Henry (Doude) Doud Jr. (bef. 1611 - 1668)

Born before 27 Oct 1611 in Woodchurch, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Dadson) Doude — married 12 May 1635 in Langley, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1668 after age 56 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony

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Henry (Doude) Doud Jr. migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 96) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Henry Doude Jr. was baptized on 27 October 1611, Woodchurch, Kent, England.^[1]

According to Rev W W Doud, Henry Doude came to Guiliford, Connecticut with the colony of Reverend Henry Whitfield on the St. John, originating either in Surrey or Kent, England with a disclaimer that Henry Doud was probably from Guildford of Surrey, which was then 17 miles southwest of London.

The St John sailed from England on 20 May 1639 under the command of a Captain Richard Russell, and arrived at New Haven (then Quinnipac), Connecticut, between the 10th and 15th of July 1639. While at sea, the members of the colony devised an agreement, similar to a "commune" as it would be known today, where everyone worked together as they were able for the betterment of the community, and the care of all. This agreement came to be known as the Plantation Covenant. Twenty five men signed this document on June 1 1639, one of which was Henry Doude.

Henry Doude was settled on land about 1/4 of mile north east of the "Green" on the road extended which at that time traveled up the east side of the "Green"

Rev. Doud also states that he was unable to find a record for Elizabeth's maiden name, and supposes that perhaps Henry and Elizabeth were married in England.

Henry died in 1668, and was bur. 31 Aug 1668, in Guilford.^[2] Elizabeth lived on to 1713 according to Rev. W W Doud, others state that Elizabeth also died in 1668, but I have not been able to find any clear documentation for either. Rev Doud stated that he had access to definitive documents of the first three generations of Henry Doud's family at the time of his research.

It is unknown whether Henry lived there at the time of his death, and it is unknown where he is buried.

Henry is the direct ancestor of Mamie Doud Eisenhower, wife of President Dwight Eisenhower.

Name

Variants to Doude:

• Doud
• Dowd
• Dow

Marriage

Henry Doude's Allegation for Marriage License:

2nd May 1635 Dowd et Dadson

This day appeared personally Henry Dowd of Tenterden in the Diocese of Canterbury husbandman and bachelor of the age of 22 years or thereabouts and alleges that with his father's consent, he intendeth to marry with Elizabeth Dadson of Maidstone in the same Diocese virgin of the age of 22 years or thereabouts daughter of Ambrose Dadson of the same husbandman who appeared personally and gave his consent to this intendeth marriage. And of the truth of the promise and that he knoweth of no lawfull let or impeddiment by reason of Precontract, Consanguinity, Affinity or otherwise to hinder the same marriage, he made faith and desired licence to be married in the parish church of Langley in the Diocese aforesaid.' Ambrose Dadson made his mark.^[3]

Children

1. Doud, Rebeckah and Euats, Daniell m. by Mr Leet Magistrat first Wed Mar 1664. p89 ( husband's family name was spelled Everts in later decades)
2. Doude, Mary & Huges, Sammuell m. 26 Apr 1666
3. John, b. June 24, 1650.
4. Jacob, b. Feb. 16, 1653
5. Thomas, m. Ruth Johnson Dec. 11, 1679, TAG 13:183
6. Elezebeth bur. 9 Aug 1669 p93
7. Jerimiah s. Hennery bur. 16 Aug 1668 p.93
   

The 1885 family history also lists Sarah who m. John Bowers.
Grandchildren (omitted)

Guilford Covenant

A picture of the Guilford Covenant (1639) can be seen here: http://www.bushnellhomestead.org/Media/GuilfordCovenant.jpg

Death

Henry was buried 31 August 1668 at Guilford, New Haven Co, Ct ^[4][5] The burial of Henry is recorded in Guilford Town Records, v. A, p. 66. A later list which probably includes only freeman gives his death date as Aug. 31, 1668. (F-498, 501)

The inventory of his estate dated 5 November 1668 was apprised by :John Scrantom, William Seward and William Johnson and totaled 265:17:07.^[6]

For a full transcription: Inventory of Henry Doud, d 1668, Guilford, Connecticut.

Y-DNA

This Doud line is member of Haplogroup R1b-M222: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Dowd/default.aspx?section=yresults

Research Notes

Baptism - FamilySearch Indexing Error: FamilySearch has the baptism mistakenly indexed and transcribed in Womenswold. Woodchurch is the correct location. See: g2g discussion

Sources

1. ↑ Kent : Woodchurch : All Saints : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5ce3ff8bf493fd7eafb2e97a : viewed 17 Aug 2023) baptism Henry Dowde 27 Oct 1611
2. ↑ Guilford Vital Statistics. The American Genealogist 13:93. at American Ancestors (subs. req.)
3. ↑ Cowper, Joseph Meadows, Canterbury Marriage Licenses [abstracts] p. 294: (1892) - 2 May 1635 "Doude , Henry of Tenterden, husb. ba. , about 22 whose father consents and Elizabeth Dadson of Maidstone, V. , about 22 , d. of Ambrose Dadson s.p. , husb., who also consents. At Langley. John Effield of Otham , carpenter, bonds. 2 May 1635." Signed by Henry Dowde and by Ambrose Dadson (his mark "A")
4. ↑ Dowd, Willis W. Descendants of Henry Doude Who Came from England in 1639. Hartford: Case, 1885
5. ↑ Smith, Ralph Dunning. The history of Guilford, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1639.] Albany : J. Munsell, printer, 1877 Page 24
6. ↑ “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9NK-B : 8 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 150-151. New Haven Probate Record, 1647-1687, Vol. 1, Part 2, page 17-18.

See also:

• Doud, Rev W W; The descendants of Henry Doude, who came from England in 1639 Published 1885 Publisher Hartford : Case, Lockwood & Brainard, electronic version available at: https://archive.org/details/descendantsofhen00hartiala.
• Canterbury Marriage Licenses, Vol. 2, p.294: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/129099-canterbury-marriage-licences-vol-2?viewer=1&offset=0#page=161&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=
• RootsWeb by Henry, a family page "Lasfargues and Diffendorfer Family History: Henry DOUDE, Updated: 2014-05-07 with sources and citations.
• HISTORY of THE COLONY OF NEW HAVEN To its absorption into CONNECTICUT by Edward E. Atwater with Supplementary History and Personnel of the Towns of Branford, Guilford, Milford, Stratford, Norwalk, Southold, etc. compiled by Robert Atwater Smith assisted by Bessie E. Beach and Lucy M. Hewitt Meriden, Conn. The Journal Publishing Company, 1902
• Unknown author, Geni.com, Original Planters: Guilford, Connecticut, 1639 Project page, http://www.geni.com/projects/Original-Planters-Guilford-Connecticut-1639/1494 Accessed 16 June 2015.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 July 2020), memorial page for Henry Dowd, Jr (Oct 1611–31 Aug 1668), Find A Grave: Memorial #145711209, citing Alderbrook Cemetery, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by LHW (contributor 47703444)
• Peterson, Karen A., My Branch of the Doud(e) Family Tree, (2004), FamilySearch Film #2401854 Item 5. also available in book form.
• Guilford, CT Vital Records Book A pp. 122, 124-5