Richard L. Rudd was born in Bourton-on-the Water about 1786, to mother Elizabeth Slatter and father Joseph Rudd. Joseph was Miller, Malster, and Baker of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. The village is described today as "The Venice of the Cotswolds". The River Windrush runs through the central part of the village, and it's on this river that Joseph Rudd more than likely operated his milling business.
On 21 November 1805 Richard L. Rudd married Mary Hanwell, eldest daughter and co-heiress of her father's estate at Astrop Farm, which was located in Brize-Norton, Oxfordshire, England. Her father, William Hanwell, was Yeoman of Astrop Farm. He died unexpectedly at the age of 45 on July 29, 1798, leaving his widow Ann Gillett Rudd, and five daughters ~ Mary, Sarah, Catherine, Penelope and Ann. Unfortunately, his widow Ann Hanwell died two months after his demise on September 30, 1798.
"Yeoman" refers chiefly to a free man owning his own farm, especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century. Work requiring a great deal of effort or labor, such as would be done by a yeoman farmer, came to be described as "yeoman's work". Thus yeoman became associated with hard toil.
After the decease of his father in law William Hanwell, Richard agreed to take charge of Astrop Farms, which he did from 1805 - 1810. The Hanwell and Gillett families were known to have been associated with Astrop Farms for many years.
Richard L. Rudd and his wife Mary Hanwell had five children all born in England:
William Hanwell Rudd (1806-1880)
Elizabeth Rudd (1808-1868)
Richard Lawrence Rudd (1809-1859)
Joseph Rudd (1810-1882)
George Rudd (1812-1884)
Richard's father, Joseph Rudd, the Miller, Baker, and Malster of Bourton-on-the-Water, died April 21st 1810. Richard was the sole Executor of his father's will, and heir apparent. Richard and his family left Astrop Farms and relocated about 18 miles away to the beautiful village of Bourton-on-the-Water. There, he took charge of his fathers business as Miller, Malster, and Brewer. Three of his children ~ Elizabeth, Richard L. Jr. , and Joseph were baptized at St. Lawrence Church on June 14th 1811. His son George was baptized privately on September 22nd 1812, according to the church records.
St. Lawrence Church, located in Bourton-on-the-Water, was built on the site of a Roman temple and records show that a Saxon church, probably built of wood, occupied the site in the 8th century. In the early part of the 12th century a Norman stone church was built but the current building has a 14th century chancel, a Georgian tower, and a Victorian nave. Richard's father Joseph was buried in the grounds of this historic churchyard after his death on April 21, 1810. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a tombstone for Joseph Rudd in this present day.
Richard L. Rudd, his wife Mary (Hanwell) Rudd, and their five children, immigrated to Norristown, Pennsylvania, about 1815. There, he conducted a milling business in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and purchased property.
According to court documents filed in Philadelphia's Quarter Session Court, Richard Rudd filed a "Declaration of Intent" on March 1st 1819 to became a naturalized citizen of the United States Of America. The court usually granted the request on the very day the records were filed.
Three of his children ~ William Rudd, Elizabeth Rudd, and Richard Rudd, were Confirmed as church members, on May 12, 1824, in St. John's Episcopal Church, 23 E. Airy Street, Norristown, Pennsylvania. More than likely, all of the Rudd family attended church in this parish.
The next year in 1825, after living in the Norristown, Pennsylvania area for 10 years and not prospering well, he removed to New York City. There he carried on other branches of business, more or less successfully until his death.
Richard was afflicted with the gout, and died on March 6, 1852 at age 66, at the residence of his son Richard L. Rudd Jr. . His son had a farm in the vicinity of Greenwich, Connecticut called "Richard Lawrence Farms".
He was buried in the grounds of the Congregational Church on Quaker Ridge near Round Hill, by the side of his wife Mary Hanwell Rudd. Mary had predeceased him by 18 years, dying on November 30th 1834 at the age 52. In 2008 when my cousin visited the cemetery for the 1st time, looking for a headstone, she reported that she could not find one. The next year, in 2009, she returned again to the cemetery and reported that she found a large tombstone this time. It was so dirty from age, weather, and the elements, that it was difficult to read the inscription. It had been raining that day and it was the way the sun hit it that allowed her to read the headstone. Over the years she has visited the cemetery and cleaned the tombstone herself with sheer elbow grease. A few years ago, a church patron offered to apply a new, safe chemical to all of the tombstones in this cemetery, called D3. As you can see from the picture on this page, the stone is now in pristine condition. It is hard to see in this picture, but there are beautiful leaves of Ivy outlining the tombstone.
Richard was a Free Mason and member of Columbia Lodge, No 392.
I have not found any documentation to support my theory, but I would not find it impossible to imagine that the middle initial "L." and the name "Lawrence" originated with "St. Lawrence Church" in Burton-on-the-Water, England. The "L." is carried though several of the male descendants for the following generations, to include his son Richard Lawrence Rudd Jr. (1809-1859), his grandson Richard Lawrence Rudd (1849-1914), and another grandson, Theodore L. Rudd (1837-1916), the son of William Hanwell Rudd.
Here are a few web links that may be of interest:
http://www.bourtonparishchurch.co.uk/#
http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-252126-astrop-farmhouse-brize-norton/bingmap
The above information was researched, written, and compiled by BBP, Richard L., Rudd's 4th Great Granddaughter (updated Nov 29, 2023).
On 21 November 1805 Richard L. Rudd married Mary Hanwell, eldest daughter and co-heiress of her father's estate at Astrop Farm, which was located in Brize-Norton, Oxfordshire, England. Her father, William Hanwell, was Yeoman of Astrop Farm. He died unexpectedly at the age of 45 on July 29, 1798, leaving his widow Ann Gillett Rudd, and five daughters ~ Mary, Sarah, Catherine, Penelope and Ann. Unfortunately, his widow Ann Hanwell died two months after his demise on September 30, 1798.
"Yeoman" refers chiefly to a free man owning his own farm, especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century. Work requiring a great deal of effort or labor, such as would be done by a yeoman farmer, came to be described as "yeoman's work". Thus yeoman became associated with hard toil.
After the decease of his father in law William Hanwell, Richard agreed to take charge of Astrop Farms, which he did from 1805 - 1810. The Hanwell and Gillett families were known to have been associated with Astrop Farms for many years.
Richard L. Rudd and his wife Mary Hanwell had five children all born in England:
William Hanwell Rudd (1806-1880)
Elizabeth Rudd (1808-1868)
Richard Lawrence Rudd (1809-1859)
Joseph Rudd (1810-1882)
George Rudd (1812-1884)
Richard's father, Joseph Rudd, the Miller, Baker, and Malster of Bourton-on-the-Water, died April 21st 1810. Richard was the sole Executor of his father's will, and heir apparent. Richard and his family left Astrop Farms and relocated about 18 miles away to the beautiful village of Bourton-on-the-Water. There, he took charge of his fathers business as Miller, Malster, and Brewer. Three of his children ~ Elizabeth, Richard L. Jr. , and Joseph were baptized at St. Lawrence Church on June 14th 1811. His son George was baptized privately on September 22nd 1812, according to the church records.
St. Lawrence Church, located in Bourton-on-the-Water, was built on the site of a Roman temple and records show that a Saxon church, probably built of wood, occupied the site in the 8th century. In the early part of the 12th century a Norman stone church was built but the current building has a 14th century chancel, a Georgian tower, and a Victorian nave. Richard's father Joseph was buried in the grounds of this historic churchyard after his death on April 21, 1810. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a tombstone for Joseph Rudd in this present day.
Richard L. Rudd, his wife Mary (Hanwell) Rudd, and their five children, immigrated to Norristown, Pennsylvania, about 1815. There, he conducted a milling business in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and purchased property.
According to court documents filed in Philadelphia's Quarter Session Court, Richard Rudd filed a "Declaration of Intent" on March 1st 1819 to became a naturalized citizen of the United States Of America. The court usually granted the request on the very day the records were filed.
Three of his children ~ William Rudd, Elizabeth Rudd, and Richard Rudd, were Confirmed as church members, on May 12, 1824, in St. John's Episcopal Church, 23 E. Airy Street, Norristown, Pennsylvania. More than likely, all of the Rudd family attended church in this parish.
The next year in 1825, after living in the Norristown, Pennsylvania area for 10 years and not prospering well, he removed to New York City. There he carried on other branches of business, more or less successfully until his death.
Richard was afflicted with the gout, and died on March 6, 1852 at age 66, at the residence of his son Richard L. Rudd Jr. . His son had a farm in the vicinity of Greenwich, Connecticut called "Richard Lawrence Farms".
He was buried in the grounds of the Congregational Church on Quaker Ridge near Round Hill, by the side of his wife Mary Hanwell Rudd. Mary had predeceased him by 18 years, dying on November 30th 1834 at the age 52. In 2008 when my cousin visited the cemetery for the 1st time, looking for a headstone, she reported that she could not find one. The next year, in 2009, she returned again to the cemetery and reported that she found a large tombstone this time. It was so dirty from age, weather, and the elements, that it was difficult to read the inscription. It had been raining that day and it was the way the sun hit it that allowed her to read the headstone. Over the years she has visited the cemetery and cleaned the tombstone herself with sheer elbow grease. A few years ago, a church patron offered to apply a new, safe chemical to all of the tombstones in this cemetery, called D3. As you can see from the picture on this page, the stone is now in pristine condition. It is hard to see in this picture, but there are beautiful leaves of Ivy outlining the tombstone.
Richard was a Free Mason and member of Columbia Lodge, No 392.
I have not found any documentation to support my theory, but I would not find it impossible to imagine that the middle initial "L." and the name "Lawrence" originated with "St. Lawrence Church" in Burton-on-the-Water, England. The "L." is carried though several of the male descendants for the following generations, to include his son Richard Lawrence Rudd Jr. (1809-1859), his grandson Richard Lawrence Rudd (1849-1914), and another grandson, Theodore L. Rudd (1837-1916), the son of William Hanwell Rudd.
Here are a few web links that may be of interest:
http://www.bourtonparishchurch.co.uk/#
http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-252126-astrop-farmhouse-brize-norton/bingmap
The above information was researched, written, and compiled by BBP, Richard L., Rudd's 4th Great Granddaughter (updated Nov 29, 2023).
Richard L. Rudd was born in Bourton-on-the Water about 1786, to mother Elizabeth Slatter and father Joseph Rudd. Joseph was Miller, Malster, and Baker of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. The village is described today as "The Venice of the Cotswolds". The River Windrush runs through the central part of the village, and it's on this river that Joseph Rudd more than likely operated his milling business.
On 21 November 1805 Richard L. Rudd married Mary Hanwell, eldest daughter and co-heiress of her father's estate at Astrop Farm, which was located in Brize-Norton, Oxfordshire, England. Her father, William Hanwell, was Yeoman of Astrop Farm. He died unexpectedly at the age of 45 on July 29, 1798, leaving his widow Ann Gillett Rudd, and five daughters ~ Mary, Sarah, Catherine, Penelope and Ann. Unfortunately, his widow Ann Hanwell died two months after his demise on September 30, 1798.
"Yeoman" refers chiefly to a free man owning his own farm, especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century. Work requiring a great deal of effort or labor, such as would be done by a yeoman farmer, came to be described as "yeoman's work". Thus yeoman became associated with hard toil.
After the decease of his father in law William Hanwell, Richard agreed to take charge of Astrop Farms, which he did from 1805 - 1810. The Hanwell and Gillett families were known to have been associated with Astrop Farms for many years.
Richard L. Rudd and his wife Mary Hanwell had five children all born in England:
William Hanwell Rudd (1806-1880)
Elizabeth Rudd (1808-1868)
Richard Lawrence Rudd (1809-1859)
Joseph Rudd (1810-1882)
George Rudd (1812-1884)
Richard's father, Joseph Rudd, the Miller, Baker, and Malster of Bourton-on-the-Water, died April 21st 1810. Richard was the sole Executor of his father's will, and heir apparent. Richard and his family left Astrop Farms and relocated about 18 miles away to the beautiful village of Bourton-on-the-Water. There, he took charge of his fathers business as Miller, Malster, and Brewer. Three of his children ~ Elizabeth, Richard L. Jr. , and Joseph were baptized at St. Lawrence Church on June 14th 1811. His son George was baptized privately on September 22nd 1812, according to the church records.
St. Lawrence Church, located in Bourton-on-the-Water, was built on the site of a Roman temple and records show that a Saxon church, probably built of wood, occupied the site in the 8th century. In the early part of the 12th century a Norman stone church was built but the current building has a 14th century chancel, a Georgian tower, and a Victorian nave. Richard's father Joseph was buried in the grounds of this historic churchyard after his death on April 21, 1810. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a tombstone for Joseph Rudd in this present day.
Richard L. Rudd, his wife Mary (Hanwell) Rudd, and their five children, immigrated to Norristown, Pennsylvania, about 1815. There, he conducted a milling business in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and purchased property.
According to court documents filed in Philadelphia's Quarter Session Court, Richard Rudd filed a "Declaration of Intent" on March 1st 1819 to became a naturalized citizen of the United States Of America. The court usually granted the request on the very day the records were filed.
Three of his children ~ William Rudd, Elizabeth Rudd, and Richard Rudd, were Confirmed as church members, on May 12, 1824, in St. John's Episcopal Church, 23 E. Airy Street, Norristown, Pennsylvania. More than likely, all of the Rudd family attended church in this parish.
The next year in 1825, after living in the Norristown, Pennsylvania area for 10 years and not prospering well, he removed to New York City. There he carried on other branches of business, more or less successfully until his death.
Richard was afflicted with the gout, and died on March 6, 1852 at age 66, at the residence of his son Richard L. Rudd Jr. . His son had a farm in the vicinity of Greenwich, Connecticut called "Richard Lawrence Farms".
He was buried in the grounds of the Congregational Church on Quaker Ridge near Round Hill, by the side of his wife Mary Hanwell Rudd. Mary had predeceased him by 18 years, dying on November 30th 1834 at the age 52. In 2008 when my cousin visited the cemetery for the 1st time, looking for a headstone, she reported that she could not find one. The next year, in 2009, she returned again to the cemetery and reported that she found a large tombstone this time. It was so dirty from age, weather, and the elements, that it was difficult to read the inscription. It had been raining that day and it was the way the sun hit it that allowed her to read the headstone. Over the years she has visited the cemetery and cleaned the tombstone herself with sheer elbow grease. A few years ago, a church patron offered to apply a new, safe chemical to all of the tombstones in this cemetery, called D3. As you can see from the picture on this page, the stone is now in pristine condition. It is hard to see in this picture, but there are beautiful leaves of Ivy outlining the tombstone.
Richard was a Free Mason and member of Columbia Lodge, No 392.
I have not found any documentation to support my theory, but I would not find it impossible to imagine that the middle initial "L." and the name "Lawrence" originated with "St. Lawrence Church" in Burton-on-the-Water, England. The "L." is carried though several of the male descendants for the following generations, to include his son Richard Lawrence Rudd Jr. (1809-1859), his grandson Richard Lawrence Rudd (1849-1914), and another grandson, Theodore L. Rudd (1837-1916), the son of William Hanwell Rudd.
Here are a few web links that may be of interest:
http://www.bourtonparishchurch.co.uk/#
http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-252126-astrop-farmhouse-brize-norton/bingmap
The above information was researched, written, and compiled by BBP, Richard L., Rudd's 4th Great Granddaughter (updated Nov 29, 2023).
On 21 November 1805 Richard L. Rudd married Mary Hanwell, eldest daughter and co-heiress of her father's estate at Astrop Farm, which was located in Brize-Norton, Oxfordshire, England. Her father, William Hanwell, was Yeoman of Astrop Farm. He died unexpectedly at the age of 45 on July 29, 1798, leaving his widow Ann Gillett Rudd, and five daughters ~ Mary, Sarah, Catherine, Penelope and Ann. Unfortunately, his widow Ann Hanwell died two months after his demise on September 30, 1798.
"Yeoman" refers chiefly to a free man owning his own farm, especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century. Work requiring a great deal of effort or labor, such as would be done by a yeoman farmer, came to be described as "yeoman's work". Thus yeoman became associated with hard toil.
After the decease of his father in law William Hanwell, Richard agreed to take charge of Astrop Farms, which he did from 1805 - 1810. The Hanwell and Gillett families were known to have been associated with Astrop Farms for many years.
Richard L. Rudd and his wife Mary Hanwell had five children all born in England:
William Hanwell Rudd (1806-1880)
Elizabeth Rudd (1808-1868)
Richard Lawrence Rudd (1809-1859)
Joseph Rudd (1810-1882)
George Rudd (1812-1884)
Richard's father, Joseph Rudd, the Miller, Baker, and Malster of Bourton-on-the-Water, died April 21st 1810. Richard was the sole Executor of his father's will, and heir apparent. Richard and his family left Astrop Farms and relocated about 18 miles away to the beautiful village of Bourton-on-the-Water. There, he took charge of his fathers business as Miller, Malster, and Brewer. Three of his children ~ Elizabeth, Richard L. Jr. , and Joseph were baptized at St. Lawrence Church on June 14th 1811. His son George was baptized privately on September 22nd 1812, according to the church records.
St. Lawrence Church, located in Bourton-on-the-Water, was built on the site of a Roman temple and records show that a Saxon church, probably built of wood, occupied the site in the 8th century. In the early part of the 12th century a Norman stone church was built but the current building has a 14th century chancel, a Georgian tower, and a Victorian nave. Richard's father Joseph was buried in the grounds of this historic churchyard after his death on April 21, 1810. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a tombstone for Joseph Rudd in this present day.
Richard L. Rudd, his wife Mary (Hanwell) Rudd, and their five children, immigrated to Norristown, Pennsylvania, about 1815. There, he conducted a milling business in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and purchased property.
According to court documents filed in Philadelphia's Quarter Session Court, Richard Rudd filed a "Declaration of Intent" on March 1st 1819 to became a naturalized citizen of the United States Of America. The court usually granted the request on the very day the records were filed.
Three of his children ~ William Rudd, Elizabeth Rudd, and Richard Rudd, were Confirmed as church members, on May 12, 1824, in St. John's Episcopal Church, 23 E. Airy Street, Norristown, Pennsylvania. More than likely, all of the Rudd family attended church in this parish.
The next year in 1825, after living in the Norristown, Pennsylvania area for 10 years and not prospering well, he removed to New York City. There he carried on other branches of business, more or less successfully until his death.
Richard was afflicted with the gout, and died on March 6, 1852 at age 66, at the residence of his son Richard L. Rudd Jr. . His son had a farm in the vicinity of Greenwich, Connecticut called "Richard Lawrence Farms".
He was buried in the grounds of the Congregational Church on Quaker Ridge near Round Hill, by the side of his wife Mary Hanwell Rudd. Mary had predeceased him by 18 years, dying on November 30th 1834 at the age 52. In 2008 when my cousin visited the cemetery for the 1st time, looking for a headstone, she reported that she could not find one. The next year, in 2009, she returned again to the cemetery and reported that she found a large tombstone this time. It was so dirty from age, weather, and the elements, that it was difficult to read the inscription. It had been raining that day and it was the way the sun hit it that allowed her to read the headstone. Over the years she has visited the cemetery and cleaned the tombstone herself with sheer elbow grease. A few years ago, a church patron offered to apply a new, safe chemical to all of the tombstones in this cemetery, called D3. As you can see from the picture on this page, the stone is now in pristine condition. It is hard to see in this picture, but there are beautiful leaves of Ivy outlining the tombstone.
Richard was a Free Mason and member of Columbia Lodge, No 392.
I have not found any documentation to support my theory, but I would not find it impossible to imagine that the middle initial "L." and the name "Lawrence" originated with "St. Lawrence Church" in Burton-on-the-Water, England. The "L." is carried though several of the male descendants for the following generations, to include his son Richard Lawrence Rudd Jr. (1809-1859), his grandson Richard Lawrence Rudd (1849-1914), and another grandson, Theodore L. Rudd (1837-1916), the son of William Hanwell Rudd.
Here are a few web links that may be of interest:
http://www.bourtonparishchurch.co.uk/#
http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-252126-astrop-farmhouse-brize-norton/bingmap
The above information was researched, written, and compiled by BBP, Richard L., Rudd's 4th Great Granddaughter (updated Nov 29, 2023).
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RICHARD RUDD died MARCH 6, 1852, Age 66 Years. MARY HANWELL RUDD, his wife, died NOV 30, 1834, AE 52 Yrs
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