Joseph Dudley (1697 - bef. 1746)

Born 20 Apr 1697 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Chandler) Dudley — married 2 Oct 1718 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before 28 Jul 1746 before age 49 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Joseph Dudly, son of Joseph Dudly & Abegail, was born on 20 April 1697 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay.^[1][2]

Joseph Dudley married Mary Chandler on 2 October 1718 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[3][4][5]

Children:

• Joseph b: 24 Jul 1719 d 17 Aug 1773 m. 16 Jan 1740 Mary Brown
• Elizabeth b. 14 Feb 1720 m. 03 Mar 1740 Joseph Stratton
• Mary b. 17 Jan 1723 m. Jonathan Lamson
• Samuel b. 07 Mar 1725
• Lucy b. 01 Apr 1727 m. 1st 06 Dec 1744 John Perry m. 2nd 12 Nov 1747 Cpt Jonathan Brooks
• Huldah
• Rebecca b. about 1732
• James b. 11 Jan 1734 m. 1st Mehetable Woodbury m. 2nd Mary Raymond of Acton (she may have been a Piper since she was a widow when he married her)
• John b. 11 Jan 1736 Lived in England
• Abigail b. 1739
• Benjamin b. 25 Nov 1741 m. 1765 Mary Stration of Weston

Joseph Dudley wrote his will on 5 July 1745. His estate passed probate in 28 July 1746 in Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.^[6]

Transcript of Will:
In the Name of God, Amen; I Joseph Dudley of Concord In the County of Middx in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Blacksmith being of a Disposing mind & memory & in usual health - but calling to mind & realising the uncertainty of my life, Do make this my last will and Testament, Committing my Soul to God who gave it & my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix, hereafter named and as touching my wordly Estate I dispose of the Same as follows-
Imp - I Give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Mary Dudley the intire use and improvement of my Dwelling house & Buildings, lands & all my Estate both real and personal in Concord, so long as she shall remain my widow, with full power to sell or dispose of any part of my estate either real or personal for the paying my just debts which I owe or the portioning & setting up any Child as there may be need and as she shall think best & most for advantage of her self and the children
Also I give unto each of my Children the sum of twenty shillings old tenor apiece to be paid to them within a year after my decease - and my will is that upon my wife's decease the whole estate that Shall be then remaining, be equally Divided amongst them, excepting only that my Eldest son Joseph Dudley and my youngest son Benj^a Dudley shall have twenty pounds apiece old tenor over and above their equal shares in said estate, or upon my wife's marriage said estate shall be thus divided amongst the children, she having her thirds, if she shall die before then.
My Childrens names are Joseph, Elizabeth, Mary, Sam^el, Lucie, Rebecca, James, John, Abigail, & Benj^a Dudley
And my will is that my said wife be the sole executrix of this my last will and testamant, allowing this and no other to be my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal, this fifth day of July AD 1745 and in the nineteenth year of his Majesties Reign.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007613946; FHL microfilm: 823762
   FamilySearch Record: VQ64-9BY (accessed 4 September 2023)
   Joseph Dudly born on 20 Apr 1697, son of Joseph Dudly & Abegail, in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay.
2. ↑ Dudley, Dean. History of the Dudley Family with Genealogical Tables, Pedigrees (Dean Dudley, Wakefield, Mass., 1886) Vol. 5, Page 559-560
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Marriage, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011227
   FamilySearch Record: QPCH-MCWX (accessed 4 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-Q94L-L Image number 00410
   Joseph Dudley marriage to Mary Chandler on 2 Oct 1718 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
4. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Volume Concord - V1 Page 96 Marriage Record(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010 Membership Required)Text: "Joseph Dudly and mary Chandler both of Concord was married by the Reud John whiting octor ye 2 day 1718"
5. ↑ Chandler, Charles Henry, Comp. The Descendants of Roger Chandler of Concord, Mass. 1658. (Herald Printing Co., Provo, Utah, 1949). Page 29
6. ↑ Probate: "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
   Probate Records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #6372091 (accessed 4 September 2023)
   Joseph Dudley probate Case 6475 in 1746 in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Residence Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England.

• Shattuck, Lemuel A History of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Russell, Odiorne & Co., Concord, 1835) Page 369

• WikiTree profile Dudley-1537 created through the import of ClarkTree.GED on Dec 3, 2012