Mercy Dudley

Mercy Dudley, born 27 September 1621, was the sixth and last known child of Governor Thomas Dudley and his first wife. She married Reverend John Woodbridge by 1640 and was living as his daughter in her father’s will. A family-tree note attributes her death to 1 July 1691 at Newbury, Massachusetts.

Mercy Dudley was born on 27 September 1621. She was the sixth and last known child of Governor Thomas Dudley and his first wife.

By 1640, Mercy had married Reverend John Woodbridge. Their child was born at Newbury on 7 June 1640. Mercy was identified as “daughter Woodbridge” in her father’s will.

A Find A Grave contributor identified as Lou reports that Mercy died on 1 July 1691 at Newbury, Massachusetts.

Historical context

Mercy Dudley’s recorded life connects the Dudley and Woodbridge families in early New England. The supplied notes place her marriage and the birth of a child in or before 1640, with Newbury identified as the birthplace of that child and as her reported place of death.

Sources & research

Anderson’s Great Migration Begins.
Find A Grave, contribution by Lou; reports Mercy Dudley’s death as 1 July 1691 at Newbury, Massachusetts.