HENRY DOUDE, with his wife, Elizabeth, arrived in CT in 1639 from Kent County, England and settled in Guilford, CT. Henry died August 31, 1668; Elizabeth, his wife, died in October, 1684.
JOHN DOUDE, son of Henry & Elizabeth Doude (1 of 8 children), b. May 24, 1650, Guilford, CT, d. (bef. Dec. 12, 1711), Guilford, CT, m1. June 14, 1679, Guilford, CT, Hannah Sellman, d. April 19, 1687, m2. Jan. 1688/8, Guilford, CT, Mary Bartlett
JACOB DOUD, son of John and Mary (Bartlett) Doud, (1 of 11 children), b. Jan. 3, 1691/2, Guilford, CT, d. Oct. 18, 1735, Middletown, CT, m. Jun. 8, 1716, Middletown, CT, Elizabeth Cornwall, daughter of John & Elizabeth (Hinsdale) Cornwall, b. Aug. 21, 1696, Middletown
JACOB DOUD, II, son of Jacob & Elizabeth (Cornwall) Doud, (1 of 7 children), b. May 25, 1725, Middletown, CT, d. (bef. Sep. 17, 1777), m. Dec. 11, 1745, Middletown, CT, Mary Wetmore, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Cornwall) Wetmore, b. Apr. 29, 1725, Middletown, CT, d. prob. Mar. 18, 1795
JESSE DOUD, son of Jacob and Mary (Wetmore) Doud, (1 of 9 children), b. Jun. 20, 1754, Middletown, CT, d. Aug. 25, 1831, Wells, VT, m1. April 1, 1776, Bethany Green, m2. Jan. 2, 1797, Rebecca "BECKA" Grannis (Shepherd), b. August 25, 1766, Cheshire, CT, daughter of Caleb and Patience (Bunnell) Grannis, d. May 11, 1850, PA
Jesse Doud was baptized January 19, 1755 by Rev. Mr. Camp in the Christ Episcopal Church of Middletown, CT. He served in the Revolutionary War and in later years collected a pension due to his service. Jesse and his family resided on a small farm between Wells and Poultney, VT, near Lake St. Catherine. After the death of her husband, Rebecca resided, and died, with her son, Jesse Granger Doud, on Doud Hill, Wayne TWP, Erie Co., PA. She is buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Warren Co., PA.
SUSANNA DOUD, (called Susan or Sally),b. 12-17-1783, Wells, VT, d. 12-11-1841, Chateaugay, NY, m. 1800, (Deacon) Obed Rust
SARAH DOUD, b. Feb. 28, 1785, Wells, VT, (no further information)
ROBERT GREEN DOUD, b. Jan. 14, 1788, Wells, VT, died intestate in the U.S. Army, administration granted to his father, Jesse, Jan. 5, 1818.
IRA W. DOUD, b. Aug. 13, 1789, Wells, VT, m. Elizabeth McGiveny
LUCIA(LUSHA) DOUD, b. Oct. 16, 1797, Wells, VT
ALMIRA DOUD, b. May 15, 1799, Wells, VT, d. 1821
LODEMA DOUD, b. Oct. 14, 1802, Wells, VT, d. Jun. 3, 1890, m. Alvin Button, son of Joseph and Polly (Gifford)Button,Jr.
EUDOCIA DOUD, b. 2-9-1805, Wells, VT, d. 1833, m. Charles Higley
MARCIA DOUD, b. April 5, 1897, Wells, VT, d. 1897, m1. Mr. Babbitt, m2. Eliphalet Hyde, b. 1807, d. 1894
JESSE GRANGER DOUD*, b. Sep. 10, 1809, Wells, VT, d. Jul. 1, 1867/8, Doud Hill, Wayne TWP, Erie Co., PA, m. Apr. 26, 1832, Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY, Lucy Town Rood, b. July 18, 1816, daughter of Jonathan and Polly (Wilder) Rood, d. November 28, 1882
* JESSE GRANGER DOUD, the first of the Doud families to settle in Wayne TWP, Erie Co., PA, and for which the area DOUD HILL was named in his honor.
This project has very much been pieced together like a quilt. Each generation has been carefully "stitched" together with love and respect for all that "has been" and for all that is "to be".
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