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Dorothy Yorke 1582–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1582

Birth Location: Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 27 December 1643

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

Father: Edmund York

Mother: Katharyne Purefoy

Spouse(s): Thomas Colony)

Children(s): Rev Grandfather

In 1582, Dorothy Yorke entered the world in Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Edmund York And Katharyne Purefoy. Dorothy Yorke married Thomas Dudley Governor Massachusetts Bay Colony, and had children including Rev Samuel Dudley 9Th Great Grandfather. Dorothy Yorke passed away in 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1582, Dorothy Yorke entered the world in Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Edmund York And Katharyne Purefoy.
  • Dorothy Yorke married Thomas Dudley Governor Massachusetts Bay Colony, and had children including Rev Samuel Dudley 9Th Great Grandfather.
  • Dorothy Yorke passed away in 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund York
1545–1614
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England
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Katharyne Purefoy
1548–1633
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England
KP

Spouses(s)

Thomas Colony)
1574–1653
Birth Location: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
TC

Children(s)

Rev Grandfather
1608–1683
Birth Location: Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
RG

Dorothy Yorke's Ancestors

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Dorothy Yorke
1582–1643
Birth Place: Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Edmund York
1545–1614
Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England
Katharyne Purefoy
1548–1633
Northamptonshire, 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
Thomas (Denton Thorne (Dorn)) Sir
1537–1588
Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Katherine (Mary Purefoy) Thorne
1522–1589
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Katherine Patterdale
1493–1568
Sir YORKE
1490–1568
'"Robert Smith
1505–1539
Anne Staunton
1500–1579
Alice Stotesbury)
1500–1537
Lady Fettiplace
1496–1568
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ROGER PATTERDALE
1473–1529
Lady Seymore
1470–1533
Sir ggf"
1430–1508
Joan Yorke
1443–1487
Obedia Walton
1480–1526
Margery Stanley
1480–1506

Dorothy Yorke's Descendants

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Dorothy Yorke (25 April 1582–27 December 1643) m. Thomas (Dudley (Governor, Massachusetts Bay) Colony) (12 OCT 1574–31 July 1653/52)
  1. 1. Rev (Samuel Dudley 9th Great) Grandfather 1608–1683 m. Mary Winthrop 1609–1643
    1. 1. John Dudley 1635–1690
      1. 1. Mercy Dudley 1684–1731 m. Nathaniel Allis 1685–1751
        1. 1. John (H) Allis 1718–1768 m. Mary Munger 1723–1788

Dorothy Yorke's Timeline

2 Records

1582
25 April 1582
Birth of Dorothy Yorke in Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1643
27 December 1643
Age 61
Death of Dorothy Yorke in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 April 1582
    Event Place: Northampton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1643
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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