Joseph Dudley II was the son of Joseph and Mercy (Folsom) Dudley of Exeter, New Hampshire. Joseph II had two brothers - Samuel and James - who also sent shoots to central Maine.
Joseph II lived in Raymond, NH where he married Deborah Bean about 1775, she a dgt of Lieut. Benjamin & Hannah (Smith) Bean. Three to four years after their marriage Joseph II moved his wife Deborah and their two children, Benjamin Franklin and Hannah, to Readfield. On July 17, 1780 - where they settled on what came to be called "Dudley Plains” (Plains Road) - 24year old Deborah died giving birth to twins Deborah and Susannah. Joseph then became discontented and returned with this his children to Raymond where he remarried to Sarah Smith c1783. Joseph II and Sarah had five children - all born in New Hampshire. Joseph II never returned to Readfield but years later his son Benjamin Franklin returned to live on "the Plains", in Mt. Vernon. Some of his descendants live in Readfield to this day.
Joseph’s son, Benjamin, returned to Mt.Vernon before 1796, where he was a blacksmith. His son, Rev. Thomas Jefferson Dudley, married Louinda Fifield of Readfield.
Joseph’s son, Benjamin, returned to Mt.Vernon before 1796, where he was a blacksmith. His son, Rev. Thomas Jefferson Dudley, married Louinda Fifield of Readfield.
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