Individual Details
Sarah Dudley
( - 3 Nov 1659)
Sarah, married Benjamin Keayne, a militia officer. This union was an unhappy one, and resulted in the first reported instance of divorce in the colony; Keayne returned to England and repudiated the marriage. Although no formal divorce proceedings are known, Sarah eventually married again.
Events
Christen | 23 Jul 1620 | Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England | |||
Marriage | 9 Jun 1639 | England - Benjamin Keayne | |||
Marriage | 26 Apr 1652 | Thomas Pacy | |||
Death | 3 Nov 1659 | Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
Families
Spouse | Benjamin Keayne (1615 - 1666) |
Spouse | Thomas Pacy (1618 - ) |
Father | Gov. Thomas Dudley (1576 - 1653) |
Mother | Dorothy Yorke (1582 - 1643) |
Sibling | Thomas Dudley (1605 - ) |
Sibling | Samuel Dudley (1608 - 1683) |
Sibling | Patience Dudley (1616 - 1689) |
Sibling | Anne Dudley (1612 - 1672) |
Sibling | Mercy Dudley (1621 - 1691) |
Notes
Death
Burial unknown. Find A Grave Memorial# 55351740Endnotes
1. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N6DQ-5QD : accessed 5 January 2015), Thomas Dudley in entry for Sarah Dudley, 23 Jul 1620; citing Semperingham, Lincoln, England, reference item 2; FHL microfilm 1,450,472..