The Dudley Connection (Adell)

The Adells are direct descendants of Thomas Dudley, who was elected Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony four times between 1635 and 1650. He had the distinction of being the first Governor selected by representatives of the people in this new country. By his two wives he fathered eight children. The eldest, Samuel, married first to Mary Winthrop, daughter of Massachusetts Bay Colony’s Governor Winthrop... Read more about the Dudley connection to our family at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mecreadf/news01.html