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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
- Johanne Dudley -- --, 1518 December 0, 1573
- 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
- Richard Dudley -- --, 1665 December 10, 1716 Virginia
Dudley Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ambrose Dudley -- --, 1649 December 10, 1716
- Robert Dudley -- --, 1630 December 0, 1700
- Louisa Ellizabeth Dudley -- --, 1914 November 4, 1989
- William (Bill) Dudley -- --, 1911 January 16, 2006
- Edmund H. S. Dudley -- --, 1521 September 25, 1611
