Stephen James Caudle [107] was born abt. 1680 by all reckoning however no documents have been located to either refute or prove this date.
The consistent oral history of Stephen would have us believe that he emigrated from Scotland to the Virginia colony sometime around 1720 with his his wife, Mary Elizabeth FIELDS [109]. By the telling, Stephen was the progenitor of the Caudle family in America and all the branches can therefore trace their ancestral beginning in America to this single family. It’s mere conjecture and the evidentiary research of the family’s history reveals a story that is slightly less romantic but nonetheless compelling.
the son of Stephen Caudle [107] and Mary Elizabeth Fields [109]. Given his birth year of 1725, it’s reasonable to deduce that he was about six years old when his parents received a 195 acre tract near Trisvan Cemetery just a bit north of the Nottoway River in what is now Stony Creek, VA.
Figure 113-1: Stephen Cawdle’s 1731 property, view looking south.
FAMILY GROUP SHEET
Table 107-1: Children of Benjamin Caudle
| No. | Name | ID No. | Birth | Death |
| 1 | [XXX] | Oct. 7, 1757 | 07 Mar 1846 Anson Co., NC Absalom Caudle Cemetery, Burnsville, NC |
|
1760
Granville Co., NC, Tithables List, August 1760. A List of "Tythables" taken by Thomas Person for the Year 1760, (Incomplete Transcription from Original Records), Transcribed by Benjamin M. West - July 28, 1999.
Benjamin Caudle reports one poll {himself}.
John Caudle [?] also appears in this tax list and he too reports one poll.
1761
Granville Co., NC, Tithables List, Bare Swamp District, 1761.
Benjamin Cardle reports one poll {himself}.
September 19, 1772
Benjamin appears in the Muster Roll of Captain Isaiah Hogan’s Company, September 19th, 1772, according to {http://www.rafert.org/colonial/Chatham1772.htm}. Other interesting names present are: Benjamin Clements + Benjamin Clements Jun. + Rubin Clements + William Clements; Jesse Buckner + Benjamin Buckner; John Crow + James Crow + Joshua Crow + Stephen Crow.
Abstracted from the Original at the North Carolina Archives by Joel S. Russell.
Between August 2, 1790 and May 2, 1791
First Census of the United States, Chatham County, NC
| County | Given Name | Surname | Page No. |
Free White Persons Males < 16 |
Free White Persons Males > 16 |
Free White Persons Females |
Number of Household Members |
Comments |
September 25, 1794
Deed Book 14, Page 532 – 9/25/1794 in Rowan County indicates a David Buckner and his wife Priscilla, a Buckner Caudoll, Benjamin Buckner, and John Buckner present in this county. David Buckner is selling Benjamin Cordle, both of Rowan County, 65 acres of land located on the Yadkin River.
Mary Elizabeth FIELDS
Birth:
Abt 1680
Death:
Abt 1763 in Lunenburg Co., VA
Marriage:
Abt 1716 in Scotland
Relationship ID:
1747
Children:
James CAUDILL Sr.
Sampson CAUDLE
William CAUDILL
Benjamin CAUDILL
Daughter CAUDILL
David CAUDILL
Isham CAUDLE
Person Notes:
1.
Aug
5,
1731
Paid
20
Shillings
for
a
King
George
II
Patent
by
William
Gooch
for
195
acres
on
the
north
side
of
Nottoway
River
in
Old
Surry
Co.,
VA.
________________________________________________________
2.
The
initial
record
found
on
Stephen
Caudill
is
in
Volume
14
of
the
Virginia
Patents
and
Land
Grants
pp.
210,
showing
a
grant
to
Stephen
Cawdle
of
Surry
Co.,
VA.,
for
195
acres
–
Appalachia
Crossroads:
The
Caudill
Family”,
Ch.
2,
Pg.
7
________________________________________________________
3.
Stephen
Caudill
appears
in
the
Lunenburg
Co.
Tax
List,
1752,
with
son
James
paying
two
tithes.
A
tithe
is
a
male
of
age
eligible
for
military
service.
________________________________________________________
4.
The
following
is
from
the
Cordell
Clippings,
No.
14,
Apr.
1996,
Pg.
3
(also,
reference
“Appalachia
Crossroads:
The
Caudill
Family”,
Ch.
2,
Pg.
7):
Stephen
first
appeared
on
a
land
grant
from
King
George
II
of
195
acres
in
Surry
Co.,
VA,
which
later
became
Brunswick
Co.,
then
Lunenburg
Co.,
VA,
&
NC.
________________________________________________________
5.
“When
Stephen
Cordell
died
in
1758,
a
Virginia
Court
ordered
widow
Elizabeth
and
son
James
to
administer
his
estate.
No
other
children
were
listed.
However,
later
information
showed
that
Stephen
had
at
least
two,
and
possibly
three
sons.”
Cordell
Clippings,
No.
8,
p.7,
January
1993.
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6.
Source
Library
of
Virginia,
Reel
#20,
Brunswick
County
Virginia,
Will
Book
#3,
1751-1769,
p.
280,
Stephen
Caudle,
Inventory
&c,
1759.
________________________________________________________
7.
In
1736,
a
John
Cordle
appears
as
a
tithable
in
Amelia
County
VA.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vaamelia/ameltith.htm
________________________________________________________
8.
In
1737,
a
John
Cordle
and
John
Cordle
Jr.
appears
as
a
tithable
in
Amelia
County
VA.
Amelia.1737-2a
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9.
In 1738, a John Cordle and
John
Cordle
Jr.
appears
as
a
tithable
in
Amelia
County
VA.
Amelia.1738-2a
William
Cordle
appears
on
page
2c