Elizabeth Chinn

In January 1695 Henry and his wife Elizabeth, the widow of John Trussell, were ordered to prepare an inventory of the Trussell estate before the next court. In March of the same year Rodham Kenner and Thomas Bushrod were ordered to oversee an auction of the Trussell estate and divide to proceeds between Henry Hudson and Elizabeth and the children of John Trussell.

For many years Elizabeth and Henry were thought to have had two sons, Robert and Thomas. Later Y-DNA research by Hudson family members revealed that descendants of the brothers came from different paternal lines. Robert is now believed to the son of Elizabeth's first husband, John Trussell, because current Hudsons and Trussells are receiving matching Y-DNA results. It is possible that Henry gave Robert his name or that Elizabeth was very early in her pregnancy and remarried so soon after John's death that Henry Hudson really thought that Robert was his son.

In 1740 Thomas sold land Robert, that according to the deed was left to him in the will of Henry Hudson. I have not been able to find a record of the will being recorded or probated but Henry is thought to have died about 1716. The 1740 deed of sale lists Thomas as living in Charles County, Maryland. Elizabeth also moved to Maryland with Thomas. In 1745 Elizabeth purchased 100 acres of land in Charles County from John Franklin for 20£ and 3500 lbs tobacco. No further records are known for Elizabeth.