Jonathan Scudder^[1]

1657 - 1690  (33 years)

• Name	Jonathan Scudder
  Birth	31 Jan 1657	Southold, Suffolk, New York   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Dec 1690	Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I283	Scudder
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Henry Scudder,   b. Abt 1626, of Horton Kirby, Kent, England d. 1661, Huntington, Suffolk, New York (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Catharine Estey,   c. 17 Feb 1629, Freston, Suffolk, England d. Aft 1681, Huntington, New York, British Colonial America (Age ~ 53 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1655	Southold, Suffolk, New York   [5]
  Family ID	F113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Brown,   b. 1659, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut d. Aft 1690 (Age > 32 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1680	New York   [5]
  Children	1. Sarah Scudder,   b. 1 Sep 1681, Long Island, Queens, New York d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jonathan Scudder,   b. 28 May 1683, Huntington, Suffolk, New York d. Deceased   3. Abigail Scudder,   b. Jan 1685, Huntington, Suffolk, New York d. 1774, Huntington, Suffolk, New York (Age 88 years)   4. Rebecca Scudder,   b. 31 Dec 1688, Huntington, New York, British Colonial America d. Aft 1734 (Age > 47 years)
  Family ID	F158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Jonathan acquired considerable land and was a tax collector for Huntington in 1684 and 1687. In the 1687 record he is referred to as Ensign. He died 10 December 1690 in Huntington according to the Huntington Town Records. His will, which was recorded at Brookhaven on Long Island in 22 October 1691 mentions his wife, Sarah, son Jonathan and daughters Abigail, Rebecca and Sarah. Sarah is described as not compos Mentis. The will provides that Sarah was to be taken care of by his wife Sarah and if Sarah outlived her mother, then her brother,Jonathan, was to provide for her.

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Ancestral File (R). [S392] International Genealogical Index (R), Film #: 456310. [S4] Scudder Family in America: The Beginnings, Vol. I, No. 2, p. 13. [S97] Early Long Island Wills of Suffolk County, 1691-1703, p. 49. [S105] Long Island Genealogies, p. 288.