When Isaiah1 Harrison, Sr. took over the blacksmith shop at Oyster Bay in 1687, Joseph2 Ludlam’s cooper shop was next door. Nearby was the home and shop where the shoemaker, Gideon2 Wright (Peter1) had lived before he died in 1685, leaving his widow Elizabeth2 (Townsend) Wright with eight minor children to raise.
Just as Isaiah1 Harrison, Sr. was termed “enigmatic” in Chapter One, Dr. John1 Stewart’s origins are also cloaked in mystery. In his records, Stewart left no personal statement about where he came from, and no parent in New York or other colonies or in the Old World has claimed him in their will or other record.
This article is an excerpt from Margery Boyden\’s, A Guidebook to the Records for Samuel and Lydia (Harrison) Stewart:
New Perspectives from New Data and from Reviewing 100 Years of Collaborative Research, Part I, (Electronic version, Scudder Family Store, 2022).
Most of us want to know who our ancestors are and from whence they came. For some, this means a family history mystery that requires gathering enough clues to put the puzzle pieces together accurately. This is especially true for those who feel a gnawing skepticism about speculations some have made.
The appendices of Part I of Samuel and Lydia Stewart’s Guidebook version explore several speculative claims made in Settlers by the Long Grey Trail pertinent to Isaiah1 Harrison, Sr.’s roots, not based on record evidence, by comparing them within the context of other historical sources that are available.
Scudder Family Historical & Biographical Journal, volume 4, no. 1 Spring and Fall 2022 Read More »
The first Newsletter Emunah has been well-received, and we got positive feedback from many quarters. I would like to thank the Editorial team and others who contributed to the making of the newsletter. Please enjoy this next issue focusing on the OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY department.
Emunah – Scudder Memorial Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 2 Read More »
We would like to share a review of this book written by one of our \’distant\’ cousins and current Foundation Board Director. living in Wiesbaden, Germany. David T. Fisher
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Dr. Anbu Suresh Rao, Medical Superintendent of The Scudder Memorial Hospital in Ranipet (\”SMH\”) has published the first of what we are told will be bi-monthly Newsletters about SMH, entitled \”Emunah\”. (The meaning of \”Emunah\” can be found on page 1 of the Newsletter.)
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2020 was the year that set Scottie Scheffler\’s career into overdrive. He tied for fourth at the PGA Championship, shot 12-under 59 at The Northern Trust, and was named the 2020 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. It\’s also no coincidence 2020 was the year he married his high school sweetheart, who just so happens to be a Scudder.
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Tanks are again menacing, and bombs are falling, and people are again fighting for their liberties or fleeing for their lives. Images recall horrific pasts, giving clarity to present chaos, reminding of millions who have fought for freedom or have been refugees in search of freedom.
