pioneer february march american businessman noted founding present day hudson ohio hudson born connecticut lived age family moved connecticut lived years owning farm marrying raising oldest seven children hudson joined group purchase parcel land following year left survey parcel settle hudson traveled state new_york west south reach land settlement hudson men built home township population increased steadily decades hudson wife children eventually moved township children hudson cited religion major influence life died march age early life hudson born connecticut february youngest child years birth family moved connecticut according family legend hudson served drummer boy american revolutionary war began service unconfirmed appear continental_army doubt hudson claim property spent hands british land raided unlikely received share tract land given residents connecticut compensation war damages hudson probably later invested settled land december hudson married daughter raised seven children hudson owned probably substantial farm october hudson bought worth stock owner tract land subdivided sold religion according hudson early religious experiences shaped later life father presbyterian baptist hudson years later father elder hudson frequent changes religion son hudson claimed disgust christians later cited french revolution religious awakening hudson repelled uprising violence disregard life proclaimed political christian later speculative christian hudson felt duty lead religious life quiet beliefs pride permit soul living person hated company writings hudson cited principles morality religion law education influenced later actions including settlement land west establishment hudson travel bought land known parcel divided measuring square miles km2 hudson bought plot land reserve township range partnership group including provided money purchase group hudson left land small group settlers including son employees april group reached albany new_york days later hired hudson bought worth goods albany nearby members group including left drive cattle settlement traveled new_york valley passing hired april group arrived near present day syracuse hired reached lived party supplies hudson met way settlement near hudson agreed travel boat small group livestock overland respective settlements group consisting hudson traveled north departing boats traveled west hudson anticipated trip month took days journey water ice weather ice portions contributed travelers slow progress ice near destroyed boat group reached present day cleveland ohio june purchasing supplies set hudson believed river carry boats far south required reached present day june settlers arrived vicinity parcel difficulty locating boundary markers finding southwest marker late june groups cattle overland reached settlement establishing center point parcel hudson partners built trail point boat took week group build trail carry goods boat built small shelter began establish township group experienced months including wet weather shortage food hudson traveled attempt buy food weather exceeding wet cold experienced uncomfortable night felt wrote journal hudson returned found settlers food spare continued east mouth creek stream hudson obtained food brought settlement autumn population grown thirteen group built foot log house planted small garden acre wheat field time plot surveyed surveying completed october following day hudson son men returned connecticut sell land hudson boat trip difficult cold weather found family good health hudson sold land settlement people offering acres miss gave land niece january hudson family left township new permanent residence family stopped new_york met rest settlers hudson purchased livestock year worth supplies giving livestock men drive overland settlement april remaining settlers embarked boats arriving october gave birth person born settlement end year hudson colony established settlement present day settlers arrived settlement officially known post establishment establishing hudson played significant buying selling farming land neighboring towns owned total acres km2 land hudson land hudson grew hay potatoes corn wheat managed cows sheep horses provided accommodations visitors town hudson party financial transactions making prominent figure area period typical employers pay employees partially whiskey hudson broke tradition declining pay workers alcohol hudson home built frame house town half stories tall measured feet addition housing hudson family town post office tavern courtroom courtroom trials heard justice peace hudson appointed actions founding town hudson served township holding office removed position opposing presidential election house frequent source food shelter travelers township central location hudson son recorded names hundreds people passed house diaries hudson wife anna gave birth children township youngest line generations youngest hudson sons named david died august following january hudson married hudson died march years age
David Hudson (pioneer)