Individual Details

Theodosia LYNN

(Abt 1760 - 1830)

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RUDDELL, THEODOSIA (LYNN) (c.1760-1830) Theodosia died in 1830, the Little Rock Arkansas Gazette took note of her passing. She Was a native of Pennsylvania, it said, "and among the first settlers of Kentucky. ... She was taken prisoner at the siege of Ruddell's Station, by the British and the Indians, in 1772 [1780], and continued with them about two years, in Upper Canada, undergoing many privations and difficulties without a murmur. She received a slight wound during the above siege, while engaged in preparing balls for her husband and others, but this did not deter her from the arduous task, which she had undertaken."

Events

BirthAbt 1760Pennsylvania
Marriage12 Apr 1779Kentucky - George RUDDELL
Death1830Arkansas

Families

SpouseGeorge RUDDELL (1757 - 1846)