Captain Timothy Scudder, II^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1696 - 1788  (92 years)

• Name	Timothy Scudder
  Prefix	Captain
  Suffix	II
  Birth	1696	Cow Harbor, now Northpoint, Huntington, Suffolk, New York   [5]
  	Scudder Searches, v. II, no, 2, (Spring 1990), p,. 11, states the problem of Timothy's birthdate estimated at 1655 from the supposed date of 1658 for Timothy's wife Sarah Wood: "...the six known children of Timothy and Sarah were born during the period 1696–ca 1715. The above birthdates for Timothy and Sarah therefore imply that they were ages 41 and 38, respectively, at the birth of their firstborn, which seems improbable, and that Sarah was about age 57 at the birth of her last child, biologically a virtual impossibility. "The evidence for Sarah Wood's birthdate comes from the death records of the Crab Meadow Cemetery, Northport. These state that she died 17 January 1738, in her 80th year. While there are other possibe explanations for the conflict between thete of her birth and the birthdates of her children, the simplest is that the statement that she died in her 80th year is incorrect, either because it was incorrectly transcribed or because it has been misread. "Assuming that the traditional birthdates for Timothy and Sarah are incorrect, how should they be changed? Based on the ranges of the chldren of Timothy (1696–ca 1715) and Benjamin (1698–1715), both were married very close to the same time, sesting that their ages were not greatly different. We therefore estimate that Timothy was born about 1668–72, a few years earlier than his brother Benjamin....Changing the dates of birth of Timothy and Sarah seems to require significant changes in the birth order of Thomas' children that have been handed down to us in past Scudder Association BULLETINS." The Revised Chronological Order proposed on p. 12 of this article in Scudder Searches, v. II, no. 2, (Spring 1990) is: ISAAC, born 1657, christened on the records of Southold. ELIZABETH, born 1658–62 MARY, born 1662-68 TIMOTHY, born ca 1668–72 SARAH, born 1670 BENJAMIN, born 1670–74 CLEMANCE MERCY. The article states: "If we accept that Timothy was born only a little before Benjamin, the will implies that the older daughters were born during the years 1657–68, probably approximated in that order. NEW NOTE: Since Isaac's known christening record is 1657 and Sarah born 1670, it seems reasonable to consider the following: Isaac, born 1657 Elizabeth, born 1660 Mary, born 1662–1667 Timothy, born ca 1668–72 Sarah, born 1670 Benjamin, born 1670–74 Clemance Mercy. Mary Ludlam, mother of these children was christened in 1639 so it is unlikely that she would have had any children before 1657 when she was age 18. Mary would have turned 40 in 1679. Where there are potentially spaces greater than 2 or 3 years between offspring, there could have been a miscarriage or an unknown birth of another child who died without any record which is speculative but not impossible.
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Apr 1788	Northport, Suffolk, New York   [5]
  Person ID	I266	Scudder
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Timothy Scudder,   b. Abt 1668–1672, of Southold, Long Island, British Colonial America d. Abt 1740, Crabmeadow, Huntington, Suffolk, New York (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sarah Wood,   b. Abt 1668–1676, Suffolk county, New York d. 17 Jan 1738, Crabmeadow, Suffolk, New York (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Est 1685	New York
  Family ID	F93	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Whitehead,   b. 24 May 1700, Northport, Suffolk, New York d. 1746, New York (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1727	Huntington, Suffolk, New York   [5]
  Children	1. Jemima Scudder,   b. 11 Nov 1728, Huntington, Suffolk, New York d. 10 Apr 1799, Huntington, Suffolk, New York (Age 70 years)   2. Hannah Scudder,   b. 15 Dec 1730   d. 7 Oct 1791, Huntington, Suffolk, New York (Age 60 years)   3. Jerusha Scudder,   b. 9 Jan 1733, Huntington, Suffolk, New York d. 7 Mar 1809, Huntington, Suffolk, New York (Age 76 years)   4. Timothy Scudder,   b. 1 Feb 1734, Huntington, Suffolk, New York d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah Scudder,   b. 9 Oct 1736, Northport, Suffolk, New York d. 29 Sep 1805 (Age 68 years)   6. John Scudder,   b. 22 Mar 1740, Northport, Suffolk, New York d. 14 Nov 1790, Northport, Suffolk, New York (Age 50 years)   7. Lieutenant Henry Scudder,   b. 5 Aug 1743, Huntington, Suffolk, New York d. 21 Jan 1822, Northport, Suffolk, New York (Age 78 years)   8. Captain Joel Scudder,   b. 8 Nov 1746, West Hills, Suffolk, New York d. Aft 26 Sep 1776, New York (Age > 30 years)
  Family ID	F145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Timothy Scudder II married Mary Whitehead and had children: Jemima, Hannah, Jerusha, Timothy III, Sarah, John, Henry, Joel. D. B. Scudder, Scudder Searches, Scudder Association, v. II, no. 2, (Spring 1990): 12-13. Abstract of the will of this Timothy Scudder made 7 Nov 1778 [?. proved 1788.]..."gives son Timothy Scudder land adjoining that of Augustine Bryan, of Melancthon Bryan, of Widow Bryan, of Austin Jarvis, of Simon Fleet...gives son Henry Scudder land at cow Harbor formerly of brother John Scudder, deceased...gives grandson Tredwill Scudder lands at Musketucks... Tredwill and brothers of his, John and Jesse under age...they have two sisters Hannah and Sarah Scudder, all children of daughter-in-law Sarah Scudder, widow of son Joel...executors to be guardians of John and Jesse, grandsons, and to put them to trades...gives Timothy and Ananias Carll 20 pounds...remembers four daughters Jemima Rusco, Hannah Carll, Jerusha Carll and Sarah Buffet...executors: son Henry Scudder and sons-in-law Timothy and Ananias Carll...witnesses: Philip Ketcham, Conkling Ketcham, Solomon Ketcham. Proved 20 May 1788 to Henry Scudder and Timothy and Ananias Carll." Timothy was a lieutenant in Captain Gilbert Potter's company of militia during the French and Indian War of 1759. He was later promoted to captain. He signed the Articles of Association in 1775 for Huntington and was active in furnishing soldiers for the Revolution.

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Ancestral File (R). [S1517] Timothy Scudder and Sarah Wood, Scudder Searches v. II, no. 2. [S1520] Timothy Scudder II and Mary Whitehead, Scudder Searches. [S332] International Genealogical Index (R). [S25] Timothy Scudder I, of Northport, Suffolk County, New York (Long Island), Vol. II, No. 2, p. 12.