Jim Panttaja’s Genealogy Research

In a previous post on John Miller Camron, I mentioned “challenges” and  “goldmines”. Noah Scudder is a challenge.

He was born in New Jersey in 1772, and I have quite a bit of information about his children - having corresponded with descendants of several of them.

I have extensive information about Noah’s brothers and sisters.

I have tried to connect Noah to the various Scudder’s. My great uncle, Hubert Scudder, was a member of the Scudder Association starting in the 1940s, and I have worked with their genealogists over the years to try to make the connection.

Georgia Whitson of the Scudder Association has researched this branch, and my current understanding of Noah’s connection is based on her research, and is primarily from two articles by her “The Westfield Scudders, Descended from Joseph son of John T122, Part 2″, and “Searching for Scudders in Westfield, NJ, an Introduction to the Descendent Report or John Scudder who married 1) Jane Davis and 2) Sarah(___)”.  These appeared in the Scudder Association Newsletter.

1.  Noah Scudder  (Joseph, John (Capt.), John, John, John, Thomas, Henry, Thomas Skudder, John, John, Henry) was born 28 Mar 1772 in ,Cumberland, New Jersey, and died 19 May 1858.  He married Chloe Topping 07 Mar 1798 in Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey, daughter of William Topping and Sarah Sandford.  She was born 07 Jan 1777 in New Jersey, and died 17 Nov 1862 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey.

More About Noah Scudder:
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chester, Morris, New Jersey

More About Chloe Topping:
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chester, Morris, New Jersey

Children of Noah Scudder and Chloe Topping are:
2    i.    Benjamin Scudder, born 15 Oct 1798 in New Jersey; died Aft. 1860.  He married Ann Phenix 30 May 1821 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey; born Abt. 1800 in New Jersey.
3    ii.    William Scudder, born 26 Sep 1800; died 11 May 1882.

More About William Scudder:
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chester, Morris, New Jersey

4    iii.    Sophia Scudder, born 14 Feb 1803 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey; died 07 Sep 1838.

More About Sophia Scudder:
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chester, Morris, New Jersey

5    iv.    Harriet Scudder, born 07 Apr 1805 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey; died 23 May 1868 in Chester, Morris County, New Jersey.  She married James Harvey Howell; born Abt. 1804 in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey; died 1854 in Plumas County, California.

More About Harriet Scudder:
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chester Township, New Jersey

6    v.    Smith Scudder, born 27 Dec 1807 in New Jersey; died Bef. 1860.  He married Matilda Summers 10 Mar 1831 in Warren County, New Jersey; born Abt. 1810 in New Jersey.
7    vi.    Joseph Sanford Scudder, born 06 Feb 1811 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey; died 17 Jan 1841 in New Jersey.

More About Joseph Sanford Scudder:
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chester, Morris, New Jersey

8    vii.    Jane E. Scudder, born 27 Jul 1813 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey; died 28 Jan 1895 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey.  She married John Edgar Seeley 24 Jan 1835 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey; born 25 Feb 1813 in New Caanan, Fairfield, Connecticut; died 30 Apr 1867.

More About John Edgar Seeley:
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Chester Township, New Jersey

9    viii.    Jacob Cosner Scudder, born 21 Jul 1816 in New Jersey; died 18 Apr 1886 in Analy Township, Sonoma, California.  He married Nancy D. Drake 26 Dec 1838; born 18 Oct 1819 in New Jersey; died 09 Nov 1895 in Petaluma, Sonoma, California.

More About Jacob Cosner Scudder:
Burial: Sebastopol, Sonoma, California
Residence: Nov 1852, California, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

More About Nancy D. Drake:
Burial: 10 Nov 1895, Sebastopol, Sonoma, California

10    ix.    Nancy Maria Scudder, born 14 Sep 1820 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey; died 31 Oct 1862 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey.  She married William Hart Drake 18 Apr 1848 in Chester, Morris, New Jersey; born 24 Jul 1822 in New Jersey; died 06 May 1890 in Boise, Ada, Idaho.
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1830 Census Record for Noah Scudder,  (Chester Township, Morris County, New Jersey).
1840 Census Record for Noah Scudder,  (Chester Township, Morris County, New Jersey, page 164.).
1850 Census Record for Noah Scudder,  (Chester Township, Morris County, New Jersey, October 10th, 1850).
Alfred Seeley Bible Records, 3 September 1990 - in possession of Herbert K. Lodder, great grandson of Alfred Seeley..
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