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Richard Dudley 1623 – 1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1623

Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 5 June 1695

Death Location: Kingston Parish, Fayette, West Virginia, United States

Father: Edward Dudley

Mother: Elizabeth Pritchard

Spouse(s): Mary Seawell

Children(s): Ambrose Dudley

Richard Dudley was born in 1623 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Edward Dudley and Elizabeth Pritchard. In 1654, Richard Dudley resided in Lancaster, Virginia, USA. Richard Dudley married Mary Polly Seawell, and had children including Ambrose Dudley. Richard Dudley passed away in 1695 in Kingston Parish, Fayette, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Dudley was born in 1623 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Edward Dudley and Elizabeth Pritchard.
  • In 1654, Richard Dudley resided in Lancaster, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Dudley married Mary Polly Seawell, and had children including Ambrose Dudley.
  • Richard Dudley passed away in 1695 in Kingston Parish, Fayette, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Dudley's Ancestors

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Richard Dudley
1623 – 1695
Birth Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Edward Dudley
1602 – 1655
Bristol, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Pritchard
1600 – 1691
Bristol, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Robert Dudley
1574 – 1649
Newcastle-on-tyne, Nrthmb, England
Bridget GREEN
1574 – 1674
Bristol, Somerset, England
William Pritchard
1574 – 1605
Northamptonshire, England
Hester Mewlan
1578 – 1638
Bristol, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Dudley
1555 – 1613
Ann Wood
1556 – 1580
William Green
1549 – 1578
Elizabeth Kyrton
1551 – 1578
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dudley
1540 – 1554
Bridget Carre
1520 – 1555
Christopher Wood
1514 – 1560
Nancy Cooke
1533 – 1610
John Green
1523 – 1590
Mary Marston
1527 – 1584
Wyllyam Kyrton
1508 – 1552
Eliza Voller
1510 – 1587

Richard Dudley's Descendants

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Richard Dudley (1623 – 5 June 1695) m. Mary (Polly) Seawell (1628 – 1645)
  1. 1. Ambrose Dudley (1649 – 1715) m. Anne (Judith) Foster (1656 – 20 October 1701)
    1. 1. Judith Dudley (1672 – 1734)
    2. 2. Anne Dudley (1675 – )
    3. 3. Ambrose (Dudley) II (1678 – 1755) m. Judith Scott (1682 – 1708)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Dudley (1705 or 1696 – 1773 or 1751) m. Daniel Hough (14 Apr 1693 – 1751)
        1. 1. Daniel Hough (5 Apr 1725 – 1793) m. Mary (Wehrle) Worhley (1716 – 1758)
    4. 4. Mary Dudley (1680 – )
    5. 5. Phyllis Dudley (1683 – )
    6. 6. Stephen Dudley (1683 – 1715)
    7. 7. Joseph Dudley (1685 – 1715)
    8. 8. George Dudley (1690 – 1758)

Richard Dudley's Timeline

4 Records

1623
1623
Birth of Richard Dudley in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1645
1645
Age 22
Richard Dudley was married in York, VA
York, VA
1654
1654-1666
Age 31
Richard Dudley resided here in Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1695
5 June 1695
Age 72
Death of Richard Dudley in Kingston Parish, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
Kingston Parish, Fayette, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1628; Birth city: Gloucester Co; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0192

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: York, VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1628; Birth city: Gloucester Co; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1654-1666
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Lancaster County, record book no. 2, 1654-1666, pages 1-394

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Records of Colonial Gloucester County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 June 1695
    Event Place: Kingston Parish, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1628; Birth city: Gloucester Co; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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