david hudson (february 17, 1761 – march 17, 1836) was an american businessman noted for founding hudson township, the present-day hudson, ohio. hudson was born in branford, connecticut and lived there until the age four when his family moved to goshen, connecticut. he lived in goshen for many years, owning a farm, marrying anna norton in 1783 and raising the oldest seven of their nine children there. in 1789, hudson joined a group to purchase a parcel of land in the connecticut western reserve. the following year, he left goshen to survey the parcel and settle it as hudson township. hudson traveled through the state of new york, west along lake erie and south along the cuyahoga river to reach his land.