Individual Details
Roger Dudley
(1532 - 14 Mar 1587)
Captain Rodger Dudley ( 1535-1586 ) was born in London, England, and may have been baptised in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire. Dudley's parentage has never been satisfactorily established. Genealogist and researcher Marshall Kirk in 1993 published the results of his exhaustive survey of the Sutton Dudley families, and came to the conclusion that Roger was the son of Henry Sutton Dudley.
In 1586 Rev. Cotton Mather of Boston wrote that "Thomas Dudley's father was Capt. Roger Dudley, who was slain in the wars, when this, his son, and one only daughter were very young". The will of Thomas Dorne of Yardley Hastings, Gent., dated 29 Oct 1588, bequeathed "to the children of Susan Dudley, my Daughter, widow, £10 to be equally divided". Cotton Mather also stated that Thomas Dudley was aided in obtaining his education by Mrs. Purefoy (sister-in-law of John Purefoy) "a gentlewoman famed in the parts about Northampton for wisdom, piety and works of charity". Note: Marshall K. Kirk suggests that Roger made his home after his father's death with Peter Grey, "Queen's servant", whose manor of Segenhoe was two miles from Lidlington, Co. Bedford, where Roger was later married. Any relationship of Peter with Roger's presumed grandmother Cecily Grey has not been established.
Genealogical researcher George Adlard concludes that Gov. Thomas Dudley was not descended in the direct line from John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, yet both were descended from the same ancestry.
See: "Roger Dudley Proved to be the Son of Captain Henry Dudley" : https://web.archive.org/web/20110726045518/http://www.familypage.org/RogerSonoHenry.pdf
Richardson, Douglas; Everingham, Kimball; Faris, David (2004). Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, p. 600.
Roger Dudley's parents shall always lay in the realm of uncertainty. There are those who believe Roger Dudley's parents were John Dudley and Elizabeth Clerke, as shown here. But there are others who believe his parents were Henry Dudley and Elizabeth Ashton, first cousin to John.
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PDF Book, "Memorial of the Reunion of the Descendants of Governor Thomas Dudley Appendix to the History of the Dudley Family" by Dean DudleyCitation: FamilySearch Book Search; FOLLOW LINK TO SCANNED COPY OF eBOOK
Source text: Memorial of the Reunion of the Descendants of Governor Thomas Dudley Appendix to the History of the Dudley Family [by Dean Dudley] Title No 201349 Creator Dudley, Dean, 1823-1906 Association of the descendants of Gov. Thomas Dudley (Boston, Massachusetts) Language English Subject Dudley family Dean family Mason family Paige family Putnam family Rumrill family Woodbridge family Association of the descendants of Gov. Thomas Dudley (Boston, Massachusetts) Extent on 2 microfilm reels Page Count 62 Owning Institution Allen County Public Library; http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Publisher Digital FamilySearch International Access Level Public
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PDF Book, "Our Dudley Family A New England to California Branch" Compiled by Wilma Dudley BeckmanCitation: FamilySearch Book Search; FOLLOW LINK TO SCANNED COPY OF eBOOK
Source text: Our Dudley Family A New England to California Branch [Compiled by Wilma Dudley Beckman] Title No 721584 Creator Beckman, Wilma Dudley Language English Subject Dudley family Winthrop family Byley family Bradstreet family Denison family Keayne family Woodbridge family Wade family Tyng family Leverett family Extent 130 leaves Page Count 143 Owning Institution Family History Library; http://www.familysearch.org/ Publisher Digital FamilySearch International Access Level Public
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Roger is a victim of undocumented trees & combining with diff famiies. Was father of Gov. Thomas Dudley. Wife, parents not on pedigree in MEMORIES. 3 CH. Thomas, Dorothy and a dau "of whom nothing known". fFom "Gov. Thomas Dudley & His Descendants"Citation: 'Gov. Thomas Dudley and his Descendants," NEHGR, (April & Oct 1856): 133 & 337.
Source text: Unfortunate that undocumented trees often combine different families and add unrelated family members and go beyond serious historical sources.
In 1586 Rev. Cotton Mather of Boston wrote that "Thomas Dudley's father was Capt. Roger Dudley, who was slain in the wars, when this, his son, and one only daughter were very young". The will of Thomas Dorne of Yardley Hastings, Gent., dated 29 Oct 1588, bequeathed "to the children of Susan Dudley, my Daughter, widow, £10 to be equally divided". Cotton Mather also stated that Thomas Dudley was aided in obtaining his education by Mrs. Purefoy (sister-in-law of John Purefoy) "a gentlewoman famed in the parts about Northampton for wisdom, piety and works of charity". Note: Marshall K. Kirk suggests that Roger made his home after his father's death with Peter Grey, "Queen's servant", whose manor of Segenhoe was two miles from Lidlington, Co. Bedford, where Roger was later married. Any relationship of Peter with Roger's presumed grandmother Cecily Grey has not been established.
Genealogical researcher George Adlard concludes that Gov. Thomas Dudley was not descended in the direct line from John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, yet both were descended from the same ancestry.
See: "Roger Dudley Proved to be the Son of Captain Henry Dudley" : https://web.archive.org/web/20110726045518/http://www.familypage.org/RogerSonoHenry.pdf
Richardson, Douglas; Everingham, Kimball; Faris, David (2004). Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, p. 600.
Roger Dudley's parents shall always lay in the realm of uncertainty. There are those who believe Roger Dudley's parents were John Dudley and Elizabeth Clerke, as shown here. But there are others who believe his parents were Henry Dudley and Elizabeth Ashton, first cousin to John.
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PDF Book, "Memorial of the Reunion of the Descendants of Governor Thomas Dudley Appendix to the History of the Dudley Family" by Dean DudleyCitation: FamilySearch Book Search; FOLLOW LINK TO SCANNED COPY OF eBOOK
Source text: Memorial of the Reunion of the Descendants of Governor Thomas Dudley Appendix to the History of the Dudley Family [by Dean Dudley] Title No 201349 Creator Dudley, Dean, 1823-1906 Association of the descendants of Gov. Thomas Dudley (Boston, Massachusetts) Language English Subject Dudley family Dean family Mason family Paige family Putnam family Rumrill family Woodbridge family Association of the descendants of Gov. Thomas Dudley (Boston, Massachusetts) Extent on 2 microfilm reels Page Count 62 Owning Institution Allen County Public Library; http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Publisher Digital FamilySearch International Access Level Public
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PDF Book, "Our Dudley Family A New England to California Branch" Compiled by Wilma Dudley BeckmanCitation: FamilySearch Book Search; FOLLOW LINK TO SCANNED COPY OF eBOOK
Source text: Our Dudley Family A New England to California Branch [Compiled by Wilma Dudley Beckman] Title No 721584 Creator Beckman, Wilma Dudley Language English Subject Dudley family Winthrop family Byley family Bradstreet family Denison family Keayne family Woodbridge family Wade family Tyng family Leverett family Extent 130 leaves Page Count 143 Owning Institution Family History Library; http://www.familysearch.org/ Publisher Digital FamilySearch International Access Level Public
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Roger is a victim of undocumented trees & combining with diff famiies. Was father of Gov. Thomas Dudley. Wife, parents not on pedigree in MEMORIES. 3 CH. Thomas, Dorothy and a dau "of whom nothing known". fFom "Gov. Thomas Dudley & His Descendants"Citation: 'Gov. Thomas Dudley and his Descendants," NEHGR, (April & Oct 1856): 133 & 337.
Source text: Unfortunate that undocumented trees often combine different families and add unrelated family members and go beyond serious historical sources.
Events
| Birth | 1532 | Northamptonshire, England |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Jun 1575 | Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England - Susanna Thorne | |  | |
| Death | 14 Mar 1587 | Northamptonshire, England | |
Families
| Spouse | Susanna Thorne (1559 - 1588) |
| Child | Gov. Thomas Dudley (1576 - 1653) |
| Father | Sir Henry Sutton Dudley (1517 - 1568) |
| Mother | Lady Elizabeth Ashton (1519 - 1556) |
Notes
Birth
or 1535 London, City of London, Greater London, EnglandMarriage
Roger DudleySex Male
Spouse's Name Susan Thorne
Spouse's Sex Female
Marriage Date 8 Jun 1575
Marriage Place Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England
Marriage Place (Original) Lidlington, Bedford, England
Event Type Marriage
Death
Death: 22 Sep 1586 (aged 50–51) Zutphen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands.Alternative Death date March 14, 1590 Ivry-la-Bataille, Departement de l'Eure, Haute-Normandie, France.
Endnotes
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