This page of our site contains biographies of select individuals and their families.
Each member in the Family Tree has an ID# that they’ve been assigned. This has become useful in providing a consistent methodology for organizing information related to a specific person in our heritage. Each biography is treated as an independent chapter, and the collection is something I call ROOTBALLS: Caudill Family History. Because you see a Chapter #453, doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a Chapter #452 or #454. I write where my next interest lies.
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| Chapter # | Surname | Given Name (First, Middle) (aka) | Approx. Life Span | Synopsis | Last Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 112 | CAUDLE | Benjamin "Benjamin of Sussex" | (abt. 1725 - abt. 1777) | Benjamin CAUDLE, known by some as "Benjamin of Sussex", was a son of Stephen CAUDLE [107]. He relocated to NC sometime in the mid-1700's and served in the Revolutionary War. | 12/22/2017 |
| Chapter 113 | CAUDLE | Isham | (abt. 1735 - ) | Isham (what a great name ...) CAUDLE [113] was born abt. 1735 in VA, son of Stephen James CAUDLE [107]. He removed to NC and resided in Chatham County as well as Granville County. | 8/22/2017 |
| Chapter 169 | CAUDILL | Jeremiah | (abt. 1779 - 1829) | Jeremiah CAUDILL [169] was born abt. 1779 and died in Wilkes County NC some time just prior to 1830. He married Sarah ADAMS, daughter of John Hobbs ADAMS and Nancy Jane CAUDLE. Jeremiah and Sarah had nine children, five boys and four girls. | 8/22/2017 |
| Chapter 170 | CAUDILL | John B. | (abt. 1802 - 1880) | John B. CAUDILL [170] was born the eldest male child of Jeremiah and Sarah Caudill's nine children. John married Lavisa Smith [249], daughter of James Smith [1330], in December of 1825. John and Lavisa lived in the Roaring Gap area of Wilkes County in close proximity to Lavisa's dad. John and Lavisa had twelve children and they both passed away in 1880. | 5/4/2020 |
| Chapter 408 | CAUDILL | James, Jr. | (abt. 1753 - May 30, 1840) | James CAUDILL, Jr. [408] was born abt. 1753 in Virginia and died in May of 1840 in Kentucky. He and brother Stephen A. CAUDILL served in the North Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War and they were also among the first settlers of eastern Kentucky. James married Mary ADAMS [188] about 1770, likely in Wilkes County, NC, and they had as many as ten children. | |
| CAUDLE | Absalom, Jr. | (abt. 1800 - 1846) | Absalom CAUDLE, Jr. [453] was born in Anson County, NC, son of Revolutionary War veteran Absalom CAUDLE, Sr. He relocated his family to the area of Scotts Hill, TN, sometime around 1831. Scotts Hill is located in Decatur and Henderson Counties and is equidistant between Nashville and Memphis. | 2/9/2015 | |
| Chapter 12894 | LAFOON | Nathaniel and Matthew | The LAFOON's and the CAUDLE's share a heritage beginning as early as 1751 in Brunswick Co., VA, through the late 1700's, to 1826 in Surry Co., NC, and even as recently as 1849 with the marriage of John Jackson CAUDILL to Mary LAFOON. Brothers Matthew and Nathaniel are where we pick up their story. | 5/4/2015 | |
| Chapter 14522 | CAUDLE | John "John of Chatham" | John CAUDLE [14522] is a contemporary of Isham CAUDLE [113] in Chatham County during the late 1700's and he is also associated with Benjamin CAUDLE [112] on occasion. It's not yet possible to absolutely identify his ancestry therefore he’s been assigned the moniker John ‘of Chatham’ CAUDLE. | 12/22/2017 | |
| Chapter 14583 | QUARLES | Hubbard | (1729-1779) | Hubbard QUARLES [14583] lived next to the CAUDLE family for several years while Stephen was residing up on Rocky Run in Brunswick Co., VA. His name appears in several legal documents (deeds mostly) aside the names of Stephen Caudle, Sampson CAUDLE, Richard CAUDLE, and John CAUDLE. There's no familial relationship that I've discovered. | 11/12/2016 |