Paternal Ancestors of Betty Atkins

General Notes: *1698 (10 Nov), VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 2 in column 1 and at 1 in colum 3 *1699 (9 Nov), VA, Lancaster Co, White Chapel Parish - tithable at 2 *1700 (9 Oct), VA, Lancaster Co - on grand jury *1700 (9 Oct), VA, Lancaster Co - appointed appaiser, with Thomas Burk, Sr, George Chilton and Daniel Armes, for the estate of William Paine *1700/01 (14 Jan), VA, Lancaster Co, White Chapel Parish - tithable at 3 as "Thomas Cattlett" [future wife is tithable separately as "Mrs Frances Harrison" *1701 (14 May), VA, Lancaster Co - appointed appraiser, John Pine, John Lawrie and James Wood, for the estate of Daniel Armes *1701 (14 May), VA, Lancaster Co - lost a judgment to William Webster in his suit against the estate of Joseph Harrison, in the hands of Thomas Cattlett, "Now husband" of Frances Harrison, late widow of the deceased. Amount of judgment 1192 pounds of tobacco, balance due on bill for 2200 pounds of tobacco Ordered to pay with costs. *1701 (10 Jul), VA, Lancaster Co - on a jury *1701 (10 Jul), VA, Lancaster Co - judgement granted to James Wood against Thomas Cattlett and Frances, his wife, executrix of Joseph Harrison, deceased for 300 pounds of tobacco and crooked timbers to finish a sloop appearing to th court to be justly due by obligation *1701 (10 Sep), VA, Lancaster Co - submitted the inventory of the estate of Daniel Armes *1701, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 7 *1702, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 5 *1703 (31 Jul), VA, Lancaster Co - submitted along with Thomas Barker, Jr, Samuel Parr and John Taitman, the inventory of the estate of William Richison *1703, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 6 *1704, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 6 *1705, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 6 *1706, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 4 *1707, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 6 *1708, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 5 *1709, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 4 *1710, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 4 *1711, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 4 *1712, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 3 *1713, VA, Lancaster Co - administrator of his estate tithable at 2 *1713, VA, Lancaster Co - wife, Frances, is administrator of his estate

General Notes: *1700/01 (14 Jan), VA, Lancaster Co, White Chapel Parish - tithable at 5 as "Mrs Frances Harrison" *1713, VA, Lancaster Co - appointed administrator of husband's (Thomas Catlett estate *1716, VA, Lancaster Co, St Mary's White Chapel Parish - tithable at 4 as "Mrs Catlett"

General Notes: *1716, VA, Lancaster Co - tithable at 1 as "Arthur Clark" *1718 (2 Apr), VA, Lancaster Co - made will mentioning daughter, Sarah; brother, William Reeves; "father-in-law" [apparently meaning step-father in today's terminology], Jno Reeves and mother [unnamed]; there is apparently no wife mentioned; executors are John and William Reeves; witnesses are Elizabeth Lyon, William Lewis and Giles Lawrence (bk 10, pg 264) *1718 (2 Apr), VA, Accomack Co - owned property here which was left to brother William Reeves, in his will bearing this date

5120 i. Edward Gaskill (born on 6 Jun 1603 in Upholland in, Newgate, England)

General Notes: The records of the Gaskill family in New Jersey are extensive., but fragmentary. The first mention of the family** is contained in a deed dated November 10, 1688, by which a certain Sarah Parker, widow, transferred 192 acres to George Parker. The land was described as lying west of John Woolston, south of Restore Lippencott, east of grantor, north of Rancocas creek; also eight acres of Shark's meadow, southwest of John Woolston, southeast of Edward Gascoyne and northeast of grantor. In the year 1688 Edward Gaskill (Gascoyne) was 21 years old, and this record shows that he had already left his Massachusetts home, and acquired land in New Jersey. He owned the same land on August 3, 1699, when Thomas Revel surveyed 23 acres on the site of the future city of Mt. Holly for John Woolston. This land was described as adjoining that of George Parker, John Langstaffs, and Edward Gaskin.

General Notes: John Greenleaf Whittier, a Quaker descendant, wrote a poem "Ode to Cassandra" about the persecution of the daughter of Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick. It was actually about Provided Southwick. When she was arrested for practicing her Quaker religion, the court attempted to sell her into slavery and to have her shipped to Barbados or Virginia along with her brother for the same offense. There were no ship's captains to be found who would carry out the orders.

Humphrey married Margaret Mrs. Humphrey Burnell on 18 Aug 1590 in Wooton Warren, Warwickshire, England. Margaret was born about 1570.

Margaret married Humphrey Burnell on 18 Aug 1590 in Wooton Warren, Warwickshire, England. Humphrey was born on 30 Dec 1564 in Bearley, Warwickshire, England.

5128 ii. John Pickering (born in 1615 in Warwickshire, England - died in 1657 in Essex Co, MA)

10258. John Alderman ² was born about 1589 in England and died in 1657 in Essex Co, MA about age 68.

General Notes: John Alderman immigrated from Maimesbury, W., England to Salem, Ma. Interestingly Alice Williams, wife of John has the same name as the wife of John Flint.

John married Alice Williams in 1610 in England. Alice was born about 1593 in England and died in Essex Co, MA.

5129 i. Elizabeth Alderman (born in 1615 in England - died on 30 Aug 1662 in Essex Co, MA)

10259. Alice Williams ² was born about 1593 in England and died in Essex Co, MA.

Alice married John Alderman in 1610 in England. John was born about 1589 in England and died in 1657 in Essex Co, MA about age 68.

5130 i. William Flint (born in 1603 in England - died on 2 Apr 1672 in Age 70, Salem, Essex Co, Mass.)

5144 i. James Ballou II (born on 1 Nov 1684 in Providence, Providence Co, RI - died on 10 Feb 1754 in Cumberland, Providence Co, RI)

Susannah married James Ballou I on 25 Jul 1683. James was born in 1652 in Providence, Providence Co, RI and died in 1741 at age 89.

10290. Elisha Arnold,² son of Stephen Arnold and Sarah Smith, was born on 18 Feb 1662 in Pawtuxet, R.I. and died on 24 Mar 1710 in Providence, Providence Co, RI at age 48.

General Notes: Arnold originates in Monmouth, Wales. We are only third cousins to Benedict Arnold, the traitor. His grandfather Benedict I was our uncle and the first governor of the Connecticut Colony, Generally Baptists, these people helped Roger Williams settle Rhode Island.

Elisha married Susanna Carpenter Mrs. Elisha Arnold on 1 May 1687 in Providence, Providence Co, RI. Susanna was born about 1670 in Pawtuxet, , Providence Co, RI and died on 6 Sep 1753 about age 83.

General Notes: The Arnold Memorial shows Elisha Arnold b.18 Feb 1662 son of Stephen and Sarah (Smith) Arnold, married 1687, Susannah daughter of Ephraim and Susanna (Harris) Carpenter.

Susanna married Elisha Arnold on 1 May 1687 in Providence, Providence Co, RI. Elisha was born on 18 Feb 1662 in Pawtuxet, R.I. and died on 24 Mar 1710 in Providence, Providence Co, RI at age 48.

10336. Jacob French,² son of Thomas French I and Unknown, was born in 1555 in Assington, Suffolk, England and died in Nov 1615 in Assington, Suffolk, England at age 60.

Jacob married Susan Warren on 27 Sep 1579 in Bures St Mary, Assington, Suffolk, England. Susan was born about 1554 in Assington, Suffolk, England and died in Aug 1613 in Assington, Suffolk, England about age 59.

5168 i. Thomas French I (born on 20 Nov 1574 in Knodishall, Sussex, England - died on 5 Nov 1639 in Ipswitch, Essex Co, MA)

10337. Susan Warren,² daughter of William Warren and Katherine Warren, was born about 1554 in Assington, Suffolk, England and died in Aug 1613 in Assington, Suffolk, England about age 59.

Susan married Jacob French on 27 Sep 1579 in Bures St Mary, Assington, Suffolk, England. Jacob was born in 1555 in Assington, Suffolk, England and died in Nov 1615 in Assington, Suffolk, England at age 60.

10338. John Riddlesdale,² son of Henry Riddlesdale and Joan Unknown, was born about 1558 in Assington, Suffolk, England and died on 4 Jun 1583 in Assington, Suffolk, England about age 25.

John married Dorcas Unknown about 1583. Dorcas was born about 1560 in England.

5169 i. Susan Riddlesdale (born in 1584 in Boxford, Assington, Suffolk, England - died in Aug 1658 in Ipswitch, Essex Co, MA)

Dorcas married John Riddlesdale about 1583. John was born about 1558 in Assington, Suffolk, England and died on 4 Jun 1583 in Assington, Suffolk, England about age 25.

John married Joan Payne about 1561 in Herefordshire, England. Joan was born about 1547 in Holme Lacey, Hertfordshire, England.

5170 i. William Scudamore (born about 1540 in Holme Lacey, Herefordshire, England - died before 2 Dec 1598)

10341. Joan Payne,² daughter of Edward Payne and Unknown, was born about 1547 in Holme Lacey, Hertfordshire, England.

Joan married John Scudmore II about 1561 in Herefordshire, England. John was born about 1545.

10342. Richard Lechmere,² son of Thomas Lechmere and Elinoria Frere, was born about 1520 in Hanley Castle, Worchestershire, England and died on 23 Mar 1567-1568 in Hanley Castle, Worchestershire, England about age 47.

Richard married Margery Rocke on 5 Aug 1542 in Hanley Castle, Worchestershire. Margery was born about 1525 in Ripple, Worchestershire, England and died in 1573 in Hanley Castle, Worchestershire, England about age 48.

i. Edmund Lechmere was born before 15 Nov 1550 in Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England and died in 1616.

5171 ii. Margery Lechmere (born before 6 Mar 1552-1553 in Hanley Castle, Worchestershire, England)

10343. Margery Rocke ² was born about 1525 in Ripple, Worchestershire, England and died in 1573 in Hanley Castle, Worchestershire, England about age 48.

Margery married Richard Lechmere on 5 Aug 1542 in Hanley Castle, Worchestershire. Richard was born about 1520 in Hanley Castle, Worchestershire, England and died on 23 Mar 1567-1568 in Hanley Castle, Worchestershire, England about age 47.

Peter married , Kaye Beatrice Barnes , Kaye on 25 Jun 1582. Beatrice was born about 1565 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England and died in Apr 1642 about age 77.

10345. , Kaye Beatrice Barnes , Kaye ² was born about 1565 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England and died in Apr 1642 about age 77.

Beatrice married Peter Kaye on 25 Jun 1582. Peter was born about 1559 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England.

10392. Robert Albrighton ² was born in 1570 in Haughten Parish, Staffordshire, England.

11552. Francis Judkins ¹ was born on 9 Aug 1559 in Scotland or England and died in 1617 at age 58.

Francis married Jana Yonge on 17 Jun 1592 in Brailes, Warwickshire, England. Jana was born in 1572 in England or Scotland.

5776 i. Job Judkins (born in 1606 in W Glasgow, Scotland - died on 26 Nov 1657 in Boston, Suffolk, MA)

Jana married Francis Judkins on 17 Jun 1592 in Brailes, Warwickshire, England. Francis was born on 9 Aug 1559 in Scotland or England and died in 1617 at age 58.

11554. Governor Thomas (Governor) Dudley,²¹ ^,22 son of Capt. Roger Dudley and Susanna Thorne, was born on 12 Oct 1576 in Yardley, Hastings, Northamptonshire, England,^{²¹^,22} was christened on 12 Oct 1576 in Northampton, Northa, England, Great Britain,^{²³^,24} died on 31 Jul 1653 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts ^{²¹^,22} at age 76, and was buried on 31 Jul 1653 in Roxbury, Sfflk, Mass.^{²³^,24} Other names for Thomas were Thomas Dudley,⁹ ^,23 ^,24 Governor Thomas Dudley,²⁵ ^,26 Thomas (Gov) Dudley, and Thomas (Gov.) Dudley. Ancestral File Number: 8GXL-80.

General Notes: Dudley, Thomas (1576-1635), colonial official. Born in Northampton, England, in 1576 to a family of means, Dudley was orphaned early. After commanding a company of troops in an expedition against France in 1597 he became steward to the earl of Lincoln. At some point he became interested in Puritanism; he was for a time a member of John Cotton's congregation, and he took some part in the formation of the Massachusetts Bay Company. In 1630, along with Governor John Winthrop, he sailed for America as deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony. For the rest of his life he was almost constantly in public office; four times as governor (1634, 1640, 1645, 1650) and 13 times as deputy governor; he also served on numerous public committees. He helped to found New Towne (now Cambridge) Massachusetts and later lived in Roxbury. He was active in promoting the establishment of a college in Cambridge, was one of Harvard's first overseers, and as governor in 1650 signed the college's charter. In 1643 he was a delegate to the New England Confederation. A harsh and uncompromising Puritan, Dudley was a leading force in the suppresion of heresy and dissent in the colony, once even bringing charges against John Cotton. He died on July 31, 1653, in Roxbury.

taken from Webster's American Biographies-pub. 1974these notes taken from book: "The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England" by Robert Charles Anderson

Thomas Dudley came to New England in 1630, Sailing from Yarmouth Apr. 8, 1630 on the ship Arbella, 350 tons, carrying 28 guns and 52 men, and arrived in Salem, June 12, 1630. He was deputy Governor for 13 years, Governor in 1634, 1640, 1645, and 1650. And Assistant for 5 years. He served 4 years as Sgt. Major General, under appt by the general court in 1644. As a member of a special committee of 12 men appointed by the general court, he favored establishing a college at Cambridge, and as Governor, signed the charter of Harvard College in 1650.
Governor Dudley vigorously opposed the doctrine preached by Rev. John Cotton, that the secular government should be subservient to the priesthood.
Cotton Mather said of him, "He was a man of sincere piety, exact justice, hospitality to strangers, and liberality to the poor."

From: Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. P. 571 and 1264:

An enigmatic man, as pious as Winthrop and as deeply religious, he had none of Winthrop's gentleness or moderation. On the contrary, he was proud and overbearing, irascible and argumentative. The orphaned son of an English soldier, he had been brought up on the fringes of good society in England--page in the household of the Earl of Northampton, clerk to a judge, protoge of lord Saye and Sele, steward to the Earl of Lincoln, handling the land and rents of that young lord. Thus he knew authority and high position, but had possessed little of either. In his election as Deputy Governor of the company as it prepared to leave England and in his continued officeholding in New England, he was to have and relish both.

From "Winthrop's Boston" by Darrell B. Rutman, page 25

"Touching the plantation which we here have begun, it fell out thus. About the year, 1627, some friends being together in Lincolnshire, fell into discourse about New England and the planting of the gospel there, and after some deliberation, we imparted our reasons by letters and messages to some in London and the West Country, where it was likewise deliberately thought upon, and at length, with negotiations so ripened, that in the year 1628, we procured a patent from His Magesty for our planting between Massachusetts Bay and Charles River on the South, and the river Merrimac on the North, and 3 miles on either side of those rivers and bay, and Mr. Winthrop of Suffolk, coming in to us, we came to such resolution." (Thomas Dudley)

The Covenant of the Charles-Boston Church:

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in obedience to his Holy Will and Divine Ordinance, we whose names are hereunder written, being by His most Wise and Good Providence, brought together into this part of America, in the Bay of Massachusetts, and desirous to unite ourselves into one congregation or Church under the Lord Jesus Christ our Head, in such sort as becometh all those whom he hath redeemed and sanctified to himself, DO hereby, solemnly and religiously (as in His most Holy Presence) promise and bind ourselves, to walk in all our ways according to the Rule of the Gospel, and in all sincere conformity to his Holy Ordinances, and in mutual Love and Respect each to other, so near as God shall give us Grace. John Winthrop Thomas Dudley Isaac Johnson John Wilson &c &c

The following info is taken from NEHGR Vol. 65, p. 189 and from "The Great Migration Begins" pages 581-588

Thomas migrated in 1630 and first lived in Charlestown. He was a magistrate. He was trained in Latin by Mrs. Purfoy, and became a clerk to his kinsman, Jude Nicolls, under whose instruction he acquired much skill in the law.

He was governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634, 1640, 1645, and 1650. He was also Deputy Governor in other years. He also served as Assistant Commissioner of United Colonies for Massachusetts Bay, and Sergeant Major General.

His will attempted to divide his estate as justly and equally as he could between the children of his first wife and the children of his last wife, including counting 2 grandsons as his children. He named sons Joseph, Paul, daughter, Deborah, the children of his son Samuel (John and Samuel), the children of his daughter Bradstreet, the children of his daughter Dennison, the children of his daughter Woodbridge, his daughter Sarah Pacy, and his grandson Thomas Dudley.

Thomas Dudley was an ancestor of President Herbert Hoover. The ancestry of his mother, Suzannah Thorne has been traced back in many lines for hundreds of years. FROM THE WINTHROP SOCIETY WEBSITE

What follows is the entire record of the Court of the session ofOctober 19, 1630. This occasion was nothing less than the birth ofdemocracy on the American continent. The men that applied for fteemenstatus were mostly arrived in 1630 with the Winthrop fleet and theMary & John. However, the earlier arrivals are also represented here,and this list contains many of the surviving settlers from the the Abigail and the Higginson fleet, as well as a few who came before1628. All names were inscribed by the Court clerk, and give anIndication of the pronunciation, if not the oath-taker®s preferedspelling of his name. The spelling of surnames and most prenames isgiven here as originally written down, but we have replacedabbreviated prenames by the common. full spelling. Where prenameswere omitted, they are inserted here in italics. The order of thenames as written down originally can be seen here. There is noapparent indication of their social status in the order of the names,but some of the earliest settlers aooear first, and study has revealedgroupings according to the MBC township of origin.

At General Court, holden at Boston the 19th of October, 1630

Present, The Governor (John Winthrop) The deputy Governor (Thomas Dudley) Sir Richard Saltonstall Mr. (Roger) Ludlowe Capt. (John) Endicott Mr. (Increase) Nowell Mr. (William) Pinchon Mr. (Simon) Bradstreete

For establishing the government, it was propounded if it were not thebest course that the Freemen should have the power of choosingAssistants when there are to be chosen, and the Assistants from amongthemselves to choose a Governor and a Deputy Governor, who with theAssistants should have the power of making laws and choosing officersto execute the same. This was fully assented unto by the general voteof the people and erection of hands.

Ralfe Sprage is chosen Constable of Charlton, John Johnson ofRocksbury, and John Page for Waterton, for the space of one wholeyear, and after till new be chosen.

It is ordered that the sawyers shall not take above 12d a score forsawing oak boards, and 10d a score for pine boards if they have theirwood felled and scored for them.

Walter Palmer made his personal appearance this day, and stands bound,he and his sureties, till nextCourt.---http://www.winthropsociety.org/treemen.htm

ROYAL ANCESTRY

15 generations removed, descended from Gervase Paganel.---"HarrisFamily Records'.

FROM "LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORIES NEW ENGLAND, 1600-1900s" familytreemaker cd #449

Page 62 Among the neighbors of Mr. Dudley, who refused to contribute to theloan, were the following: nearly all of whom came over soon after toMassachusetts Bay:

Wm. Anderson, Esq., Mayor of Boston, Atherton Hough, Edmond Jackson,Thomas Leverett, Wm. Coddington, Richard Knightly--the last of whomwas imprisoned. John Cotton, Richard Bellingham and Wm. Coddingtonwere fined for non-conformity.

Gov. Dudley describes how he first conceived the idea of removing toAmerica, in his famous Letter to the Countess of Lincoln, written fromBoston in New England, March 12th to 28th, 1631. The style of thisletter is very perspicuous and concise, but a little antiquated formodern readers. He says about the year 1627, some friends of his beingin his company, the subject of consideration happened to be theplanting of the gospel in New England; and, after some deliberation,we sent letters to some friends in London and the West of England,that is, from our Boston home, and those friends considered, anddiscussed the proposition of emigrating to the new world andestablishing themselves and their religion there. "At length withfrequent negotiation and correspondence, the project so ripened, thatin 1628, we procured a patent from the King for a plantation of ourown, bounded on one side by Massachusetts Bay, and Charles river onthe south and Merrimac river on the north, and to include a strip ofland three miles wide upon the shore of the Bay and each shore of thetwo Rivers, also for government of all who should come within thatsection of country included within the said boundaries. The same yearwe sent Mr. John Endicott and some persons with him to begin theplantation and to strengthen those he should find already there, whomwe had sent thither from Dorchester, Eng., and some adjoining places.

From them the same year we had received hopeful news. The next year,that is, 1629, we sent several ships over with about 300 people, somecows, goats, horses, &c., many of which safely arrived here.

These people, by their too high commendation of the new country andits commodities, so strongly inclined us to go over at once, that Mr.Winthrop of Suffolk, Eng., who was well known in his county affairs,for he was heir to a great estate and one of the richest of all thewealthy pilgrimns; and his wife was sister to Earl Theophilus, asbefore stated. I went to Clipsham in 1850 to see the old parishRegisters, but the Rector of the parish, a Mr. West, said they had allbeen lost down to 1730, and the Clipsham Church contains no monumentsof Johnson or Dudley.

Page 63 and well approved here, for his piety, liberality, wisdom and gravity,joining us, we came to the resolution to delay no longer, and so in April, 1630 we embarked from England with four good ships, and arrivedhere all safely in the following June and July. In the same year,thirteen more of our ships came over safely to New England."

He advises in this letter that no one should come over at that timeexpecting to make his fortune here, but if a person had abundant meansand a desire to come for the spiritual good that he might do, and noparticular obstacle hindered his removal, then let him come: for somepoor people had come too soon and hindered the good work, themselvesregretting it. Mr. Dudley prefaces his letter with a private epistleto Lady Bridget, Countess of Lincoln. This I will copy to show hiscourtly style:

"To the Right Honorable, My very good Lady Bridget, Countess ofLincoln. Madam, Your letters (which are not common nor cheap)following me hither into New England, and, bringing with them renewedtestimonies of the accustomed favors you honored me with in the old,have drawn from me this narrative, retribution, which (in respect ofyour proper interest in some persons of great note amongst us), wasthe thankfullest present I had to send over the sea. Therefore Ihumbly intreat your Honor this be accepted as payment from him, whoneither hath, nor is any more, than

Your Honor's Old Thankful Servant, Thomas Dudley."

The first landing of the Arbella was at Salem, Mass. She was a ship of350 tons burthen, and sailed from Yarmouth near the Isle of Wight,April 8, 1630, with 52 seamen and 28 guns. Peter Milbourn was Master.

The agreement to come over to New England with their families was madeat Cambridge, Eng., in Aug. 1629, and signed by

Sir Richard Saltonstall, Thomas Sharp, Thomas Dudley, Increase Nowell, Wm. Vassall, JohnWinthrop, Nich West, William Pynchon, IsaacJohnson, Kellam Brown, John Humphrey, Wm.Colburn.

They all came in the Arbella, except Humphrey, arriving at Salem, June12, 1630.

Dudley had been chosen Deputy Governor, in England. Mr. Winthrop wasthe Governor, being intended to supersede Endicott on their arrival inthe colony with the charter, which they were shrewd enough to bringwith them. Any such business was safe in Thomas Dudley's bands. Thatcharter was long kept as the bulwark of their liberty.

In Mr. Dudley's letter to the Countess of Lincoln, he says:--"For thesatisfaction of your honor and some friends, and for use of such asshall hereafter intend. to increase our plantation in New England, Ihave, in the throng of domestic, and not altogether free from publicbusiness, thought fit to commit to memory our present condition, andwhat hath befallen us since our arrival here: which I will do shortly,after my usual manner and must do rudely, having yet no table, norother room to write in, than by the fireside upon my knee, in thesharp winter; to which my family must have leave to resort, thoughthey break good manners, and make me many times forget what I wouldsay, and say what I would not."

Further on, in his letter, he describes the early fatality anddiscouragements he had, with the rest, to encounter, thus:

"And of the people who came over with us, from the time of theirsetting sail from England, in April, 1630, until December following,there died by estimation, about two hundred at the least, so low haththe Lord brought us!" [There were 840 who came with Winthropand-Dudley.] "Well, yet they, who survived, were not discouraged, butbearing God's correction with humility and trusting in his mercies andcousidering how, after a great ebb, He had raised our neighbors atPlymouth, we began again, in December to consult about a fit place tobuild a town upon, leaving all thoughts of a fort, because, upon anyinvasion we were necessarily to lose our houses when we should retirethereunto; so after divers meetings at Boston, Roxbury and Watertown,on the 28th of December, we grew to this resolution, to bind all theAssistants (Mr. Endicott and Mr. Sharpe excepted, which last purposethto return by the next ships into England), to build houses at a placea mile east from Watertown, near Charles River, the next spring and towinter there the next year, that so, by our examples, and by removingthe ordnance and munitions thither, and such as shall come to ushereafter, to their advantage be compelled so to do; and so if Godwould, a fortified town might there grow up, the place fittingreasonably well thereto." This place was the vicinity of theUniversity in Cambridge.

At Salem, Mass., further arrangements were made for establishingchurches and. building a town to be the capital of the Colony. Some of the principal families went to Charlestown and formed a churchthere of which Mr. Dudley was the second member. But the well-water there not being very pure, and Mr. Blackstone, who had sometime beforesettled on the peninsular, where Boston now stands, inviting them to come over to his locality where was a fine spring of water,somewhere near Spring Lane, a few families leaving Charlestown, settled there. But the leading members of the company including theGovernor and Deputy Governor had agreed to make Cambridge the chief town and metropolis. So there Mr. Dudley, Simon Bradstreet, thenSecretary of the Colony, being son-in-law of Dudley, Maj. Gen. Daniel Dennison, another son-in-law, and most of the leaders, builttheir dwellings. Mr. Dudley's house stood on Dunster street, his son Rev. Samuel Dudley's house was on the same street at the corner ofMr. Auburn street. Mr. Bradstreet's was also there. They called the place Newtown, and the city of Newton still retains the name. Itwas a part of Newtown.

Research by Ron Myers copyright 1999, 2000, all rights reserved. Thisinformation is provided for private personal use only.

• Alt. Birth: Alt. Birth, 12 Oct 1576, Yardley Hastings, Northampton, Northants., Eng. ²³ ^,24

Thomas married Dorothy Yorke ²¹ ^,22 ^,25 ^,26 on 25 Apr 1603 in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, England ²¹ ^,22 ^,25.^,26 Dorothy was born on 25 Apr 1582 in Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England,^{²⁵^,26} died on 27 Dec 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts ^{²⁵^,26} at age 61, and was buried in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

ii. Rev. Samuel Dudley was born on 30 Nov 1608 in Canon's Ashby, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England ^{²¹^,22} and died on 10 Feb 1683 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire ^{²¹^,22} at age 74.

iii. Anne Dudley was born in 1612 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England ^{²¹^,22} and died on 16 Sep 1672 in Andover, Massachusetts ^{²¹^,22} at age 60.

iv. Patience Dudley was born on 9 Feb 1618 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England and died on 8 Feb 1690 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts at age 71.

5777 v. Sarah Dudley (born on 23 Jul 1620 in Oakley, Northamptonshire, England - died in 1659 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts)

vi. Mercy Dudley was born on 27 Sep 1621 in Oakley, Northamptonshire, England and died on 1 Jul 1691 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts at age 69.

Thomas next married Katherine Deighton ²¹ ^,22 WFT Est 1593-1626 ²¹.^,22 Katherine was born WFT Est 1572-1592 ^{²¹^,22} and died WFT Est 1593-1676 ^{²¹^,22} at age 21.

11555. Dorothy Yorke,²¹ ^,22 ^,25 ^,26 daughter of Edmund Yorke and Katherine, was born on 25 Apr 1582 in Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England,^{²⁵^,26} died on 27 Dec 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts ^{²⁵^,26} at age 61, and was buried in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Dorothy married Governor Thomas (Governor) Dudley ²¹ ^,22 on 25 Apr 1603 in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, England ²¹ ^,22 ^,25.^,26 Thomas was born on 12 Oct 1576 in Yardley, Hastings, Northamptonshire, England,^{²¹^,22} was christened on 12 Oct 1576 in Northampton, Northa, England, Great Britain,^{²³^,24} died on 31 Jul 1653 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts ^{²¹^,22} at age 76, and was buried on 31 Jul 1653 in Roxbury, Sfflk, Mass.^{²³^,24} Other names for Thomas were Thomas Dudley,⁹ ^,23 ^,24 Governor Thomas Dudley,²⁵ ^,26 Thomas (Gov) Dudley, and Thomas (Gov.) Dudley.

11556. Capt Francis Gray ¹ was born in 1630 in Southwark Parish, Surry Co, VA and died in 1679 in Surry Co., VA at age 49.

5778 i. Capt Wiliam Gray (born in 1661-1662 in Virginia - died in 1714 in Surry Co., VA)

Mary married Capt Francis Gray. Francis was born in 1630 in Southwark Parish, Surry Co, VA and died in 1679 in Surry Co., VA at age 49.

11558. Richard Jarrett ¹ was born in England and died in 1672 in Surry Co., VA.

Margery married Richard Jarrett. Richard was born in England and died in 1672 in Surry Co., VA.

11651. Alice Harritt Mrs. Ralph Bennett ¹ was born about 1555 in Bristol, England.

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Paternal Ancestors of Betty Atkins

Fourteenth Generation