DUDLEY, Governor Thomas

DUDLEY, Governor Thomas

Male 1576 - 1653  (76 years)

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  • Name DUDLEY, Thomas  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Title Governor 
    Birth 12 Oct 1576  Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Bef 1616 
    Page for William, Lord Compton (later Earl of Northampton 
    Occupation 1616 
    Steward for Thomas, Lord Clinton 
    _MILT Abt 1620  [9
    Raised company of soldiers to join forces sent by Queen Elizabeth to aid King Henry iV of France and to serve at the siege of Amiens 
    Departure 1630  [1, 11
    Residence 1644  Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Education 30 May 1650 
    Signed Charter forming Harvard College 
    Differentiator The Great Migration;Winthrop; Immigrant; Royal gateway ancestor; 3rd Governor of MA Bay Colony 
    Great Migration https:/​/​www​.americanancestors​.org/​DB393/​rd/​12107/​581/​235178649 
    Historical Importance Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    3X Goveror of Massachusetts Bay Colony; signed charter founding Harvard; Gateway Ancestor 
    Web Address https:/​/​en​.wikipedia​.org/​wiki/​Thomas_​Dudley 
    Web Address https:/​/​www​.wikitree​.com/​wiki/​Thorne-41#Magna_​Carta_​Trails 
    Residence Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 31 Jul 1653  Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 10
    Burial Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Siblings 2 brothers and 2 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    DUDLEY, Henry,   b. 1517, Dudley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1568, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)  (Grandfather) 
    HOO, Margaret,   b. 1395   d. 1427, Bradfield St Clare, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)  (5 x Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I462  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father DUDLEY, Captain Roger,   b. Abt 1550, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1588, Okley, Northhamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 37 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother THORNE, Susanna,   b. 5 Mar 1559, Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1588, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 8 Jun 1575  Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family YORKE, Dorothy,   b. 25 Apr 1582, Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1603  Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9
    Children 
     1. DUDLEY, Sarah,   b. 23 Jul 1620   d. 1659, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. DUDLEY, Patience,   b. Feb 1618, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1690, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. DUDLEY, Thomas,   b. 1605, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1630 (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. DUDLEY, Dorothy,   b. 1622, Ashley, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1643 (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. DUDLEY, Mercy,   b. 27 Sep 1621   d. 1 Jul 1691, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. DUDLEY, Rev. Samuel,   b. 30 Nov 1608, Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1683, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    SMITH, Elizabeth  m. 1654;   WINTHROP, Mary  m. 1632;   BYLEY, Mary  m. 1644
    +7. DUDLEY, Anne,   b. 20 Mar 1612, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1672, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    BRADSTREET, Simon  m. 1628
    Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Family ID F104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Oct 1576 - Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Apr 1603 - Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1644 - Roxbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistorical Importance - 3X Goveror of Massachusetts Bay Colony; signed charter founding Harvard; Gateway Ancestor - - Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Jul 1653 - Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    Thomas Dudley, Esq., the Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
    1280px-Thomas_Dudley_plaque_-_Harvard_University_-_IMG_0098
    HarvardCollegeCharter
    2016-06-15 15.18.38
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

    Documents
    Dudley-Genealogical and Personal Memoirs
    Dudley-Genealogical and Personal Memoirs
    Dudley, Thomas - The Winthro[p Fleet Great Migration
    Dudley, Thomas - The Winthro[p Fleet Great Migration
    Dudley, Thomas - Great Migration
    Dudley, Thomas - Great Migration
    Thomas Dudley to Magna Carta
    Thomas Dudley to Magna Carta
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    winthrop_app_memb
    What was it like to travel to America in the 1600
    What was it like to travel to America in the 1600
    The Mystery of Thomas Dudley's Paternal Ancestors
    The Mystery of Thomas Dudley's Paternal Ancestors
    Great Migration: Thomas Dudley
    Great Migration: Thomas Dudley
    https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/rd/12107/581/235178649
    Thomas and Dorothy (Yorke) Dudley were passengers in 1630 aboard the Flagship Arbella of the Winthrop Fleet, along with their children, including Samuel and Anne, We have lines of descent on the Laviolette (DeRochemont) branch from both of these children. Thomas was a New England colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Dudley was the chief founder of Newtowne, later Cambridge, Massachusetts, and built the town's first home. He provided land and funds to establish the Roxbury Latin School and signed Harvard College's new charter during his 1650 term as governor. Dudley was a devout Puritan who opposed religious views not conforming with his.

    Thomas is a known Gateway Ancestor to royalty through his mother Susanna Thorne and father Roger Dudley. While the paternal ancestry of Thomas Dudley has long been questioned, after a careful reading of the documentatio, which I have attached to the tree, for our family tree I have accepted the lineage detailed by Marshall Kirk in 1993. 

    Histories
    Colonial Magistrate
    Colonial Magistrate
    Gov Thomas Dudley
    Gov Thomas Dudley

    Albums
    Great Migration
    Great Migration (119)
    The "Great Migration," as defined by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), encompasses the English Puritan migration to New England from 1620 to 1640. This movement primarily involved English Puritans who relocated in family units, driven by a quest for religious freedom and the aspiration to establish a Puritan commonwealth. These migrants originated from various regions of England and settled in areas that now form Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, including the Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

    An individual's inclusion in the Great Migration Study Project requires evidence of migration to New England within the specified period of 1620 to 1640. The project's objective is to compile biographical and genealogical profiles of all immigrants who arrived in New England during these two decades. The NEHGS has produced extensive volumes and directories, providing details about the lives of these immigrants. This collection presents research on many ancestors who were part of this significant historical migration.

    You may be shocked by how many there are. Even I was at first. However, most of these Great Migration ancestors are my 9th and 10th great-grandparents, and in some cases 11th and 12th, and with the number of great-grandparents doubling with each generation, the possibilities quickly become immense. We have a total of 1024 sets of 9th great-grandparents and 2048 sets of 10th great-grandparents. This makes finding so many Great Migration ancestors more understandable.
     Notable Ancestors (0)
    Gateway Ancestors
    Gateway Ancestors (1)
    Boston Brahmin Ancestors
    Boston Brahmin Ancestors (2)
    The term "Boston Brahmin" refers to a specific social class in Boston, Massachusetts, representing a cultural and intellectual elite. Originating in the 19th century, this term was coined by writer and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., who used it in an 1861 article in the "Atlantic Monthly." The term "Brahmin" is borrowed from the caste system of Hindu society, where Brahmins are the highest caste, traditionally associated with priests and scholars. In the context of Boston society, it describes a class of wealthy, educated, and influential families with deep ancestral roots in New England, often traced back to the early colonial period.

    We have a number of ancestors listed among the Boston Brahmin, primarily from the Adams and Dudley families.

  • Notes 
    • From Collections, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical New Hampshire, Vol 1 (1822) Pgs 156-157
      Edward Dudley was a lawyer and privy counsellor to Henry VII and Speaker of the House of Commons 1505. Henry the VIII sent Dudley to the scaffold (text doesn't explain why). John, Edward's son was in the reign of Edward VI and made Earl of Warwick and in 1551 Duke of Northumberland. He tried to raise lady Jane Grey his daughter-in-law to the throne as successor of Edward and was beheaded by order of Queen Mary on 23 Feb 1554. Sir Robert Dudley, sone of Duke of Northumberland, and in 1564 was made Baron of Denhigh and Earl of Leicester by Queen Elizabeth. He died in 1588. According to tradition Governor Thomas Dudley was the great grandson of the Duke of Northumberland.

      Mr. Dudley was governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony 3 times and continued in the magistry until his death on 31 July 1653 when he was 77. Dr. Cotton Mather described him as "a gentleman whose natural and acquired abilities joined with his excellent moral qualities, entitled him to all great respects with which his country on all opportunities treated him."

      Governor Thomas Dudley, Gateway Ancestor, is the direct descendant of 13 of the 25 Magna Carta Surety Barons.

  • Sources 
    1. [S80] Ancestry.com, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
      New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635


    2. [S52] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 12912.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.

    3. [S1177] Moore, Jacob Bailey, Collections, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, Page 156.
      Regarding ancestry and descendants of Thomas Dudley

    4. [S1213] William Richard Cutter, A. M., Historian of the New England Historic Genalogical Society, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Familiesof Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume I, (Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1908;), Pgs. 121-123.
      Dudley-Genealogical and Personal Memoirs
      Dudley-Genealogical and Personal Memoirs


    5. [S1259] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    6. [S1797] Magna Carta Ancestry, (2011), Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), volume II, page 40, 97, [Gov.] Thomas Dudley, #18.

    7. [S1798] WikiTree: Thomas Dudley.
      https:/​/​www​.wikitree​.com/​wiki/​Dudley-129

    8. [S2685] The Mystery of Thomas Dudley's Patenal Ancestors, by H. Allen Curtis.
      The Mystery of Thomas Dudley's Paternal Ancestors
      The Mystery of Thomas Dudley's Paternal Ancestors


    9. [S1408] Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry, Pgs 290 - 291.
      At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
      At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.


    10. [S1427] Anderson, Robert Charles, The Winthrop Fleet, pgs 279-287.
      (pg 283) BIRTH: Yardley Hastings, Nortyhamptonshire, 12 Oct 1576, son of Roger and Susanna (Thorpe) Dudley
      DEATH: Roxbury 32 Jul 1653
      Dudley, Thomas - The Winthro[p Fleet Great Migration
      Dudley, Thomas - The Winthro[p Fleet Great Migration


    11. [S1212] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, Pgs 581-588.
      Thomas Dudley biographical sketch
      Dudley, Thomas - Great Migration
      Dudley, Thomas - Great Migration



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