Elizabeth (Ransome) Elliott Dudley (abt. 1670 - 1718)

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Elizabeth was born circa 1670, possibly at Lancaster County (after 1669 Middlesex), Virginia. (Her father's will was proved in 1674 at Middlesex County) Elizabeth was the daughter, and only child of George Ransome and Margaret Gore (as her 2nd).^[1] Her last name is spelled "Ransone" in The William and Mary Quarterly.^[1]

Elizabeth married three times.

1. She married, as her 1st, to Major Robert Dudley, Sr. (d Oct 20, 1701).^[1]
2. She married, as her 2nd, to Robert Dudley, Jr, (b 1675, will Mar 9, 1709/10, pvd Aug 7, 1710).^[1]
3. She married on September 21, 1710, as her 3rd, to Thomas Elliott.^[1][2]

Children with her 1st husband, Major Robert Dudley, Sr:^[1]

1. Robert Dudley b Dec 23, 1691, plaintiff in the suit
2. George Dudley d Apr 12, 1707
3. Elizabeth Dudley d June 20, 1706
4. Averilla Dudley b: 1696, d bef 1706

Children with her 2nd husband, Robert Dudley, Jr:^[1]

1. Ranson Dudley
2. Averilla Dudley b: 1706

Children with her 3rd husband, Thomas Elliott:^[1]

1. Margaret Elliott b Jan 12, 1712
2. Elizabeth Elliott b Mar 5, 1715

Elizabeth died on December 23, 1718, having survived her third husband.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} "Ransone Family" The William and Mary Quarterly Vol. 10, No. 4 (Apr., 1902), pp. 264-265, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, JSTOR.org accessed November 1, 2015
2. ↑ Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 database, FamilySearch, Thomas Elliott and Eliza. Dudley, 21 Sep 1710; citing Christchurch,Middlesex,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
3. ↑ The parish register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812 Author: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Virginia. Publisher Richmond, W. E. Jones, Printer 1897. Page: 175.

• Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine (Holdcroft, Charles City County, Virginia, 1919) Vol. 1, Page 60