9 Jan 1716/7 Joseph married
Dorothy Thayer, daughter of
Nathaniel Thayer (1 Jan 1656/7-28 Mar 1728) &
Hannah Hayden (3 Jan 1660/1-29 Sep 1743), in Braintree, MA.
Born ca 1692 in Braintree, MA.
Children of Joseph and Dorothy (Thayer) Ludden, born at Braintree:
i. Deborah Ludden, b.13 Sep 1717, m. at Braintree 2 Mar 1748/9 John Soren;
ii. Dorothy Ludden, b. 28 Jun 1723, m. at Braintree 1 Jun 1753 Isaac Lufkin;
iii. Hezekiah Ludden, b. 15 Apr 1726, d. 8 Feb1821 at Randolph, MA, m. at Braintree 24 Mar 1751/2 Mehitable Thayer (b. 25 May 1734 at Braintree, d. May 1806 at Randolph, dau. of Ezekiel & Mehitable (White) Thayer);
iv. Benjamin Ludden, b. 24 Nov 1719, d. before 1777, m. at Braintree 10 mar 1742/3 Joanna Wales (b. 6 Jan 1719/20 at Braintree, dau. of Joseph & Mehitable (White) Wales); and
v. Nathaniel Ludden, b. 28 Jul 1728, m. at Braintree 15 Feb 1753 Anna French (b. 18 Oct 1728 at Braintree, d. 10 Oct 1812 at Randolph, dau. of Debendence & Anna (Thayer) French).