Bill:
I enjoyed reading your information on the background of CADDELL. I have
recently begun to think that is probably the background of my CAUDLE. Have
you come across this spelling in researching your name, and do you think it
is probably the same family?
Supposedly my immigrant ancestor was Stephen CAUDLE, born about 1680. I'm
not sure even if that was the spelling of the name at that time. Most
researchers say he was born in Scotland, others say he was born in Ireland,
and some say he was born in Gloucestershire, England. I realize that even in
those days and earlier many families moved back and forth in those three
countries and others. So anyplace in the UK would be possible.
I've also been told that Stephen came to America in 1692. That of course
says he was only 12 years old. No one has said that he came with parents.
If he did not, and the dates are correct, I feel he must have possibly been
(what did they call it?) transported(?) after being arrested for some crime.
Or, perhaps his father or parents were already here and they had him brought
to them later?
Some say that Stephen was already married and had at least two or three sons
before coming to America. That would have been probably about 1720 or so.
Stephen married Mary Elizabeth Fields and they settled for some time in
Lunenberg County, Virginia and later in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Bill, can you, or someone else, give me a clue here? I'd really appreciate
any ideas.
Bud Caudle
Guthrie, Oklahoma