The name Sudderth is most likely originated from Sod-earth or Sud-earth, meaning wet land, sod-land or, pasture land. The name is Irish in origins. William Suddarth (b.1715) and his brother James Suddarth (b.1720) were of Scots-Irish descent and are said to have traveled from Scotland to Virginia where they settled in Albemarle County in 1740. Descendants through William's son, Abraham Sudderth (1767- 1853) live in Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia....

William (Henry James) London (d.ca.1810) immigrated from England to America about 1762, and was in Tennessee before 1799. He married Elizabeth Hall of Davidson County, Tennessee before 1800. Charles Marion Henry London (d.1872), a son, married Cynthia Burks, and moved from Tennessee (possibly via Kentucky) to Boone County, Missouri during or before 1830, and to Grayson County, Texas by 1860. Descendants and relatives lived in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky,...

Henry Bristol (ca. 1625-1695) emigrated from England and settled at New Haven, Connecticut. He married twice and was the father of twelve children, 1649-1683. Descendants listed lived in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, California, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Montana, North Carolina and elsewhere.