My reason for creating this memorial, although the info is limited, is to link our Dyer family through Bluford and Emily Hudson Dyer as far back as possible.
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1. John Brockman, Sr. [birth date unknown, died 1756]. Married Mary Collins. They lived in Orange County, VA. Our family link is through their son, John Brockman, Jr.; Names of other children, if any, may be known to someone, but not available to me.
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2. John Brockman, Jr., b.5-8-1735 in North Carolina; d. January 31, 1801 in Laurens County, SC.
John Brockman Jr. married Amelia Martaine in 1757 in Orange County, VA. Amelia's parents were Robert Martaine, d.1783 and Ann Easom, d.1788 [burial places unknown]. John and Amelia had several children - Our link to the Brockman family is through John and Amelia's daughter, Anna Brockman. Listed on the headstone of John and Amelia Brockman are their children: Henry Brockman, Anna Parks, Mary Dean, Frances Mullins, Lucy Dean.
Also on John's headstone is the following information:
JOHN BROCKMAN, North Carolina, Col. John Brockman's REGT REV WAR; May 8, 1735 - January 31, 1801; son of Mary Collins and John Brockman, Sr of Orange Col. VA.
He died in Simpsonville, Greenville County, S.C. and is buried at Clear Spring Baptist Church Cemetery, Simpsonville, Greenville County, S. C.
On Amelia's headstone it is written:
AMELIA, wife of John Brockman, Jr. - 1837-1808;
Dau of Ann Easom and Robert Martaine of Orange Co., VA
Info next is provided by Donna Block Nichols on /26/15: Correct grave site for Amelia: Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery ROW 49 Amelia Brockman b. 1737 d. 1808 Wife of John Brockman, Jr., Daughter of Ann Easom and Robert Martaine of Orange County, VA On the back of Amelia Brockman's gravestone lists the following children: Henry Brockman, Anna Parks, Mary Dean, Frances Mullins, Lucy Dean. It is also listed in Find A Grave in the Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with photos as mentioned above.
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3. Anna Brockman [b/d dates unknown] married Thomas Parks. Thomas was born around 1750 in Amelia Co., VA and died Dec 27, 1831, Laurens Dist. S.C. They had a daughter named Amelia. May have had other children/info not available.
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4. Amelia Parks, b. Oct 28, 1781; died Jan 14, 1863. On March 12, 1797 Amelia married Lunsford Hudson, who was born Mar 22, 1768 in Beaford Co., VA; he died Sept 14, 1856 in Greenville, SC.
Lunsford's parents were Abraham Hudson b. 1729,
d. 6-6-1806 and Elizabeth Tyler, d/b info unknown; Elizabeth Tyler was from Maryland, PA.
Lunsford Hudson and Amelia Parks Hudson had several children, one of whom was THOMAS PARKS HUDSON, b. 6-23-1797 or 98; died Nov 4, 1862. [Our link].
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5. Thomas Parks Hudson married Lurinda Green, b. Sept 2, 1800 in S.C., d. Mar 8, 1877 in Palmetto, GA. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the woods behind the property on which he lived off of Five Forks Trickum Road, Lilburn, GA.
Lurinda's parents were George Green, b. 1-16-1767; d. 6-20-1852 in Greenville, SC; and Dinah [Diana} James, b. circa 1776 and died 4-22-1860. Their burial places are unknown.
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6. Thomas and Lurinda had several children, one of whom was Emily Caroline Hudson, b. 3/21/1821; d. circa 1889. In March 1837, Emily married Bluford Dyer [of Gwinett Co., GA], b. 1804, d. 1869. [Another son was George Bayliss Hudson, who married Sarah Evaline McDaniel].
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7. Bluford and Emily Hudson Dyer were the parents of the following children: Alfred Alexander Dyer b.1839; Thomas b.1844, Lurinda b.1866 [apparently named after her maternal grandmother]; Amanda b. 1868?; Camilla b. 1851; John A. b. 1859, Emogene [Emma] b. 1861; and Irvin Buford b. 1865.
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8. John A. Dyer married Anna Hudgins; John A. and Anna are family through which my husband was born. He would be the great grandfather of my husband, and great [great grandfather of our children, David Leon and John Nelson Dyer.]
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[The majority of the above information was provided to me by a librarian who worked in a small library in Crestline, [Birmingham] Alabama. Her notes stated the source of the Hudson information as "The Brockman Scrapbook, Birmingham, AL; Genalogy of the Parks Family in Clark, Park, Brockman Family, Birmingham Library; The History of Gwinnett County Georgia-Flanigan, page 369-372; historical Collections of Joseph Habersham, Chapter DAR, p. 480, p. 420.] Her notes further stated: Thomas Hudson was a member of the Georgia General Assembly 1853-56; He was postmaster of Yellow River Post Office, Gwinnett County, Georgia, from 1846-1862. The Thomas P Hudson home is on the self-guided driving tour sponsored by the Gwinnett County Historical Society [Plantation Houses of Gwinnett]. Thomas Hudson's son, A. A. Dyer was postmaster of Yellow River Post Office 1872-74, and was also a member of the Georgia Legislature.
Gwinnett County Historical Society, P. O. Box 261, Lawrenceville, GA 30246 [404] 822-5174.
June 19, 2012 -Newspaper Article,Lilburn, GA.
The Yellow River Post Office at Hudson-Nash Farm on Five Forks Trickum Road is a 5-acre historical tract that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and preserved through the use of Gwinnett's SPLOST funds. The parcel was given to the county by Scott Hudgens.
The site is part of a 562 acre farm that was settled by Thomas P Hudson and his family in 1839. It includes the post office building, built in the 1840's, during which time he operated a general store that served travellers going from the railroad depot in Stone Mountain to Lawrenceville. There is also a wash house, a barn and a share-cropper or slave quarters.
After the Civil War, the property was sold to Lewis Nash in 1876; he served as postmaster of the post office from 1866-1867; he and his family were among those who organized Yellow River Baptist Church.
The farm was purchased by his cousin, William Thomas Nash in 1880 and remained in the family until 1996. The land was divided among their children who built houses on the property; the land war farmed through the 1950's.
Today, the site is a significant example of what farming and commercial activity was like in the mid-19th century thanks to the Gwinnett County Government Environmental and Heritage Center. Not only have the historic buildings been preserved, there are walkways and signage for self guided tours. Programs for school-age children will begin this fall.
The ceremony commenced with Presentation of the Flag, the Pledge of Allegiance and a brief prayer by Scouts from Pack 503 - The Blue Phoenis Patrol, Flaming Arrow Den, based out of Trinity Christian Church from Dacula.
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1. John Brockman, Sr. [birth date unknown, died 1756]. Married Mary Collins. They lived in Orange County, VA. Our family link is through their son, John Brockman, Jr.; Names of other children, if any, may be known to someone, but not available to me.
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2. John Brockman, Jr., b.5-8-1735 in North Carolina; d. January 31, 1801 in Laurens County, SC.
John Brockman Jr. married Amelia Martaine in 1757 in Orange County, VA. Amelia's parents were Robert Martaine, d.1783 and Ann Easom, d.1788 [burial places unknown]. John and Amelia had several children - Our link to the Brockman family is through John and Amelia's daughter, Anna Brockman. Listed on the headstone of John and Amelia Brockman are their children: Henry Brockman, Anna Parks, Mary Dean, Frances Mullins, Lucy Dean.
Also on John's headstone is the following information:
JOHN BROCKMAN, North Carolina, Col. John Brockman's REGT REV WAR; May 8, 1735 - January 31, 1801; son of Mary Collins and John Brockman, Sr of Orange Col. VA.
He died in Simpsonville, Greenville County, S.C. and is buried at Clear Spring Baptist Church Cemetery, Simpsonville, Greenville County, S. C.
On Amelia's headstone it is written:
AMELIA, wife of John Brockman, Jr. - 1837-1808;
Dau of Ann Easom and Robert Martaine of Orange Co., VA
Info next is provided by Donna Block Nichols on /26/15: Correct grave site for Amelia: Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery ROW 49 Amelia Brockman b. 1737 d. 1808 Wife of John Brockman, Jr., Daughter of Ann Easom and Robert Martaine of Orange County, VA On the back of Amelia Brockman's gravestone lists the following children: Henry Brockman, Anna Parks, Mary Dean, Frances Mullins, Lucy Dean. It is also listed in Find A Grave in the Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with photos as mentioned above.
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3. Anna Brockman [b/d dates unknown] married Thomas Parks. Thomas was born around 1750 in Amelia Co., VA and died Dec 27, 1831, Laurens Dist. S.C. They had a daughter named Amelia. May have had other children/info not available.
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4. Amelia Parks, b. Oct 28, 1781; died Jan 14, 1863. On March 12, 1797 Amelia married Lunsford Hudson, who was born Mar 22, 1768 in Beaford Co., VA; he died Sept 14, 1856 in Greenville, SC.
Lunsford's parents were Abraham Hudson b. 1729,
d. 6-6-1806 and Elizabeth Tyler, d/b info unknown; Elizabeth Tyler was from Maryland, PA.
Lunsford Hudson and Amelia Parks Hudson had several children, one of whom was THOMAS PARKS HUDSON, b. 6-23-1797 or 98; died Nov 4, 1862. [Our link].
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5. Thomas Parks Hudson married Lurinda Green, b. Sept 2, 1800 in S.C., d. Mar 8, 1877 in Palmetto, GA. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the woods behind the property on which he lived off of Five Forks Trickum Road, Lilburn, GA.
Lurinda's parents were George Green, b. 1-16-1767; d. 6-20-1852 in Greenville, SC; and Dinah [Diana} James, b. circa 1776 and died 4-22-1860. Their burial places are unknown.
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6. Thomas and Lurinda had several children, one of whom was Emily Caroline Hudson, b. 3/21/1821; d. circa 1889. In March 1837, Emily married Bluford Dyer [of Gwinett Co., GA], b. 1804, d. 1869. [Another son was George Bayliss Hudson, who married Sarah Evaline McDaniel].
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7. Bluford and Emily Hudson Dyer were the parents of the following children: Alfred Alexander Dyer b.1839; Thomas b.1844, Lurinda b.1866 [apparently named after her maternal grandmother]; Amanda b. 1868?; Camilla b. 1851; John A. b. 1859, Emogene [Emma] b. 1861; and Irvin Buford b. 1865.
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8. John A. Dyer married Anna Hudgins; John A. and Anna are family through which my husband was born. He would be the great grandfather of my husband, and great [great grandfather of our children, David Leon and John Nelson Dyer.]
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[The majority of the above information was provided to me by a librarian who worked in a small library in Crestline, [Birmingham] Alabama. Her notes stated the source of the Hudson information as "The Brockman Scrapbook, Birmingham, AL; Genalogy of the Parks Family in Clark, Park, Brockman Family, Birmingham Library; The History of Gwinnett County Georgia-Flanigan, page 369-372; historical Collections of Joseph Habersham, Chapter DAR, p. 480, p. 420.] Her notes further stated: Thomas Hudson was a member of the Georgia General Assembly 1853-56; He was postmaster of Yellow River Post Office, Gwinnett County, Georgia, from 1846-1862. The Thomas P Hudson home is on the self-guided driving tour sponsored by the Gwinnett County Historical Society [Plantation Houses of Gwinnett]. Thomas Hudson's son, A. A. Dyer was postmaster of Yellow River Post Office 1872-74, and was also a member of the Georgia Legislature.
Gwinnett County Historical Society, P. O. Box 261, Lawrenceville, GA 30246 [404] 822-5174.
June 19, 2012 -Newspaper Article,Lilburn, GA.
The Yellow River Post Office at Hudson-Nash Farm on Five Forks Trickum Road is a 5-acre historical tract that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and preserved through the use of Gwinnett's SPLOST funds. The parcel was given to the county by Scott Hudgens.
The site is part of a 562 acre farm that was settled by Thomas P Hudson and his family in 1839. It includes the post office building, built in the 1840's, during which time he operated a general store that served travellers going from the railroad depot in Stone Mountain to Lawrenceville. There is also a wash house, a barn and a share-cropper or slave quarters.
After the Civil War, the property was sold to Lewis Nash in 1876; he served as postmaster of the post office from 1866-1867; he and his family were among those who organized Yellow River Baptist Church.
The farm was purchased by his cousin, William Thomas Nash in 1880 and remained in the family until 1996. The land was divided among their children who built houses on the property; the land war farmed through the 1950's.
Today, the site is a significant example of what farming and commercial activity was like in the mid-19th century thanks to the Gwinnett County Government Environmental and Heritage Center. Not only have the historic buildings been preserved, there are walkways and signage for self guided tours. Programs for school-age children will begin this fall.
The ceremony commenced with Presentation of the Flag, the Pledge of Allegiance and a brief prayer by Scouts from Pack 503 - The Blue Phoenis Patrol, Flaming Arrow Den, based out of Trinity Christian Church from Dacula.
My reason for creating this memorial, although the info is limited, is to link our Dyer family through Bluford and Emily Hudson Dyer as far back as possible.
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1. John Brockman, Sr. [birth date unknown, died 1756]. Married Mary Collins. They lived in Orange County, VA. Our family link is through their son, John Brockman, Jr.; Names of other children, if any, may be known to someone, but not available to me.
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2. John Brockman, Jr., b.5-8-1735 in North Carolina; d. January 31, 1801 in Laurens County, SC.
John Brockman Jr. married Amelia Martaine in 1757 in Orange County, VA. Amelia's parents were Robert Martaine, d.1783 and Ann Easom, d.1788 [burial places unknown]. John and Amelia had several children - Our link to the Brockman family is through John and Amelia's daughter, Anna Brockman. Listed on the headstone of John and Amelia Brockman are their children: Henry Brockman, Anna Parks, Mary Dean, Frances Mullins, Lucy Dean.
Also on John's headstone is the following information:
JOHN BROCKMAN, North Carolina, Col. John Brockman's REGT REV WAR; May 8, 1735 - January 31, 1801; son of Mary Collins and John Brockman, Sr of Orange Col. VA.
He died in Simpsonville, Greenville County, S.C. and is buried at Clear Spring Baptist Church Cemetery, Simpsonville, Greenville County, S. C.
On Amelia's headstone it is written:
AMELIA, wife of John Brockman, Jr. - 1837-1808;
Dau of Ann Easom and Robert Martaine of Orange Co., VA
Info next is provided by Donna Block Nichols on /26/15: Correct grave site for Amelia: Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery ROW 49 Amelia Brockman b. 1737 d. 1808 Wife of John Brockman, Jr., Daughter of Ann Easom and Robert Martaine of Orange County, VA On the back of Amelia Brockman's gravestone lists the following children: Henry Brockman, Anna Parks, Mary Dean, Frances Mullins, Lucy Dean. It is also listed in Find A Grave in the Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with photos as mentioned above.
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3. Anna Brockman [b/d dates unknown] married Thomas Parks. Thomas was born around 1750 in Amelia Co., VA and died Dec 27, 1831, Laurens Dist. S.C. They had a daughter named Amelia. May have had other children/info not available.
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4. Amelia Parks, b. Oct 28, 1781; died Jan 14, 1863. On March 12, 1797 Amelia married Lunsford Hudson, who was born Mar 22, 1768 in Beaford Co., VA; he died Sept 14, 1856 in Greenville, SC.
Lunsford's parents were Abraham Hudson b. 1729,
d. 6-6-1806 and Elizabeth Tyler, d/b info unknown; Elizabeth Tyler was from Maryland, PA.
Lunsford Hudson and Amelia Parks Hudson had several children, one of whom was THOMAS PARKS HUDSON, b. 6-23-1797 or 98; died Nov 4, 1862. [Our link].
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5. Thomas Parks Hudson married Lurinda Green, b. Sept 2, 1800 in S.C., d. Mar 8, 1877 in Palmetto, GA. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the woods behind the property on which he lived off of Five Forks Trickum Road, Lilburn, GA.
Lurinda's parents were George Green, b. 1-16-1767; d. 6-20-1852 in Greenville, SC; and Dinah [Diana} James, b. circa 1776 and died 4-22-1860. Their burial places are unknown.
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6. Thomas and Lurinda had several children, one of whom was Emily Caroline Hudson, b. 3/21/1821; d. circa 1889. In March 1837, Emily married Bluford Dyer [of Gwinett Co., GA], b. 1804, d. 1869. [Another son was George Bayliss Hudson, who married Sarah Evaline McDaniel].
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7. Bluford and Emily Hudson Dyer were the parents of the following children: Alfred Alexander Dyer b.1839; Thomas b.1844, Lurinda b.1866 [apparently named after her maternal grandmother]; Amanda b. 1868?; Camilla b. 1851; John A. b. 1859, Emogene [Emma] b. 1861; and Irvin Buford b. 1865.
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8. John A. Dyer married Anna Hudgins; John A. and Anna are family through which my husband was born. He would be the great grandfather of my husband, and great [great grandfather of our children, David Leon and John Nelson Dyer.]
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[The majority of the above information was provided to me by a librarian who worked in a small library in Crestline, [Birmingham] Alabama. Her notes stated the source of the Hudson information as "The Brockman Scrapbook, Birmingham, AL; Genalogy of the Parks Family in Clark, Park, Brockman Family, Birmingham Library; The History of Gwinnett County Georgia-Flanigan, page 369-372; historical Collections of Joseph Habersham, Chapter DAR, p. 480, p. 420.] Her notes further stated: Thomas Hudson was a member of the Georgia General Assembly 1853-56; He was postmaster of Yellow River Post Office, Gwinnett County, Georgia, from 1846-1862. The Thomas P Hudson home is on the self-guided driving tour sponsored by the Gwinnett County Historical Society [Plantation Houses of Gwinnett]. Thomas Hudson's son, A. A. Dyer was postmaster of Yellow River Post Office 1872-74, and was also a member of the Georgia Legislature.
Gwinnett County Historical Society, P. O. Box 261, Lawrenceville, GA 30246 [404] 822-5174.
June 19, 2012 -Newspaper Article,Lilburn, GA.
The Yellow River Post Office at Hudson-Nash Farm on Five Forks Trickum Road is a 5-acre historical tract that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and preserved through the use of Gwinnett's SPLOST funds. The parcel was given to the county by Scott Hudgens.
The site is part of a 562 acre farm that was settled by Thomas P Hudson and his family in 1839. It includes the post office building, built in the 1840's, during which time he operated a general store that served travellers going from the railroad depot in Stone Mountain to Lawrenceville. There is also a wash house, a barn and a share-cropper or slave quarters.
After the Civil War, the property was sold to Lewis Nash in 1876; he served as postmaster of the post office from 1866-1867; he and his family were among those who organized Yellow River Baptist Church.
The farm was purchased by his cousin, William Thomas Nash in 1880 and remained in the family until 1996. The land was divided among their children who built houses on the property; the land war farmed through the 1950's.
Today, the site is a significant example of what farming and commercial activity was like in the mid-19th century thanks to the Gwinnett County Government Environmental and Heritage Center. Not only have the historic buildings been preserved, there are walkways and signage for self guided tours. Programs for school-age children will begin this fall.
The ceremony commenced with Presentation of the Flag, the Pledge of Allegiance and a brief prayer by Scouts from Pack 503 - The Blue Phoenis Patrol, Flaming Arrow Den, based out of Trinity Christian Church from Dacula.
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1. John Brockman, Sr. [birth date unknown, died 1756]. Married Mary Collins. They lived in Orange County, VA. Our family link is through their son, John Brockman, Jr.; Names of other children, if any, may be known to someone, but not available to me.
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2. John Brockman, Jr., b.5-8-1735 in North Carolina; d. January 31, 1801 in Laurens County, SC.
John Brockman Jr. married Amelia Martaine in 1757 in Orange County, VA. Amelia's parents were Robert Martaine, d.1783 and Ann Easom, d.1788 [burial places unknown]. John and Amelia had several children - Our link to the Brockman family is through John and Amelia's daughter, Anna Brockman. Listed on the headstone of John and Amelia Brockman are their children: Henry Brockman, Anna Parks, Mary Dean, Frances Mullins, Lucy Dean.
Also on John's headstone is the following information:
JOHN BROCKMAN, North Carolina, Col. John Brockman's REGT REV WAR; May 8, 1735 - January 31, 1801; son of Mary Collins and John Brockman, Sr of Orange Col. VA.
He died in Simpsonville, Greenville County, S.C. and is buried at Clear Spring Baptist Church Cemetery, Simpsonville, Greenville County, S. C.
On Amelia's headstone it is written:
AMELIA, wife of John Brockman, Jr. - 1837-1808;
Dau of Ann Easom and Robert Martaine of Orange Co., VA
Info next is provided by Donna Block Nichols on /26/15: Correct grave site for Amelia: Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery ROW 49 Amelia Brockman b. 1737 d. 1808 Wife of John Brockman, Jr., Daughter of Ann Easom and Robert Martaine of Orange County, VA On the back of Amelia Brockman's gravestone lists the following children: Henry Brockman, Anna Parks, Mary Dean, Frances Mullins, Lucy Dean. It is also listed in Find A Grave in the Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with photos as mentioned above.
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3. Anna Brockman [b/d dates unknown] married Thomas Parks. Thomas was born around 1750 in Amelia Co., VA and died Dec 27, 1831, Laurens Dist. S.C. They had a daughter named Amelia. May have had other children/info not available.
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4. Amelia Parks, b. Oct 28, 1781; died Jan 14, 1863. On March 12, 1797 Amelia married Lunsford Hudson, who was born Mar 22, 1768 in Beaford Co., VA; he died Sept 14, 1856 in Greenville, SC.
Lunsford's parents were Abraham Hudson b. 1729,
d. 6-6-1806 and Elizabeth Tyler, d/b info unknown; Elizabeth Tyler was from Maryland, PA.
Lunsford Hudson and Amelia Parks Hudson had several children, one of whom was THOMAS PARKS HUDSON, b. 6-23-1797 or 98; died Nov 4, 1862. [Our link].
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5. Thomas Parks Hudson married Lurinda Green, b. Sept 2, 1800 in S.C., d. Mar 8, 1877 in Palmetto, GA. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the woods behind the property on which he lived off of Five Forks Trickum Road, Lilburn, GA.
Lurinda's parents were George Green, b. 1-16-1767; d. 6-20-1852 in Greenville, SC; and Dinah [Diana} James, b. circa 1776 and died 4-22-1860. Their burial places are unknown.
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6. Thomas and Lurinda had several children, one of whom was Emily Caroline Hudson, b. 3/21/1821; d. circa 1889. In March 1837, Emily married Bluford Dyer [of Gwinett Co., GA], b. 1804, d. 1869. [Another son was George Bayliss Hudson, who married Sarah Evaline McDaniel].
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7. Bluford and Emily Hudson Dyer were the parents of the following children: Alfred Alexander Dyer b.1839; Thomas b.1844, Lurinda b.1866 [apparently named after her maternal grandmother]; Amanda b. 1868?; Camilla b. 1851; John A. b. 1859, Emogene [Emma] b. 1861; and Irvin Buford b. 1865.
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8. John A. Dyer married Anna Hudgins; John A. and Anna are family through which my husband was born. He would be the great grandfather of my husband, and great [great grandfather of our children, David Leon and John Nelson Dyer.]
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[The majority of the above information was provided to me by a librarian who worked in a small library in Crestline, [Birmingham] Alabama. Her notes stated the source of the Hudson information as "The Brockman Scrapbook, Birmingham, AL; Genalogy of the Parks Family in Clark, Park, Brockman Family, Birmingham Library; The History of Gwinnett County Georgia-Flanigan, page 369-372; historical Collections of Joseph Habersham, Chapter DAR, p. 480, p. 420.] Her notes further stated: Thomas Hudson was a member of the Georgia General Assembly 1853-56; He was postmaster of Yellow River Post Office, Gwinnett County, Georgia, from 1846-1862. The Thomas P Hudson home is on the self-guided driving tour sponsored by the Gwinnett County Historical Society [Plantation Houses of Gwinnett]. Thomas Hudson's son, A. A. Dyer was postmaster of Yellow River Post Office 1872-74, and was also a member of the Georgia Legislature.
Gwinnett County Historical Society, P. O. Box 261, Lawrenceville, GA 30246 [404] 822-5174.
June 19, 2012 -Newspaper Article,Lilburn, GA.
The Yellow River Post Office at Hudson-Nash Farm on Five Forks Trickum Road is a 5-acre historical tract that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and preserved through the use of Gwinnett's SPLOST funds. The parcel was given to the county by Scott Hudgens.
The site is part of a 562 acre farm that was settled by Thomas P Hudson and his family in 1839. It includes the post office building, built in the 1840's, during which time he operated a general store that served travellers going from the railroad depot in Stone Mountain to Lawrenceville. There is also a wash house, a barn and a share-cropper or slave quarters.
After the Civil War, the property was sold to Lewis Nash in 1876; he served as postmaster of the post office from 1866-1867; he and his family were among those who organized Yellow River Baptist Church.
The farm was purchased by his cousin, William Thomas Nash in 1880 and remained in the family until 1996. The land was divided among their children who built houses on the property; the land war farmed through the 1950's.
Today, the site is a significant example of what farming and commercial activity was like in the mid-19th century thanks to the Gwinnett County Government Environmental and Heritage Center. Not only have the historic buildings been preserved, there are walkways and signage for self guided tours. Programs for school-age children will begin this fall.
The ceremony commenced with Presentation of the Flag, the Pledge of Allegiance and a brief prayer by Scouts from Pack 503 - The Blue Phoenis Patrol, Flaming Arrow Den, based out of Trinity Christian Church from Dacula.
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