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1. Dorothy Yorke 1582–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1582

Birth Location: Coton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1643

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sir #1

Mother: Katherine Yorke

Spouse(s): Thomas Colony

Children(s): Anne Dudley, Patience Dudley, Rev. Dudley, Mercy Dudley, Paul Dudley, Samuel Dudley

The story of 1. Dorothy Yorke began in 1582 in Coton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England. 1. Dorothy Yorke married Thomas Dudley Governor Of Massachusetts Bay Colony, and had children including Anne Dudley, Mercy Dudley, Patience Dudley, Paul Dudley, Rev Samuel Dudley, Samuel Dudley. 1. Dorothy Yorke passed away in 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of 1. Dorothy Yorke began in 1582 in Coton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.
  • 1. Dorothy Yorke married Thomas Dudley Governor Of Massachusetts Bay Colony, and had children including Anne Dudley, Mercy Dudley, Patience Dudley, Paul Dudley, Rev Samuel Dudley, Samuel Dudley.
  • 1. Dorothy Yorke passed away in 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

1. Yorke's Ancestors

Self
1. Yorke
1582–1643
Birth Place: Coton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir John Edmund Yorke* #1
1545–1615
Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England
Katherine (Mary Robins Fairchild) Yorke
1558–1633
Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Gilbert John Yorke, High Mayor of London, Master of the) Mint
1510–1569
Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
Anne (Margaret, Dame) Smythe
1526–1575
Oakley Magna, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Katherine Patterdale
1493–1568
Anne Staunton
1500–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents

1. Yorke's Descendants

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1. (Dorothy) Yorke (25 Apr 1582–27 Dec 1643) m. Thomas (Dudley Governor of Massachusetts Bay) Colony (12 Oct 1576–31 Jul 1653)
  1. 1. Anne Dudley 1612–1672 m. Governor (Simon) Bradstreet 1603–1697
    1. 1. Mercy Bradstreet\Wade 1646–1714 m. Nathaniel Wade 1648–1707
      1. 1. Samuel (Wade) Captain 1683–1738 m. Lydia Newhall 1687–1743
        1. 1. Abigail Wade 1717–1791 m. Thomas Goss 1716–1780
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wade 1729–1802
        3. 3. Lydia Wade 1707–1777
        4. 4. Marcilla Wade 1725–1762
        5. 5. Mercy Wade 1719–1744
        6. 6. Nathaniel Wade 1721–1748
        7. 7. Rebecca Wade 1712–1773
        8. 8. Samuel Wade 1715–1788
    2. 2. Samuel (Bradstreet Dr. (grad Harvard) 1655) 1628–1682
    3. 3. Rev (Simon I) Bradstreet 1640–1684 m. Lucy Woodbridge 1620–1710
      1. 1. Anne Bradstreet 1672–1681
      2. 2. John Bradstreet 1676–1724
      3. 3. Lucy Bradstreet 1680–1743
      4. 4. Simon Bradstreet 1669–1669
    4. 4. Dudley Bradstreet 1648–1706
    5. 5. Dorothy Bradstreet\Cotton 1636–1672
    6. 6. Sarah Bradstreet 1636–1704
    7. 7. Hannah Bradstreet\Wiggin 1642–1707
    8. 8. John Bradstreet 1653–1718
  2. 2. Patience Dudley 1616–1690
  3. 3. Rev. (Samuel) Dudley 1608–1683
  4. 4. Mercy Dudley 1621–1691
  5. 5. Paul Dudley 1630–1681
  6. 6. Samuel Dudley 1635–1690

1. Yorke's Timeline

2 Records

1582
25 Apr 1582
Birth of 1. Dorothy Yorke in Coton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Coton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1643
27 Dec 1643
Age 61
Death of 1. Dorothy Yorke in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Aged 61)
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Aged 61)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1582
    Event Place: Coton, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1643
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Aged 61)
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History of the Dudley Family with genealogical tables, pedigrees, & c : number 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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