Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
Ingoldsby Work
1727 - 1813 (86 years) Submit Photo / Document
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Ingoldsby Work was born in 1727; died in 1813. Ingoldsby married Mary Russell on 8 Aug 1750. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Russell and Sarah Perry) was born on 8 Jul 1733 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; died on 25 Mar 1771. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Elizabeth Work was born in 1757; died in 1784?.
- 3. Alexander Work was born in 1763.
Generation: 2
2. Elizabeth Work (1.Ingoldsby1) was born in 1757; died in 1784?. Family/Spouse: Andrew Judson. Andrew was born in 1749; died in 1804. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Andrew Thoompson Judson was born in 1784; died in 1853.
3. Alexander Work (1.Ingoldsby1) was born in 1763. Family/Spouse: unknown. unknown was born in cir 1765. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Alanson Work was born in cir 1800.
Generation: 3
4. Andrew Thoompson Judson (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Ingoldsby1) was born in 1784; died in 1853. Notes:
Andrew Judson was a congressman from Connecticut and then a federal district judge in New Haven. In 1840 he was the judge in the notorious Amistad case, determining whether the Africans who had seized the ship and landed by mistake at Long Island had been justly enslaved and should be returned to their Cuban owners. Judson was well known to be a Democrat and strongly pro-slavery. But he surprised everyone by setting the Africans free and ordering their return to Africa. The plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court, which upheld the decision.
5. Alanson Work (3.Alexander2, 1.Ingoldsby1) was born in cir 1800. Alanson married Amelia Forbes in 1825. Amelia was born in cir 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Henry Clay Work was born in cir 1830.
Generation: 4
6. Henry Clay Work (5.Alanson3, 3.Alexander2, 1.Ingoldsby1) was born in cir 1830. Notes:
Henry Clay Work was the author of "Marching through Georgia."
Family/Spouse: unknown. unknown was born in cir 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]