Ancestors of
Comfort Scudder
1.
Comfort1 Scudder , born[1] abt 1764 in Sussex county, Delaware; died[2] 4 Jan 1791 in Sussex county, Delaware; buried[3] in Milton, Broadkill, Sussex, Delaware, daughter of
2. David Scudder and 3. Susanna Knock . She married[4] on 21 Jun 1787 in Delaware Thomas Barr Lank, born[5] 5 Sep 1764 in Milton, Broadkill, Sussex, Delaware;
died[6] 7 Feb 1838, son of Levin Lank and Naomi Barr.
Children of Comfort Scudder and Thomas
Barr Lank were as follows:
i Captain Levin Lank, born 25 Oct 1789 in
ii Sophia Lank, born 16 Aug 1800 in
Generation 2
2.
David2 Scudder, born abt 1738 in Lockland, Hamilton, Ohio; died bef
13 Feb 1773 in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, son of 4. Jonathan Scudder and 5. Mary M. Templin . He married on 4 Dec 1760 in Presbyterian
Church,
Children of David Scudder and Susanna
Knock were as follows:
1 i Comfort1 Scudder , born[7] abt 1764 in Sussex county, Delaware; died[8] 4 Jan 1791 in Sussex county, Delaware; buried[9] in Milton, Broadkill, Sussex, Delaware. She married[10] on 21 Jun 1787 in Delaware Thomas Barr Lank, born[11] 5 Sep 1764 in Milton, Broadkill, Sussex, Delaware;
died[12] 7 Feb 1838, son of Levin Lank and Naomi Barr.
ii Abigail1 Scudder , christened 23 Jul
1769 in Presbyterian Church,
iii Susanna1 Scudder.
Generation 3
4.
Jonathan3 Scudder, born[13] abt 1715 in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware; died[14] May 1767 in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, son of 6. David
Scudder and 7. Mary (---) . He married 5. Mary M. Templin , born abt 1720 in
Notes
for Jonathan Scudder
A
book in Delaware giving the will of David Scudder shows a Jonathan as a
possible son of David, with Jonathan leaving five heirs (Ruth, m. James Black;
+ 4 others, unnamed). "On 8 May
1767James Black and his wife Ruth lately called Ruth Scudder, one of the heirs
of Jonathan Scudder, dec'd., for 10 (lbs.) sold to David Scudder 1/6 part of
two tracts, one called Timber Hill, 160 a. and the other called Mill
Plantation, 200 a. and whereas Johathan Scudder d. intestate and left 5 heirs,
the afsd. Ruth being one and since she has become so intualed (entitled?) she
has m. afsd. James Black."
Jonathan
Scudder likely had a son named Jonathan who d. 1773 but dated a will 28 Oct
1771. It was witnessed by a Ruth Black.
Keep in mind that Ruth married James Black in Unity Twp.,
Children of Jonathan Scudder and Mary M.
Templin were as follows:
2 i David2 Scudder, born abt 1738 in Lockland,
ii Ruth2 Scudder , born 10 Dec 1740 in
Delaware; died 25 Apr 1816 in Unity, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; buried in
Indiana, Pennsylvania. She married abt
1766 in Delaware Sgt. James Black, born 10 Dec 1740 in Delaware; died 24 Aug 1781 in
Dearborn county, Indiana; buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, Indiana,
Pennsylvania. Its from an old Indiana
Co. cemetery listing book and says a_Ruth Black is buried in
iii Jonathan2 Scudder, born abt 1740 in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware; died Nov
1771 in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware. He
married in Feb 1768 in Presbyterian Church,
iv Abby2 Scudder , born abt 1745 in
v Hannah2 Scudder , born abt 1747 of
vi Rachel2 Scudder, born abt 1749 in
Generation 4
6.
David4 Scudder, born[15], [16] abt 1690 in
Notes
for David Scudder
There
is a book in Lewes, Delaware., that shows a David Scudder leaving a will dated
1 Apr 1749. This David was father of
Margaret, Phebe, Moses, and Jonathan.
The connection to David Scudder and Mary Jones is not proven.
Children of David Scudder and Mary (---)
were as follows:
i Phebe3 Scudder , born abt 1714 in
4 ii Jonathan3 Scudder, born[18] abt 1715 in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware; died[19] May 1767 in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware. He married Mary M. Templin , born abt 1720 in
iii Moses3 Scudder, born abt 1718 in
iv Margaret3 Scudder , born abt 1720 in
8.
John4 Templin. He married
unknown.
Children of John Templin were as follows:
5 i Mary
M.3 Templin , born abt 1720 in
Generation 5
9.
David5 Scudder[22], born[23] abt 1661 in
Children of David Scudder and Mary Jones
were as follows:
i Henry4 Scudder, born[25], [26] abt 1685 in
6 ii David4 Scudder, born[31], [32] abt 1690 in
Generation 6
11.
Henry6 Scudder, born[34] abt 1626/30 in
Notes
for Henry Scudder
About
1651, Henry moved from
In
his will, dated January 25, 1661, Henry made his wife, Catharine, executrix and
left 10 pounds each to his children Moses, David, Mary and Rebecca. To his oldest son, Jonathan, he left 20
pounds and the house and land that Catharines's father, Jeffrey, had left him.
Notes
for Catharine Estes
Jeffrey
Estes, Catherine's father, who had resided in
Catherine's
sister-in-law, Mary Towne, who had married her brother, Jeffrey, was executed
as a witch in
Children of Henry Scudder and Catharine
Estes were as follows:
i Rebecca5 Scudder[40] , born[41], [42] abt 1656 in Southold,
ii Jonathan5 Scudder[48], born[49], [50] 31 Jan 1657 in Southold, Suffolk, New York; died[51], [52] 10 Dec 1690 in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York. He married[53] on 4 Nov 1680 in New York Sarah Brown[54] , born[55] 1659 in Stamford, Connecticut; died aft 1690,
daughter of Francis Brown and Martha Chapman. Notes:
Jonathan acquired considerable land and was a tax collector for
iii Moses5 Scudder[56], born[57], [58] 1658 in
iv Mary5 Scudder[61] , born[62], [63] abt 1660 in
9 v David5 Scudder[65], born[66] abt 1661 in
Generation 7
13.
Thomas7 Scudder[68], [69], born 1586/91 in Horton Kirby, Darenth, Kent,
England; died[70] aft 30 Sep 1657 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, son
of 17. Henry Scudder and 18. Elizabeth Hale . He married abt 1610 in
Notes
for Thomas Scudder
Thomas
and his brother, the Reverend Henry Scudder of Collingbourne Ducis, were born
in the Darent Valley, Kent,
We
will not know why Thomas uprooted his family and migrated to the new world. The reasons are unknown at this time. Thomas had property in
It
is possible that Thomas may have departed
By
the time of the 1640 Chancery case, Sir Henry had regained possession of
Thomas
traveled first to the home of his brother, Reverend Henry Scudder, in Colingbourne-Ducis,
and then to
The
Massachusetts Bay Colony was issued a charter by the king in 1629 giving the
colony the rights of autonomy and self rule. The colonists were intent on
establishing a commonwealth where the
Ministers
began arriving in 1629 and began the job of organizing their churches. It was
becoming clear that
The
land within
In
the 1630's there was a threat of charter revocation and the colonists responded
by preparing a defense. Roger Williams, in an act of defiance cut the cross out
from the English flag. It would not be reinstated until 1680, in the years
after King Phillip's War when the colonial leaders sought to re-institute
discipline.
The
1630's saw population expansion, the controversy over Anne Hutchinson, and the
Pequot Indian War. The growth of population was due to the repressive
government of King Charles I in
In
the 1640's the high rate of immigration slowed considerably. The main reason
for migrating to
Under
Cromwell in the 1650's
When
Thomas arrived in
In
practice the town meeting served less to advance democracy than to enforce
unanimity and conformity, and participation was as a rule restricted to male
property holders who were also church members.
The first mention of Thomas in
In
his will dated 30 September 1657 and probated 29 June 1658, Thomas named his
wife, Elizabeth, his sons, John, Thomas, and Henry, his daughter, Elizabeth
Bartholomew, and a grandson, Thomas, son of Thomas' son, William. He divided his goods equally among the heirs,
except for a cow which he left to his wife.
Notes
for
Many
family historians believe
Children of Thomas Scudder and Elizabeth
(---) were as follows:
i William6 Scudder[74], born[75] 1612/15 in
ii John6 Scudder[77], born[78] 1616/20 in
iii Elizabeth6 Scudder[82] , born abt 1617/22 in
England; christened[83] 23 Aug 1629 in Dartford, Kent, England; died 1 Sep
1682 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; buried in Salem, Essex,
Massachusetts. She married[84] in 1640 in Burford, Oxfordshire, England Henry
Bartholomew, born[85] 1606 in Burford, Lincolnshire, England; died 22 Nov
1692 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, son of William Bartholomew and Freswede Metcalf . Notes: Elizabeth and her family lived
through interesting times. In 1660 King
Charles II took the English throne and the era of
iv Martha6 Scudder[86], born 1621 in
v Thomas6 Scudder[87], born abt 1622/26 in
11 vi Henry6 Scudder, born[96] abt 1626/30 in
15.
Jeffrey7 Este[102], born[103] 1587 in
Notes
for Jeffrey Este
Jeffrey
and Margaret migrated from
Children of Jeffrey Este and Margaret Pate
were as follows:
i Mary6 Este, born[108] 1625 in Preston,
ii Joseph6 Este, born[110] abt 1626 in Preston,
iii Isaac6 Este, born[112] 27 Nov 1627 in Preston,
12 iv Catharine6 Estes , born[114], [115] 1630 in Preston,
v Edward6 Este, born[120] Est 1632 in
Generation 8
17.
Henry8 Scudder[122], born[123] abt 1559 in Kent, England; died abt 5 Nov 1595 in
Horton Kirby, Darenth, Kent, England; buried in Horton Kirby, Darenth, Kent,
England, son of 21. Thomas Scudder and 22. Mistress (---) Scudder He married .[124] abt 1584 in
Notes
for Henry Scudder
During
the reign of King Henry VIII, Spanish and French style gowns became very
popular. Clothes were more form-fitting and ornate. Men wore colorful tights to
emphasize well-developed calves. Women often had such low necklines that
preachers condemned them. Both sexes wore as much jewelry as they could afford.
And everyone, rich and poor, wore a hat.
Men generally wore flat-heeled shoes while women wore overshoes
outside. These were clogs which raised
her feet so her gown wouldn't drag in the dirt.
Certain
clothing dyes were not expensive, and so even the poor could wear green and
brown outfits. The poor wore homespun
woolen clothing with knitted hose and hobnail shoes. In the field, they wore
tunics and breeches.
Women
had long hair which they wore loose until marriage. After the reign of King Henry VII, men
typically had short hair and beards and mustaches. It was Henry VIII who made beards popular;
during his father's reign, men were clean-shaven.
Children
were dressed as miniature adults from the age of six onwards. Before then, both
boys and girls wore simple shifts or gowns.
They were swaddled as infants, a constricting practice which was
believed to prevent illness. In fact,
for the first four months of their lives, infants were completely immobilized
in swaddling bands.
Blonde
hair was the most prized haircolor, but auburn and red hair were also
popular. Very white skin and red lips
were achieved through the use of dangerous cosmetics; lead, borax, and sulphur
were sometimes used. Every woman hated
spots, whether freckles or pimples.
As
for bathing, most Englishmen thought baths were unhealthy. Queen Elizabeth I was considered strange for
bathing as much as four times a year. Everyone used perfume. Perfume was splashed on bodies and clothing,
particularly the gloves. The most
popular scents included marjoram, lavendar, musk, and rose. Noblemen and women carried pomanders, a
hollow sphere holding a waxed perfume ball. Pomanders were often highly
decorative and expensive accessories.
Women attached them to their girdles and men dangled them from a chain.
Dentists
were surgeons who removed rotten teeth and also performed other small
operations. People cleaned their teeth
by rubbing them with a mixture of white wine and vinegar boiled with honey.
Fashionable noblewomen would sometimes deliberately blacken their front teeth.
According
to his will, which he signed 29 September 1594, Henry was a Kentish yeoman. This means that he was an independent farmer
and landowner. Based on his
landholdings, he must have been quite affluent.
He identified his wife, Elizabeth, three sons and five daughters. One of the daughters, Jane, may have died
between the date of the signing of the will and 5 November 1595 when the will
was probated, as her name was scratched out at the time of the will's proving.
His
will identified his landholdings as being within the parishes of Horton Kirby
and Sutton-at-Hone. He left to his son,
the Reverend Henry, "the mansion house where I now dwell," apparently
in Horton Kirby and quite extensive in its lands, houses, and edifices. He also left Henry a house in the Chalkdale.
To
his son Thomas, Henry left three houses in Chappell Greene in Horton
parish. One house was rented by an
unidentified Timothy Skudder, another by Michael Pickwell with an acre of land,
and the third rented by Christopher Harris.
He left the tenement and lands "purchased of Francis Reeve,"
rented by Thomas Adams to his son, John.
Henry
provided that his wife, Elizabeth, would retain custody of all the properties
until the boys reached the age of 18 years, provided that she brought them up
decently and orderly. But if she were to
die before the boys became 18, the properties would be in the custody of John
Humfrey, the elder, Henry's brother, William Skudder, and Anthony Comfot [sp].
By
comparing the will of the Rev. Henry Scudder of Collingborne-Ducis with this
will of Henry Scudder, the similarities of the properties distributed by both
wills provides ample evidence that this Henry was the father of Reverend Henry
and Thomas of Salem.
Notes
for Elizabeth Hale
Young
girls were taught that they had to obey their parents instantly. As a father
dominated a household, this basically meant that the girls grew up to
instinctively obey men. Even uncles, older brothers and male family friends
could expect instant obedience from girls. Girls received no formal education
(though very few boys did) but they were taught that their sole function in
life was to marry, have children and look after their homes and husbands. Girls
were taught that God had commanded them to be obedient to men, be it father or
husband.
Girls
from a poor home received no education as we would recognise it. They learned
skills for life from their mothers. Girls from the homes of the rich received
some form of education but it was in things like managing a household,
needlework and meal preparation. It was generally believed that teaching girls
to read and write was a waste of time.
Young
ladies from a rich family would have no choice over who their husbands would
be. Marriages were frequently arranged so that the families involved would
benefit ¿ whether the young lady loved her future husband was effectively
irrelevant. In fact, it would not have been unusual for a couple to meet for
the first time at their wedding.
There
was no legal age for marriage and many girls aged 14 would have got married at
that age. In the homes of the poor, there was almost a rush to marry off
daughters as it was believed that once they reached a certain age, about 14,
they would have been seen as being too old for marrying off and therefore a
liability at home, one extra mouth to feed and no extra income coming into the
house.
Once
married, the main function of a wife was to produce a son to continue the
family line. This was true for royalty right down to the common peasant. In
would not have been unusual for wives to be pregnant every twelve months. In
Tudor England, pregnancy and especially childbirth was dangerous for the wife.
Death in childbirth was not unusual. One ¿tradition¿ at this time was for a
wife to prepare a new baby¿s nursery but to also make arrangements for the baby
should she, the mother, die in childbirth.
The
actual act of childbirth was assisted by a ¿midwife¿. In fact, this was usually
an elderly female relative or female neighbour with no medical knowledge.
Complications were frequent and death not unusual in childbirth, but no proper
doctors existed in times to change this. Even if a delivery of a baby was
successful, the mother could still fall prey to illness due to the lack of
hygiene during childbirth.Puerperal fever and post-birth infections were both
killers.
The
way women dressed was also strictly controlled. Women who were not married
could wear their hair loose. Married women had to hide their hair away under a
veil and a hood.
A
woman¿s dress covered nearly everything. Sleeves came down to the wrists and
even in summer dresses reached the floor. Corsets were common but a plunging
neckline would be considered acceptable. For queens, ceremonial dress could be
even of a challenge as their dresses could be beautiful to those looking at
them but they were both bulky and weighed a great deal as they were usually
encrusted with jewels. Worn on a hot evening at a state occasion, such dresses
must have been uncomfortable to wear.
Children of Henry Scudder and Elizabeth
Hale were as follows:
i Reverend Henry7 Scudder, born[126] abt 1585 in
13 ii Thomas7 Scudder[127], [128], born 1586/91 in Horton Kirby, Darenth, Kent,
England; died[129] aft 30 Sep 1657 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. He married abt 1610 in
iii John7 Scudder, born[133] abt 1588 in
iv Elizabeth7 Scudder, born[136] abt 1590 in
v Bridget7 Scudder , born[137] abt 1591 in
vi Alice7 Scudder, born[138] abt 1592 in
vii Martha7 Scudder, born[139] abt 1593 in
viii Jane7 Scudder, born[140] abt 1594 in
19.
Christopher8 Este[141]. He married
20. Anne Arnold[142].
Children of Christopher Este and Anne
Arnold were as follows:
15 i Jeffrey7 Este[143], born[144] 1587 in
Generation 9
21.
Thomas9 Scudder, born[149] abt 1536 in
Notes
for Thomas Scudder
The
English Reformation brought many social and economic problems during Thomas'
life. King Henry VIII's attack on the
Catholic Church began in 1529, and by 1534 the
Increased
urbanization and poor sanitation led to many diseases. As well as the plague
new diseases entered
During
Thomas' lifetime, the population of
Thomas'
home was probably typical of the time, consisting of five rooms. As he entered the house, he came into the
hall or main living room, which contained the fireplace. Next to the hall was the parlor, sometimes
used as a bedroom. Over those two rooms
were two rooms usually reached by stairs.
These rooms were used as storerooms, but could be bedrooms. To the rear of the hall and entered by a door
beside the fireplace, was the kitchen.
Furniture
consisted of beds, tables, chairs, stools, and chests. The bed was the most important
possession. It would have had curtains
to provide warmth and privacy. A valance
around the mattress would hide whatever was stored under it, including the
chamber pot. Well-to-do people slept on
a feather mattress, less well off on flock, which was a mixture of wool and
shredded cloth. The poor slept on straw
mattresses. Beneath all mattresses were
hard boards. Bolsters and pillows were
plentiful. Typically, three, four, or
five people shared each bed.
Cooking
was done on or in front of an open fire with the use of spits. Baking went on in every home, usually by the
use of a griddle placed on the fire, ovens were not yet in use. Water in the home came from a source common
to many households, a stream, brook, well or pond.
Males
and females were separated in the church, and seating was by social rank. This
occasionally led to brawls in the church over who outranked who. Churches
became the stage for family pride; often altars were pulled down and replaced
by elaborate family tombs. This was part of the great surge in social mobility,
and hand in hand with it, a great class consciousness. Pretensions to nobility
were insisted upon fanatically. These
class concerns extended far beyond church; they found an outlet, for example,
in heraldry which bedecked the new tombs. Before Tudor times coats of arms were
generally simple affairs. Now they became crowded, full of reference to real or
imagined family backgrounds.
Children of Thomas Scudder and Mistress
(---) Scudder were as follows:
i John8 Scudder[153], born[154] abt 1557 in
17 ii Henry8 Scudder[157], born[158] abt 1559 in Kent, England; died abt 5 Nov 1595 in
Horton Kirby, Darenth, Kent, England; buried in Horton Kirby, Darenth, Kent,
England. He married[159] abt 1584 in Kent, England Elizabeth Hale[160] , born abt 1563 in
England; died in England.
iii William8 Scudder, born[161] Est 1561 in
Generation 10
23.
John10 Scudder, born[166] abt 1513 in
Notes
for John Scudder
King
Henry VIII, 1491-1547, married his brother Arthur's widow, Katharine Of Aragón,
who bore him a daughter, Mary I. His chief minister, Thomas Wolsey, concluded
an alliance with Francis I of
The
break with
Henry
then married Catherine Howard, who suffered (1542) Anne Boleyn's fate. In 1543 Catherine Parr became his sixth queen. In 1542 war with
Poor
people may have had humble and unvaried diets consisting largely of bread,
fish, cheese and ale, but the rich of Elizabethan England ate well. All kind of
meats were served such as lamb, beef, mutton, pork, bacon, veal, rabbit, hare,
and foul such as peacock, swan, goose, blackbirds and pigeon. They also ate
different kind of freshwater and sea fish. Meat would often be smoked in an
attempt to preserve it, but salt, spice and sugar helped to disguise the taste
of rotting meat. Vegetables such as turnips, parsnips, carrots, onions, leeks,
garlic and radishes were also eaten, and fruits such as apples, pears, plums,
cherries and woodland strawberries. However, vegetables and fruits were
regarded with some suspicion and it was far more common for roasted and boiled
meat to be accompanied with bread.
Over
the course of the Tudor period, more and more foods were introduced into
society as they were discovered in the New World, such as Tomatoes (or love
apples as they were known) from Mexico, Turkey from Mexico and Central America,
Kidney Beans from Peru, and of course the Potato famously brought to England by
Sir Walter Raleigh in the later years of Elizabeth¿s reign. However, the
Elizabethans did not know quite how to use or cook these foods to their
optimum, so they were not as tasty as they could have been and tended to be
kept as special delicacies.
As
well as a good meal, the Tudors were fond of desserts. They enjoyed pastries,
tarts, cakes, cream, and custard, and crystallised fruit and syrup. They were
especially fond of sugar and marzipan and on special occasions such as
banquets, all kinds of specialities would be made out of sugar and marzipan
such as animals, birds, fruits or baskets. Sometimes wine glasses, dishes,
playing cards and trenchers were made out of a crisp modelled sugar called
sugar-plate which would be elaborately decorated.
Children of John Scudder and Joan (---)
were as follows:
i John9 Scudder, born[170] abt 1535 in
21 ii Thomas9 Scudder, born[173] abt 1536 in
iii Joan9 Scudder, born[177] abt 1538 in
iv Wynefreth9 Scudder, born[178] abt 1540 in
v Dorothy9 Scudder, born[179] abt 1542 in
vi Bridget9 Scudder, born[180] abt 1544 in
Generation 11
25.
John11 Scudder, born[181], [182] abt 1491 in Stone,
Notes
for John Scudder
King
Henry VII, 1457-1509, became head of the house of
The
English crown had changed hands five times in the twenty-four years before
Henry VII's rule. The great households of
The
poor and wealthy lived off the land.
Since
there were usually several people digging into a common dish with their
fingers, having clean hands was important.
People were advised to wash their hands out in the open where everyone
could see and then be assured the hands were clean.
Of
course, it was another matter to keep your hands clean during the meal. Manuals for manners gave a list of things
people should refrain from during a meal, such as: don't put your fingers in
your ears, don't put your hands on your heads, don't blow your nose with your
hands, men were told to refrain from "scratching."
Other
bad manners advised against were people blowing their noses or wiping off sweat
with their napkins; people poking around on a plate (probably looking for the
better piece of food); and putting bones back on a platter after eating the
meat off. The "proper" place
for bones was the floor. The
"release of wind" was also frowned on.
John's
will dated 24 June 1541 and proved 15 April 1542, names his children as Henry,
John, William, Joan Marshall, and Jane Dawithe, and makes no mention of his
wife. He asked to be buried in the
churchyard at Stone,
Children of John Scudder and Mistress
(---) Scudder were as follows:
i Henry10 Scudder, born[186] abt 1511 in
23 ii John10 Scudder, born[190] abt 1513 in
iii William10 Scudder, born[194] abt 1515 in
iv Joan10 Scudder , born[196] abt 1515 in
v Jane10 Scudder , born[198] abt 1517 in
Generation 12
27.
Henry12 Skudder, born[200] abt 1469 in
Notes
for Henry Skudder
Henry
lived in Horton-Kirby in the Darenth Valley of Kent. Darenth, first mentioned in the tenth century
as Daerintan, is the same word as the river Darent, suggesting an ¿estate or
settlement on the Darent.¿ The river¿s
name is Celtic and means a ¿river where oak-trees grow.¿ Horton-Kirby is literally a ¿muddy
farmstead.¿ The village first appeared
in the Doomsday Book as Hortune. By 1346
it showed up as Horton Kyrkeby, having acquired a manorial affix from its
possession by the de Kirkeby family in the thirteenth century.
Saxon
tribes and Frankish people from
Small
Saxon settlements evolved into larger and more permanent villages as time
progressed. The modern-day names of many of the villages contain elements
characteristic of the Saxon language proving that they already existed before
the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Horton-Kirby, Sutton-at-Home, Farningham, Lullingstone, Eynsford and
Swanscombe were all founded in Saxon times. Many local churches show clear
evidence of Saxon architecture. Entries in the Doomsday Book compiled by the
Normans in 1086 demonstrate that the Saxons¿ settlements, which evolved over a
period of five hundred years or more, were well administered and organized,
with an emphasis on agriculture and animal husbandry.
At
the time of Henry¿s life, England¿s population was low because of the Black
Death and other plagues. The period
1500-1600 was one of instability and inflation causing poverty and sometimes
homelessness for a large number of ordinary laborers and unskilled
workers. There were those in the area
who profited from inflation, especially those who owned land and had surplus
produce to sell in the market. The wealth of the gentry and yeoman farmers rose
rapidly. They were able to invest in properties, land and luxury goods, which
gave them a strong position in community life and community affairs. It is possible that Henry was a member of
this class; his descendants named themselves as gentry.
Henry's
will is dated 14 July 1504 and proved 9 November, probably 1504. In it he makes Agnes, his wife, the
executrix, and lists his children as:
Thomas, Robert, Richard, John, Joan, Margery, Alice, and
Elizabeth.. He wished to be buried in
the churchyard of St. Mary parish church.
Notes
for Agnes (---)
Agnes'
will is dated 4 November 1508. In it she
mentions her children, Thomas, Robert, Joan, and Isabell. She also mentions Agnes, the daughter of John
Scudder, to whom she left one ewe lamb.
She appointed Thomas and Robert to be executors.
Children of Henry Skudder and Agnes (---)
were as follows:
25 i John11 Scudder, born[204], [205] abt 1491 in Stone,
ii Thomas11 Scudder, born[209] abt 1494 in
iii Robert11 Scudder, born[212] abt 1495 in
iv Richard11 Scudder, born[213] abt 1496 in
v Jayne11 Scudder , born[215] abt 1498 in
vi Margaret11 Scudder, born[216] abt 1499 in
vii Alice11 Scudder, born[217] abt 1500 in
viii Joanna11 Scudder, born[218] abt 1501 in
ix Elizabeth11 Scudder, born[219] abt 1502 in
INDEX
(---)
Agnes (1469-1508)........................................ 19,
20
Alice (1484-)....................................................... 21
Alice (1511-)....................................................... 20
Alice (1535-)....................................................... 18
Eleanor (-1830)...................................................... 1
Elizabeth (1590-1666)............................ 4,
6, 12, 14
Joan (1515-1565)..................................... 16,
17, 20
Katheryn (1564-1603).......................................... 14
Mary (1693-1751).......................................... 2,
3, 4
Penelope (1615-).................................................... 8
Sarah.................................................................... 6
Wynefrith (1559-)................................................ 16
Arnold
Anne............................................................. 11,
15
Baker
(---)..................................................................... 22
Jayne (Scudder) (1498-)....................................... 22
Barr
Naomi................................................................... 1
Bartholomew
Elizabeth (Scudder) (1617-1682)............................ 9
Freswede (Metcalf) (1576-1647)............................. 9
Henry (1606-1692)................................................. 9
William (1567-1634).............................................. 9
Bestpitch
Priscilla................................................................. 1
Black
Ruth (Scudder) (1740-1816)................................... 2
Sgt. James (1740-1781).......................................... 2
Brown
Francis.................................................................. 5
Martha (Chapman)................................................ 5
Sarah (1659-1690)................................................. 5
Chapman
Martha.................................................................. 5
Chase
Rachel................................................................... 2
Cooper
Joan.................................................................... 20
Coulbourn
Ann (1812-1891)................................................... 1
Priscilla (Bestpitch)............................................... 1
Robert................................................................... 1
Darwithe
(---)..................................................................... 20
Jane (Scudder) (1517-1541).................................. 20
Day
Hannah (Scudder) (1747-1794)............................... 2
John (-1813).......................................................... 2
Dodd
Susannah.............................................................. 1
Este
Anne (Arnold)............................................... 11,
15
Christopher................................................... 11,
15
Edward (1632-1666)............................................. 12
Isaac (1627-1712)................................................ 11
Jeffrey (1587-1657).................................... 4,
11, 15
Joseph (1626-)..................................................... 11
Margaret (Pate) (1589-).............................. 4,
11, 15
Mary (1625-)....................................................... 11
Mary (Towne) (-1692).......................................... 11
Estes
Catharine (1630-1680)................................. 3,
4, 11
Fordham
Clemence (1605-1647)......................................... 10
Giles
Bridget (Scudder) (1591-1670)............................. 15
Edward (1610-1679)............................................. 15
Hale
Elizabeth (1563-)....................................... 6,
12, 17
Haynes
Dorothy (1601-1683)............................................. 8
Humphrey
Margaret (1559-1626).......................................... 17
Hunt
Elizabeth (1600-1625).......................................... 14
George (1574-).................................................... 14
Jones
Catharine (Estes) (1630-1680).............................. 11
Mary (1665-)..................................................... 3,
6
Mary (Scudder) (1660-1747)................................... 5
Reverend Eliphalet (1641-1731)............................. 6
Reverend John....................................................... 6
Sarah ((---))........................................................... 6
Thomas (1630-)................................................... 12
King
Dorothy (Haynes) (1601-1683)............................... 8
Mary (1623-1668).................................................. 8
William (1595-1650).............................................. 8
Knock
Susanna (1740-1773)......................................... 1,
2
Lank
Ann (Coulbourn) (1812-1891)................................ 1
Captain Levin (1789-1875)..................................... 1
Comfort (Scudder) (1764-1791).............................. 1
Eleanor ((---)) (-1830)............................................ 1
Levin.................................................................... 1
Levin Jr................................................................. 1
Mitchell (1793-1854)............................................. 1
Naomi (Barr)......................................................... 1
Sophia (1800-1874)................................................ 1
Susannah (Dodd)................................................... 1
Thomas Barr (1764-1838)...................................... 1
Ludlam
Clemence (Fordham) (1605-1647)........................ 10
Mary (1625-1690)................................................ 10
William (1600-1655)............................................ 10
Marshall
(---) (1513-)......................................................... 20
Joan (Scudder) (1515-1541).................................. 20
Marvel
Cloe (1749-).......................................................... 2
Rachel (Chase)...................................................... 2
Robert (1737-)....................................................... 2
McAfee
(---)....................................................................... 3
Margaret (Scudder) (1720-).................................... 3
Metcalf
Freswede (1576-1647)............................................ 9
Mustard
Abby (Scudder) (1745-).......................................... 2
James (-1773)........................................................ 2
Pate
Margaret (1589-)........................................ 4,
11, 15
Powell
Abigail (1668-1757)............................................... 4
Rankin
Abby (Scudder) (1745-).......................................... 2
David.................................................................... 2
Robinson
Ann (1722-).......................................................... 1
Savage
Joyce (1620-)....................................................... 14
Scudder
Abby (1745-)......................................................... 2
Abigail (1769-1801)............................................... 1
Alice ((---)) (1484-).............................................. 21
Alice ((---)) (1511-).............................................. 20
Alice ((---)) (1535-).............................................. 18
Alice (1500-)....................................................... 22
Alice (1592-)....................................................... 15
Bridget (1544-).................................................... 19
Bridget (1591-1670)............................................. 15
Catharine (Estes) (1630-1680)...................... 3,
4, 11
Cloe (Marvel) (1749-)............................................ 2
Comfort (1764-1791)............................................. 1
David (1661-).................................................... 3,
6
David (1690-1750)......................................... 2,
3, 4
David (1738-1773)............................................. 1,
2
Dorothy (1542-)................................................... 19
Elizabeth ((---)) (1590-1666).................. 4,
6, 12, 14
Elizabeth (1502-)................................................. 22
Elizabeth (1590-)................................................. 14
Elizabeth (1617-1682)............................................ 9
Elizabeth (Hale) (1563-)............................. 6,
12, 17
Elizabeth (Hunt) (1600-1625)............................... 14
Elizabeth (Stoughton) (1600-1647)....................... 14
Hannah (1747-1794).............................................. 2
Henry (1511-1571)............................................... 20
Henry (1559-1595)..................................... 6,
12, 17
Henry (1626-1661)................................. 3,
4, 10, 11
Henry (1685-1730)................................................. 3
Jane (1517-1541)................................................. 20
Jane (1594-1595)................................................. 15
Jayne (1498-)....................................................... 22
Joan ((---)) (1515-1565)............................ 16,
17, 20
Joan (1515-1541)................................................. 20
Joan (1538-)........................................................ 18
Joan (Cooper)...................................................... 20
Joanna (1501-)..................................................... 22
John (1491-1542)..................................... 17,
19, 21
John (1513-1566)..................................... 15,
17, 20
John (1535-1592)................................................. 18
John (1557-1584)................................................. 16
John (1588-1625)................................................. 14
John (1616-1685)................................................... 8
Jonathan (1657-1690)............................................ 5
Jonathan (1715-1767).................................... 1,
2, 3
Jonathan (1740-1771)............................................ 2
Joyce (Savage) (1620-)......................................... 14
Margaret (1499-).................................................. 22
Margaret (1720-).................................................... 3
Margaret (Humphrey) (1559-1626)....................... 17
Martha (1593-).................................................... 15
Martha (1621-1650)............................................... 9
Mary ((---)) (1693-1751)................................. 2,
3, 4
Mary (1660-1747).................................................. 5
Mary (Jones) (1665-).......................................... 3,
6
Mary (King) (1623-1668)....................................... 8
Mary (Ludlam) (1625-1690)................................. 10
Mary (Willets) (1692-1750).................................... 4
Mary M. (Templin) (1720-)............................ 1,
2, 3
Mistress (---) (1494-1541)........................ 17,
19, 21
Mistress (---) (1539-)................................ 12,
16, 18
Moses (1658-1683)................................................ 5
Moses (1718-1759)................................................ 3
Penelope ((---)) (1615-).......................................... 8
Phebe (1714-1751)................................................. 3
Rachel (1749-)....................................................... 2
Rebecca (1656-)..................................................... 4
Reverend Henry (1585-1652)................................ 14
Richard (1496-1531)............................................ 22
Robert (1495-1532).............................................. 22
Ruth (1740-1816).................................................. 2
Sarah (Brown) (1659-1690).................................... 5
Susanna................................................................ 2
Susanna (Knock) (1740-1773)............................ 1,
2
Thomas (1494-1533)............................................ 21
Thomas (1536-1592)................................ 12,
15, 18
Thomas (1586-1657).............................. 4,
6, 12, 14
Thomas (1622-1690).............................................. 9
William (1515-1541)............................................ 20
William (1561-1607)............................................ 17
William (1612-1655).............................................. 8
Wynefreth (1540-)............................................... 19
Wynefrith ((---)) (1559-)...................................... 16
Skudder
Agnes ((---)) (1469-1508)............................... 19,
20
Henry (1469-1504)......................................... 19,
20
Starr
Phebe (Scudder) (1714-1751)................................. 3
Richard................................................................. 3
Stewart
Abigail (Scudder) (1769-1801)................................ 1
Ann (Robinson) (1722-)......................................... 1
John Albertus (1720-1773)..................................... 1
Thomas (1746-1811).............................................. 1
Stoughton
Elizabeth (1600-1647).......................................... 14
Katheryn ((---)) (1564-1603)................................ 14
Reverend Thomas (1557-1622)............................. 14
Templin
John.................................................................. 2,
3
Mary M. (1720-)............................................ 1,
2, 3
Titus
Abiel (1640-1739).................................................. 5
Hannah (Uxar) (1604-1672)................................... 5
Rebecca (Scudder) (1656-)..................................... 4
Robert (1600-1678)................................................ 5
Towne
Mary (-1692)....................................................... 11
Uxar
Hannah (1604-1672).............................................. 5
Very
Bridget (Scudder) (1591-1670)............................. 15
Thomas (1593-1631)............................................ 15
Willets
Abigail (Powell) (1668-1757).................................. 4
Mary (1692-1750).................................................. 4
Richard (1661-1703).............................................. 4
[1]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998),
Submission: AF93-102180, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84150 USA. Submitter: Wallace K. Penrose,
[2]Harry Lank Price; comp. <
[3]Ibid.
[4]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998),
Submission: AF93-102180, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84150 USA. Submitter: Wallace K. Penrose,
[5]Ibid., Submission: AF93-102180, Submitter: Wallace K.
Penrose,
[6]Ibid., Submission: AF93-102180, Submitter: Wallace K.
Penrose,
[7]Ibid., Submission: AF93-102180, Submitter: Wallace K.
Penrose,
[8]Harry Lank Price; comp. <
[9]Ibid.
[10]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998),
Submission: AF93-102180, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84150 USA. Submitter: Wallace K. Penrose,
[11]Ibid., Submission: AF93-102180, Submitter: Wallace K.
Penrose,
[12]Ibid., Submission: AF93-102180, Submitter: Wallace K.
Penrose,
[13]Val Dalton; comp. <afvdunn@ihc.com>, Val Dunn
(downloaded from World Wide Web, 26 November 2009 <http:awt.ancestrylibrary.com/>),
Ancestry.com, 360 West 4800 North,
[14]Ibid.
[15]Ibid.
[16]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[17]Val Dalton; comp. <afvdunn@ihc.com>, Val Dunn
(downloaded from World Wide Web, 26 November 2009
<http:awt.ancestrylibrary.com/>), Ancestry.com, 360 West 4800 North,
[18]Ibid.
[19]Ibid.
[20]Ibid.
[21]Ibid.
[22]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[23]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[24]Mary Powell Seamen, comp. Bunker, Long Island Genealogies (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1976), p. 288, Library of Congress, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540.
[25]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[26]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[27]comp. <nbyrnes@sprint.ca> Norma Byrnes, Descendents of Hannah Scudder (GEDCOM file attached to email to Chris Scudder, 27 April 2001), Norma Byrnes, 6556 Leawood Court, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 7C4 Canada.
[28]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[29]Ibid.
[30]Ibid.
[31]Val Dalton; comp. <afvdunn@ihc.com>, Val Dunn
(downloaded from World Wide Web, 26 November 2009 <http:awt.ancestrylibrary.com/>),
Ancestry.com, 360 West 4800 North,
[32]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[33]Val Dalton; comp. <afvdunn@ihc.com>, Val Dunn
(downloaded from World Wide Web, 26 November 2009
<http:awt.ancestrylibrary.com/>), Ancestry.com, 360 West 4800 North,
[34]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[35]Mary Powell Seamen, comp. Bunker, Long Island Genealogies (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1976), p. 288, Library of Congress, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540.
[36]Ibid., p. 288.
[37]comp. <nbyrnes@sprint.ca> Norma Byrnes, Descendents of Hannah Scudder (GEDCOM file attached to email to Chris Scudder, 27 April 2001), Norma Byrnes, 6556 Leawood Court, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 7C4 Canada.
[38]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[39]comp. <nbyrnes@sprint.ca> Norma Byrnes, Descendents of Hannah Scudder (GEDCOM file attached to email to Chris Scudder, 27 April 2001), Norma Byrnes, 6556 Leawood Court, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 7C4 Canada.
[40]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[41]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[42]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Film #: 456310, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[43]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[44]comp. <nbyrnes@sprint.ca> Norma Byrnes, Descendents of Hannah Scudder (GEDCOM file attached to email to Chris Scudder, 27 April 2001), Norma Byrnes, 6556 Leawood Court, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 7C4 Canada.
[45]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[46]comp. <nbyrnes@sprint.ca> Norma Byrnes, Descendents of Hannah Scudder (GEDCOM file attached to email to Chris Scudder, 27 April 2001), Norma Byrnes, 6556 Leawood Court, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 7C4 Canada.
[47]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[48]Ibid.
[49]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[50]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Film #: 456310, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[51]comp. William S. Pelletreau, Early Long Island Wills of
[52]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Film #: 456310, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[53]Mary Powell Seamen, comp. Bunker, Long Island Genealogies (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1976), p. 288, Library of Congress, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540.
[54]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[55]Edwin L.; comp. Soper, Thomas Scudder Family (The Scudder Association, 2004), Vol. 1b, p. 24.
[56]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[57]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[58]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Film #: 456310, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[59]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[60]Ibid., Vol. I, No. 2, p. 13.
[61]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[62]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[63]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Film #: 456310, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[64]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[65]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[66]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[67]Mary Powell Seamen, comp. Bunker, Long Island Genealogies (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1976), p. 288, Library of Congress, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540.
[68]comp. David B. Scudder, Thomas Scudder (T) of
[69]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[70]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[71]comp. David B. Scudder, Thomas Scudder (T) of
[72]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[73]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[74]Ibid.
[75]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[76]Eli F. Cooley; comp., Genealogy of Early Settlers in Trenton
and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey (Trenton, N.J.: W.S.
Sharp Printing Co., 1883; rpt.), p. 217, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory
Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
The Reverend Doctor Eli F. Cooley of the First Presbyterian Church of
Ewing, gathered genealogical information about the families of his congregation
in preparation for a sermon in 1839.
After, he continued his research.
He collected his information from the examination of deeds and wills,
surveys and family bibles, and from daily conversation with aged persons of his
acquaintance. After his death, his work
was continued by his son, Prof. William S. Cooley, of
[77]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[78]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[79]Ibid., Vol. I, No. 2, p. 9.
[80]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[81]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[82]Ibid., Vol. I, No. 2, p. 8.
[83]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[84]Eli F. Cooley; comp., Genealogy of Early Settlers in
Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey (Trenton, N.J.:
W.S. Sharp Printing Co., 1883; rpt.), p. 217, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory
Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
The Reverend Doctor Eli F. Cooley of the First Presbyterian Church of
Ewing, gathered genealogical information about the families of his congregation
in preparation for a sermon in 1839.
After, he continued his research.
He collected his information from the examination of deeds and wills,
surveys and family bibles, and from daily conversation with aged persons of his
acquaintance. After his death, his work
was continued by his son, Prof. William S. Cooley, of
[85]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[86]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[87]Charles Moore, Town of
[88]comp. William S. Pelletreau, Early Long Island Wills of
[89]comp. Henry Langdon Butler, The Story of Our Butler Ancestors (New York: n.pub., 1919), ancestry chart.
[90]comp. Herbert Furman Seversmith, Colonial Families of
Long Island, New York and
[91]National Cyclopedia of American Biography (New York:
James T. White & Company, 1950), XXXVI, p. 174, Pentagon Research Library,
[92]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[93]comp. Herbert Furman Seversmith, Colonial Families of
Long Island, New York and
[94]Ibid., vol. 4, p. 1893.
[95]comp. <nbyrnes@sprint.ca> Norma Byrnes, Descendents of Hannah Scudder (GEDCOM file attached to email to Chris Scudder, 27 April 2001), Norma Byrnes, 6556 Leawood Court, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 7C4 Canada.
[96]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[97]Mary Powell Seamen, comp. Bunker, Long Island Genealogies (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1976), p. 288, Library of Congress, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540.
[98]Ibid., p. 288.
[99]comp. <nbyrnes@sprint.ca> Norma Byrnes, Descendents of Hannah Scudder (GEDCOM file attached to email to Chris Scudder, 27 April 2001), Norma Byrnes, 6556 Leawood Court, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 7C4 Canada.
[100]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[101]comp. <nbyrnes@sprint.ca> Norma Byrnes, Descendents of Hannah Scudder (GEDCOM file attached to email to Chris Scudder, 27 April 2001), Norma Byrnes, 6556 Leawood Court, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 7C4 Canada.
[102]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[103]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[104]Ibid.
[105]Ibid.
[106]Ibid.
[107]Ibid.
[108]Ibid.
[109]Ibid.
[110]Ibid.
[111]Ibid.
[112]Ibid.
[113]Ibid.
[114]comp. <nbyrnes@sprint.ca> Norma Byrnes, Descendents of Hannah Scudder (GEDCOM file attached to email to Chris Scudder, 27 April 2001), Norma Byrnes, 6556 Leawood Court, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 7C4 Canada.
[115]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[116]comp. <nbyrnes@sprint.ca> Norma Byrnes, Descendents of Hannah Scudder (GEDCOM file attached to email to Chris Scudder, 27 April 2001), Norma Byrnes, 6556 Leawood Court, Niagara Falls, Ontario L2G 7C4 Canada.
[117]Mary Powell Seamen, comp. Bunker, Long Island Genealogies (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1976), p. 288, Library of Congress, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540.
[118]David B., comp. Scudder, Scudder Family in
[119]Mary Powell Seamen, comp. Bunker, Long Island Genealogies (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1976), p. 288, Library of Congress, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20540.
[120]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[121]Ibid.
[122]Ibid.
[123]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[124]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[125]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[126]Sir Leslie, and Lee, Sir Sidney, eds. Stephen, The Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford: University Press, 1973 ed.), XVII, p. 1096, Pentagon Research Library, Washington, DC.
[127]comp. David B. Scudder, Thomas Scudder (T) of
[128]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[129]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[130]comp. David B. Scudder, Thomas Scudder (T) of
[131]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[132]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[133]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, no. 2, p. 4, Spring 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[134]Henry Sutliff, Eliz. and Mary Scudder of
[135]David B., comp. Scudder, John and Elizabeth Scudder of Strood, Kent, and Barnstable, Massachusetts (Scudder Searches), Vol. V, No. 1, page 4, Winter 1993, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[136]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, no. 2, p. 4, Spring 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[137]Ibid., Vol. IV, no. 2, p. 4.
[138]Ibid., Vol. IV, no. 2, p. 4.
[139]Ibid., Vol. IV, no. 2, p. 4.
[140]Ibid., Vol. IV, no. 2, p. 4.
[141]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[142]Ibid.
[143]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of February 15, 2003), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[144]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[145]Ibid.
[146]Ibid.
[147]Ibid.
[148]Ibid.
[149]comp. David B. Scudder, English Scudder Research: Taking Another Step Forward (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. IV, p. 4, Fall 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[150]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. IV, p. 4.
[151]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[152]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[153]David B., comp. Scudder, Margery 'Scudder,' Wife of Capt John Johnson of Roxbury, MA (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, no. 1, p. 4, Winter 1992. William Scudder of Darenth left a will dated 1607, in which he left land if his daughter Parnell was deceased to "Henry Scudder, son of John Scudder, [his] natural brother deceased.".
[154]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4, Spring 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[155]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[156]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[157]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[158]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[159]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[160]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
[161]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4, Spring 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[162]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[163]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[164]The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (1993 02 28 Edition), Batch 8318031, sheet 21, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
[165]David B., comp. Scudder, Margery 'Scudder,' Wife of Capt John Johnson of Roxbury, MA (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, no. 1, p. 12, Winter 1992.
[166]comp. David B. Scudder, English Scudder Research: Taking Another Step Forward (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. IV, p. 4, Fall 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[167]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. IV, p. 4.
[168]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. IV, p. 4.
[169]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[170]Ibid., Vol. IV, no. IV, p. 4.
[171]Ibid., Vol. IV, no. IV, p. 5.
[172]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 5.
[173]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. IV, p. 4.
[174]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. IV, p. 4.
[175]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[176]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[177]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[178]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[179]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[180]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[181]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4, Spring 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[182]comp. David B. Scudder, English Scudder Research: Taking Another Step Forward (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 5, Fall 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[183]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 5.
[184]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4, Spring 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[185]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[186]comp. David B. Scudder, English Scudder Research: Taking Another Step Forward (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4, Fall 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[187]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[188]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[189]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[190]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. IV, p. 4.
[191]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. IV, p. 4.
[192]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. IV, p. 4.
[193]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[194]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[195]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[196]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[197]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[198]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[199]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 4.
[200]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4, Spring 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[201]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[202]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[203]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[204]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[205]comp. David B. Scudder, English Scudder Research: Taking Another Step Forward (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 5, Fall 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[206]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 5.
[207]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4, Spring 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[208]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[209]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[210]comp. David B. Scudder, English Scudder Research: Taking Another Step Forward (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 4, p. 3, Fall 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[211]comp. Simon Skudder, Tentative Pedigree Chart of Thomas (T) of Salem and the Reverend Henry Scudder (Scudder Searches), Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4, Spring 1992, Christopher Scudder, 5404 Hickory Hills Lane, Harrison, Arkansas 72601.
[212]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[213]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[214]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[215]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[216]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[217]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[218]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.
[219]Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 2, p. 4.