"Asahel Dudley, fourth son and child of Asahel Dudley, a farmer of Westfield Society in Middletown, Connecticut, and grandson of Captain and Deacon William and Ruth (Strong) Dudley, of North Guilford, Connecticut, was born in Middletown on August 4, 1748. His mother was Elizabeth (or Betsey) Hatch. Abraham and Dudley Baldwin (Y. C. 1772 and 1777) were his first cousins. He spent a large portion of his life in teaching, and in later years was engaged in farming. He resided successively in Middletown, Bridgeport, and Wilton, Connecticut, and in Fishkill, New York. He enjoyed excellent health through his long life, and died in Fishkill on May 31st, 1830, in his 82d year. He married on March 5, 1781, Hannah, eldest child of John and Anne (Nott) Woodhouse, of Wethersfield, who was one year his junior, and had three sons and one daughter, all of whom lived to advanced age."
