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Susan Decatur <I>Saulsbury</I> Dudley

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Susan Decatur Saulsbury Dudley

Birth
Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, USA
Death
26 Feb 1887 (aged 73)
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
#1188 - C.P. Dey
Memorial ID
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Susan Decatur Dudley, LDS ID KHR8-3CH, was the daughter of Mary "Polly" Godfrey, LT2S-CQH, and John Salisbury, LR53-KN9, of Plymouth, Washington Co., NC. [Surname spelled variously as Salisbury, Saulsbury, Saulisbury.)

She married in Plymouth, Washington Co., NC, March 14, 1828, Dr. Samuel Dudley, MD, KJ56-MRQ (1789-1874).

Dr. Dudley started his practice in medicine in Plymouth, NC, after graduating from Cambridge where he studied both law and medicine.

They relocated to Portsmouth Island, Carteret Co., NC, 1829-1830, when Dr. Dudley received a contract as the doctor for the Marine Hospital located there.

They were listed in the 1850 US Census in Portsmouth, Carteret Co., NC, as:
Samuel Dudley, 60, b. New Hampshire ca 1790, Physician
Susan Dudley, 36, b. NC ca 1814
Augustus Dudley, 19, b. NC ca 1831
Almira Dudley, 8, b. NC ca. 1842
Susan Dudley, 5, b. NC ca 1845
John Westley (Dudley), 3, b. NC ca 1847
John Hoover, 18, b. NC ca 1832, Mariner
Thomas Williams, 16, b. England ca 1844, Mariner

They were listed in the 1860 US Census in Carteret Co., NC, as:
Saml Dudley, 70, b. New Hampshire ca 1790
Susan Dudley, 46, b. ca 1814
Augustiene Dudley, 28, b. ca 1832
Almedia Dudley, 17, b. ca. 1843
Susan Dudley, 15, b. ca 1845
John Dudley, 13, b. ca 1847
Samuel Dudley, 3, b. ca 1857

They were listed in the 1870 US Census in Portsmouth, Carteret Co., NC, as:
Samuel Dudley, 80, b. New Hampshire ca 1790
Susan Dudley, 56, b. NH ca 1814
Sue Dudley, 24, b. NH ca 1845
John W. Dudley, 23, b. NH ca 1847, Mariner
Samuel Dudley, 13, b. NH ca 1857, Gardner
Augustus Dudley, 39, b. NC ca 1832, Mariner
Matilda Dudley, 25, b. NC ca 1845
Robert A. Dudley, 3, b. NC ca 1867
William Dudley, 1, b. NC ca 1869

Susan was listed in the 1880 US Census in Kinston, Lenoir Co., NC, in the household of her daughter as:
Frederick Swindell, 33
Susannah D. Swindell, wife, 34
Walter B. Swindell, brother, 14
Susan D. Dudley, mother-in-law, 66
Harriet Bragg, other, 22
All born in NC

They had eight children:

1. John Potts Dudley, LBGM-5CV, b. Nov 24, 1829, d. in infancy

2. Augustus Dudley, KZPR-R26, #56879007, b. Mar 9, 1831, d. Dec 14, 1912; m. 1866 Matilda Swindell, #56878937, 1845-1913

3. Mary Catherine Dudley, LBGM-T1Z, b. Aug 4, 1834, d. in infancy

4. Elizabeth Dudley, LBGM-B9X, b. Mar 18, 1837, d. in infancy

5. Almira Dudley, KH1R-HZ6, #125846827, b. April 13, 1843, d. June 7, 1917; m. Charles Pitman Dey, #125852734, b. NJ 1844, d. 1932

6. Susan Decatur Dudley, LHZF-H3T, #125847414, b. Aug 6, 1846, d. Aug 31, 1930; m. 1874 Frederick Dallas Swindell, #124383174, 1946-1909

7. John Wesley Dudley, KC9G-311, #65383284, b. Mar 7, 1847, d. Feb 16, 1914; m. Susan Wallace, #65383803, 1849-1929

8. Samuel Dudley, KC12-SSD, #94923448, b. Nov 30, 1856, d.s. Sep 9, 1872

Samuel, Susan, and son Samuel were first buried at the Dr. Dudley Grave Site, Portsmouth, Carteret Co., NC, exhumed, and reburied at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, Craven Co., NC, in 1917 as requested in the will of their daughter Almira Dudley Dey.

From WPA Cemetery Survey of 1939, LDS Family Search, and "Portsmouth Island: A Walk in the Past" by James E. White III.
Susan Decatur Dudley, LDS ID KHR8-3CH, was the daughter of Mary "Polly" Godfrey, LT2S-CQH, and John Salisbury, LR53-KN9, of Plymouth, Washington Co., NC. [Surname spelled variously as Salisbury, Saulsbury, Saulisbury.)

She married in Plymouth, Washington Co., NC, March 14, 1828, Dr. Samuel Dudley, MD, KJ56-MRQ (1789-1874).

Dr. Dudley started his practice in medicine in Plymouth, NC, after graduating from Cambridge where he studied both law and medicine.

They relocated to Portsmouth Island, Carteret Co., NC, 1829-1830, when Dr. Dudley received a contract as the doctor for the Marine Hospital located there.

They were listed in the 1850 US Census in Portsmouth, Carteret Co., NC, as:
Samuel Dudley, 60, b. New Hampshire ca 1790, Physician
Susan Dudley, 36, b. NC ca 1814
Augustus Dudley, 19, b. NC ca 1831
Almira Dudley, 8, b. NC ca. 1842
Susan Dudley, 5, b. NC ca 1845
John Westley (Dudley), 3, b. NC ca 1847
John Hoover, 18, b. NC ca 1832, Mariner
Thomas Williams, 16, b. England ca 1844, Mariner

They were listed in the 1860 US Census in Carteret Co., NC, as:
Saml Dudley, 70, b. New Hampshire ca 1790
Susan Dudley, 46, b. ca 1814
Augustiene Dudley, 28, b. ca 1832
Almedia Dudley, 17, b. ca. 1843
Susan Dudley, 15, b. ca 1845
John Dudley, 13, b. ca 1847
Samuel Dudley, 3, b. ca 1857

They were listed in the 1870 US Census in Portsmouth, Carteret Co., NC, as:
Samuel Dudley, 80, b. New Hampshire ca 1790
Susan Dudley, 56, b. NH ca 1814
Sue Dudley, 24, b. NH ca 1845
John W. Dudley, 23, b. NH ca 1847, Mariner
Samuel Dudley, 13, b. NH ca 1857, Gardner
Augustus Dudley, 39, b. NC ca 1832, Mariner
Matilda Dudley, 25, b. NC ca 1845
Robert A. Dudley, 3, b. NC ca 1867
William Dudley, 1, b. NC ca 1869

Susan was listed in the 1880 US Census in Kinston, Lenoir Co., NC, in the household of her daughter as:
Frederick Swindell, 33
Susannah D. Swindell, wife, 34
Walter B. Swindell, brother, 14
Susan D. Dudley, mother-in-law, 66
Harriet Bragg, other, 22
All born in NC

They had eight children:

1. John Potts Dudley, LBGM-5CV, b. Nov 24, 1829, d. in infancy

2. Augustus Dudley, KZPR-R26, #56879007, b. Mar 9, 1831, d. Dec 14, 1912; m. 1866 Matilda Swindell, #56878937, 1845-1913

3. Mary Catherine Dudley, LBGM-T1Z, b. Aug 4, 1834, d. in infancy

4. Elizabeth Dudley, LBGM-B9X, b. Mar 18, 1837, d. in infancy

5. Almira Dudley, KH1R-HZ6, #125846827, b. April 13, 1843, d. June 7, 1917; m. Charles Pitman Dey, #125852734, b. NJ 1844, d. 1932

6. Susan Decatur Dudley, LHZF-H3T, #125847414, b. Aug 6, 1846, d. Aug 31, 1930; m. 1874 Frederick Dallas Swindell, #124383174, 1946-1909

7. John Wesley Dudley, KC9G-311, #65383284, b. Mar 7, 1847, d. Feb 16, 1914; m. Susan Wallace, #65383803, 1849-1929

8. Samuel Dudley, KC12-SSD, #94923448, b. Nov 30, 1856, d.s. Sep 9, 1872

Samuel, Susan, and son Samuel were first buried at the Dr. Dudley Grave Site, Portsmouth, Carteret Co., NC, exhumed, and reburied at Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, Craven Co., NC, in 1917 as requested in the will of their daughter Almira Dudley Dey.

From WPA Cemetery Survey of 1939, LDS Family Search, and "Portsmouth Island: A Walk in the Past" by James E. White III.


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