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From the Valdo James Smith Research document, The Sudburys of Virginia and Tennessee.
JOHN SUDBURY (Ca. 1750-1808) was, like his brother David, probably born in Ches-
terfield County, Virginia, sometime between 1747 and 1758 (when he and his siblings
were apprenticed, as "orphans", to Jane Hales). Not much else is known about his
early life, except that as a young man he served for a time with "John Murray's
Company of Volunteers from Botetourt". Glenn Boyd cites a record dated September
10, 1774, as evidencing this military(?) service.
We also know that John was living in Amelia County at the time of the first census of
the United States. In 1782 he is shown as the head of a household consisting of four
whites and five blacks. In 1785 he is listed as the head of a family of five "white
souls" (no count of blacks is given).
The 1787 census of Virginia shows John still living in Amelia County, but doesn't give
any statistics about his family except that there were no white males between the ages
of 16 and 21 living with him. The 1787 census does indicate that he had eight slaves,
and that he owned three horses and ten head of cattle. At that time, he must have been
a farmer with some significant land holdings.
John's wife's name was SALLY. The date and place of their marriage is unknown. It
does not appear that they were married in Amelia County, since no reference to their
marriage appears in the book Marriages of Amelia County, Virginia 1735-1815.
However, John was either a witness or surety with respect to four of the marriages
listed in that book, occurring in the years 1790, 1796, 1801 and 1807. One of these
marriages, on April 6, 1796, was that of his daughter, who was also named Sally.
John appears on the Amelia County tax list for the year 1800. He and his son, John
Jr., are the only Sudburys that appear on this list. The list focuses on taxable assets,
and it tells us only that John was the sole male in his household over the age of 21, and
that he owned two slaves and two horses.
John apparently died in Amelia County around October 27, 1808. He is the subject of
an entry for that date in a compilation of Amelia County wills for the period 1734-
1811. The entry lists his family members as being his wife Sally, his son John, his
daughter Sally and her children, and his grandson John Sudbury, son of John Jr.
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1750 - 1808 (58 years)
, d. 25 Jan 1757, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA 
