Gov. Thomas Dudley was born 12 October 1576 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom to Roger Dudley (aft1534-bef1591) and Susanna Thorne (1560-1585) and died 31 July 1653 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Dorothy Yorke (1582-1643) 1603 . He married Katherine Deighton (1614-1671) 4 April 1644 .
Biography
1630 Winthrop Fleet
Arrival of the Winthrop Colony, by William F. Halsall
He was a passenger on the in the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, part of The Great Migration. It was the largest fleet ever assembled to carry Englishmen overseas to a new homeland. It was a well planned and financed expedition comprising eleven ships that carried 700 immigrants from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The group, led by Governor John Winthrop, sailed from April to July of 1630. The fleet landed at Salem. Of the 700 on board, 200 died during the voyage, and 100 returned to England soon after arrival. Some of the 400 remaining settlers stayed in Salem, but many moved on to Boston, Watertown, or other settlements.
Thomas traveled with his wife and six children.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Dudley (1605-) | |||
| Samuel Dudley (1608-1683) | |||
| Patience Dudley (1612-1690) | |||
| Anne Dudley (1612-1672) | 20 March 1612 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom | 16 September 1672 Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | Simon Bradstreet (c1603-1697) |
| Sarah Dudley (1620-1659) | |||
| Mercy Dudley (1621-1691) | 27 September 1621 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom | 1 July 1691 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | John Woodbridge (1613-1695) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Deborah Dudley (1644-) | |||
| Joseph Dudley (1647-1720) | 23 September 1647 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | 2 April 1720 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | Rebecca Tyng (1651-1722) |
| Paul Dudley (1650-) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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