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Dudley Family History
Dudley Genealogy & Family TreeDudley is an English name from Worcestershire, England, where the family resided in the town of Dudley in Dudley Castle. It comes from the Old English roots dudda ("woodland") and leah ("clearing"). In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. The earliest known ancestor--Gladdewin de Duddeleia--was recorded in 1176. The family motto is Droit et loyal which means "Just and loyal."
Other spellings include "Dudlie" and "Dudly." Notable people with the surname include American actress Mary Rachel Dudley (Dear John, Lost, The Fantastic Four), American football player Bullet Bill Dudley (Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins), and American baseball player Chris Dudley (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers). The first Dudley to come to America was Andrew Dudley in Virginia in 1622.
Dudley Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Dudley -- --, 1711 February 12, 1789 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Samuel Dudley -- --, 1705 May 13, 1751 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Peter Dudley -- --, 1718 January 20, 1775 Massachusetts
- Johanne Dudley -- --, 1518 December 0, 1573
- Daniel EMPTYNUL Dudley -- --, 1611 England
Dudley Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jane EMPTYNUL Dudley -- --, 1616 July 4, 1616 Emptynul
- Elizabeth EMPTYNUL Dudley -- --, 1678 February 14, 1757 Connecticut Colony
- Deborah EMPTYNUL Dudley -- --, 1647 October 0, 1681 Connecticut
- Ann EMPTYNUL Dudley -- --, 1751 December 12, 1825 Connecticut
- Mary EMPTYNUL Dudley -- --, 1696 Connecticut
