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    1. Re: [NIR-DOWN] HUDELSON/HUDDLESTON/HIDDLESTON, circa 1758
    2. Hugh Macartney
    3. Moneyreagh Non-Subscribing Presbyterian graveyard. HIDDLESON/HUDDLESON (Badly cracked with some lower parts missing). Here lieth the body of Robert Hiddleson of Monlaugh who d. Aug. 17 1799 aged 74. Here lieth the body of Mary Hiddleson alias M...on (possibly Morrison) wife to Robert Hiddleson of Monlaugh who d. March 12 1795 aged 62. here lieth the body of John Hiddleson, son of Robert of Monlaugh, who d. March the ... 1779 aged 22. Here lieth the body of Hannah Hiddleson alias Alexander who d. June 2 .... aged 54 years ...duteous wife, a kind parent ...husband and children with...ent their loss and this is ...James Huddleson of Monlough ...the memory of his wife. HUDDLESTON In mem. of John Huddleston of Monlough who d. Nov.30 1860 aged 72. Also his son David P. Huddleston who d. Feb. 24 1868 aged 33. Also his wife Elizabeth who d. Feb. 4 1881 aged 72. Also his son Robert who d. Oct. 16, 1896 aged 66. And his wife Mary Frame who d. Sept. 20, 1918 aged 75. Also their dau. Mary who d. Aug. 8 1923 aged 78. The 1886 Directory for Comber listed R. Huddleston, Monlough, Moneyreagh, farmer. The Tithe Aplotments for Monlough listed: Samuel & James Frame, John Alexander, John Huddleston. The Tithe Aplotments for Moneyreagh listed James, John & Alexander Huddleston. John Huddleston had 23 acres, Samuel 18 in Monlough. In Maoneyreagh James had 12, John 10 and Alex 7. In the townland of Ballykeel, Comber John Huddleston had 11 acres and Gilbert had 11. Movilla Graveyard, Newtownards HUDDLESTON Erected by his sons David Warwick and William John Huddleston as a grateful memorial to their dearly loved father William Huddleston, formerly of Loughries, born in Donaghadee Sept. 2 1796, died in Belfast Nov. 28 1861. Also to their brothers and sisters who died in infancy. HUDDLESTON Erected by James Huddleston of Ballyalton in mem. of his wife Jennet who d. Jan.10 1830 aged 77. Also the said James H. who d. Dec. 24 1834 aged 82. Also his son James who d. Sept. 23 1836 aged 51. WARWICK Erected by William Huddleston as a grateful memorial of his friend and kinsman the late David Warwick who d. Mar.8 1830 aged 77. Also Martha McCully, wife of Robert Patton, Loughries, who d. Oct. 19 1877 aged 19. Note. The Rev. Archibald Warwick was hanged Oct. 15, 1798 for his part in the '98 Rising. He was the grandson of David and Margaret Warwick of Loughriescouse. I hope this is of some interest. Hugh Macartney ----- Original Message ----- From: <dmh8620@bellsouth.net> To: <NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 8:15 PM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] HUDELSON/HUDDLESTON/HIDDLESTON, circa 1758 >I have an ancestor William Hudelson, an American Revolutionary War veteran >who was born probably 1758, family lore saying he was born in North Ireland >(some say Belfast). It's unclear when he emigrated to America, but he >enlisted in Pennsylvania or New Jersey militia at the very start of the >war. U.S. Army processing of the application of his widow for a veteran's >widow pension said he may have been born in North Ireland or in Bucks >County, PA. Nobody has identified his parents. > > A 23 Aug 2001 posting on the IRL-ULSTER web page says that there were a > substantial number of Hiddleston/Hiddleson/Huddlestons present in the > areas of Donaghadee and Comber, including Monlough Townland, Comber Parish > in the 19th Century. The posting also says the Copy of Registries in the > Barony of Ards lists a John Huddleston in Donaghadee. There apparently > are Hiddlesons buried in the Monyreagh Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church > graveyard, from the 18th and 19th Century. > > \It's a long shot, I know, but does anybody have informataion that can > help identify William's parents? > > David Hudelson > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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