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 JOYNES

JUDD

Medical association in 1873. He was secretary of the state board of health, 1872-81, and was a delegate from the Virginia Medical society to the International Medical congress at Philadelphia, Pa., in 1876. He received the degree of LL.D. from William and Mary college, Va., in 1879. He is the author of: Curiosities of Medical History; Paris Phannacopoeia; Yellow Fever in Virginia, and contributions to medical journals. He died in Richmond, Va., Jan. 18, 1881.

JOYNES, William Thomas, jurist, was born in Onancock, Accomac county, Va., Nov. 8, 1817; son of Thomas R. and Anne Bell (Satchell) Joynes, and grandson of Maj. Levin Joynes, of the Con- tinental armj'. He was graduated from Wash- ington college, Pa., in 1835; studied law with Judge Scarburgh and at the University of Vir- ginia, and was admitted to the bar. He was married, April 8, 1840, to Margaret Field, daughter of Judge John F. May, of Petersburg. He prac- tised at Accomac, Va., 18-10-41, and at Petersburg, 1841-73; was U.S. district attorney for Vir- ginia, 1850-53; judge of the fii'st judicial district of Virginia in 18(53; judge of the- supreme court of appeals of Virginia, 18G6-72; a member of the Virginia legislature in 1865, and for a time presi- dent of the Petersburg and Weldon railroad. He died at Petersburg, Va., March 14, 1874.

JUDAH, Henry floses, soldier, was born in Snow Hill, ]\ld., June 12, 1821. He was graduated at the U.S. Military academy in 1843 and was assigned to the 8th U.S. infantry. In the Mexi- can war he led his company in storming the city of Monterey, Sept. 21-23, 1846; and was brevetted 1st lieutenant and captain, for gallant and meri- torious services at Molino del Rej' and at the cap- ture of the city of Mexico. He was assigned to the 4th infantrj', Sept 29, 1853, and served against the Indians of the Pacific coast. Upon the out- break of the civil war he was made colonel of volunteers; was promoted brigadier-general, March 21, 1862, and was acting inspector-general of the Army of the Tennessee. He resigned his staff aiDpointment and commanded the 1st division of the Army of the Reserve until the evacuation of Corinth by the Confederate troops, Oct. 3-4, 1862. He was reappointed acting inspector- general of the Army of the Ohio, Oct. 10, 1862. He unsuccessfully opposed the advance of Morgan across the Cumberland river in his raid from Bakerville, Ky., July 2, 1863, and followed the Confederates in their rapid march through the state and across the Ohio into Indiana, thence to Cincinnati and through Ohio to Beaver Creek, Pa., where Morgan surrendered, July 26, 1863. He commanded the riglit wing of the second division of Schofield's Army of the Ohio at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864, and in the struggle lost 600 men. He was mustered out of the vol-

unteer service, Aug. 24, 1865, and was made commander of the post at Plattsburgh, N.Y., w'here he died, Jan. 14, 1866.

JUDD, Bethel, educator, was born in Water- town, Conn., in May, 1776; son of Noah and Rebecca Judd; grandson of John Judd, the first of that family to become an Episcopalian; great- grandson of Jolin Judd, a Congregationalist, and a descendant probably of one of the original set- tlers of Hartford and Farmington, Conn. He was graduated from Yale, A.B., 1797, A.M., 1800, and was admitted a deacon in the Protestant Epis- copal church at Cheshire, Conn., by Bishop Jar- vis, Sept. 30, 1798, was ordained a priest the next year, and was rector of St. Paul's, Woodbury, and Christ church, Roxbury, Conn., 1799-1801. He then removed to Hudson, N.Y., where he established a private school, and on May 5, 1802, was made rector of Christ churcli, then with- out a rector or organization. He finished the incomplete church building, which was conse- crated by Bishop Moore, Oct. 2, 1803, and also served as rector of Trinity parish, Claverack, N.Y., receiving from Christ church $300 per annum for his services every other Sunday. He organized the first Sunday school in the state outside of New York city and the second oldest in the United States, formed Jan. 5, 1803, as was married in 1803 to Margaret, daughter of William Heron, of Reading, Conn., who died, Jan. 30, 1823. He resigned the rectorship of both churches, Oct. 20, 1807, "in consequence of his health and the climate not agreeing with his con- stitution." From Hudson he went to Annapolis, Md., where he was rector of Anne Arundel par- ish and the second president of St. John's college, 1807-12, serving without pay, the annuity from the state hav- ing been withdrawn. He then returned to Connecti- cut, where he was prominent- ly mentioned as successor to Bishop Jarvis, and where he served as rector of St. Paul's church, Nor- walk, 1813-17. He was rector of St. John's church, Fayetteville, N.C., 1817-19, and was a candidate for the bishopric of North Carolina in 1819. He served as a missionarj^ among the feeble churches of New London county. Conn., under the Protestant Episcopal Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, in 1819; and was rector of St. James's church and taught a female academy in the city of New London, Conn., 1819-33. He removed from New London to Cheshire, Conn., and was rector of St. Peter's church and princi- pal of the Episcopal academy there, 1834-36. He was rector of St. Paul's church, Norwalk, Conn.,
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