'Cuddon1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Cuddon of Shaddingfield (Shadingfield), Cuddon (Codon or Codun) of Weston

                               
Peter Cuddon of Dunwich, Suffolk (a 1368, 1384)
HoP ("Peter Cuddon") reports that "The Cuddon family was domiciled at Dunwich by the late 13th century (Edward Cuddon being bailiff of the town in 1302), and members of it sat for the borough in the Parliaments of 1307, 1312, 1313 and 1331."
1. Peter Cuddon of Dunwich (a 1399, d before 04.1427, MP)
  m. (before 03.1404) Margaret Gardener (dua/coheir of Thomas Gardener of Gissing)
  A. Robert Cuddon of Dunwich (d 1462, MP) the first mentioned by Visitation
  m. (before 1432) Elizabeth Francis (dau/heir of John Francis of Shaddingfield by Sibyl)
  i. Peter Cuddon of Shaddingfield
  a. George Cuddon of Shaddingfield
  m. _ Barney of Gunton
  (1) Peter Cuddon of Shaddingfield
  m. Elizabeth Halse of Suffolk
  (A) Robert Cuddon of Shaddingfield
m. Ann Barney (dau of John Barney of Reedham)
  (i) William Cuddon of Shaddingfield
  m1. Mary Harvey (dau/coheir of George Harvey of Holton)
  (a) Ann Cuddon
  m. Glemham Wade of Brandish
  (b) Ursula Cuddon
m. John Haymond of Ellingham (d 20.07.1632)
  m2. Elizabeth Playters (dau of William Playters of Sotterley)
  (c) Francis Cuddon of Shaddingfield (a 1664, 2nd son)
  m. Elizabeth Warner (dau of Robert Warner of Cratfield)
  ((1)) Robert Cuddon of Shadingfield (b c1645)
  ((A)) Elizabeth Cuddon probably of this generation
  m. Thomas Leman of Brampton (b 1667, d 1717)
((2)) Elizabeth Cuddon (d 1701) who apparently married ...
  m. (1670) John Calthorp of Hickling (b c1652, d before 22.04.1689)
  ((3))+ other issue - Thomas, Ellinor
  (d)+ other issue - William, Thomas, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Dorothe, Audrey
  (ii) Thomas Cuddon (dsp?)
  (iii) Frances Cuddon
m. John Dade of Shaddingfield
  ii. Thomas Cuddon (Codun) of Weston, Suffolk (d by 1511)
  The following comes from Visitation (Suffolk, 1561, 'Cuddon of Weston').
  m. Margaret Newman (dau/heir of (John?) Newman of Kessingland)
  a. Thomas Cuddon of Weston (d by 1563)
  m. Muriel Barnard (dau of William (not Philip) Barnard of Rice Hall Manor in Akenham)
  (1) Francis Cuddon of Weston
  m. (22.01.1557) Dorothy Playters (dau of Christopher Playters of Soterley)
  (A) Dorothy Cuddon
  m. (16.10.1597) Rafe Corbine
  (B)+ other issue - Thomas (b 23.11.1558, dsp), Edward (bpt 26.03.1560, dsp), John (bpt 20.05.1561, had issue), Margaret (bpt 14.10.1565, m. ?), Ursula (bpt 13.11.1567)
(2) Peter Cuddon
  m. (14.07.1566) Ann Gouldingham (possibly dau of John Goldingham of Banham)
  (3) Robert Cuddon of Weston
  (A) Anne Cuddon
  m. John Kempe of Antingham
  (4) Anne Cuddon
  m1. (07.08.1546) William Jenney of Fritton (d 1560)
  m2. Anthony Brampton of Fritton
  (5) Ursula Cuddon
  m. William (probably not Thomas) Spanye of Tunstall
  (6)+ other issue - Thomas, Richard, Margaret (bur 14.09.1538)
  iii.+ other issue - William, Elizabeth, Ann, Margaret
2. Robert Cuddon of Dunwich (a 1393, d before 04.1427, MP)
  A. Richard Cuddon (a 1431, MP)

Main source(s): Visitation (Suffolk, 1561, Visitation (Metcalfe, Suffolk, 1612, 'Cuddon of Shaddingfield'), Visitation (Suffolk, 1664, 'Cuddon of Shadingfield') with input for the early generations from HoP (various)
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