Samuel was the youngest known child born to the Rev. Samuel Dudley and his third wife, Elizabeth, of Exeter, New Hampshire. He m. (1) c. 1690 Elizabeth THING, b. Exeter 5 June 1664, d. Exeter 1697, the daughter of Jonathan Thing and Joanna Wadleigh. He m. (2) c. 1710 Hannah THING, b. Exeter 1691, the daughter of Capt Jonathan Thing and Mary Gilman. In 1737 Samuel deeded land to his sons Samuel and Jonathan, and provided a cow to daughter Elizabeth.
Children with first wife, Elizabeth:
* Mary, b. c. 1691, living in 1758, m. c. 1712 David WATSON, b. c. 1684, the son of Jonathan Watson and Elizabeth Beard of Dover, NH. Mary was called sister Mary Watson in the 1758 will of her brother, Samuel.
* Jonathan. b. Exeter, NH c. 1695, d. 1762, m. 13 Oct 1720 Dinah BEAN, b. c. 1700, living in 1762, the daughter of John and Sarah Bean. They lived in Brentwood, NH. Jonathan was executor of the 1758 will of his brother, Samuel. His own will was dated 13 May 1762 and proved the following month on 30 June 1762. His inventory was valued at over 14,000 pounds, a substantial estate for the time.
* Joanna, bapt First Congr. Church, Hampton, NH 24 Oct 1697, did not marry, and was not named in the 1758 will of her brother, Samuel.
Children with second wife, Hannah:
* Elizabeth, b. Exeter 9 Feb 1713/4, d. 1762, unmarried. She was called sister Elizabeth Dudley in the 1758 will of her brother, Samuel. The administration of her estate was given to her brother-in-law, Nathaniel Thing, in 1762.
* Sarah, b. Exeter 9 April 1716, m. Samuel LEAVITT. She was called sister Sarah Leavitt in the 1758 will of her brother, Samuel.
* Mercy, b. c. 1722, m. by 1746 Nathaniel THING. She was called sister Mercy Thing in the 1758 will of her brother, Samuel.
* Samuel, b. c. 1725, d. Exeter Sep 1758 while in the Army; unmarried. He was one of the soldiers in the Crown Point Expedition under Capt. Somersbee Gilman of Exeter. Some sources give his birth date as early as 1693, but that would make him age 62 during the Crown Point Expedition in 1755, which, though not impossible, is highly improbable. Because he was a soldier, and not an officer or sergeant, he was likely a younger man while in service, and therefore one of the youngest, if not the youngest, of the children of his father. His will was dated 13 April 1758 and proved 28 Feb 1759.
Samuel was the youngest known child born to the Rev. Samuel Dudley and his third wife, Elizabeth, of Exeter, New Hampshire. He m. (1) c. 1690 Elizabeth THING, b. Exeter 5 June 1664, d. Exeter 1697, the daughter of Jonathan Thing and Joanna Wadleigh. He m. (2) c. 1710 Hannah THING, b. Exeter 1691, the daughter of Capt Jonathan Thing and Mary Gilman. In 1737 Samuel deeded land to his sons Samuel and Jonathan, and provided a cow to daughter Elizabeth.
Children with first wife, Elizabeth:
* Mary, b. c. 1691, living in 1758, m. c. 1712 David WATSON, b. c. 1684, the son of Jonathan Watson and Elizabeth Beard of Dover, NH. Mary was called sister Mary Watson in the 1758 will of her brother, Samuel.
* Jonathan. b. Exeter, NH c. 1695, d. 1762, m. 13 Oct 1720 Dinah BEAN, b. c. 1700, living in 1762, the daughter of John and Sarah Bean. They lived in Brentwood, NH. Jonathan was executor of the 1758 will of his brother, Samuel. His own will was dated 13 May 1762 and proved the following month on 30 June 1762. His inventory was valued at over 14,000 pounds, a substantial estate for the time.
* Joanna, bapt First Congr. Church, Hampton, NH 24 Oct 1697, did not marry, and was not named in the 1758 will of her brother, Samuel.
Children with second wife, Hannah:
* Elizabeth, b. Exeter 9 Feb 1713/4, d. 1762, unmarried. She was called sister Elizabeth Dudley in the 1758 will of her brother, Samuel. The administration of her estate was given to her brother-in-law, Nathaniel Thing, in 1762.
* Sarah, b. Exeter 9 April 1716, m. Samuel LEAVITT. She was called sister Sarah Leavitt in the 1758 will of her brother, Samuel.
* Mercy, b. c. 1722, m. by 1746 Nathaniel THING. She was called sister Mercy Thing in the 1758 will of her brother, Samuel.
* Samuel, b. c. 1725, d. Exeter Sep 1758 while in the Army; unmarried. He was one of the soldiers in the Crown Point Expedition under Capt. Somersbee Gilman of Exeter. Some sources give his birth date as early as 1693, but that would make him age 62 during the Crown Point Expedition in 1755, which, though not impossible, is highly improbable. Because he was a soldier, and not an officer or sergeant, he was likely a younger man while in service, and therefore one of the youngest, if not the youngest, of the children of his father. His will was dated 13 April 1758 and proved 28 Feb 1759.
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