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Lady Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of Leicester 1559–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 March 1559

Birth Location: Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 29 Oct 1588

Death Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Durham

Mother: Katherine Purefoy

Spouse(s): Roger Dudley

Children(s): David Dudley, Richard Dudley, Constance Dudley, Dorothy Dudley, Mary Dudley, Richard Dudley, Richard Dudley

In 1559, Lady Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of Leicester entered the world in Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Thorne Of Durham And Katherine Mary Purefoy. Lady Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of Leicester married Roger Sutton Of Dudley, and had children including Constance Dudley, David Dudley, Dorothy Dudley, Mary Dudley, Richard Dudley. Lady Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of Leicester passed away in 1588 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1559, Lady Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of Leicester entered the world in Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Thorne Of Durham And Katherine Mary Purefoy.
  • Lady Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of Leicester married Roger Sutton Of Dudley, and had children including Constance Dudley, David Dudley, Dorothy Dudley, Mary Dudley, Richard Dudley.
  • Lady Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of Leicester passed away in 1588 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Durham
1521–1588
Birth Location: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Katherine Purefoy
1522–1589
Birth Location: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Roger Dudley
1532–1586
Birth Location: Newcastle, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

David Dudley
1579–1646
Birth Location: Dorking, Surrey, England
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Richard Dudley
1583–1603
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Constance Dudley
1580–1609
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Dorothy Dudley
1585–1585
Birth Location: St DunstonS, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Dudley
1580–1586
Birth Location: St. Dunstan's Chapel. Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Dudley
1579–1581
Birth Location: Yardley Hasting, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Dudley
1573–1603
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Leicester's Ancestors

Self
Lady Leicester
1559–1588
Birth Place: Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir THOMAS Thorne of Durham
1521–1588
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Katherine (Mary) Purefoy
1522–1589
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (William Dorne, alias Thorne of) Durham
1490–1537
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Alice of Stotesbury) Denton
1500–1537
Caversfield, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Edward (Purefoy the) Elder
1494–1558
Shalston, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Purefoy) (Fettiplace)
1496–1568
Little Shelford, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
SiR Denton
1464–1560
LADY BROME
1468–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leicester's Descendants

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Lady (Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of) Leicester (5 March 1559–29 Oct 1588) m. Roger (Sutton of) Dudley (1532–1586)
  1. 1. David Dudley 1579–1646 m. Mary ((Hopkins)) Poley 1552–1572
    1. 1. William Hopkins 1575–1647 m. Temperance Gilbert 1597–1631 m. Helen (Vickaris -) Densmore-Hopkins 1581–1658 m. Joanna Arnold 1577–1622 m. Joane Arnold 1577–1621
      1. 1. Mary Hopkins 1623–1672 m. William (III. Lewis of Llandough Captain of Ancient & Honorable Artillery Of Mass 1st Town Clerk of Farmington Early Settler Puritan Immig Captain of Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Mass 1st Town Clerk of Farmington Early) Settle 1620–1671
        1. 1. Ambrose Lewis 1656–1729
        2. 2. Robert Lewis 1652–
        3. 3. Sage Lewis 1654–
        4. 4. John (DSP Lewis of Farmington) 'wsham 1665–1694
        5. 5. Mary Lewis 1645–1691 m. Benjamin Judd 1642–1689
        6. 6. William (IV. Lewis of Farmington Widower of Sarah Moore Husband of Phebe Moore) 'wsham 1655–1737
        7. 7. Ebenezer (Lewis of Farmington Husband of Elizabeth Merriman) 'wsham 1662–1709 m. Elizabeth Merriman 1664–1748
        8. 8. Samuel Lewis 1648–1725 m. Sarah Dutton 1661–1755
        9. 9. Philip Lewis 1646–1724 m. Mary Lombard 1637–1710
        10. 10. John Lewis 1655–1717
        11. 11. Nathaniel Lewis 1676–1752
        12. 12. Felix (Lewis of Farmington Wife of Thomas Selden) 'wsham 1658–1738
        13. 13. Sarah (Lewis of Farmington Wife of Samuel Boltwood Sr Killed in Raid on Deerfield) 'wsham 1652–1722
        14. 14. Hannah Marsh 1653–1725 m. Samuel Boltwood 1648–
        15. 15. Daniel Lewis 1639–1697
        16. 16. Robert (Luist) Lewis 1667–1713
        17. 17. Christopher Lewis 1650–
        18. 18. Ezekiel (UNK Lewis of Farmington He Freed African Slave Sampson & his wife & Children for Good Service to his father) 'wsham 1674–1755
        19. 19. Elizabeth (DSP Lewis of Farmington Died as a Child) 'wsham 1672–1674
        20. 20. Joseph (DSP Lewis of Farmington Died in Infancy) 'wsham 1679–1680
        21. 21. Abigail (Lewis of Farmington Wife of William Wadsworth) 'wsham 1678–1707
        22. 22. Daniel (DSP Lewis of Farmington Died In Infancy) 'wsham 1681–1682
      2. 2. Elizabeth Hopkins 1642–1690 m. Samuel Ford 1640–1712 m. Samuel Ford 1636–1712
        1. 1. Mary Ford 1676–1712
        2. 2. Elizabeth Perkins 1679–1729 m. Stephen Perkins 1680–1755
        3. 3. Samuel Ford 1683–1686
        4. 4. Hannah Ford 1687–1725
      3. 3. Grace Hopkins 1621–1622
      4. 4. Helena (Elizabeth) Hopkins 1610–1657 m. Samuel Wakeman 1603–1641 m. John Wakeman 1601–1661
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Wakeman)Arnold 1630–1691
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wakeman 1633–1696
        3. 3. Esbon Wakeman 1634–1683
        4. 4. Ezbon Wakeman 1636–1683
        5. 5. Grace Wakeman 1638–
        6. 6. Joanna ((Hannah)) Wakeman 1637–1700
        7. 7. Joanna Wakeman 1634–1700
        8. 8. Johanna Wakeman 1636–
        9. 9. Non (Given) Wakeman 1631–1631
        10. 10. Son Wakeman 1631–1631
        11. 11. Samuel Wakeman 1635–1692
        12. 12. Helena Talcott 1632–1674
      5. 5. George Hopkins 1620–1711
      6. 6. Bethia Hopkins 1605–1680
      7. 7. Richard Hopkins 1595–1636
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Frances) Hopkins 1614–1699 m. John (William Mann) (Jan) –1673
        1. 1. Mary Hopkins 1640–1710
      9. 9. William Hopkins 1594–1644 m. Mary Tibbets 1598–
        1. 1. Mary Hopkins 1623–1670
        2. 2. William Hopkins 1630–1688
      10. 10. William Hopkins 1594–1648 m. Mary Andrews 1598–1671 m. Mary Lewis 1598–
        1. 1. Samuel Hopkins 1636–1711
        2. 2. Willim Hopkins –1636
        3. 3. Eliz Hopkins –1704
      11. 11. Mary ((Gibbard)) Hopkins 1610–1657
      12. 12. Thomas Hopkins 1607–1669
      13. 13. Elizabeth (Ann) Hopkins 1610–1658
      14. 14. Grace Hopkins 1621–1621
      15. 15. William (Dudley) Hopkins 1608–1684
      16. 16. John Wakeman 1601–1661
      17. 17. Francis Hopkins 1614–1700
      18. 18. Thomas Hopkins 1607–1669
      19. 19. Elizabeth Hopkins 1619–1675
      20. 20. Elizabeth Hopkins 1619–1654
      21. 21. Frances Hopkins 1614–1700
      22. 22. Grace Hopkins 1621–1621
      23. 23. Richard Hopkins 1595–1665
      24. 24. William (Dudley) Hopkins 1608–1684
      25. 25. Elizabeth Hopkins 1642–1690
      26. 26. Samuel Hopkins 1639–1711
      27. 27. Willim Hopkins 1634–1636
  2. 2. Richard Dudley 1583–1603
  3. 3. Constance Dudley 1580–1609
  4. 4. Dorothy Dudley 1585–1585
  5. 5. Mary Dudley 1580–1586
  6. 6. Richard Dudley 1579–1581
  7. 7. Richard Dudley 1573–1603

Lady Leicester's Timeline

3 Records

1559
5 March 1559
Birth of Lady Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of Leicester in Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1575
8 June 1575
Age 16
Lady Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of Leicester was married in 91, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
91, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1588
29 Oct 1588
Age 29
Death of Lady Susanna Anne Guildford Wood Thorne Dudley Countess of Leicester in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 March 1559
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 June 1575
    Event Place: 91, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1588
    Event Place: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
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