Family/Spouse: Mercy FOLSOM. Mercy (daughter of John FOLSOM, Deacon and Abigail PERKINS) was born about 1691 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Abigail DUDLEY was born on 31 Oct 1716 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 18 Nov 1802 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Stephen married Sarah GILMAN on 24 Dec 1684 in Merrimack, New Hampshire. Sarah (daughter of John GILMAN, Honorable and Elizabeth TREVORGYE) was born on 25 Feb 1667 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died on 24 Jan 1712 in Probably New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Came to US on ship, Lady Arabella in 1630 with his father.

Samuel married Elizabeth SMITH in 1651. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard SMITH and UNKNOWN) was born in 1628 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died after 1702 in Exeter, Rockingham Co, NH, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth TREVORGYE. Elizabeth (daughter of James T. TREVORGYE and Catherine SHAPLEIGH) was born in 1639; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He came to America in 1630 on the ship "Lady Arabella" (meaning"beautiful altar"). He founded and lived in Cambridge (then Newton),Massachusetts. Later he resided in Roxbury where he died. He was for 17 years Governor of Massachusetts and Major-General of the Military Forces. He married in England to Dorothy Yorke, whom Cotton Mather described as"a gentlewoman whose extraction and estate were considerable". (The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Vol. 3, p.323)

Dudley, Thomas, governor of Massachusetts, was born in Northampton,England, about 1576; son of Capt. Roger and ——(Nicolls) Dudley. He was carefully educated by a kinswoman and also attended a Latin school. About 1597 he led a company of volunteers into France to aid Henry of Navarre,but was not called upon to render active service. Returning to England hestudied law under Judge Augustine Nicolls of Faxton, a kinsman on hismother's side. In 1630 he immigrated to New England, having beenappointed deputy-governor of Massachusetts. He was [p.324] appointed governor in 1634 and again in 1640, 1645 and 1650. When not serving asgovernor he was generally deputy-governor or assistant, holding theformer office thirteen and the latter five years. In March, 1644, he wasappointed sergeant major-general of the colony, and served as such forfour years. In 1639 he purchased land in Roxbury and there resided untilhis death. His first wife, Dorothy, died in 1643 and in 1644 he wasmarried to Mrs. Catherine (Dighton) Hackburne. He died in Roxbury, Mass., July 31, 1653.

Thomas married Dorothy YORKE on 15 Apr 1603 in Hardington, Northants, England. Dorothy (daughter of Edmund YORKE and Katherine UNKNOWN) was born on 25 Apr 1582 in Cotton End, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 27 Dec 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married UNKNOWN about 1627 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. was born about 1606 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Mary CLARK. Mary (daughter of John CLARK and Elizabeth UNKNOWN) was born about 1590 in Hingham, Norfolk, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Catherine SHAPLEIGH. Catherine (daughter of Alexander S. SHAPLEIGH and Marguerite BLOEDEL) was born about 1598 in England; died on 29 May 1676 in Newmarket (Exeter) Rockingham, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]