"Gentleman" Henry HUDSON, I

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• unknown: Gentleman And Alderman; Title (Facts Pg)
• Name: Gentleman
• _UID: 9E0E71FAE0274E08BB7B69AFBC954648A1AC

Notes:

REFN: 895
[Captain John Bunch.ged]
Henry HUDSON I - b. about 1500, England; d. 1555. One source styles
the father of Henry and William HUDSON as 'Henry HUDSON, Gent., Alderman
of London, Lord of Manors, etc.' Henry was probably a member of the
Muscovy Company, or Association of Merchant Adventurers, which Sebastian
CABOT founded by 1553. The Company, chartered in 1555, sought a northern
route to China, either easterly or westerly.
Although the Hudson Coat of Arms has changed over the years, the
oldest known Hudson Coat of Arms consists of Three Lions in the Rampant
position with three boars heads as supporting badges. The symbolism of
the lions signifies rearing with strength, courage and loyalty as
character traits. My research into heraldry did indicate that three lions
on a coat of arms is very rare but to date I have not uncovered the
significance. The boars' heads were badges that suggested allegiance to
the royalarms of King Richard III. King Richard III utilized boars heads
as his identifying badges to signify bravery and perseverance. Possibly,
the three lions rampant is significant in identifying with King Richard
III also.
The arms of Gentleman Henry Hudson (1st generation recorded here) are
described as "argent,semee of fleurs de lis gules, a cross engrailed
sable. The early Hudson colonists in Virginia utilized a variation of
this arms to mark livestock, lending credence to the relationship to
Henry.
SOURCES:
Virtually all the information on the Hudson family has been received,
either directly or indirectly, from the Hudson Family Association (South)
of Longview, TX. Refer particularly to the lineage in BULLETIN No. 39 (p.
69), with addition in No. 51, and the HUDSONS OF CHESTERFIELD chart in
BULLETIN No. 50. Much of the information on the HUDSONS OF HANOVER
ancestry and the Hudsons of Dickson Co., TN received from Mr. Van. A.
Hudson via the internet. Information on the HUDSONS OF AMELIA has been
received from too many sources to list here. Please see each individual
for Source information (if any listed). Thank you.

"Gentleman" married Barbara in 1525 in St. Editha, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. Barbara was born in 1504 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England; died in 1568 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
REFN6749

1. William HUDSON was born in 1528 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England; and died.
2. Henry II HUDSON was born in 1541 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England; died before 1632 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.

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• _UID: CD13BDFA62C8436C8B5BA7ABB7228DF503F6

Notes:

Randolph had eight sons and three daughters, but we only know of
five sons.

The name Hudson was racially a Norman name in origin, the
Hudsons' came to England with William the Conqueror. It had
various spellings such as Oddason and Hoddenson.
The first genealogy is found in the Church of the Grey Friar In
London. Here is the tomb of Randolph Hudson " citizen and
alderman of London".


Muscovy Company or Russia Company,first major English
joint-stock trading company. It began in 1553 as a group
supporting exploration of a possible northeast passage to Asia.
An expedition under Richard Chancellor reached the White Sea,
and Chancellor himself continued overland to Moscow. The company
was chartered in 1555, with a monopoly on the newly opened
Russian trade, and between 1562 and 1579 it financed expeditions
to establish overland trade routes to Persia. In 1646, English
merchants were excluded from Russia, but trade reopened on the
restoration (1660) of Charles II, and the company was
reorganized as a regulated company. It lost its monopoly, long a
subject of political opposition, in 1698 but continued in
existence until 1917.

Was named in Queen Mary's Charter, 6 Feb. 1555, as one of the
founders of the Muscovy Company, which sponsored John Sebastian
Cabot in his expedition to the New World. He was an alderman in
the City of London.