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Family/Spouse: Henry Sutton Dudley. Henry (son of John Sutton and Cecily Grey) was born about 1517 in Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England; died about 1569. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• BAPM: Yardley Hastings, Northhampton, England
• Military: Captain in (the Earl of Leicester)'s militia

Notes:

Nickname (Sutton)
Roger Dudley (between 1535/45 - 1590) was a British soldier.

Roger Dudley was born in London, England, but is said to have been baptised in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire. He was the son of Captain Sir Henry Sutton Dudley, who married an unnamed daughter of one Christopher Ashton between 1545 and 1550. Ashton's daughter died sometime afterOctober 29, 1588, but before 1590. Henry Dudley was himself the son ofJohn Sutton, 3rd Baron Dudley, "Lord Quondam", who was married to CecilyGrey. Roger may be the Roger Dudley who was matriculated as pensioner at Christ College, Cambridge, in 1566, but left without a degree.

It is believed that he married, on June 8, 1575, at Lidlington, Bedfordshire, Susannah (n©be Thorne), herself recorded as having been born on March 5, 1559/60 in Northamptonshire, and baptised at Yardley Hastings, the daughter of Thomas Thorne and Mary Purefoy. Dudley is said to have been "in financial difficulty" when he was married under the inconspicuous title of Mr. Roger Dudley. His wife's family claimed descent from CharlemagNE

He is reported to have been a Captain in (the Earl of Leicester)'s militia, fighting with a commission from Elizabeth I, and under the banner of Henry of Navarre. He is thought to have died at the Battle of Ivry, France in 1590. Yet in 1586, four years earlier, the Reverend Cotton Mather of Boston wrote: "Thomas Dudley's father was Captain Roger Dudley, -- slain in the wars, when -- his son, and one only daughter were very young". The will of Thomas Dorne (Thorne) of Yardley Hastings, Gent., dated 29 Oct 1588, bequeathed "to the children of Susan Dudley, my Daughter, widow, pD10 to be equally divided". (S1,S11). Therefore, he was apparently dead by the time of the will of his father-in-law, which was written in 1588, which eliminates the time of the Battle of Ivry as a possibility for his death. It is most probable that he died at the Siege of Zutphen in 1586; having followed a relative, Robert DUDLEY, Earl of Leicester, who was a principle figure in that battle.

Military:
He is reported to have been a Captain in (the Earl of Leicester)'s militia, fighting with a commission from Elizabeth I, and under the banner of Henry of Navarre. He is thought to have died at the Battle of Ivry, France in 1590. Yet in 1586, four years earlier, the Reverend Cotton Mather of Boston wrote: "Thomas Dudley's father was Captain Roger Dudley, -- slain in the wars, when -- his son, and one only daughter were very young". The will of Thomas Dorne (Thorne) of Yardley Hastings, Gent., dated 29 Oct 1588, bequeathed "to the children of Susan Dudley, my Daughter, widow, pD10 to be equally divided". (S1,S11). Therefore, he was apparently dead by the time of the will of his father-in-law, which was written in 1588, which eliminates the time of the Battle of Ivry as a possibility for his death. It is most probable that he died at the Siege of Zutphen in 1586; having followed a relative, Robert DUDLEY, Earl of Leicester, who was a principle figure in that battle.

Roger married Susannah Thorne on 08 Jun 1576 in Lidlington, Bedffordshire, England. Susannah (daughter of Thomas Thorne and Mary Purefoy) was born on 05 Mar 1559 in Faxton, Northampton, Northhamptonshire, England; died after 29 Oct 1588 in Faxton, Northampton, Northhamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1630; Sailed with the Winthrop Fleet on the Arebella

Notes:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carrier/ifamily/HTMLFiles/HTMLFiles_08/Thomas_Dudley_P1532.html
ancestors!!!!

In 1629 one of the signers of the agreement to form the Massachusett's Bay Company. On October 20, 1629 chosen as one of the 5 officers to come to America with the charter.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), the eminent society of genealogy, has published, via one of its researchers, Mr. Gary Boyd Roberts, an article that concerns itself with the answer s to our enquiries This by-line, entitled the "Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources #63 & Notable Descendants of Governor Thomas Dudley," shall form the backbone of this story.

In this article, Thomas Dudley's patrilineal line shows him to be the son of Captain Roger Dudley, who was the grandson of John Dudley, 3rd Baron Dudley & Cecily Grey , who was the daughter of Thomas Grey, the 1stMarquees of Dorset, and a descendant of the Elizabeth Woodville, Queenof Edward IV, King of England, mother-in-law of Henry VII, and grandmother of Henry VIII [English Royal House of Tudor].
Additionally, this English Queen could trace her line through a sisterof the great-grandfather of Juana Henriquez, the wife of Juan (John) II, King of Aragon, and mother of Ferdinand V of Aragon. This monarch became the husband of Queen Isabella of Castile, thereby uniting those two kingdoms, into a united Spain. In addition, these two royals became the sponsors for Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" what we now call the American continent.

lived in Northampton as a young man, served under King Henri IV of France at the seige of Amiens, settled in MA 1630, Governor and Deputy-Governor of MA 1630-1653, a man of large and noble character.

THOMAS DUDLEY
The early history of this township (Billerica, MA) had its beginnings when the MA Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop and the Deputy Governor Thomas Dudley travelled along the Concord River to investigate the interior portions of the ever-growing MA Bay Colony. Upon viewing an area forpossible plantation, which was known as the wilderness of the "Shawshin," a line of demarcation was erected, between the claimed property of these two (2) men. This division relied upon the natural marking of two great stones; eventually known as the "Two Brothers Rocks," due to the fact that these men were related by marriage. Governor John Winthrop received what is today known as Bedford, MA, while Deputy Governor Thomas Dudley became, in essence, the original white settler of this new fledged area, now known as Billerica. The complete story can be found in the recently re-published History of Billerica: 1653-1883, by The Rev. HenryA. Hazen.

But the question begs: Who was this Deputy Governor Thomas Dudley? Was his family of some importance in the "mother country" of England? Who orwhat became of his progeny in this new country of America? The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), the eminent society of genealogy, has published, via one of its researchers, Mr. Gary Boyd Roberts, an article that concerns itself with the answers to our enquiries. This by-line, entitled the "Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources #63 & Notable Descendants of Governor Thomas Dudley," shall form the backbone of this story.

In this article, Thomas Dudley's patrilineal line shows him to be the son of Captain Roger Dudley, who was the grandson of John Dudley, 3rd Baron Dudley & Cecily Grey, who was the daughter of Thomas Grey, the 1st Marquees of Dorset, and a descendant of the Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of Edward IV, King of England, mother-in-law of Henry VII, and grandmother of Henry VIII [English Royal House of Tudor]. Additionally, this English Queen could trace her line through a sister of the great-grandfather of Juana Henriquez, the wife of Juan (John) II, King of Aragon, and mother of Ferdinand V of Aragon. This monarch became the husband of Queen Isabella of Castile, thereby uniting those two kingdoms, into a united Spain. In addition, these two royals became the sponsors for Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" what we now call the American continent.

On the matrilineal side, it has been established that Thomas Dudley, though his mother Susanna Thorne, was descended from King John of England, who was forced by the barons to grant, on 1215 15 June at Runnymeade,the Magna Charta ("Great Charter") which guaranteed civil and political rights to the English people, through his illegitimate son: Reginald Fitz Roy.

While we have identified the royal past of Billerica's "founder," what be-came of the progeny of this man? Did these persons continue with the same ideal that drove Thomas Dudley to lay claim to our township?
In this same article, Mr. Gary Boyd Roberts listed the following Americans, who are Thomas Dudley's descendants:
John Brown: (1800-1859) - the abolitionist.
Benjamin Franklin Wade: (1800-1878) - U.S. Senator and radical Republican leader, during the Civil War and in the era of Southern Reconstruction.
Schuyler Colfax, Jr.: (1823-1885) - Speaker of the House of Representatives & U.S. Vice-President under President U.S. Grant.
Emily Dow Patridge: one of Brigham Young's wives, who he left Issue, including a section of the Marriott Hotel Clan.
John Henry Hobart: (1775-1830) - Episcopal Bishop of NY; rector of Trinity Church.
Alexandra Temple Emmett: 2nd wife of Arthur M. Schlesinger - historian.
Clark McAdams Clifford: (1906-1998) - presidential advisor; U.S. Secretary of Defense.
William P. Bundy: (1917-2000) - editor of Foreign Affairs.
McGeorge Bundy: (1919-1996) - presidential advisor; President of the Ford Foundation.
Robert Emmett Sherwood: (1896-1955) - playwright, editor and critic.
Henry Lee Higginson: (1834-1919) - founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and; Harvard benefactor.
Mary Woodbridge Goddard: 1st wife of Louis Comfort Tiffany - art patron, glassmaker and designer of the "Tiffany lamp."
Frank Nelson Doubleday: (1862-1934) - publisher and founder of Doubleday and Company.
Nelson Doubleday: (1889-1949) - son of Frank Nelson Doubleday; CEO of Doubleday and Company.
Elliot Lee Richardson: (1920-1999) - U.S. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare; U.S. Secretary of Defense; U.S. Secretary of Commerce; U.S. Attorney General and diplomat.
Lowell Palmer Weicker, Jr.: (1931- present) - U.S. Senator (1971-1989) and Governor of CT

Thomas married Dorothy Yorke on 25 Apr 1603 in Cotton End, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Dorothy (daughter of Edmund Yorke and K.) was born on 25 Apr 1582 in Hardingston, Northhamtonshire, England; died on 27 Dec 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Katherine Deighton in 1644. Katherine died on 29 Aug 1761 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation: Poet
• Immigration: 1630, Massachusetts Bay Colony; in the Winthrop Fleet

Notes:

His wife, Anne Bradstreet, was America's first published poet.
Ann Dudley was considered the first poet of New England. Bradstreet, Anne Dudley 1612-1672 English-born colonial poet who wrote several collections of verse, including The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America (1650).

Bradstreet, Anne (Dudley), c.1612-1672, American poet; b. Northampton, England; came to MA with her father and husband, both later governors of the colony. The first important woman author in America, she is known for poems that, while derivative and formal, are often realistic and genuine Her volumes of verse include The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America (1650) and Several Poems (1678).

Occupation:
Anne Dudley Bradstreet

I am obnoxious to each carping tongue,
Who sayes, my hand a needle better fits,
A Poets Pen, all scorne, I should thus wrong;
For such despighte they cast on female wits:
If what I doe prove well, it wo'nt advance,
They'l say its stolen, or else, it was by chance. - Bradstreet

Anne Dudley Bradstreet was America's first poet. Born about 1612 in Northampton, England, Anne was the first daughter and second of the five children of Thomas Dudley and Dorothy (Yorke) Dudley, who was, by CottonMather's account, "a gentlewoman whose extraction and estate were considerable." Her parents' marriage record was found in the Parish Registerat Hardingstone, near Northampton, England: "Marriages Anno Dni 1606 -Thomas Dudley & Dorothy York married the 25th of April, 1603" (NEHGR 56:206 Notes and Queries).

Anne's childhood was spent in comparative luxury at Tattershall Castle in Sempringham, Lincolnshire, where her father was the chief steward of the vast estates of Theophilus Clinton, the Puritan Earl of Lincoln. Herupbringing was largely influenced by her father's position. She had private tutors, access to the Earl's library, the enouragement of a literate father who loved history, and a strict religious indoctrination.

Her young life was often interrupted by illness; she was bedridden withrheumatic fever and as an adolescent she almost died from smallpox. Shortly after recovering, Anne, aged 16, married Simon Bradstreet in 1628.Simon was a prot©bg©b of the Earl's, nine years her senior, the son ofa Nonconformist minister and a graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In 1630 Anne accompanied him and her parents to America. They were members of John Winthrop's party, the first settlers on MA Bay and they sailed on the flagship, Arbella. The party arrived "in June at the half-dying, famine-ridden frontier village of Salem, after a journey of 3 month of close quarter, raw nerves, sickness, hysteria and salt meats," wrote AnNE At first dismayed by the rude life of the settlement, she soon reconciled herself to it. "I changed my condition and was marryed, and came into this country, where I found a new world and new manners, atwhich my heart rose. But after I was convinced it was the way of God, Isubmitted to it and joined to the church at Boston."

Anne's father, Thomas Dudley became deputy governer of the MA Bay Company. He was a magistrate at the trial of Anne Hutchinson, the other, heretical, Anne, who threatened the foundations of the colony and "gloried" in her excommunication. Simon Bradstreet was an assistant and later twice governor of the colony. The official standing of her father and husband gave Anne a place of dignity and honor in the New World. After a brief residence in Cambridge, the family moved to Ipswich and after 1644to North Andover, her home for the remainder of her life.

It was a humiliation to this eighteen-year-old wife that she did not atonce become a mother. "It pleased God to keep me a long time without achild, which was a great grief to me." Her first son, Samuel, was bornatNewtowne (Cambridge) in 1633/4, just before moving to Ipswich, and he proved to be the first of eight children. The others were Dorothy, Sarah, Simon, Jr., Dudley, Hannah, John and Mercy.

Admidst her social obligations, Anne found time to write poetry. By herown admission, she began her verse-making almost accidentally. Her poems were written for her own satisfaction. As was customary of the time,her poems were circulated among family and friends in the new colony. She greatly admired the leading French calvinist poet Du Bartas and her early verse shows his influence upon her.

Anne's brother-in-law, the Rev. John Woodbridge, who had secured a manuscript copy comprised of fifteen poems, caused them to be printed in England under the title, The Tenth Muse Lately sprung up in America, Or Severall Poems, compiled with great variety of Wit and Learning, full ofdelight ... By a Gentlewoman in those parts. This appears to have occurred without her knowledge or consent. All of the poems in this collection were written before her thirtieth year, somewhere between 1630-1642,imitating Du Bartas. Her early work was conventional, dull, and easilyforgotten. No one of the long poems in The Tenth Muse would be read today by anyone save a literay historian. The often wooden lines and forced rhymes of her early poems reveal Bradstreet's grim determination toprove that she could write in the lofty style of the established male poets, but her deeper emotions are obviously not engaged in the projeCT

Seeing The Tenth Muse in print completely cured Anne of writing imitative poetry. In 1678 an American edition of The Tenth Muse appeared underthe new title Several Poems Compiled with great variety of Wit and Learning and included some of her later work, which became her chief claimto attention. The first satisfactory edition of her work was edited byJohn Harvey Ellis in 1867. It is clear that this edition contains the poet's own corrections, made because she was dissatisfied the The Tenth Muse. These later poems show that she had not only learned to see natureand human life directly, but also to look into her own heart and writewith the imagination vision of a poet. Much of her later work was rooted in her actual experience as a wife, as a mother, and a woman in seventeenth-century New England. It concerned her personal reflections, andthe warmth and frank humanity that pervaded them struck a welcome contrast to the Puritan stereotype.

As a Puritan woman of the seventeenth-century, Anne Bradstreet struggled to write poetry in a society that was hostile to imagination. Women were expected to behave deferentially and neither her education nor her privileged status as the child of one colonial governor and wife of another could protect her against the scorn and persecution visited upon women who stepped beyond their role in Puritan society. Anne often appears self-deprecating in order to appease the critical males, describing her work as lowly, meanly clad, poor, ragged, foolish, broken, and blemished.

In the Prologue of The Tenth Muse, Anne makes a very modest claim for the attention she and all women deserve:

Let Greeks be Greeks, and Women what they are,
Men have precedency, and still excell,
It is but vaine, unjustly to wage war,
Men can doe best, and Women know it well;
Preheminence in each, and all is yours,
Yet grant some small acknowledgement of ours.

In start contrast, however, is her bold declaration of female abilitiesin Happy Memory of Queen Elizabeth, the only poem in The Tenth Muse which is not apologetic, but which would have been dangerous had Anne proclaimed the worth of her own work in such a manner.

Who was so good, so just, so learn'd, so wise,
From all the Kings on earth she won the prize;
Nor say I more then duly is her due,
Millions will testifie that this is true.
She hath wip'd off th' aspersion of her Sex,
That woman wisdome lack to play the Rex.

Overall, the poetry of Anne Bradstreet is without a trace of romanticism or sentimentalism. Her art was not an escape from life, but an expression of it. She could express a tender sentiment without being sentimental. This appears best in her poem on the burning of her home at Andover in 1666 and her feelings as she passed the blackened ruins of the house.

When by the ruins oft I passed
My sorrowing eyes aside did cast,
And here and there the places spy
Where oft I say, and long did lie.

Here stood that trunk, and there that chest;
There lay the store I counted best;
My pleasant things in ashes lie,
And them behold no more shall I.
Under thy roof no guest shall sit,
Nor at thy table eat a bit.

No pleasant tale e'er be told,
Nor things recounted done of old.
No candle e'er shall shine in thee,
Nor bridegroom's voice e'er heard shall be.
In silence ever shalt thou lie;
Adieu, Adieu, all's vanity.

Anne's prose "Meditations Divine and Moral," written for her son Simon,were found after her death along with many unpublished poems written toher children. It is likely that other unpublished works were destroyedin the fire that consumed her North Andover home in 1666. Anne DudleyBradstreet died on September 16, 1672, in North Andover, MA of consumption or tuberculosis. No potrait survives and her burial place is not known. She may be buried in the old Burying Ground at North Andover or in her father's tomb at Roxbury, MA.

It is questionable if Anne Bradstreet influenced other poets, but many have paid homage to her. It has been said that Anne's genius was reincarnated in Emily Dickinson. Numbered among her illustrious descendants are Richard Henry Dana, William Ellery Channing, Wendell Phillips, and Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Anne married Simon Bradstreet in 1628 in Northampton, England. Simon (son of Simon Bradstreet and M.) was born on 18 Mar 1603 in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England; died on 27 Mar 1697 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]