY HEDGEPETH land proc. 

     1748   Is of Wt.     HENRY HEDGEPETH wit will of Thomas Jones 

     1749   Nansemond     JOHN HUDSPETH-HEDGEPATH jr.

     1748   Is of Wt.     HENRY HEDGEPETH of I of W pd in Nansemond 
                          Co. to John & Margaret Woodard of Edgecombe 
                          Co., NC for land in Nansemond

     1748   Cumberland    formed from Goochland Co.

     1751   Cumberland    TABITHA HUDSPETH m Richard Povall

     1752   Cumberland    RALPH HUDSPETH and Lucy of Amelia Co. sold 
                          land

     1752   Is of Wt.     PRISCILLA HEDGEPETH dau of Wm. Daughery sr. 
                          
     1753   Nansemond     WILLIAM HEBDITCH medicine

     1755   Nansemond     CARTER HEDGPETH land processioned

     1756   Cumberland    WILLIAM HUDSPETH m Lucy Povall

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     1757    Nansemond     AFRICE and SARAH HEDGPETH (see 1773)

     1758    Is of Wt.     LOUISA HEDGEPETH Wit will Eliz. Daughery

             Cumberland    Wm HUDSPETH of Southam Parish sold 200
               & Gooch-    acres from father GEORGE HUDSPETH to 
               land        Richard Povall for land in Goochland

     1759    Cumberland    WILLIAM HUDSPETH m. Mary Stamps

             Is of Wt      HENRY HEDGPETH wit will of Abraham Johnson

     1761    Goochland     Wm HUDSPETH of Prince Edward sells land

     1764    Cumberland    Wm HUDSPETH and Mary granted land from GEORGE 
                           HUDSPETH in 1730 to Richard Perall

                           Charles & Mary of Prince Edward Co.

     1766    Prince Ed     CHARLES HUDSPETH, Mary fr Wm HUDSPETH sell 
                           to Thomas Drumwright

     1771    Is of Wt      SARAH HEDGPETH will: CUTHBERT, HENRY, JAMES,
                           JESSE, BENJAMIN, BISSELL, EFRICA (see 1737),
                           WHITFIELD, SARAH BAILEY

     1774    Is of Wt      CUTHBERT HEDGEPETH wit will F. Frasier

     1775    Nansemond     Mrs. HEDGEPETH care by C. Johnson

     1776    Is of Wt      HENRY HEDGEPETH wit will Abraham Johnson

     1777    Nansemond     MARY HEDGBEATH care by Edward Brewer

     1778    Nansemond     MARY HEDGBEATH nursing and burying by Edward 
                           Brewer

     1779    Is of Wt      LEMUEL HEDGEPETH

             Is of Wt      HENRY HEDGEPETH est app. signed MARY and
                           LEMUEL HEDGEPETH

     1781    Is of Wt      ELIZABETH HEDGPETH dau of John Butler sr.

             Is of Wt      BENJAMIN HEDGEPETH will rec: ELIZABETH & ch

             Halifax       HEDGEPATH's settlement on Dan River attacked 
                           by Tories

     1782    Is of Wt      ELIZABETH HEDGPETH wife and 2 children  

             Is of Wt      MARY HEDGEPETH est. adm. Eliz, Johnson

             Is of Wt      BENJAMIN HEDGEPETH acct. of estate

             Henry         WILLIAM HEADSPITCH app est. of Wm. Letchef

             Fauquier      JOHN HEDGMAN, Va. tax payer

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     1782    Henry         WILLIAM HEADSPETH - tax-

             Montgomery    GEORGE HEDGPETT & GEORGE HEADSPETH

     1784    Nansemond     CULBERT, WILLIBY, HENRY, JAMES with Hollands, 
             & Is of Wt    Dardens on council to request new county

             Nansemond     DEMPSEY, HOLLADAY, JAMES HEDGEPETH taxpayers 
          
             Halifax       LEMUEL HEDGEPETH~ tax payer

     1786    Southampton   CHARLES HEDGEPETH wit will John Cart

     1787    Montgomery    GEORGE HEDGEPETH

             Southampton   BIZZELL HEDGEPETH wit land sale

     1788    Henry         ROBERT HUDSPETH wit will James Terry

             Henry         Wm HEADSPITCH ap est Wm. Letchef

     1789    Southampton   CHARLES HEDGEPETH wit will Elisha Darden 

                           ZIEPHA HEDGEPETH m Exum Lewis

                           JAMES HEDGEPETH m Jemima Hatfield 

     1790    Is of Wt      WILLOUGHBY HEDGEPETH

             Halifax       LEMUEL HEDGEPETH w 7 whites

             Nansemond     COMFORT HEDGEPETH w 5 whites

                           WILLOUGHBY HEDGEPETH w 2 whites

                           CUTHBERT HEDGEPETH w 1 white

                           JAMES HEDGEPETH w 4 whites

                           HENRY HEDGEPETH w 5 whites

                           DON JILLY HEDGEPETH w 8 whites

                           HOLLADAY HEDGEPETH

                           DEMPSEY HEDGEPETH

     1792    Southampton   ISAAC HEDGEPETH m Sarah Johnson

     1793    Is of Wt      ELISA HEDGEPETH m Chasty Duck - HENRY &
                                               ELIZABETH HEDGEPETH

             Henry         ROBERT HUDSPETH pd fr est John Mann 

     1795    Southampton   EDITH HEDGEPETH m Elias Bradshaw 

     1797    Pittsylvania  HOLLAND HEDGEPETH m Mary Tare

     1798    Is of Wt      SARAH HEDGEPETH dau in will Wm. Gay

             Pittsylvania  NANCY HEDSPETH m Edmund Holloway

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     1798    Southampton   ELIZABETH HEDGEPETH wit will Thomas Brad-
                                           shaw, rec 1798

     1804    Southampton   HENRY HEDGEPETH m Temperance Council

     1809    Is of Wt      ISAAC HEDGEPETH and Wm. Brister ... land

     1810    Washington    MARGARET HEDGEPETH m Peter Donovan

     1812    enlisted:     JAMES M. HEDGEPETH, LEWIS HEDSPETH, 
     (war)                 ELISHA HEDGEPITH

     1817    Pittsylvania  HOLLAND HEDGEPETH sur Richard Morris
                                           m. Patsy Tate

     1822    Halifax       PLEASANT HEADSPETH m Martha Crew

     1823    Southampton   JAMES M. HEDGPETH m Mary Vick

     1824    Southampton   JOEL HEDGEPETH m Rebecca Revill

     1825    Pittsylvania  REBECCA HEDGEPETH dau LEWIS HEDGEPETH
                                           m. Geo. L. Dodson

     1828    Pittsylvania  NANCY HEADSPETH m Daniel Hill sur Wm. H.

     1829    Pittsylvania  WM HEADSPETH m Susanna Dodson, dau John 
                                                         Dodson

     1833    Nansemond     MOSES HEDGEPETH land bounty, heir David
                                                            Holland

     1835    Halifax       JAMES H. HEDSPETH m J. J. Green

     1844    Halifax       PLEASANT G. HEADSPETH m S. P. Wilson

     1847    Loudon        ABIJAH W. HUDSPETH m. Sarah W. Hurst

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     This concludes Ann Brown's time line for Virginia. There are 
     relatively few HUDSPETH references in it .... I'm wondering if
     perhaps Ann prepared it as HEDGPETH data and might have another 
     such list that is strictly HUDSPETH. If so, comparison of the 
     two lists would be interesting. Okay, Ann?

     Next issue we shall see how the family fared in the Carolinas. 
     The earliest date there was 1742. It is tempting to think that 
     various sons fanned out of Henrico County, Virginia after the 
     death of their fathers .... some to the Carolinas, others to the 
     Virginia interior. Or, did we have new landings from Corbridge 
     and Newcastle upon Tyne?

     May we hear more of the attack on the Hedgpeth Dan River settle-
     ment by Tories? My history books give no details.

                                                - Fran

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     FAMILY ITEMS:

     My grandfather spelled his name HEDGEPETH. Gr-grandfather's 
     land deed says HUDSPETH and my grandparent's marriage license 
     record was spelled HAUGHPETH ... some of our family records 
     are HITTSPETH. Evidently our family couldn't spell!

     We have an annual MARTIN-HEDGEPETH reunion at grandfather's home-
     town: Lawrenceburg, Tenn. at a church campground there 4th week-
     end in July.

              Submitted by: Mrs. Lacey Harrington
                          [street address removed] - Fulton, Ky. 42041

             [Note: Hope to hear very soon from Mrs. Harrington ... 
                    Names & dates of her HEDGEPTHS (by whatever 
                    spelling) would be welcome news to a good many of
                    us! Some of us may be able to make that picnic
                    next summer! ]
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     Can we take this Hudspeth family back another generation?

     Capt. Aires Hudspeth m Mary Street. Their son Henry Street Huds-
     peth m Adeline Blassingame, plus 2 Greer sisters.

             Dr. Leonidas Hudspeth, s/o Henry Street HPTH & Adeline

             Blassingame HPTH, married Martha Katherine Chambliss. 
             Martha Katherine Chambliss was widely known as Dr. KATE 
             HUDSPETH of Bandera, Texas. Dr. Leonidas HPTH went to 
             Texas from Monticello, Arkansas.

             He lived in Hallettsville, Texas with his grandfather's 
             (Capt. Ayres HPTH) sister Martha Ayres Hudspeth who married 
             Notly Gilmer.

             Hal Street Hudspeth, born in Hallettsville, Tex.; s/o
             Dr. Leonidas & Kate HPTH;

             Maggie Twittv Hudspeth, d/o Hal Street Hudspeth.

             Mrs. George Steele, daughter of Maggie Twitty Hudspeth

             Mrs. Steele sent in the above information. She may surely 
     fit into the records compiled by Col. Ralph E. Pearson, USA Rtd. 
     as described on p.4 of the last newsletter. Anyone who can help 
     Mrs. Steele find more information can write to her:

     Mrs. George L. Steele, [street address removed]; Wetmore, Tex. 
                                                                 78163

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     WHO WAS THIS MAN ????

     On April 1, 1850 in San Jose, California, a man named HEDGEPETH

     won a horse race against one Senor Pice, of an old Californio

     family for a stake of $10,000. The incident is recounted in 

     California Life Illustrated by William Taylor (Published for the 

     author by Carlton & Porter, New York, 1858). The Rev. Mr. Taylor 

     was engaged in establishing the Methodist Church in California 

     and on that day was busy opening a subscription for the building 

     of the Methodist Church in San Jose, and he did not participate 

     in the "great horse-race excitement" as he was "engaged in prepar-

     ing to build a house for the Lord" and "did not wish to give 

     countenance to such entertainments." Perhaps he should have, 

     for he raised only $2,000 in two days and he might have persuaded 

     Hedgepeth to contribute a share of his winnings. Chances are 

     that Hedgepeth was probably a Methodist himself. Mr. Taylor's 

     account of the episode follows:

        "On Monday, April 1, I opened a subscription for the 
         erection of a Methodist Episcopal Church in San Jose. 
         That was election day for county officials, and hence 
         a day of great excitement in town, but more especially
         because of a celebrated horse race, which came off that 
         afternoon.

        "An American by the name of Hedgepeth, and a native 
         Californian by the name of Pico, ran against each 
         other for a prize of ten thousand dollars on each side. 
         Such a stake was in keeping with the times, and such a 
         scene the highest intellectual entertainment that could 
         engage the attention of the masses.

        "Hedgepeth took the prize." (pp.145-146)

     Does anyone know who this may have been? Was this, perhaps, the 

     Episode of the famous "Hedgpeth Colt" which according to one vet-

     sion involved the somewhat deceitful display of a poor but dis-

     guised horse while the real one was kept out of sight? [Another 

     version is that the real horse was disguised with paint] It does

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     not seem that in such a public event, and for such stakes that

     this chicanery would have gone unobserved. AND we must hope for

     the honor of the family that the horses, at least, were honest.

                                     - submitted by: JOEL W. HEDGPETH

    [Note: For the benefit of those not familiar with Spanish Californ=
     ia in the days of the Dons .... There was great emphasis placed on
     the honor and chivalry of gentlemen, a fact coupled with easy-
     going business practices which proved the undoing of the old
     Californio Rancheros. It was discourteous to question another
     man's honesty!    Yet .... in matters of horse-dealings ... per-
     haps the rules were no different even then. Anything goes! -FRN] 

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     ANOTHER HISTORICAL NOTE: It's been said that all HEDGPETHS are
                              (or were) horse-loving Methodists.

                              The old circuit riders had to be!

                                                      - Joel W. HPTH

     Further evidence to support the above tradition:

     My Aunt Mary told me that Grandmother Ruth Hedgpeth Campbell 
     sold her one prize possession .... her horse .... to get money 
     to send to her husband who was languishing in a Federal Prisoner 
     of War Camp (Civil War). He never got it.

     The only kind thing Grandmother Ruth ever had to say about Abra-
     ham Lincoln was that he did return her money ...
                                                      - Fran

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     STORY TIME     The Black Hawk Indians marched past Ralph and
                    Sarah Hudspeth's house single file for one and
     a half days each year. One year a baby boy was left on the 
     porch with two little toes cut off. The Hudspeths raised him 
     and each year the Indians would bring presents, placing them 
     furtively on the porch also. Sometimes there were moccasins 
     and other gifts for just Indian Charlie, and again there might 
     be gifts for all the family.

             The year that Indian Charlie became sixteen he disappear-
     ed when the Indians marched by.

             Matt Hudspeth, in later years, was captured by Indians 
     and taken before the Chief. "You are Matt Hudspeth!" the Chief 
     declared. Whereupon the Chief took off his moccasin and showed

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     that he had two missing toes. Matt was freed.

     [A story from Ann Theg Brown about her ancestors in Prentice,
     Illinois ........ submitted by Anna Ford]

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     CORBRIDGE COMMENTS   Taken from Anna Ford's "Through the Years
                          with the Hudspeths" Volume I, p.4-5. Here
     she is quoting passages from "History of Corbridge"- Vol. 10:
     p. 223
     Matthew Dawson and wife Anne, bought 26 Sept 1543 tenement in
     Corbridge from Robt. Pulleine and Thomas Hilton. Their daughter 
     and heir Agnes, wife of GEORGE HUDSPETH of Corbridge sold the Hill 
     on Jan 6, 1591/2 to EDWARD HUDSPETH of Corbridge, to whom her son 
     WILLIAM HUDSPETH of Corbridge gave a release the 16th of August, 
     1600. On 9 Feb. 1601/2 the said EDWARD HUDSPETH made a settle-
     ment of his farm upon the marriage of his daughter Agnes with 
     CUTHBERT HUDSPETH of Corbridge. The HUDSPETH family sold,
     14 Sept. 1609 to Robert DeLaval of Alnwick, trustee for Radcliffe
     of Dilston. The leasehold interest in the Prior Mains farm en-
     joyed by the HUDSPETHS from 1594 was assigned in 1812-14 to
     George Gibson of Stagshaw.

     p.165
     Thomas Heron of Corbridge, son and heir of Alexander married
     3 Augus5 1665, ANN HUDSPETH. She was buried 7 April 1722. (Is
     a Heron pedigree)

     p.371
     Edward Winship of Corbridges third son of John Winship of New-
     castle, and Alice (He was buried 20 Jan 1707-8) married Ann,
     daughter of Sampson Hudspeth of Prior Mains, 6 Dec. 1688. She
     was buried 4 Dec 1707. (Is a Winship pedigree)

     p. 176
     John Greenwell, son of Wm. and Mabel Leadbitter, baptised 25 June
     1662, buried 20 Dec 1710, married BARBARA HUDSPETH of Corbridge
     9 Aug 1641. She was party to a deed 1710.

     p. 221
     July 1653 There hath beene a court baron kept at the new dwell-
     ing house of EDWARD HUDSPETH at Corbridge called Prior Manor, at 
     the will of the Lords but of long tyme discontinued. The Earle 
     of Northumberland is chiefe Lord of the Manor of Corbridge and 
     hath all1 the royalties belonging to the same. Wm. Greenwell 
     pays 3d., Wm. HUDSPETH of the Hole 1 sh. The manor of Corbridge 
     lyeth distant from Newcastle upon Tyne 12 miles, and from Hexam 
     3 miles, being a Great market towne. Courts were held for the

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     dean and chapter tenants at the mansion house of Prior Mains, 
     and the tenants were admitted there-at.

     p.222
     1678 - We find PAUL HUDSPETH, sonne and heir to SAMPSON HUDSPETH, 
     late dec'd of one burgadge or house, one barn and a garth on ye 
     backside of the house as being in Prior Mains row in Corbridge.

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     A-HA ! !                   Last issue the FAMILY ALBUM carried
     THREE LADIES IDENTIFIED !  a picture of three unidentified ladies
                                in turn-of-the-century costume.

     Well, Cousin Bea has the answer. She writes: "I see you are still 
     working at your hobby. I love mine too, I have made 2 more quilts, 
     yards of tatting and some yarn things. I am telling everyone to 
     get old as fast as they can as it is a fun time! I remember the 
     picture. It is Aunt Jane, wife of Tom Hedgpeth and their 2 girls 
     Mary and Vannie. Mary married a Mr. Ash. Vannie married Mr. 
     Jacka. Aunt Jane was 50 yers old when Vannie was born. Mary 
     is around 18 years older than Vannie. They also had one brother 
     Dr. Charles Hedgpeth in St. Joseph, Mo."

     Of course! The mother was Eliza Jane Elliott, daughter of Willis
     Elliott & Polly Vanderpool. My ancestor was Ellinor Elliott,
     Eliza Jane's sister who married James Henry Hedgpeth, jr.; Tom
     Hedgpeth was JOEL Hedgpeths' son .... So, Tom & my James Henry jr.
     were cousins who married sisters. Both fellows were grandsons
     of James Henry Hedgpeth, sr ..... and great-grandsons of LEMUEL.

     All clear, now? 

     Anyway, it's another piece I can find a place for in my jig-saw
     puzzle!   I'm sure many will be glad to have the picture of Aunt
     Mary Ash identified .... she supplied a good deal of the informa-
     tion on our lineage sheets.

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     FAMILY ALBUM    At long last ... a copy of the treasured picture
                     of JOEL HEDGPETH and his wife JANE HUDSPETH,
     for which we can thank his namesake - our Dr. Joel Hedgpeth of
     Montecito, Calif.

                     The picture was taken during the stock round-up
     at St. Joseph, Mo. in 1858 before starting west for California.
     Both Joel and Jane were, therefore, about 50 years old ....
     incredible!

                                                         FAMILY ALBUM 



                      the picture that appears here,   
                      I will insert a bit later on .... 
                  same picture is in the on-line Photo Album
 
                      JOEL HEDGPETH   &    JANE HUDSPETH 
                       (1809-1875)          (1808-1859)


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     HUDSPETH/HEDGPETH - Anna has spent a lifetime collecting 
           data and has generaously shared material with the 
           NEWSLETTER. Write to her for particulars regarding 
           her five volumes.

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     VANDERPOOL NEWSLETTER - A family-information-exchange 
           publication for anyone searching for VANDERPOOL family 
           information. Published monthly, 10 months a year, 
           Index the llth month. No December issue. $5 yr. 
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    Note: as of 23 June 2002 the Vanderpool Newsletter was still 
            going strong, for further info. on this publication 
            please contact Sonny Vanderpool 
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     MISSOURI CENSUS RECORDS - In preparation - State-Wide    
           Index of the 1840 Census - in 3 Volumes
           To be published December 1976.

           Also County-by-County enumerations released at intervals 
           during 1975-76. Write for details.

     The above may be obtained from: Mrs. Frances R. Nelson,
     [street address removed], Riverside, Calif. 92505

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                                                   October, 1975

     Dear folks,

       I know! It's November already .... and here's issue #2
     of Volume II which was due out in October ... so I'm kidding 
     myself by putting October on the letterhead.

       The only way I'll ever get caught up is to do a December
     issue (the November one in December, that is!) ...and hope
     they don't get lost in the Christmas shuffle.

       Cousin Bea may never speak to me again for printing her
     entire letter! But she expressed exactly my sentiments
     about retirement time .... so hurry-up you-all! It is truly
     a joy to be able to do just as you please, at long last!

       We have added several HUDSPETHs to our list. Be sure, you 
     HUDSPETHs, to include dates & places on your pre-1800 
     information ... if you know only approximately ... that will 
     do. But in back-tracking, we need to know time-periods & 
     places in order to converge into the right line.

       Surprise! There are HEDGPETHs in Connecticut, believe it 
     or not! The first inkling came from a clipping about a 
     young RICH HEDGPETH who made a score for U. of Conn. against
     Rutgers. Then, I have rumors of a Connecticut couple, Val 
     and Charlotte Hedgpeth who are touring the west in their 
     motor home .... they are scheduled to stop by here soon. 
     They descend from George Washington Hedgpeth of the Caro-
     linas .... just the area we are most curious about! I'm 
     certainly looking forward to this visit.

                        Happy turkey !
                                        [signed Fran]

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