Form 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL
			OMB Number:  3235-0287
			Expires: January 31, 2005
[ ]	Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See instructions 1(b).		Estimated average burden hours per response. . . 0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Shara, Thomas	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hudson United Bancorp   (HU)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)       ___ Director                            ___ 10% Owner _X_ Officer (give title below)   ___ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President
(Last)             (First)            (Middle) 92 Frost Court	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 10/08/2002
(Street) Wyckoff, NJ 07481		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)             (State)             (Zip)	Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transactions (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Hudson United Bancorp - Common Stock	09/05/2002		J (1)		215.55	A	$28.53	22,279.05	I	Total 401K
Hudson United Bancorp - Common Stock								65,074	D
Hudson United Bancorp - Common Stock								7,900	D	Restricted
Hudson United Bancorp - Common Stock								51,746	I	Held in Family Partnership
Hudson United Bancorp - Common Stock								146,999.05		Total

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instructions 4(b)(v).
	Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.	(Over) SEC 1474 (9-02)

FORM 4 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr.3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr.3,4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

08/28/1998

11/19/2007

Stock Options

$28.972

6,768

I

(2)

08/28/1998

11/19/2007

Stock Options

$28.979

4,900

D

Options

03/22/2004

03/22/2009

Stock Options

$29.127

113

D

Options

(3)

12/06/2011

Stock Options

$27.46

12,000

D

Options

(3)

08/07/2012

Stock Options

$27.39

12,000

D

Options

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Dividend
(2) Transferred options and restricted shares on 12/20/01 to a limited partnership of which the reporting person and his wife are the sole general partners and the sole limited partners.
(3) 1/3 after third year; 1/3 after fourth year; 1/3 after fifth year

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	/s/  **Signature of Reporting Person Thomas Shara	10/08/2002  Date
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. Page 2