Family/Spouse: Samuel HUGHES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It is family tradition that the Doudes were originally from Ireland. Henry Doude immigrated in 1639 from Guilford, Co. Surry, England (17 miles sw of London) under the guidance of Reverend Henry Whitfield and settled in Guilford, Connecticut. (F-99) He was an indentured servant. (F-507) He built a home 1/4" mile from the northeast corner of the "Green" on the road passing on the east side of the "Green." His descendant, William Dowd was living in his home in 1885. His exact residence at the time of his death and grave sight are unknown though they are likely to be near where his home was. Many of the earliest members were buried in the village green that he lived near.

He married before leaving England as there is no record of marriage or first born as well as a few other children in Connecticut. He signed his name "Doude" under the heading of PLANTERS on shipboard before landing at Guilford. He was one of the founding fathers of Guilford, CT and is on the 1650 Planters list, although he hadn't yet been admitted as a Freeman. A later list which probably includes only freeman gives his death date as Aug. 31, 1668. (F-498, 501, 526)

There is a chance that this Henry's wife, Elizabeth, mother of Thomas Dowd, is confused with another Henry Dowd's wife. Torrey's "New England Marriages", says that Elizabeth, wife of Henry, was b. in 1639 or 1648. This would make her the age of her children. The original source needs to be rechecked. (F-427) It would make sense if those were the possible marriage dates instead.

The births of only some of his children are recorded in the town records. (F-496) His possible parents have been identified as Thomas and Elizabeth Doude by a Doude descendant who is in the process of distributing his proof currently. (F-517)

His property is currently owned by a descendant who had no idea she was purchasing her ancestor's land at the time. The rock garden photo included with Henry's information is a part of Henry's property and was kindly submitted by Tracy Tomaselli of Guilford, CT. (F:PHO)

According to information from the "Mamie Doud Eisenhower birth place Foundation, North Carolina.," the Doud's who came from Guilford, England in 1639 are the direct ancestral line of President Eisenhower's wife, Mamie Geneva Doud. (F-618)

Henry married Elizabeth WOLCOTT on 18 Oct 1626 in Canterbury, Co.Kent, ENG. Elizabeth was born in 1613 in Of Surrey, Kent, ENG; died in Oct 1684 in Guilford Twp., New Haven, CT, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth's published birth date in many second hand sources in 1613. This would make her almost 97 years old at her death. Only CD-100 gives her death date as 1683, and this seems much more likely. She is often listed as Elizabeth Woolet. However, a descendant from England wrote me to give me their 1626 marriage date and she spelled her name Wolcott. This marriage date seems quite early as it had been calculated to be before 1639, and because they had daughter Sarah in 1660 --- rather unusual timing. The children were identical to the ones I've previously found except for an additional Rachael. I would still like to get records to verify the information on this family.(F-616)