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Elizabeth Ruffin Dudley 1796–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1796

Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 15 October 1840

Death Location: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Haywood

Mother: Ann Sheppard

Spouse(s): Edward Dudley

Children(s): Robert Dudley, Christopher Dudley, William Dudley, Edward Dudley, Eliza Dudley, Jane Burr, Margaret Dudley, Edward Dudley

In 1796, Elizabeth Ruffin Dudley entered the world in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to William Henry Haywood And Ann Nancy Sheppard. Elizabeth Ruffin Dudley married Edward Bishop Dudley, and had children including Christopher Haywood Dudley, Edward B Dudley, Edward Bishop Dudley, Eliza Ann Dudley, Jane Frances Dudley Burr, Margaret Dudley, Robert Dudley, William Henry Haywood Dudley. Elizabeth Ruffin Dudley passed away in 1840 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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  • In 1796, Elizabeth Ruffin Dudley entered the world in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to William Henry Haywood And Ann Nancy Sheppard.
  • Elizabeth Ruffin Dudley married Edward Bishop Dudley, and had children including Christopher Haywood Dudley, Edward B Dudley, Edward Bishop Dudley, Eliza Ann Dudley, Jane Frances Dudley Burr, Margaret Dudley, Robert Dudley, William Henry Haywood Dudley.
  • Elizabeth Ruffin Dudley passed away in 1840 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Elizabeth Dudley's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Dudley
1796–1840
Birth Place: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Henry Haywood
1770–1857
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Ann (Nancy) Sheppard
1776–1866
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Henry) Haywood
1730–1780
Edgecombe, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Charity Hare
1730–1780
Edgecombe, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Haywood
1684–1758
Mary Lovett
1695–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Haywood
–1696
Hester Taylor
1654–1690
John Lovett
1667–1750
Mary Pride
1668–1740

Elizabeth Dudley's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Ruffin) Dudley (24 November 1796–15 October 1840) m. Edward (Bishop) Dudley (15 December 1789–30 October 1855)
  1. 1. Robert Dudley 1827–1867
  2. 2. Christopher (Haywood) Dudley 1817–1862 m. Agnes (Ritchie) Hartridge 1818–1883
    1. 1. Ann (Hartridge) Dudley 1837–1840
    2. 2. Edward (Bishop) Dudley 1840–1906
    3. 3. Robert (Cowen) Dudley 1843–
    4. 4. James Dudley 1848–
    5. 5. Annie Dudley 1851–
    6. 6. John (London) Dudley 1846–1901
    7. 7. Mary (Agnes) Dudley 1849–1911
  3. 3. William (Henry Haywood) Dudley 1819–1868 m. Elizabeth (S) Baker 1818–1868
    1. 1. Eliza (Ann) DUDLEY 1842–1843
    2. 2. James (Boylan) Dudley 1843–1868
  4. 4. Edward (B.) Dudley 1820–1840
  5. 5. Eliza (Ann) Dudley 1822–1890 m. Thomas (Cowan) McIlhenny 1825–1900 m. Thomas (Richard) Purnell 1817–1846
    1. 1. Adelaide (Henrietta Foy \) McIlhenny 1861–1941
    2. 2. Thomas (Richard) Purnell 1846–1908
    3. 3. Edward (D.) Purnell 1845–1854
    4. 4. John? Purnell 1844–1846
  6. 6. Jane (Frances Dudley) Burr 1825–1907 m. Ancrum (B) Burr 1841–1901 m. Richard (William) Johnston 1821–1857
    1. 1. James (Green) Burr 1862–
    2. 2. J (Ancrum B) Burr 1868–1942 m. Rachel (B Pierson) Walsh 1865–1949
      1. 1. Gertrude (Jane Dudley) Burr 1901–1969
      2. 2. Gertrude Bun 1895–1969
      3. 3. Joseph (Arthur) Burr 1891–1943 m. Agnes (Ethyl) Judge 1904–1978
        1. 1. Madeline (Helen) Burr 1922–2010
        2. 2. Joseph (James) Burr 1929–1990
      4. 4. Beatrice Burr 1889–1977
      5. 5. Raymond (Gibbons) Burr 1901–1968 m. Marie (Elizabeth) Vreeland 1904–1966
      6. 6. Anthony (Winslow) Burr 1905–1985
    3. 3. Richard (W.) Johnston 1846–1847
    4. 4. Edward (Dudley) Johnston 1850–
    5. 5. Mary (Eliza) Johnston 1852–1947
    6. 6. Mary (Virginia) Johnston 1856–1857
    7. 7. Thos (A) Hodgson 1851–
  7. 7. Margaret Dudley 1829–1881
  8. 8. Edward (Bishop) Dudley 1837–1906

Elizabeth Dudley's Timeline

2 Records

1796
24 November 1796
Birth of Elizabeth Ruffin Dudley in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
1840
15 October 1840
Age 44
Death of Elizabeth Ruffin Dudley in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1796
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1840
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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