How it began and why you're here...

Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine was originally incorporated in 1771 as part of Winthrop. Twenty years later residents voted almost unanimously to separate from Winthrop, and Readfield became incorporated on March 11, 1791. Welcome to this web site where you will meet the courageous men and women who founded our town.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

DUDLEY, John 1790 U.S. Census Mt. Vernon 2-3-1-0-0

John Dudley II was the son of James and Mercy (Folsom) Dudley of Exeter, New Hampshire. John had three brothers - Samuel, James II and Joseph - who also sent shoots to central Maine.
 
John's son John Dudley II was born in 1750 in Exeter, New Hampshire, the oldest of John and Elizabeth (Gilman) Dudley. He married to Susanna Smith in 1771 and soon after they settled in Mt Vernon where he was a neighbor of his younger brother Daniel.

John served on their first board of selectmen and lived in that town for forty years. He is said to have been a highly respected citizen by townspeople there. Some of his five children moved on to Norridgewock and Kingfield.

Children of John and Susanna Smith Dudley:
i.John b.1773 ii.Caleb b.1779 iii.James b.1783 iv.Gilman b.1788 v.Eliza b.1791
 

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