James Caudy
| James Caudy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1707 Netherlands |
| Died | 15 March 1784 (aged 76–77) near present-day Capon Bridge, West Virginia, United States |
| Buried at | Hartford Bealer farm Christian Church Road Capon Bridge, West Virginia, United States 39°17.167′N 078°26.218′W / 39.286117°N 78.436967°W |
| Service/branch | Michael Cresap's militia |
| Battles/wars | French and Indian War |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Hutchinson Mrs. James McCoy |
| Relations |
Children: David Caudy Ann Caudy Dulany Margaret Caudy Wood Mary Caudy Kinman Sarah Caudy Hancher |
| Other work | , settler, and landowner |
James Caudy (1707 – March 15, 1784) was an American , settler, and landowner in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians of the Colony of Virginia—present-day West Virginia. Caudy was born in the Netherlands, immigrated to the Thirteen Colonies in the 1730s, and settled within the Cacapon River valley near present-day Capon Bridge in Hampshire County. As early as 1741, Caudy was associated with the arrangement and development of transportation routes throughout present-day Hampshire County. Caudy twice hosted George Washington; first during his surveying expedition in 1748 and again upon Washington's 1750 return to the Cacapon River valley.
Caudy participated in the French and Indian War and is best known for having purportedly defended himself from a band of Native American fighters on Caudy's Castle—a sandstone outcrop that now bears his name. According to tradition, Caudy used his long rifle barrel to push his Native American attackers off the rock into the Cacapon River below. In his later life, Caudy became involved in a land dispute with John Capper that was resolved by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron in November 1762. Caudy died in 1784 and was interred on his property south of present-day Capon Bridge. According to local tradition, Caudy was buried with a Native American on either side of him, while another tradition says Caudy was buried with his horse.
James Caudy was born in 1707 in the Netherlands. He possibly arrived in the Thirteen Colonies through Prince George's County in the Province of Maryland in the 1730s. While in Prince George's County, Caudy married his first wife, Mary Hutchinson.
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