Hi Brian, There were quite a few William SCUDDERs around -- just to make searches interesting! Capt. William CORSON SCUDDER was a sea captain, b. April 21, 1823, in Upper Twp, Cape May Co., NJ. My grgrgrandfather, John G. SCUDDER, was a younger brother. His parents were David and Martha Gandy SCUDDER. He went to sea at age 15 as a mate, working his way up to Capt. as a young man. He operated a Lumber Co., hauling lumber by ship and eventually moved to Camden, NJ, along the Delaware River. He bought a steam planing mill and manufactured wooden sashes and blinds in Camden with a partner. He eventually bought him out and owned SCUDDER Lumber Co., then SCUDDER & Son Lumber. He became the Master Port Warden in Camden until his death on Dec. 19, 1898. Over the years he provided many jobs for SCUDDER relatives who moved from Cape May CO. to Camden CO. during the industrial era. Hope you find your other William SCUDDER. Regards, Joan In a message dated 5/25/02 5:53:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Joan. I hate to jump on you with an out of the blue request. BUT this was > the first message I have seen on the Scudder mailing list. Could you tell > me > the date of death for you Capt. William Scudder? Was he in the civil war? > I have a relative who when he was in his eighties or nineties went to New > York to visit the family of a William Scudder. He actually died on the > way. > I'm wondering if William Scudder was a war buddy or if he was a Capt., > someone my relative highly respected. > Can you shed any light on this. My relative, William Cole, died in > Jamestown, NY. > > Brian L. Cole > Researching Coles from > England to MD to OH >