In January of 2009, I had the honor to visit the place named "Hudson's Mill", near where the five roads meet southeast of Bell's Crossroads. The patriarch of this family is William Hudson, b. 1797. William had two wives as shown below, and many members of this family are buried at the church of the Reverend Richard Bryan (now named Bethel Methodist, just south of Bells Crossroads). There are dozens of living people who are descended from these lines. DNA testing is now underway to determine if this family is from the same ancestor as my Isham Hudson and John Hudson lines. Although not 100% proven, a detailed and extensive speculative genealogy of William Hudson's ancestry is proposed at the following web site:

Extended Speculative Genealogy for William, Abner, and Kirkland Hudson, all buried at Bethel United Methodist 

If anyone from this family has additional information, would like for me to add content here, or if you would like for me to link this page to another web site, then please send me an email or call me using the contact information at http://www.ronhudson.com .

    2 William Hudson  b. 18 NOV 1797 d. 24 MAY 1889
      + Rebecca Walling b. 1795 d. UNKNOWN
        3 Eliza Matilda Hudson  b. 1820 d. BET. 1852 - 1860
          + Lott Ezkiel Crosby b. 18 MAY 1816 d. 8 MAY 1888
            4 Elizabeth Crosby  b. 9 JUN 1842 d. 29 SEP 1923
              + Owen Priester d. UNKNOWN
                5 Pauline Priester  d. UNKNOWN
            4 Elias Crosby  b. 14 SEP 1843 d. 29 SEP 1912
              + Rebecca Laricy b. 3 DEC 1850 d. 27 SEP 1908
                5 William Benjamin Crosby  b. 13 OCT 1870 d. 29 OCT 1921
                  + Janie Givens b. JUN 1883 d. UNKNOWN
                5 Moses Aren Crosby  b. 23 APR 1875 d. UNKNOWN
                  + Susana Elizabeth Kinard b. 21 NOV 1877 d. 30 OCT 1944
                5 David Aren Crosby  b. 13 JUL 1879 d. UNKNOWN
                  + Elizabeth (Lizzy) Connelly b. 1890 d. 1972
                5 Mary E. Crosby  b. 23 DEC 1881 d. UNKNOWN
                5 Jane Catherine Crosby  b. 21 JUN 1886 d. 12 SEP 1888
                5 R. Murphy Crosby  b. 8 NOV 1887 d. 4 NOV 1949
                  + Nora Connelly b. 25 SEP 1887 d. 3 SEP 1946
                5 Nora Crosby  b. 1888 d. UNKNOWN
                5 Joseph Lee Crosby  b. 6 MAR 1890 d. 1 NOV 1929
                  + Ella D. Ulmer b. 3 JUL 1894 d. UNKNOWN
            4 William Benjamin Crosby  b. 16 MAR 1848 d. 13 APR 1937
              + Sarah Mariah Hudson b. 15 JUL 1861 d. 18 JUL 1907
                5 Henry Crosby  b. 16 MAR 1878 d. 21 MAY 1956
                5 Wilson Cebron Crosby  b. 1881 d. 1941
                5 Berry Crosby  b. 8 OCT 1883 d. 7 NOV 1927
                5 Annie Crosby  b. 2 SEP 1892 d. 1982
                5 Matilda Crosby  b. 18 JUL 1894 d. 26 FEB 1955
                5 Mamie Mary Elizabeth Crosby  b. 25 JUN 1896 d. 31 MAR 1974
                5 Janie Crosby  b. 9 APR 1898 d. 25 OCT 1979
            4 Mary Crosby  b. 14 MAY 1849 d. 24 JAN 1937
              + William Skilling Grayson b. 14 FEB 1833 d. 1908
                5 David Grayson  d. UNKNOWN
            4 George Washington Crosby  b. 25 OCT 1850 d. 19 OCT 1924
              + Synthia McCary Zellars b. 5 NOV 1852 d. 18 APR 1931
                5 Maddie Joseph Crosby  b. 13 APR 1874 d. 25 APR 1941
                  + Evann O'Quine b. 1872 d. 1966
                    6 Minnie Crosby  b. Private
                    6 Lillie Crosby  b. Private
                    6 Georgie Crosby  b. Private
                5 Martha Elizabeth Crosby  b. 25 APR 1878 d. 5 OCT 1958
                  + Willie Strichard Crosby d. UNKNOWN
                    6 Gaddie Crosby  b. 25 FEB 1905 d. 7 AUG 1989
                    6 Ruby Edna Crosby  b. Private
                5 Ida Elizabeth Crosby  b. 18 AUG 1881 d. 1884
                5 Jannie Ella Crosby  b. 18 AUG 1884 d. 29 JAN 1962
                  + Mister Pendarvis d. UNKNOWN
                  + Brodus Carter d. UNKNOWN
                5 Rosa Lee Crosby  b. 28 MAY 1886 d. 21 NOV 1963
                  + William Benjamin Mills d. JUN 1907
                    6 Johnnie G. Mills  b. 16 NOV 1906 d. UNKNOWN
                  + Ben Bailey d. UNKNOWN
                    6 Elizabeth Bailey  b. Private
                  + Jasper G. Catterton b. 17 FEB 1894 d. DEC 1974
                    6 Jasper Catterton, Jr. b. Private
                5 Estella Crosby  b. 18 JUL 1892 d. 1926
                5 Archie Daniel Crosby  b. 7 JUN 1888 d. 28 FEB 1971
                  + Susan Annice Marchant b. 30 AUG 1890 d. 7 JAN 1988
                    6 Arland Delwin Crosby  b. Private
                    6 Eula Lee Crosby  b. Private
                    6 Eunice Katherine Crosby  b. Private
                    6 James Lewis Crosby  b. Private
                    6 George Daniel Crosby  b. 21 DEC 1923 d. 6 JAN 1996
                    6 Ellie Maxine Crosby  b. Private
                    6 Burley Corneluis Crosby  b. Private
                    6 Doris Geneva Crosby  b. Private
                    6 Susan Josephine Crosby  b. 8 MAR 1936 d. 27 MAR 1937
            4 Eliza Crosby  b. JAN 1856 d. 1926
              + Henry Petit b. 1852 d. 1880
                5 Minnie Petitt  b. 1872 d. UNKNOWN
                5 Christina Petit  b. 19 MAY 1874 d. UNKNOWN
                5 Matilda Petitt  b. 9 MAR 1875 d. UNKNOWN
                5 Frances Petitt  b. 6 OCT 1878 d. UNKNOWN
                5 Louisa Mervy Petit  b. 6 JUL 1880 d. UNKNOWN
                5 Eliza Harriett Petit  b. 4 MAR 1882 d. 11 OCT 1976
            4 Ann Crosby  b. 1858 d. UNKNOWN
              + Henry Priester d. UNKNOWN
        3 Gilbert Hudson  b. 1822 d. UNKNOWN
          + Mary Bailey b. 1824 d. UNKNOWN
        3 William Hudson, Jr. b. 24 NOV 1823 d. 16 NOV 1898
        3 Benjamin Paul Hudson  b. 12 FEB 1826 d. 3 SEP 1908
      + Mary Beverley b. 30 JUN 1810 d. 30 NOV 1895
        3 Sara Hudson  d. UNKNOWN
        3 Atwell Hudson  b. 26 NOV 1831 d. UNKNOWN
        3 Margaret Hudson  b. 8 JUL 1833 d. UNKNOWN
        3 Harriet Hudson  b. 26 MAY 1836 d. UNKNOWN
        3 Emily Hudson  b. 25 SEP 1843 d. 1 JAN 1922
        3 Dennis Berry Hudson  b. 5 DEC 1845 d. 11 MAR 1929
        3 Catherine (Cassie) Hudson  b. 15 JUL 1850 d. 1 DEC 1913
        3 Henry W. Hudson, Sr. b. 11 JUL 1853 d. 7 JUL 1927
        3 James David Hudson  b. 9 APR 1857 d. 11 FEB 1935