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William Lee Rudd 1804–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia

Death Date: 1888

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: William Rudd

Mother: Emily Thomas

Spouse(s): Hannah Hoyle, Hannah Dodson, Mary Pleasants, Mary Pleasants, Rebecca Rayburn

Children(s): Joseph Rudd, William Rudd, Sarah Rudd, Luella Rudd, James Rudd, Joseph Rudd, Guilford Rudd, William Rudd, Harriett Rudd, Rebecca Rudd, Harriet Rudd, Rebecca Rayburn, Geneva Ayscue, E Rudd, William Rudd

In 1804, William Lee Rudd entered the world in Mecklenburg, Virginia, born to William Henry Rudd And Emily Sarah Thomas. William Lee Rudd married Hannah Emily Dodson, Hannah Emily Dodson Hoyle, Mary R Pleasants, Rebecca Rayburn, and had children including E Thomas Rudd, Geneva Ayscue, Guilford W Rudd, Harriet Rudd, Harriett Sarah Rudd, James Rudd, Joseph Daniel Rudd, Joseph Dodson Rudd, Luella Rudd, Rebecca Rayburn, Rebecca Rudd, Sarah Sallie Ann Rudd, William H Rudd, William Henry Rudd. William Lee Rudd passed away in 1888 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1804, William Lee Rudd entered the world in Mecklenburg, Virginia, born to William Henry Rudd And Emily Sarah Thomas.
  • William Lee Rudd married Hannah Emily Dodson, Hannah Emily Dodson Hoyle, Mary R Pleasants, Rebecca Rayburn, and had children including E Thomas Rudd, Geneva Ayscue, Guilford W Rudd, Harriet Rudd, Harriett Sarah Rudd, James Rudd, Joseph Daniel Rudd, Joseph Dodson Rudd, Luella Rudd, Rebecca Rayburn, Rebecca Rudd, Sarah Sallie Ann Rudd, William H Rudd, William Henry Rudd.
  • William Lee Rudd passed away in 1888 in North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rudd
1772–1853
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
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Emily Thomas
1773–1853
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Hoyle
1794–1844
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
HH
Hannah Dodson
1794–1841
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
HD
Mary Pleasants
1810–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MP
Mary Pleasants
1810–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MP
Rebecca Rayburn
1828–1859
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
RR

Children(s)

Joseph Rudd
1826–1909
Birth Location: Franklin or, Warren, North Carolina, United States
JR
William Rudd
1826–1871
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Rudd
1848–1919
Birth Location: North Carolina
SR
Luella Rudd
1856–
Birth Location: North Carolina
LR
James Rudd
1859–
Birth Location: North Carolina
JR
Joseph Rudd
1826–1909
Birth Location: Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina, USA
JR
Guilford Rudd
1830–1864
Birth Location: Warren County, North Carolina, USA
GR
William Rudd
1850–1871
Birth Location: Warren, North Carolina, United States
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Harriett Rudd
1840–1933
Birth Location: Franklin, North Carolina, United States
HR
Rebecca Rudd
1828–1829
Birth Location: Warren, North Carolina, United States
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Harriet Rudd
1840–1919
Birth Location: Franklin, North Carolina, United States
HR
Rebecca Rayburn
1828–1859
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
RR
Geneva Ayscue
1853–1936
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA
GA
E Rudd
1851–1940
Birth Location: Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
ER
William Rudd
1850–1926
Birth Location: Franklin
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William Rudd's Ancestors

Self
William Rudd
1804–1888
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia
Parents
William Henry Rudd
1772–1853
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Emily (Sarah) Thomas
1773–1853
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Rudd
1744–1779
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Mary Allen
1754–1778
Mecklenburg Co., VA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Rudd
1712–1779
Elizabeth Wilmoth
1715–1767
Francis Cheatham
1713–
Mary Pride
1708–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Wilmoth
1680–1750
Mary Swaim
1696–1717

William Rudd's Descendants

1.
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William (Lee) Rudd (1804–1888) m. Hannah (Emily Dodson) Hoyle (Mar 1794–abt 1844) m. Hannah (Emily) Dodson (13 Mar 1794–28 Jun 1841) m. Mary (R.) Pleasants (1810–aft 1880) m. Mary (R.) Pleasants (1810–aft 1880) m. Rebecca Rayburn (1828–1859)
  1. 1. Joseph (Dodson) Rudd 1826–1909
  2. 2. William (H) Rudd 1826–1871
  3. 3. Sarah ("Sallie" Ann) Rudd 1848–1919 m. Thomas (Louis) Ayscue 1848–1916
    1. 1. Melvin (Wellon Ayscue) Sr 1891–1969 m. Mary (A) Tharington 1893–1978
      1. 1. Jack (Thomas) Ayscue 1912–1971
      2. 2. Gladys (Earle) Ayscue 1914–1965
      3. 3. Elaine (Allen) Ayscue 1922–1993
      4. 4. Melvin (Wellon Washington) Ayscue 1925–2002
      5. 5. Richard (Glenn) Ayscue 1927–2007
      6. 6. Donald (Fulton) Ayscue 1931–1996
      7. 7. Calvin ("Cuz" Wellons) Ayscue 1930–2012
      8. 8. Sallie (Mar) Ayscue 1917–
      9. 9. Fannie (P) Ayscue 1920–
    2. 2. Walter (Gray) Ayscue 1888–1953
    3. 3. Solomon Ayscue 1884–1968
    4. 4. Myrtle ("Mertie" Bell) Ayscue 1889–1972
    5. 5. James (Thomas) Ayscue 1875–1946
    6. 6. Lela (W.) Ayscue 1879–1897
    7. 7. Eva (J) Ayscue 1876–1960 m. Thomas (Coleman) Harris 1871–1929
    8. 8. Rebecca (Louisa) Ayscue 1873–1953 m. John (Henry Lassiter) Jr 1882–1960
      1. 1. Morton (Melvin) Lassiter 1906–1988
    9. 9. Ida (Sarah) Lassiter 1882–1909
    10. 10. Nathaniel (Henry) Ayscue 1885–1959
    11. 11. Velma Ayscue 1892–
    12. 12. Albert Allan 1872–1960 m. Martha (A) Powers 1856–1930 m. Laura Allen 1889–1959
      1. 1. Charles (Henry) Ayscue 1898–1962
      2. 2. Sandros (Jones Ayscue) Sr 1892–1955 m. Sarah (Francis) Shell 1891–1962
        1. 1. Vernell (Van) Ayscue 1913–2001 m. Joseph (Wallace) Carr 1912–1993
        2. 2. Heinie (Wilson) Ayscue 1915–1969 m. Mary (Victorie) Emory 1916–
        3. 3. Edith (Viola) Ayscue 1917–2012 m. Charles (Muriel) Fry 1919–1980
        4. 4. Erma (Belle) Ayscue 1921–2006 m. Ralph (John August) Nold 1916–2010
        5. 5. Joyce (Jones) Ayscue 1923–2014 m. William (Watts "Bill" Gwathmey) IV 1925–2013 m. Charles (Frederick Roulet) Jr. 1919–1961
        6. 6. Sandros (Jones Ayscue) Jr 1929–2008
      3. 3. Clara (Godson) Smith 1894–1914
      4. 4. Dora (Van) Ayscue 1895–1956
      5. 5. Dorothy Dodson 1926–1997 m. Charles (Jennings) Dodson 1919–1994
      6. 6. Velma (D.) Allen 1923–1997 m. Charles (W.) Bowers 1921–2001
      7. 7. Loraine (D) Wilhelm 1919–1971 m. Homer (Earl) Wilhelm 1914–1973
      8. 8. Arthur (L) Allen 1921– m. Alice (Sherley) Knight 1915–2000 m. Marion (Frances) Montoya 1927–2010
  4. 4. Luella Rudd 1856–
  5. 5. James Rudd 1859–
  6. 6. Joseph (Daniel) Rudd 1826–1909
  7. 7. Guilford (W.) Rudd 1830–1864
  8. 8. William (Henry) Rudd 1850–1871 m. Saraphina Jackson 1855–1927
  9. 9. Harriett (Sarah) Rudd 1840–1933
  10. 10. Rebecca Rudd 1828–1829
  11. 11. Harriet Rudd 1840–1919 m. Jaseph Ayscue 1843–1911 m. Daniel Ayscue 1842–
    1. 1. Tibetha Ayscue 1869–
    2. 2. William (Thomas "Tom") Ayscue 1883–1969
    3. 3. Jordan (Foster) Ayscue 1870–1949
    4. 4. Della (A) Ayscue 1881–
    5. 5. Joseph (Ashbourne) Ayscue 1866–1919
    6. 6. Ollie Ayscue 1879–
  12. 12. Rebecca Rayburn 1828–1859 m. William (Lee) Rudd 1804–1888
  13. 13. Geneva Ayscue 1853–1936 m. Lewis (Henry) Ayscue 1851–1934
    1. 1. Peter (Thomas) Ayscue 1876–1940
    2. 2. Etna Ayscue 1886–1907
    3. 3. Samuel (James) Ayscue 1882–1935
    4. 4. Bennett (Perry) Ayscue 1894–1964
    5. 5. Wesley (S) Ayscue 1897–1961
    6. 6. Dewey Ayrscue 1899–
    7. 7. Thomas Askew 1876–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Askew 1877–
    9. 9. Frank (Parker) Ayscue 1890–1972
  14. 14. E (Thomas) Rudd 1851–1940 m. Lee (D) Rudd 1860–1943
    1. 1. Mamie (O) Rudd 1884–1960
    2. 2. George (Thomas) Rudd 1887–1967
  15. 15. William (H) Rudd 1850–1926

William Rudd's Timeline

9 Records

1804
1804
Birth of William Lee Rudd in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
1804
1804
Birth of William Lee Rudd in Mecklenburg, Virginia
Mecklenburg, Virginia
1845
1845
Age 41
William Lee Rudd was married in Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 46
William Lee Rudd resided here in Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina, USA
Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 46
William Lee Rudd resided here in Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina, USA
Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 56
William Lee Rudd resided here in Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Franklin, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 56
William Lee Rudd resided here in Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, USA
1873
aft 1873
Age 69
Death of William Lee Rudd in Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
1888
1888
Age 84
Death of William Lee Rudd in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Franklin, North Carolina; Roll: M653_897; Page: 509; Family History Library Film:
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Franklin, North Carolina; Roll: M653_897; Page: 509; Family History Library Film:
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina; Roll: 648; Page: 3a
    [3] North Carolina, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina; Roll: 648; Page: 3a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Sandy Creek, Warren, North Carolina; Roll: 648; Page: 3a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Franklin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Franklin, North Carolina; Roll: M653_897; Page: 509; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Louisburg, Franklin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Franklin, North Carolina; Roll: M653_897; Page: 509; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1873
    Event Place: Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
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