VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY
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special duty to Commodore Pinckney, Con-
federate States navy, in command of the
naval defences. On reporting he was or-
dered to Dattery Buchanan, near Fort
Fisher, at the mouth of Cape Fear river,
Captain Chapman, Confederate States navy,
in command, who regularly each day sent
a portion of his command over to Fort
Fisher to fight the big guns. After the first
day, the senior lieutenant being sick, Lieu-
tenant Hudgins was put in command of the
detachment and fought the guns immedi-
ately in front of the Federal fleet, until Fort
Fisher fell. Lieutenant Hudgins was
wounded, captured and taken prisoner, be-
ing first confined at what is now the Na-
tional Soldiers' Home in Hampton, Virginia,
then carried and confined in Fort Delaware.
He was returned to Richmond a few days
before it fell and left in President Davis'
train, going as far as Danville, Virginia,
stopping near there with his mother, who
had refuged from Richmond. Hearing of
the surrender of General Lee, he started, in
company with his brother, who was wounded
to join General Joseph E. Johnston's army.
On the march he was captured and paroled
by General Wright's Seventh Army Corps,
L'nited States army, and then returned to
Portsmouth, Virginia.
After the surrender. Lieutenant Hudgins proceeded to South America and served as lieutenant in the Columbian navy and also in the Peruvian navy, when Peru and Chili were at war with Spain, returning home in 1866. Lieutenant Hudgins, after the return to Portsmouth, entered the service of his state and the department to which he was assigned was the protection of the oyster beds of the state, serving as captain of the police boat. During this period he fought and won what is known in local history as the "oyster war." For several years he was city collector. Captain Hudgins was com- mander of Pickett Buchanan Camp, Con- federate Veterans, member of the Royal Ar- canum, trustee and vestryman of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church, and in politi- cal faith was a Democrat.
Captain Hudgins married, in 1871, Louise Victoria Stone, born September 14, 1852, daughter of Captain Edward E. Stone, United States navy, and his wife, Fannie Leonide (de Montalant) Stone. Captain Edward E. Stone was a son of Jeremy and Ann Green (Mitchell) Stone, and descend-
ant of Gregory Stone, who settled at Water-
town, Massachusetts, May 25, 1636, a lead-
ing man of the town, deputy to the general
court, memljer of the government council
and magistrate. Jesse Stone, a descendant,
was the revolutionary ancestor of Captain
Edward E. Stone. Fannie Leonide (de
Montalant) Stone was the daughter of Eu-
gene de Montalant, born in Anglers, France,
in 1800, was killed by the Indians in the
\'irginia frontier in 1852. He married
Maria Rose Celestine Boutin, born in Nor-
folk, \'irginia, in 1807, died in Paris, France,
April 30, 1861, only daughter of Louis
Boutin, born in 1779 in San Domingo, where
his father had a large plantation, died in
Norfolk, Virginia. He married, in 1805, in
Norfolk, Alaria Bryan. Louis Boutin was
the son of Jean Francis Boutin, born in
Paris, died in San Domingo, and his wife,
Rose Elizabeth (Bobee) Boutin, born and
married in Paris, died in Norfolk, Virginia,
in 1837. Captain William E. and Louise
Victoria (Stone) Hudgins are the parents of
ten children, all born in Nc)rfolk, Virginia,
and there reside: i. Estelle Victoria, of
further mention. 2. Louise de Muset Hud-
gins married, November 25, 1896, William
J. Baxter, Jr., son of William J. and Louisa
(Dey) Baxter, of North Carolina. Their
five children art : Louise de Montalant,
born August, 1897, died March 4, 1900, bur-
ied in Norfolk, Virginia: John Baxter, born
.August, 1900; William R., born 1902, died
1903, buried in Norfolk, Virginia ; Eliza-
beth, born October, 1907; William J., Jr.,
born December, 191 1, died January, 1912,
buried in Norfolk, Virginia. 3. Lucile de
Montalant Hudgins married, February 27,
1900, Stark Armistead Sutton, M. D., of
Norfolk, Virginia, son of Dr. William T.
and Annie (C)utlaw) Sutton, of North Caro-
lina and Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. S. A. Sut-
ton was surgeon of the Fourth Virginia
Regiment. They have two children : Stark
Armistead, Jr., born December 25, 1900, and
William T., born July 27, 1909. 4. William
Edward (2) Hudgins, of further mention.
5. Charles Robert Hudgins, married, Janu-
ary 30, 1915. 6. Leonide de Montalant Hud-
gins married, October 29, 1907, Edward
Huger Lucas, son of E. H. and Caroline
(Ravenel) Lucas, of South Carolina, and
has a daughter Leonide de Montalant
Lucas, born July 29, 1913. 7. Caroline
Elizabeth Hudgins, unmarried. 8. Albert
