Elizabeth (Dadson) Doude (bef. 1612 - abt. 1683)

Born before 24 May 1612 in Stockbury, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of Henry (Doude) Doud Jr. — married 12 May 1635 in Langley, Kent, England

Descendants

Died about Oct 1683 after about age 71 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Kenneth Kinman [send private message], Steven Barcomb [send private message], Jeff Walton [send private message], and James Landes [send private message]

Biography

Name

Elizabeth Doude/Dadson

Christening

24 May 1612 Stockbury, Kent, England

Marriage

Henry Doude's Allegation for Marriage License:

'2nd May 1635 Dowd et Dadson

This day appeared personally Henry Dowd of Tenterden in the Diocese of Canterbury husbandman and bachelor of the age of 22 years or thereabouts and alleges that with his father's consent, he intendeth to marry with Elizabeth Dadson of Maidstone in the same Diocese virgin of the age of 22 years or thereabouts daughter of Ambrose Dadson of the same husbandman who appeared personally and gave his consent to this intendeth marriage. And of the truth of the promise and that he knoweth of no lawfull let or impeddiment by reason of Precontract, Consanguinity, Affinity or otherwise to hinder the same marriage, he made faith and desired licence to be married in the parish church of Langley in the Diocese aforesaid.' Ambrose Dadson made his mark.

Canterbury Marriage Licenses, Vol. --, p.294: - 2 May 1635 "Doude , Henry of Tenterden, husb. ba. , about 22 whose father consents and Elizabeth Dadson of Maidstone, V. , about 22 , d. of Ambrose Dadson s.p. , husb., who also consents. At Langley. John Effield of Otham , carpenter, bonds. 2 May 1635." Signed by Henry Dowde and by Ambrose Dadson (his mark "A")

Will

The will^[1] of Elizabeth (Dadson) Doude as transcribed by Craig Dowd:

the Last will and testament of elizabeth Doude of gilford in the county of newhaven of the colony of coneticott as followeth. I being crasy and weakely in Body and alsoe Stricken in yeares yet in full injoyment of mind and memory Blessed be god doe Bequeath and give my Soule to god in our Lord Jesus Christ that gave it me and my Body to Be desently Buryead in the dust and being the Lord hath given me some Little portion of wordly goods or estate and therefore think it my duty to give and Bestow it as followeth after my Desease Imprimes:

I give to Jacob doude my sonn the whole of my home lot with orchars and all Buildings that are upon it exsept a small stable which my Sonn John hath Latily new built which home Lot containes as the aprisement saith in my Late husbans inventory thre acres:

I 2ly give to my three daughters mary hues and Rebeca everts and Sarah Bowers all my wearing cloths which I doe Leave at my desease to be dividead to them proportionably:

3ly: I give to my Sonn thomas doud three Acres of meadow Land in the east River quarter and [seven] pound that he hath already the improvement of that is the [seven pound].

4ly I doe give to my Sonn John doud all my Right of third deveation Land being a bout eyght Acres and three quarters and one Acre of meadow Land in the east River quarter and alsoe a ?flock head which he hath the improvement of already with twenty Shillings I have already payde to mr. Richard Briant of Milford for John doud

-- All the Rest of my estate in catell of one sort and a nother with all the moveable goods that are not already disposead of in my Last will and testament I give them to my to Sonns Thomas doud and John doude to be equally dividead Betwene them they two alowing out of them ten Shillings apease to my three daughters mary hues Rebeca everts and Sarah Bowers I alsoe give to my Sonne John Doude the Stable which he built on my home Lot if he will Remove it

- Lastly I doe make my Sonn Jacob Doude executor and admenestrator of this my Last will and testament so that it Be fully atendead acording to this my wish and to go to the payment of all deats that may Be due which each of my two Sonns Thomas and John Shall pay out of the goods moveable proportionably to what they due injoy of my estate and to ?pec?on? and Re?fend? all just dues and doe what soever is nesesary Respeckting this my Last will and testament I alsoe desire Jacob doude my executor to take the help of my loving freinds Litenant William Seward and william Johnsonn in any thing that may be needefull in the trans ackting of this afaire acordingly I doe set to my hand this 3 of march 1679/80 --

in the presens of

John Collins

william Johnsonn

Elizabeth doude Her D mark

Aprill 13 : Anno 1680. Upon Beter consideration I add this to my Last will and testament that all my three Sonns Thomas and John and Jacob doude shall Be Joynt executors and admenestrators witnes my mark

the mark of Elizabeth D Doud

witnes John Collins

william Johnsonn

A writing exhibitead as the Last will and testament of Elizabeth Doud widow Late of gilford deseased att a county court held at newhaven June 11 1684. And upon oath of the witnesses aprovead and admenestration grantead unto the three sonns as Joynt executors in the sd will express As atest James Bishop clark this is A trew coppy of the origenall will with its proBate examynead by me James Bishup Clark

The inventory of Elizabeth Dowd, widow deceased in Guilford was taken on 17 December 1683 and recorded in New Haven.^[1]

Death

1684 Guilford, New Haven Co, Ct

1683/4

OCT 1684

An Elezebeth Doude was buried 9 Aug 1669, in Guilford (her daughter). ^[2]

Children

Husband: Henry Doude

Child: John Doud

Child: Thomas Doud

Child: Jacob Doud

Child: Elizabeth Doud

Child: Jeremiah Doud

Child: Sarah Doud

Child: Mary Doud

Child: Rebecca Doud

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9NF-W : 10 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 210. New Haven Probate Record, 1647-1687, Vol. 1, Part 2, page 122-123.
2. ↑ Guilford Vital Statistics. The American Genealogist 13:93. at American Ancestors (subs. req.)

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1Z6-SPG : 11 February 2018, Elizabeth Dadson, ); citing DCb/BT1/226/3, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,737,092.
• https://sites.google.com/site/doudegenealogy/
• RootsWeb
• Dowd, W. W., The Descendants of Henry Doude (Case, Lockwood & Brainard, Hartford, Conn., 1885)