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Roger Dudley 1535–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: London, London, , England

Death Date: 9 May 1589

Death Location: , Northamptonshire, , England

Father: Henry Vice-Admiral

Mother: Elizabeth Ashton

Spouse(s): Susanna Thorne

Children(s): Thomas Colony, Richard Dudley

In 1535, Roger Dudley entered the world in London, London, , England, born to Henry Sutton Dudley Vice Admiral And Elizabeth Ashton. Roger Dudley married Susanna Thorne, and had children including David Dudley, Dorothy Dudley, Mary Dudley, Richard Dudley, Thomas Dudley Governor Of The Massachusetts Bay Colony. Roger Dudley passed away in 1589 in , Northamptonshire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Roger Dudley entered the world in London, London, , England, born to Henry Sutton Dudley Vice Admiral And Elizabeth Ashton.
  • Roger Dudley married Susanna Thorne, and had children including David Dudley, Dorothy Dudley, Mary Dudley, Richard Dudley, Thomas Dudley Governor Of The Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • Roger Dudley passed away in 1589 in , Northamptonshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Vice-Admiral
1517–1568
Birth Location: Dunstall, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
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Elizabeth Ashton
1519–1568
Birth Location: Dunston, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Thorne
–1589
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Thomas Colony
1576–1653
Birth Location: Yardley Hastings, Northampton, England
TC
Richard Dudley
1583–1603
Birth Location: –
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Roger Dudley's Ancestors

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Roger Dudley
1535–1589
Birth Place: London, London, , England
Parents
Henry Sutton Dudley Vice-Admiral
1517–1568
Dunstall, East Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Ashton
1519–1568
Dunston, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Sutton 3rd Barron) Dudley
1495–1553
Worcester
Christopher Ashton
1493–1548
Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England
Cathrine Gordon
1473–1537
Lochinvar, Kirkcudbright, Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Edward Dudley
1460–1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joyce Tiptoft
1430–1483

Roger Dudley's Descendants

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Roger Dudley (1535–9 May 1589) m. Susanna Thorne (–May 1589)
  1. 1. Thomas (Dudley Governor of the Massachusetts Bay) Colony 1576–1653 m. Dorothy Yorke 1582–1643
    1. 1. Mercy Dudley 1621–1691 m. John Woodbridge 1613–1694
      1. 1. Thomas Woodbridge 1648–1681 m. Mary Jones 1643–1714
        1. 1. Benjamin Woodbridge 1678–1736 m. Sarah Gerrish 1683–1755
        2. 2. Paul Woodbridge 1673–1713
        3. 3. Mary Woodbridge 1675–
        4. 4. Thomas Woodbridge 1676–1770
        5. 5. John Woodbridge 1678–1731
      2. 2. Martha Woodbridge 1658–1738 m. Samuel Ruggles –1715
        1. 1. Timothy Ruggles 1685–1768 m. Mary White 1688–1749
    2. 2. Ann (Dudley) Poet 1612–1672 m. Simon (Bradstreet Colonial Governor of Massachusetts Bay) Colony 1603–1697
      1. 1. John Bradstreet 1652–1718 m. Sarah (Wooton) Perkins 1657–1745
        1. 1. Mercy Bradstreet 1689–1725 m. John Hazen 1687–1772
      2. 2. Dorothy Bradstreet 1633–1671
  2. 2. Richard Dudley 1583–1603

Roger Dudley's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Roger Dudley in London, London, , England
London, London, , England
1589
9 May 1589
Age 54
Death of Roger Dudley in , Northamptonshire, , England
, Northamptonshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: London, London, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1589
    Event Place: , Northamptonshire, , England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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