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From: geneva mckinney <>
Subject: Re: [KYBREATH-L] Chief Henry Davis Hudson
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:40:33 -0500


Hello
I just spent an arm and a leg getting ahold of this Bach Family history
and
genealogy From the University of Kentucky
I do not have permission to reprint parts of it yet-
I will share this:
The Hudson Family In Eastern Kentucky
Connected with the Haynes Family, and the Stamper Family

The Davis Family In Eastern Kentucky
The orginal Davis Family that came late what is now Breathitt Co.,from
Virginia,consisted of Evans Davis,and his three sisters,Jennie,Cyntha,
and
Nancy,and if the lineage is correct, there was another sister,named
Winnie, a
brother that was drowned named Jeremiah(I think we already established
that
this may possibly be incorrect through Pat Hatfield) and one brother
possibly
more that settled in Floyd Co. Ky.

The children-- as Mr. Bach tries to establish-- are then quoted-
Evans Davis ,Cyntha Davis,Nancy Davis,Jennie Davis,Jeremiah Davis,>>>>>

Winnie Davis child was Henry Hudson, in Eastern Kentucky,James
Davis,George
Davis,Henry Davis,
1_______Davis moved to Christian County
"Of the above family it is known positively that 1-7 were brothers and
sisters,but it is known that they came from Augusta,Virginia"

No sources are given for the information gathered
I have a theory that maybe the information came from a Family Bible

This Bach Mss. does not say that Winnie was not married

I also have a theory that Henry Hudson has a first name
I am very very proud of our Hudson Heritage and am trying very hard to
establish
sources--I think the information passed to us from our Families is also
very very important-
-Another wild theory I have is that the Hudsons were Indian and were
hiding out so as not to have to go on the Trail of Tears-
See how my imagination can get without the proper sources<g>?
So I too would appreciate any help pointing us in the right direction

There is a Picture of one of our Hudsons on one of the sites-I believe
it is on the Perry Co.Ky.-
Our Hudsons are very Handsome People-from what few pictures I have seen
so far-

There is a Jeremiah Hudson written about in the Ky Biographies who is a
Baptist minister)-Brenda,could you quote what information was given to
you -and who told you such. I have been trying to study the
census-and sometimes I think that the Indian were listed as Muleogeon-
This clue could be really important Brenda-
I descent from Cola Hudson-who are you descent from?
My goodness-mercy me-Feuds have been started for less-(just a lame joke)

But I tend to get into trouble a lot so everyone will please have to
forgive me
and go on researchin
Thanks
Geneva







Louise Gaskill wrote:

> Hi Brenda,
>
> I am the Louise that you exchanged e-mail with. I have tried to find
> Melungeon ancestry for Henry Davis/Hudson with no luck. It would seem
> that the suggestion of the Melungeon aspect is unfounded, at least as far
>
> as I have found.
>
> However, several other Henry Davis/Hudson descendants have had the
> Cherokee indian rumor passed down to them from older family members.
> My own gr-grandmother, Margaret "Peggy" Hudson, d/o of Henry, most
> certainly claimed to be daughter of "Chief Hudson of the Carolina's".
> She had long black hair that she kept in a braid. I have a picture of
> her
> son Charley, my grandfather. He had olive skin with very dark eyes and
> very dark hair. Until a picture of Henry Davis/Hudson surfaces, we will
> never know. There is also the possibility that the indian ancestry, if
> any,
> could have come down from the Campbell's or Smith's, and not Henry at
> all.
>
> Henry was married to Eliza Campbell, d/o John "Jackey" Campbell and
> Martha "Patsy" Smith. I have heard rumors that the Smith's had Cherokee
> ancestry, but I have found no proof of that either. I want to mention
> here
> that we have found no solid proof that Henry Davis and Henry Hudson were
> the same person, we are just going on our hunches.
>
> Geneva and I have been trying to track down the ancestry of Henry for the
> past few months. We have found a possibility that he *could* have been
> the
> son of Winnie Davis who *could* have been the d/o the old John Davis
> that is in the 1850 Breathitt census, living in the Solomon Back
> household:
>
> 175-175, BACK, Solomon, 38, M, Farmer, 150, KY
> Jane, 34, F, TN
> Katherine, 14, F
> Isaac, 12, M
> John, 10, M
> Lewis, 8, M
> Joseph, 4, M
> Solomon, 2, M
> Susan, 10/12, F
> DAVIS, John , 98, M, Farmer, NC, pauper <=======
> --------------------
>
> There is mention of John and daughter Winnie in the Bach/Back manuscript.
> It says that Winnie had a son Henry by a Hudson man.
>
> If anyone has any information regarding Henry Davis or Henry Hudson,
> please
> help us out.
>
> Louise Gaskill
>
> On Wed, 17 Nov 1999 21:44:20 -0800 "STEVE HOWARD" <>
> writes:
> > Can anyone tell me more about Chief Henry Davis Hudson. I know that
> > he was
> > born December 29, 1826. He was listed in the Breathitt Co. Census
> > in 1850
> > as Henry Davis and in 1860 and 1870 as Henry Hudson.
> >
> > I corresponded with someone named Louise about a year ago regarding
> > him.
> > She said he was thought to be a Cherokee Indian, but researched now
> > believed that he was Melungeon.
> >
> > Any research information on him would be appreciated, he was my ggg
> > grandfather.
> >
> > Brenda
>
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