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 1804 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
| 1. | RUDD Ann Tottington was born in 1804 in Nottingham, England; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1850, Alexandria, Alexandria (city), Virginia, USA
Notes:
Gene.....this is the sampler Ann Tottington Rudd (William's sister) made and is quite famous.....it was the key to my finding William and his family.....in books, magazines...and even on this site from the library....it has always said Ann "Torrington" Rudd......
George Washington was born
february 22 A.D. 1732. appointed General of
the American Armies A.D. 1775. Resigned A.D.
1783. Elected President of the United States
A.D. 1789. Resigned A.D. 1796. appointed
General of the American Armies
A.D. 1798 and died universally
lamented december 14th A.D. 1799
Ann Tottington Rudd in the 13th year of her age
Alexandria A.D. 1817 May I govern my passions with
absolute sway and grow wiser and better as life wears away
You can plainly see that she stitched Tottington......
I noticed your ancestry profile said you live in virginia.....is there any chance you could get them to make this correction...??
Like maybe take your shoe off and pound it on the table......didn't anybody ever notice it said Tottington...!!!
I'm going to try and put this on "Crane - Grady" genealogy.....I'll let you know when I get it finished....
Sue
Sue G [sdgyl@comcast.net]
The following story is about William Tottington Rudd's sister:
13 year old, Ann Tottington Rudd, daughter of an Alexandria, DC, shopkeeper, recalled George Washington's career on her 1817 sampler. Her sampler is noted in several books and magazines regarding early needlework, however, her name was listed as Ann "Torrington" Rudd even though you can clearly see that she had stitched "Tottington". Her sampler is shown at The Lyceum - Alexandria's History Museum with the following wording:
George Washington was born
february 22 A.D. 1732. appointed General of
the American Armies A.D. 1775. Resigned A.D.
1783. Elected President of the United States
A.D. 1789. Resigned A.D. 1796. appointed
General of the American Armies
A.D. 1798 and died universally
lamented december 14th A.D. 1799
Ann Tottington Rudd in the 13th year of her age
Alexandria A.D. 1817 May I govern my passions with
absolute sway and grow wiser and better as life wears away
The sampler is shown on: http://alexandria.lib.va.us/lhsc_online_exhibits/doc/archived/May2008/html/AnnRudd.html
Birth:
When Ann Tottington Rudd was born on October 14, 1804, in Nottinghamshire, her father, William, was 29 and her mother, Mary, was 29. She had five brothers and two sisters.
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