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DUDLEY, John

DUDLEY, John

Male 1725 - 1805  (80 years)

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  • Name DUDLEY, John  [1, 2] 
    Birth 9 Apr 1725  Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Address Address:
    A farm 
    Public Service 1768  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Justice of the Peace, appointed by Gov. Wentworth 
    Public Service 1776  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Judge, Court of Common Pleas - held seat until 1785 
    Public Service 1785  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Superior Court Judge - held seat until 1797 when he retired 
    Death 21 May 1805  Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial 21 May 1805  Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1746, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother FOLSOM, Mercy,   b. 12 Apr 1691, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1746, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1715  Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Family ID F609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Apr 1725 - Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - Justice of the Peace, appointed by Gov. Wentworth - 1768 - New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - Judge, Court of Common Pleas - held seat until 1785 - 1776 - New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - Superior Court Judge - held seat until 1797 when he retired - 1785 - New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 May 1805 - Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 May 1805 - Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hon John Dudley Headstone
    Dudley Road Cemetery
    Elizabeth Ann Gilman Dudley Headstone
    John Dudley Marker

    Histories
    Family History    		Family History

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1177] Moore, Jacob Bailey, Collections, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, Pages 155-158.
      Facts about his ancestry and life

    2. [S1578] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for James Dudley
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=19821165185&indiv=try


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