DUDLEY, John
1725 - 1805 (80 years)Set As Default Person
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Name DUDLEY, John [1, 2] Birth 9 Apr 1725 Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA [2] Gender Male Address Address:
A farmPublic Service 1768 New Hampshire, USA [1] Justice of the Peace, appointed by Gov. Wentworth Public Service 1776 New Hampshire, USA [1] Judge, Court of Common Pleas - held seat until 1785 Public Service 1785 New Hampshire, USA [1] Superior Court Judge - held seat until 1797 when he retired Death 21 May 1805 Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA [2] Burial 21 May 1805 Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA [1] - interred on the family burying ground at his farm. Inscription: "This modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, "Here lies an honest man." Calmly he look'd on either world and here Saw nothing to regret, or there, to fear."
Person ID I2023 My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Father DUDLEY, James, b. 11 Jun 1690, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 4 Sep 1746, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (Age 56 years) Relationship natural Mother FOLSOM, Mercy, b. 12 Apr 1691, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 4 Sep 1746, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (Age 55 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1715 Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Family ID F608 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Living Family ID F609 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
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Notes - From Collections, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical New Hampshire, Vol 1 (1822) Pgs 156-157
Parents couldn't afford to educate him. He went to live as hired help with Col. Daniel Gilman, a cousin of his father and grandfather of Gov. Gilman . They saw he had potential and decided to educate him. Married Elizabeth Gilman, daughter of Caleb Gilman of Exeter and was a grocer in Exeter. His property was soon lost to a fire. in 1766 moved to a farm in Raymond. 1768 appointed Justice of the Peace by Gov. Wentworth. He was a patriot and as soon as he heard about the battle in Lexington he went to Boston and spent the next 8 years fighting for the cause. Despite not having a law education, in 1776 he was appointed one of the justices in the court of common pleas and held the seat until 1785. In 1785 he was appointed to the Superior Court and held that office until he retired in 1797.
- From Collections, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical New Hampshire, Vol 1 (1822) Pgs 156-157
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Sources - [S1177] Moore, Jacob Bailey, Collections, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, Pages 155-158.
Facts about his ancestry and life - [S1578] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
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- [S1177] Moore, Jacob Bailey, Collections, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, Pages 155-158.