The Delahorne/Curtis Family History

Folsom · ◉ direct ancestor

♀Mercy Folsom

Dates not yet known.

Mercy Folsom was the wife of James Dudley (1690–1746), a colonist of Exeter, in the Province of New HampshireW. She was the sixth great-grandmother of Nancy Jane Blanchard (1929–2006), through her son John Dudley (1725–1805).

A family history published in 1886 gives Mercy Folsom, a daughter of Deacon John Folsom of Exeter, as James Dudley’s only wife, and says that she survived him. It gives her birth as about 1691, at Exeter, and makes the deacon a son of John Folsom and Mary Gilman; a genealogy of the Folsom family published in 1882 gives the deacon’s years as 1640 to 1715 and names his wife as Abigail. The 1886 book reckons that the couple had been married about thirty-two years when he died, which would place the marriage about 1714. The same book lists eight children of the marriage, four sons and four daughters, among them John Dudley, born on 9 April 1725, and a genealogy of the Folsom family published in 1882 places the children’s births in the part of Exeter that later became Brentwood. According to the family history, her husband died suddenly in 1746, soon after he came home from the expedition against Louisbourg. A history of the Gilman family published in 1869 calls her Mary Folsom Dudley, where the Folsom and Dudley books have Mercy. None of these books gives the date of her death, but she was still living in May 1761, when her eldest son, James, a cooper of Brentwood, made his will and left “my beloved mother” twenty pounds old tenor a year “as long as She Lives”.

Family time line

◉ Mercy Folsom
◉ James Dudley 1690–bef 1746 ⚔
No marriage recorded
○ James Dudley 1715–1761
○ Abigail Dudley 1716–
○ Samuel Dudley 1720–1797
◉ John Dudley 1725–1805 ⚖
○ Joseph Dudley 1728–1792
○ Joanna Dudley
○ Mercy Dudley
○ Sarah Dudley

Recorded events

No dated events are recorded yet.

Sources

  • Dean Dudley, History of the Dudley Family, vol. 1 (Wakefield, Mass., 1886) — about this person, family with James Dudley
  • Chapman, Jacob. A Genealogy of the Folsom Family: John Folsom and His Descendants, 1615-1882 (Concord, N.H., 1882) — about this person, family with James Dudley
  • Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, vol. 3, 1741-1749 (State Papers Series vol. 33, Concord, 1915) — about this person, family with James Dudley
  • Gilman, Arthur. The Gilman Family Traced in the Line of Hon. John Gilman, of Exeter, N.H. (Albany, 1869) — family with James Dudley

Line of descent

  1. John Folsom 1641–bef 1715
    1. John Folsom –1681
      1. Adam Foulsham 1589–1627
        1. John Adam Foulsham 1560–1620
        2. Grace Foulsham 1564–1630
      2. Agnes Smith 1593–1627
    2. Mary Gilman 1615–bef 1693
      1. Edward Gilman 1587–bef 1655
        1. Edward Gilman 1557–
          1. Edward Gilman 1525–1573
            1. Unknown Gilman 1500–
            2. Unknown (surname unknown) 1504–
          2. Rose Rysse –1613
            1. John Ryse 1510–1551
            2. Rose (surname unknown) 1510–1565
        2. Margaret James
          1. Robert James –1603
          2. not yet known
      2. Mary Clarke –1681
  2. Abigail Perkins 1655–
    1. Abraham Perkins
      1. Isaac Perkins 1571–1639
      2. Alice (surname unknown) 1575–1603
    2. Mary (surname unknown)
      1. Humphrey Wythe 1591–1639
        1. Benjamin Wise 1550–1602
        2. Emme Jannings 1568–1602
      2. Susan Pakeman 1597–
        1. Christopher Pakeman 1573–
        2. not yet known

Descendants

  1. James Dudley 1715–1761
    1. Jonathan Dudley 1752–1776
    2. James Dudley
      1. David Dudley
      2. Jonathan Dudley
      3. James Dudley
      4. Sarah Dudley
      5. Deborah Dudley
    3. Eliphalet Dudley
    4. Stephen Dudley
      1. Eliphalet Dudley
    5. John Dudley –1810
      1. Hubbard Dudley 1782–
        1. Sarah T. Dudley
        2. Betsey Dudley
        3. Joseph Dudley
        4. Enoch Dudley
        5. Lydia Dudley
      2. John Dudley 1789–
        1. Timothy K. Dudley 1814–1846
        2. John Dudley
        3. James B. Dudley
        4. Benjamin Dudley
      3. Abigail Dudley 1795–
      4. Deborah Dudley
    6. Hannah Dudley
      1. Sarah Thurston 1769–1814
        1. Laura Bullen 1810–1880
  2. Abigail Dudley 1716–
  3. Samuel Dudley 1720–1797
    1. Daniel Dudley 1744–1811
      1. Mary Dudley 1777–
      2. Daniel Dudley 1779–
      3. Susanna Dudley 1781–
      4. Thomas Dudley 1783–1860
      5. Moses Dudley 1786–
      6. Samuel Dudley 1788–
      7. David Dudley 1790–
      8. Mehetabel Dudley 1793–1833
    2. Samuel Dudley 1747–1795
      1. Aaron Dudley 1782–1870
        1. Sarah Dudley
      2. Samuel Dudley
      3. Jonathan Dudley
      4. James Dudley
      5. Sarah Dudley
        1. Mary Johnson 1810–
    3. Micajah Dudley 1751–1798
      1. John Dudley 1775–
      2. Samuel Dudley 1777–
      3. Susanna Dudley 1778–
      4. Mary Dudley 1780–1823
      5. Sibyl Dudley 1782–1808
      6. Thankful Dudley 1784–1835
      7. Micajah Dudley 1786–
      8. Lydia Dudley 1789–
      9. William Dudley 1790–
      10. Anstis Dudley 1792–
      11. David Dudley 1794–
    4. Jeremiah Dudley 1753–1838
      1. Mehetabel Dudley 1781–1870
      2. Jeremiah Dudley 1783–1807
      3. Polly Dudley 1786–1852 ⚭
      4. David Dudley 1788–
      5. Betsey Dudley 1790–1842
      6. Lois Dudley 1793–1850
      7. John Dudley 1795–1867
      8. Moses Dudley 1797–
      9. Thomas Jefferson Dudley 1800–
      10. Benjamin Franklin Dudley 1803–
    5. Moses Dudley 1755–
      1. Peter Dudley 1777–1819
        1. Joshua Soule Dudley 1799–
      2. Moses Dudley 1778–1842
      3. Daniel Dudley 1782–1819
      4. John Dudley 1784–
      5. Apphia Dudley 1787–
      6. Sleeper Dudley 1789–
      7. Mehetabel Dudley 1791–
    6. Mary Dudley 1757–
      1. Dudley Haines 1763–1844
      2. Peter Haines 1766–1843
      3. Mary Haines 1768–
        1. Stephen H. Norris
      4. Betsey Haines 1769–
      5. Daniel Haines 1779–
      6. Jonathan Haines 1782–
      7. Johanna Haines
        1. George Evans
      8. Sally Haines
      9. John Haines
    7. Eliphalet Dudley 1759–
      1. Jonathan Dudley –1814
      2. Gilman Dudley
      3. James Dudley
      4. John Dudley
      5. Joanna Dudley
      6. Mary Dudley
      7. Hannah Dudley
      8. Deborah Dudley
    8. James Dudley 1761–1805
      1. Elias Dudley 1789–
      2. Mary Dudley 1791–1815
      3. Edmund Dudley 1794–
      4. Sibyl Dudley
      5. James Dudley
      6. Pamelia Dudley
      7. John Dudley –1888
    9. Mehetabel Dudley
    10. Lydia Dudley
  4. John Dudley 1725–1805 ⚖
    1. Betsy Dudley 1750–
    2. John Dudley 1751–
    3. John Dudley 1754–1826
      1. John Dudley 1773–
      2. Caleb Dudley 1779–
      3. James Dudley 1782–1866
        1. Alvin Dudley 1805–
        2. Almira Dudley 1807–
        3. Eliza Dudley 1809–
        4. Sarah Dudley 1811–
        5. Rosella Dudley 1814–1849
        6. James L. Dudley 1816–
        7. Lucinda Dudley 1818–
        8. Mercy A. Dudley 1820–1844
        9. Caroline F. Dudley 1823–
        10. Albion K. P. Dudley 1825–1826 ✧
        11. Mary A. Dudley 1827–
        12. Hariet M. Dudley 1829–1858
      4. Gilman Dudley 1788–1853 ⚭
        1. Hannah L. Dudley 1812–
        2. Henry F. Dudley 1816–1833
        3. Hiram H. Dudley 1818–1842
        4. John Hancock Dudley 1821–
        5. Susan Jane Dudley 1823–
        6. Cyrus T. Dudley 1825–
        7. Ward Spooler Dudley 1829–
        8. Gilman Stillson Dudley 1831–
        9. Emeline L. Dudley 1833–
        10. Sarah Elizabeth Dudley 1836–
        11. Henry H. Dudley 1838–
        12. Nancy Gilbert Dudley 1840–
        13. Orin Plummer Dudley 1843–
      5. Eliza Dudley 1791–
        1. Susan J. Pillsbury 1816–1817 ✧
        2. Caleb Dudley Pillsbury 1818–
        3. William King Pillsbury 1820–1836
        4. Daniel Wing Pillsbury 1822– ⚭
        5. Eben Fernando Pillsbury 1825– ⚭
        6. Charles F. Pillsbury 1828–
        7. Lucien B. Pillsbury 1830–1886
        8. Eliza E. Pillsbury 1833–
    4. Elizabeth Dudley 1756–1832
    5. Susanna Dudley 1759–
    6. James Dudley 1761–1844
      1. Mary Dudley 1791–1835
      2. Elizabeth Dudley 1795–
      3. James Dudley 1799–1837
      4. John Dudley 1800–
        1. Guilford Dudley
      5. Moses Dudley 1803–
      6. Susanna Dudley 1806–
    7. Nathaniel Dudley 1763–1844 ⚭⚖
      1. Edmund Dudley 1784–
        1. Laura Augusta Dudley 1807–
        2. Elkanah Bangs Dudley 1809–
        3. Harrison Dudley 1811–1816 ✧
        4. Julia O. Dudley 1815–1864
        5. Albion Smith Dudley 1816–1882 ⚭
        6. Eunice Sparrow Dudley 1818–
        7. Mary Leavitt Dudley 1820–1885
        8. Dean Dudley 1823–
        9. Rebecca Bangs Dudley 1825–1885
      2. Betsey Dudley 1786–
      3. Mary Dudley 1787–1791 ✧
      4. Nathaniel Dudley 1789–1790 ✧
      5. Anna Dudley 1790–
      6. Mary Dudley 1792–1793 ✧
      7. Areana Dudley 1793–1812
      8. Sarah Dudley 1795–1839
        1. Mary Ann Blanchard abt 1823–
        2. Elizabeth Trueworthy Blanchard 1825–1884
        3. Alexander Blanchard 1828–
        4. Marcellus Blanchard 1831–
        5. Horatio Nelson Blanchard 1834–1863
      9. John Gilman Dudley 1797–
      10. Nathaniel Dudley 1799–1869
        1. Franklin Augustus Dudley 1836–1851 ✧
        2. George Wilson Dudley 1839–
        3. Jane Grey Dudley 1840– ⚭
        4. Milton L. Dudley 1843–
        5. Nathaniel Marcus Dudley 1849–
      11. John Gilman Dudley 1806–
        1. Elvira S. Dudley 1831–1843 ✧
        2. Nathaniel Dudley 1833–
        3. Thirza S. Dudley 1835–
        4. John Gilman Dudley 1837–
        5. Olive Dudley 1840–
        6. Matilda Dudley 1842–
        7. Joseph Leroy Dudley 1845–1847 ✧
        8. Warren Trueman Dudley 1847–
        9. Arvilla Melvina Dudley 1851–
      12. William K. Dudley 1810– ⚭
        1. Anna Smith Dudley 1833–
        2. Harriet Gilbert Dudley 1834–
        3. Llewellyn K. Dudley 1836–
        4. James P. Dudley 1838–
        5. William F. Dudley 1840–
        6. Mary P. Dudley 1843–
        7. Lucien P. Dudley 1845–
        8. Infant Dudley
        9. Alice Dudley
      13. Miriam S. Dudley –1876 ⚭
        1. Susan Jane Dudley 1823–
        2. Cyrus T. Dudley 1825–
        3. Ward Spooler Dudley 1829–
        4. Gilman Stillson Dudley 1831–
        5. Emeline L. Dudley 1833–
        6. Sarah Elizabeth Dudley 1836–
        7. Henry H. Dudley 1838–
        8. Nancy Gilbert Dudley 1840–
        9. Orin Plummer Dudley 1843–
    8. Moses Dudley 1766–1843
      1. Betsey Dudley 1788–
      2. John Dudley 1789–1873
        1. Eliza Gilman Dudley 1816–
        2. Nancy Glidden Dudley 1818–
        3. Moses Dudley 1820–
        4. Lydia A. Dudley 1822–
        5. Sarah Althea Dudley 1824–1882
        6. Andrew J. Dudley 1830–1852
        7. John Dudley 1834–
        8. Susan L. Dudley
      3. Gilman Dudley 1790–1835
        1. Hannah B. Dudley 1816–1864
        2. Parthenia A. Dudley 1818–
        3. John Goldthwait Dudley 1821–1862
        4. Nancy G. Dudley 1824–1861
        5. Mary E. Dudley 1827–
        6. Emily B. Dudley 1830–
        7. Sarah G. Dudley 1832–1851
      4. Moses Dudley 1792–1853
        1. Virginia Dudley 1837–1872
      5. James Dudley 1794–1867 ⚭
        1. Mahala Dudley 1836–
      6. Guilford Dudley 1795–1864
        1. Florence Dudley 1832–
        2. James Dudley 1833–1845 ✧
        3. Hannah Dudley 1836–1867
        4. John Dudley 1838–
        5. Eli W. Dudley 1840–
        6. Elizabeth S. Dudley 1844–
        7. Nancy J. Dudley 1846–1880
        8. Philena S. Dudley 1848–
        9. Moses Gerry Dudley 1851–1868
        10. J. Elbridge Dudley 1856–
      7. Sally Dudley 1797–
      8. Franklin Dudley 1799–1870
        1. Benjamin Franklin Dudley 1827– ⚭
        2. Moses G. Dudley 1828–1861
        3. Guilford Augustus Dudley 1830–1830 ✧
        4. Olive E. Dudley 1831–
        5. Annie D. Dudley 1834–
        6. Margery R. Dudley 1836–1842 ✧
        7. Caroline O. Dudley 1838–1838 ✧
      9. Nancy Dudley 1805–1884
      10. Elbridge Gerry Dudley 1811–1867
        1. Susan Ida Dudley 1850–
        2. Christine Maria Louise Dudley 1852–
  5. Joseph Dudley 1728–1792
    1. Joseph Dudley 1750–1825
      1. Benjamin Dudley 1776–1864
        1. Henry Martyn Dudley 1809–1882
      2. Hannah Dudley 1778–1835
      3. Deborah Dudley 1780–1815
      4. Susanna Dudley 1780–1806
        1. Joseph Tilton
      5. Mary Dudley 1783–1869
      6. Eunice Dudley 1787–1842
      7. Joseph Dudley 1790–
        1. Alvin Dudley
      8. Samuel Dudley 1796–1863 ⚭
      9. Stephen Dudley 1798–
    2. Elizabeth Dudley 1752–
    3. Benjamin Dudley 1753–1795
    4. Thomas Dudley 1766–1839
      1. Sally Dudley 1795–
        1. Alvin Dudley
      2. Mary Dudley 1797–1864
      3. Assenath Dudley 1799–1873
      4. John Dudley 1800–
      5. Thomas J. Dudley 1803–1835
      6. Susanna Dudley 1805–
      7. Esther Dudley 1807–1838
      8. Francis Dana Dudley 1809–1829
      9. David Moody Dudley 1811–
        1. Florilla J. Dudley 1841–
        2. Infant Dudley –1838
    5. Daniel Dudley 1768–1813
      1. Joseph Dudley 1794–1874
      2. Ann Dudley 1796–1853
      3. Susanna Dudley 1799–
      4. Benjamin Dudley 1802–1853
      5. Thomas Dudley 1804–1872
    6. Joanna Dudley
    7. Mary Dudley
    8. Hannah Dudley
    9. Susannah Dudley
  6. Joanna Dudley
  7. Mercy Dudley
  8. Sarah Dudley