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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
- Grover Cary Dudley -- --, 1942 December 27, 1998
- Thomas Dudley -- --, 1821 August 11, 1891 Virginia
- Thomas Dudley -- --, 1766 March 28, 1839 New Hampshire
- Mary Dudley -- --, 1726 January 15, 1726 Virginia
- Earl Dudley -- --, 1914 July 0, 1980 New Hampshire
Dudley Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Robert Dudley -- --, 1922 October 15, 1955
- Sarah Ann Dudley -- --, 1856 October 27, 1917
- Levi Dudley -- --, 1775 April 26, 1826 New Hampshire
- William Dudley -- --, 1747 December 0, 1788 Connecticut
- Thomas Jesse Dudley -- --, 1870 January 18, 1955 Virginia
