Sarah (Wheeler) Dudley (1640 - 1713)

Born 30 Mar 1640 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Dudley — married 26 Oct 1665 in Concord, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1713 at age 73 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Origin

Sarah, the daughter of George Wheeler was born at Concord, Massachusetts, on "30 (1) 1640" (30 March 1640).^[1] Her parents were George Wheeler and Catherine Penn. ^{[2] [3]}

Sarah married Francis Dudley on October 26,. 1665. ^{[3] [4]}

In her father George Wheeler's will, written on January 28, 1684, he left bequests to his children including daughter Sarah Dudley. ^[5]

Francis Dudley, a supposed relation of Governor Thomas Dudley, was born in England and immigrating to this country, settled at Concord, Massachusetts perhaps about 1663. ^[6]

Children

Children of Francis and Sarah (Wheeler) Dudley:^[1] Note: birth order is uncertain, as not all the children's births were recorded.

1. Mary Dudley, born on February 7,. 1666" (7 Feb 1666); married Joseph Fletcher. ^{[3] [6]}
2. Joseph Dudley, b. ___; died on November 3, 1702; married Concord February 25, 1690/1 to Abigail Gobble/Goble ^[3] who was born at Concord in 1691, daughter of Thomas Goble. ^[6]
3. Benjamin Dudley, b ____, died at Concord on March 6, 1681/2 [6. 1. 81-2].^[3]
4. Sarah Dudley b. ___; died August 4, 1701. ^{[3] [6]}
5. John Dudley born March 10, 1674/5; married Hannah Poultier, of Medford May 16, 1697. ^{[3] [6]}
6. Francis Dudley, Jr. b. ___; married 1st Sarah ___; married 2nd Abigail ___ (p. 92).^[6]
7. Samuel Dudley born June 27, 1682 [27. 4. 82]; married 1st Abigail King on November 1, 1704 ^[3]; married 2nd Lydia ___; and d. 17?47 at Sutton. Massachusetts. His wife died August 9, 1720. ^[6]

Death and Legacy

Sarah died at Concord on 12 December 1713 ^[1] According to the Find a Grave memorial^[7], she was buried at the South Burying Place in Concord (no photo - evidence for this place is unknown).

Research Notes

Concord Births

Wheeler, Sarah, d. Georg, 30: 1m: 1640. (p. 3)

Dudly, Mary, d. Frances and Sarah, Feb. 7, 1666. (p. 13)

Dudly, John, s. Frances and Sarah, Mar. 10, 1674-5. (p. 18)

Dudley, Saml, s. Dudley, Mr., 27: 4m: 1682. (p. 25)

Concord Marriages

Dudly, Frances, and Sarah Wheeler, Oct. 26, 1665. (p. 12)

Dudley, Mary, and Joseph Fletcher, June 7, 1688. (p. 27)

Dudly, John, and Hanah Poulter of Medford, May 19, ––––. (p. 44)

Dudly, Joseph, and Abegail Goble, Feb. 25, 1690-1. (p. 35)

Dudly, Samll and Abigail King, Nov. 1, 1704. (p. 62)

Concord Deaths

Dudly, Sarah, w. Frances, Dec. 12, 1713. (p. 82)

Dudley, Benj., s. Dudley, Mr., 6: 1m: 1681-2. (p. 25)

Dudly, Sarah, d. Francis and Sarah, Aug. 4, 1701. (p. 58)

Dudly, Joseph, h. Abegail, Nov. 3, 1702. (p. 58)

Dudly, Hanah, w. John, "wth a male child Immediately Borne before her deth, " Dec. 20, 1707. (p. 69) ^[3]

Medford Marriages

Dudley, John of Concord, and Hannah Poulter, May 9, 1697, in Concord. (p.213) ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} (1895) Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850. Archive.org (Pages 3, 12-13, 18, 25, 35, 82).
2. ↑ Threlfall, John B. Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New England and Their Origins, Madison, Wisconsin, 1990, p. 495-7
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891
4. ↑ Wheeler, Henry Warren. (1892) Wheeler and Warren families: Descendants of George Wheeler, Concord, Mass., 1638, through Deacon Thomas Wheeler, Concord, 1696, and of John Warren, Boston, Mass., 1630, through Ebnezer Warren, Leicester, Mass., 1744. Albany, NY: J. Munsell's sons, Archive.org (Pages 11-12).
5. ↑ Taylor, G. A. Stray Wills at Suffolk, County (Mass.) Probate Registry: George Wheeler Sr. of Concord in: The American Genealogist, Volume 14, New Haven Connecticut, 1937 p. 131-2 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} Dudley, Dean. (1848) The Dudley genealogies and family records. Boston: s. p., Archive.org (Pages 91-2).
7. ↑ Find a Grave memorial
8. ↑ Vital Records of Medford, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1907

See also:

• Nareen, et al, (Jan 08, 2009) Sarah Weeler Dudley on Find A Grave: Memorial #32750704 Retrieved Burns-5616 08:51, 24 January 2018 (EST). (no photo or evidence of her burial place).