SAR Patriot P-171520, DAR Ancestor # A048075
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The name Gudger was changed from McGoodyear in Scotland to Goodyear to Gudger. The McGoodyear clan was charged with treason by the British Government due to the extreme measures they took in retaliating on a neighboring clan for raiding their ranch and carrying off cattle. As a result, the McGoodyear's sailed for America. William was among those coming to America, settling in Virginia, where he was employed at a carpenter by John Young, father of Patsy. William fell desperately in love with Patsy and the two young people defied the wishes of John Young, who opposed the match, and were married.
William and Patsy settled in a village near the community where John Young's country home was, and as the marriage had been bitterly opposed, William and Patsy lived their lives separate and apart from the Youngs.
Shortly afterwards, an incident occurred which brought about a reconciliation. An uprising of the Indians in the valley of Virginia brought down a horde of indians into the Valley. They threatened John Young and his family with death, and destruction of his home. When William learned of the danger, he gathered a number of men and rushed to the rescue. He attacked the Indian band, killed three of the indians with his own hands, and drove the others off.
The story goes that John Young was so pleased with the valor of his son-in-law that he forgave all and bestowed upon them a splendid estate in the valley of the Rappahannock.
Not long after the Indian uprising, William sold out his belongings in Virginia and moved to Washington County, Tenn, then later on to Buncombe County, NC, and settled near the banks of the Swannanoa river, four or five miles up from where Biltmore house is now situated. Their method of traveling from Tennessee to NC was by pack horses through the forests as no road between NC and Tenn was built until 1795.
William was a pioneer in a lively sense. He was one of the first to settle in NC west of the Blue Ridge. When he and his wife came, all that county where Asheville is today was a wilderness. The French Broad River was the western boundary of white man's country. All to the west of that river belonged to the Cherokees.
William was a Revolutionary War veteran and member of the North Carolina Militia. As a member of the NC Militia, he was under the command of Col Robert Love during the Cherokee Indian uprisings.
William Gudger purchased land encompassing several thousand acres up along the Swannanoa River and built his cabin on the present site of the Asheville city golf course. From 1790 to the turn of the century, he bought land at the forks of Turkey Creek, Bull Creek and Ivey River, South Swannanoa River, 223, 640, 100 acres respectively.
The plantation situated in Buncombe County extended from present Biltmore Ave to Christian Creek, hear the present Warren Wilson College and included most of the valley along US 70.
The SAR and DAR information provided courtesy of
Contributor: Rod (48510788)
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The name Gudger was changed from McGoodyear in Scotland to Goodyear to Gudger. The McGoodyear clan was charged with treason by the British Government due to the extreme measures they took in retaliating on a neighboring clan for raiding their ranch and carrying off cattle. As a result, the McGoodyear's sailed for America. William was among those coming to America, settling in Virginia, where he was employed at a carpenter by John Young, father of Patsy. William fell desperately in love with Patsy and the two young people defied the wishes of John Young, who opposed the match, and were married.
William and Patsy settled in a village near the community where John Young's country home was, and as the marriage had been bitterly opposed, William and Patsy lived their lives separate and apart from the Youngs.
Shortly afterwards, an incident occurred which brought about a reconciliation. An uprising of the Indians in the valley of Virginia brought down a horde of indians into the Valley. They threatened John Young and his family with death, and destruction of his home. When William learned of the danger, he gathered a number of men and rushed to the rescue. He attacked the Indian band, killed three of the indians with his own hands, and drove the others off.
The story goes that John Young was so pleased with the valor of his son-in-law that he forgave all and bestowed upon them a splendid estate in the valley of the Rappahannock.
Not long after the Indian uprising, William sold out his belongings in Virginia and moved to Washington County, Tenn, then later on to Buncombe County, NC, and settled near the banks of the Swannanoa river, four or five miles up from where Biltmore house is now situated. Their method of traveling from Tennessee to NC was by pack horses through the forests as no road between NC and Tenn was built until 1795.
William was a pioneer in a lively sense. He was one of the first to settle in NC west of the Blue Ridge. When he and his wife came, all that county where Asheville is today was a wilderness. The French Broad River was the western boundary of white man's country. All to the west of that river belonged to the Cherokees.
William was a Revolutionary War veteran and member of the North Carolina Militia. As a member of the NC Militia, he was under the command of Col Robert Love during the Cherokee Indian uprisings.
William Gudger purchased land encompassing several thousand acres up along the Swannanoa River and built his cabin on the present site of the Asheville city golf course. From 1790 to the turn of the century, he bought land at the forks of Turkey Creek, Bull Creek and Ivey River, South Swannanoa River, 223, 640, 100 acres respectively.
The plantation situated in Buncombe County extended from present Biltmore Ave to Christian Creek, hear the present Warren Wilson College and included most of the valley along US 70.
SAR Patriot P-171520, DAR Ancestor # A048075
The SAR and DAR information provided courtesy of
Contributor: Rod (48510788)
__________________________________________________
The name Gudger was changed from McGoodyear in Scotland to Goodyear to Gudger. The McGoodyear clan was charged with treason by the British Government due to the extreme measures they took in retaliating on a neighboring clan for raiding their ranch and carrying off cattle. As a result, the McGoodyear's sailed for America. William was among those coming to America, settling in Virginia, where he was employed at a carpenter by John Young, father of Patsy. William fell desperately in love with Patsy and the two young people defied the wishes of John Young, who opposed the match, and were married.
William and Patsy settled in a village near the community where John Young's country home was, and as the marriage had been bitterly opposed, William and Patsy lived their lives separate and apart from the Youngs.
Shortly afterwards, an incident occurred which brought about a reconciliation. An uprising of the Indians in the valley of Virginia brought down a horde of indians into the Valley. They threatened John Young and his family with death, and destruction of his home. When William learned of the danger, he gathered a number of men and rushed to the rescue. He attacked the Indian band, killed three of the indians with his own hands, and drove the others off.
The story goes that John Young was so pleased with the valor of his son-in-law that he forgave all and bestowed upon them a splendid estate in the valley of the Rappahannock.
Not long after the Indian uprising, William sold out his belongings in Virginia and moved to Washington County, Tenn, then later on to Buncombe County, NC, and settled near the banks of the Swannanoa river, four or five miles up from where Biltmore house is now situated. Their method of traveling from Tennessee to NC was by pack horses through the forests as no road between NC and Tenn was built until 1795.
William was a pioneer in a lively sense. He was one of the first to settle in NC west of the Blue Ridge. When he and his wife came, all that county where Asheville is today was a wilderness. The French Broad River was the western boundary of white man's country. All to the west of that river belonged to the Cherokees.
William was a Revolutionary War veteran and member of the North Carolina Militia. As a member of the NC Militia, he was under the command of Col Robert Love during the Cherokee Indian uprisings.
William Gudger purchased land encompassing several thousand acres up along the Swannanoa River and built his cabin on the present site of the Asheville city golf course. From 1790 to the turn of the century, he bought land at the forks of Turkey Creek, Bull Creek and Ivey River, South Swannanoa River, 223, 640, 100 acres respectively.
The plantation situated in Buncombe County extended from present Biltmore Ave to Christian Creek, hear the present Warren Wilson College and included most of the valley along US 70.
The SAR and DAR information provided courtesy of
Contributor: Rod (48510788)
__________________________________________________
The name Gudger was changed from McGoodyear in Scotland to Goodyear to Gudger. The McGoodyear clan was charged with treason by the British Government due to the extreme measures they took in retaliating on a neighboring clan for raiding their ranch and carrying off cattle. As a result, the McGoodyear's sailed for America. William was among those coming to America, settling in Virginia, where he was employed at a carpenter by John Young, father of Patsy. William fell desperately in love with Patsy and the two young people defied the wishes of John Young, who opposed the match, and were married.
William and Patsy settled in a village near the community where John Young's country home was, and as the marriage had been bitterly opposed, William and Patsy lived their lives separate and apart from the Youngs.
Shortly afterwards, an incident occurred which brought about a reconciliation. An uprising of the Indians in the valley of Virginia brought down a horde of indians into the Valley. They threatened John Young and his family with death, and destruction of his home. When William learned of the danger, he gathered a number of men and rushed to the rescue. He attacked the Indian band, killed three of the indians with his own hands, and drove the others off.
The story goes that John Young was so pleased with the valor of his son-in-law that he forgave all and bestowed upon them a splendid estate in the valley of the Rappahannock.
Not long after the Indian uprising, William sold out his belongings in Virginia and moved to Washington County, Tenn, then later on to Buncombe County, NC, and settled near the banks of the Swannanoa river, four or five miles up from where Biltmore house is now situated. Their method of traveling from Tennessee to NC was by pack horses through the forests as no road between NC and Tenn was built until 1795.
William was a pioneer in a lively sense. He was one of the first to settle in NC west of the Blue Ridge. When he and his wife came, all that county where Asheville is today was a wilderness. The French Broad River was the western boundary of white man's country. All to the west of that river belonged to the Cherokees.
William was a Revolutionary War veteran and member of the North Carolina Militia. As a member of the NC Militia, he was under the command of Col Robert Love during the Cherokee Indian uprisings.
William Gudger purchased land encompassing several thousand acres up along the Swannanoa River and built his cabin on the present site of the Asheville city golf course. From 1790 to the turn of the century, he bought land at the forks of Turkey Creek, Bull Creek and Ivey River, South Swannanoa River, 223, 640, 100 acres respectively.
The plantation situated in Buncombe County extended from present Biltmore Ave to Christian Creek, hear the present Warren Wilson College and included most of the valley along US 70.
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