MEMORIALS:

GEX1?.1LOGJ(JAL, JJIOGR.APIIJCAL .AND HISTORIC.AL

.1CCOUN'T OF TIIE N..:lJlfE OF

MUDGE

IN AMERICA, FROM 1638 TO 1868.

BY ALFRED l\tUDC:R.

BOSTON:

I'IUXTED BY ALFRED MUDGE & SOX, FOP. TifE FAl\rtLY.

18 G 8.

INTHODUCTION.

TIIE writer li:nin~ l1:ul a desire to acquire iuformation concerning tl1e )fudge fam-

ily,-:i. desire in which he tt-usts all l1is kindred participate,-has dcrntcd much time to elucidate the following inquirie,;: Who were our first progenitors ? Whence did they come? What was their condi­tion in the old country? At what date did tlicy ar1fre in tl1is country? When, where, and how did they live? Wl1at were their occupations? Wh:i.t were

tl1cir characteristics, physic:i.1, mental and moral? Wl1:i.t po!<itiou iu society did they sustain? Wliat, if any, were the principal incidents of their li~·es? and What tlicir religion ? lnquirie,; like tl1c,;e l1a1·e arisen in the mind of the writer, aud he has con,;idcrcd it a:1 enterprise worthy of attention to search for facts Ly which answers may Le outained.

The means of information, for a work like this, must lJe ol,taincd from personal inquiry, and communication with memher,; of the family; traditions and rccolk-ctions of elderly persons; family registers; gravestones; society, parish, church, town,

iv .llUDGE .JlEJJORI.tLS.

county aml state records; deeds, willil, and otl1c1· papers re lut­ing to transfer of property, contracts, etc. In order to accom­pli,ih this, much writing must he done; towns at a distance must IJe visited, as the first settlers have removed, and none of the name arc now living in them; ,vills, deeds and other papers must be copied, in order to verify individuals and dates.

The writer has addresscu letters to all of the name, the resi­dence of whom he had been able to learn. From some he has received prompt, full, and accurate replies. From others he has ohtaincd less satisfactory information. Others have made no answer at all, and he is happy to say, these arc few. One or two l1avc misconstrued the object, and ha,·c supposed that a for­tune had been left by some one of the nam~, in the old country, and have written to that effect; to these and others he would say that such is not the case, and also, that while he knows of hut few wl10 arc or have been positively riclt1 he has nc,·er lea.med of one who has been positively poor; and, in all his researches, lie has never learned of O'TIC who has been accused or com·icted of crime. Our record is one of true manliness; of honest, industrious, and upright members of society.

It may be asked, Why arc these memorials pl'.intcd ? What is there in this family worthy of being handed down to poster­ity'? W c answer, notl1ing which docs not belong in common with other families. W c deem it rigl1t, however, that such me­morials should be prepared, and if any one has a mind to print, let him do so. As it is announced upon the title-page, "printed tor tl1e family," not " published," it is a matter of private use ~,ith which the public 11am nothing to do. W c ha,·c a desire to ascertain the family statistics, and to learn how those bearing the family name lived in olden times. They have belonged to the working class since their arrival in this country, (who has not?) and were generally farmers. The family of Jarvis seem to have possessed a peculiar attachment to hy­dr-.i.ulic power, as from Jarvis the first gcner-.i.tion down to the

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fifth, most of them l1a,·e l>een concerned in mills or machinery as a principal business, and l1ai·e remo,·ctl frum place to place, wl,ere,·cr the water-power and the new settlements dcma.n<lc<l their energies. They lm.ve been an honest, independent yeo­manry, those who form the strength nnd energy of the rcpuhlic. They existed in times when men and women worked; the spinnin!!-,diccl and loom were l1ousehol<l articles; and they not only made the cloth, but· also wrought the cloth into garment:! for their families. Their hauits and modes of living were simple and frugal. Tl1eir wants were ·fc\\·, and fow remained unsatisfied. Ours has been a distinguished family; it has descended, but is now ascending. Let us so live that it shall still ascend; let us remember our ancestors in this country, who were a moral and religious people, and so emulate their virtues that tliosc wl10 come after us may point back and l>oast of descend­ing from a people ,vho never had a criminal, rather than Loa.st of descending from :i. rich and aristocratic race.

To prepare and finish a uook of this description invokes much labor and c.xpense. It cannot be un<lcrtakcn as a money­making affair, for the demand is ,·cry limited, as only those who bear tl1c name, and their immediate connections need the work. And it seems to the author that now is the time to gather the reminiscences of those who ba,·e gone Lefore, as soon what records we ha,·c to be examined will be lost to those wl10 come after, and they can refer to tl1ese records, and continue their own pedigree at their pleasure. We should feel derelict in duty, if we failed to admonish all to keep a. true record of their families, as in sci·cral instances we lia.vc been ol,liged to ,s-ive up tracing a family, because no recortls had been kept, but, by dint of pcrscrnrance, we ha,c got almost all of the families. Of those we have obtaine<l, we take the record as we have been fornishc<l, giving the names and dates just as we harn rccrive<l them. It would not lie surprising, therefore, should some error,; occur; but we thiuk the work will be found gcuer.i.lly corrcl t,

vi .l/CDOE .1/E,VOI:J.-ILS.

as most of the enrly rlates ore taken from town rccorrl~; for the c111ig-ra11ts l,rought over a fa~l1ion of recorr.ling- the l,irth~, mar­riage,; awl <leath,; in tlie town books. Thus, Elie11ezer )fuel.~", of Sharon, Conn., was born iu Northampton, where we li11cl it on 1·ecor<l ; he allerwnrcls mo,·ed to LeLn11on, Conn., got marrie<l, au<l where he rcgistcrctl all of liis children that were liorn there. lie then removc<l to llel,ron, Conn., :m<l, on arri,·ing tlwrc, he weut to the town records, am! rccor<le<l nil his children and dates of Lirths till Jui-vis wa.s Lorn; ancr which time, he 1·c•movc<l to Sharon, wliere he clic<l. 'l'lm:1 it was with most of the early dates; Capt; llieah (No. 17), when he removed from Sharon, lin<l his family recorded in the town Looks with liis second wife',; family (sec pnge GO) j an<l after he removed to Richmond, he proLaLly di<l the same, when the town had records, Lut the records we1·c burned. ~\rtcr the birth of Eliza, we take such names as arc furnished us with proor. Trnditio11 says lie ha<l a numerous family.

The author has uu<lcrtnkcn the work entirely upon liis own i-esponsiLility, au<l l1as im·itc<l no one to contriLutc pccuniarily towards its puLlication, neither has lie put out a suLscriptiou paper; and he intends to fix a price upon the work that will pay for its printing only. The expense of visiting the ditrercut towns where the family hare Jh·ed he expects to <lefray himself; an<l he has ,isited the following places, during the la.st fow years,-New Lon<lon, Norwich, '\Viudham, .Golton, Colchester, Le Lano 11, IleLron, llartford, W ctherslicl<l, Willllsor, Canaan au<l ::iharon, Connecticut (Sharon lie has Yisitcd three times, an<l g-.itheretl much iuform:itiou); New York City, Drooklyu, Oyster J~ay, llcmpsiea<l, Courtlan<l, Chath:m1, Canaan, New Leuanon, Aluauy, Cohoes, Schcuectady, Florida, '\Vest Du tier, Rome, Pal­myra, Rochester and nutfalo, N. Y.; Winchester, N. ll.; Wch­mond, Pittsfield, New· ... \shfor<l, Northampton, LanesLoro', :~forth­licl<l, Ncc<lharn, Lenox, Stockul"i<lgc, '\Vest Stockbt"idgc, New )farluoro ·, Lyun, ::.\faldeo, and various other towns iu :\fassachu-

l.YTI'.OD UCTIO.Y. vii

setts; Plymouth, )form~ JTolly, nntl Druttlcl1oro', V crmont; Quincy, :'llichi,!.,run. In almost all or these towns lrn.,·e )[1111;.(l'll

lived in tlic early <lays. 'fhis circuit of' tra,·cl inrnlvetl consi<l• crnLlc time uml expense, for which lie never expects remunernLion.

Ile has also employe<l a gentleman upon the other side ol' the water, in onler to get at the family connections or those who immii,.,·nted to this country, Joscpl1 L. Chester, Esr1r., of London, who liclongs to this country, hut who is now in England iiwc:1ti-6'Uting the genealogy or different families. We were unalile to get the names connected upon that side. He b'Ul'C u,; tho Engli;;h Record, which we have inserted almost entirely n,i he wrote it. The reader will percch·c that the will of Walter :Mugge is dated February 14!>4-5, and if we allow thirty-three years, the time allowed as a ~encrntion, it will bring the Lirth of ,John )fuggc back to the year 1300, which is upward,; of three lrnndrcd years Lefore New England wn;; settled.

The English Xavy Register of Sept. 1825 contains the follow­in~ names: Captain Zncl1cry lfodgc, Lieutenants Robert, Gcorµ;c and William )fudge. Zachery was afterward .AdmiraL Tho name is also mentioned in Appleton's Cyclopa.:dia of Iliogrnphy.

W c have endeavored to make a hook that should be interesting to be rend and referred to by those Lea.ring the name, Mudge; how far we have succeeded, remains for you to decide.

There arc three distinct families in this work; nor have we been able to connect them by any evidence that we ha\'e as yet ascertained. Yet unquc,;tionnLly we arc of the same family, ru;

.far,·is and Thomas were here at the same time, ,farl'is in Bos­ton, and Thomas in )faldcn, the town then ailjoining Boston; yet we cannot prO\'C they were brothers or cousins. Gilbert was residing in 1fassaclmsctts about the same time. He, it appears, was a dealer in tl,;h, and was conncctc,! with the Isle of Shoals.. llirnself and wife arc all that we can olitain of tl1cm : there were probably no descendant,;. Charles was an Engli,.;lunan, arri\·iu.~ in this eouutry uearly au hundred years

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later than ,fon·is nnd Tl1omas. This family we luwe got nlmost entirely. B,lwnrc.l arri\'cd from the Island of Gucrn;,;cy, in the Engli,;h CJ1nnncl, nnd came about I 827, and now lh·cs in Wil­-liaruslmrg, N. ly.

W c have gh·cn in the Roll of Honor a.ll of those whom we know to ha,·c served their country in a.ny war that l1a.s occurred. In the appendix w·c l1a\'C also given a Biographical Sketch of three distinguished indh'idu:i.ls, and also some extracts from letters rccch·cd during the progress of the work.

All of the numc have the snme physical clinractcristics. Drinking, smoking, und the use of tobncco, arc rare among the nnme. The personal conformation in tl1e diJTerent families is the t:nme,-of medium height, and weight of about 175 to 200 lus. nt 50 or GO years of age; the complexion light, and the length of life is beyond the average of the world.

" The average duration of life throughout the globe is 33 years. One-fourth of its population dies before the 7th year, und one-half before the 17th. Out of 10,000 persons only one renches his 100th year, only one in 500 his 80th, and only one in 100 his G5th. :Married people live longer than unmarried ones, and a tall man is likely to live longer than a short one. Until the 50th year women ha\'e a better chance of life than men, but beyond that period the chances arc equal. Out of 1000 persons, 65 marry. The months of June and December arc those in which marriages are most frequent. Children born in spring arc generally stronger than those born in other sea­sons. Births and dcnths chiclly occur at night. The nature of professions exercises a great influence on longevity; thus out of 100 vf each of the following, the number of tl1ose wl10 attain their 70th year i~ - among clergymen, 42 ; agriculturists, 40; traders and manufacturers, 33; soldiers, 32; clerks, 32; law­yers, 29 ; professors, 2 7; and physicians, 24; so that those who study the art of prolonging the lirns of others arc most likely to <lie early."

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W c ha\·c selcctct.l from those who lived from the fir~t, 1 G:iO, to the cntl of the sixth g'Cneration, of whom fifteen mules and tweh·e females arc now lil'ing-, taking- their lh·cs at the present time; :11!,ling four year~ to each lite. taking all at the present time known to Im t.leat!, and the t.latc of their death;;, and it gfres a much longer lcu~e of' lite than the fo1·egoing statistics. Thi,; taL!e gfrcs two hundrct.l and t\\"O lives (one hundred and thirty-eight mules ant.I eighty-four female:;), and the calculation exhibits the follo,\·ing result:

~fales: Ai;t••• l'ol'9f1D._ A"n!1,,._W8':I!•• AYt!rs&l,,"fl8~.

From 1 to 7- 11. 15 y.11111. 20d. - 1 y. ;j m.13 t.l. 7 to 17- 5. 53 2 27 -10 7 ')•) _.,

17 to 30- s. 197 20 1 r, -24 s '· 17 30 to 40- 11. 311 s s -28 4 1 40 to 50- 11. 485 s lG -44 1 2G 50 to GO- 13. ........... 5 8 -56 5 1 '.,.:, 60 to 70- IS. 1184 10 3 -65 !) 27 70 to 80- 39. 2648 5 :n -75 1 21 so to !JO- 17. 1452 10 18 -83 3 13 90 to 100- ;j_ 462 1 19 -92 5 4

All ages, 138 754G s 5 -54 s 7 Females:

From 1 to 7- s. 17 9 1 2 2 19

7 to 17- 3. ?•) ..,_ 3 24 -10 !) s 17 to 30- 7. 147 1 12 -21 0 6 30 to 40- 7. 251 10 3 9-

- .,,> 11 21 40 to .iO- 11. 284 ;j 14 -44 5 15 50 to 60- 7. 374 3 5 _;j;) 5 18 60 to 70- 12. 797 7 2G -66 5 20 70 to SO- 14. 1087 10 20 -77 :; 14 so to !JO- 13. 10S3 4 !) -83 4 1 !JO to 100- 2. 1S9 0 0 -94 G 0

.!11 ages, 84 4265 7 24 50 !) 12 ii

X ,1/UJJ(}E .l/E.1/0RIALS.

Thus it appears that out or two hundred and two livcR, only nineteen died IJefore seven years of agC',- one elc\'cuth part; and beplrC the ~e of ~e\'enfocn Lut ~wcnty-se\'en died; le~~ than oue-cighih of the whole uumLer. The a\'crage ngc,; or the males were fifty-four years, eight months, se,·cn (lays. The females, fifty years, ni1,e months, tweh-e days; Leing twe11ty years longer than the allotted life of mankin<l. The male;; !i'-'<!d three years, elc,·cn months, twenty-fi\'C days longer than the females. In one case triplets were Lorn (~cc page 100), and sixteen t,dns were 1,-i,·cn to the families. There arc 1,G00, who Lear or haYe Lorne the name of )fudge, in .America, named in this Look.

It will he perceh·ed that one lived to her one hundre<lth year, se\'en to upwar<ls of ninety-three years, thirty to upwards of eighty-three years, fifty-three to upwards of scYcnty-six years, ancl thirty-nine to upwards of sixty-six years, being the largest nnmbc1· of any ten years during life.

The number of descend:i.nts of tl1c three families arc: .Tan·is, 1st Generation, 1 )farricd, 1

2d 3d 4th 5th Gth 7th 8th 9th

" "

" " "

Thomas, 1st Generation,

2d " 3d

4th ,5th

6th

" " " "

2

1-.1: lG 72

214 2G4 201 16

800

1 s 5 3

12 48

" " "

" " "

Married,

" " " " ,.

2

13 15 52

162

43

3-!

1

323

1 5

3 3

7 33

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ith Generation, 8th 9th "

Charles, 1st Generation, 2c.l " 3c.l " 4th " 5th " Gth

1,;5

210 ;'i4

49G

1 5 4

12 8

8

3S

l\fnrricd,

" "

l\[arried,

" " " " ,,

xi

93 G2 0

207

1 5 4 5 (j

0

21

Tims it appears that out of eight hun,lred persou:-1, three l11m• drcd and twcr,ty-thrcc married. '!'he average of :.t.11 persons g-ctting married is '' out of one thousand pcr5ons, sixty-fh·c marry." In this case, however, three hundred and twenty-three married out or eight hundred persons, - about forty-one to an lm111lred, - a \"Cry much larger proportion than is e::ltimatcd. In the four first generations, all lived to Le married Lut two, and Jane :\Iudgc was sixty-fire years old when her brother died. She was of the third generation. Of the fourth, Ruth was )loses· daughter, and we know not Lut she may ham been mar­ried. Thomas' family arc rather small for one of such long standing. The first six generations did not progress very rapidly; four hun<lre1l and nincty-sb: l1cing the aggreg-atc of the nine, out of which two hundred and seven married, Leing about the same number, - forty-oue to an hundred. Of Charles' family there were but thirty-eight persons in six gcncr.:.tions, out of which twenty-one married.

The diseases and causes of death arc rruestions of vital interest in a family, whether it he of fc,·er, apoplexy, or any other lliscase, Lut in these memorials so few arc named that we can make no deductions; Lut paralysis is a ruling disease in the

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hrnnch 0Dfa.,sncl111sctt:=;,-almost all oftl1ose who Jh·e to he eighty die of this ,Ji,,:asc. It is wdl that all should examine the cause:; of death of those in the brunch from which he is dcsccndcd,­his pareut,; un,1 ~"l·au,lpurcnts nm] their co11ncction;;, and if a tcmlcncy to any particular complaint is dbcovcrcd, to take all proper menus to guard a:,,"llinst its intr0tluction.

w· e foci it our ,!nty to ucknowle<lgc our ohli1,.-ntions to n few

persons who have ai,lcd us in our genealogical lahor,;. ,Ye should be gfa<l to name more if ;.:puce allowed; but we arc par­ticularly indclite1l to Hon. Benjamin )[udg-e, of Lynn, )fass., Wm. L. )[u<lg-c, E:<r1:, of [farpers\·illc, X. Y., )frs. Laura ( '.\[111lgc) Benjamin, of Courtlnml, N. Y., nn,I '.\liss Emily Eugenia )[u,lgc, (now )[rs. Shedd,) of Rochester, X. Y., also .Joseph L. Chester, Esr1., of Lon,lon, who by their aid ha\'C materially ns,,btcd us in ohtaiuiug information, for which they have our thanks.

Prior to 17 52 the year commenced on the 20th of )farch, an,! :March was called the first month, April tl1c sccornl, and so on to February the twelfth. 'I'wo methods of dates were used, one in this manner: G: S: 1657, meaning October G, 1657, count­ing )farch one to October eighth; and another Jannury 6, 1G2~, meaning it was the year before 1G2G commenced on )farch 20. In thc;,c memorials the true date is substituted for nmubers and double dates.

w· c here gh·e an extract from :i. work entitled "English Surnames and thcfr place in the Teutonic Family, by Robert Furl:,'1lSuu."

" Of names derived from courage, vigor, and spirit, arc probably, )lowatt, )louth, )loth, )lott, )lotc, corresponding with an Old Iligh )fuato. And perhaps )lode, )fodd, with the diminutfres .'.\fud<lock, )[mldle, and )£udgc from the .Anglo Saxon fo1111 .Mutl, thence al~o )foody or Moodie, .1nglo Saxon Mudig, courageous." But an ancient spelling or the ::a111e ()Iuggc), coupled with the fact that the name ")[iig~c" is

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often met with in Germany, points more certainly to a Teutonic ori;,,rin. This is all we cnn gfrc or the dcriration or the name.

·w c copy a few cxtractsJ"rom the Gcncalogieal Register, vol. xii, page 289, in reference to tlm,;e who had a right to a Coat of Arms. It goes to prorc that the family )[udgc were one of the first families in those <lays, a.~ they umloul,tedly supportetl this Coat or Arms in 1495, and prior to that date. (8ec page 4.)

"HEr..u.n1:Y IS A:UEr.TC.\. - It may seem a cont.radiction of terms to ;;peak of so aristocra.tic an institution as heraltlry as

Lcing- of interest or value to <lemocra.tic .Americans; but a little reflection will show us how this scici.cc will Le or vast impor-

1:ince to g-enealo~,"ists. " Coat:,-oJ:arrns mny he <liri<lcd into three classes, - first,

those bclon):,'11lg' to any man';; nnccstors, and used liy them for a long time. This is the most important class, and in most ca.~cs the original cause of the adoption or the arms is not to he di;:corcrcd, and we must trust to the strictness with which this

privilege was formerly guarded, for a guarantee that the aru1s

were ju~tly appropriated. "The ,:ccond class embraces such arms a.~ hare Leen granted

J,y the Herald's College by royal command, as a reward for

distinguished scn·iccs to the state. These instances arc com­pnrutircly rare, and arc rcry honorable to the recipient.

"The third class consists of the coats-of-arms granted J,y tl1c IJeral<l"s College on payment of certain fees, which, though

legal, arc not of any raluc at present to the genealogist, and hart11y a source of much comfort to the possessor. This class of coat armor !1as been a comparafo·cly modern institution,

though some instances arc recor<lecl of a <late prior to the settle­ment of Xcw England.

"lt i:< with the first cla~s alJo,·e enumerate.I that we li:m, at

present to <lcal. Though some abuses l1a<l crept iuto the ;;ys-

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tern, it is n fair nsscrtion to mnke that coats-of.arms, used prior to 1 (;2,j, were )!'cncr.illy the rightful property of the users."

'' But I can state without fear of coutracliction that any family, whose ancestor used a coat-of-arm"c, possesses a uoule comer• stone to erect its English pcdi~rrcc upon.

" On the other hand, I cannot too strongly express my regret and surprise at the attempts daily made, by many, to assume :i.

property not Lelonging to them. :Many American gcncalogi1•,;, c,·cn the pages of this magazine, ham been marred by the intro­cluction of a coat-of.arms, to which the user had not a shaclow of ri~ht. A man using a coat-of.arms, by that act asserts that his ance:<tors ha,·e been of knightly rank, as contemporary evidence declares, or ha,·e so di,.:tiuguishcil themselves as to rccci,·e from the crown pcnnission to u.~sume ~imilar rank. An Englishman may be parcloncd, perhaps, if he obtains by purchase a right to maintain a spurious ancestry ; but for an American to take this dubious prh·ilegc without purchase, is too absurd to be tolerated.

"It is useless to allege that a man has a right to use any badge he may like, to put on l1is carriage, his plate, or the co,·crs of his books; he cannot hoist the revenue flag on his boat, and he should be equally dclmrrcd, by custom ancl the rules of society, from sailing under a false flag, as the pro,·ed descendant of a knightly race.

"There is no cause for pride in the accident of one's birth, \mt it remains a fact; and if a Gradgrind cleserts his principles ancl adopts a badge whereby lie drops his honest and obscure parentage for a :fictitious and more distinguishcJ one, he shoul<l be arraigned by the collective body of genealogi,.;ts, as trying, for the sake of increasing his own pomp ancl glory, to destroy the noble work of perpetuating our annals, for which tlicy all labor."

ENGLISH RECORD.

ENGLISH RECORD.

,,..--t;) ' (~,,, > HE family of )rGDGE may boast of considcrahlc ~ r'f: antiquity in Engli,;h l1istory, as the name may he · (~J; found on record as early as the beginning of the !:3th ~ or the close of the 14th eentur,·. The name was un­sJ':f question:i.bly origin:i.lly written :lluggc; :i.nd, the letter

g being pronounced soft, the transition to J.lfudgc was very natural. This conclusion is susta.ine<l by the earliest document th:i.t tre:i.ts of the family yet <liscovere<l, which is a. pedigree recorded in one of the curly Yisita.tions of Surrey, and to he found :i.t Heralds' College (H:i.rleian )I5. 1,5Gl, fol. 7, :i.nd addi­tion:i.l )IS. 14, 311, fol. Gi, in the British )Iuseum, a.re copies of the s:i.me pedigree). As well on account of its :i.ntiquity, as bec:i.use it is absolutely the only pedigree to he found either at Heralds' Collegc or the British :Museum of this family, it is here quoted Yerbatim :-

John :\fu~l' nli<tA :'.\fwli..~ = I

I St~phcn :\fUJ..'1:C = ..... I

G111fritlUl4 llUJ;:1:C.

I Thoma11i l[U~t'=•Tohnnnn flt. 1•t lUclmcl !\ln~,;c = .....

I

1 ,·ulwrc,. \\·alter

,----1 llrukc.

"·nt~cr llu~~c= 0Tohunnc .•... of' GuJlclforJ, a. ~urr,•y /

I

Tl:mlcl l!udge = r .. uhrll dnu. S.. heir ll:1n."nr1•t ob. t1. I•· of ,John HIii nlla,.

Hull, of' SplrcJJ,,,1ton, x. wltlow of Thom"" Engler.

ux. ~Ir l"hrf,.tophcr llorc. of' JJO .. cl-·y.

ii~;.~~1~r;~:;.~';'~i1ii1c Exclu .. •c,ucr. temp. Hcur~,,~·~tJ!)

I

Ar;ne ux .• John .i:\lh•n.

I

.T:U,r ux .. .. ,Jon,011. -,-'l'hornw. JoncM.

2 J-:.Yr;LJSII RECORD.

It would seem that Daniel, the Jn;;t sm"l·iving male of this lmrnch of the family, was the first to adopt the inno\·ation, and that the Heralds reco.~nized the cliangc, commencing the pedi­gree with "lfugge alia.~ lfudge," then gh·ing three generation~ with the old orthography, and finally dropping that altogether, and writing simply '' )fudge." That some memhcrs of the fam• ily clung to the old spelling till a period consideraL!y later, will he seen as wc proceed; but it is clear, from this document, that the names were identical.

This pedigree was prob::i.1,Iy entered by the )fore family, in order to show it.;;· heraldic de~cent from both ancestors. On the death of Daniel )I udgc without issue, the wife of Sir Christopher )fore became certainly co-heiress, if not sole l1eir, and her hus­band would thus be entitled to quarter her father's arms. It docs not follow that there was no other issue in the collateral branchc.,, in the earlier generations, and it is almost certain that there was, as J\"ill be seen from the similarity of names in the Wills hereafter mentioned. The fact of greatest importance established by the appearance of this pedigree in the Visitation, is that the family of }fudge was entitled to bear arms. It would have been more satisfactory if those arms had been tricked or blazoned on the pedigree itself; but, fortunately, we have other means of ascertaining what they were, and of establishing tbcm by nnimpcachable testimony.

As the entire history of the family in England is necessarily, from the paucity of material, reduced into very narrow· limits, no better way of recounting it suggests itself than by presenting abstract.~ of the entire scrfos of Wills to be found recorded in the Registry of the Prcrogath·c Court of Canterbury, popularly known as "Doctors' Commons." In this \·ast collection, where the testaments of the departed arc numLercd by millions, em­bracing testators, Jh;ng and dying, not only in every quarter of the kingdom, but in e\·ery quarter of the globe itself, ::i.nd th::i.n which there is no better source from which to ::i.sccrtain the rcl::i.-

Jll.DGE .lfE.llOI'.IAl,S.

ti\'e numerical stnnding of indh·idual names, the )fudges arc hut ;a;cuntily represented. During a period of more than three hun­dred years, sa}· from about the year 1:1s0 down to the y<"ar 1 i0O, there arc to be found in this Registry copies of only four­teen Wills, and records of !mt four Administrations. In other words, the name of )fudge, or any of its mriutions, occurs in the calendars but eighteen times during more than three centuries. That this may not be thought to indicate any want of respcctn­lJility on the part of those bearing the name, it may be stated that the immortal one of W,\SHISGTOS is not to be found in the same calendars much more frequently. It has been already stnted that the na□e occur;; in hut a solitary instance in the enormous collection of pedigrees at the Driti,;h )Iuseum, and in that, almost if not quite as extcnsh·e, in the Bodleian Libr.iry, it l1as not yet been discovered at all. To thi,; may be added the fact that, among the \'ast number of matriculations at the Uni­,·ersity of Oxford, the name of )Judge appears only three times between the years 1562 and 1S50. The natural conclusions to he arrived at from these statistics arc that the families bearing the name died out at an early period, or that they foll into a social rank ancl condition in liJc in which Wills are not often made, and from which young men do not often go to tl1e univer­sities, or, finally, that the representatives of the name sought new homes in other lands. There is probably considerable truth in each of these suggestions; and if the two former be cstablisl1cd as regards the history of the family in England, there arises the strongest inducement for those representing it else­where to e!c,·atc it ag-.iin to thut rank which it unquestionably once occupied, if not to one still higher.

"·ith this brief introduction, we will proceed to an examina­tion, scriatim, of the Wills referred to.

The earliest Will to L,c found is tliat of W(Jlfr.r Jluggc, of Guildfonl, in the county of Surrey, the last of that name men-

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tiont!d iu tl1e ftd.,l!oiu.!! pediµ-rcc. It was made on the !Ith of Fel,ruury, i11 the year H!J4--;j, uuil wus pro\·e<l 011 the 1 ;:t of' April followiug. He l1ec111cutl1cil all his laru.ls un<l tenements in the county or Surrey to hb wifo .lolmnuc for her Iir._., with remai1H.lcr to his son Dauiel and hi,; heirs. His lauds iu Dcrnn­shirc he left to his executors iu trust. To his <laughters .Juha1111c ( called Jaue in tl1e pedigree), lfurgarct, aud Anne, lie µ-a,·e .£-W each to their marriage. (This wu.~ a consiucraLlc sum iu tl1ose days, crJ11irnlc11t to at lea:;t £ IU00 at the present time.) He appointed as his executors l1is wife an<l 011c Thomas Polste<l, and tlesired to lie. Luricd in the church yard of Guildford, near l1is mother Johanne. The Will is ,·cry l,riet; l,ut contains one more passage that gh·es it it,; greatest importance. lie direcL~ his executors to erect within the church two stones of' marulc over the gra\·es or Thoma;, )lugge (his father), Gelfrey )lug-ge, Esr1. (his great uncle), and Walter Broke aud .:\.lice his wifo (his maternal grandparents): On these stones "pictures" of these persons were to 1,e engraved, anu also their arms, which he par­ticularly dcscrilies. Those to 1,e engrarnd upon the Broke monument were '· three red lious, with a chen-on of' sal.,le, the field silver," or, in mouern parlance, .\.rgcut, a chen-on salile between three Iious gulcs. The arms to l,e cut upon the )fudge stoue were to Le" three cockatrices in sable and the field silver." No fm:ther testimony is neeued as to the character of the Mudge arms, or the right of the family to- bear them, than this or the man who died nearly four centuries ago. In those times meu did uot use arm:; unless they were entitled to them, and this tes­timony, if no other existed, would be accepted as conclush-e all the College of ..:\.rms e\·cn at the present day. There i~, how­e\·cr, corroJ.,or.itirn testimony iu the archh·es of the college. fo a ,·olumc known as "Le Xcve's Baronets," in the pedigree of 8ir Christopher )fore, whose descendant Sir Poyniug;; )fore was created a Baronet in 1642, the alliance with )fudge is stated, and the arms of the family gh·en as .-lrge11t, a cliccron oetwcc,i

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tl,•·cc cocl.:atrirc.~ mMe. The ornbsion of the chenon in the ,vm i,; unimportant, and was perhaps ac,dtlcntal. No cre~t. is any­where mentioned, Crest,; ar,• co111paratin•ly of' mo,forn ori,!.dn, 111111 were used in the olden limes only t.y tho,;e who hat! won tho

ri.!!11t to them Ly persoual sen·ices in some crusade. The ur111;1 of' :.\Iu<lge, therefore, recoirnizc,l at Herulds' College, nud the only oucs the family crnr properly Lore or could bc:!r, arc those

ju:'t quoted from Le Nern. It may be as well just hci·c to refer to the fact that in Burke's

Armory, and in ;;ome other modern ordinaries, the arms C>I' l\[u<lge arc given as follows: Argent, a Jess between three cinqucfoils saLle; crest, on n. wren.th n. cinqucfoil sahle. This is an entire error. The~c arms were µ-ranted somewhere between the yen.rs 1.'.i3G and 1549 to the family of :.\Icysey, of Worces­tershire, and have uccn borne by them c,·er siuce. As the :.\Judges were then in existence, it is simply impossible thn.t two

distinct families could hn.vc hn.d assigned to them the s11.1110 11.rn1,i. Tu those who arc n.wn.re of the 111a11ner iu which Burke's Armory and similar works have licen compilc<l, the blunder is easily compreheudc<l. It is possible, 11.11d e,·en probable, that the :.\foy­scys and :.\fudges at some period intermarried. A :.\fiss )fudge,

perhaps, mn.1-ried a :.\foysey, and was in the hn.bit of using his 8eal. '!'hat ~•~al perhaps went at her death to a farnritc nephew· of her own name, who n.fterwards used it, and an impression of it was attached to some document Len.ring the signature of'

).fudge. Some one of nurkc's numerous p111Teyor;; sent him n. description <.,f it; and as "everything is fish that comes to his net,'' it took it.~ place as authentic in his page~.

The next Will in order of date is that of WALTER }h:GGE,

"Clerk," i.e. Clergyman, which wn.s <lated on the :!<l of Xovcm­lier, 156;'.i, "rend and pnhlished," i.e. signed or executed, on the

1 Gth of the same month, n.nd pro,·cd on the 4th or )fay, 1,5GG. Ile docs not gh·e liis pin.cc of re~idcnce, but it was prohahly

6 E.YGLJSII RECOR!).

Hornewhere in Den,n,;hire. ITis l,c,'lue~tR are ns fi1Jlows: to erery lied-rid person in the cities of Hereford and Exeter, and the suhnrJ.~ or the surne, eight pence, 111111 to erery pri,;oncr in

snit! cities four pence; to the poor of Newton ::it. Cyre~, "Sho,,.hruke" (::--hoLrookc), )Iollan1l, au<l Knowston (all in De\'Onshirc), St. Ecthes in Cornwall, Kirtou, and Goo<lhurst in Kent, sums mrying from sixty to forty shillin;;s; to each god­chil<l three shillings nncl four pence; to hi:1 1,rother Thomas Jifty-thrce l'.!hilliugs and four pence per annum for twenty years,

if he should lh·e so long; to his sister Faith forty shilling~, an<l to her son 'l'homU:.➔ Coushernan twenty shillings; to his brother W oo<l an<l wife .£4; to the sons of his brother 'l'homas )Iugge, vir.., John the elder, John th<J younger ( an instur.ce where two brothers with the same Christian name were !iring at tho

sumo time), and Henry, oach thirteen shillings and four pence, and to George, another son, .£4; to Elir.abcth Bedford ( u

niece, as will be seen by the next Will) forty shillings; to Nicholas Gere twenty shillings. and forty shillings more (which Gere owc<l him) ; to Nicholas :Maunder thirteen shillings and four pence; to Nicholas '\Yay ten shillings; to his nephew, llr. William ZIIuggc, .£10, ~undry Latin book;;, and his ucst "Yirginalls "; to his goo<l mistress Wiluc au angel ; to his pat­ron )[r. John Xorthcott two angels; to his tenant John Gra.n<l­

land six sl1illings and eight pence; to Thomas Porter and his wife (his niece) forty shillings; to Mr. John Blaxton his cloak and V enicc lute; to his niece Faith twenty Bhillings; to Isabel Pitt ten shillings; to )Ir. R,,ucrt Bunt, of E:xcter, merchant,

.£fi, "towards such loss o.s through occasion and some negli­gence he lost by having to do in a certain matter with me"; to his nephew Lewis )Iugge forty shillings, and sundry books. He

also directed that the profits which should rise of the lnte pre­bends of W ollcsgrove and Carswell shoulu be distributed to poor scholars according to the will of his brother Lewis. He

appointed o.s his executor hi,; nephew Walter Mugge, the son of

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hi,; Lrother Richnrrl, w·ho proved the Will, n~ lm;1 been snid, on the 4th or )lay, 15G(i, n111l himselr survh·c,I ouly :i ,;hort time uftcr, 118 his own Will, the next in or,ler, is dated on the 10th of ,June, 15GG, nnd wns proved 011 the 4th or July following. Ile also wrote hi;i name lf"ulta Jluggc, and descril,ed himself as of Crediton, in the county of Dernn, yeoman. His hequest;i were as follows: to the poor 011 the dny of his lmrinl £-1:; to the poor of Crcditon, Shobrooke, nnd Exeter, nnd their ;;uburb;i, sum:! from £4 to twenty shillings; nnd to ench bed-rid person in those plnces four pence; sundry other charities to the cities or Exeter and Hereford; to the poor of Harrison, in Kent, "where I was born," twenty shillings; to his brothe1· :Ur. William l\Iugge £10, his best gold ring, and also, if he returned to make his abode in the country there, his best bed, bedstead, etc.; to his brother Lewis l\Iugge £10, a gold ring, etc.; to his sister Elizabeth Bedford forty shillings, a silver cup, etc.; to his sister Dionise Porter a goblet, sih·er spoons, etc.; to his sister Faith £ I 5 at her marriage, or when twenty-four years of age; to his nephew ,Jeremy, ~on of Thomas Porter, fifty shillings per annum to main­tain him at school; to his uncle Thomas )[ ugge twenty shillings per annum for life; to each of his aunt Cowchman's children two shillings and six pence; to Nicholas )launder forty shillings; to Thomas )foxall, )fr. Xicholas Turucn-ilc, and .John Grantland, each one angcllct for a remembrance; to his aunt Cowchman, in Kent, if alh·e, two angellcts; to his hostess Allen twenty shil­lin~, and to her daughter Alice twenty shillings, and to her daughter (.•ic) Richard Bigle;;ton, of Exeter, forty shillings; to )Ir. John Bla.-..:ton £5; to Richard Lane forty shillings; to young James Yeaton forty ;,hillings per annum to find him at school at Oxford; to )Ir. John Helott forty shillings; to Mr. James Y ca­ton the elclcr, two angellcts; to George )[ugge, son of his uncle Thomas, forty shillings. Finally, he appointed as his executors his urother-in-law Thomas Porter, aud John Xo1·thcott of Kyrton.

8 E.YULISJI RECORD.

There iR reason to presume that the two persons named Wal­ter :Mui;r,.\'e, who:'e Wills are thus gfreu, were connected with the family at Guildford. It will Le rcmc1111Jcrcd that Walter ~[ug-ge of Guildford mentioned his posses:<ions in Denm:'hire. One branch of the family probably settled in that county, and another in Kent. For greater convenience, the facts in the last two Wills are here reduced into the following pedii,,rree: -

Thoina• lll1ggc= ••• J.,.~I• w,/11,,r \luuuo •• I. • • Fu\1h J:lcl[nrd Muuue= ... llvlll$r l:.tlO. I lfui:1,w h: Jloly Or1h•r11. n dnui.:hter ux ••.••

d!Nl \\ ill dn1ed :!.\:.111 ux • . . • • Cowclunun u11t1• · Xu,•. 1:,nr,, nncl \\·cM'Hl. Ll·:ln&t ll\'ln&: in

I 1:11k'.i. Jm1,·t01l (C.l'.C,) 1:.W. K1•11t In 1:14}6

-4 Mu)' 1~. wlt.h ll l'Win

Thntnn" 1111,l uthL"r lllfllUU.

I I I t I I ! I lh•nrv lfl'nn:c \\"nltf'r llU&:;:t• ""llllrun J.cwl'4 1-:Uznbl'lh Jllonl,ic J.♦ullh llui:,:~i lln,:i,:c of L'rt•dltun, )(01..,,:c ltui,:~L• nx . .••• ux. 11,·lni: 11\-lni,: Jh·lni,: co, u~,·on, ll\"111£( Uvi11,: llc.•cl(ol'(\ ThomnM 1:.u.:;, J.itl:J. ]t,O•J. Yt .. ,mnn. born 1:11:l-O. 1~. llvlngl:itiO. Portt•f. not

nt Jlnrrt"f"in. In Hoth :.:+. hent. ,vtn lh-1"': n.ud dnted 10 .Tunu lMol\ ~ 11ln;:le. uud provl!J. "-'Ith ZI (C. 1•.t:.) l'flll

"July l.:it~. Jcrcrny.

It is fairly probable that the fortunes of the family l1ad by this time somewhat deteriorntecl, for it will be seen that while the first Walter :Mugge in the above pedigree, from his profession, ranked among the gentry, the last Walter distinctly styles himself a" Yeoman." This was ::i. comprehensive expression, but alw::i.ys indicated a social rank just below that of a" gentleman," though it could only be applied to those who held land, more or le~s, in foe simple.

This is the last instance in which the name is spelt Jlugge, and with but two exceptions, no connection can be traced between the ,makers of the remaining Wills.

The next in order is that of .Jonx )kDGE, of Thorn Falcon, in the county of Somerset, dated the 6th of .April, and pro,·ed the 3d of )fay, 1571. His bequests are as follows: to St . ..:\n­drew·s Church, of Wells, four pence; to the parishes of Thorn Falcon sL, and eight pence, of Xorth Curry twenty pence, and

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of ~toke Greµ:ory twenty pence; to each of his l,rother Foster's chiltlrcn, an<l each of Iris brother John )lmlg-c's children, tweke pence; to John, son or Xichol;1s :\hulgc, twelve pence; to Iris Lrothe1· Xicholus :\Iu<lg-e Iris hcst cloth cont an<l lloulilet; to his brother John )futlge, or Lyle~ton, his sccorul lie~t hose; to his brother William )[urlge two yards or lilack cloth; to each ol' Iris l,rother Tristrium·s chil<lren tweh·e pence; to Iris sister )lnr­g-ery Tristriam a bushel of .wheat; to .Julian Kent ten shillinµ:s; to each godchild fou1· pence; to liis <laughter Syhliill .£-1:0 when married, or at, the age or thirty, Lut ii' she died hcforc, the same wa.~ to re'i'crt to his son John; to his son William £20 when thirty years of age, an<l .£20 more after Iris mother's death ; the resi<lue of his estate he left to hi~ wifo ,Tulian, and appoirrtc<l her executrix; m·erscers, his friends John Buller, Esq., John Foster, Rolicrt JJa\·ye, and NichoJ:i..., l\ludg-e. The pcdiwec from this Will is as follows: -·

, I ! I I .Tohn )rud1tt•=,Tullan ,John :Mu,h,."C= ••••• !'tlt"hoh1Jt= ••••• ,,·1111nm lfor,:cry ••••• o("fhoru l-"ul• 1 lh·lm: of I4ylt>111ton, I )fu,h:1! I lfudi:c ux • ••• ad1111&:hh.•r eon, co. :--om- t.:iil. 11•:huc 1J."l ll\'lru: ll\·lni: 1"rlM• ux. ,John n"1•t. \\'ill with iMUc. J.j';l. 1:,i1. trlnm. J,'"o,dcr, d11t1•cl •i Apl. .-. l.h'hu: JI1• 11\•lns,:

~L:~:lt•~~-1t;tt j \ i~;l~c~•lth 1::~e:"lth !tfayJj':'J. !

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.Tuhu lfudi.,~ ,\.lllhun l(udi:c lhdus,: 1:,;1. lh·lns: 1 ,j]. not

:JO yc11r"M old.

I

Sybil Jh-lni,:1571. unmurtl~•l n.nd uodt~r 311,

At first sight it woulu seem that the two brothers .John occur­ring in the abo,·c pedigree might be i<lentical with those in tire pre,·ious one, the sous of Thomas :\lugge, but there is nothing in the Will to justify this conclusion, and tlie other relationships seem opposed to it. From the character of the lier1uests, this man was proualily in humlile life, Lut in pretty good circum­stances.

Tire next is the record ofLcttcrs of Administration being issued to Grace )fudge on the estate of her late Jmshand .Jom;· )lc:or.E, who is described ns of Rntcliffe, in the parish of Step-

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rwy, in the eonuty of )I i,l<llesex, but who died iu forci;.rn parts. Fro111 the locality, aud the fact that he <lie<l ahroacl. this mau was prol,aLly a mariuer. TI,e date is UJ Deee111lier, J;j:J:!.

The next is the Will of RonEnT )[UDGE, citizen ancl Cloth­worker or Loudon, i.e. a mcmLer of the Clothworkcrs· Uo111pa11y, Lut not necessarily a cloth worker himself, although he was doubt­less cn::,ragcd in husiucss iu London. It is datccl on the 12th and

proved on the 17th or September, 15!>3. lie dcsirccl to 1Jc Luriccl in the parish church of St. ,James at Garlick llythe in Londou, of which he was then a parishioner. The ber1uests arc as follows: to his daughter Frances £ I 800 ( cquirnlent to at least .£20,000 or $100,000 at the present day) when eighteen years of age, or at her marriage, the same to go, in case she diccl before either event, to hi,; wifo Joane: if said Frances was en­ticed or stolen away without her mother's consent, then she was to h:n-c only .£100, and £500 of the said sum was to go to his

"Lrothcr William :Mudge and one other brother being in Barnsta­ble aud Pilton in the W c:;t parts [Devonshire] ancl amongst nil their children"; to the poor of his parish £10, nncl the same sum to the poor children of Christ's Hospital; to ,James )Jun­gcr, l1is late servant, .£ 10; to Samuel W oocl forty shill iugs a11Cl a mourning cloak, nncl the same to George Burcott; to his

brother-in-law Hcury • .\lherrye, of Gr.ivcsctid, who marriecl his wifo's sister, forty shillings and n mourning clonk; to his

wife's brothers, James, John, a11Cl Xicholus Smallpeecc each n ring of' the value or forty shillings (say $100); to Ann }lunger, his maid servnnt, forty shillings ancl a mourning gown; to hi,; godson Robert, son or James Smallpcecc, £3; to Rcynolcl Jolmcs, his late scr\"ant, forty shillings and a mourning cloak;

to Ralph Powell, Pewterer, a mouruin!! clonk, and to his wife ..., -a mourning gown; to his wifo · ,Joane nil his lancls aucl tene-

ments iu suicl parish of St. James, for her life, with remainder to his daughter Frances and hc1· heirs forc,·cr; the residue of his

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e,tate he g-nve to his wifo, and appointed her executrix; over• ;-eers, hi, frie11d:1 Roger .Tune~, Dyer, and "'illiam .Muskull, )fcr­cer. One more l1e11ue,t is worthy of notice, us illustrating the lmhits and customs of the time: he leaves .£ 10 to the Company of' Clothworkers, whereof he was free, for 11 "Recreation " for them to l,c mu<le at l1is burial; an<l to the inhabitant;; of his puri"h .-£5, "to make them a Drinking at such place us they shall think most meet on the tiny of my burial." This mun was evi­dently in ~ood eircnmstunce;-, hut his estate passed either to l1is only daughter, of whose future history nothing is known, or else to hi;, wife's family. The pedigree from this Will staurl~ thus: -

r:.o~•rt lfu1hcc =,Ju,111 1 dnu. of c1( i-::t. ,Tnmt_•M t.fnrllrk 1 · .. :,,;mnll1,toece, Jlytlw, 1 .. onc.Jnu, Cltl7.1•n J .. lvln,:, J:,m. an<l Clntln•.-orkt•r, \nil dntcd l:.!th 1rn1I prn\'etl (C.J•.C.) l~th o( ~cpt.t•m• Ucr, 1.:;113,

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only tlnu. nn1l chlM, not li'\ In 1:,113,

I \\'llllnm ~fmlice =, ... llvh11: t:,113, nt I )har11,.1'1hl1? or J'll11,11,co.l1u,·on,

1

with ltume,

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I .•. , ~fnd,:u=,,., Jl\•lni,eJ:,11ar1t

1

. Jh1rn1tt,1hle i,rl"llton,r,o. J>1i\0 011,wW1 J,o,ut•. I

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The next Will in or<le1· is that of Enlmxo ::lruoar-:, Citizen and Wax Chandler of London, dated the 21st of No\·emher and pro\'e,l the 14th of December, 1603. The l,cquests arc us fol­low~: to the poor of St. Helen's, Bi,;hop8~ate Street, London (where he probably resided), and of Cliffe an<l Higham, in the county of Kent, each ten shillings; to his frien<l Rit:lmr<l. ~hep­pcard, of Lon<lon, Y coman, his black cloak, he to pay ten shil­lings for the same; to his brothers William an<l Hamlet )fu<ll,!'e,

of Cliffe afore"ai<l., Yeoman, his tenement in Clillc, then in the occupation of Thomns Woolnoc, hutcher; other lands, etc,, at Cliffe, to his ,;ui<l brother Hamlet, and £4 in money to his said brother William; to his natural sister Ann Do\'e, of Higham, in

Kent, .£4; to the unmarried children of his sister Dorothy, at Xoakes, by her first husband, William Browne, £;j; to his cousin Thoruas Bennett, son of hi" said sister Dorothy, ten shillings; the residue of his estate he g-.1\·e to his brother Ifomlct, an<l appointed him executor.

12 J:.Vli/, IS JI JU,' l' 0 Jt/J,

Not exuclly in orrler of' <lute, hut to he tukc11 in connection with the foreµoing-, is the Will of sai,l Ifam.t;T )luvc:e, rlated the

10th ol' March, IG30-1, allll pro\'cd the 23d of April, lti:t!. He was tl1e11 of the lmmlct of !Jcuton, in the parish of )lilton, in the neiµ-hliorhooil of Gru\'cscnd, and culled him~elr a yeomau. He ucHiretl to 1,c lmricd in Milton churchyard, and his hc1p1csts

were as follows: to the poor or )lilton a11d of Chalk, each ten shilling-s; to his son Hamlet all his houses and lu11ds in Fiuds­hury, Cliffe, antl 1-li)!lmm, at the age or twenty-two, and £;j0 in

money; to his son Edmund other lands, etc., mu.I £;3U wheu twenty-one; to his daughter Alice the younger .£100, when twen• ty-two, and a gold ring; to his daughter Alice (hy a former wife), then the wife of .rohn Ellcott, forty shillings, a11d a riuir th:Lt was her mother's; to his daughter Elenor her mother's gold ring-; to his hrothcr James Godden, dwelling with him (perhaps his wife's

brother), forty shillings; to his wil'c .Alice £100, and also .£tu per aunum, a11d sundry furniture and household stun; etc. (said children, Hamlet, Edmund, and .Alice the younger, were nil under se\'entecn years or age); the re:;idue of his estate he left to his daughter Eleanor, and she pro\'ed the Will us executrix. He was clearly a well-to-do yeoman. The pedigree from the lust

two Wills ~tunds thus: -

I I I ..... = llaunh-t l(u<l,:L" = .. \llct• Eclmun,1 )lu1h:e '\\ .. lllhun Cltl:r.N1 nnd \\'ux ~lu1h:e, Chundl~r n( J..011° of Clim•, don. \\"111 dnted <"O. Kc11t. tht• :!lfllt of S1 1,•. Y1•omnn. ~Jll"t1\'l•d (C.P.C.) l.l,·iui;lHU~l. tht• 14th of lJc• ccmbcr, hi03.

l

lttt wl(c, I :!41 wire lh·ln,: ltJ:J0-1,

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I .. \nnc

nx .... Iln\'t•. l.h·lng ltiUa.

r:h•nnor . .All<'c I·------,-

Jtnmlct ~(udi,:c Etlmun'1 ~ru,h:c J'lt"fl\'C1t fnthcr'" ux John Jo:n. \\"Ill~ .Apt. t•ott, lh·ina: 10:S:!. IU ~!ch, lu;Ju-1,

not. IT in Jtlv0-1. not li in ltia0-1,

I Jlorotlw

ux J,it or\,·m. llrowut•, by whom l"•tu..' tklni: ln rno..1. ux. :!tl ••.• Ht•nm•tt, hy whom 11,.on ~rholJULI', U\·lni,: 1,-.ua.

I .\llcl'

not lT In lt~l.

Next, returning to the regular order, is the Will of' W1u.1,rn )[trDGE, of Badbury, in the parish of Chisledon in the county or Wilts, Husbandman. It is dated on the 10th of )fay, IGO-!, and

wu:; proYed the 9th of February, 1 G04-5. Ile desired to be

)f/"Dli}.' .l!J.'.1!01:l.-lLS. 1., •>

l,11ric1l in the parish iehurch or Chisl1idon, to whieh eh11l'l•h, n111l to

that oJ' L11t!tlington, 111111 to the poor or l,oth pluc1.•s, ns well as

to the Cathedral Church or :-:ulisuury, lw lert 111mlcrutc leg-neie~.

II is other uer111e~t:1 were a:1 follows: to Dnruthy Pl'llze .£:1, in

lieu of.£:.! he owe1l her; to his sou William .£:.!:.!O, when twe11ty-

011e or married; to his daug-l1te1· Marg-cry .£13a.G.S, whe11 twc11ty-

011e or marrricd, if she 11mrrie<l with cu11sc11t of his overseers;

if both sai1l chi11lrt•11 :'hou,ltl uie before twe11t.y-011e or their mar­

riag-e, thc11 theh· lcg'acics were to g'O tu the chi!tlren or Stephen

and ,Joh11 Peaze; the residue of his estate he g'm·e to his wile

)lurg-.i.ret, who pro,·ed the Will us executrix; the overseers he

appointed were his "well Lclm·ed i11 Christ" John Cox an,l

Thomas Cox, of ,vanLoroug"h, .John Heuring or Lu<lui11gto11, and

,John Wallis of Wootton Bassett. Althoug-h tl1is man :<tylcs

himself a "husbandman," indicating a rank below that or yeo­

man, or even farmer, in short, that of an. agricultural lauorcr, the

large legacies left to hi;; two children show that his menus wern

considerable, and that his position was for different from that of

husbandmen in Englund at the present <lay.

Kext follows the .Administration granted to Christian )rudge

of the estate of her late husbaud Axruo:n.· Muuc~;, of Ki11g"s­

teignton, in the county of Devon, of whom nothing more is

known. The <lute is 8th October, 1630.

It i:5 <louhtful if the next Will in order is that of a gc1111i11e

~ludge, being that of TnOllAS )foc:DGf:, of Albornc, in Wilt:;hire,

Yeoman. lt is clutccl the 13th of :\lurch, l(j32-:1, and W:t:5

proved the Gth of July, lli33. The hcr111c~t,; arc as follow~: to

l1is three kinswomen at Chil<lry, the daughter;; of his hrother

George, each ten shillings; to l1is kinswoman, Richard Wheler'~

wife, ten shilling;;; to his cousin Alice Gibbens, of Dayden, £8 her husl,and owed him; to the live chii<lrcn of his kinswoman,

SiLLel Huuks, all his ready money, an<l whatever was due to

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l1iru 1,y 1101111 or l,ill; to the poor of All,oruc tweuty shillinµ,-s; residue to Ids kiusmau Paul IIuukc,i, whom he uppoiuted CX•

ccutor.

Tim next Will in succe~sion is that of Er.lZAHF.TI! }[uoc1,, of ~troud, iu the county or Keut, widow or Thomas )[udµ-e, dc­ceuserl. It is dated the 10th or June, 1639, nn<l was pro\'ed the 12th of )lurch, lu40-l. ::foe desires to !Jc buried in Strom} church ncm· her mother. The l,c,1ucsts arc as follows: to her sou Thomas .M111lgc .£50, sumlry plate, furniture, household stufl; etc., and to his wife her best petticoat; to her daughter Beatrice Faunce .£20, etc.; to her graudchil<lrcn John and }fary Jclfc each .£20, when twenty-one or married; to her grnn<lchild Henry, son or her son Henry Jelfc, .£20 when twenty-one; to her grand• children Anthouy nn<l Henry, sons or John .Tclfc, each .£10; to lier grandchild Eli:mlJcth, daughter or he1· so.id son Thomas )ludge, her interest in two tenements in Stroud; to her gran<l­son Thomas Faunce a certain mortgage; to her sister June .£5 and sundry apparel; to Henry, son of' her son .John Jclfc, a pair of' old pewter can<llcsticks; to her grandchildren Henry and )fary, children of' Henry .Jclfc, each .£80 when twenty-one. She appointed as executors her friend Richard Edwards, Boat­swain, and her grandson Joha Jclfo, and as O\"ersccr lier kinsman John Sheppard.

The Will of' her husband is not to be found. She had C\·i­dc11tly a former husbaud named Jclfo. On the 9th of .August, 1665, letters of' administration were granted to Mary )Judge, on the estate of' her husband Tlwma,s .Jl11dge, lute of Stroud, but who <lied beyond sens. He was probably the sou Thomas men­tioned in the foregoing Will, and was evidently a mariner.

The Will of JO,\.\'E )ll:DGE, of' the pari~h of' St. Kicholns, in the county of Devon, widow, is dated the 29th of January, 1650-1, and was prornd ou tbc 13th of ~fay, 1654. She desired to lie

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1,uric,l in the cl111rchyur1I of St. Nic·hnlus, m•nr her tlcccusctl

h11sli:111d. ~he g-a1·t• from .£3 to li1·c shillin:,ts to the churches untl

pour ut' ~t. Xicl1olas, Chmllei:,th, ~tuckinhe:ul, untl West 'l'ei:,tn-

111outh. The other licqucst,i were us follow:-1: to her son Thonms

l\[ml:,te twenty shilliu:,ts; to Joane O,lell twenty shillings; to her

µ-r:u11lcl1ilclren ,John all() ,Tonne l\[11d:,tc each .£ 10 when twenty­

one; to ,Joaue Brucker her secuml best suit ol' apparel ; to

Thomas )[utlge, ol' Dulish, a cow; residue to 'l'ho111a11 l\[uclgc,

her l,\'l'lllldchiltl, nntl appointed him executor, her son 'l'homa:-1

l\[mlge the el<ler to act for him tluring hi,i minority. Thomas

)hi,lg-e the grnntlsou prol'etl the Will, anti m11st therefore have

uttai11c<l hi::1 majority between the dates of 111aki11g a11<l ol'

probate.

On the 23d of Fchruary, 1G5G-i, letters of :u]minh,tration

were granted to Warbera l\lutlgc, 011 the estate ut' lll'r late hus­

band Jlurtin ~ll1ulge, of Poole, (Dorset:-1hire.)

The Will of WAT.TEI? l\It;DGE, of North Curry, iu the county

ot'Somcrsct, Yeoman, is dated the 30th of Xo1·cmucr, 1G5!J, a11<l

was pro1·etl the 4th of December; 1 G60. The bequests arc as

follows: to his gramlehild Timothy Trapucll forty shillin:,t:;; to

his daughter ,Joaue Lyndon one shilling; to hi,i <laughter Eliza­

beth, wifo ot' William l\[ urton, .£4; to every other grandchiltl a

shilliu;r, residue to Elizal,cth Trupnell, daughte1· ot' Timothy

'l'rupnell, whom he appointed execu~rix. She provctl the Will us Elizabeth GooJeri,lgc alias Trapnell, hal'ing Cl'idc11tly married

after its date. It is pos,ililc that this family was conucctetl with

that or ,John :\fudge, of 'l'liorn Falcon in the ~a rue county, whose

Will has hccn already gil·eu.

On the 18th of l\farch, l 6i!J-S0, GrLnEr:T )[UDGE, of Shad­

well, in the county of l\Iitldlcscx, )farincr, mac.le his Will, in the

form of a Power of Attorney, to his frierul RoLcrt Cutler, of the

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same place, Cnoper. 011 the :Wth ol' )farch, 1690, admi11istrn­tion wus g-ruutc<l to Elizul,eth Yicuris 11liux Cutler, thc11 wife of Thomas Yicaris, and· relict of Haid Thomas Cutler, who had also dcceusc1l. The record of u1hni11istration l:'tutes thut ~aid Gilbert :Mmlg-e wns of St. Puul~, Shadwell, IJut died on uourd the Ports­mouth Frigate, un<l that he wus u Bachelor. This is one of the class known us "Sailors' Wills."

The lust Will of the list is that of ,Jon:. ~foDGE, also u l\luri­ner, of lfudclillc, i11 the county of )Iiddlcsex, und is dated the 20th of December, IG92. He l.,c11ueuthe<l to his kinsman Wil­liatn Mudge :£10, und left the residue of his eficcts to his wifo ElizuLcth u11<l his daughter Frances. The former pro,·ed the Will on the 22d of' June, 1G94.

AllSTR,\CTS OF WILLS PROVED IS TOWN OF EXETER, com.TY OF

DE\'OSSll!RE.

TnolrAs )foDGE, of Little W ulsingham, co. Norfolk. Will dated June 4, 1527, proved in the Archdeacon's Court of Norwich June 2G, 1527. Bequeaths his soul to .Almighty God, our Ludy St. )fury, and ull the holy company of Ile:tven. )fakes bequests J'or religious purpo~es, but mentions no children. Appoints his wife Joun executrix.

THOMAS :\IUDGE, of Paignton. Will dated :Murch 4, 1598-9, pro,·ed July G, 1:399. To son Nicholas £10, when twenty-oue; residue to wife Elizabeth, whom he appoints executrix.

THOllAS )luDGE, the cider, of Blackdon, in the puri;;h of Puignton, Hnsuandmun. Will <luted Dec. 28, l:'.i9:i, proved Jun. G, 1595-G. Bequeaths everything to his son William ::\Iudge, except u small legacy to the. poor. Witnessed by Thomas Mudge the younger, and John )fudge.

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Smox lfuD<a;, of Deane. "ill datc,1 April 14, lGO!:i, pro\'cd )Jay 1G, lGO!:i. Gin•s small sum;; towarJ,; the n•pair ol' the

churcl1, 1111J to the poor. 'l'o his Jaug-hte1· Elizi~bcth .£6.13.4; residue to wile Joun, whom he appoints executrix.

'.l'110Jr..1S lluom,, of )formic. Will <lated )fay 29, 1Gl3, prornd

lfoy 31, 1613. 'l'o the poor two shillings; to each of his g-od­chiltlreu ( not named) four. peuce; to wifo Elizalicth a donation ; to Timothy l\Iuclgc his !,est breeches, jerkin aud petticoat; res­idue to sou-in-law Thouu1s Pittlc. Appoints hii! wile cxccutrLx.

RonERT :MuocF., of Iu~tow .. Will dated Aug. 19, Hi16, pro\·cd Sept. 7, 1616. 'l'o son William articles of household furniture, aud forty shillings in mouey, after his mother's death; to son Gabriel household furuitu1·c and twenty shillings; to daughter Anuc )fudge £8, and furniture in three years after testator's death; to Anne Loliornc, his daughter's child, forty shillings, wheu tweh-c years of' age; residue to wife Elizaheth, whom he appoints executrix.

Jonx :MuncF., the cider, of Bishop';; Blagclon, in the parish of Pai~•11ton. Will elated April 17, 1628, proved Oct. 21, Hi28.

'l'o the poor three shillings four pence; to daughters Lucilla, ,Joan, and Ducns, each a sheep. l[entions his sou Bernard and his daughter Katherine. It appears uy the Will that his daugh­ter Lucilla was the wife of John Sharpharn; Joan, of Odies 'l'ullic; Duens, of John Adam; and Elizalieth, of' .Johu Riclmrd,;. Appoints said Elizabeth executrix.

Unsatisfactory as the result,; to be imnicdiatcly derh·cd from these Will,; may be, they are uot unimportant, as some of tlie details ruay allord clews which may hc1·caftcr lead to further di,;coveries. That the family is well-nigh extinct in the old

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country, is cvi<lcnt from the scanty materials that con he <lisco,·­eri;d from which to make up its hi~tory.

From whence cmigrnte<l the first settlers or the unme in New England, it is impossible to determine. De,·onshire seems to ha,·e furnishe<l the greatest number of the name, nml there ore still lh·ing in mrious ports of that county l'uruilies bearing it. They ore generally respe1.:tnble med1onics, or small formers; but, so far as can yet be ascertained, they possess no tra<lition of the emigration of any of their ancestors. In the little village of Cornwood, about twelrn mile;, from Plymouth, the writer found reasonable traces of the existence of the name J,ui·is as a Christion name, and, from such information a.s he could obtain, conjectures that the early New England emigrontd went from this neighborhood. Unfortunately, the parish Registers of Corn­wood ho\'e been lost or destroyed, and it is therefore impossible to obtain any information from that source. The chapter of accidents may yet re\'ea.l somethiug of importance, and it is to be feared that to that we must ma.inly trust.

The English family of :Munce of the present da.y traces its ori::,•-in to the Reverend ZACHARY ~[UDGE, D.D., Preben<lary of Exeter, a.nd ··near of St. Andrews, Plymouth. As will be seen, his successors ha\'e been men eminent in the ,·a.rious professions, and the family ha.s always borne, and still bear;;, a high reputa­tion. Y ct, quite in accordance with what ha.s been a.lrea<ly stated respecting the ancient hi~tory of the family, the present rcprescntati,c cannot extend hi;; pedigree beyond the Re\'. Zach­ary l\Iudge just mentioned. Good a.nu great a. ma.n a.s he was, bis origin is entirely unknown, but there is little doubt that he de;,ccnded from one of the same humble but respectable families of Devonshire, from whom also descended the early Xew Eng­land emigrants. Neither ca.n there be much doubt tba.t they

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nlikc hnd their origin in the hcrnldfo family existing nt n rnry C'nrly period in Surrey nnd Dcrnn~hirc, whose Will:1 ha\'e already been quoted.

Tho Re\'. Znchnry (or Znclmriuh) )[mlgc wns Lom in the yenr l GSO, n:1 is determined hy the fact thnt he died in 17G!.I nt the ng-c of" eighty-nine. Ile wns whnt would now !Jc culled n sell: educated mun ; thnt is, he wns not c1lncuted nt either of" the great uuircrsities. This is• accounted l'ot· hy the fuet thut he wus originally u. non-couf'ormist, nnd could not conscicutiously sub­scrilic to the Thirty-nine Articles, which of course excluded him from those institutions. Where or how he ohtu.ined hi!! educa­tion is not known, but it is enough to kuow ( und a th.ct of" which his descendants may lie justly proud) thu.t, before he wns forty ycnrs of age, hi,1 great ahilities hnd beeome so well known thnt iic was sought out by the then G1shop of Exeter (Lancelot Blackburn, afterwards Archl,ishop of York), admitted to English Orders, and elected hy public vote to the most nL!uaLlc prefer­ment, after the Bishopric ot' Exeter, in the West of England. Its rnlue wns then £:WUO sterling per annum, equal, allowing for the difference in the value of money, to more than the prcsc:it salary of the President of the United Stutes.

Ile had contrh-cd to make himself' master of the rnrious lan­guages. A tmnslation of the Psalms from the original Hebrew, in his own handwriting, is now iu the possession of one of his descendants. That he held his important post with unfailing credit, until his death, a period of nearly half" a century, is proof enough that he wns no ordinary man ; and that his attainments were of the highest order, and were appreciated !Jy his most e~incnt contemporaries, is aliundantiy attested Ly the warm friendship that existed Letween him and such men as Burke, Johnson, and Sir Joshua Reynolds, who hu,·e left on record their testimony both as to his greatness aud goodness.

Xorthcote, in his )fomoir of Sir Joshua Reynolds, says, "But though Johnson had done much to enlarge and strengtltP.n his

20 RXt:l,IS/1 J:f.'UOJ:/J.

hnhit of" thinking, Sir ,Joslnm rlicl not owe his lir~t rudimcntR ol' speculatiou to him. Ile has always told me that lie uwc1I his lirst disposition to :,.:cucralize, um! to \'iew thiugs in the nbstrnet, to old ~Ir. ~l11dge, Prchendary of Exeter, and father tn the ccle­hrutetl lll<)chauic ol' tlint 11a111e."-"l hn\'e my~clf." ailds )Ir. Bnrke, "sc1m .Mr. )ludge the clergyman nt Sir Joshun·s house. He was u. learned and venemble old man, and, ns I thought, very mnch con\'crsant in Platonic philosophy, and very fond ol' that method or philosophizing. Sir Joshua Reynolds l1nd always 11, great lo\'e for 'the whole family, and took n great interest in whntc\'er rclntell to them."

In ad<lition to this, I Rlmll insert from the periodical oLitunry of the day, n high eulo:;y l,estowl•d upon the same individual by Johnson himsell~ on his demise in the year 1760. Ile ~peaks of him ns "the Re\'erend )Ir. Zachariah )ludge, prebendary of' Exe­ter, and vicar of' St. A.ndrews in Ply111011th, a. man equally eminent for his drtues and auilitie~, and nt once belo\'ed ns n companion, and reverenced as a pn,;tor. He had that general curiosity to which 110 kind ol' knowledge is indifferent or super­fluous, and that general benevolence by which uo order of ruen is dc~pised or hated."

Northcote says, "I have myself heard Sir Joshua. declare that the cider )fr. )lu<lge was, in his opinion, the wisest man he had

ever met with in his life; and so 1,rreat an admirer was he of the literary works of )Ir. )ludge, that he hatl intended to have republished his sermon:i, which were out of print, and also to l1ave written a sketch of his lite and character. Pity it was uot done by one who could h:i.rn done it so well!"

There is a. monument to him in St. Andrew's Church, Plymouth, executed by the inimitable Cha.ntrey, a.t a cost of £800. )lore recently a memorial wintlow has been placed in the same church by the present repre~entnti\'c of the family.

He puulished a volume of' sermons, entitled "Sermons on dif­ferent subjects, by Z. )ludge, Prebendary of Exeter, and Vicar

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of 8t. Amli·ew'H in Ply111011th, 1 i:l!J," I :!1110; 11!>10 n quarto vol-

111111•, •.•11titll'Ll ·•.\n Es.-·1y towards u New Eug-li"h YerHion of' tlw Book of' l',.aJ111s fr ,m the Oriµ-inal Hcl,rcw, hy Z. )fmlµ:e, PrP-111•11,lury or Exeter, :u11l Yicar of' ~t. AruJrcw's in Plymouth.

Lo11do11: Pri11te1l for~- Birt, in A\'C-:\fnry-Lunc, :MDCCXLIV." It is lmrdly 11eccs~ary to gh·e a particular pe1lig1·cc or

his tlcsecmlaut,i, aud space will only permit or n Lricf m,t.icc

of some of them who Lccamc eminent in their various prc,fcs­

:-io11>1.

T11olrAs )fuoGii, 011c of' the cider sons or the Prcliendary,

becurue u distingubhcd JJhilo:-ophcr am! 111uthe1n:1tician, an,!

obt:Li11ed the Purliamcntury g-raut of £;j000 for important

:-1cic11tilic disco\·eries. He died in 1 jl).J: at the age or scventy­

Jirn. Ile wrote u treatise on his profession .

• Jom; )IUDGE, another son, became u. distingui:-1hed physician,

aud was the author of several scicntilii.: works translated into

German, and of other essays, etc., puL!ished in the "Philosophi­

cal Transaction;;" and other periodicals. Be was a Fellow or

the Royal 8ocicty, and in their trausactions was also puLlisheil

his '' Directions fur making the best compositiou for the mirrors

of reflcctiug telescopes, and gidng the great speculum the true

parabolic curve." For this essay he was awarded the great gold

Copleian prize medal. Ile died in 1 W3. Wn.r,IA)I )luoGE, eldest son of Dr. )fudge Ia.st named, !Jccame

a Lieut.-General of .lrtillery, Lieut.-Go\·ernor of Woolwich and

of Addiscombe, and Head of the Trig-onomctrical Society of

Great Bl'itain and Ireland. Ile was also a Fellow of the Royal

Society, and died in 1820. His eldest son, Colonel Richard

.Mudge, of the Royal Engineers, was also a Fellow or the Royal

Society. He was, with )[r. Fcathcrstonehaugh, appointed by the

British Go\·crnment Commis~ioner to settle the <111estion of the

Oregon Boundary with the United States, and was rewarded hy

his Government for the satisfactory manner in which he executed

his commission. His younger brother, Capt. William )fudge, of

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the Royal Na\·y, died in the prime of lifo, while in command of a fri~te ~urniying the coast of Ireland.

Z.&CITAUY }[uo<:E, another ,:on of Dr. John :\fudge, and grand­son of the Prcl,cndary of Exeter, wn.~ Lorn in the year I jjO,

and entered the royal na\·y, and distinguished himself in various actions. As early as 1805, he made many captures in the Blanche fri1,,,ate, 44, which, on the l!lth of July in that year, was herself captured, after a most heroic defence, and when in a sinking state, 1,y a French squadron in the West Indies. It took the entire squadron, composed of Li Topa::c and three other frigates, to conquer the indomitable young hero, e\·en when he found the deck of his own ship b'Tadually sinking beneath the waves. He was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on the 22d of July, 1830, and her present .Majesty subsequently con­ferred upon him the distinguished Service Pension. The Admi­ral died in 1852.

The present representative of the family, Zachary Mudge, Esq., was the only child of Admiral Mudge. He was born in 1813, an:l now inherits the valuable family estates. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, where he took his degree of }[. A. in 1840. He subsequently became a Barrister-at-Law of Lincolo·s Inn, but has not practised at the bar since succeeding to the family property. His principal scat is Sydney, at Plympton in Devonshire, and his other residences are South Pill, Saltash, in the county or Cornwall, and Glenlossera Lodge, Killala, county l\Ja,yo, in Irelancl. Bis only son and heir presumpth·e is Arthur :Mudge, Lieutenant in the Second Queen's Royal Re-0-iment, and is yet in his minority.

The arms borne by the present family are, Argent, a clter:ron

gul.cs bcticcen three cockatrices of tlte lost. These vary somewhat from those mentioned in the Will of Walter }[ugge, in 1495, and from those assigned to the family by Le Nc\·e, the chenon and the cockatrices in those cases being sable. For a crest )[r. )Iudgc uses a. cockatrice, always the family crest, and the motto

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is," All's Well." The latter i~, or course, always arliitrury, and l\Ir. )fudge has kindly communicated to the writer tl1c circum­stances under which it was adopted. ,vhen Captain (afterwards Admiral) )Judge was in comnmucl of the Phu.mix fribrate, tluring the French war, the ship, on one occasion, woulcl have been lost, had it not been for his intrepitlity and scientific skill combinccl. As n memorial of the C\"Cn~, his fricntls and comrutlcs afterwards presentccl him with a jewel, being two golcl phwnixes, bearing on a cornclian slab a phronix enb'Ta\·ed, rising out of' the fire, with a scroll in its mouth labelled "All's Well." Since then, the family lmvc used the double crest of tl1c phronix and cockatrice, but the latter is properly the recognized one. It fa engraved upon numerous pieces of silver plate now in the posse::1sion of the present representative of the family, certainly more than a cen­tury old, and probably originally the property of the Prebendary of Exeter.

The present )Ir. )fudge has also in his possession se,·ernl valuable and interesting family relics, whose history sen·es to pro\·e the estimation in which bis ancestors were held, not only by their friends nod the public, but by tl1e great statesmen of their times, and even by royalty itself. One is n ring, consisting of a Jnrg-e sapphire, or amethyst, set in a circle of brilliants, which was gh·cn by William Pitt, the well-k1101m Prime l\linis­ter of England, to Dr. John l\Iudge, before mentioned. Another is an autograph letter from King William IY. to Admiral l\fudgc, with whom he had scr1·cd three years while Duke of Clnrcncc, and whom he always honored with liis friendship. There arc also numerous letters to Admiral l\Iutlgc from the priucipnl celebrities of the age.

It may be mentioned, tl1at when Dr. )fudge died, :;o much was he loved and respected, his funeral was a public one, and the pall was supported by three peers and one of the members of Parliament for the county; viz., Lord )fount Edgeeumbc, Lord Elliott, etc. The former peer was also Admir-.11 l\Iudge's god-

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fathPr, llllfl nfl,•rwar,Js, with Lord Grcndllc aml Loni Elliott, were his chief' J'ric111],; i11 thu 11u\')",

The christiun 1111111c Znchury ]ms 1dwuy,i been the leu1li11µ; one i11 the family, thus: Zucl1uriuh l\ludµ;e, l'rcl1e111lary of Exeter; Richurd Zachury, Colo11cl of' E11µ;i11cers; Zuchury, of the Hoyal Artillery, prirnte Secretary to Lord ::-cuton, Go\'ernor of' the Cumulus, where he died; Zucliary, Admiral of th(! White; and 7..:u:hary l\Iu<lge, Esr1., the prcse11t rcpre,icntati\'e1 whose clclcst so11 ( t!eccuscd) was ulso named Zachary.

So1Ue ol' the intcrnmrringcs with the liunily may Le properly noticed. Field l\farshal Lord Seaton married u 11iccc of Admiral :Mudge, and Col. Sir Richard Fletcher, Burt., who was killccl at St. Sebastian in command or the Royal E11gincers, marriecl a sister of the Admiral. The RC\·. James Yonge, of Puslinch, i11 Devonshire, Rector of Newton Fcrrcrs, married Anne, daughter of Re\·. Zachary l\Iudge, the Prebendary or Exeter, Lut she died in 1783, lcavi11g issue only one daughter, who clso died in 1800. The present representath·e or that family, the RC\·. John Yonge, of Puslinch, nbo Rector or Newton Ferrers, is the eldest son by a second wile. :Miss Charlotte Yonge, the well-known authoress, i:3 a rclatirn of his. To this gentleman nod to Zachary l\Iudge,Esq., the lineal descendant nnd present representath·c of the family founded by the Prcbendaryof'Exctcr, the writer is indeutcd for the facts contained in this paper, and he cannot close his task without this public recognition of their extreme kindness and courtesy.

It only remains to add, that, although there arc various other persons in Comwall and Devonshire bearing the name of )ludgc, and Ycry possibly, in ages past, derh-ing their descent from a common ancestry, there is uo other family in Englancl, besides the one already described, occupying a position of influence. It is understood that the descendants of one of the sons of Zach­ary .Mudge, the Prebendary, settled many years ago in one or the channel islands, either Jersey or Guernsey, but their history has been entirely lost sight of.

JARVIS MUDGE.

MEMORIALS.

JARVIS :\JUDGE AND HIS DESCENDAKTS.

FIRST GENERATION AND CHILDREN,

f/J~,-2-:;j·~ .\.RYIS JIUDGE. The first account we lm,·c ·<="' h ~ ·• "' of him i,; taken from tl1e Records of :Massa-

1~ 'c . ) chusctt><, vol. 1, page 2-18, a,: follows: -.;,, .-,;

'...l!)• "Dec. 4, 1638. An attachment was granted for ~jJ Jarvice Mudge to appeare at the next Courtc."

For what this attachment was granted we nre unal,Ie to tell,

as the files of the Court were burnt in 1 i2ii, when the Con rt

House was destroyer!. It :<tood 011 the ,-itc of the old State

Hou~e, head of State Street, Uo~ton.

He was in Hartford, Conn., tll'o years late!', as appears from

the following record taken from the town lmoks : -

" )larch ::4, 1640. The town being assembled, it was left with :\Ir. Hopkins, :\Ir. Haynes, :\Ir. \\'ells and Mr. \\'alleys, with the Townsmen, to speak with Jarvis )Iudge and John Lattimer, and to d<:tcrmine whether they shall have the: sequestt:rc:d ground or not, and where they shall inhabit if they do accept it,"

.lf{j/Jli},' JIIB.1!0/tl..:ll.S.

,\t n. ~uhsc1111cnt mccling, among other doings, the following order was pas,;ed : -

" It is further ordered, that there shall be sequestered two acres of that ground that shall be for the use of John Lattimer, if the town shall think meet to admit him an inhabitant. Also, it was ag-reed by the committee that there shall be sequestered to the use of Jar­vice '.:\[udg-e, six acres of that ground, if the town shall admit him an inhabitant.''

The town had laid out twenty acres of land "on both sides of the great rh·cr ( C,;innecticut) to accomo1lnte se,·ern.ll poor men if the town thiuk meet to accommodate them." The committee di\'ided this twenty acres among- sc\'en person8, ,Jarvis l\ludµ;c ha,·ing had six acres set off to him, heing the largest lot; ltut it appears he did not accept it, as he afterward;; settled in W eth­ersfield, the town next adjoining, where he li\'ed in 1644.

The next account we have of him, he appears in the Courts at Hartford as a complainant and defendant, to wit: -

Extraci,.; from the Puhlic Records of the Colony of Connecti­cut, prior to the union with the New I:Ja\'en Colony, May 1665: Dy .J. I-I. Trumbull, 1850.

"Jaruis Mudgge" as plff or dft as early as Jan. I 644.

At a Particular Court first Thursday in Dec. 164-1:: -

" Henry Densloe pl. ag' Jaruis '.:\Iudge def', in an ac. of Slaunder." "In the actiii of Slaunder by Henry Densloe pl. ag' Jaruis l\Iudgge

def', the Jury find for the def' costs of Court.''

At a Court held October the first 164r., the following appears of record:-

" In the action of Henry Smith pl. ag' Jaruis Mudge def', the Court judgeth :Mudge to pay 5 bush: of marchantable dry Indean come, or the \'alue thereof.''

It docs not appear for wl1at this fine ,,·as imposed. Smith is from W ethersficld, and appears of record to be of a troul>lcsome disposition, ancl had l>ecn before the Court ma.ny times; and at la.st an order of Court was passed, concluded '' that a writeing

FIRS'/' r1J:.,·1-:1t.l 'J'/0,\·,

~hull hu p•pnrucl nr11! ope11ly reacl i11 the ~euerall TowneH, for t.hu elerc•i11g :\fr. Smith, uncl nu Orcler 11mde of' tc.•11 pow111! t)'ne for whosncuer shu.11 Lei co1111idecl \'11clin· two wittuc:;se:; to di11ulg-o auy the :;uiJ :.;reiucnccs t.o his dcdiu1111tiu11."

At. n Purticulur Court holden in Hartford, the 7th Scptcmher, IG-18:-

"Jeames Northam pl', contra Jeruis Mudge defeml', in an action of the Case ; damages 30J-."

"The Jury finds for the pl', damages, 1 z.r. 6,/. and costs of the Courte."

"Jeames Northam pl', contra Jaruis l\[uclg-e defend': dama:;:cs, 30/," "The Jury finds for the pl', clama:;:es 3/. and costs of the Courie." "Jaruis l\fodg-e pl', contra Jeames Northam defend', in an action

of the Case ; damages 3/."

At u Purticulur Court holden ir1 Harttiml, Oct. 17, lG-18, it appears:-

" Judgment is grauntccl by the Courtc to Jeames Northam and Rob' Boltwood against Jaruis :\fudge."

At u Court helcl ut Hurt.forrl, Dec. 2S, 1 r.-1:s, it uppcarR: -

" John Willcock senior, pl' contra Jaruis :Mud:;:c defend', in :m action of debt, 7/.; the Jury finds for the pl', 7/ costs of the Courte and wittnesses.'

"Jaruis Mudge pl' contra ,vm: Colefax defend' in an action of debt and damages, 16/. The Jury finds for the pl', his bill, 13/. 16s., and costs of the Courte."

"John Cullick pl' contra Jaruis l\Iudge defend', in an action of debt and damages zo.r. The Courie adiudgeth the defend' to pay twenty shillings dainadge to thc pl', and costs of Courte."

At a Particular Court at Hartford, the Gth of Dec. 16-19 : -

" Jaruis Mudge pl' contra Edmund Scott defcnd', in an action of the case to the damage of 39s. The Courtc adiudgcs the defend' to pay the pl' ros."

"William Houghton pl' contra Jaruis ::'IIudge defend', in an action of debt to the value of 6/. 10s. The Courte g-rauntes the pl' ri;;ht to the cowe w•h the defend' had formerly sould him, in satisfaction for the debt."

:m .V/"JJli I,' ,1/f.'.IIOHIAJ.S.

"John Sable pl' contra Jaruis ::\fudge defend', in an action nf debt to the l'alue of 44.r. damrn:11,:es 15.r. The defend' is to put in security to answer the pl', next Courtc."

The 11ext reeurd w1i hal'e is that ,Jat·1·i8 Mudge marric:i t111~ widow of' Alirulmrn E!Ming-, of' Wethersfield, in 1!;-t!J, un,I re111ol'e<l to the new settlement, 1!1dled Pe1p1ot, in the Pequot co1111try, which, in a fow years after, took the muue of Xew Lon­don, Co11n.

We have the following testimony from the Colonial Recor1!:l of' Conneeticut.: - .

"Hartford, 6 Dec. 1649. -This Courte doth sequester the howse, homclott and meadow of the relict of Abraham Elsing, now the wife of Jaruis ::\[udge, w'" is mentioned and mlucd in the Inventory of Abraham Elsing's estate at 40/. Ss., for the 1·sc and b,mefitt of the two daughters of the said Abraham Elsing;"' and the whole rent of the aforesaid premises shall bee reseruecl for the vsc of the said children, from this present yeare mtill the Rent of the said land shall make vpp the said 40/. Ss. to bee two thirds of the sum of the whole estate that the said Inventory doth ammount vnto.''

In the Hi~tory of New· London, Conn., by )[iss Fra11ces )[.

• ,\hraham Elsing and wiic Rebecca had three claui:;hters. r. Sarah, h. March 17, 1644; z. Hannah, h. Au:.:. 15, 1645; 3. Mariah, b. Aui:;. 14, 1646. One had prob.ihly died before the marriage of his widow. He died early in the year 164,S, as wilt appear from the following- extract from the Colonial Records.

"The Inucntory of the ~oocl~ and lands of Abraham EJ~n. lately dccca."-ccl in \\'ethcrsficlcl, prysecl the 8th of ;\fay, 164S, hy Sa: Smith, ~ath: Dickenson, Tho: Hurlebutt.

Tmpr1•: his apparell at ltl': in wheat & pca....;c It: in indcan, att It : in mcalc & mo1te, It: one bed & beddini:: It: hi~ hushanclrv toolc:,;, It: chests & a bed tickc

& wooden vc.sscll,

£ s.cl. () o o I 3 5 0 :

: 10 o I S ~ ~ I .,~ 10 0 :

\ ::: 10 0

£ s. d. Tt: his hrasse. in potts & kettclls z 10 o It: hi:,; arms & munition I I 5 o It: hi.s hou!'ic, homelottc

& mca : att 40 S o It: his cattcll, att 18 10 o It: hi.s hogg:,;. att 5 10 o [t : that wch is due to him fr<)

other, 5 3 o

Som: The debts w•h he oweth

99 II 0 Ij II 0

Rcmayn : Sz o o The wydclow is admitted to administer. She hath two daughters, on 3 year old,

the other a ycarc and halfc."

.\l'l.rr th~ hnok lm<l :::nnc to prc.ss I roun,t nprm the n!,1 n .. rnrrl• or :s'c11· London, th!• ,•11try nf rt,., llr•t ,le,•,! to thr.• nnm,• of )lud.:,:e in this .Xcw Couutrr. Thl' tn·ice or tlw h:JU~l' 1 .. t'atlwr ~tu:.:111:u"t ,~t liu .. Jt,,J ot' \\'heat iu1tl u l)o~. llu~"' wuru prol,:il,ly scnrcc 111 tho,c <luys, uml con~hfo1•:ihle valuu ,v:~• plac,·,1 UJJO!l thciu.

EXPLANATION.

A. Bill of .A.liamrtwn brought m to be Record£d. for GO<Xlman Mudge, 19th March, 16~1.

811:l'Tl0Dllm 7TH, ANNO 1649.

BK It koown unto all men hy the«e pN!!eut.q thnt I Edward Higbee have 11old to .Tl!.rvlti Mudge a houge and >1lx Acre,, of land be It more or leS!!, 011 the ~t butiui,: on the Rlghwe.y, on the 11011th a lot laid oat to the mlllhlter. on the weMt mid north Karle Latlmm Joh11 Lewis nnd Robert Beadell. And to tree it from all clab1111 or demands ot IUIY other to th" -wd Ja.rvis·)[udge 11pon cous1derlltion of live bushel wheat to be piud me and a Oog. And thl,; 111 to stand in 1\111 power torce a11d virtue wltne&s my band the 7th Septembr 16-19.

Wltues.qe,; :

TuoMMI BUJ01,\ll.

TJtmrAS $1CIJ)KOUB.

EJ>W ARD HIGBEE.

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C1Llki11~, we flnl! that ,Jarvis Mutlg-e wnl-1 011u or the thirty-l-lix g-rnntee~. or pluuturl-1, to whom Home Lot.s wur1i ori/.,rinnlly ).!'rnnted in the yenr lli4U.

'' :\[arch 2 I, 1650. Jarvil!e Mudg Hath given him Ten Acres of upland at the head of scull plaine next l\lr. Winthrops tfarme Lying next the highway y• runs betwixt l\Ir. Winthrops ffarme and his Iott and betwixt this highway and Hugh Roberts Lott."

",\!soc hce hath given him Three Acres of mcadcln Cranbury Meaddo."

"Dcccmbr 2, 165 I. Alsoc in the comon fcild in the first cliuiffion foure Ackers of grouncle lying at the head of Robert Allens Lott fourfcore pole longe and fixtccn poale broaclc ncere Shuhib River"

"Alsoc he hath given him 8 Ackers of vplancl more or less in the second diuilion of the Common fcild lying betwixt Cary Latham & Mr Stanton Lotts bounded towards the call: w'" Tho' Parker' high­waies exempted."

Iu July 16fil, the nnmes or those wl,o "whrought nt the l\lill Dnm" arc ~ven, among whom the nume of' ,Tarvis Mudge ap­pears.

Ile died early in 1 Gfi3.

:\farch 17, 16fi3. Among the suujects minuted to 1,e hrnught before the townsmen, is the following: -

" Mudge's Will:- his house and home lot: Thomas Mynor puts in for a debt of 20 sh" [i.e. elm: to him from estate of Mudge.

l\li~s Calkins then say;;, " The decease of Jarvis )fudge prol1u­hly occurred two or three days lJcfore this date. It is the first <leath in the plantation to which any allusion is made on records 110w extant •...•. Jarvis )fudge was uudouutedly interred iu the old burial-ground, as it lay contiguous to his house lot, ancl had not then been enclosed. It is prouaufo that these were the first relics left to moulder in that ven('rable place. Ilis family soon removed to other parts of the country, leaving none of his name in New London. Wills and im·entories were at that time engrossed upon the to,m books, and sent to the .Assistant's Court at Hartford for probate, but no papers relative to the estate or

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)fudge arc extant except the following- item." We take it from the Second Book or the Recor,ls or the Act~ of the County Court;; and Courts of ProLa.tc in the County of Hartford, and of ,vms and Innmtories, etc.

"June 18. 1653: Liberty is granted that the land helonf_,ing to the Widclow Mudge, at Pequot, may be fould for the paing of clcbts & the bettering the childrcns portyons."

His widow, at this date, lived in W cthcrsficlc.l, where she removed after the dcu.th of her husliu.nd.

l\lisil Calkins further says, ")Ir. l\luc.lgc left two sons, )loses a.nil )Iicah, but of ages unknown, nnc.l it cannot be therefore dc­cic.lcc.l whether they were the chilc.lren of this or some former wife. )loses l\ludge, in IG96, was of Sharon, and )Iicah, in 1698, of Lebanon."

I quote thus freely for the purpose of correcting an error. MoRcs )Imlgc, in IG!lG, was of Oyster Bay, Long faland. l\liss Calkins informs me she docs not know l1ow this error occurred in the printed edition of the History of New London, as it reads correctly in her manuscript copy. The town of Sharon, Conn., was not settled until l i3G. Savage, in his Genealogical Regis­ter, copies this error. There is nothing to show that he had been m:irriec.l before 1 G-19. His son :\Iicah c.licd in l i24, aged sc'i"enty-four years, which proves that thc:;c two children were Ly this wife.

We here give two deeds from the widow of JarYis, wherein she sells the house-lot : -

Know all men by these presents That I Rebecka 1.fudg \\"iddo Late of Pequot for dh·ers good causes and valluable considerations do make O\"cr bargaine and sell unto Richard Smith of Pequot ,veaver his heirss executors Administrators and Assignes a house and House Lott six Acres more or Les Lying at the headcs of Cary Lathams Lott and John L<!wis his lott ~1• Blynmans lott bounding the western part of it and Tenn Acres of upland upon the plaine next scull plaine lying betwixt (a highway ioyning) tl1e latte of M' Wintluop on the Southward and Hugh Roberts on the norward

FJJ.'81' (; 1:.·.YEJLI 1'10.Y.

and Twcl\'e Acres of upland in Two cleuissions in the General neck To ha\'e and to hould the s:ime li)r him his Heirss executors :\clmin­istrators. Assignes for euer Ancl I the said Rebeka ;\luclg- cloe for myself my Heirss executors :\clministrators & :\~signes Couenant promise ancl Grant to and wth the said Richard Smith his Hcirss Executors Administrators and assigncs shall and may quietly and pcacably haYc hold use and poscss and Inioy the aforesaid house and sea\'erall psclls of Land for cuer without Jett hindrance Trouble n10lcstations or obiections of me Rebecka :\fuclg or any pson or psons whatsoe\·er for witness wheFeof I ha\'e hean·nto set my hand this :S0

• of June 1653 REBECKA X l\IUDGE her markc

Witnes Obadiah Brocn

Recorder

We therefore now gfrc his family record as substantiated by facts.

1. .TA.RY!:, )[CDGE, born in England, came to this country about the year 1638; was in Boston that year; in Hartford in I 640; in Wethersfield in 1644, and removed to Pequot, no,1· New London, in 1649, where he died iu the early part of 1653.

He married Widow REnECC..1. ELSE~, of Wethersfield, in I 649.

1. llhc.m,

Tll~:m CJIILI>J:1~ WEm::

b. in ::-cw London in 11;.;o: 111. )lary Alcx:imlcr. b. in ::-cw Lomlon in IG;;:!: m. )!nry --.

,11 r: /JG E .11 ;; .l! U Jt I. I L 8.

SECOJD GEXEIUTIOJ AJD CIIILDREJ.

2. :\UC.\II :\IUDGE, ~on of ,Tarl'is 1111,l Hcl,eccn (p. ::l::l), was boru iu New Lou<lnn iu 1G50, died iu Ifolirou, Co1111., iu the early part of ,Jauuary I i24, w. i5 years.

After the <leath of his father, in IG53, Ids mother remo\·ed froru New Loutlou to W cthersfiel<l, Conn., where they lived, uud

where, proliably, the mother died. The 1iri;t record of hi111 uppear,i 011 the town IJOoks of North11mpton, Muss., where he

marries Mary .Alexander, Sept. 23, 16i0. No1tl11unpto11 was settled in 1654, and George Alexander, the father of )fory, was oue of the original proprietor,;. Herc )licah .Mudge resided, and acted as surveyor, and appears to have been one of the

original proprietors of Northliel<l, .Mass., the settlement of which was atteudcd with great difficulties, as the In,liaris burnt the \'il­

luge and dl'O\'C off the settlers in 1Gi5. He returned with others

afterwards, as appears from an order from the General Court, dated Boston, )lay 24, 1682,* and became an actual settler.

1'hc first deed from the Iudiuus who \Sold the township is not on record upon the town hook~, hut a <lee,! 1ritlw11t date

• .. Order (rurn Genii Courtc of llo!!lon, D:ued May:+ 168.z 'rhc 'l'uwnc Book ofSquakehca,i: or :O:orthticld, Whcfl'.' in i, Rccordetl the names ofye r,ctitinn ..

en ft1r the Pl:mtation \Vith the ( ;ran~ anJ .Act!C of the Gt."ncrall Court ;al,out • • • • With the Deed!'! from the lt1dion, and the orde" of the C:ornitc)" wilh the C:on,cnt uf 1hc Proprictul"\ Which lbvc taken upp Lmd there \\' ith the Gr.in ts and rocript of c,:cry m,1n~ Land.

The namc.-s of those tlt.'lt prc-.cntcd their Namc:1 to !\[ajor Pinchon to l>cc prc<4Cntc<l to the Honored Gen Coucrt who cn;;::a::;cd to doc )T indcucr to atcnd the conclition:1 of ye ,.;rant

Elder John Strem;; h,uk Shelden jO!'ICph ParM>M Scn'r !\[:,uhcwc Clcssen ~aruud \Vri}:ht Sen'r Jo-.hu.1!1 Pummcry J 11!-ocph Dirkin!'<On John Alcx;mder Gcori,:c .Alc~mdcr Cnrncliu., :'t-Ierry Thoma."> 8.1.-.comb \Vili:am Smc.ad Robert Lin1an Thoma~ R.oote Scn•r ,,.imam Jcane!'I \\.illiam Hubbard Xathanicl Phcl~ Scn'r \Villiam !\filler Scn'r''

Richard W <"lier John Kilbume ofWcthenficl<l John Hillcor Micah !\tml.i: Ralph Hu1chi"'°n

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is rceorilc1l, wlll.'rPin . .Cl:.? more was pni1l tn th<' Tudi1111~ tn 111akc th, 0 111 ,ati,li .. d, 11,i "01111' 1]l'lllllrred at the Jir,it ratP or purclm,ic. Ju thi,i de1•1I the g-r1111lcl'" are 111111111,l a:-1 rollnw,i: " )I icah )I udg-e, Coruclius )l,•rr_l' and ,John I.y1111111 101° the rest or the i11l11Ll>it1111ls," Ju thi, ,1,,,,,J it is i-aid, "Tld,i to ltu

in uil<lition to the 11111't paiJ iu the Urigimd Urnnt, bearing date in the ycarc I Hil."

During- the King- Philip War g-reat 1li,itrc,is prentiled in certain parts of' X,•w Eng-luml fi_;r w1111t of prol'i,inns 11111! haliitatinn,i, much property having- l,cen dc,itf'IJycd lty the ludiau,i. A pulilfo coutriliution li.1r the dc,ititutc was ,iolicitc•l from tho,iu who were in ltcltcr circumstance,.,

"At a meeting- of the Councill, July 131", 11i76: in Hartford."

"The Councill ordered that :i\Iicah :\fud;. should haue tcnn shillings out of the contribution allowed them, &c."

"March 18. 1686 l\Jicah Mucl;.e and Benja111i11 Palmer were chosen mea~urers of land at z<l pr acre, but if proprietors assi~t 1 pence"

He remo,·ed to Lelrunon, Conn., un,l was one of' tl11! early ,iettlcrs of' that town prior to lGfJS,* wlwrc he ul,io ;;cr\'ed a:-1 a

,un·eyor, and ussi:-1tcd i11 laying- out the town. The followi11g­extraets from the town hook" will lie read with interP,;t, ,howiu~ thP quaint style of keeping record, in that ,lay, a,; well a,; a11thc11-tieuti11g the po,ition of' our liJ1·cfathcr,: -

" The Record of :\fic:ih ::ITnrlg- hi" Lane! Cranterl :it Lebanon, thofc :;et1t:ral parfclls of Lancl Heare after exprctl. to be lo him his Heircs & asfignes to haue and to hold for euer

"firft one home lot Containin;. cig-hten Acres ancl three quarter be it more or less Granted to him by Deacon Jnliah Dewey and John \\"ooclward Sen: it being- part of the ton lots (;ranted lo them by Capt. Sa111uel mason &: other Gentile men proprietors of Lebanon and is thus bounded vix - butin:; upon the street wef1erly ancl

• Tlw town of f.1•h1uH,n l"' lalil ,)own In Tr11111h111i'p1 Jfi,.lory u( f'o1111P1°tlr•ut ,.,.. lwl11i.c hworpor:1h'd in ltitl';; lint tlw rlr"'t r1•1·or,I- ol' 1h1° lo\\o'll l'lay thnt lh-c mile" ,.1111:1r1•, hl•h11.C lhc

town, w:,,.. p11r,•lm•1•1I u(f hu•ro, :,0::1dwrn 11f )f 0l11•::ao, Jl1•c. 1. 1':'1:1. nnd tlu• 1)1-,•11 ii" '"" r,•r11r,l1•1l 1 ,.o It DN>ear,., that tlu.•y tvok pu,.,.c,.,.Jou or the lauU, and aftt.•rwart.111 pui,1 tilt..' Ju<l.ln1111 fur lt,

36 .If r Ji Ii N .11 N .If r1 RI .I I. 8.

a;.:ainfl John Deweys & John \\'11orlw:mls J.anrl Southerly and ,\;.:aintl the Comon I.:111rl e,11lerly anrl a;.:ainll Joliah I Jeweys Sen's land Northerly anrl is in Ieng-th one h11nr!red anrl lll'L'lrl1•y Rod & in l,rearlth Twentey li1·e Rods

",\nnther parfcll of Land c:rantcrl tn him hy C:1p! Sa11111ell :\Jafon Cap' Jlenjamin llrcwf!cr C:1p' John Stanton M' Jnl111 l'rkhard Con­taining- Sixten Acres on hunrlrerl & fi,rty rod Lying at the Reare of his hom Lott hounded hy John Woodward Jun' Land Soutlwrly huting upon the C0111111011 Land easterly & a;.:ainll Deacon Joliah l)ewcys lwm lot :'.'.orthcrly & joynin;.: to his one hom lot Werlerly in Lcn;.:th one hundred & ei;.:ht rod and half twn acres and quarter to make up his horn lot the rest in !cw of ten acres for his lirll J le1·ilion the weadth being- the \Veaclth of his l1001 Lot that w'; is to rnak up his hom lot was granted by the Town this Lanrl was 111efl10ured out by Edward Colver Jedidiah Strong William Clarke, March t1

.' 13. 1'.'1'.:,

" the fouer acres & one hundred was alowecl him to equalize his lot

"::\!ore Land Granted unto Micah '.\Juel;.: by the town callecl the Second Dcuilion Contain in;.: twenty acres Lying- on the Northweflcrly fide of y• High way that ;.:oeth along the hill that is Southwcflwardly of the great meadow & bc;.:inning at the south corner of john Web­sters. Second I>iuilion and abuting one hundred Rods on f'1 Websters Diuilion from thence ;.:ocin;.: Southwestwardly thirty two rods from thence goeing Southcastwardly one hundred Rods from thence abuting on the abouc s'1 highway thirty two Rods to the South Cor­ner of s'1 Websters :Second Diuifion the other two fides abuting Comans being the 36 Lot in the Draught Layd out April, in 1701 by Edward Coluer & Jedediah Strong''

";\[ore Land Granted to :\[icah '.\fudge by y• Town called the Lafl l>iuilion Containing Sixty nine acres Lying in y• fiue mile & is the 13th Lot in Number in y'' Draught of y' Diuilion Lying on r· fouth fide of y• fiue mile beginning at a Oak tree from thence by y• Linc of y• fiue mile fixty nine rods to a white oak tree from thence one hundred & sixty rods to a Cheflnutt tree by the highway from thence fixty nine rods to a Clwflnutt tree from thence by hezckiah Masons land to y• firtl mentioned boundcrie Layel out by

JOSIAH DEWEY ) . & JOSEPH '.\!AR.SH )- Scrums Recorded Augufl:

Y" 4'" I 714:'

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"Land hc!nnging tn :\!ieah :\lur!g: Whith is y• Rc•mainclcr of his :ill111tn1c·nt at y" \'illiag,·, \\hich is tu make up hi~ I.nit onc hu11clrecl ,-,; twenty acres, aecurding a, i, cxprcll to he (;ra11tecl to him to be 111 his :dlottmcnt thereas appears by a Jleed giuen under our hand harei11g date the thirtii:th or January 170\ The whole alottme11t not being Layd out when y" deccl was (;iuen, the s'1 tw,, parcells of I.and here after cxprcll which was Layel out, by our orclcr, Jo,iah ])ewey William Clarke, one parcel! of Land JJclonging to the aboue s'1 :Micah :\luclg Lying ajoy11ing to his other La11cl at y• Yilliage co11taini11g 35 acres, bci11g i11 length: 183 H.ods i11 Weclth 3:: Rocls & is thus bnunclecl. butting- upon his owne Land castwarc!!y, comon Land wc•stwarclly the Highway southerly, Samuel Wrights Land nothcr!y; another purccll of L:rncl bclong-i11g to :\licah :\Iuclg containing- 59 acres, Lying at y• Chcstnutt hill, Diuifion hcing- y" 14th Lott in num• ber & is thus bounded viz: butting on y• highway Wcstw:mlly the Camon or undeuiclecl Lane!, castwardly Lying- against John Wood­wards land Southcrly, Northerly against Stephen Whittelfcys Land, with a stake marked :\I. .M. at y• southerly corner

Entered Xoucmbcr JOSIAH DEWEY "'lLLIA)I CLARKE

Dec. 22, I 704. :Micah )Iudg·e chosen "Omary Keeper," for

one year. [Keeper of a puhlic house or ta\'ern.] Sept. IO, I jO;';, "in the fourth year of Queen Aune,'' )ficah

)Judge sellR lot of land for £8 to .Joseph Tilden, bciug one hun­

dred acres, sixty of which lays on CheRtnut Hill. )licah '.\fudge wa~ one of nine persons who organized the First

Congreg-ational Church in Lebanon, No\·. 2i. l iOO. Their name,; were ",Josiah Dewey, William Holton. l\licah )£11,lg, .Jedi­diah Strong, John II11tcl1i11son, Thomas H1111t, .Jol111 Baldwin,

William Clark, .John Calkins," and in 1 i02 the name of " '.\lary )lug-g," wife of l\licah, appears on the church record, Leing the only fomale till 1,0i.

,July I, 1 iOD. )lieah )fuclge clced:. land to Capt . .Joseph Sax­

ton, of Stoningto11, for .£-10 in sih·cr. Saicl laud he bought of

deacon Josiah Dewey and Wm. Clarke, "Lcing GG ackres with

3S .l/ r• IJ (; ;: .lf;: JI fJ I: I. I / • .'/.

40 acres nf Co1110n laud wcl• is to lny iu cornou till the towuc ~cc,;

fit to <liridc it." ~ept. 1, 1 7 I I. IJ c f!frcs to l1is ."on El,c11c1.cr, wl1n was mnr­

ricd, a home lot under certain rcstrictious, which lie 11ftcrwal'lls disclinrg-cs prior to its l1cing recordecl in 1714. We copy the

<ll•cd cutirc :-

Thefe presents Witnesseth that i Micah '.\[ud)!e of Lebanon in y• County of :,."e11· J.onclon in Connecticut Colony in New England for di\'ers good causes & considerations mouing me thereunto and more especially that loue & cffection that i haue for my son Ebenezer Mudge of y• affors'1 Lebanon haue here gi1·en granted illinatecl con­firmed & sett o\'er. & by these presents i the s'1 l\Iicah l\Iudge do for my self my heirs execute & achninifirate fully freely clearly & absolutely gi\'e grant alinat cnfcofe confirm paf.., ouer and deliver unto my son Ebenezer Mudge & unto his heirs and afsigm; foreuer, all my whole Right title claim & interist of in & unto a Certain trust of I.and within y• bounds of y• Township of Lcbanon atforesaid called my third Division of Land in s" Lebanon belonging to my allottrnent containing forty-nine acrcs according as it is Layel out by y" Comity the Land Lying on the Southcrly side of y" fi\'e mile near the north l'ond, with all y• pridlcdge benetitt~ Adrnntages & Appurtenances thereon or thereunto belonging or y' instanding or being for him the s" Ebcnezer 1Iudge his heirs & afsigns to ha\'e and to hold Quietly and pcacahly for eucr only it is to be undc.:rstood that y• true intent & meaning of these presents is t11at i y• s~ :\ficah ~Iudge Do Rescr\'e to myself for my owne improucment twenty acres so long as my natural! life contincus and in case my '\\'ife continew after my deceafe then shec to h.'1\'e the improvcment ofy• refcn·e of L'lnd above s'1 so long as hcr natural! life Contincw & at y• Decc;1se of both of us then thc wholc trust of Land to be to y• sd Ebenezer his heirs & assignds for cwr, to y• only proper use benefitt and behoofe lwre­after to use & to impro\·e & to Reiciuc all the income of y• s'1 Lands & granted prcmiscs excpting w' is aboue exempted so long as my wife & i continew in this natural! Life.: the Land being free & clear of all former bargains Sales Leans Mortgages or Encombr:inces whatsoever, Either had don Comittd or sufft!red to be don by me or any under me or by my means or procurmcnt Held by promiting for my sdf my heirs exccut' and administrat• to be or caus" to be Don what further may be needful! for y• more sure making of y• within

SH l' 11 .Y JJ (, f.' ,\'NI: .-1 'I' IO .Y. :J!J

granted premises unto him y• s'1 Ehcnczcr l\lucl:,:c his heirs Ii: nssi:,:ml~ for e,·er accordini.: toy" true intent Ii: mcanini.: herc111: in \\'itnes~ hcrenf i the sd l\licah :\lud1,:e hare hereunto sii.:ned Ii: scaled this the tin,t day of September 1711.

Signed scnled Ii: deliuercd in the presencc of us JosEt'll CI.,\RKis

,Vtt.Ll,DI Ct.ARK!•:

Recorded Mach the 11 11, 1713-14

.MICAH l\JLTJ>GE [Seal]

J ,ebanon, Septem'' y'' 1' 1711 :\licah :\[udi.:e personally appear­ed Ii: freely acknowleclgecl the abo\'e written instrument to be his o,,·ne ack Ii: Deed befor me WI LLIA:\I CLARKE justice

]\fose~, his clde~t son, nppcnrs to hn\'e reHidctl with his father,

nnd 011·11ed lnnd jointly with him; for, in ;;ellin~ out, in order to rcmoYc to the uew settlement of liehron, their decd,i run in lioth nnmcs, although we fiml no record of' how l\lo~es became pos­sessed of the same. W c gfrc an aL,itl'Uct of one of the ueed~: -

Nov. 12, 1716. l\!icah :\Iudge and :\Io~cs l\Iuclgc, for £24 current money, deeds to John Calkins a lot of Janel lying on the c:L~terly side of the brook, callcd Schiscotomscott Brook next to John Calkins land, uth clay of No,·ember, ano. dom. 1716, and in the 3d year of y• Reign of our Sovereign Lord, George, King of Great Britain, etc.

MICAH :\IVDGE. MOSES l\IUDGE.

[Seal.] [Seal.]

April !J, 1 il 7, ::.\[icnh :\Judge sells to ~amucl IIicle, merchant, and ::5arnucl W ollcy, clerk, thirty acres of lanu, Ly e~timation,

being more or !cs~, for £155. He, with his family, remoYe to Hebron some time l1efo1·c Sep­

tember li17. In Hebron he also sc1Te1I as sun·cyor, auu he an<l his sons owned a mill 011 his home lot which was situatc<l

upon the road to Colchester. Hy the followiug deed it appears he built a house hcforc rcm01·i11g to Hebron. W c here insert

extracts from Hebron records : -

40 ,1/l' /J fU.' .111010 IU.11. 8.

"I.air! r,ut fc,r :\licall Muri;.: ten acnrs of land being- part of his 5 t acor., I Jil•i,i11n 'lying 111 y" wc,t of the wc,t meadow begin in;.: at ;1

heap uf ,tuns and runing- west and hy South 40 rods tn a white c,ak tree 111arked .\I thence :.otllh 1,y cast 40 rods tn annthcr white oak tree marked :\[. thence 40 rods ca.,t ancl by north to an ash trc

ancl stuns laid liy it thence 40 rods Nor and by west to the first mentioned bounds hnunclccl Ea,t on a hi;.:hw:1y ancl Elscwharc un Comon or unclcl'iclccl Jami as also 5 acors of lane! laid out on y• East side uf 11·c.~t meadow whare his dwelling hous stands bcginin;.: at a

Rock and a stone on it and Runin;.: nor and by west 40 rods to another heap of stuns thence I z rods nor easterly to another heap of stuns thence near cast 13 rods to a black Oake hush thence 51 rods South bl' cast to a white oak mark!'d thence near wc~t b1· South 19 rods to th~ first mentioned bounds bounded West on a :uposed highway northward part on benimi11 Skiner thus laid out by us on the zd of September 17 I 7

brought for entry Septcm zo'i. 1717

SA:\!1•1• CURTICE NATHLI,, PHELPS Cornice

June 1st 17r7. Micah ;'lfodge of Hebron mortgages to Robert Lati­more for £40, 100 acres of land, being No. 8 together with a fi1·e hundred acre right, reserving only one half of the Home Lot No. 4 £20 to be paid the m:xt ::\fay last clay & J;zo in z yrs. Latimer discharges the mortgage Oct 811' J 719.

January z9 1719-20. The selectmen of Hebron sell to :'.\Iycall Mudg for the sum of £16 several! parcells of Land; one parcel containing fifty acres on the road to Colchester on huckleberry hill next to land of .Ebenezer l\fudge's on the nortl1; next parcel con­taining 10 acres so111h of Ehcnezer :\Iudge - 3d parcel uncertain as to number of acres situated between Eben. Mudge and the me::dow lots."

He resided in Hebron until lii~ death, wliich occurred, as abo,·e noted, early in 1724. His daughters l\fary and ElizaLcth were married, and always remained at Northampton. Hi;; <laughters Sarah and Abigail we1·e married and settled at Wiu<lsor. His daughters Thankful and Susanna remained with him, as did also liis two sons till l1is <ll'ath. We l1crc insert his will and

SJ,,'U1J.\'/J 1; J,,'.\'J-.'l/.l '/'/0.\'. 41

i11n•11tory nf Jij,i iron1J:,1 i11 or,lt•I" to show llmt ulrho11irh IL well-to-tlo fur1111.•I' 1111d 111ill-wrii..;lit, the ex1rc111e si111plkity of lil'illl,,I' ut thut clay.

The will und i11vc11tory w1.•re copie,l from the orig-i11ul:,1 110w d,•po,iite,J ut Hartford, 1111 that w11:,1 the lica,l of the l'rohute Di11-trid 1111til the year 1 'i8U.

WILi. OF MICAII ~IUDGE 01' JIEIIRON,

In the Name of Goel Amen, this 17'h clay of i\larch I7ii', I l\Iicah Muclgc of Hebron, in the Colony of Connecticut, being aged and not knowing the day of my death, but of perfect mind & memory, do make and ordain this my Last Will & Tcstament, ln form follow• ing:

Imprimis: I gi\'c my soul into the hands of a mercifull Redeemer, & my body to a Christian buriall, and as to the worldly Goods 'Goel hath Graciously Gi\·en me I bellow as followeth :

Imprimis: To my Louing Wifi:: :Mary, during her natur.1'1 Life, for & to her ufe, the house I now dwell in, and all the Land from a Strait Line from the Well to the bound mark called Lattemor's Bound mark: and then that is from s"1 Well one hundred Roel the same Line southwesterly to Eben' Muclges Land, or Corner, all that Lyeth between the meadow Lotts & s'1 Eben"' Lanrl: also all the Stock & mo\·able Estate to her ufe during her naturall Life : and after dcceafc to be clifj>osecl of as is hereafter ordered :

Item: I will & bequeath all the abovsd house & Land to my dafter Thankfull Nichols to be to her use only during the time & untill the year x740; if she furvil'es her mother, & Lives till sd time, and after her deccafe or the Expiration of s.s term, to be as is here­after ordered :

Item: I Will & Bequeath all the abovsd house & Land to my Grand Son, Micah l\Iuclge, son of the abovs'1 Eben' after the abovs'1

terms arc Expirt:cl to him & his heirs & afsigns forc\·cr: Item: I give to my son Ebt:n' ;\[udge The Remaining part of the

fi\'e acres l bought of Lattemore, what Remains of it after the abo\'t: bequi::sts are had, which his house Now Stands on, and to his heirs & afsigns forever :

Item : I Give & Bequeath to my son ::'lfoscs :\fudge Thirty Acres out of my farm on the North Side : provided he setles & dwells on

(;

NU/JUH .11/:.'.1/0RIALS.

it, and all the Remainder of s'1 farm if he pays for it as it ~hall be Inventoried : to such as I herein order:

ltem: I Give & Bequeath to my t:rand Sons and Daughters: Elizabeth Allin li\'e pound: Noah 1\llin twenty shill': c:ra11dso11 Rust twenty Shill': Grand daughter kuth fourty Shill' & to Isaac Tilden twenty shills: To my daughter Sufanah's daughter twenty Shill':

ltcm: to my daughter Sarah !'aimer, li\·e pounds and to Thank­full li\'e pounds, and to Sufanah one pound.

All the above Legacies to be paid to my said Gr.,nd Sons, Grand Daughters, & Daughters within one year after my decease, by my son l\Ioses for the Remainder of the farm as if abo\'e Expref.,ed, but if he neglects to pay sd Legacies one year after my decease ; then the Legacies to be out of said Remainder of s'1 farm in Land att Inventory Price according to E.1ch Legacy.

Item: my Will is that all the Remainder of my Whole Estate, Real & Personall, whatsoe\·er be Equally Di\'ided by & Iktween all my Sons & Daughters, now Lh·ing and to those deceased tl1at is to their heirs :

Item: I Nominate and apoint l\Ir. Stephen Post & Mr ~athn Phelps of s" Hebron to be my Exect'::· to this my Last Will & Testa­ment: hereby Re\'oking all other & former will or wills by me made, Ratifying this to be my only Last Will & Testament, In Witness & Testimony whereof 1 Hereto sett my hand & seal the day & elate before Written

Signed, Sealed & declared to be Presence

~·Eb: Fitch of .,, Sam!! Willson

( Bridget Fitch

his Last Will & Testament In

"Att a Courte of Probate held at Hartford Feby zd x7zi l\Irs. Bridgett Fitch, one of the witnesses within made oath in manner accustomed.

Atta Courte of Probate held at Hartford Aprill 6'b 1725, Sam11

Wilson the other witness to the within will (Mr Ebcn' Fitch being deceasd:) was sworn & made oath. and undcr oath declared that he saw l\Iica l\Iudg the Testator signe and seall to the ,,·righting on the other half of this sheet of papcr, and I did then signe to it as a witness and by what I heard I thought it was s~ J\Iudges Laft \\'ill

SNC'O.\'/J IIF..\'J:R.-l'J'/0:\",

anrl ;1cc,mlini.: to my hcst Judi.:mL'llt the s'1 Mica l\ludg was of sound dispo,ing 111imlc atlll 111cnwry at that time

Sworn hcforc y• Com' J. TAI.I.COT, Judi;-.

i-tephcn Po,t un<l Nutlmniel Phelp:-1 tli,1 not :-1en·e 11:-1 the Bxccu­

tor:-11 lint John Puhne1· ol' Willll,ior, hi:-1 ,ion-in-luw, m11l hi,i Wiclow, }fury, were uppoiutc<l liy the Court, UH nppcnr,i by the followiug extract:-

" At a Court held at Hartford January 20, 172,(

"This Court Grant Letters of Administration on the Estate of Micah Mudge Late of Hebron dcceas~ with his Will annexed unto Mary Mudge Widow of sd dcceas,1: and John Palmer of Windsor, provided bond be given according to Law: bond given accordingly by Palmer and Letters of administration by him Taken."

At a Court held at Hartford April 6, 1725 An ill\'entory of the Estate of Michael Mudge Late of Hebron deceas,1 was now exhibited by John Palmer adminis' upon oath in manner accustomed which Inventory is by this Court accepted and Ordered to be recorded and kept upon file

I;o;VENTORY OF MICAH MUDGE0

S ESTATE.

"Hebron Sept y• 14th 1724 We whose names arc hereunto Sub­scribed being Desired by y• Parties Concerned and Sworn According to y• Direction of y• Law Have Taken an Inventory of y• Estate of Mr Michael Mudge Late of Hebron Deed as follows

Imprimis a Great Broad Cloath Coat £1.8: a strait bodied plain Cloth Coat 14: a pa of Leather britches 4-r. 6,l

A muslin Ncckcloth 5s. a hatt Glol'es and Wast-Coat :::s. 6,l Dwelling house with four Window frames Lying in y• house not yet Putt up £191. Sixty acres of Wood Land at 13s. acre £39. a Standing bedsted bed & furniture £4.10.

A Trundle bedstead bed and furniture £3 an Old bedstad and cord 3s. 6d. a Barrell of a Gunn 10s. - a pifioll 7s. 6,l. one Iron Pott 9s. a Small Iron Pott 15s. a brafs kettle 14s. a Small Iron Kettle 8s. a bell mettle skillctt 6s. A grt:at Iron Kettlt: I4-f. an Old Iron Pott 3s. a Warming Pan 9s. a frying Pan 5s. a broad Tin paun :::s.

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ful. lhrec small JJrinkini.: Cupps r..-. 4,/. 1hree pcwler porringw., .F• 8,/. an old quarl Cupp, 2.,·. 4,/.

A new qua1·1 Cupp ,V• 6,/. a l'ewter wine pint u. 8,/. a Tinn T1111-

11cll H,I. a new pewlcr !Jason ,1s. 6,/. an old pewter fla,011 y. 2 p,•wlcr plates 2s. 8,/. a i.:rcat pewter platter 1 ~s. Two pc11·1cr platier, nut much u,cd 13,t.

Two I lid pcwler plallers 8.r. live Spoons 2.r. 6,/. three oul hafr., fcrrells and hlarles 1.,·. 6,/. a pair of money Scales anrl Wei~hts 2.r. 6,/. a pair of S1illiarcls 4.r. 6,/. Two Small Earthen vcf,ells 6.,·. a raiJi,r 2.1·,

A Great GlaJs Bortle ,1.r. 6,/. four Small c:1ar.s Bottles 2.r. 6,/. Wooden Ware Bowls !Jishes platters and Trenchers 8..-. 8,/, a Wonclcn :: quart Hottle IS, 41I. a New pail ::.r. an old pail 6,/. a hand pail 10,/. all 3s. ,vi.

Three hammers 3.r. 6,1. a Spade :is. 6,/. a hroarl Ax .,.r. - a small ax 11. 9,/. all ros. 9,/. a seed peck IS. half bushel u. half peck 10,/. a 2 quart measure 8,/. all 3.r, 6,/. a Knott bowl 4.r. Two Tr:u11111clls I.JS. fire slice 3.r. Gt!, a pair of Tongs 3.r. all .£1.0.6

A pair of Old J1ancl bellows ::s. a pa of New Hanel bellows 4.r, 6,/. both pair 6.r. 6,/. a saddle and furniture ros. anrlrion Spitt 5.r. 6,1. a Looking Glass rs. 6,/, all 7.r, a pair of Hatchells 10.r. an Old Tinn pan i.r. a Churn r.r. 6,/. Two Iron Wedges 4s. 6,1. all 7-f.

A plow Spear 10.r. a Shal'eing Knife rs. 6,1. an old handsaw 4,/. all r rs. ro,/. Two Smothing Irons 5.r. a pair of pinchcrs :is. 6,/. all 7s. 6,1. a Double Lamp IS. 6,/. an old hoc 6,/. all u. a Bible 5.r. Book of Mr. Stodclards Works ::.r. 6,/. a Book of Mr. Foxes Work , r.r. 6,/. a Book of Mr. Willards Work 1.r, Gd. Threc Small Sermon Books with Leathcr forils 3.r.

Threc Sermon nooks without forrclls r.r. three Small History Rooks and a Small Book of Divinity 3.r. a Psalm JJook i.r. all y• books 18s. 6,/. a new great Chair 3s. an Old great Chair u. fi1·e small chairs 5s. all of chairs 10.r.

Old Pewter three pound and a quarter 3.r. nine yards & three quarters of Plam Cloth as it Come from y• Loom at 4r. 'I:" yard £1.19. a Tablc 3.r. a Chest with a Lock 5s. an old Chest z.r. 6d. both 7s. 6,1. a box with a Lock 3s. a box without a Lock u. 6,/. both ¥• 6,l

A Great 1\·heal u. 6,1. a Little Wheal 41. all 6.r. 6,/. a l\"ew bear barrel! 2s. an Old bear barrcll Gd. all zs. 6,/. three half barrell Tubbs IS. G,i Kclor Tubb rs. 6,l gn:es tubb 6,/, all 3s. a Grid Iron zs. old frying pan ts. both 3s.

8 f.' I.' 11 .\' JI II NS N lt AT IO.,· •

.\ Hhcl 2.,·. a ~ hhcl and 6 ol,l harrl'll .p·. all 7.,·. an Old l.,inning­\\'heal u. a plain Clw,t ancl Lock 5.1·. 6,/. both 7.1·. 6,/. A :,:real l'ide Cow £.,.17.111/. a r,·cl Cow 1,'3.5. a Two year old hcifli:r £3.5,0 a Last Sprini,: Calf £0.18, one l.arg-c swine £r. 2 small Swine 13s,

An old Hlaek Marc £.,. ro a yawing- :\[arc about 8 years old £9, a Brown Marc Thrl'c years old past with a Horse Colt £7 a young­mare Coming- 2 ye,11· < >Id .£3. 10.0 an Old pair of Horse Chains and three links of a \\'hilllc Tree Chain 5..-. an olcl ax :J.I', 6,/, an old Knife 6,/. all Ss.; an old Sword 2s. a Cul'erlid & pewter Haso11 nut yett prised.

EllE:-.EZER WILLCOX DAVJIJ l'ORTI~R

"At a Court of rrobatc held at Hartford March 5, r72{: Whereas l\ficha,·11 l\fuclg-c. deceas'1 in and by his last Will orclerecl that his Wife ,hould he supported out of his Estate clurini,: life - and she being- late decca,o1 and Left depts to be paid and no Estate to answer s,1 clepts -This Court orders that John !'aimer administrator on the Estate of the s,1 l\Iichaell l\ludg-e. with his will annexed to pay out of his Estate and discharge the aforcs,1 clepts Rendering- an account thereof to this Court in his accompt of administration.·•

Deed of Laud in :\"cw London, showing that ~licnh was the

son of Jar\·is: -

Knowe all men by these pre~~nts that I :\Iicah Mudge of Lebanon in the Colonis of Connetticut in New England Do for Divers Good Reasons and Considerations me thereunto mol'ing-& more especially for A certain Sumt: of mony to mt: in hand paydc the Ressipt whereof I doc hereby Acknowledge and am therewith fully sattisficd Contl!nt and payde Do by these presents (;i,·c Grant bargainc Sell Allicnatc and Confirmc unto James Rogers Sen' of Xcw London A Certain tractt or parcel( of Land Containcing ffin: Acrl!s or there­about~ being the eastern part of one eight :\ere Lott lying in the General neck and is bounded on the l\'orth with the Land of Cary Latham and on the South with 1\1' Thomas Stan tons Lott being fforty eight Roel Long bounded as afforcs'1 and with the old ffcncc of the horse pasture to A Rock in the saydc ffcnce. And also foure ,\crcs of old ground in thl! common fficld Lying- in the ffirst di1·ission at the hl!ad of Robert Allyncs Lott eighty pole Long and sixteen pole broad as by Record will appcare.

4(j ,lf f! n r; E .l/E.l/Oll IA LS.

All which the abon; sayde two parcells of Land be the same more or Less I the abo\'csaicle ~licah ~fudge for myselft: my heirss execu­tors & Administrators Do sdl as abovcsaytle unto James Rogers Senior his heirss Executors ~\dministrators and Assignes for e\·er to ha\'e and to hold use possess lmpr01'e Injoy and Dispose of both the sd parcdls of Land with all the Rights profits privaleges and appurtenances thereunto belonging without any Lett hindrance trouble l\Iollestation or objection from me the sayde Micah :Mudge my heirs executors & Administrators or any otl1er person or persons Lawfully Claimeing Right or title to the same and for A more full Confirmation hereof I the abo\·esayde Micah Mudge Do binde and oblidge my Selfe my hcirss Executors and Administrators firmly by these presents as witness my hand and scale in New London this fifth Day of May One thousand Six hundred ninety and seven.

Signed Sealed and Delh·ered in presence of us

D,\XIELL lVETHERELL THO~IAS DAXIELLS

l\IICAH :MUDGE (Seal]

May the 5th 1697 personally appeared

Micah :Mudge and Acknowledged the above Instrument to be his ffree Actt and Deed before me

DAXIEL WETHERELL Assistant

Extracted out of the Originall and Recorded by me

DAXIEL WETHERELL Recorder

We now give the record of lficah's family as correctly as we arc enabled to from the researches we l1are made, haring person­ally examined tl1c books of tl1c towns of Northampton, North­field, Lebanon and Hebron.

He m. lfany ALE.USDER, Sept. 23, 1670. She was dau. of George and Susanna. Alexander, of Northampton. She was b. Oct. 20, 164:S; d. early in the year 17:!S, :c. upwards of 79 years.

SE<:O.YD UE.YER..ITIOS. 47

Tm:m CIIII.Dltt:S Wt:ilt::

1. ll.utY, h . .Au~. M, 1,:-;·1: 111. -- Uu!'iit, nt Xnrtluunpton. nml luul chiltln•n, one ofwhnm Is tmmetl In the wlll of:\llcnh, to wit: "Gnuul­son nust twenty shlllln:,:s." She ti. In ~orthmnpton ~o,·. 3. l,OH, w.:J.iy.!!m.!!titl.

2. J,1.17..u11:T11, b. Oct. 10, IG,:J: m. ,Joseph Allyn. -I, 3. S.u,.ur, h. : 111 •• John l'nlmer. ;; 4. l\los1~•, h. : m. JW1.ahl'th --. 0 5. Alllt.AU., h. : m. ""1111:un l'helps. 7 G. E111-:s1:1.1:1:, h. Feb. !!G, Jf,S;J: m. Abl:,:ail Skinner. 8 i. Tu.,s,wL'r~ IJ. ir..,:;: m. Wllll:1111 Xlclwls. of Lebanon, .Tuly HI,

1714. There Is no record or his tleuth, 111111 It Is presume,! he tile,! Without Issue, IL• :\Ilcuh, her futh<•r, pro,·i,lc, for lu·r 011/y In his wlll. She <1ultcl11it~s her Interest In her l11ther·s esta1tc, :m,I rc111m·ed to Sharon with her brother m,eneier, where she died April ::o, 1,41, 11!. iiGye11r;;.

8. SL'sAss.,, b. : we find no recor<I of her 11111rrl11;.:e, hut she had d11u. mentioned in her fnther•,; will.

0. l\l.utTu.,, b. : 111. Js1u1c Tilden. 0

3. :MOSE:, ~[UDGE, son of .Jan·is and Rchccca. (p. 33), b.

in New London, Conn., 1G52; d. in Oytitcr Bay aLout the year I i2!J, re. 77 yea.rs.

He wa.s a. shoemaker, a.nd lirnd in Oyste1· Bay as early a.s No,·. 11, 1664, as we hare his name as a wit11P.ss to a document at that da.tc, he being then aLout thirteen yea.rs old.

:March 10, 1678. Sa.ckapott~ha. and Chcpy, two sachems of the tribe of Indians, sell onc-qua.rtcr of a. mile across the isla.n<l next adjoining Oyster Bay northwa.rd, and "runs from one great rfrcr to the other," to sc\·cnty of the freemen of that town; each of the freemen paying to the Indians .£21. The la.nd is called Unka.wa.y Neck. )loses )Judge is one of the purchasers.

Jan. 12, 1679. l\loscs )[udge witnesses an ugrccmcut uctwcen Ephra.im Carpenter and Thoma.s Weeks.

Feb. 19, 1690. He ,,·as commissioned Licutcna.ut of Oyster Bay Compa.ny, Queens Co. - N. Y. Cull. Ma.<s. 3G: 142.

Jan. I, 1675. "Chancy an Indian, bound for two years to Moses )Iudge of :.\Iuskcto Co\·c, and since Lccomc his scrrnnt

-18 .1//"JJl;J,; .IIJ:.1/<JJ:l.lJ,S,

for tlcl,t., !ms run uway, nnd is suppo~ctl to 1,c with !lat' :--"'Jlie• tauck ludiuns." - Ullfkrdonk's l11cid1.·11t.• ,!f qlfcc11.• Co,

Deed or luntl iu New Lowlo11, ;,Jaowing- that ~rose~ wa~ 8011 or JurYi~:-

Knowe all men by these present., that I :.roses l\Iudge of Oyster Day on Long Island in the Goverment of New York son & heir of JarYis ~Judge sometime of .:,./e11· London Doc for Good and valluable considerations by me in hand Rescavcd Doc sell allicnate & pass 01·cr unto ~I' Christopher Christophcrs of New London three Acres of medow acording to a Grant made to my father JarYiss ~Judge as appeares by Record bearing Date :March :n'' 1650: Lying at a place Called Crambcrry meadow allso one parcell of Land in the General neck Containeing Eight Acres in the eight teere of Lots bounded on the North with Cary Lathams Land: and to the South with )I' Thomas Stantons Land : highways excepted allso Six Acres of up­land in the fourth teere of Lots in the General neck : Bounded on the north w'h Thomas l\Iynors Land : highways cxcepted Layde out by M' Parker all which sayde Lands l Doc by these premises ffirmcly sell allienate and pass ovcr unto the afforesaydc Christopher Christophcrs his heirss executors Administrators .:\faigncs for cl'cr to haw hold and quietly posses the same; and for the true perform• anc of these promises I Doc binde myselfe my heirss executors Administrators & afsignes ffirmely by these presents as witncs my hand this n'h Day of January 16S3

Signed Scaled & Ddivert:d l\IOSES l\It;DGE [Seal] in presence of

PEETF.R BRADLY

Jom,r HA~ILIN Acknowlcdged January 2:: th 16S3 before me DA:SIEL WETHERELL

Recorder

Hem. Mary--, 16il.

1. ,J,\R\'IS, 1>. 2. "" lLLL\.\[, b. 3. JA:St:, b. -1. ELIZ.\III,.,U, b. • ,. l\I.ua·, b.

Ttrnm. Cllll.Dl:F.:S wmm:

IG;'2: m. ,Tune --. : m. ,\nn Coles. : w:is ~iu;:le in .July 1 ;--n. : m .• John Dusenberry. : m. ""uitc l'owcll •

10 11

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THIRD GEUR,\TIOJ UD CIIIJ,DICU,

4. ELIZABETH ::lll~OGE, ,Jan. of' )licnh and )fary (I'· 'Vi), L. in Northa111pto11, :\[u,;,;., Oct. 10, I Gi:.l.

She m. Joseph Allyn, ::-cpt. 2i, lti!J.'.i. He wa,; son of 8amucl

nm! Hannah Allyn, of' Nortl111111pto11. IJ. Nov.:;, 1 Gi2. 'l'hc 1·ccur,l

of Northu111pto11 gh·es the birth of' four childn•11. It ul"o records

the ilcuth of·' Joseph ..c\lly11, die,! )larch U, I jOj; " and a::1 tho

· age is not gfrcn, we know not whether it l,e father or son. It ulso

says, "April 24, 1 j2;,, Noah Allyn was tlrow11c<l in the grcut

rh·er," with two others. When her father 111111.lc hi,- will in )lurch

li20, her chil<lren Elizabeth and Noah were prolmuly the only

ones living of this fa111ily, us he gives to " Gl'U11d Daughter

ElizaLeth Allin firn pounds, to Grund S011 Noah Allin twenty

shillings," Lut mentions no others.

1. .Jo,.m·rr, 2. Eni,:sJ-:zmt, :l. J-:r.1:r..un;ru, 4. Xu.w,

·J'm:m ,;1111.1>1:1-:s wrmr•::

b. Mny !f:%: b. liay l!l, Hm.~: b. Oct. !!G, 1,00: b. Oct. l,o:J:

----5. SARAH ::IIUDGE, <lau. of :\licah aml ::lfary (p. 47), Ii.

in Xortlmmpton, :\fuss., about the year 1Gi5. She m. John Palmer, of ,vindsor, ,January 14, 169R. ,John

Palmer wns son or Timothy aml Hannah, L. April 13, 167:3, one

of the early settlers of ,vin<lsor, nud wu8 a prominent man of

his <lay and generation. He i:< frequently named in the History

of Ancient Windsor, and is there 8et down as one of the early

deacons of the first church of Windsor. He was one of tire

administmtors of the Will of )Iicah ::lludg-e, his father-in-law,

and his wifo Sarah is namc<l in same, showing- that she was·

Ih·ing in li20. Deacon .John Palmer died in I i5G, :t•. 8:~ years.

:;o ,II/! J) II R ,1/ J,.' .II O It I A/.,'{.

'J'lll(lll <'1111,11111'.S 11'1-:Ul'.l

I. ,l1111s, lo, ,Jun,• I I, Jlifl~, wn• f'IIJII., 11111I 111, l>cloornl: J•'Jll1•,1·, S••Jlt, I~. I i~a, n111I hn<I ,rol:11, lo. J,',.h, i, Ii~ I: ~lnry, h, S,•pt .• :10, I;~.~: ,Jchl,•I, h. ,Juu. J!!, J~}i': J•:11, h. o,~t. Ja, 1;:m.

~- ~r.,u\·, h. Su,•, Ii". JiOO: :J. JSJ.:s,,.,,us, h. U,•c, !!!l, Jio:I: 11, Au;:. :.m, Jit.,r., 111. !! yr~.~ 111. •I, ll1t.s,1.u11.~, lo. Ol'I., JI, lini: /l, S.1.\IIJl'.I., h, Aprll r., Iii~:

6. l\1081-:S l\(UDGJ~, son of' l\ficuh and )fury (p. 47), h. in Northampton, :\Ju~11.

Ho WU!! u farmer, and Mettled in Heliron, Corm., with hi~ father; nn<l !Jy exuminution of' hill futher'11 will, it will be !!CCII

how ho Lecnmo possessed of so much property.

l\foy lG, 1728. l\lose11 l\fudge sell:! nnd dcc<ls u lot of Janel eoutuining twenty-six acres for .£26 to .Aaron Gillett, of' Col­chct!tc1·. Said land he says he is "lawfully scize<l and posses~e<l of the sumo in my own proper wright, us 11. good luwfull pcrJict uu<l nusolute Estate of inheritcnce."

April 3, 1728. l\foses l\Judgc sells to Benjamin Ellis for .£3 Jive acres of' Jund, lying next north of sui<l l\fu<lgc's Jund on the liighways to Colcl10:1tcr.

,Tune 28, 1731. l\loscs l\fu<lgc sells to Isuuc Burrus, for .£80 current money, thirty-four acres of land, with his dwelling-house thereon standing, the sumo ueing 1,ounde<l westerly on Eucnczcr

l\IU<lgc's land. Tliis house untl land be inherited from Jiis father. His Lrothcr Ebenezer scll8 same date. He then removed from Hebron, to what place we know not.

In l\licuh's Will, he gh·cs "Granddaughter Ruth forty shills."

He m. ELIZABETH --. She united with tho first Congrega­tional Church .Aug. 26, 1714.

I. Rt:TU,

Timm CIIILJ>lct:X w1,:1m:

b. }'ch.:?. liW:

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7. .\JHGAIL :\fUOGE, clau. of' )fieuh 1111d )fury (p. -~i), h. in Northampton, :.\fuss,

She m. William Phelps, of' Wiml~or, Dec. i, 1 li!I!); n111J d. April 24, liO:;, lcuvir1,l{ two children. He then 111. Huth Barber, April I 8, 1 iOG. She was h. ,July 24, 1 li83. He was L,, Feb. 4, llitiS.

l. "'11.r.1.ur, t.. l\fnrch rn. I 70:!: l~1u-:x,-:i1•:1t, h. April !!, I 71),i:

a. C.u.v.n, .C.. .J.,con, ii, UCTII,

Ill~ curr.um::-. 11Y rtcTn n.umrm wrmr~:

b .. Tnu. 11, 170!1: h •• rune 1~. 1,11: IJ. ,Jnu. ~:J, l":l:J:

8. EBENEZER MUDGT~, son of :Micah nnrl Mary (p. 4i), h. in Northampton, ~fuss., Feb. 26, lGS:J, and d. in Sharon, Conn., April 21, 1758, :c. 7,5 y. 1 m. 23 d.

He was a farmer, millwright and surveyor, and s·ettle<l in

enrly Jifo in Lebanon, Conn. ThiB mnn wns of some note in his day, and was the progenitor of the numerous family of )[u<lge

in the State of Connecticut, and who nf'terwards spread into Western New York, and from thence into )Iic!tig-an, Illinoi~, etc. W c shall give a few extracts from toll'n record~, which nmy be

interesting to l1is immediate desccndants. nltliough tlwy may not l,e so much so to the re~t of' our readers.

Bis father remornd to Lel.Janon about the year 1607, when Ebenezer was a boy of fourteen years, and the next record of

him he married in I i08. His father gfres him a tract of land a,; a home-lot in 171 I. He afterwards buy.,; and sell,; land, and under date of Augu~t 4, 1714, lie sells hi~ home-lot to Lieut. Samuel Hide for £.J:;j, said lot l,ein6 ~ixty-nine acre~, which he

had of his "Honoured father, )Iicah )[udge." Ile removed to

HelJ1·on with hi~ father in I 71 i, or before.

5:! ·" 1: /J ru, .11/01 OJU .I I. s.

,July 4-, I j 18. Tlw selccl1111•11 ol' ffol1ro11 scll lirty-U1ruc acres ol' laud l,elon~iu:,r to ,fnl1111:oot li,r taxl!s dul!,au,l Eherw:wr )fu,l,!!1! he­crun•i purchu,er, ur11I •f11itclai111;1 the same to Gnot uuilcr same 1l11te. May 1 Ii, I i:!H, Ire ,,ells tweuty-four acres 1hr .£:.!-~ to .\arou Gillett, of Colclic,tcr. 'l'lri,1 lot he i11lrerited frulll hi,1 fotlwr )ficnh. Ho lmyi! u11d sells lurid in Hclirou m11lcrse\'crul datci!, till l i:3:i,nl"tl•rthc dcntlr ol' his fotlre:, when he appears to IJe 111m·i11:,r from that towu.

July 8, I i37, Bcujumin Skinner, E,1r1., or lJcliron, rJ1ritdui111;1 to "El,cnezcr )fudge of Colclrester in y• county & colony nhoue s•1, nil my right, title, claim, intcre,t nn<l <lemu111I whid1 [ now lw.rn, c\'er lrud, or ought to hiirc, unto n certain parcel! of Jund lyiug ir! Heuron," etc.; nnd July 23, 1737, John Colfax for £5 quitclaims to EIJenczc:-r lfudgt! of Colchrnitcr his claim to n 1irn acre Jot "laid out to )fycnl )Iudgc on the ca.st ~idc of west mc:u.low where ye sd )[icnll l[udgc, his dwelling house stood or stands; " and under date of Aur.,"llst 10, 1 i37, Euenezcr )fudge, of Colchester (so stated in the deed), sells to Lawrence Powers Iii;; home-lot in Hehron, eighty acres, l,y estimation, for the sum of .£300, when he remo\'ed to Sharon,* and settled as one of the

• 0 The township o(N. S, [Sharon] w;u di!'lp0!1Cd o( in the fol1owi11i,: manncr:-Jt W;\Ji, divided into fifty•thrcc cqu;il share-. or n°J:/,h. ;u they were called. of which one W.&."- re~r,.•ed for the u11c of the rnini~try. forever. one for the firat mini~ter, omd one for the ,upport of ~hools in the town'lhip. The remaining fifty ri;::hbi Wert' ordered to be 110!d at auction, on the ~nnd Wcdne~t.,y of October, 1738. ;1t ~cw H,wcn, to actual 1'Cttler.c only. The committ~c ;1ppointcd 10 M:JI the town!'hip M•re 5,amucl Ed:t. J::.,w1,, Jcr.-cph Whiting. E:iCJ.,, and C.1pL1in l!'0<"1.1c Dickerman. The dccd11 whid1 thi!i cnmmince executed lo the purcha.'k:t'!I, are on the town records. Th.! ri;:ht" !\Old for ahnut .C.100 or ,C350 c,11.:h, being: an avcr.t;::e of a little mon: than ~t.000 for each right. There had been di,·idcd to each proprietor of a ri;::ht more th:m it.ix hundred ac:rc!li of Ian,!, Ml th.;1t the: c~t wa!I a little more di.in one dollar and tifl)' cent" per acre • .,

., t-.:bcnc"er )luJ,:e wa-. one,: of the orii.::inal propricto~ of the town, and was from Colchc!ller. He drew the twcnry•tifth home•lot, lyin~ on both !lide!I of Town Street, anJ embr.&cin~ the placc:o1 now owned by <.:.1p1. Linc~ anJ Do1Jdwin Reed on the wc!lt, and by ~bjor GoLJld, Mr-. HLJnt, and Mes~~- Skinner and <.::imp on the ca.~t. In J7♦J he settled un the we.stem Lortler of Skinner's Pond. as it \l";L'I then c."lllcd. Here he lived until hi~ death. April zc, 1758, at the age of 75. He h.1d ,..in~, ,•iz. Samuel • .!\lica, ,\braham. Joi,,cph. J-:benclcr and Jarvis. Samuel lh·cd on 1hc place now owned by Jgac Recd, which he "°Jd in 1772 to Job G<mld, Jr. )lie:& lh·ed ay,Jtile in J::ll:l• worih. and wa.~ a p.1rt owner of the tin.t milt near Lorin .Emmou•!l; he remo,•cJ to A:b.1ny Co •• X. \"., in 175S. Abr:iham lived at the Griswold place, now owned by Jes..c Lake. 1-;bcnctf!r rcmo,·ed to c..:ana.an in 1763, whc:-rc he li,·cd till 1775, when he removed to Sew Ashford, Ma-.!l, Jan·is M:Ulcd un the hom~tcad, but he ~n so:d it to Noah lfuuroc, and left the town, Thus this nurncrou~ and re!lpcctablc family had ;,IJ left the towu pn..~·inu~ to the Rc,·oh1tion,1ry War: but du,'.' bc.1u1iful lake, un who"'C bordcn- they l!'cttlcd, will commcmor.itc their n,1nu: through aU sue~ cecdin;; time,•• -£.rtn,,ts /nm, Std,1."Wkk"s If istory •!I Sliaron, CPnn,, f'dJ;t 101~

'J JI/ JUI t; },'.\'NJ: .I 1'JO.\',

oriµ'innl proprit't.or.~. I fo lh· .. tl ht•r,• a yPnr nr 111oro 1,cforc tho lir.~t. town-meeting wus lwld, whid1 Wt• copy t•11tirc;I·

Here he lil'c1l, :<crnid in rnrious I.own ollices, n111l l1i111st•lf m11l Ho11s IJ11ilt unr.l owuerl the lir:<t :<uw-111ill, g-rist,111ill m11l iron works. lie brought up IL \'cry 11111111•ro11s li1111ily; untl it is Hui1l he hn,! n fo.mily pa.rty, 011 which occusiou th1Jy l1oill'1l u ·h11µ-c puddiuµ- liy the Hille ol' ~lu<lg-c Pond, und U(l\\'u1·d:-1 of' eig-hty children um! grandchildren •' <lid cut thereof'." At his deut.h his widow, six son8, six cluughtcrs and six ,mns-in-luw Hiµ-ncd uu n,!!reeruent, ns l11iir~, to s1•ttlc ·:he estate without 11.1lr11i11i:<trntio11, part of whom nppeure,! before Roger ~hermun, then ,iu:;tice o!' the peace, nnd acknowledged tl1is act. ,v e here cp10te the recor,! entire:-

" Know all men by these presents y' we the Subscribers heirs of the estate of Ebenezt:r :\Iudgc, deceased, according to the desire of our honoured father agree as follows, viz: - Y! Jarvis Mudge shall have all the homestead Buildings, fruit trees and all the Priviledges therein contained, excepting the use of one third part of the Whole reserved for y• use of the Widow at her discretion, ch1ring her life. The Widow ha\·ing all the moveable estate at her disposal, Ebenezer

r Tiu fini i&:tm .,r~,.1,#r o/ Sltaro11. -The lnhahitanrc uf Sh.iron AplyinJ.: Them Scl,•e"' 10

the General A .. !W!mbly in Oclohcr L.i"t Pa"lt fur Town Privilcd,:e"', C1p Dunharn \\-";1" mad Choice of to Kepre,cnt the Town ro the A~rnhly a11d luvin;; nht;1i11crl !he Dci.iar of the town he being ordered By the A~~mhly to Wam the Jnh.1hit;mct: to l1ll'l'l to G1ther in order Tu Chu"C town offi• c~ri. Which Bein,: Dune the lnhabitancr hcini; met on the 11 !Jay of lJeccmbcr In Y'-" ye,1r 17_;,, ;1t

the hou~ of No1thll Skinner In Sharo11 AnJ then opened the mectin;.: ,1:,0 rhe L,w JJircct11 Cap Dunham W,1!6 Cho~n moderah,r Lc11. Jabez Crcppen, John Sprague and Cap Jon;i.th;m Dunham \Va!I Cho~n ~elect 1\ten for

the year Jn,cwing :--.;1th. Skinner \Va" Chm-en town Clerk. James Smith was ChO!'en Con!tt;1ble ;md Swom ~ the T..aw f>irecf!I Gcor;::e \Va)" wa!I Cho,.cn I ;r,miuery m,ln and Swom ,1~ the L.1w Direct~ Eb<:nczer 1\!udg William Tickner Ebcnc-zer Fri~bec and Coniclius h:1mlin \V,1!11. Chn-.cn Survey"

o( Hi;;h \V:iy~ and !lWrim a!'I. the Law Direct-. Jcn:mi.1h foNtcr Samuel llud;.:: and Thuma" Creppen Wa~ Cho!Oell fence \'ewers and Swom a.,

the Law Dircct11 Samuel Comstock \Vas Ch~en Colcctcr Xath Skinner Sen'r Wa.-. Ch(l-.en Leather Sc-;ller Nath Skinner JunatJ1a11 Dunham ;u1d John Spra_i:ue \Va-. Chn~n "Comtt 10 < ;o ;1ftcr a mini4ter :S:tth Skinn'!r and Lew Jabez Crcppcn Cho-.c.•n ;t Comet 10 L.,y out ;1 P.c-urin_i:- l 1 !.1cC" It \Va11 farther Voted that a Xotc or W;miini.: Jn writini,: Set up at The huu-.e of John ~pra~ue

and .S.1.th. Skinner and at Garret Wine;;:ar•~ )fill Six day-. before a town mec1i11;.: GiVl'n Rc;1-..m!t of ~id mectinJ: sh:t!J be 3 L.,wfull Wamin;.; fi,r a lown mcctin:,::

futhcr vuted tli.1t Swin hauin 3 kin;;: in their :,-;o~ "'hall ~ acounted an orJcrly Cn:.itt.'."r

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J\ludgc to have the one half of the 11111lil'ided lands, the rL•st to lie equally rlil'ided amnnl-{ all the Heirs, and Jarl'is i\Iucll,{e is to hon• ourably and carefully provide for and take care of our honoured Mother duriul-{ her life, and pay all y• debts clue from the e~tate of the late Ebenc1.er l\focll,{c, dee~ 'd,

Which agreement, we .. the heirs & subscribers do willingly & jointly agree to, ancl do by these presents bind ourselves, heirs & assigns to abide by. 1n witness whereof we have hereunto severally set our hands & seals.

Dated in Sharon, this 1!}11' day of May,,\, D. 1758, Anr,;,\IL .'\Itro(;r,; E11~:x,-;z~:R i\Iuoc~: 8A~IUEI, Munm; M1<.:AH MurJGE JosEl'll MUDGE

AnRAHA)I Mur,cr:: JARVIS MUDGE

CORNELIUS HA~ILIN

M,\RY HAMLIN

SA~IUEL PRINDLE

AlllGAIL PRINDLE

JOSIAH SKINNER

SARAH SKIXNER

DAVID GOODRICH

MARTHA GOODRICH

OLIVER TRYON

D1,HORAH TRYON

THOllAS SKINNER

ELIZABETH SKINXER

Litchfield County, ss. Sharon, July 19, 1758. Then came Abi­gail Mudge, Ebenezer Mudge, Samuel i\Iudge, Joseph ?l!udgc, Abraham Mudge, Jarl'is Mudge, Mary Hamlin, Thomas Skinner, Elizabeth Skinner, David Goodrich, Martha Goodrich, Deborah Tryon, Josiah Skinner and Sarah Skinner, some of the signers and sealers of y• within written Instrument, and severally acknowledged y• same to be their free act and deed before y" Court of Probate in y• District of Sharon.

Dec. 8, 175S. Mica Mudge and Cornelius Hamlin, two more of signers & scalers to this a,,"Teemcnt, appeared and acknowledged the same,&~

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Olil'er Tryon some short time arter ack11owledi,:ed the same, &~ Litchfield, ss, New Milti,rd, April 3, 175,J, J'ersonally appeared

Samuel l'ri11clle & Abii,:ail l'rincllc his wife, sii,:ncrs & scalers of' the within in.~tru111e11t1 and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed. llcfort: me,

Ro,:ii:K S111mMAN Just l'eace"

The writer spent 1101110 time in i!Cnrch nrnon!,\' t.lre prol,nte pnper8, for the orig-inul, fur the purpo,ie of' !,\'h·ing- u foe-simile of' ,1m11e in litlrogruph, Lut it. wn:-! not to l,e l'oun<l; nn,l n11 it wus u primtc ugreeruent, it wa:l- proLahly only prcscuted fo1· record, aud taken nway. All will perceh·e tlrut it wus n l'emnrlmLle cloeument, us it not only shows tl1c loug-cvity of the family, hut thut nll Juul :~ good education; for ut that clay many of the hig-her classes could not write, Lut in every instance here each ~igned their name, nnd no "marks" were substitute<l. Enclt of the wives of' six sons married were lh·ing-, so tlu:r.t when he died he left twenty-live adults and their children. .A part of lire towu of' Sharon i>1 now culletl "::\Iudge '!'own," arul a Leautiful lake ouc and a half miles long, and three-qunrters wide, is known as" Mudge Pond."

He m. ABIGAIL SKJXSErt, Jan. 13, 170~. She was clau. of Thomas and l\fnry, b. Feb. 17, lG!Jl, in l\falden, )fass. She joined the church in East Haddam, l\Iarch 28, 1708. She remo\·ed from Sharon, with lw1· :,;on Ja.rl'is, to :Neiv LcLarwu, wlicz·e she <lic<l.

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1. E1m:-mz1m, b. Oct. :!3, li'O~: m. l'aticure Fuller . ., .l\f.11ff, b. lllnrch !lO, lil I: m. Corurliu• 11111111!11 • .,. ,\111<.au,, b. Oct. :!.~, 171:!: m. ]J:L\'ld Skiuncr,•

• Nathaniel Skinner and lfary Gillet rn. June I J, 1706. TIIEJK ClllLOHKN !

t. NATHANIEL, b. July 10, 1707

:z. MARY, b. July 10, 1709 3, 1'HO)fA;, b. April G, 17u m. Eliz.'lbcth !\.fudge, at Sh.i.rnn. + Et:NIC&. b. Dec. 15, 1715 m. Samuel Mudge, o1t Sharon, S• DA\'IO, b. Jan. 71 1717 d. Jan. :11, 1717. 6. DAVID, b. !-tov. 6, 1719 m. Al.iig:.1.il !\lucl;..e, :u Sharon, 7. ]OSATH.AN, b, Au~. 15, 1721 8. JostAH, b. April 30, 17"4, m. Sarah lfudg:e, ill Sharon, 9. JOANNA, b. !\forch 19, 1727

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---9. MAWfHA JrunGF., rluu. ol' Jfir·al, nr1rl Jfory (p. •Vi),

was prohultly h. iu Nurtlm111pto11. It irl not <lefiuitely k11ow11 whether she wns ol<ler or younger th1111 her Hirlter:,1 'l'lmnkt'ul and

Eusunnn, us 110 record of their hirths cuu he fouu<l. She rumored to Lebanon, Couu., with her father, where ~he

m. Isaac Tilden, !)cc. 30, 1714, by wlwm slic lmd one child, and <lieu soon nt'ter. He m. RclJccca )form, ,June 4, 1 i I G.

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'' Rii:ru-:cc.,, b. l\lnrch 7, 1717: :I, ,To:-..1Tn.1:s, b • .\prll 21, lil!J: 4. ,fr11rr11, b. ,\prll 2, li!!l: G. l\L,ItTJIA, b. Oct. I!!, l 7:?:J: fi. M1,:1tcY, b. Ang. 1,;, 17:!5: , • ,foux, b .• Ju.u. :?~, I 7:?U:

10. ,J.\.RYIS :MUDGE, son of .:Hoses and :Mary (p. 48), b. iu Oyster Bay in 1672; d. in Ilcmp~tcad in 1741, m. 69

years. He was a miller. Oct. 23, 1701. Ile sells twelve acres of "·oodland to Samuel

Dickinson. l\farch 23. 1706. He sells a lot of land to John Wood

for £13.

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,\1111·,•11 :!, li:ll. If,, 1111,1·~ liir .Cl:!00 "Lnud", )fill", llolli11i:­,\lills. 1!011.•1•, Gr1ii11t'l'i1•"• Or,•l11Ll'll/'I, ,v:: 1'01111~, :,O:tr,•atn/'11 &~: '' ol' l-:li11s :-:111ith 1111,I hi" wili.• :,O:nrnh. Thi., land i., p1u·tly iu Oy~tL•r Buy, lint 1110,.tly i11 lf1.•111p,.te111l,

July 1, li:H. ,Jar1·j,. )£1111µ-e 1111,I wifo Ja110 /'lcll for ,£:jr,() to ,Jo,.Pph )£ot.t l!J!) acres, with honsL•, de., in Oyster Huy, n111l in 1loed says he is "late of' Oyst1.•r lJiiy."

Fro111 the record" nt' ~forth IIe111pstl'ad [ t.aku the following-: ;July 13, 1 Hl. Eli1.u.l1eth 111111 John J111,.cnhcrry, .Mary u111l

Waite Puwc:11, it111l Jane .Mndg-c 4111itt:lni111 I.heir interest in uncl unto the estate ut' .Jar1·is )fuclg-e, to wit: "Quitclaim uuto the nuo1·u Ahel Smith 11111.l to hi" heirs anr.l n8sig-11s forc)1·er all that nl'

our rig-ht or intcre/'lt or pretentlccl rig-ht or i11te1·e,.t, claim, prop­erty, or demand, ot; to, uncl in all that Plantation, with the )!ill, Houses, nn,1 other i111pro1·e111c11ts thereon, which our hrotl,cr ,Tu.r1·is )ludg-c, lute of !Ic111p;tua1L dyed sei1.ecl ol': situatctl 011 tl1e East side of Hemp,.teucl Hnrbour uud lyiug partly iu IIe111pstcad and

partly in Oyster Bay." Ile 111. ,Jane --, who dice} licfore liirn, uud he died prior to

July 1741, leaving 110 chilclreu.

11. WILf,L\:\I )lUDGE, son ol' :\fo~cs ari:l :\lary (p. 4-8), L. iu Oyster Bay, Queens Co., L. I.

Hu was u far111er, aml lirccl iu Oyster Bay. Juu. 5, 1 iOO. Hu buy;; laud, house autl orcha1·cl of Peter .Aclolf,

of New York. ,June 23, 1 j 11. Xathan Cole~, Churl us Coles 111111 Wm.

::\fudge sell u lot of Janel to Jolin Iug'Crson. They came iu pos­session of ~aid land by inheritance •

• Jan. & Feh. I ii I. He buys lh·e lots of laud - one lot eaeh of Robert Cole;;, Charles CuleH, Johu Coles, Caleb Cole,; um! ,Joseph Curpcutur.

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'1'111! li,ll11wi11:,r d1t1!IIJ111•11t., l11•i11g- a d1•p,J of a lot ol' 11111,I whid1 ,Jur\'i,; ll 1114.(e g-i1·1:,; l.o liis IJ1·other Willia111, [ shall i11sert cul.ire:-

Know all 111cn hy these presents that Jervis mud;.: of the tow,hip of oy.,ter hay l11 CJ11ee11s County on Naf.,aw !,land In the Colony of new york the Eldest son of 1110,ses mud;.: of muskeetocuve deceased for and In Consideration of the love ;.:ood will and the natural affections which he hath and cloth hear towards his brother Willia111 mud;.: of mu,keetoco\'e aforesaid and ti ,r many Cavers kindnef.,es fro111 time lo time Receil'l:d of his Said brother William mudg alt and before the sealin;.: Delivery of the presents and for many other ;.:00t.l Causes and Considerations him the said Jervis mucli,: Especially movein;;: hath gh·en granted alienated Enfcoffecl afsii,:ned released made over and Confirmed and by these presents Doth fully freely Cleerly and absolutely gin: grant alienated Enfcoffe af.,igne release make over and Confirme unto his brother William mud;.: afores:1 his l1eires and af.,ignes for Ever more all that of my Wright of lands and maclows or madow ground in the bounds of muskeetocove Which I had of my father togeter with all the Right title Interest Claime and demand Whatsoever which the siad Jervis mudg now hath or which any or either of his heirs Executors administrators and afsignes may hereafter ha\'e of to or In the said granted lands and madows or madow ground With all the profitts Commodity pridledges timber trees grafs water ponds or What Else of Right Is belonging or In any Wbe appertaining or becommini,: Due upon the same to Have and to Hold unto him the faid William mudg his heires and afaignes all and singular the said granted lands and pre­mises with the appartenances thereunto belonging to the only proper use benifitt and behoofo of him the said William mudg his heires and assignes for ever more and the said Jervis mudg hath putt the said \Villiam mudg Into a lawfull and peaceable pofsefsion of the same by the delivery of tuff and twigg and by these presents the said Jervis mudg doth for himsclfe his heires Executor adminis­trators and afsignes futher Covenant and agree to and with the said William mudg that it shall and may be lawfull for him y• fd \Villiam mudi; his heires Executors :tdministrators and afsignes Quietly and peaceably to ha,·e hold occupy pofsefs and Enjoy all y• f•1 granted land and premises as their free and Cleer Estate of Inheritance for Ever more Without the lawfull lett or mollestation of him y• fd Jarvis mudg his hdres and Executors administrators and afsignes or any

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otlwr person or persons lawfully Claiming the said granted land or prc111iscs fr11111 by or under him or any or Either of them notwith­standing any fi,r111cr gift grant mortgage dowere lntalc or lntanglc-111c11t \\'hat so El'cr warrantini,: and m;1intai11ii,: this his deed of gift to he i,:nod and Warrantable in y'' law in \\'ittnels \\'hereof the said Jarl'is mudi,: hath here unto sett his hand and fixed to his seal the second day of September fn y• twelfthe year of y'' l{cii,:ne of our gracious sovereign Queen Anne o\'cr England annoq: dumini one thom,end se\·cn hundred and thirtcen

Scaled and Delil'erccl In y• presence of

:\I.BERT ALIIARTSO:O.

DERICK ,\1.11~:RTSll:O.

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Entrecl In y• Records of Oystcrba)' In Lib' D: page y• z4r: & z4z and dt:ligently Compared by me

GEO: ToWNSEND Recorder.

He m. Axs Co1.F.s in 1 il 0. She was dau. of Nathan aml Rachel, I,. Dec. 3, IG92.

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1. Cou:s, • h .• July 10, Jill: m. 1>on1thy Coles. !!. lI1cn.u-:r., b. Aug. 30, 1 ;13: 111. Su.ruh Hopkins.

FOURTH GEnR..1.TIOJ A~D CIIILDREJ.

12. EBEXEZER )IuDGE, son of' Euenezer and Auig:iil (p. ;i5 ), b. iu Leuanon, Conn., Oct. 23, l i09; d. iu New Ash­ford, Mass., in 1802, re. 93 years.

He was a millwrig-ht and farmer, and removed from Lebanon to Hebron with his father, and remained in IIehrou lmt a short

time after his father left, and remol'ed to Haddam. In 1742, lie e::-.changcd Janel with that town; 1747, sold land to Phinca;; Brainard for .£32!;; 1 HS, sold lan<l to Micah )Iudgc; l 7;i0,

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ltou;rht 11111,I for . .CAOO of' .Jonathan C:lmpnmn, awl in l';';'j[ sohl

tl,c siumi an,! remo,·cd from Ifuddu111 to Sharon. April 1(;, Ii;i5. Jol111 Corlictt ~ells to EIJcuczcr )fucl!.!c, .Jr.,

Jan·is )fudg-c, Thoma,; i;kinner, of' i;Jmron, anti Hezekiah Loomis,

of :-:aJisl,ur_v, a tract of land in the north part of Sharon, lying near Sulisl.,ury line, with the saw mill, stream, etc. In I j;j(i, Ire sells land to ,\bruha111 ::\fudge, his hrother, which his wife Pa­

tience inherited from her f'uthet· Benjamin Fuller. He li\'Cd in Sharon till 1760, when he removed to Canaan, Conn. While lh-ing in this town, he sells several lots of lun<l in Sharon, and .March 11, liG9, we find a dce<l on the records of Sharon, of which we gh·e an abstract, as it identifies a son and daughter of which we have no record of birth, and it would appea1· that

he was married before he remo,·ed to Sharon. " I Ebenezer )[udge of Canaan Conn. for the consideration of my Parental affections Lo,·e and good will and divers other good considera­tions me hereunto moving, do therefore gh·e grant, releu,;e aud

confirm unto ruy dutiful and well belo,·ed daughter Abi:,,'llil, whio:h is no1v the wife of Isaac Fisher, one certain tract or par­cel of land .••• said land being a part of my farm that my son Samuel )Iudge, Jr. now· lh-e;, on, in the North Westerly part of Sharon."

~\ug. 1 S, I iGS. .Aaron Buck, of Canaan, Conn., sells to him one-fourth part of a mill, etc .• to wit: "for the consideration that Ebenezer )fudge has in my Gri::lt :mn in said Canaan, built uml set to work another set of stones with running gcer & on hi~

own cost to my full satisfaction,"' etc. He deeds him one-fourth part of said mill, and one acre of land on which it stood.

Sept. 20, 1 iil. Sells his farm in Sharon to his son Sam­uel, .Jr.

Oct. 11, 1 ii3. Ile bought of Reuben )fartin, of Lanes­borough, )Jass., for .£90, a tract of Jund lying- between the north

line of Lanesborough and the mountain called "Sug-ar Lout;" being 12i acres 28 rods.

FOURTJI t,E.\'f.'R.ITJOS.

Feh. 14, I 774. He huys u Jot of fund nf Ifannuh Stevens, hoth of Cu11aa11.

Feil. 1G,177-t He sells to Samncl Forhs for £45 his interest in the mill property 11111.l the laud utljoiuing, which he hong-ht or Hannah Stc,·ens.

Feu. 16, I 774. Euenezer )Imlg-e, )lary )ludg-e u.ml Hannah and Abigail Coruish sell to Andrew Cor11isl1, of New Ashford, lfass., for £HI, 3,1 ucre8 148 rods in Xorth Society, Canaan.

June 25, 1774. "Ebenezer :\ludg-e, and )lary, his wife, An­drew Cornish, und Hannah and Aui;.r.iil Cornish, ull fate of Canu:m, Lut now !iring in tire Province of the :\fo .. ~saclru,;ctts Bay," fo1· . .£ll8 15s., sell to Edward Brownell, or Canaan, 48 acres 107 rods, known !Jy the uu.me of the '' Cornish Farm."

lu 1774, he removed from Cauuan, Conn., to New A,;hford, )lass.,* where he settled us one of the ori1,•inul proprietors. Upon the record of the first town meeting held in 1775, his name appears as one of the eig-hteen prop1·ietors muned. He took an ucth·e part in the Rcrolutiormry \V ur, and was one of the " Committee of Safety."-~ But notwithstanding he was wealthy for those times, in Iris later days Ire l,ecume u poor mun, as munyotliers did in his day aud generation on accouut of the war.

• "Sew .\,.Jiford 1.-. ,11,.tlru • .,,1,dwd purllculurly (or l,t·ln'{ In popuh,t10,1 t1w ,.mallt"f'lt town In till' ~tntc, nnd lK•furc the d"y of ra!Jrmulf'<I, wsv, tbe t1u,ro1u:hr"r1• throui:h which the trn\·cl Jlll"'"'''1I from Count•ctlcut :at11I J:lwdt• ,.,.1:11111 to tlw \Ve"'t "'lilt.• or ti,,• tirccn ~f11u11tnlnJ11 l11 Ver• mout, l-:mh:r:mt"' ht.·,.r.111 to ,wttle In ~t•W .A"'hf11r1I uhout tlu- yeur lifi:!. Incorporated Ill' a Dl"'trlet Peb. :.•t;, J7'81: n"' u town Jo"',,t,. :.,'6, l~OJ. Tht! 1ll,.trh•t :uut tr,wr1 rcl'ord"' l'lhow that In the J~•,·olutlormry period, Cummlltt•1•"' of :-;:1fl.'t.)' 1•xl.-t1•,l, 11n1I th:1t ,.,.\'1•ral or tlll' 1•1llz,•n• w1•rc ncth:dy eni.:-:LUt.•d Ju tht• war. Sum1:1 of tlll'III w,•rt• ut tlw hattl,• 1,f J:Cu11ir11cto11 nnJ 1,n~Mt•nt nt tht• MUfft•lldt.•r of Rur'Ct)ym.•. ~ume Wt•rc ut ~tot1c .\rahla whcu Col. nrown f,•11, I•opulatlon Jn lS.W. =i; lu JS50, :.?JO; Ju btl.'.'.i, l':'O.''- Jlilltor.,, ,~r 1r,-.i,trr" .1/fllfltlldrnlll'ttll,

JULY 12 17-;6

t 'Cuionr of :\fa!'o-..1ch11'C'tlS -we the !'Ub-.crihcr- du !ach of u~ ~\•crally for ou.-..ch·es prolC!tC & declare & le!'!tify before God & the world th;,t we \'crily hdic,·c that the "'ar r~i~ranc & opprc"I• ~ion in which the: UniteJ Americ.111 Cnioui" are now en;:;1::;cd a~;ain,t the tleel ,'\.'. armiC" o( Great Britain i~ on our p;,rt of the -.cl Colon)' J u:o1ot & neccf-.;1ry ;md we cln hereby -.c\'erally promi-.c Cm·e• n:ant and Enguage to ancl with c,·er)' perMln of thi, Colonr whh hao; or ,lull ,ult'oC'rilJC this declara• tiun ur any other uf the !l.1mc tenor of v.ord .. that we v.ill nnt ,Jurin:.: the ,_.J w,1r re-.i:-.1;1ncc Dirt.•ct!y or indirect]\· an\.' wa\·-. ;1id ,1hout ur ,1f,i,t anv o( the 11;1\',1' li1rcc, or Janel 1i,rcc, nf lh!! !..in:.:: of Gre;1t brit.,in or a·ny c~pl1:ycd by him or !1ot1pply 1l1crn with ;my kiud of pro\•i,iou, militeu or 11;1\'.1) troop"' or !mid any correspondence or 1..·rimmu11icak .111y :,,1-:lli~•·nt·c 11, ;111v ,,f :ht' ,,1111:t·r, , r ,nMir:r. or m.ariucn. bclun;.:in;.:: tu the :-.cl army or 11.wy or inli~t or JJrncure ;my 01iicr to inli!>t or take up 11r J:air arm:. .:1;.:.1fo.>1 Ih.is or cjrJ,i:r vf Jhc C nitrd L'ulonic, ur u11dcrt.1k to pilot any o{ the \'C:-.-.c:b bclun,:.;in;;

62 .l!UD(;E .l!E.llORIALS.

He wa.~ :i. member of the Congregational Church, and preacher! for si,,·eral years, anrl wa,; called "Father Mudge;" was much respected, and died in 1802, po~se~~ing all his faculties, at the ripe old ag-e of ninety.three years, after which his widow and descendant.➔ removed to .Argyle, Washini:,-ton Co., N. Y. The present town clerk of New· .Ashford writes me as follows, after my visit to that town in June 1865: "The character of Elierwzer l\Iudge was that of an honest, conscientious and pious man, instant in sea.son and out of season to do good."

Ile m. 1 P A'!IEXCE FULLER. She was dan. of Benjamin and Content Fuller, b. in East Haddam, Jan. 15, 172~. She d. in Cauaan prior to 1770, re. about 47 yea.rs.

He m. 2 Widow )!Any ConxISFr, in Cana.an, Conn., about the year 1771. She was widow of Galiriel Cornish, of Cana.an, mother of )fary, who m. Joshua.

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1. ,Tosnl".\, b. 1737: m. )fary Cornish. 26 !!. H. .. -.s.ur, lJ. : m. Cornelius ll:imlin. 21 3. S.\."t:f:I~ b.

He w:L~ n fnrmer, and bou~l•t his father·s f:mu in Shnron, Sept. 20, 1771, um! sold it to Reuhcu nncl D:n·id Ifamlln Feb. !!O, 177!!, niter which time we have no :iecount of liim.

4. AmG.UI.. b. : m. Is:u1c Fisher, of Sharon. She th·cd on the home-lot gj,·en her by her father. which they solcl

to snmc parties nt the :,;nme clnte that lier brother S:unucl clicl, Feb. !!O, 177!!. The estates joinecl.

5. Sn:rrmx, b. : m. -- --. 28 6. P.,n•:sc•:. b. July 7, 1753: d. unmnrrlecl. Iler father sells n lot of

lnn<l which she Inherited from her ~nindfnthcr, :Bcnj. Fuller. In the c.lcccl, lier f:Lt11cr :-oay~, .Tao. :?:i, l ;-;:;, hi~ daughter, "from bot.lily Infirmity, Is totnlly unnble to mulnt.aiu hcrscll'.''

to the 1'd tiaV)" or in :my .. -ay aid or af.-.i~t them, but on the contrary according- to our bc!.t power and ability will defend by arm~ the t: nited American Co Joni~ and c\"er)" pan thereof a.:;iinst every h~tile auempt of the fleet or army in the Service o( the kin~ of Grc.it Brit.,in or any of them accord.ins; to 1he Requirement .ind directions of the Llw of this Colon)· that arc now for the Rq;ula· tions of the !\lilit~ thcrcol

CoMl"ORT BuRNa

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13. )L\RY )[UDGE, dau. ol' Ebenezer and Ahi~rail (p.55), IJ. iu Lebanon, Conn., l'lfarch 30, 1 j 11. No rccortl or her <ll'ath.

She m. Con.\'Et.JUS H.urux, in Colchester, Dec. 5, 1732. Ile was son of Ebenezer, Ii. July 25, J 705. He wa.~ a car­penter, nn<l remo\·c<l to Sharon, Couu., where he lh·e<l when l1is father died in 175-l, and i:1 meutiouc<l iu his father·s will of that <late. He was appointed guardian or lii,i grau<lchildrcn in 17iG. No record of his death. They were member,; of the Congr.cgational church.

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I. C,-.ux1~LIC2t, h. Sept. 2.;, I j:J::: 1n. JJ:rnunh )fuch:e. 21 ., )I.\J:Y. b. Feb. !,!.;. 1 ;:;,;: m. Uiclmrtl Treat, or ~hnron. )(arch

J:l. 17.;.;, :rntl Juul Hichurtl, h. )lurch 14, 1;:;;; Dorotl1cus, n. sou, h. l"'eb. 2.;, J 7tj0.

!l.. Ut:Tn, b. Dec. 2~ 1';"31:: m. Timothy Treat, of Shuron, 1\.farch l:J. J;.;:;, un<l JmU Timothy, h. ApriJ :;, 1;.;1;; "J'Ju,mas, IJ. Sept. J J, J j.";~.

4. ~\111<i.ur .. , b. Oct. s, !':as: J. )b:1tcY, b. )farch 8, 1741: G. S.u:.ur, b. Oct. .:!O, 1743:

14. ABIGAIL l'lfUDGE, dau. of El,cnezer au<l Abigail (p. 55), h. in Ueliron, Oct. 28, lil2.

She m. D,1 vm SKIXXER, of Sl1aron, :lfay 4, I 740. Ile was a.

farmer, ao<l was son of Deacon Nathaniel a.n<l )fary, of Colches­ter, who remo,·ed to Sharon with a family of niue cl1il<lre11, as early settlers. Elienczer )fudge au<l Sath. Skinner came nearly at the same time, ns Loth came from the same tom1; and eight

of their sons a.nu <lau.!;'hters intennarrie<l, which made <1uite a. close relationship Letwecn them. The Skiuner:; still remain in

Sharon (proba.bly their descendants), although the name of )Iu<lge has not been there siuce 17i-l. Dari<l Skinner, b. in Colchester Ko,·. G, 1719; d. in Sliaro11 Aug-. 12, li-10, three months after marriage, ::c. 33 y. 9 m. G cl.

She m. 2 S.1.\IUEL Pm:rnu:, of New )lilfor<l, Conn., Sept. 12, 1 i-l-+, by Re,·. Peter Pratt, iu Sharon, as hi~ second wifo. He

64 .ll r; /Jr; E .ll E .lfOR I.A LS.

wa~ a farmer, au,] they lh·e<l in Xew :\lilforrl, where he <l. Sept. :!!.I, !j:,O.

She ;;r,ltl her ri.:.rht r,f <lower in her lm.;lian,J".,; c,tatc Feb. 1 i, l 7i!J. W c l1a\·c 110 account of her death.

llf-:J: c111r.1,1:1-:s JIY :-i,\.\(CJ-:t. l'IU'Xl>U~:

1. .A1m,.ur., h. July 20, 17 4,-;: m. Onm:,:c "~nnier lJcc. 5, I ;r,;;, nntl had chll,lrcn, I Curtiss, b. ,July 14, 1,1;1;; :! l>uvl<l. 1,, .fan. ,, 1 ,1;.~; :1 Or• nn;:t•, h •. April 1:;, r;;o: 4 Cyrus, h .• Jun. G, 1;;:;; ;, Chloe, 1, .• June :!:1, li74; f1 ..-\hi.:,:uil, IJ. Xo\'. !I, J7j:-i.

2. S.,ln:m., h. )larch J~•, 1;4;: m. Jlnmmh Ilnm1in. of Slmron, .Tuue fi. 1,G~. She W:L< ,luu. of Con1cllt1s null 11:umuh (;\lud;.:1•) ll:unlh1, (Sec Xo. !!,.) Their chlldn•11; I Lc:m<lcr, h.1\Inreh ,, l,G:t; ~ S:im­uel, b. 1\I:iy Iii, 1771.

15. ELIZABETH :MUDGE, dau. of Ebenezer and Abigail (p. 56), b. in Hebron, July 31, 1714. She lived to a \·cry old age, but no recor<l of her dc:i.th c:i.n Le fonn<l. :Miss Phebe Dorr, one of her gra11dchil<lrcn, says "she walked quite spry at !J,3, was cheerful aud happy, and lived till she was nearly 100 years old." Shed. in Duanesburg about the year 1814.

She m. 'l'HOlIAS SKIXXER, of Sharon, :March 21, li36. He was son of Nathaniel and )Jary, b. in Colchester April G, 171:!; was a fam1er and millwright, and was part owner of a. saw-mill in Sharon, with Ebenezer, ,Jr., and .Jun·is Mud~c. He d. in Duanesburg :1.l..1out l 807. )fcmucrs of the Congrcg-.itional church

in Sharon. T1n:m cmr.om:.'i wm:i,::

}. Tl(O::\[.\S, h •• Tan. 23, 1738: 2. :l\ltc.,n, h. ,fan. ;, 1740: 3. D.\Ylll, h. l,H: <l. )fay 9, 1,41. 4. R.,cm-:r., b. Feb. :;, 1744: .'i. Ewz.,m;,-11. b. l 7-~Zi: <l. April I, 1, 4.i. 6. .Jo:O-L\U, b •• June 17. 1;41;: .. L1:Yr, h •• J:tu. :!t;. 174~: 111. ,\nn:1 ::llu<l;;c. .;1 s. Jp,;~E. b. ll!ureb :!4, I ,50: 9. ~.\TII.\~,F:L, h. )l:ly :w, 1;.;2:

10. }~LlZ.\Rl•:TIJ, h. Sept. :t:, 1;a-1-:

P(J r; I: T/l 1, E.Y RI'. .1 TIOX. (j.j

16. .:-:,nrn~r. :\ll·nr:E, ~OJI of El, .. 11PZ('J" :111cl ,\l,i!!':1.il

(JI. ;iG). lJ. in Lel,a11011, Con11., :\lay-~, 1i l li; 1,aJ'liz,•d in Ea~t

11aJtl:uu ,July :?!J, 171 G; ti. in Florida, :\Iuntg-omery Co., X. Y., 1 Si I:!, :c. Sli year.s.

Iu 1736. he rc•more<l to Sl1aron with his fathL•r when al,out

twenty years or a).!'e. Ile was a farlller and 111iller, married and

scttlecl in ~haron, where all hi., cliilJren were !Jorn. He owned

lar:.!.!e tracts of latnl in that town; am! 1,y dce,ls <lated :\larch 11,

l 7G;i, gives his ,;ous Samuel awl Reuben each a home lot.

June :!S, 17GS, lie lJuys of Eocnczer :'llutlgc, or Canaan, Conn.,

fi1·e acres of Jami on "I111lia11 :\fountain," one-sixth part of which

bclong-s to the heirs of Beuj. Fuller (Ebenezer"s wife's father),

"also a twelfth part of a ten acre pitch, laid out to the l1eirs of

our fatlier, :\fr. Ebenezer :\I u<lg-e, late of :<aitl Sharon, <leeeased."

Sept. 19, 177:!, he sells to his IJrother-in-law, David Gootlrieh,

for .£:!!J, "his oue sixth part of a Grist :\Iii! standing 011 the

Iro11 "·ork Jam."

Dec. 31, 1772, lie sells land to Job Goul<l, Jr., which is the

last reconl of him iu Sharon. a\fter tliis date, he re11101·e,l to

FJori<la, X. Y., where he <lied. He autl hi,; wile Ly<lia were

members of the Coug'rcgational Churcl1/ a,; also may ha1·e Leen

l1is wife Eunice, lJut 110 record .ippcar.-;.

He m. I Et:XICE SKIXXErt, in Sharon, a\pril 13, 17-J.0. She

• 1"J1c lir,-t hook oftlw r1•cur1l" 11flhJ,. cl1uri·l1 W:&/ol Jo,.t,:1r11l on tlu• lir"tp!l~l'O(th1• "l•r1111tl

hook 1,. rc1•11r'11·d that it co11t:1irw1l h11t littl•· (rum tlw (urm,1tion o( the church ju J;:;; to .\u­;:u•t z..,, 17.;;,, :1t which ,l:th' u ru111111itt,•t• w:,,. cla>"CII to a""rt"rtalu the nwmln-r,,i at tlmt time,

\Ve ,•oi,y from th!"' li"'t tlit• folluwh1;.: U:1fllt'1'11 with tlll' wort!.-. written 011pop1itf.: ca(•h, which Wt'rt• :ul1letl at a ,.ut,,-1•11u1..-11t tlat,• :-

8:unu,·I :\lutl,::t• $.: L,\·dia lii11 wi(l", J:t•rnoncJ • • \I.Jraham ~lu1l:,:e ,",; _.\11u:, hJ,. wlfr, J:1•11111\•cd •

• far\'I" Mud::l· X l'rml+·nct• Iii• wlfo, J!1.:mo1.·t•1J. Cor1wliu"' Jfamlin ,\; llary hil'I wifi•, ]Jt•ml, lfartha. tlll' wlft• ,,( J1:n·11l fjo0Jrlt·J1, C,,nu.•Jiu .. Jlamiln ~ 11:irurnh hi"' wl(c, };tJt•t1t·z1.·r lfudi:t.•, Tlwm:u, :--~iunn X 1-:1i1.:1lwth Ji!,. wlft.•, • Ju~i11h :-:kirlllt.'I" X ~arah l1ir1 wife, • Jo,.t•ph ~Jud::t.•,

.Am:. ::n, J':'•N. J:t"ulwn :i.tud:,:i:. Xo\·. :.!l, l";";l. JJa,·iJ Goodrich.

Dt.":ul. JJt•:uJ. J:nnh\'t••l . 1:..•111,,,·,·d. l:cruo,•cJ •

66 .1! l"Df;E .11 E.llORJ.I LS.

wa.➔ uau. or Dea<:011 Xathauiel awl )fary, !J. iu Culclw:;ter, Dec. J:j, 1,1:i; ,]. iu Sharou, )luy G, l i-ll, :e. :!:i y. 4 Ill.:!:! <l.

Ile ru. :! LYDIA Bunrox, iu Sharon.

b. l'ch. !!, 1,40: 111. llultluh Howley. UJS CJIII .. J•J:1;.s JI\" J .. YlJJ.\ ut·1:-ri1x w1-:m,::

!!. n1~cm-:x-, b. 1,4:.: 111. Suruh Chipman. 30 .. ]),\\'JJt, ... b. ~ov. 'i, 1i4i: 111. I.ytliu--. ;_n 4. }:L·x1c1-:, b .• Jan. HI, I;,; I : c.l. ll'. 18 yenr:--, un1m1rricd. [;. LYJJI.\, b .. June ti, 17;;:1: t.1. Dec. 11, rrr.a, m. 11 m.:; U. G. 1Tou:s, h. ~O\". 21, 17.)."'i: m . .Azeubn Henton. :J:2 ,. LYJ>f.\, b •• \pril!!;", 1;.;~: m. ,Tucoh :\!ycrs, un<l hu<l son Anurcw. 8. )l.u:Y, b. : m. ,Yillium ~<'Ison. :~'J !I. 1\Lu:-ru .. \, b. : Ill. DuYiu llru1111u1.

17. CAPT. )IICAH )IUDGE, son of Ebenezer and AlJig:iil (p. 56), b. in Hebron, Conn., )fareh 6, 171 S; d. in Florida, N.Y., in 1813, re. 95 years.

He was a fanncr, millwri;;ht and miller; resided in Sharon, and Jived in the part called Ellswortl1; was part owner of the first mill in Sharon. In liGO, he settled iu Yokun, now Rich­mond, l\Iass.* His dau. Eliza was the first white child horn in this town. Not much i5 known of him from the records of Rich­mollll, as ;;ome years since the tow·n clerk's house was burned, and all the records of. the town were destroyed. Capt. Eli~ha Gaston, an aged gentleman of Richmond, informed me that in hi:; boyhood he !1ad seen Capt. :Micah )Iuclge, and that hi;; uncle

• '' Micah lfoclgc eommenct'd the llCttlement of Richmond In l':'GO, nnd fixed hl11 ret1J­dcncc In the 1'0Uthc11.11t part of the town. on tl1e fnrm no\\· occuplcJ. by ,famcM P. Slcholr1on. The rcmah111 of thl• ccllur o\·cr which hJ,. bou11c 11tood, uu<l tJ1e well which Mllppllcd him with w:,tl'r, ur,• ,.1,JJl to be l'lt•cn in the orchard e1V't of :Ur. ~lcl1o)nou'.- rt•,ddcnce. Eliza l(udge, bl11 d:,u;:hter, WlLM the flr,.t white child bon1 In thlt1 town. ~r. l[ud::-c and hl11 family rt•m:Llru.•d there ~on~ durin:: the .. unuucr, but in autumn, Ichabod \\'oocl, of I:t.-l1oboth, mo\•.-d Ju anti 11clth.•J on tht! lot where the Coni;re;::,tionul Church 110\\" HtamJ,., Thnc, tlm.-c milt•" upi1rt, thcMc two l'lcttJcr11 "'l•cnt the long auJ rlglt) winter th:tt followL·cl." - 1/ii1tury of Jrt>i1Jcr,i .ll,t.11M1d111srtli1a

POUR1'/I GEXERATIO.Y. 67

Alexanrler Gaston l,ought ::'lf111lge's form ahout the yenr 1 iiO. He said )fudge lmt1 a mill 011 a stream that tlfri,le,I his farm lrom his [Gaston's] father's. Thi,; ,-;trcam has since l1cc11 turned to

the other side of the mountain whence it had its rise. ::'lliss Phehc Dorr, da.u. of Dinah l\fu<lge, says: •' ::\Iicuh ::\fudge remo\·cd to Cliuthum, N. Y.; a.nd when about ninety years or age, mm·cd with his third wifo up the ::'lfolmwk Ril·cr to the town of Florida, where lie died in bis ninety-fifth year. He hurt his hip upon the

ice, a.nd walked with crutcl1cs se1·eral years Lefore his death." Dec. 29, li40, "::\lieu :\Judge was chosen Lister" [Assessor]

in Sharon.

"Richmond, ::'lfa.ss., settled in 17G3. First town meeting held .April 17, l 7G3. At this meeting ::'lrica.h ::\Iudge was chosen with others to lay out highways." -Hi.story of ll'cstem ,llus•11dwsctl.~.

Abstract of Dcc<ls from Berkshire County Records, Lenox, )[a.ss.:-

June 27, 1760. Na.than Hurlbert, of Sharon, Conn., sells to

.Mica. ::\Iudgc, of Sharon, for .£ 100, "all the common and u11rli­vidcd Land, Lclongiug to a Right of Land, in the Township of Neu· Framingham, in the County of Haml'shire, in the P!'Odncc of )fa;;,achu;;ctts Bay; the house lot co11tai11ing fifty acres, bci11; the whole that has as yet been laid out to a right; .A. Hight being such p1·oportion of said township a.s the Grant of the Genera.I .A.sscmhly of said Produce and the a_!!'rccmcnt of tl1c

parties determines, being the L74 J ~c1·cnty-fourth Lot." Re­

corded .A.ug-. 16, 176:2. June 18, 1762. )lica )Iud~e, of )It. Ephraim, for £40 :;ells

to Solomon Glca;;on his first humlre<l acres in seventy-fourth

Lot No. l S. Thi:; land b located in N1:w Framingham,

boundaries not gh·cn. July 10, l7fi2. )lieu ).[udgc, of )[t. Ephraim, for £20 sells

to Solomon Gica.son one h11nJrc<l acre~ of land in Xcw Fr::m1i11g­ham, hcing No. IS, he drew in the :;ccond di\"i:-;iou on tl1c

68 .1/ r; Dr; E .11 B.1101: /.IL s.

origiual 01· House Lot, Xo. 74, together with nil after t!il'i~ion;; belougiu.~ to tlw right se,·euty-four iu ,mid towuship.

,June 7, I 7G:3. )lieu )[1111,!,;'e, of )It. Ephraim, for .£G :;.,. ;:ells to :::;uurnel Drow11, .Jr., of :;tuekl.1ri11ge, " 011e-sixtceuth part of all the iron miuc;;, mi11c1·als or precious stones that may l~e found at any time lzercafter or at prescut found on four certain lots of laud, each containiu.~ one lurndrecl acres; ,·iz. the lots uumbcr 5S autl 4!J, :~..J, aml 3;j, ,situate and lying a1111 bcin.!.;' in )It. Ephraim aforc~ai<l, iu the first diri,:ion," etc., with p1·ivilcge to cut wood, Luil<l iron furnal·es, etc.

Feli. !!S, 17.G4. )lieah )fudge, of )ft. Ephraim, " Gentleman," sells for £,jO to Elijah Williams, of Stock1Jri1lge, fifty ai.:res of land, !icing one.half part of Lot No. 58, first dh·ision.

Xo,·. 21, 17G4. )Iica Mudge, "of a place called )fount Ephraim, in tlze County of Berkshire," for £70 sells to ,\.lexan­der Ga,;ton, of Salislmry, Litchfield Co., Conn., all that lot of Janel No. 35 lying iu said )fount Epliraim, so callc<l, in the first clh·ision, contai11in~ one hundred acres, aud is bounded ea;;t and west by l1ighway, south liy said )fuclge·s land, north by lot of

Samuel Churches. Dec. 23, 17GG. )fica )Iuclge, of Richmont, ")Iiller," for.£ I 00

sells to "Alexander G~ton. of Salisuury, Conn., three certain pieces of laud. Ouc contains tl1irty acre:;, being part of Lot No. 5~, fir:;t division; seconu piece contains twenty-six acres, part of Lot Xo. 34, first division; third piece contains nineteen and one-half acres thirty-nine rods, part of Lot 59, first <lh·isiou, being on line of Stockbridge, excepting the prh·ilege of building a corn mill or mills, and the iron ores," etc .

• fan. 2, 1768. )lica )Iudge, ofRichmont, "Yeomau," for £22 sells to Samuel Benton, of same town, thirty acres of land, IJeing part of Lot Xo. 34, excepting the iron ore and l;; of the stream.

July 21, I 769. Sells land to Jolin Penoyer, in Sharon. )larch 25, 1771. Mit:a )fudge, of Xew Cana:w, .\limn_,. Co.,

X. Y., ticlls to Samuel Elmer, of Sharon, a iot of Janel, of ten

FO,: J: Tll 1: E .Y Bil.IT 10.Y. 69

acres, for .£;j; also a twelfth part of a tcn-m:rl' pitd1 on Indian

)fo1111tai11. Said ten acre,: is iu partner;l,il' :u11011:tst tlw licirs ol'

tlic late Ebeuezer )[n,l~c.

J1111c IS, I i71. ::llica )fu,l~l•, ol' Rieh111ont, ::lfoss., •· Yeo111a11,"

for £;JO sclls to Parker ~!evens :sixty acres ol' lau,l, 1,cing part

or Lot No. 5!J, first ,Ji\·isit>n. April 12, I i72. )Iica ::lf1ul~c, ol' Ilicl1111ont, )fas,;.," Yeoman,"

for .£1 sells to l?urker Stevens, ol' Riclunont, •· Cor,lwaincr," a

lot of Janel co11tai11i11; nine rods.

)fay 4, 17i5. :Mica )furl;c, of' Xe\\' Ca11aa11, in King's Dis­

t1·ict, County of .Albany, X. Y., "Carpenter," for .£IO sells to

Alcxaucler Gasto11, or Ricl1111011t, )lass., part of Lot No. :jS, co11-

t:tini11g twenty acre~, "excepting the ores awl the streams for

mills, which I rescn·e to myself:''

No\·. lG, 1 iSG. )lieu ::11udg-e, of the County of .Albany, N. Y., sells to Bcnj. Boarclman two pieces of land; and Lydia ::II111lgc, his wife, was a witness.

-- I i!JO. ::IIica ::IIurlg-e, of Ca11aan, N. Y., "Gentleman,"

for .£6 Io .•. ;aelfs to Georg-c Rol,inson, of' West Stockbrid.!.,'e, one­

sixteenth part of a.JI the ore iu Lots Nos. 34, 5S au<l 59, in first

dh-ision of Riclimond.

He m. 1 Lee, SrExcrm, of Sharon, Sept. I, IUI. She <l. No\·. 2(i, li;'.>4, re. :;i; year~.

He m. 2 Widow Luc, CH.\Plr.c,,* of Sharon, Feb. 10, 1755, who d. prior to liSG.

Hem. 3 LYor..1. WEI.CH.

1. )I!C.\11,

Ani-:J., ..,, Lt:·c,·. 4. l:t:TH. :;_ EJ.J~.\JJJ·:TJI.

b. )lny ],;. 17.J:!: iu . .:\l)i.!ptil Howley. b. ~o\·. 7. 1744: b .. J:111. :!, 17-ll:: h. ,fan. 17. 17-IS: b. )l:1y !!', ... , 17,jl):

• .-;h,• w:t.M willow o( !J:111i1•I i;l1:ip111a11, \\'f11J ,l .• \pril :!1, J':'JI. Tlu:lr d1il,!r1•u werl' J~id,­;~rJ, b. ~pt..:!. l':'"'3i Jv~...-pht b ... \pril :,, l'i4~1 ;: L'ha.rlc.•N L.Jau. :.:::i r:-:,:.!: l>a\·i,I, t,, Jan.14~ r:-:tt.

iO ,l/ l.' /Jr; b' .If I:,' .If OR I AL S.

r.. Eur..,, 7. ,Jt,ns, It. J.:r.J.JAU, !t. S.u:.111,

10. C.\1.1,:n,

111.s cmr.r,m:s II\" 1.1:cy cu.,P~r.,s: b. J7r.l:

h .• July •I, l 71;;;: m. Tlorotl,r Wlwcl..r. h. ,Juu. Ji, 17,;;: m.1.~rucl Cruw. I,.

18. 1\L\RTHA )fUDGE, uau. of Ebenezer and Aliig-ail (p. 51i) Ii. in Hebron, Coun., Oct. 4, I 7:!0; cl. No\·. 9, 180-1,, :c. 84 y. 1 m. ,5 <I.

She m. DA,·ro Gooonicu, of Sharon, July 14, I 740. He wa.~ a mau of i11llue11ce and affluence in his day; was owner of' tl1e Iron ,v orks in Sharon, known as 1' Skinner's Iron ,v ork~," which he purcha.,ed of Davicl Fairbanks and others in 175(;. He also Lought of )licah :\fuclge his interest in a r,,rri,;t mill standing near the iron works in 1757. He d. June 17, 1777, re. 56 years, and his will was probated June 25th same year. We gfre al,Htract of his will : -

To his wife :Martha one-third part of his real estate and indoor mombles; 011e horse to ride on, and one COi\" and all •>f the re111ai11<ler of movables as Ion.~ as she remains a widow.

To his ~011 David twenty acres of land and six acres on the pond. To hi~ Hecond son William two lotH of land. To his third son Jes~e twenty-four acres of land. To his fourth son ..:\sa he gil"es two lots of eight and ten acres. To !1is youngest son Aaron he gil"es the same. To his daughter Rhoda Horskins, o\"er ancl above what he has

already gil"en her, he gives .£10. To his daughter Welthy Hurlburt he gh·cs same to be left in

the hands of his wife to deal out to her as she shall need it. To his daughters .:\fartha and Lucy he gives £40 each as they

arrirc at the age of 1 S yea1·s.

To his sons he gi1·e:3 his grist mill and saw mill and the bal­ance of his estate; they to pay the debts and legacies as they become due.

FO {JI'. 1'11 1; R .\· I-: fl.IT /0 ,,•. 71

I fo nppoi11I~ hi~ wili.• ~Tartlm a111l hi~ lirnlher Elr111U111n n~ Iii~ exeeutor.-1. 1fo 111111 will• l,ulo11,!.(o.·,I to lht• C1111g-n•g-ational ehurch.

'1'111':Ut C'lf11,IIUKS wma::

l. ::\l.11rm.1, h. ::\lny :?1:, 1;.11: m. !,nm.· Hnrton, or Amcnln, X. Y., ,fon.

~. H1101,.,, h, .luut• lli, 17.1;,: rn. -- 1Jor~k\11s. :1. "·1,:1.TUY, h .. Tnnc 1-1, li·li: 111. -- ll11rll,11rt. 4. 1J.11·1r,, h. ,July 14, li•l:l: 111. ,\111111 St.run;.:, ,Jun. Ji1:!1, h111I Cnh·ln,

b. ,\prll !!:', J';jfJ; ~IJ11hJ1m, I,, lruy !!1,, li7!!; Jh.'l!-41'.',', ,,. ~lily !!!J, 1;;.1 . .5. \\"u.r.r.ur, b. Oct. l!! 1 I j,il : 111. LIi('\' .S111ltl1, ol' SJrnrou, J,'plJ, 1~. I i7!!,

und hud I.ucrctln, 11. llc1·, •I, 1;;;; no ,halt! ol' lwr 1lmth, hut he 111. l'Jwhc ,Johns, 111' Allll'lliu, X. Y .. 1111d Juul Sllrn, h. 1 JI• 111. ,\prll :m, l,~O; WIJJ111111, h. ,; p. Ill, flct. ~a. li~I; Jl111"ld, h. N I'· Ill, Uct. :H, J;,..i:,; Bc11Jurnl11 ,Jolm!-1, h. St•pt. !!O, ljH,i; r..ucy, h. hctwt•t•11 1 uwl !! p. m. Oct.;, 17,"ij; l•'n1111y, h. Au;.:-. !!I, 1-;s~,; Chester, h. ~nb­hutlJ, .Juu. 8, 17ll:!. \Ve CJllole tlw 1•xnct rccortl.

G. ,T1,:...;sJ,;, h •• \prll H, Jj;'j-1: 111. Uclwrah TIIJuL,;on, J>e<". ;;, Iiili. ~- .AN.\, h. AprlJ fi, )j,jfi: 111. r,ol~ Howky, (Jct. )0, 1;;-,;, B. .1\,u,ox, IJ. llar. a, Ji.iH: U. umu. iu 1;;~, w. !!U ycur.➔• !J. )f.,u-ru.i, l 71iO:

10. Lt:cY, 1 ;i;2: m. Ju1ues Loyd, He d. l:icJJt, :?:., lijH; she d. Dec • .;, l8:J9, tl', 7i years.

19. JOSEPH )lGDGE, son of Ebenezer and Abigail

(p. 56), L. in Ifouron, Conn., May 28, I 722. He Jire<l in Sharon, Conn., till after I 758. The next we know

of him, he has a family in Canaan, N. Y., living in the village

called New LcLauon. He was a millwright an<l miller, and

owned a mill in Sharon, as he also <lid in New Lcl,anon. Ile was a member of the Congreg-..i.tional church in Sharon.

He m. J..ixE J,uins. TJiEtl: Cllt(.J>mt~ wmu,::

I. D.,xmr., h. 1,4.;: m.1-:unicc Fox. 30 2. ,Jo,-1u•11, I,. : m •• J:111e Durrow. 3, A.rnox, b. : 111. Wc:tltl1y JJcmin;.:. 40 4. ,J.umr,, b. : 111. lmis C:arpcntcr. 41 !';, ,T.\)U:.... h. Dec. 2:?, I ii:!: m. X:mcy ~kinncr. 42 G, Uo~w..:1,L, I,, : m. Polly i-kimll'r, and l111d chil,J.-Luther,

Sabm, m. ,Jeremiah Delano, ,Jesse, :-.cJson, II111111uh, Hoswcll, fJl".1ng-c. 7. Rm,JJA, b.

i2 .llf.!D(;£ .1/E.l/OI'.I.ILS.

20. CAl'T • .T,\RYIS )fuOGE, son of F,1,('nC7.Pr :in,! ,\l,i!l":iil (p. 5G), Ii. iu Hchron, Conn., li2J; d. in Walcott, X. Y., Jnnc 1810, re. 8G years.

He wa8 a milh\Ti!!l1t an<l farmer, au<l lh·cd in Sharon, Conn.; and at the <lcath of liis father, in I 7,;8, he i11licrite1l his home­stead, except the widow":; thir<ls, and it wa.-; ag-recd tlmt '· ,fords l\IucJgc is to honourably and carefully pro\·i,Jc awl take care of our honoured mother during her life" (sec p. 5J). April lG, 175;3, he bought an interest in a ;:aw mill in Sharon, which he sold soon after. April 17, I 7Gl, he sold the l1ome,:tcatl to Xoah

:Munroe, and remO\"Cd to Canaan, N. Y., an<l was chosen "Poor• llfastcr" in that town )fay 6, 1783; also chosen to same oflicc in 1 WI. He owned a grist mill, and kept a tm·crn on the mail route from Albany to Boston, and ow11cd what is now tl1c cele­brated Lebanon Springs, which he sold for fifty dollars to Charles Goodrich in I 790. The water supplying this mill arose from this celebrated spring. 'l'hc part of this town where he settled used to belong to )fas.,:i,chusctts, arid wa.s set off to X cu· York . .Afterwards, that part of Canaan called New Lebanon wa.s set up as an indcpcn<lcnt town in 1819. He afterwards mo\·cd to Wal­cott, N. Y., where lie died in 1810.

He and l1is wife were mcmLcrs of the Congregational church

in Sharon. Be wa.s a captain of a company of minute men, and scn·cd in

three campaigns of sc\·cral months each during the Rc\·olutionary War; wa.s in actual scr\·icc a short time; was appointed "Fir~t Lieut. of 5th Comp. of Col. Goose ,·an Schaack.,; (Aluany) Rcgt. Capt. ,vhite commanding, 11th .July 1775."-.,V. Y.Pro,:. Cong. Vol. 2, JJ· 97.

No\·. 12, 1789. Deed of Jarl"is )Judge to Samuel Han<l of sb:ty-cight acres. His son Solomon witnesses, and his wife Lucy quitclaims.

He m. Pni:;oEScE TREAT, uy John Williams, E,,;q., at Sharon, Conn., Feb. 5, 1755.

Fl> rr. T If ,; E .YF.I'. A TTO.\".

Ile m. 2 'Wi,low Lecy (ROOT) S,\CKP.TT.

rm.; cu1r~n1n-:x UY r1:t:1t1~~c,~ Tiu-:.\T "·t:r:i:::

]. Pnrlll:xcr:. h •• T:111. J J, J ;,;,:: m. l>:l\·l<I Darrow. ofl.<•h:inon, hy whom she h:ul sew•nil cl1i1,lrc11. He w:is :i llmncr. :iml , .. n·c,l ns II sole lier In the 1: .. ,·olutiou11ry W:ir. After Its <'lo, ... hllns,•lf, wili, 1111<1 four chihlr<'n joirll'tl the Stinkers ut J.d,:111011. J.h·e,I with tlll'lll II short time, when he lcl't :uul mon-tl West.

2. ni-:ru:cc.,, h. ,J:111. :!I, J7:.s: m. Wllllnm J.nwrencc. 4.~ :1. ,J.U:YIS. b. Oct. la, 1rn1: m. )!:try Gillett. 4-1,

4. ACIIILI>, : ti. IIUIUIIIIC<J.

"· : ti. 111111:1111c,I. r.. So,.o,,ros, : 111. Ahl~:ill --. 4.; .. CU.\ltLt:...;., : 111. Atlell:i Holt. 4,f;

'il. .\)IOS. b. Oct. l:!, 1770: 111. T.ucy S:iekett. 47' '9. Str.~\S. : m. :! ll:111n:1h c. "':ir,l. 4-N 10. . Atm.t.\JJ,.. b. ,fan. JG, 1778: m. nc,·. Peter V:111 llnrcn • ,j,S)

21. DEBORAH )JUDGE, dau. of Ehcuczcr and ALig-.1.il (p. 56), L. in Hebron 1826.

She m. Olh·cr Tryon, of Sharon, Conn. He died prc\·ious to :March rn, 1767.

Prohatc Court hcl<l )farch l!l, 1768, "Ahig-ail Tryon, dau. of Olircr Tryon, late of Sharon. decca.•ed, a minor, m. 13 years on tlic first <lay of June last, 111a<le cl,oice of Elnathan Goodrich as her f,'11:l.rdian."

TIIRU: c1111.um:x wmm: 1. AmG.\II., b. ,Tune l, 17;';5.

22. ABIUfLDf ;\[UDGE. son of Ebenezer and Alii!!ail (p. 56), L. in Hebron, Conn., J1111e 16, 1728; d. in Florirla, X. Y., .April 30, 1804, re. 75 y. IO m. 14 <l.

He was a fanner and miIIwri.!;'ht, am] remo,ed to Sharon, Conn .. with his father when al,out ten years of age. Herc lie married and lived until after his sixth child was 1,orn. He was

10

,,rr.:nr;E .llE.llOI:I.ILS.

eng-.i.gerl in 1;11;.ine"s with his father und lirother~ in the iron work.~. :'aw and grist mill. llis father owned ten acres on the Indian :\fountain, as did abo two of his urothcrs own portions of the same. This mountain is now called by many of the inhaliitants of Sharon •• )fudge )fountain," and here they oh­tained th'!ir iron ore for tlw furnace. The last record of him in Sharon is under date of Feb. 3, 1 i68, when he sells to Samuel Elmer, of Sharon, forty acres of Jund "lying westerly of where his brother Jarvis lately d 1velt; " also two-twelfth parts of the ten-acre pitch on Indian )fountain, owned in copartnership by the heirs of his father," rescrdng all rights to miucs and min­erals." He then removed to New (.;')ueord Village, town of

• Cunaau, N. Y., which was first settled a.bout l jGO, and was then a purt of whut was called Kiug's District. This town was organized in I 788, but its extent has been lessened by the erection of the town of Chatham in l W5. The cai-ly inhabi­tants of Canaan suffered much in the Rernlutionury Vi'ar, both from whigs and torics. He was one of the Committee of Safety, chosen Jan. 2, 17i8, and took an acth·c part; and his two eldest sons, Abraham und Ebenezer, served some time as soldiers in the wur of the Re,·olution. His seventh child, Lois, was born in Cuna.an; and when Chatham, in I W5, was taken from Canaan, lie was a resident of that village, and from thence remo,·ed to Florida., :\Iontgomcry Co., where he died.

His grandson, .Abralm.m )fudge, of Cortlandt, N. Y., says, " He became :i. member of the Presbyterian Church in early manhood, aud held the office of dc:i.con for several years; but a.bout the :i.gc of fifty, he embraced the sentiments promulgated hy John ,:\lurray, - :i. belief in the final holiness and h:i.ppiness of all mankind, - in which faith he died. Most of his descendant~ h:we since been :i.ttached to the liberal systems of religion. So strictly did he follow the injunction of Scripture, to 'owe no man anything,' tliat he procured his coffin some months before l1is dc:i.th, and paid the mechanic for it; :i.nd although possessed of

POUR~JI OEXJ::R.·1 TIOX. 75

a handsome property, it was fouJlll ofter his decease that the

only claim against him "·as twenty-lh·e cents for ,;omc medicine .procured for him while 8ick, alH.l of which he was prouably not

aware of its Lcing unpaid."

He m . .1 A.SSA Gr:..1.r, Jan. 26, I 753, at Sharon, Conn., by

John Williams, Esq. She was from Windlmm, h. Nov. IS, 17:W; d. in Chatham Village, Canaan, June 22, 1776, :c. 46 y. 7 m. 4 d.

He m. 2 Widow SARAH REXFORD, of Chatham Village, Ca•

nnan, June 16, 1777. She d. without children in Cliarlestou, llfontgomery Co., X. Y., Jan. 25, l 82;j, :c. 93, ha\"ing sur,·ived

her huslJan<l twenty-four years.

ms Cllll.Pl<>:S UY .,xx., <a:.n· WF.l:t-::

I. Anr:.ur.\)f, b. No,~. ::, 1;;;::: m. Phebe V:tlcntine. ;j,O 2. .AS.S.A, b. )l:tr. :U, 17,"iH: m. Lc\'i Skitmer. :;t 3. D1:-:.,u, b. Sept. G, 1 ;;;~~: 10. )lutthcw Dorr. ;j!! 4. 1,11>:.-.:i,;z1m, h. Oct. IO, 1;1a: m. Eliwbeth Sawyer. :;:~ 5. Smn., b .. Fch. HI, l,f.5: m. I>r. Cyrus Herry. M 6. JoSATII.\S, b. ,July l:l, l,1;;: 111. Willow Chloe Weller, ]SO;',. He set­

tled ln Florida, N. Y., :ind owned :i s:tw :111d 1trlst 111111 on the Chit­lannd:1, :tml suhscqnently remo,·c,l to Clmrl,•ston. N. Y., where he built and owned mills 011 :Schohnrlc Creek. Herc he died in 114:J, ,c. -;r, yenrs, h:u·Ing no L-.;:-uc. She d. in 1831.

,. Lot~, h. Oct. 14, 1';70: 1u. Bcnj:tmin Cummings. W

23. SAR.All llUDGE, dau. of Eheuezcr and .Aliigail

(p. 56), u. in Hebron.

She m. Josuu S1nss1m, of Sharon, .April 2:;, 17;i3. He

was a farmer, son or Xathanicl and lfary, of Colchester, h . • .\pril 30, 1724. They were u,c1uber.,; of the Congrcg-.itional

church in Sharon.

1. Jo:--r.ur, • JoX.\TlJ.\X,

Tlll•:11: CJJILOl:J-:x WJ-:m•::

b .. July :!.;, I ;j4: h. Scr,t. l:J, l ;,;,;: d. April r.. J 7li0, Jt•. !! y. ,; Ill. 7 ti . b. ~ov. :;, 1;:;.~: d •. .\pril :,, J';"GO, :c. I y .. ; JU.

76 .l/ U JJ(;J:; .ll l.: .1/0R I.IL S.

24. COLES :\IUDGE, son of William and Aun (p. 5!J), b. in Oyster Bay, Queens Co •• L. I., July 10, 1711; d. after 17Si.

He was a farmer, and )fay 10, 1743, he sells land to Thomas. Thorne for .£-10. ~ame date, he sells to Josepl1 Coles for .£23, and Im sells to various parties afterwards.

Bis Will was n.➔ follows: -I Coles Mudge of :Mosquetoco\"e in The Townthip of Oysterbay

in Queens County and State of New York being (this Second day of the Second :\Ionth, one Thousand Se\"en Hundred and Eighty seven) in a tolerable State of health and of Sound mind and )[em­ory. Do make. and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament, in manner following. First I order all my Just debts paid by my Executors or some of them. Secondly I give and bequeath unto my Bclo\·ed wife Dorothy Mudge all my houshold furniture to be at her free dispofal forever, and the use of one third part of my Real Eftate, so long as She remain my Widow. Thirdly, I gi\·e and be­queath unto my two sons William and Jacob Mudge all the remain­der of my Ell::i.te both Real and perfonal, to be equally divided between them, their heirs and afsigns. forever, with the pre\·iso they pay or cause to be paid unto their Sisters Refpectivcly or their heirs the sum of fifty pounds Current money of this State, in manner hereafter mentioned, and allow my Daughter Jane Mudge the previ­Ieclge of li\·ing with them in my House so long as She remain unmar• ried. The manner of payment of the above mentioned Legacies to be as follows. The sum of fifty pounds to be paid unto my daugh­ter a\nne Hopkins, within one year after my decease, and fifty pounds to be paid to my Daughter Elizabeth Lawrence, within one year after that., and within one year after, fifty pounds to be paid to my Daugh­ter Jane :\Iuclge and within the year following, fifty pounds to be paid to my Daughter Dorothy Weekes, it is to be obfervcd that if either of my daughters should decease before their Legacy becomes clue it is to decend to their refpecth·e h.cirs. Lastly I Contl:itute and appoint my two sons William & Jacob :Mudge Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, giving unto them or either of them full power and authority to execute the same to all intents and purpofes whatfoevcr according to the true intent and meaning of these pref­cnts, and I do hereby disallow rernke and clisannul all other and former Wills and Testaments by me made ratifying this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, In witness where of I have

FO URT II GE.VER.I TIOX. 77

hereunto set my hand and seal tho: clay and year above writtt:n Signed Scaled and declared by the Said Coles Mudge as and for his last Will and Testament in the prefence of the Sub­fcribt:rs who Subfcribcd in the prcfence of the Testator and of each other.

Note) the words (In witne(, whereof I have hereunto Set my hand the day and year above written) were interlined before the Scaling and delivery of these prt!fo:nts.

G~ ~r[•,~l }>HN DoWNl!'JG

PHEBE DOWNING

SILAS DOWNING

Ile m. DOROTHY C01,ES, Nov. 1736.

l. A:-.-XF.. b. : m. Wllllnm Hopkin~. ·• ,v1LLL,~1, b. : m. :llnrtlm Carpenter, .July 31, 1775. Ifad

one son, who d. young. !-be d. early uncr mnrriUf;e. Ire wns n farmer um! blacksmith, nnd d. In 18:!5.

3. Euz.,m:-ru, b. : m. l ,Jobu O:ikley, Oct. 7, 17w.

4. ))01toTIIY.

s .. JA.~t:. G. S.ona:i., , •• JAcon.

b. b. b. b.

: m. :! -- Lnwreucc. : m. Willet \Veek.~. : m •• Jncob Coles. : cl. youn~. : m. Elizabeth Baker.

25. :\IICHAEL :\IUDGE, son of William and Ann (p. 59), b. in Oyster Bay, A.ug. 30, 1713; d. Dec. 28, 1801, re. 88 y. 3 m. 29 d.

He was a millwri~ht and farmer, an,I rc~ided in the to1vu of Oyster Bay, Quccn.s Co., Long l,;lu.nd, N. Y., till the year 1745,

78 NUD(;E JIJ:..JIOJ:I.ILS.

whcu he sold ·his homestead there aud Lought a farm of Amos )fott, of Nassau Is laud, Hempstead, NO\·. 1 S, 1745, for £56-1: 10.,. Gil. The farm consisted of two pieces of land,- one con­taining forty.three acres, '' includiug the Dwelling Housen Duild­ings, Barus, Orchards, Fences, Field;, and improvements," the other containing sixty-six acres, with dwelling house, etc. Here he resided till his <lcath; and after his decease, his son Daniel lh·cd and died there in 18-10, and Danicl"s daughter .,.\my still rc~idcs there. Thi,, is the same house in which the toric~ rohhed and maltreated llichacl in 1775. There were and arc now mills in the vicinity, which probably induced him to settle here. The estate next to the )fudge Farm is now the summer resi­dence of Bryant, the poet. The house is in an excellent :itatc of preservation, and long may this interesting spot remain in possession of the family. There is a very fine, large black wal­nut tree standing in front of the house.

We quote a few extracts from Onderdonk's Rcvolutiouary In-cidents:- '

"A gang surrounded the house of :Michael l\fudge, and knocked at the door, when Daniel, his son, asked who was there. 'Fricnd:a:,' was the reply. The door not being opened immediately, they added, 'It will be l,ctter for you to let us in.' Thereupon the frail door mis opened, when three men entered (.one had on a hair cap, drawn down and tied under his chin, and his face blackened), and proceeded to the room of the aged father, whom they beat unmercifully, and run a gun-muzzle in his check be­cause he did not tell where his money was; and in truth he did not know, for he had given it to his daughter-in-law, who had it in bed with her. He ga,e them his silver shoe-buckles, but because they were plt1in, they supposed them to be base metal, and threw them Lack in his face. They then rummaged every part of the house, went up the kitchen stairs, and Lid the nc­grocs lie still .At last,. to frighten the rest of the family into a di~closurc, they brought the old man into his daughter-in-law':;

FIi r I: T Jl (; E.YEJ.'~t T/0.Y. i9

he1l-room, the Lloocl trickling down his hend bel1ind 1,oth cnr;;, and joining in one stream under hi:; chin, so thnt his throat seemed cut. The family then gave up. A 1,ug of sih·e1· was Lrought forth. 'l'hey opened it, and exclu.imed, 'Not a single guinea!' Directly eying a bag in:uh-ertently left under a taltle, which pro\'ed to be filled with gold, in the rage of di,mppoiut­ment, they dragged the daughter-in-law· out of bed, with her infant in her arms. She m:magccl to sn\'e a part of the remain­ing gold. During· the search, the rolilicrs e\·ery now and then went to the door to consult wit.h those outside, and returned with increa~ecl fury. When they left, they blew out the lights, and bid Daniel (wl10 was following to see what road they took) tn stay in doors."-E:rtrncf.< from Rei:ol111io11ary l11cid~u.s ,!f Queen.<

C(Jlmty, Lmg 1,land, N. Y., by ll1:11ry 01ulerdonk, Jr., ]'t1ge 182. These robbers were a g-.i.ng of torics or royalists who commit­

ted great depredations upon the iuhaliitants of North Hemp­stead and the neighboring to,\·n;;. l\ficliacl l\Iudge resided in the town of North Hempstead, capital of Queens County, Long Island, N. Y •

.A.liout t.J1e same time, Israell Pearsall was twice beset by rob­bers. Once they carried off some spoons and liuen. On another occasion they were heard by his neighbor, Daniel l\Tndge, who fired an alarm gun, when the rol,her,; ha,;til_r <lceampc<l.-Jbid.

In "A Trainiug List of tl,e OJfo-·ers mul Men in the DistriC't 1!f C01c Neel., Great Neck, 4·c.," the name of Daniel )Judge is second

on the list of prirntes. - Ibid, pu~c 58. Oct. 21, 1776. "The King being now in possession of Queens

County, and liis soldiers scattered o\'er it, the leading Whigs ha\'ing Leen thro1rn into prison, and the property of those who fled seized Ly the enemy, the remainder were constrained to join the Loya.lists in petitioning the King's Commissioner that Queens County might be restored to Royal fa\·or."-lbid, page 117.

On this petition were the names of ·.MieJ•neJ )Judge, Coles l\Judge and William )Judge, with 12!/0 other~.

80 .1n· /JOE .ll E.l/0 TUA LS.

He m. SAriAll ITorK1si:., No\·. 1 i3i. She was h. Dec. 2, 1 i 19; d. March 11, 181 :i, ic. !J;j y. 3 m. 9 d. She retainr~d her facul­ties till her la~t moments. She had been lame during- the Inst eight j-ears of her life, cau;.;etl IJy a fall, whicl1 injured he!' hip.

Timm ClllLillmS w1m~::

l. M.m\", b. Dec. ::, l,!18: m. Cl11rkLr,wrcncc,,Tuly2. l,.~.,nnd Juul three cllllclrcn, I Willet, :! Sarnh, :J Cutlmrlne. Shed. ,Jun. :W, 1,:J-1, ti! • .'.j:; y. Im. :!!l d.

2. A sos, b. Oct. r., l,40: <l. Xo,·. 13, l,40, ,c. l m. 8 <l. 3. Euz.umTu, b. liar. ls, 1,-12: 111. l'eter Titus, ,Tun. :J, ni:.;, nnd lm<l

nine cl11l<lren: l lfo,;•, :? :.nrnh, :1 !'hebe, -1 llnrguret,.; 811~1111, G Tl• pornh. 7 :,'lllclmcl lludgc, S Rohcrt, !l Gcori:-c.

4. S.UL\11, b. Apr. I,, 1,4G: m. IJ:mlcl llcrrltt, Oct. 1. l.1::;, 11ml hud ten chll<lrcn: 1 lllchncl llludi:-c, 2 Nchcmlnh. :J Wllll111n, 4 ,John, r. Dnvl<l, G n,miel, 7 ltn,;·, 8 Phebe. !l Anne. 10 Surnh.

z.. D.,:-,mi., h. July 12, 17~0: m. M11rth1L Coles. o8

ffFTR GEXERATIOJ ,AND CHILDREX.

26. JOSHUA :MUDGE, son of Ebenezer and Patience (p. G::: 1, b. in Haddam, Conn., li3i; d. in Chili, lionroe Co., N. Y., lfarch 13, 1821, re. 84 years.

He was a farmer, and resided in Canaan, Conn., where three of his children were born. He sold his farm Jan. 1, 17i3, and removed to Unadilla, Ot,;ego Co., where six of l1is children were born; thence to Newport, Herkimer Co., where he li\"ed for a short time. He then remo,ed to Pennsykania. Herc he lived till old age came upon him; when, in 1 S19, he went to Jim with his son Ebenezer in Chili, ~- Y .. where he died.

He was an active man in his day, volunteered as a primte in the French War of 17 56 at the :!ge of 20, and served under Gen. .Abercrombie at the siege of Oswego, N. Y., where he receh·ed a ,\"onnd wl1ich w:i.s caused by a cannon ball striking a rock, knocking off a piece, which struck him o,·er the right eye, destroying tl1at organ.

FIF1'1l fl RX BR.I 1'/0.V. 81

Uc nl,o served, nt times, for two or three yenrs iu the war of the Rcrolution, wni! in the lmttlc or Bcn11i11~ton in Aul,;. 1 i77, untlcr Col. Stark, antl at Sarato.~a 011 the ,mrrcndcr of Bur­g-oyne. Ile wns also in otl1c1· service, as nppear:-1 from thcJ following extract taken from the State records ol' New York:-

,, Joshua .Mutlge drew pay us n prim.to in Col. lienry K. Yan Rensellcur's Rcgt, N. Y. Yoluntcers, X 01·. !J, 1780: .Cl : 8: 11."

He wns unil·ersu.lly respected u, an upriµ-ht mnn. In politic,i, a whig; in religion, a hclicve1· in the sulrntion of all mankind.

Hem. l\LmY Con:s1sn, Sept. 10, 17G7. She was tlau. of Ga­briel nnd Mary, of Cauaan, Coun., I.,. No,·.:.!, 174G; d. in 1808, re. 62 years.

1. A:\fAS.\,

!!. l~m-:~1,:1.1-:r:, .,. )b:1:cY, 4. 11:.,.

-rm:rn c1111.1,1m:,; w1-:1:•:: b •• Jnn. !!:l, I it.I'.!: m. -- Chils,m, nm! Juul no chl11lr~11. h. Dec. !!tt, 1 ;m,: m. ~nrnh :..;ki1111c.!r. -.';!) h. llluy :lO, li',:!: m. S:umwl lllu<lµ:e. 60 b. 1 ;;;;: 111. -- --•. J:t•mo\'cd to 1>c1111., mnl

!J:1d three sons. 5. .Jo~ur.,, h. G. .A.\ltO~, h.

1';'7-l: m. ----. Hcmovctl to Penn. l ;-;5: m. ----. ltcmovt.:d to l'cnn.

, . A)to~, h. 1 ;;; : d. Oct. 1::, 1~1!!, m. :;:.; ycurs . .s. Ezr::Kn-:1., b. 1 ji!J: t.l. " " " ie. :J;) yca.r:,;.

These two brothers were klllell nt the h:ittlc or Queenstown, C:m­:idu.. Sec roll of honor. Both 1111111:1rricll.

(I. Il•:Ts~:Y, h. l i'Sl: 111. William C:unphc•II. and 11,·cll in :l':1r-mcrsville, Catamugus Co., X. ¥., unu h:1<1 four chiltlrcn.

27. HA:K~AH :MUDGE, clau. of Ebenezer and Patience (p. G2), b. in Ifad<lam, Conn.

She m. ConxELIUS IlAl!Lr~, Jr., .Aug. 14, 1775. He was a carpenter, and resided in Sharon, where he died in the early part of 177G. Ilis father was appointed gunrclian 01·er the four youngest chil<lreu April 3, 1 i76, when it wa~ saitl "Ephraim was about eight, and Lucinda about fil·e years of age."

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82 .llUDC:E .VE.l!ORI .. ILS.

Tllt:m Cllll.DJtt:s Wt:JtE:

1. JI.\ss.ur, b .• July 14, 1;;;;: 111. S11111ucl l'rlu<llc, of ~cw l\tllfor<l, .lune 8, 1 illi!,

!!. c,,us1•:ut·s, b •• June :!7', 1 7!i!J : :i. Ill·:T~r-:\', b. Ar•rll rn, 1 ;m : 4. L,,c1:-..~ b .• July 8, lifi-1: ti. "\~,o~, b .• \ug. 8, 11r.1;: f;. J,1°111:.\l)I, b. liGi!: ;. Lcc1:-,;u,\, "· li,O:

28. STEPHEN :MUDGE, son of Ebenezer and Patience (p. 62) was b. in

Ile was a farmer, and resided in New· Ashford, )!ass. Rc­mo,·cd into New York State aft.er 1802.

Sept. 24, 17 6 8. Samuel Talcott, of Hartford, Conn., sells for .-£77 10s. to Stephen lludgc, of Lnncshorough, Lot No. 4, second division of lots in Lanesborough.

l[ass. Rev. Docs. ,-t,I. IS, p. ·103: Stephen }fudge, I ls. Sd. }[ilngc Pay .-£7: 8s: at .-£2 pr )lonth. In Capt. Sam'l Clark's Co. Barn. Scars' Hcgt: Berkshire men.: Up )Iohawk river July 18 to Nov. 2, 1781.

Hem.----.

TIIT.m ClllLDnr.s, DOil.', l:S ~.:w A~IU-"01:D, WEltE:

1, Kt:l'T.\, b.,Jnn. 15, li~G: 2. S.m.m, b.June ;. 1;s;: 3. l\l.\nY, b. Au;.:. 11, 1789: 4. CLlSTII.\, b. :ll:\y l:!, li!ll: ~- So1·11t.\, b. l\far. :!G, li93: 6. Em:st:zEJ:, b. June l!l, li95: ,. W.\ITEt:, b. April :!i, 1 i!li: s. Il.\.,-:s.ur, b. l\far. 7, 17'99: 9. Jons, b. Sept. 2G, 1801:

29. SA.MOEL :\lUDGE, son of Samuel and Eunice (p. 66), b. in Sharon, Conn., Fch. 2, 1741; d. in Florida, N. Y., 1820,

:c. 79 years.

FIFTil OE.VER.·I TIOX. 83

ITe was n farmer and miller, nnd rc;.idcrl in the villnge of "lludge Town," in Sharon, on the borders of the lake called lludgc Pond. Herc he lh·cd till after the birth of hi~ fifth child, Dec. 15, 1 i72. He rem ... :cd to West Stockhridgc, lfass., where h~ owned a grist mill with his brothers. He then re• moved to Warrensbush, :Mohawk District, N. Y., since called Florida, lfontgomcry Co., where he dit>d.

We give au abstract from a deed taken from records of Berk• shire County, :Mass.: "June 2, 1784: Samuel :Mudge, of War­rensbush, Albany Co., N. Y., and David Mudge, of West Stock­bridge, Berkshire Co., Mass., yeoman, for .£62 10s. sell to Ashcl Drake, Jr., of King's District, Co. of .Albany, tl,e one equal third part of a grist mill, standing and being in West Stockbridge."

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. We find his name recorded in State records of N cw York as a prh-atc in Col. W. B. Whiting's regiment, and drew pay of .£1: 1: 4,1. N"ov. 4, 1781. Same date and regiment as his cousins Aaron and Jared.

Hem. HuLDAH RowLEY, of Sharon, No\·. 10, 1763.

TllEilt CIIILDm:.-. WEm::

1. $A)U.,"l:L, b. Dec. :!3, l ,G4 : m. lforcy :i.tud:;e. 00 !?. Euxrct:, b. : m. llenj:unln mchnrds. 61 3. EISATIIAX, b. : m. :,.u~nn --. lie wn.• n tin 1md

sheet iron worker, in Sherboro, N. r., und bud Amunc.ln, m. -Skinner; Armcnin, m. - Rogers; Eunice, m. Robert Church; Alonzo.

4. Hcu,.u,, b. )far. :!:i, l,,c,: m. Dr. Amos Unmlin. 5. Tnna..,, b. llur. 24, 1.;2: m. Gitlcon Elliot. G. NATIIAXIEL, b. 1«4: m. Clmrlottc llrowucll.

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30. ELDER. REUBEN l!UDGE, son of Samuel and Lydia (p. 66), b. in Sharon 1745; d. in Westmoreland, N. Y., 1814, re. 69 years.

Be was a miller and Baptist preacher, and resided in Flori.Ja in 1803 to 1810, from thence to Duanesburg, and thence to

84 Nu nr; F. .l[ F. .llOil I .IL s.

Westmorelnn,l, where he died about 1814. Ile preached the fuucral ~ermon of Abmli:1111 Mudge in Florida in 1804.

June 2, 1 i84. Reuben .Mudge, pf Warrensbush, ~- Y., for .£3 Sells to IchaLod lliller 108 rod,; of Jund in West Stockbridge, near a grist mill. Da,·id lr udge is a witness.

He wus a corporal and afterwards a chaplain in the Re,·olu­tionary Army in l iiG to '81. llis name apr,ears in hooks of officers in New York Records.

Bis name uppcars in the first church in Sharon, Aug. 31, 1iG6.

Ile m. SARAH CHIPlCAY, in Sharon, Feb. 20, 1 iG5.

TJ .. :Ilt CIIILDJ:1-:.'-" Wt:JtE:

]. S.u~ur, h. : m. Dr. Zepb:mlnh Sunford. 6-d .. Sos, h. : d. In Infancy • ~- Jt1101>.\, b. : 111. Andrew :llycrs, .Jr. 4. Sox, b. : d. In Infancy.

31. ELDER D.A YID :MUDGE, son of Samuel and Lydi:i. (p. GG), b. in Sharon, No\"'. 7, li47.

Ile was a miller and Baptist preacher, and resided in Coey­mans, .A.11.m.ny Co., N. Y.

No,·. 9, 17i2. "Elijah Slosscn of Stockbridge, )fass. sells for .£11. IO;i. to Da,·id :\Judge and William Tryon 3z acres of land, in Stockbridge with prh-ilege to Dam and Pond, as much as will he necessary to making the Dam on said land."

.March 11, 1 i84. "Reuuen :Mudge of Hillsdale District, country of Albany, N. Y. and Da,·id l[udge of West Stockl,ridge, both yeomen, for .£12;3 sell to Ashe! Drake, Jr. two thirds of a Grist :\[ill standiug in West Stockuridge."

June 2, 1784. "Samuel :\Judge of Warrensbush, Albany Co. N. Y. and David )Judge of West Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., lfass. Yeoman, for £62. !Os. sell to Ashe! Drake, Jr. of King's District, the one equal third part of a grist mill standing and being in West Stockbridge."

FIFTII UI-:.VERAT/0.Y. 85

,June 2, 17S4. "!cha.hod l\liller sells Jund to Dnvitl MuJge or West StockhriJge."

lfu.ss. ~\·.Docs.vol. 2, p.122: '' Da\·id Mudge in Cupt. Anron Rowley's Co., John Brown's Regt., July 21, 177=: 22 <luys Pny. £1: 3: 10 nt Fort Ann: Berkshire men, 110 miles."

Ibid. "In Cnpt. Aa.ron Rowley's Co., John Ashley's Rcgt., Berkshire l\Icn. At Stillwa.tcr, 64 miles from home a.t 2<l per mile."

:Muss. Rev. Docs. vol. 45, p. 406 : " Da.vid Mudge enlisted in Berkshire Co. 0 1110. men. Aged 35 yrs. 5 rt. S in. high, Light Complexion rrom West Stockhridge: In lla.\·cn's Co. Rossiter's Rcgt. 1779."

Ile m. LYDIA --.

32. REV. JOHN llUDGE,son or Sa.mnel and Lydin (p. GG), was b. in Sha.ron, Conn., Nov. 21, 17 55 ; d. in Ilighla.nd, l\Iich., or a.gne, June 5, 1830. re. 83 y. 6 m. 15 d.

Ile was in early lifo n farmer. When lie was twenty-one years old, he became a Baptist minister, and was settled in Shcrhurne, Chenango Co., N. Y., when his first three children were born, which were hy his first wifo, and it is prohable she died in this town. He then remo\·ed to DuanesLurg, where he m. his second wifo, and by her he had five more children. He preached in severa.l townships after lea.ving Dua.ne;,burg, and rcsiJcd for a time in the town of Alcxa.n<lc1·, Genesee Co., N. Y.

We quote from a letter received from ~Iiss Henrietta. Nelson:-

" I remember him as a tall, large, dark complexion man, - my ideal of all that was grand, noble and good. He was wont, when visiting my parents, to t.1.lk constantly of the all-absorbing and plea.s­ing tl1eme of his and their hope of immortality beyond the shores of time. l\Iy grandfather was, as I have told you, a Baptist minister, very zealous, and somewhat superstitious. and always deemed it a

86 .l!UDGE ME.l!ORI.ALS.

sacred duty to O\·errule my parents in what to them were honest and likewise sacred convictions of right ; they having found the way suited to their needs spiritually to interpret the divine writings, and ha\·ing become 'fully persuaded' in their own minds that universal salvation for all could be pro\·en satisfactorily to them, consequently were as tenacious in their ideas of right as ever my grandfather could be. And thus the visits to our home of our revered relath·e to us little folks seemed to throw around us a solemn atmosphere, and brought with it such a chilling restraint that you wilJ not wonder that at times we little ones felt relieved when his visits for the time were ended, as much as we revered and loved the time-honored 'servant' of the Most High. My grandfather, Rev. John Mudge, was not educ.-ited for the ministry at any earthly institution of learn­ing, save inspirational, if I may so speak, and I would not be irrev­erent. He had scarcely a common school education, judging him by this our day, and you must know what the facilities of educ.-ition were for the poor in his day and age ; yet he was deemed a 'power­ful preacher,' and gave evidence of being 'baptized with the spirit.' When he was speaking, silence reigned profound, and tears of sym­pathy and approbation often bedewed the cheeks of his attentive and appreciath·e hearers. His messages to his people were clothed in a manner bringing home to the hearts of all the evidence that he spoke as 'with authority from on high.' And finally, my grandfather, a few years before his exit to a higher life, ' come out ' from his old church, and preached the doctrine of the 'final holiness and happi­ness of all mankind.' His first sermon, preached on this subject, was delivered in Brookville, town of Alexander, Genesee Co., N. Y. ; and those who heard him, and they were those who were accustomed to hear him, said he spoke with great eloquence, and that it seemed to them the 'Holy Ghost' fell on them all, and they had a blessed time of refreshing from the presence of angel hosts.

"After which time, my grandfather's visits to our home were not repelling to us little folks, still he was not Jess pious and de\·out, sen-ing his master in meekness, and manifesting his love as did Jesus of Nazareth. He seemed more tender of us little ones, and had time to remember we too were of the flock, and seemed to grasp the idea that little children and flowers were twin emblems of heaven."

Hill funeral mis attended by a \"'cry large concourse of rela­tives and friends, and the sermon preached by the Re.... :i\Ir.

FI FT II r; EXE I: ~1 TIO .Y •

• .\twood, )fcthollist cler~')·nmn, from the words of )!OO!l old Sm­Eox, on first beholding Christ, -',;.Vmc /,:/lest tlmtl tk!J scrr,mt depart in 11c11cc, fi,r miuc eye.• /111rc .<ccn t/,y .•11lratiu11."

His tl1ird wife, Widow· Lucy ,Jo:s-ES, :i. most estimable lutly, of whom all our relations who knew her were justly proud, wa..,; drowned in the Tonawanda, a stream in Genesee Co. While riding together in a cutter along its banks, tho horse took fright, and rushing upon the ice, precipitated them into the water beneath. )fr. )[ndge was saYcd with mm:h difficulty hy a lad named Francis Loomis. Tho body of hi,; wife could not be rescued before life wa..5 extinct.

He serYed as chaplain in the army in the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1781; for which he rcceircd a pension.

)[ass. Re,·. Docs. ,·ol. 22, p. 122: "John )fmlgc in Capt Aaron Rowley's Co. John Bro\\·n's Regt. July 2G, 177:j: 27 da.ys: Pay .£1: 3: 10, at Fort Ann: Be1·kshire :Men: 110 )Iilcs."

Eight months' sen·icc 1775: "John )foclgo of Wost Stockbridge. In Capt. Thos. ,vmiams' Company, John Pa.ttorsnu's Re~-iu:eut."

He m. 1 .AZEUilA BEXTO:S-1 1779.

lie m. 2 SARAH Caxusc,, .Jan.178G. She was d:i.11. of Josiah Channey, who held an office of trust under King George for many years. She wa..~ h. 17 55. She <l. Aug. 4, 1826, :c. 7 5 y. 4 m. 22 d.

Hem. 3 Widow Lucy JosEs, July 3, 1828. Site was dun. of Amos Y camons, h. July 2G, 17 5:j; cl. in .Alexander )farch 1 S:}0, :c. 74 years.

1. EUZ.\llF.Tir, h. 1,81: m. Edward Grny. 6(; 2. Lt:CY, h. l,S3: 111. William l'opc. 67 3 • ..:\:t.1::t'lU, b. Ang. H, 1,85: m. Col. ,James Scbon. 68

111~ cuu .. om-:s ny s.u:.ur cn.,c~cY ,n~1:t:: 4. C11.u:LOTT1;, b. :March I, 1,8,: 111. William :Sclson. 60 5. ,Ton:s, b. April /i, l ,~8: m. Betsey Tenney. 70 G. E1.L~n.,, b. ,fan•y 3, 1,90: m. Chloe Terrell. 71 ,. Et::s1c1;, h. Oct. 4, 1,93: m. Rufus Tenney. 72 S. Rt:c:m;:s, b .. \pril I:!, 179.;: d. ~farch :H, 180:!, :c. G y. 11 m. 19 d.

8l:! .lIUJJGE .lIEJlOl:IALS.

33. lLUU."' )IUD(m, ,l:iu. of Smnucl :md Lydia (p. Gli), 11. in Sharon.

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4. ii. G. 7.

She m. Wu.r.l.\ll Xr-:r..sos.

• JoS.\TII.\X.

.J.011~..;,

TDIOTIIY,

W11.1.1.u1, 11~~,,.,x, Lrx.\s, DA\"JlJ,

TJ11-;u: CUII .. J•J:J~S wi-:1:1-::

b. Xo,·. ~,;, 1;;:,: ti. Oct. 10. J~r,.;, n.!. fj\J y. 10 m. 14 d . h. :m,y ii, 1;.s1: 111. Azcuhu ll111lg1:. «;s b. b. :11:ir. :ll, 1;:11: 111. Clmrlottc ;llml;;e. b. b. b.

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34. ~\HC~\H )IGDGE, son of )[ieah and Lucy (p. G!l),

li. in Sharon, Conn., )fay 15, 1 i42; d. in Lumlierland, Sullirnn Co., N. Y., No,·cmber 1801, :.c. 59 j·. G m.

He was a millwright an<l farmer; and, in liGO, when he was about eighteen years of a.~c, removed with his father from $baron to the town of Richmond, )fass., where he married, and afterwards removed to Canaan, in King's Distr!ct, County of Albany, N. Y., and was residing there in I WO, when l1e remo,·ed to Kinderhook, thence to W alkill, and from thence to Lumberland, where he died .

.Abstract of Deeds in Berkshire Co., )fass. : -

.Aug.14, liG4. ")Iiea )fodge,Jr. of )It.Ephraim, Yeoman, for anil in consideration of a rnluable sum to me paid by )lieu )fudge, my father," sells him all his right in Lot of Laud No. 34, of the first dh·ision. Witnessed by Caleb )fudge and .Joseph Chapman.

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. ,ve take the following extracts from the Re,·. Docs. of )lass.: -

·• )lieu )Iudge in Capt. David Noble's Co., John Pattcr:-:on°:, Regt. Eight )fonths' Service in 1 ii,3." ")Iiehacl )fudge in Capt. Amos Rathburn';; Co., Col. John Brown's Detachment: sen·ed to Sept. 21, 1 jjj: 100 miles travel: wages !Gs." ")Iiea )fudge in Capt. Aaron Rowley's Co., David Rossiter·s Regt.: Derksliirc men: scn·ed at Bennington: 40s. per month: Aug. 13-20, I jjj: 'j days." ")lieu )[udgc in Capt. Aaron Uowlcy"s Co. B. Simons' Re0rt: Ilcrk:;hire men: To 5aratog-.i., April 2G to )fay I!), 1 jjj: :.!4 day~. 1 G:;."

FIFTII r;E.YEJ:ATIU.\". 89

\\'e find in Recor,!" :it .\11,auy. X. Y., tlmt h,• wa .. ~ in Col. Alirnm Yau s\\.,tymt,: Rt•.!!t. an,l 1lrew pay of .£1 ;\,:. ld. :\fay:!:!. 1180.

Hi~ :-011 Lutlier write>', '; )Ty fatlier wa~ with Gc11crul Putnam

in fortilYiu~ Tiuuker Hill, l111t w:L~ not in the lmtt.le, os he wa.-. detailed cl:-:ewl1ere. He wa,; in the !,attic at Bcnuin_!?ton, and at

the surrender of Bur;roync." He rcech·eu a wo11111l acros::1 tlw

Lrca.~t in some lx1ttle durin.!! the wa1·. Ile 111. ADIGJ.11, RowLEY, l 1G1, dau. of Js,:achar, New Lel,anon.

She 111. 2 IcllABOD C.\l!,rICIIAEI,, aml remon.-u to Delaware Co.,

N'. Y., and died aLout 1811. Tr:t'P.Ut CIIJI.J•l:J:X l\•1~J!I·~:

J. Cn.u:r.orn:. h .• Tune H. J,f.s: m. D:mh·I TJ,nr,.ton •• Tr .• In 1,s;.. They lmd ci;:-ht children, - s,,r:,h. Abl;:-:iil. Chrbtln:i. 11:um:ih. J>:anicl J:., Ell7~aheth. Lydia A. :and Kczl:ib. She d. at Gc11cv11, .Tuue 17, J:HG, :c. ,8 y.;: d. Ile d. Z-ov. J.,~4.

2. T:c:nr, b. J ,71 : d. ut the a;:-c of two yc;1rs. 3. l.t:TU&r., h. lfny 29, 17;;~: m~ .Tcmim:t .Jollnsou. 73 4. ::\[Jc.\U, h. : m. Thcmi:t Henry~. :ind rcmo,·ed into

South Carolina about the year 1840; ,-;lucc which, uothing Jans bc<!n hc:tr<l from him.

/;. .lJIIGA!L, b. J,S:l: m. Clement Corey, of .S:mgcr,;llcl<I, and li:u! childr,:,u, - .Jo,ialt ,md S:ir:,b.

(t .JoJ·:L, b .. .Apr. :!.i, 17~!!: m. E~thcr 1\IJucr. 74

35. ABEL )luDGE, son of )licah aml Lucy (p. G!l), li. in

Sharon. Conn., X<w. 7, 1744; d. about 17!J0, :c. alJout 4-G years. He wa,; a farmer, miller aud millwright.

We take the following fro111 Bt:rkshire Co. Land Records: -

" Aug. 1-1-, 176-1-, Abel )Tuu;.;-c, of )It. Eplll'aim (Richmond), yeoman, for and in co11.--ideratio11 of a valuable considcratiou, or sum to me in hand paid, Lefore the dcli,·cry hereof, hy )lieu )Iudgc, my father," etc., he sell:; to him 100 acres, being lot

No. 3,:i, first dh-i~ion.

He served in tlic Rcw1lution, as the follo"·iug record:; ~how:­" Abel )fudge in Capt. Aaron Rowley',; Co., Berkshire men:

in service, northward of Pow let: from Sept. :'i to 25th l 777: at 50s. per month: Pay .tl. 13. 4.'" )lass. Re\·. Docs. ,·ol. 23, p. 11 G.

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!JO .MUDGE .11E.J/ORI.ALS.

"Abel )lud;tc in Col. Frcd·k Fi,;hcr's Re~-t. 3cl Hat. )fol1:1wk:

pay 12s. 7d. )lay :!S, 1780." Xcw York Rev. D0cs. :Gook 9. He m. Er.1z..1.nETH SKrXxEn. She m. 2 Deacon J,rnES ll1scoc1q d. in :Marcellus, N. Y.,

Ononda~,a, Co., Dec. 2;".i, 1S25, m. a.Lout SO years.

ms CIULI>JU':S JI\' t:Ll7.UIITT11 SKIXXJ:n WEI!£:

i (m. Titus Hammond, a cu.rpenter; scn·cd in nc,·. 1 Wnrnml d. in 1846, 11,. Sly. Their children were,

. Twlns.1 Abel, BcLqcy, Rnchel, ,\lmira, Rcbcccnu.nd l>nrlns. 2, ELl7.UIF:Tll,J Lm. Nchemlnh Lcwl,i, nnd lh·ed In Allci:hnny Co.,

N. Y. Their children were, Abel, Betsey, Dhmthn, l\Inrllln, Wllllnm, Nelson, Ely T. :wll Cyrus.

3. ELE.\.~01:, : m. -- Comstock. 4. R.\CIIEL.

5. RnoD.\, b. in Rcnsselacn·llle, N. Y., ,\prll 5, 1781; d. In Grand Rnpids, J\Uch., .June 18, lSGO, ,c. 70 y. 2 m. 13 d. She m .• John D11\"l<lson, No\". 2, J7!l'J. lie wns u mason by tr-.u.le, b. Sept. S, 17t<O, d. lnGr:md Jwpld,i, :\fay 15, Jt!-18, or numb pnlsy, hn\"lng- !ind the third ntt:lck, thou~h he nc,·er reeo,·crcll from the tlrst, his left sille beln~ pnrnlyzed for nbout twenty ycnrs. Their children were, (1) Kinneth, b. Dec. 8, 1801, m. Snrnh Ann Burnnnm, No\·. ll, 1827, unll hnll Henry, Wnl­ter, Snrnh, Helen, l\lurguret unll Gcor.,:e; (2) James, b. ,Jun. 31, 1S03, m. Ellz:1bcth :\Ioorc, Dec. 17, 182G, und bud Rhodu, Ell:,;n, Henry, l'nullnc anll Snrnh; (3) ,John L. Anderson, b. Aug-. 11, 1805, m. l\Iunn Jlolcomb, Aug. :n, 1828, and hnd llfariu, l\Inry, John, J\lurthn nnd Geor.;e; (-l) Eliz:1bcth, b. ,Jun. 2, l~O'J, m. Dnnlel Ynrbnlln, .lune 1, li<:!l:!, he 11. without i,;suc, nr,11 she m. Nuth,m Tubbs, .July 24, l~l, unll hull William, IUlodu, Kinncth, Lewis and Snrnh; (5) Robert, b. ,June 14, lSll, m. Rcbccc:, Lumb, No,·. 22, 18:.'!l, null hnd Pumcllu, l\Intlllln, ,\<lcliu, )llucn·u, Isadore. Adclnide, Adnllnc, Robert C., .Jud­,son A., Lucludu, :LU(! ElluJ.; (G) Snr.Ll1 Auu Vandorn, b. )fay 30. IIH3, m. her cou,sin Ell T. Lewis, Dec. 12, 1830, uud hnll llelcu lllelincl:> nml Eli701bcth )llrnndn. he d. Oct. 1, 1837, re. 27 ye:trs, she then m. I.eonnrc.l Snyder, Oct. 3, 1839, :ind bud .\lmlrn, Snr:1h E .• Leonard, Amclin )I. and )Iurthu .J.; (7) William Curlblc, b. l\Iuy ;;, l;<IG. m. J)inutlm ,Tur,·L~, lt<:l6, nnd !ind Willium, Oscur L., Rnnsom J., llnrrie& A., Uobcrt, )lnry, Andrew Jackson, Lewi,; Cuss, Lei, and Clurl,;sa ,\.; (8) Abel :IIud~c. b. ,July :ll, 11!18, d .• .\ug. 21, 1833, m. 15 years; (!!) Lcwb Curlislc, b. Murch H, 1!!22, m. Amelia. Fluet Du\"ls, Dec. 4, li<-l-l, und bud ,fames L., Fr:mccs. Georg-c, Emm:i. She 11. Dec. :!:;, 1S52. He then m. her sister Charlotte J,idcllu Davis, ,July 3, 1855, and had Ch:irlc,i W., Augie F., Lloyll J., Lottie Belle, u.nd Gertrude L.

G. LYVL\, b. , • Am:L, b. .: m. !Ind two children, then he and wife died.

W c arc unnble to usccrtllin anything- more llcli.nlte. S. CYSTIIL\, b. : JU. -- Frisby, Es<1.

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36. JOBS lIUDGE, son of lficah ancl Lucy Chapman (p. 70), h. in Richmoncl, l[u.ss., I 7G:;; <l. in )lunroe, )funroe Co., )ficl1., in .Juue, 1837, re. 71 year;i.

He w:.i.~ a milhl"right an<l lJ]acksmith; lh·ecl many years in the town of Blenheim, Cana<la. W e~t, au<l remo,·e<l to Dcarhornville, aml tlience to )Iunroe, llich., where he ,lied. lie was a man or l1igh moral clu1racter, and hclongeil to the Baptist Church. Ile lost an eye by the small-pox.

Ile serred as a. Re,·olutiona.ry soldier. Hem. ELIZABETH JACKSO~.

Timm curLnm:s- \\"&nF.: I. S.m.ur, b. : 111. Jfar,·ey Xorton, or \\·estmlnster, C. W. !?. Eusrr.\, b. : tl. nnd left n. flm1lly. ::. ::ll.\ur, b. : 111. ,Tobu Sngcr, nm! l1nd o,·e cl1ll<lren: lfnry,

E11ith11, Gnrret, John, lllury. 4. Un1.ur, b. : m. Chnrlotte ITognbome, 11ml hn<I live children:

Eliza, Ly<lln, Elizabeth, ,John, :\fnry. Lost one eye by a penknlre. li. Er.rZA, I,. : m. -- Gltty. G. lhc.ur, b. : m. llfartlm :\[•Cnrdy ror third wire. 7:; •. ,Tons-, h. : m. Ann Flynn. Uc w:L• n preacher In ;\[cthodlst

Eplscopul Church, Jms a. family, nnd lh·e<I In Munroe, )rich. 8. E,;Tmm, b. : m. -- Cole, or llmlson, Lcnnwec Co., ;\[ich. 9. Leer, b. : m. D,~,·ld Ups, or Sturk Co., Ohio.

37. ELI.TA.IT llUDGE, son of )Ucah and Lucy Cl1apman (p. 70), b. in Richmond, )fa~s., .July 4, 17G4; d. of gravel, in Blenheim, C. w·., Nov. li, 18::!!>, m. G5 y. 4 m. 1:; d.

Ile wa.s a millwright, and in early life lh·ed in Kinderhook, after that he had charge of Gen. Ganzaworth's mills and farm

near Hudson, N. Y. Ile used to say that he never tasted wheat bread till after lie wa.s fourteen years of age. He removed to

Blenheim, C. W., in 1798; settled in a place with his brother .John, which place has e,·er since been called ":'.\fudge Hollow." Herc lie built se\·eral mills, and in a year or two moved to Fort Eric, where he remained till 1809, when be went back to Bien• heim. In 1815, he had hi;; left leg amputated below the knee, caused l1y being crushed bet-ween two ruill•stoncs. .After which,

92 .llUDOE NE.lfORIALS.

he sold out to his two ,;on:;, nn,1 hon~ht n farm in Townsentl, twenty-four 1Uiles south of the Hollow, hut returned to Hlcuhcim, .where he diet!. 1u religion, Epi;,;copal )fothouist.

Hem. Dor.ornY Wm:EI.Elt, Jan. lG, 178:}. She wns tlau. or Euw:ml and Hannah, b. )fay 16, 17Gl; d. in Blenheim, )fay 27,

1832, :c. 71 y. 11 d. THF:m cmLom:,; wmm:

1. Am~r., b. Xo,·. ;.'!I. J,~3: m. :IIcrcy Crnw. 7G !!. E\"EltT, b. liar. IS, 1,:-!G: m. (I) :Mrs. Lo,·lnn Cnrson, d1111. of

.John !\I•Cnrty, or llc\"l:rly, C. W. Ile m. (:!) Annn :IIemlow. lie m. (3) Aul~.111 "Rumrill. lly these three wh·cs lie hut! ,evcutt,cn chlltlren, ·cl;:ht died in iur11ncy, um\ the otiwrs were named Pc;:;.•y, who 111. Gcor;.;e Wlnc;::1rdcn, In Burford. C. W., Stephen, llurrict, Elljnh, Wl1celcr, Dorothy, Willinm, E,·ert and :lfary. Ile d. Oct. JSl;8, ,c. ,:! y. Stcplu:n wu., n :lletho<list minister In Fi:1t Rock, :lllch.

3. Luc'\" G. b. J,'ch. 4, 1,1<8: m. Henry llnrp. 77 4. IIA:-.""l<.\JI, b •• Tune :!!I, l ,!l(l: d •• Tuly :l, I ,!I:!, m. 2 y. 4 d.

' Ii. EuJ.>11, b. J,"cb. !?'J, 1,ft:!: 111. Oih·e Corliss, 11nd bud fourteen cl1ildren. Those tlmt Jived to ~row up were .Toshun, OU,·e C., Ros­well, Andrew, Snn1h nnd Mien. lie w:L" wounded by one or l1is comp:mlons in m11rcbi11;; to Lundy;s Lnne, Ahcl wus left to t:ike c:ire or him, Evert wu." sent for con.-eynnce to tuke him home, so ull escaped the battle. Ile now draw,i n pension or SS0 per nnnnm. lie Is now n Baptist preacher.

6. Do1:0TnY, b. Feb. 28, l,!14: m. John Green, and l1:1d dau. Lucincl:L, who. m. 111:ltthew Sll\·erthorn. She d. In Bleuheim, C. ,Y., Feh. 4, 184G, re. 51 y. 11 m. !I d.

,. Ilt;LV,\JI, b •• \pr. 10, 1,96: m. Wilkes Lamberton. Had one son and four ·c1no;:htcn<. J..nmberton d. iu 1842. She then m. Henry Shepherd, who d. in 185,. She h.id one sou nod two sons-in•l:Lw die !11 the .\rmy or the Rebellion. She now lh·cs in Kent Co., :llkh.

8. rr.._,-:,..m :11. b. :No.-. !I, l,!18: m. Asn Kni~ht. 'iS 9. A.,u:u.,, b .• Jnu. 10, 1$01 : m. James Chnmhers, :md had !I chll.

10. S.ut.,n, h •• \pr. :l0, 1804: d. Oct. :!:l, 1$0,, :r,. :l y. 5 m. :!3 d. 11. :Ille., C.u-r.m:, b. Oct. 11, l$0G: ru. :Emeiiue Godfrey. 7!)

38. SAIUH )IuDGE, dnu. of )ficah nnd Lucy Chapman (p. 70), b. in Richmond, )fo,,;s., Jan. 17, 17G7; d. in Blenheim,

C. W., June 17, 1843, re. 7G y. 5 m.

She m. 1 ELISfI..I. CR..1.,v. She removed to Blenheim, OxforJ Co., C. W. She m. :! Pr. -- TIFFAXY.

PIF7'll r;E.\"Elt.17'10.Y. 9., •>

um: CJlll.llJU.:S rn· 1•:J.ISJI.\ CJ:AW \\"J,:m,:: b. ,June :!a, 17:-iS: 111 •. Ahel )lutl;:c. her cou~In. 7'f; I. )frml'\·,

1-:1.1~11.,. .... S.u:.ur, 4. LL'C\",

... b. l';'!IO ~ ti. uhout l~:!U, n•. :Jo year:,,.. b. : m. ,\11:1111 Wl111•.:.::·r<lc11, rnl"c<I 110 chll,Jr,·n • b. : 111. llt•uj. l111,·crl:111d, Jm,I:, lur;.:c liuully.

ii. I..1•:w1~, b. : d. 111 l"J;;. G. Soums.,, b. : 111. ,lnnu:~ D:u,lcl,. hml li>urorll\'l: chlldrcn.

39. DAXIEL :.\IUDGE, ~on or .Joseph antl ,Jane (p. 71), b. in Sharon, Conn., in li4;j; ti. in Uuaclilla, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1S:!G, :c. SI years.

Ile was a farmer, ancl resided in Xcw Let,anon, N. Y., wl,ere lie w:i.s 111. ancl some of' hi;; ehilclren were Lorn. Ifo remm·ecl tu several pluccs, Jinally to U mu.lillu, Otsego Co., where he died.

1. .. .. ... 4. /i.

Ile m. Eus1cE Fox, 1 iil.

D.,smr., ,101-:r., CHLOE,

.A:-i.\lil~r..,

Et:XICl,C.

Tlll•:m cmr.orms wr-:im: b. Oct. :!!!0 177!!: m. Polly Gibson. 80 b. Apr. :!7, 177-1: d. ,Tun. 31, 1,1;o, m. i,;; y. !Im.:.: d. 81 h •• T:tu. 1-1.1771:: 111 •• John llolco111h • b. ,fau. :!O, I 77,, : 81 b. 17SO: m. -- )fortimcr.

40. .AA.ROX :.\IUDGE, son of Joseph and ,Tune (p. 71), l,. in Sharon, Conn.; d. in Guilford, Chenango Co., N'. Y., April 4, 1827, :c. about 7S years.

We suppose hem. in Xcw Lclmnon, lmt we know that the last fh·e children were b. in Unadilla, N. Y., where he reruo,·ecl a,; a farmer. He aftcrwarcls rcmo,·ecl to Guilforcl, wl,erc he diccl.

He was a soldier iu the Hc,·olntionary War. "Aaron )fudge in Col. W. B. Whiting's Hcgt. drew pay XO\·. 7, 1781,.£11,;. 4d.''

Ile m. WEALTHY DElHXG. ~he 1I. Feh. ]:{, 1S2-1.

1. Rrcrr.,i:D, 2. S.\Lf.Y, ... \\'tLf.l.\~I J>. 4. ""'OOJlllOC~I·:,

:;. A~l•:~.\'t'H,

G. 1~1~,1-:r .•

TUEJJ: CUU.IJJ:J•:S WJ•:J:Y.:

177G: m. Lucy r.cc. 82 b. h. : Ill. J.otoll Aikin. Had ~on Andrew.

b. J;!JO: 111. E:--thcr )fudge. b. )fny 17'~):!: 111 •• Josiah J>,·min.!.:'. h .. \pr .. 10, 1;!J.J: m. Hcht.•cca Thoma. ....

s:~ 8-1 s:. 8(;

94 JIUDGE ,l/E.1/0RTALS.

41. ,JARED )fUDGE, son of .To~eph and .Tane (p. 71 ), b. in Sharon, Conn.; d. in Guilford, X. Y., April G, 1841, m. 7:J years.

He was a farmer, an<l lh·ed in New Lebanon, from which place he remo\'e<l to Breu.kalieen, an,l from thence to Guilford; wu..~ u Re,·olutionury solilier, un<l sai<l to ha,·e lieen a pensioner.

Ile m. Er.r.rs C.u1N;sTEn. TUt:m Cllll,l>nt::or Wt:rm:

1. AS.\, h. : nc,·cr mnrrlcd, 2. SYr~VtA, h. : m. Gcor~c Birch, n funner, no cllllllrcn.

· 3. Lnux, h. : m. Ann Gibson. 87 4. 1':1.11.Ant:-rn, b. : m. Nntlumlr.1 Spencer, n rnrmer, nnd luu,

(1) Aurllhi,.(2) Slln.s, (3) .Tchlcl, (4) Snlly, (:i) Lois, (G) :lfatthcw, (i) llct!ley, (8) Nntlmnlcl, (!I) Wnkely •

.'i. .To~o•:i•n, b. : d. young. G. JIEXSALE.\11, b. : d. yonn;r. , • CJ.AltA, b. : m. Dnnlcl Beckwith. and lmd (I) Rhlllnn,

(:I) Aaron, (3) Ellls, (4) Rlchnrd, (5) Lydin, (G) Jnmcs, (i) Snlly. s. J.uum, b. Sept. o, lid4: m, Solly Hyer. 88

42. JA)IES )JUDGE, son of Joseph and Jane (p. 71 ), b. in New Lebanon, Dec. 22, 1772; d. of old age in Unadilla, .April IO, 1863, m. 90 y. 3 m. 19 d.

He was a farmer, and lived in Guilford. He was a Baptist.

Hem. NASCY SKINNER. She was dau. of Jesse and Nancy, b. )larch 22, 1782 ; d. of cancer, Feb. 12, 1851, re. GS y. 11 m. 18 d.

I. ,\L,10:-m, .. S.\LI.'\",

3. J>.WID D. 4. Oun: 5. U.\XSOlr,

G. U.\Clll~f.,

,. .AL\fir.,,.\,

ton Button.

TJrn:m CIIILDl:EX Wt:m,: b. Dec. 1, 1800: d. July 14, 1822, re. 15 y. i m. 13 d. b. April 1, 1~01! : m. Thomas Alcsworth. 89 b. :lfar. lG, lSJ0: m. Ruth A. Hoyt. 90 b. 111:Lr. 22, !Sl:!: m. lst1:1c Srnlth. b. Aug. :!:.I, l.<14: m .• Tone Beckwith. b .• \pr. 2, 1821: cl. No,·. 1~::.,;, m. l, yenrs. b. : m. WJlllnm Burstow, :ind 2 Burling­She is dend. Jlc Is ,Justice or Sessions, t\\'O children.

s. Ji:u., A~x, b. : m. 1 Loron Benedict; m. 2 111. New-ton, und hns two children.

43. REBECCA )IUDGE, dau. of ,Jan·is and Prudence (p. i3), b. in Sharon, Conn., Jan. 21, 175S; d. )larch 19, 1S04, re. 4G y. 1 m. 2G d.

Shem. WrLLLUI LAWRE."CE, a blacksmith, and they residetl at

PJP1'JI UE.\'f.'R.tt 1'10.V, 95

Xew Lchanon, N. Y. He was 11111ch rcs1wrl1•tl n11d Lelo\'etl fiw his clieerf'ul uisposit.ion 1111d :.;e11tle1111rnly deportment. ~he wus a \'cry intelligent woman, a111l un cxcellcut writer, Loth ot' prusc nnd YC1'8C i und wheu her youngest ehiltl wns nlJout ten ycur.i 01' n~c, slw Lccumc con:,mmptin•, nnd wus induce,! from the 11mny kiuuucsrics she rccci\'cd from thc Slmkers, to Join tlll'm, which 8hc <lid at her h',lrnc only six duys IJcforc she tlictl. 'l'hc three youngest went with the Society.

TJJKm c1111.1>m:x wmm: l. Jio~:r., h. : uJter the dcnth or his motlu,r, he 11,·c,I with

Jud~c Tryon, nt New Lebanon. 11nd un.,r,rnrds hcc,1111,• tlw co11lltle11• tint clerk or Genernl Jucob Drown. 11t Hrnwnsvllle, N. Y., who settled that town In 1,!J!J. Uc w,L~ a member or the House or ,\sst•mbly l'rom this town. He nnerwurds rcmo,·cd to Clrclc,·llle, Ohio, nnd becrune president or n hank; 11ml 111 the wnr or 181:!, received a com• mission In the United Stntes Army of l\Iujor Gcnerul, nnd sen·ed with <ilstlnctlon.

2. :S.,xcr, b. liSr.: d. ill'ter living with tl1c Sl111kcr11 nbout two yeurs, .July 18, 180G, ic. 21 ye11N1.

3. G.unnrrr, h. Sept. G, l i:J-1: continued with tl,c ShnkeNI, nt I.ebnnon. studlc<I medicine, nnd w:L~ sent by them to II course or mcdlcnl studle:1 nt some New York Institute, where he grn<iu11ted, 11ml be. came 1111 eminent physlclnn nmon~ them. lie WIL~ frcr1uently sent for from Alhnny 1111d New York cities. lied. nt New Leb:mon Jun. :!l. 1!!37, m. 4:! y. -1 m. 18 d.

4. Por.LY, b .• July :H, 17!12: resl<le<I with the Shakers, at New Lelm. non, and 011 the formntlon of the :New Society nt Wulcott, Port Jl11y, hecnmc the" l\lothcr» or th:it f:lmlly. nnd died there Aug. ::, 18:!G, n.• .. 34 y. 10 ti. She was :in excecdin:,:Jy intcrc:--ting nod cuer~ctlc womnn. ILS I wns informed by Cnh·tn Green, the 11~ed minister among the Shnkers 11t :New Lebanon.

44. JARVIS ::m;DGE, son of Jarvis and Pru<lcncc (p. 73), L. in Sharon, Conn., Oct. 15, 17G 1 i d. in West Delphi, Curro II Co., Ind., No,·. :29, 1842, :.c. SI y. I m. 14 <l. er~ dY4~r?

He was a farmer, and scttlct.1 in New ll:u·IIJoro', Berkshire Co., :Mu,;,;. Ile is ;i.lso called " trader" in dcc<ls of !anti which hi! purchased in New 2\farluoro'. Herc he lived until his tenth

96 ,ll unr;E ,lfE,l!ORl ALS.

cl1ilcl wus lior11, nf'ler whi,·h lie rcmn,·e,l to "•olcntt, X. Y. He co1111111!11ce1l the fir,;t settl1•111e11t of this part of' the co1111try u~ ugn1t. for Oli\'cr ,voleott, Birdsey N. Xorto11 nntl Nuth. Xorto11. He iufhwuc,!,l II g-rcat many to settle here from .Mu~,;achusett,;. lfo 1,ecumc the lir,,;t )fcrclmut of Wolcott. IIi.➔ :;on.➔ mo,·cd from ,volcott, uncl he went trJ Delphi with two of' them, where he died. In the curly purt of' liis life he bought cattll•, uJHl ,;cut them to Pl1iludclphiu murkct, to u very !urge extent. Ile wus Judge unJ u .Justice of the P,•uec.

Uc m. )L\JtY G11.1.KrT, )fo.rch Hi, 178G. She was dun. or Nolliuh, u. ,Jun. G, 17H7; d. Aug-. 11, 1827, re. GO y. 7 m. 5 d.

Tm:m CIIII.Jllmx \\'Y.ltl·::

I. ll.umY, h. April 10, J 7S7: now lh·lng (18G7) In Jlurou, N. Y., uumnrrlecl. In Wnr ol' HU:!.

2. G.uu,.si-:n, b. Au;:. li, 1;~u: m. Betsey Tillot.~on. 01 :l. ELIZ.\, b. ;\lny :!:!, 17!11: d. In l'enn0eld, N. Y., unmnr•

rlecl, April Jr., 1$:J:!, n,. 40 y. JO m. :!4 d. ·I. lLu,u, I,. Xo\'. :!1:1, 17!1:l: m. Allen Andrew~. 02' r.. W11.1.1.w, b. Dec. 11, 17:J,,: m. Florillu Sheldon. SJ:J fi. Ln1.,x, b. Sept.:!:!, li!l7: m. Gertrmlc \\"n)l",ldt. !)4, • • ,I.U:\'IS T1tt:.,T, b. Fch. !I, J:,;oo: m. ll[ury E. Gllm:m. o;; 8. C11.,m.cffm SYl.\"I.\, b. Fcl,. 13, J:,;0:1: m. Simeon Colby. 0(; !I. C11.uu.1~, E1,w.11<1>. b. Apr. :!:!, JS04: m. Ann Alclcn ;\Judge, of

Lynn, Oct. !I, J~:l:!; h:td lh"c children, (I) E,lwurcl l'ulu.<kl cl. n,. 18 months, (:!) Eberlec d. re. IS months, (:!) George Spencer <l. in .Fort l.Jetl:u1cc in I.~;:, m. :! y. G m., ( 4) Gcorginu:t d. In St. LoulM m. 18 yc:irs, (;;) George Syh·cstcr b. Ang. :!0, 11:14:!, now living In St. Louis with his mother.

10. J•:x:,mTTII AhAU:<•:, 11. ll1,;rs1-:Y :ll111.1ss.,, 1·1 Bnt1,s1~Y .Xo1:-ro.x,

b. Dec. :!5, IS0G: m. :llurtin Tnylor. b •. Feb, :!4, 180!1: m •• Joseph C. nicb. b. :'.\fay 4, lllll : m. Snr-.u, Turner.

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45. SOLO)IO~ )IUDGE, son of Jar\'is and Prudence (p. 73), I,. in Ld>anon, :X. Y., 1762; d. of yellow fever in New Haven, Conn., in 1802, re. 40 years.

He was a merchant, and a man of some ability; and it is said he could write on two suujects at the same time, holding a pen in each hur.d. He was also a man of some u:cig!,t, weighing upwards of three hundred pound,; at hi,; death. He left a widow and a posthumous child, who, after his death, resided with his l,1·other Jarvis at New )Iarluoro', 1\Iass.

He m •. ABIGAIL --.

PIFT/1 GHXER.I 1'10.Y. 97

'l'm:u: OSI.Y (1•n,T111:~1111•s) c,111.1>:

1. .T1•:~s1,:T-rr-:. h. l~O:!: l't)ll' knrnt•tl tln•ss111nkln!:', nmt wns s11h-JPt·t to 1•pl11•p1 h- llt~; utttl wlu·u a ho UL t \\'l'Uff fPUl":-o of n;.:e. lu•i11;.: t•11.:.::i.::t•d in lwr ot'l'l1Jllltio11 lr1 -X1•w Jlu,·1•11, Jwvim: Ju.•r :,;rl~~or~ J:ts• tt-ned to her waist, 1111<I Ji1lll11;; It, a Jlt, they ph•rccd Jwr hl·nrl, causlu;; ucut.h.

46. CHARLES )IUDGE, son of Jnr\'is nnd Prudence

(p. 73), 1,. in New Lebanon; d. nt Batavia, N. Y., aLout tire

yeut· 1813. ile wns a tmder in Cherry Ynlley in 1807, and after that

tirue reu10,·ed to Bulfulo, l,uilt one of the first houses in that

place, which wns uurnt ,luriu.~ the war or 1812.

At the breaking out of the war of IS 12, he cnlistet.1 nnil was

in the IJattle of Sncketts I-Jn1·uor.

He m . .A.DELIA liOLT. She d. in Palmyra, N. Y.

1. Hnu,r, b. 2. D1mu1urr, b.

Co.,N. r. 3. lI.u:,, b.

Tllllllt CIIILDm:s wi;m::

: <l. re. H years. : 111. Dcr-.1stus Cole, of Pcuu Y:111, Yntc~

: 111. John Johnson.

47. CAPT. A)fUS )IUDGE, son of JnrYi::! and P!'udence

(p. 73), L. in Ca11nan, aftentarcls New Lcunnon, Columbia Co.,

K. Y., Oct. 12, li70; d. at Broa<lall>in, Fulton Co., K. Y., .June

2G, ISIG, re. 4;, y. 8 m. 14 cl. He was Ly trade a ma;;on, nn<l resided in New Lelia11011 till

1789, when he removed to Bl'oa<laluiu. He was a military ruau,

as wa.s his father before him, corumamlc1l n militia company for

many year,;, and during the war of 1812, was captain or a corn

pany or 1ui11utc men.

He m. LUCY SACKETT, )fay V, I 795. She was ilau. of Wiilow·

Lucy Sackett, who m. her father. She wa.s u. in New LeLanon,

l:l

98 ,1/ f" D (; E .ll E .1/0R I A LS.

:March 2!J, 1 i75; d. in Schenect:uly, ut the residence of her ~on Frederick R., )luy 2!1, 18;;1, re. 7li y. 2 111.

"l'IIJ~Ut l:JIILI.1J:t-;S Wl•:J:J::

J. A cmr.o, h. J ,!1G: d. tmnnuwd. 2. A cuu..u, b. l,Ui: d. In lnll111cy. 3. J,'m,:i,1,:m<"K RooT, b. lfny 30, J,:J!I: now lh·lng In Schencctudy, uu•

murricd; Is II muson hy t nulc. 4. S.\lt,\ll S.\CKls'I,·, h. Apr. H, 1~00: DOW lh·ing In Sclu,ncct:uly, un•

murrlcd. b. Xov. i, J.so:J: m. Gcor;:e llnm11ru, Feb. :!2,

18:l!!; now li\'iug in Uomc, 'S. Y., null have two chilJrcu: l licorgc, 2 Jull11 Atin.

G. PIIIL.\~Dt:ltS.\CKJ,IT, b. Dec. li, 180S: m. Mnry Bowers. 100

48. SILAS )[l,7)GE, son of Jan·is and Prudence (p. 73), b. in New Lebanon, N. Y.

He was a clerk with his brother Charles in the capacity of trader in Cherry Va.lley, N. Y., in which town he m. his first wife, and in this town she died. He aftcrwa.rds resided with his Lrother Jarvi,;; and in the war of 1S1:!, he enlisted as a soldier, and went to Sa.ckctt;; Harlior, from which place he never returned, and his fate is uncertain.

Hem. I----.

He m. 2 II,\~~AH CALDWELL Who, No,. 1803. She was widow of Lewi;; Ward, and dau. of Capt. John and Rhoda Ogden, of Newark, N. J., and a descendant of Re\·. J. Caldwell, whose wife, with an infant in her arms, was shot L,y an Hes;;fan soldier during the Revolutionary War. Her father was in many battles during the Revolution. She was a woman of imlomitablc energy, making her way succes;;fully through many oLstaclcs, giving her children a liberal education, and engaging acth·cly in the bcncYolent operations of her day. She was b. Dec. 27, Ii7'i, and d. Sept. 26, 1S31, re. 53 y. S m. 30 d.

FJPTll UR.VJ:..'R.l 'l'JOX. 99

111,1 c1111.n UY ms 1,rns·r wn•1,: W.\S:

"· : he went to St!lL when nhnut sixtccu yPnrs or :t:,:t•, null wns t1l'\'t•r lll'ar,J i"rum.

JJJS t!JJU,llHl•:S UY 11.\SS.\II C. W.\UII:

•• JIJ,Xlff, "· f)c•t. ::s, IHOI: Ill, 1m,u111,th lllll,. 101 :J. CU.\JU,ls.S C.\I.UWm.1., I,. :Sept. :!G, l~OG: Ill, .\1111 Mary lloc. 102

49. ABIGAIL l\IUDGE, dau. of ,farvi,i and Prudence (p. 7:J), I,. iu New Lelm.non, Columl,iu. Co., N. Y., Ju.11. lG, 1778, now resicling iu Aluany, N. Y.

She lll, Re\·, PETEn VAX Bun~, of the Dutch Reformed Church (Presuytcrian), l\farch 27, 1798. They resiclcd in Schcnect:i.cly while he gracluatcd in Union College. 'l'hey then removed to Cbarlc;;ton, l\Iontgomery Co., N. Y., thence to Clmtham, and then to Troy, in each of which places he was settled as a minis­ter. The most rcmarkal,le event which we ha\·c on record of this couple is the hirth of tri11lct.<. Jun. 19, 1819, was born to them three sons, to whom th~ Re\·. father was disposed to gh·c the names of .Abru.ham, Isaac and Jacob; but .Ju.cob dying when l,ut eleven days olcl, the names of the other two were ufterward,i changed. l\Irs. Van Buren, now in her eighty-ninth year, is cn­joyiug rcmarkal,lc health ancl strength for a perso11 of her years, and the writer obtained the alio\'C information from her at .All,any in Nov. 1865.

l. C.\T,\J,lXA,

!!Gd. b. Xo,·.!!:!, 17'~8: tl. Sept. 17, 180:!, re. 3 y. 9 m.

2. J.u:Y1s, b. Au;::-.. -;, 1801 : m. ~:mcy Snnrortl, nnd h:ul son Ifalscy, :ind ~]Jc tlictl. lie then m. :! :lfar~arct Adair, who diet.I at the birth ol' sou .r:uncs. Ile then m. :: lier ~btcr Eliza Adair, and rcmovctl to Au;:ust:i, G:t.

3. C.\T.\J.JX.\! b. Apr. 9, 1804-: m .. Tames Pntna.m, nn<I Jmd l Hiehard I>., !! .Jar,·is )fuc.l;.;e, :; \\"illi:uu \rhrne, .i <..:alista, .i EU~:1.r, 6 .James, 7 .ArtJJUr.

4. E1•111:.\lll L., 1,. Fch. 20, ISO,: 111. :llar_v D:t,\·, :mt.I hat.I I Caro-Hue, !! .Jame .... ,..\.,;; Elleu.

100 1Jl U lJ fl E .ll E.1101:tA LS.

r.. Iti-:111-:,·,·., Tm:1m,..,, h. ,run. !!. 1~10: m, Wlll111111 Glhson, :\fny r., IS•llt, 11111I Juul 11, • ., chlhlrcn: I Jl11rrl1•I, b •• \prll !!:l, IM-I I. ti. )lny 1,, IS4!!; !! Chnrlcs, h • .Murch !t, 1S4:l, ti. Felt. r.. J,<,;~; :I llnrrlet, It, t >ct. 11:; Js.1.;, now re,hll'H with her mother In Allmuy; 4 J>wl;.:ht. h. Oct. :!, HHi, ti. J•~cb. !!Ii, 11'1,';:!; U Alhcrt, h. Fch. ~-, lH,iO, l} .• July at, 1H.'H.

t:. )1.ua· F1s111m, h. Xo,·. :!,, 1141:l: 111. Dr •• John \\'II.son, 1111<1 Juul ,me chlhl, .\111111 )!ury. The 11101l11,r ti. Feb. 1,, 18-10.

, • Cr .. u·i,n;s Jln•11.,:-..,s, It, Oct. ,;, 181:;: ti. Dec. ti, IS:!,,, 1c. l:Jy. !!m, :J ,t. 8. Au,x.,~v1m L., •1 111. lkurlettn )!cl;.:s, 111111 hns

Triplets, chlhl.: l Edmuntl H.,:l:\luryG., :SAnun)I., 4 Abl;.:1111 W., 5.\lex-

horn nrulcr ll., G John, 7 Henry l'.

chlhlr,•11: l ,l111111•s II., :l Albert, .mu. l!J, lSl!J: :J Wlllinm, 4 ,Johll.

10 •• r.u:011, j' 111. llnrrlct Stc,hnnn, 111111 11111.l

d. Juu. :JO, 18HI, re. 11 days.

50. .AllRAIT.AlI :\IUDGE, son ol' .A.Lralmm and .Anna (p. 75), L. in Sharon, CotJn., No,·. 3, 1753; d. in BuinLridgc, Chenango Co., N. Y., June 27, 1833, m. 7!) y. 7 m. 2-l: d.

Be was a millwright and miller, owned a 8aw and grist mill in Chatham, ColumLia Co., N. Y., where he lived till after the Lirth of' his second child, when he rcmo,·cd to Florida, :\Iont­gomery Co., where four more of his children were Lorn. He owned mill:; in this town, and was :1.l,;;o a trader in partnership with a mun by the name of Cumings; and in the ~pring of lWI, Cmniug:i took funds to ~cw Yo1·k City to pay deLts and uuy a new stock of goods. He absconded with the moucy, aud ne\·er returned, leaving .l!udge to p:1.y the debts, which he did; leaving him, when closing up his uu~iues::: in that town, Jive children, a few household ~oods, a small sum of money, and a cle:1.r conscience, with which he went to the town of Otsego, aud hired out to tend a gri,;t mill. Fortune farnred him, a.111.l in three year~, he with other:; built mill,; on Oaks Creek, same town aud county, p111·cl1:1;:cd a farm, but :1.ftcr a ye:1.r or two, l,y the wrong doing ot' other;., he uecamc homele,-s, and removed to

FIF1"JI aR.YERA1"/0N. 101

town of Shcrlmrnc, Chenango Co., ancl prm<pcrctl, arul lnrilt IL

mill 011 the Chc11n11g-o Hil"er. Herc he resit.lee) for i<ernrnl years, when he sold out to u )fr. Munson, who also owued mills in Rmyrua. The next ;;priug- there wail a ri"e in tho ril"cr, which destroyed the mill", und ::ll1111so11 wus unable to pay .Muclg-c, nnd he was a!-,-uin lcl't without property in l1is old age. Uc then np­plied for and olituincd · a pension. lie then rcmoretl to Bain­bridge, where he died.

He was a soldier in the Continental Army, and served tl1ro11gh mo~t of the Re1"o)utio11ary Wur, and rose to the rank of sergeant. Ile enlisted while re;;idiug with his l"atlier in New Lclmnou, then in .Mn~sachusetts, and drew his pension from that State. In ::lfas~achu:;etts Exeeuth·c Document~, vol. 13, page 514, is re­corded:-

" Alirahnrn )fudge, ,Jr., Sergeant $96 anmml, receirnd $1379.20; Connecticut Linn; placed on Roll, April 10, 1820: age W, died June 27, 1833."

Ile m. PuEnE V,U,EXTT:s-E, ::llny 3, 1779. She was d::ur. of Benjamin and Elizalieth, Ii. in Hcrnp~tcacl, Long Island, April 3, 1759; cl. in Nassau, S. Y., Aug. 27, 1839, :c. SO y. 4 m. 24 d.

TUF.m cmr.r,rmx w1m11: 1. l'm:rm, b. Xov. IG, 17il0: m. Stephen Stillwell, or Dninhritl~e,

Oct. 1-1, 1804. Uc cl. in .\Itlen, Eric Co., X. Y., Feh. !IHI. She ti. in St. Jo~c,ph, Beri:111 Co., ;\Iich., Sept. 20, 1~1;4, m. 83 y. IO m. 4 <l. They nc,·er 11ml chlhlren •

. , Cu.u:1.orn:, b. Xov. l!!, 1183: m. George P:i~c, J:u1. 1.;, 1s1.;. He d. in 1~43. Their children were: Gcor~e ;\lutfgc, h. ,Tuly 1818, 111, un<l li:L• four children, resides In E:irh·illc, X. Y., owns cuunl bouts 011

Cl1c11:1ngo Cunul, :ind la:L< :i warehouse i11 Eurh·Jlle. 3. Axx.,. b. Sl•pt. 10, 17~G: <1. ill H:i!Jway, x. 1"., .July !!a, 1~.;1, re.

64 y. 10 m. 13 <!., unumrric,d, 4. JS,\.\C, b. ,Tune 4. l,".~S: m. ;\[ercy T::iymon<I. 103 :;. G1:.\Y, h. )Iar. !!l, 17~J0: ti . .:\priJ !!,;. t7!J0, :t:. 1 rn. 4 ,1. G. L.\rra, b. Sept. H. 1;:11: m. J:ieh:trd lk11j:1111i11 . . T:m. ,i. J,.,.!!t;, nwl

settled In Durham, Urc.•ne Co., X. Y., whc,rc he d. ,July :!:!. 1.,.1~. Tlll'ir chilclren were: I St illw<'II :\I11d:!<', h. l>ct. 11, J.•:!G. in. Jl:irrwt .:\nwJia E;:.;ll'~tou. Sl·pt. :;o. J,..:;;o. ~touc cutter. rP~idc~ in Cortlmul. ~. Y.; !! I..:mr:i .\1mc, IJ •• June !!:S, J:--::!:J, 111. ll:1rti11 t:hapiu, .Juuc 1,;.

102 ,1/UDGE ,1/EN0IHALS.

JH:;O, Ncttlr'•I In Columhln, R. C.; :l ,Tohu Wc•ley, h, Dec. !!:I, J~:l!!, m. Sarah ,Juuc Gu:,:1•r, Sept. :H, 1~.;i. llt• Ji,c n. ~tou .. cutter, nud lh"P!'I 111 Cortl11111I, '!,. Y, ln All!{ JMt::t, he cullste,I In the l8;';th rei,:lnwnt X. r. ,·ol•. us II prlmte, promoted to orderly seri,:,011111, 1111<1 In July lllli!l to s1•cN1<I llc11t1•111111t, ~crvetl till Pd,. !Hfl.l, when he w1Ls honor­uhly dlschurgetl by reu,011 or \\'onntl• rccd,·c,I In bnttlc of Gettys­hurg, for which J,e ls uow 011 the pension rolls, 1sI;1;, 4 Ahral,:1111 l'n;::e, h, Oct. !!ll, JS:J-1, tl. In Cullforu,,. Jim. :JJ, 1~:;:i, u11111urrictl, II', Iii y. :i Ill,!! tl. Hhe resides ln Cortlnn<I,

,. Utc11.m1> VAU:0."fISF., b. ,July i, 1703: m. l!u.nna.h Winne. 104,

51. ANNA )JUDGE, dau. of .Abraham and Anna (p. 75), b. in Sharon, Conn., )forch 24, 1 i 56; d. in Penn Line, Penn., l\furch 10, 1830, :c. 74 y. 14 d.

Slie m. LEVI SK!N~a;R (her cousin), of Sharon, 11. farmer and millwright. They were Unfrersalists, being curly courerts of Murray.

TirF'.m CIJILDm::, WF.l'.E:

1. A crm.D, d. In infuncy. ·• Anm.m.., m. Elljull Elmer. Ile wus u blnckswitb, h:ul

three children, Ill! d. before t!Jcir motlier.

52. DINAH )TUDGE, dau. of Abraham and Anna (p. 75). b. in Sharon, Conn., Sept. 6, 1759; d. in Da.ns,·ille, Lh·ingston Co., N. Y., )fay 30, 1841, re. 81 y. 8 n1. 24 d. She was blind for se\"erol years before she died.

She m. Judge :\fA.rmEW DoRI?, Jan. 14, 1784. He was 11 cloth-dresser, wool-carder and a farmer. They settled at Chat­ham. N. Y., where he was 11 Supervi8or, Justice of the Peace, and Judge of the County Courts, lllld was one of the most ener­getic and influential men of that county. They remoYed to DunsYille, Li.ingston Co., N. Y., a.bout the year 1824, where they died. lie was b. )larch 2S, 1 i5G; d. )fay 26, 1843, :c. 87 y. 1 m. 2!) d. Uc was killed by lightning. as was supposed, being found dead near his woodhouse after a huru thunder shower.

Fl FT Tl OE.VER.I TTO.Y. 103

Timm f'1111.1,m:s w1,:1m:

J. 1'111-:111-:, I,, (ll't, 14, li'/1·1: 11. of p11lsy,.l1111t• l·I, IH,,!!, ll', lli' y. H 111. 1111111. !!. :'II.\TTlll:11', h. :'lluy !!I. Jj,,1;: 111 •. \1111 II. :'llnil:.:i,, .I.OfS :l. :--mn.. h. :'lluy !I, li'/11-1: 111. ,John l'ltt,, :'l[ny-1, 1111·1. lie WIIS II lilr-

mcr, 1111<1sl'ttl,·,111t ,\1•kport, N. \' .. where lu, wns n ,Jnstlcc or t.hi, l'cncc Iii, d. Aprll !!4, !Mi. Sim Is now 11,·111:.:. 'l'lwlr d1lhlrc11 were: J .\11mntl11, h. llct. I!!, !HJ(,; !! l>lnnh, h, l•"ch. •I, I/II i; :1 llnr­rlct, h. Sept. !!, Ill 18: 4 \'lnccnt, h. J>cc. !I, IH HI; r, l'lll'lll', h, llluy !!, JS!!!!; G ,John Chcsl,•y, h. :llny :JO, JS!!4; 7 S1u1111el, b. ,Inly :JO, 18:!ll; r1 .J:uucs, b. llny !J, Jrl:!,lil: V Lester Ciuly, h. l•"eh. V, 1.~:.m.

4, ,\1111.w.01, b. Jllnrch Ji<, l,!ll: 111. I Jlnrrlct Ch11111plo11, ,Tune •I, 181/i, t-WUIL•tl at Am'4tcrlitz, ~. Y., Wlll'rt• slw d. ,\11~. lS, ISi~, lcnvlui.: one l'11lld, :'llutthew. lie 111. !! S11n1h !'helps, Mnrch I, 111!!0, rr,movcil to Chnthnm, where sl1t• d .• Tune 18, JS!!;;, 1,,11,·ln:,: th1·ee ehlhlren, Isrnel, b. Hee. J;;, 18!!0; Jlurrlet J,,, h. Auu. :J, IH!!:!; Ellsbn !'., b. Jl[ny JO, 18:!u. Uc m. a r.11urn Woodrull', I>cc. l, IH!!.i, removed to Sturk,·llle In H<:J,, and to Cortl1111<l, N. \'., 1i;u1:, where he d. April !Hui. She l1u<l one child, Surnh, b.,Jnn. :m, 18!!7, 111. Chnrles Fny, of l'hllmlelphlu.

r.. S.,~wKr. Gm~wor.11, b. Jun. !!8, 17!!4: m. Scllnu l'J1elps, or Cl1utl111111 (sister to J1ls hrotber's wife), Aprll 5, 18!!1, settle<l 11t D1u1s,·11lc, N. Y. She cl, ,June l, JHGJ. They hn<l nine cbll,lrcu: 1 ,\ustln Pl1elps, b. Oct. 13, 18!!!!, d. Dec. :i:l, 1857, re. 3;; y. 11 m. JO <l.; !! Dluuh J\lu<lge, b.,T:in. 2!!, 18!!4, m •• famcs B. Le1111111, Jllny 1, 1855; 31.ovlsn, b. Dec. !!0, 18!!5; 4 Snn,h J,:Uzn!Jeth, b. ,Tune], 18:!7, <l. Aug.!!, 18!!8, IC, I y. 2 Ill. I <l.; r, Sophln Anne, b. l\Inrch 5, 1.~:!!I, cl. Nov. l, 18u0, re. !!l y. 7 111. 27 <.I.; G Sclluu, b. llny 7, 18:.:2, m: Gallu:--hu Atulcrson, Aug. ,;, lt',;4, d. in St. Louis, ::'lfarch H!G0; i C:1tlu1ri11c, b. Sept. u, 18:H, Is now (lSGI:) u clerk Inn bllllk In Newport, 111.; 8 ,Jmues, b. Feb. 18, l~:Ji, <l. April 1, 1838, re. 1111. 14 <l.; !I S11111uel Griswold, Jr., b, l\luy 30, 1840, 111. Hebcccu Ilr:uiky, ,luly 7, l~G5.

53. EBENEZER l\fC'DGE, sou of Abraham and Anna. (p. 75 ), b. in Sharon, Conn., Oct. 10, 17GI; d. in Charleston, l\Iontgomcry Co., N. Y., Sept. 26, 182;3, re. 61 y. ll•m. 1-l: d.

He was a. millwright, miller and farmer, owuc<l mills in Flor­ida., N. Y., rcmo,·cd to Unadilla, then back to Florida., au<l from there to lfarblctown, Ubtcr Co., in l W3, and resided here three years, and then to Charleston, N. Y., where he died. In religion, Unitarian.

He was a. soldier in the Revolutionary War, and we find !,is name on the State Rccoi·ds a.t .l.lu:my, a.s <lr-J.wiug pay, No,·. 24,

104 NTJDOE .1/F..lfORT,tLS.

177!.I, .£3 2R. 2,/. as a prinite ill Col. Henry K. Ya.11 Rens­Hclluer's rcg'inient; also, No\·. :rn, 1781, .£18 13.~. 4-tl. a~ a prirnte in fifth rcg-i111ent, co1u111awlctl L,y Lieut. Col. ~lari1111~ Willets.

!Ic 111. Er,lZAIIETU SAWYER, of Flori<la, N. Y., Aug-. 11, 178S. She was dau. of Isnnc Sawyer,* l,. Juu. 12, 176S; u. at Cort•

lun<l, Oct. lG, 18.J:4, re. 75 y. 2 m. 27 <l.

·r111m1 c1111.1>1mx w1,:1m:

1. I>,\ltlml •. \, h. Mny lG, 17~0: d. 11nm. !-<'pt. !!A, 1825, re. :JG y. 1 m. 8 d, :!. Im::m, b, Aug. 20, 1 WO: 111. Dr. Abrnluun Herry, son ot' Dr. Cyrus

nud Sybil (;\[udgc) llcrry, :llny 31, 181:!, nntl !mu 1 l'nrmclu, b. 1Kl5, 111 •• fames II. Cummings; :! Abruhum, b. 18:!0.

:J. MArtV, b. No,•. lG, 1701: d. April 18, 17:IG. ru. 4 y. 5 tu.:! d. 4. Ann.ul.\)I, ) Twlus, born 5 m. Dcmmls :\lllhml. 10:i 5. Axx ll., ) .Jun. :!8, 17:1:J: l m. ;\fotthcw Dorr, Jr. 106 G. WiLLI.UI, b. June lo, 1701: d. June 1, 1708, w. 7 y. 11 m. 17 <l.

54. SIBYL MUDGE, dau. of Auraham and Anna (p. 75), b. in Shnron, Conn., Feb. 19, 1765; d. in Clinton, N. Y., No\·.

1826, re. 61 y. 9 m.

She m. Dr. Crnus BERRY, of Clinton, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1784.

TIIEllt CIULDJU:x wi-:m: :

J. ,\1.mc, b. Nov. G, 17S8: 2. Sor1moxl.\, b. : m. -- Sl:1<le. :I. .AnJt.\11.\.'1, b. : m. Irene :111111.::c. 4. Smvr., b. : m. -- :11:tr::<h:ill. 5. Cvm;s, b. G. AUltlITAS, b. ,. P110:1m.

• llfflAc Sawyl!r wn.11 a noted l\"hl,: In revolutlona.rytlmc", lh·lni:r on t11c hcml wntcnt of the Delnwnrc; 1\'n.t three time,. taken prl1'0ncr by the lnJlnn"' nntl torleit, hill houMc ptuncll'rt.'d, hl11 thrt.-u horMc,. loutlt:d with the plunder, nnd tnkcn nw:ay. Jlla family ttctl for protL•ctlon to tl1c upper furt ln Sebohurlc. '!be ludlun• undertook to take l1lm to lluth•r'1'1 ca.1111,; nod oner belng with them t'\\'O or three Jny,., he nror1c In the nl;;ht, aclzcd a t:Jmah:1wk, lnld open thu ecull11 ut three of tl1c fuur (bctwcun whom htt w~ lylug), nnd mJ,.,.Jng the hca1l of the fourth, burled the hatchet In hill 11houltler, :wd cdCnpcd, arrlvlui; :it ...l.lb:wy, S. Y., wtur wnndcrlng­dao& d.uy11, mo11Uy 1n the wooWI.

FIFT/l l~J:.VER...t TIO.Y. 105

55. LOI8 1\fUDGR, «fau. of Ahruhnm au<l Anna (p. 75), h. in Curumn, N. Y., Oct. 14, 17i0; d. in Duancslrnr,!l', )fay 15, 1811, ;t•. -1:U y. j Ill. 1 «1.

:-he 111. lh:SJAMIS Cummrn~.

'1'111•:rn c1111.1,m:s wr-:rm:

1. sn.v1;. .. ·nm, h. : 111. 11111I hml three sous, now llvlng In ChnrlcMtou, N. Y.

!!. Ar,v4ur, h. :J. l\LU.INN.\, h. . ,. · O1tv1r.ui, h •

: ,1. 1111111.

: d. 1111111.

: d. 1111111.

56. DOROTHY :MUDGE, <lau. of Coles and Dorothy (p. 'ii), b. in Oyster Bay.

Hem. WILi.ET Wf:EKS, No\·. ID, 1779.

'!'Imm Cllll.PIU-::>r Wlm&:

1. Jou:or, b. Nm·. :?8, J,s:l: m. Sarah l•'rost. :lfarch G, 1803, nncl Jmd,Vll-1111111 :llut.l;.:c, b. Nov. 1;, JNO::: m. :lfor;.:nrct Ann :llott; Willet, b. Oct. u,, 1~0;': m. Truelon! Town~eud.

:?. JA:o.t:, b. :l[ar. !!, 1792: m. Jonatlu1n Underhill. No children.

57. JACOB )JUDGE, son of Coles and Dorothy (p. 77 ), b. in Oyster Bay in 1757; d. Jan. 2, 18-l:5, a:. 88 years.

He was a farmer.

He m. 1 ELJZABETl1 D AKER.

He m. 2 ITAxxAU T1nrs. :-he wa;; «Jan. of Samuel anu A!Ji­

gail, u. Fcu. 10, 17S1; d. Feb. 22, lSGG, .c. 85 y. IO d.

l. 1'0 11.LL\.,r,

:?. ELlZ,UIETII,

14

ms CUILl>l:lc.'<' IIY l:.LIZ.\llF.TII 11.\KEJ::

b. ,\ug. 1:?, JSJ!!: m •• llartha T. Willits. b. Nov. 2;;, 181G: m. John ·r. Valentine.

107 108

106 .llUDf! f.' ,llR.lfOJ:I.ILS.

58. DANIEL )IUl>GE, wm or )lidmel anti :-!arah (p. RO), l,. in North lle111p,tcad, ,July I:!, 1 j;iO; <l. )lay 8, ll:!-10, lC. sn y. !.I 111. :!,j d.

He was a farmer, un,l always lived fJII the farm where he was

horn. Uc was a soldier in the Rernlutiouary \Var, nm\ his name appears see1Jml 011 the list uf privates published IJy On<ler­<lonk in his Uev1Jl11tionary Jueitleuts, page ;jS.

Ile 111. l\Lu:TIIA Co1.Es, )luy :w, l iiO. :-he was dau. of Caleb Coles, I.,. Dec. i, li-lfi; <l. July 25, 1818, ru. i:! y. i 111. 18 11.

TIIJ-:llt Cllll.Oltl•:S Wl·:lm:

J. C.u.tm, h. Sept. :W, 1771: m. Ellen We,•ks. 100 ?tl.\ttY, h. ~ov. a, 17'i:!: m. Gcor;.:c ""lllt!t!'-, :uul hnd 1 Ilcnry, !!

I,llzlL Ann,:: lJ:mld, 4 Etlw:ml. She ti. Oct. 5, J~;.:!. m. 7:l y. 11 111.

"• )l1c11.u~1., h. Oct. l:!, l ;; 4: d. ,Jnn. ~!), 1 ;;~,, m. •l y. :3 111. 17 tJ. This ls tile child that wus pullet! out ol' l.ictl with his mother whcu the torles robbc,1 the house lu 1777.

4. S.u:.rn, h. Oct. 4, 1771;: 111 •• Tumcs l\lott, :till! !inti l Robert, :! Sully Ann, 3 ,JackNon, -1 ,lo!"l'ph. She tl. ,July:!;, 1,-;.;s, tt•. 81 y. !.t tn. :!~ ll.

5. E1.tz.,m:T11, b. ,July :!,, 17.ti: ti. 11nm. April 10. l!St:o, u,. l:!l y.:; m. 11 ,t. G. l\11c11AEI., h. l'cb. 19, 17:;J: ti. uum. )l:ty 11, Jti41;, 1c. i;;; y. :! m.:!O ti.

•• 8 •. u.

Ile wns :t mlllwri;;ht 1111<1 farmer, 1mtl :tlw:ty8 Ji,·ctl with Ills father ou tile llomcstentl.

A:,,;x.,, l'm:u&, ~\.,1Y,

b. Jun. 21, 17~4: m. Coles Hopkins. 110 h. Sept. 1;;, 17<17: ti. 11nm. )l:iy 4, 18:!:l, :c. ::.; y. 4 m. !I ,I. b. lJec. 1;;, 17:J0: ~llll livcs ou the Jwmcstc:ttl.

SUTO GUERA'flOJ . .\XD CHILDRES.

59. EllENEZER )1UDGE, sou of Joshua. and )[ary

(p. 81 J, b. at Canaan, Conn., Dec. 2!.I, 1 iG!l; <l. in )fatli~on, Lena.wee Co., )lich., July 2G, 18-10, m. iO y. G m. 2, <l.

He was a. pra.ctical, eutcrpri:;ing farmer, liberal, honest anu ingenuous in all his dealing~, anti was estccmeu and rc,pedcd by all "·ith whom he became :1C11uaint1•tl. · He first ~cttlcd in cna<lilla, Otsego Co, X. Y., a11u rcmoretl, in 1802, to the· towu of Newport, Herkimer Co., where he purcha:scu a fai-m 011

SIXTH tiENJ.'I:.·I TIO.Y. 107

the Ifo;,nncklcv('r Tract, Peter )Iyer;;, u.~cnt, pnid for, cleared

up and imprm·ecl the ~anw, unrl re,:ide1I thereon eight yeurs,

when auother claimant appeared, nnd haring established his title

in the eourts, instituted writ~ of qjcctmcnt against all occupants

of the tract. )Imlg-e and tll"o o!.her;; eoutcstcd the suit, nnd lost. Haring t.hus Jo;;t his farm, nm] much more in the cc,ntcst of title,

lie packed up the ~cuuty remains of hi,: property, and rcm,wcd

with l1i~ family to the toll"n of Perrinton, )louroc Co., in the

~pring of IS I 2, where he remaiue<I till the '\\·ar with Euglond

clo,:ed ; and in the :<priug or I S l ;j, remo,·etl to Chili. )Ion roe Co.,

N. Y. Herc he purcha~ctl another form, 011 which he Ih-e<l till

183G, when he rcmored to )fo.dison, )lich., where he died iu 1840.

Politically, he was a firm ~upportcr of" the whig party; and

in religion, like his father, he was a firm believer in the final

rcsturation and acceptance of all men into the rcahn;; of peace

and glory.

Ile m. SARAH SK1sx1-:n, April 20, I i!J4. She "·as dau. of .Jo­siah and Laura Skinuer, Ii. in Sharon. Conn., Jan. 22, I ii2; d.

at Quiucy, )Iich., at rcsideuce of her sou l%enc.r.cr, Dec. 17, 18.56, :r. 83 y. 11 m. :id.

'fIJl•:U: CIJIJ.1)1:J~X wma::

I. H.u:,·rsy, I, •• July :JO, Ii9f.: 111. J-:liz:11J~th J-::1to11. 111 •) UoX.\XI.\, b. )l:iy !!:!, JSO!!: lll. Be11j:uui11 }~. A<l:uns. l 1~ a. Em:s1-:z1m, h. )£:ay !I, I~IJ.I: m. I.ucrctia llcaton. 11!~ 4. OTr ..... Ji-:1-91,•1-:r:~ox. b. )l:ty 1.;, J,"'Ofi: hl· JH!,"t!r nmrrictl; i~ :1 m:1...;011 hy

tr:tdc; lin•<l in St. Loni ... , )lo .. for ~c\"cral years, :uu.J tlwn rerno,·cU to. a111.l siucc lS•W ha, 1i1·ccl in. Mi,,ouri. l:1st at St. CiJ:irlcs. Iu rcligiou, eui,·crsali:-:.t.

5. !ta Si;1ss1m. b. )lay JI, J,so,i: 111. )!ary 11:rni,·1,. 11-l G. llEZJ•:KI.\11 lJrum.1·:, b. ,July ~:J, !rill: m. Arny llolliu;:cr. 11.';

60. S,UIGET, >IUT>GE, ,on of ~:unucl aud Huldah ( p. 1-i;; ), :... in :Sharon, Dec. 2:~, I iu4; d. Oct. IS. !SOS, w . • .1,;} y. !/ Ill. :!ti d.

108 MUDGE ME.l!OJUALS.

He was n. miller and millwright. He went to the town of Hnrtwick, Obcg-o Co., N. Y., when the country was ne,1-, lmilt a.

suw mill a.nd grist mill in company with one of his wile's bro­thers, .Amnsa. l\lutlge, when he Lought tlie whole. He wrui killed Ly being thrown from a. wa.gon, the wheels pa.ssing over his hend.

He m. :MERCY l\[UDGE, Sept. 2, 1 WO. She wns dun. of Joshua and Mary, b. l\fay 30, 1772; tl. l\fay 1 G, 1845, :c. 73 y. 20 d.

Timm crnu,m-::,; wmm :

1. l\t.\1(,\1 •. \, b. Xo,·. 4, lin: d. nt Wurrcnbusb, N. Y., Jnn. 31, ISG3, m. 17 y. !! m. ~7 d .

. , Tuutz.\, b. :Sn,~. 10, 170:!: m. Peter Elliot, of Scholmric Co. She d .• Tun. 31, 1sr.:1, re. !JO y. :! m. 21 d. Ile d. Feb. 8, l8fo3.

3. RnCil.\, b. Xo,·. !!".!, 1704: m. Ilcnjmnln Wcll\·cr, nnd d. ::llny 23, 181G, re. 21 y. G m. 1 d.

4. S.,~rm:L, b. Jun. 14, li!IG: nc,·cr m.; lives In IInrtwlck, Otsego Co. 5. RUFUS, b. Jnn. 23, li!li: 111.'Snlly Cummln~s. 116 G. J\C1m<:¥, b. April 1, l,!lll: m. Gen. Tho111:is Dole, or Pike, Wy-

oming Co., N. Y ., :md h:L, one child, IInrrict, 111 •• Tcrcrnluh Vincent. , • 01.11·1" b •• Jun. G, 1801: nc1·cr m. 8. 11.,:,;:,;,\lr, b. Oct. ls, l~O:!: 111. J:1n·ls Glo,·cr, nnd bus three chil<lr<'n:

ll<·nry, Leroy, ::II:11;·. !l. .\,;t::,;1n11, b. Sc1>t. l8, 180-1: m. OlivcrT. Lull, 111ul h:ul four chlldrcu:

,Tcro111e, Le Gr111ul, Ahnon, Ol11·cr J.

61. EUNICE l\JUDGE, dnu. of Samuel and Huldah (p. 83), b. in Sharon; d. in Oswego, N. Y.

She m. BEXJAllIX Rieu.mos, of Rome.

He was a farmer.

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62. lJULDAII )IUOGE, dnu. of Samuel am! frnltlnh

(p. S:J_J, Ii. in ~huron, )forch 2,i, 1770; Lap. Ap1·il :!lJ, 1770.

She m. Dr . .1.bros lfam,rx, of Durluun, G1·cc11c Co., N. Y.

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63. TIIIRZA .MUDGE, dun. of Samuel am! Hultluh

(p. 8:.l), h. in Sharon, )lurch 2-1, 177:!; d. Aug-. 22, l 834, :c. 62 y. 4 m. 29 d.

She m. GIDF:OX ELLIOT, as n second wife, in 17!),j. Ile was a

farmer of Canoj,.,huric, N. Y., nnd un excellent man. Bimsclf nncl wifo beloPg-cJ. to the Baptist church. He d. Dec. 14, 18-10,

re. 78 ycnrs. Both nrc buried in Ame~, )fontgomcry Co., N. Y. )farl>lc hearl-stoncs mark their resting- place.

1. J..1-:sTr,:1:, 2. ll.u:Y, 3 .. Joux D., 4. Ilt:r.1>.,11, a. Et;x1c1,:, G. Vor.XJ•:Y, ,. U.u:n:Y,

·rrmm crur.om:s wrml',:

h. Feb. :m, 1 i!J!J : h. July 1.~, 1800: b. llluy I~. 180:l: cl. Dec. 1;,, 1s1;,;.

I Twins, $ > Ii. April I, ISO•!: ( b. :11:iy :!!1, 1so1;, b. Xov. ::o, ISO~:

64. NATHANIEL )IUDGE, son of :-:a111uel and Huldah

(p. 83 ), b. in West StockhriJg-c, 1 77-t; <l. in Rome, N. Y., Fol>.

182 I, :t•. 4G year~.

Ile was a merch:rnt h Rome, Ouci<la Co., X. Y.; and dnrin.!!

the war of IS I~. he wa,; commi,;~ary of' that ,!,•partmeut, :u11l hail

a store in i;ackctt.s Harbor. His descc111la11ts arc now of the

mo;;t influential of Rome. [u religfou, )fetlw,Ii.st Epi.scopal.

110 ,llfJ J)(; E .11 E.llOR I.I LS.

Ile 111. CuAnl.O'ITF. nnowxeu.. She was Ii. in 1 iifi; ,J. in Hn1111:, lice. :!i, JS;ji, a.•. 81 years.

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1. ,\i:rmr.l.\, h .. Mnr. :/:/, 17U8: 111. Slnwon Snell; hnd F.llza-l11•tl1, llurrh•t, Sl1111•011, ll11m1•rln.

M.111Y, h. 1,.,,.. !!I, 1soo: m. Urmond llutlcr. :1. Jo:r.11..,ur-:-rrr, •I. Al.VA,

h .• Jun. 1~, l~O!!: h. Xo,·. !I, )SIi-i: 111 • .:lfnl')" llrown.

111

1 IH n. N.\'l'IUSIIU., h. JJcc. ::o, H~Oli: 111. J:oshUL 1-:1111cr. nc:iiih]cs in

J:orn.,. Xo chlhJr,.11. 1:. r.n;-rnu, h. J>,•r. -1. 1.~o.~: m. ll11h111tl Doty, or X. Y. f'lty. , • lln.1,.,11 T111rn1..,, h. ~l:irch l,~10: m. Tho11111N S11111111011s. 11 !)

M. Crr.11:r,O'ITV. lt,cm:1 .• h. Ol'I.. 1:1, l~J:l: Ill. J.ihht•IIN t•:. J-:lmcr. l:!O !I. S.rnn:r. \\'11.1.1.u1, _ Twin~, h. S 111 •• rune lkatty. 1:!l

JO. Sox, XCIT x.uum, .) .:lfoy :11:l, JS) j: t ti. NIIIIIC day.

65. SARAII MUDGE, dau. of Reuben and Sarah (p. 84), L. in Sharon.

She m. Dr. ZEPIIAXIAH S,t.wono, of Florida.

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.,. S.u:.\n. 4. Jl!-;rs11Y. G. Lm•X.\IU>.

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66. ELIZABET.El .MGDGE, dau. of Rer-. John and .Azeuba (p. 87), l,. in Sherl.mrne, N. Y., in 1781; d. at North Pembroke, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1864, re. 83 year;;.

Shem. Enw,rno Gr.A\" in 1S01 (son of John Gray, of Florida, N. Y.), and removed to .Alexan<lcr, Genesee Co., N. Y., where he d., lca,·iug a widow awl nine cl1ildrc11.

], f'll,ll'S<T.

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-t. ]~J»W.\J:lt,

a. H1-:i:111:s. 1:. Crl.\m,o·rn:. ,, Ur•:T:-il•:\",

8. C.u:01.1:--1,:. (). ELIZ.l.

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67. LUCY :\IUDGE, dau. of" Re,·. John mu.I A:r.cuha

(p. Si), b. in Sheruurue, N. Y., in liS:3.

She 111. WILLLUI PoPE, of West Stockuritlg-e, a111.l emigrated at

an early <lay to Ohio, aud Jiau a largl! family.

T1mm c111L1>1ms wmm:

68. .AZEUBA )JUDGE, tlau. of Rei· .• John and Azcuua

(p. Si), Ii. iu Sherburuc, N. Y., ,\ug. 14, Ii85. She d. April 28, lo39, :c. 53 y. 8 m. 14 <l.

Shem. Col. J,UIES NELso:., son of Wm. Nelson, whom. ::\lary Mudge (page 8S ), at Yarirm, iu tire fall of I S03, an<l settled iu

lla1·tlan<l, Niu:,,ara Co., X Y. He was Ii. )lay 5, 17S1; <l. Sept. 29, 1S51, :c. 69 y. 4 m. 4 <l.

nmm C111Ll>l:EX WlmE:

I. .T.uu~..;, b. ,Tun. IU, J,"'i07': 111. Louisa :\(artin, Oct. !!:J, 1s:;.1. •> Cu.u:1.n1TF-. b. ~o,·. 17. l~0S: 111. CJmrle~ H. Uoyd, Oct. Li, J~HI. u. C.u:ous1•:, b. Dec. !!,i. J.~JO: 111. Witti:1111 G. )[or~c. Oct. !!-1, 1~:J.!. 4. ll.lm.,, t,. l,"cb. ~- lol4 : m. Gcor;.:c Wri;.:ht, ;\lay 10, 18.;a. a. .Tou:., t,, Scpt •. !!3, 1~1;;: 111. Luciml:t \\"hippie, .June JO, 1~4!!. G. )l.u:-ru.\, h. SPpt. :;1 1.s1;: m .. \bro C. (;11ruau, Dec. :a. lH-lj. ,. m-:T~1-:Y, b. liar. 1;;, lo!!/: m •• Joseph lluutcr, lluy 11;, 18-11. 8. ""11.1.1.,~1, b. )lur. 1~, !~!!1: 111. ,Judith .\1111 Wcarnr, )forch IH. t.•4:S. 9. ll1-:x1:1i,:-r-r.\, h .. \pril ~O, ts:!:.:: m. \\"illl:un 11 .• JL"uniu;.:s, ~cpt. :!4, ltiGG.

10. lLu:n,;y B., t, •. Feb. !!u, 1,;!!tl: 111. ltos:11111:1 But"Us, Sept. JH, 18;;!!.

112 NUD(}E ,llE.llORI.ALS.

69. CHARLOTTE MUDGE, rlnu. of Re,·. ,John nnd Sarah

(p. 88), h. in DunncHhur:;, N. Y., )lurch 1, liSi.

She m. WJLl,IAU Xt:1.-;ox, ;rune 15, 1824 (lirother to Col.

James Ncbon, who m. her Hister Azeuhn), nt Shcruurne, X. Y., in which town uoth of their chilclren were uorn. They aftct··

wnrcl:i li\'ed in Highlun<l, l\lich. lie wns u. :Mnrch 31, liUl. He d. in Uighlan<l, l\lich., July 2-1, 1852, of cholern, re. Gl y. 3 m. 2-t d. In lSGG, she rcside<l with her son, Dr. Henry L.

Nelson, n physician of some note in W nshington, Hcmpstend

Co., .Ark. Timm Cllll,l>ltt:X ,n:im:

1. Ill,Xlt'\" L,H'.\'\"ls'ITE, b. April 2u, 18:!5: m. l Annie E. Tenney, Dec. 12, JS,i:!. She WtL~ dnu. of lion. J:ufu~ 'feuney mul Eunice. She l:tLVe him :Frank De,·illo, who only survl\·cd hL'< mother !'our years. She died Sept. :l, 1853, nnd was uurlcd ut Nash,·llle, twenty miles from "'1Lshl11gton,

He 111. :! ,June n. Green, )farclt 8,1808. Shewn." dnu. of Col. Jere­miah Bute, b. July 15, 18:!:!, anti !ms n little daughter, b. Oct. :!i, 18GO, 11:uucd Aune Lllllm1. '

:!. l>1,v11.1.0 W ., b. Aug. 2;, 182!! : d. )fay 9, 184:!, of diabetes, in Com111erce, Mich., te, l:! y. 8 m. l:! d.

70. JOHX :\lUDGE, son of Re\' .• John anu Sa.rah (p. SS), b. in Dunncsuurg, X. Y., .April 5, 1788; d. in HurLlund, .Mich., Aug. 11, 1853, re. G5 y. 4 m. G d."

He wns n farmer, and resided in Sherburne, N. Y., until four

of his children were born. He then rewoYed to Whentland,

N. Y., where the other eleven were born; nnd iu 1840, he re­

mo\·cd, with thirteen children, to Hnrtlanu, :\lich. He wns one

of the noblest of men, n de,·otcd Christian, nnd nn upright, hon­

ored member of society. His memory is n bright, guiding stnr

to each of his chil<lrcn nnd posterity. He wn:i instantly killed

by n threshing mnchiue on the eleventh dny of August 1853. He wns n membct· of the BaptL~t church, ns wc1·e the memucrs of

his family genernlly.

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Hn 111. nirr~t:\" TF.XXF.Y, ::\forch 10, 1 SI 4. ~he wn~ dan. of ,\1110~ Tl'1111ey, Esq.; I,. Peli. I. I j!/j, :-lie is 1Hill Iil'iug- ( I 81ii)

ut Riga, )fuuroc Co., N. Y.

TIIJ-:llt ,·1nr.1,1:1-::- Wl•:m::

I. JL\m:m-r A. X1•:1n:1.1., IJ. Xo,·. IS, !SJ.I: 111. 1,rastus ,T. 81111th. 122 '' W11.1.1.,~1 llr•:l'lll•:X, b, .Jun. !!-I, J.,11;: 111. Cnrolhu, S. Whlt.rn•y. 12a :J. S.\~11·1-:1.1'1,:ssr,:,•, h. St•pt. IJ, ISJi: 111. Ahl;.:nll l>l,hrow. 12-l 4. }".,xx\· \Y'ooum;J:Y, h .• July :n, JSW: 111 .. Jo1111 A. Cro:-.uu111. 12:i ;:;, E1.ni:.1 A,;s1,:,, h, ,June •"• JS:!l: rn. \\"Jllla111 lJ. Jll'l1h:ml. J2Ci fi. A1.1,•1:1,:i, G1:.n·, h. JJL•c. !!M, 1.~::::: 111.Gl:1ris~nr...,\r111:-itrou;:.l27 ,. ,T.um., lkxi:01•:, h. llnr. :!;;, JS:!1: kllktl h1· lht! Jilllln;.: of Liu,

e1·cstrou;.:h ul"n barn in Chill, X. \"., ,l1111. I:!, 1~::1:, 11•. 11 y. :J 111. II:! ti. s. lIAltY ,\sx, h. Oct. G, I.,:!.;: 111. fahrnrtl ,\. Cone. 128 !I. V.11101.1s1•: J.i:c1x1>.1, h. Oct. 8, I .•:!i:

JO. lfa.'(1:\" J,'1:-.x, Li. :\far. :!:I, l~:!V: !I. No1•. l l, IMii, ,c. 15 y. i 111. l:l cl.

ll. Conx1,:1.1.1 E., J•• ,T.lx1r. B1,:-rs1,a·, 1::. X.1Xc1" Ass.1, H. Js1:x1c1i, J.i. E)ut.Y J~cra:sr.,,

Li. ,\pril :!O, JS!ll: 111. Wllli:1111 lly!le. 129 b. April 1::, J.":H: m. Eu:.:euc II. Shciltl. 1:JO h. Oct. l:J, Js:1;;: 111. ;11:ttthln.s S. Whitrll'y. 1:Jl h. :\fnr. !!!J, J :..:;s : ti .• July :;, ],"\:;s, fl'. 3 m. n tl. h. Au;.:. JO, IM:J!I: 111. Kc111lrkk l'. Shcll<l, ,July

2,;, HHW, null now rcsJ,lc In J:ol'l1t•stt!r, X. y·. We tnlw tlic f.,llowin;.: from the J:ochcsl<'r paper of .J11ly 1.-m;: -'- lliss I~mi.y J~. )Jucl;.:c, who Im:,. thr sc\'1!1-:ll year:,,; J>:L''"t lwcn Pri11-

cip:1l of puhllc ,chool Xo. :!, !ms rcsl;.:1w1l hL•r posliion, :11111 retire,! from llw school. On rctlriu;:-, the pupils or her school prescntccl Jwr witl.J u ~ct of sih·cr s;,oous, :u11J her ns.sist:rnt tt'.achcrs ut the same time prcscntcil her with :i sill'cr uru.

"Tllcsc prcscnt:ttions tuuk place :it the dose or the school exL·r• ci.scs. The scholars ln cnch <lcp:irtmcnt :tCOJllil tctl tucmseh·cs Jmutl:--0111cly on this oc.•ca .... ion, rcJlcctlu~ credit ou their rctlriug priucip:tl :m<l her :issoci:lfcs.

•• .AdUrcs:-,cs wt•rc made t,y )!cssrs. AIJ"rt•d G. llml;:c, 'fowns(,'rul, l[or,::m1, and otla·r.s. Ucfrcsl111w11t:-. \\.'ere scn·cd to the scJ1olanc :mU \'isitors, nud the :-.:casou was iu all n•spt•ets :1 plcw .. :mt one .

.. In the rc .... i;,:n:1tion ot· )Ii:,;~ )lud;:c, tilt• Hoard of" l~dueatiou lrnws one of iLo; best tc:1chcrs, -ouc who lrns :i-howu her ~1wcc:,,.s in the rcm:u·kahle prullcicucy 111:ulc hy the scl1ulars, allll in her a<lminis­tmth"c capacity, which is excellent."

71. ELISHA ::\IUDGE, sou of Re,. ,Tolin aucl Sural1 (p. f.:S), was o. in Schoharie, N. Y., ,Jan. 3, I j!JO; cl. iu Hig-lila.nd, Oak­

land Co., :\Iich., Oct. 15, 1845, :.c. 54 y. fl m. 12 <l.

114 ,1/[JDOE JIE.1/0RI.ILS.

He wn.s a wa~on maker and carpenter, nnd settled in Alexan­der, Chcnnngo Co., X. Y., where fh·c children were born. While residiag in thi,: town, his w:Lgon factory w:L~ Lur11cd, a large three-story lmillling, with all its content.:;. In 1 s:;o, he im·cntccl a practical morti:;ing mncl1ine, for which he oLtnined a patent. 1n 1832, he removed to W nyne, Eric Co., Penn., where his other two children were born. He l>0ught a farm, hut continued to work at his trade of carriage huildinir, and preached to the AmityChurcl1; nud in 1S37 he removed to Highlnud, )Iich., where he died.

At tl1c age of twenty, he joined the Baptist clmrch, and when about thirty yenrs of age, obtained a license ns a preacher, nnd preached for se,·ernl years; but Lefore his death, he became a firm believer in the doctrine of the final sah-ation of nil man­kind.

He m. CHLOE TmnE1.r., Oct. 2, I 820. ~he was dnu. of .Josiah and Chloe, b. in Bristol, Vt., Oct. 7, 1W2, nnrl now lives in O,·id, Clinton Co., :\lich. '

Tm:m c11rr.1>1:&S wt::i:E:

I. Lot:ISA, b. ,Toly 2i, 1:;22: m. lsichur W. St. ,Tohn. 132 2. Eu:cT.\, b. Aug. 24, IS:!4: m. Charles n. Phillips. 1:~J :l, Cu.,m.oTI'I-: :N., h. Dec. 15, 182G: m. William U. Ellsworth. l!W, 4. C11A1:u:~, b. ,luly 5, IS:!S: 111. J:ox:muu E. :\l:icombcr. I:~-; 5. SAR.\11 E., b. ,\ug. :i, J:;:JO: m. Edwin Hubbell. 1!36 G. )l.u:u R., h. Muy 8, J:;34: m. Rufus Ludd. 131 i. IL\mm:-r L., b. Oct. 2G, lS:lG: m. Orlando II. Elliot, Dec. l, lSG::.

Ile is son or Chester und Emm:i. h. Dec. i, Jl'::2. in ,\"hitestowu. N. Y. They now reside in Lu,·ooiu, Wayne Co., :'olkh. lloth member:< of the Buptbt churcb. of which he is <lcucon. He is a funner, uml i,;chool teacher, :Ul<l school inspector.

72. EUXICE :1\IUDGE, dnu. of Re, .• John and Sarah Channey (p. SS), was L. in Duanc,;Lurg, N. Y., Uct. 4, 1793.

She m. RUFUS TE.'-XEY, son of Asa, at Slierburne, N. Y., .Aug. 16, I 814. This family now reside in llighlaud, Oakdale Co., ::\Iich.

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Wheeler.

h. Oct. J, lSij: ll. lforc.-h .i. J,~!!!l, :P. 7 y.:; 111. ,J d. lJ. )lay JU, ISIS: m. Sarah Wllcclcr, dull. ol' Elmore

... JJ1-:wr-r Cr.r:-<TOX, b. )l:1r. l:!, JS:!0: 4. )f.u:y A:-.x, b. JS:!:!: m .• Johu \\·nrnl. son or llllnj. \\•not!, !i. -J,ur,.:..._ llexr:or::, h. Oct. Js. J,"I:!;;: 111. Elizn )Jor;:nu, d:m. or C:tll'IJ.

1;. G1,.,maiT1tnmn.1, h. Sept.~. ls:!;;: 111. J.y,li:1 c. llosnll'r, <.Ian. ur .\s:1• J1cl .\. llosmer.

, • 1!1,srn· I., h. ,July!!:!, JS:!,: 111. Cor,kll:1 J::UsworLh, t.11111. or ,John Ellsworth.

s. Rr.a·cs, b. i"cb. 7, 18:~:t:

73. LUTIIER :\JUDGE, son of Micah and .A!Jig-..iil (p. !10), L. in. Riclimon<l, Berkshire Co., N. Y., l\fay 2!!, 1773; tl. in

Gra11<l l!apids, l\Iicli., Aug. 24, 18,58, :c. 85 y. 2 m. 26 <l.

Ile was a. mil1wright, miller and f:m11er, and lired for some

years in Westmoreland, Oneida Co .. then in l\fanlius, Onondar,,'ll.

Co., thence in Lysan<ler, then to Sempronius, then to Wolcott, in

N. Y.; and in 1838 remo,·ed to Gra.1Hl l!apids, Mich., where he

tlie<l. In rclil,riou, Pre.sLyteriuu; hi:; wife a Bapti.st.

Hem. JElUlIA Joaxsos, Ang. 20, 1 i!JG. She was rfau. or Johu

a.utl Haunah, l.i. No,·. 13, 1 i79; <l. )!arch 30, 1854, :c. i4 y. 4

Ill. 17 U.

nmm cmu,1m:s w1:1m:

I. .\111-:r~ h. Au::-. J;,, 1;:11;: cl. :11:Jrc-l, ::, !SJ l. re. 14 y. r. m. JG d . • , .\J"or.J .. \:-.. h. ~t•pt. l,i. l f!JS: m. J~Jiz:thetl1 J.ewis, Dec. :!O. ]SlH: was

kilk<l hy the falliu::- or :i trct•, iu ""olcott, ;,.. L, :11/lrch l, IS:!:!, :c. :!!; y.:; m. 1:; u.; h:111 OJJC clJUd, r,.uther, "· .Au~. !!7, v,:!l, tl . • Jazi. !!O, I~:!:.:, re. 1 y. 4 m. :!-f c.l .

.,. F.,:\'XY, h. }',•h. 9. 1801: tl. ,July :!O. JSJI. n,. JO y. r, m. 11 ,J •

.J. I!-o.\.\C, I, .. \prU 11. J,--lo;;: d. ~t•pt. Jr.. ] .... O.i, :t•. !! y.:; ru. :; ,1. 5. )Im.Is~.,. h. ;,..,,._ H, JS()~: Ill. Willi:1111 Craus. las G. :\l.u:\·, h • .Au;;. 1 I. J,-.:1:;: UI .• T:tmc:-- J;Jornl. l!;!) 7. ~.u:.ur. h. :-,;l'pt. :!:!, J,•H,;: ti. ,,f't. J.J~ J:-.:!o. :l'.·i y.!!:!cl. ~- TJ::'.\U"J~J:.\.XCJ::, l,. lJcc;. ji ],~J:,: w . . ]:um~ . ., \\'Mt•·· J ..J:O

lhi .. llrJDGE .llE.llOJ:JALS.

74. .JOEL )lullGE, ~on of )ficnh nn1l Ahignil (p. !JO), h. in Wallkill, Oran,!!c Co., N. Y., ,\pril :?;j, li!J2.

He was a millwright am! farmer, a11d !ired in Wolcott, and thence to 8cmpro11ii.s, back to Wolcott, thence to \Y c4 Du tier~ Wayne Co., where he now rc;:iclcs.

Oct. 5, I SG4. ,Joel )lu,lge. of Butler, Wayne Co, N, Y., sells to Edw:u-rl E. )Jattlwws, of ~amc place, for $:iOO. "his intcrc~t iu the iron ore, mi11ernls, etc., contninecl on lot;; 3-1-, fiS an•! ii!J in Iticl1111011cl, )[as~ .• l1ei11g- threc-~ixtecuth:; or whiel1 ,leseemlcd to him from hi~ fotl1er Miea, :;111\jcet to a lease to the Ridm1011d Iron Works Corporation, datccl Nov. 4, 1858, together with all rents due and eo111i11;.t due from said corporation." -A.b.,tmct ef Deed, Br.rk.,l,irc Co •• ,llas,q.

In politics, democratic; in religion, Episcopal )fcthodist.

He m. Esmrm ;\11:mr:, )farch Ii, 1813. :::he wa~ dun. of .Jo~cph and I:fa111mh, b. in Lyme, Conn., Aug. :?, 1 W-l:; d. ,fan. 23, 185!:J, :c. G4 y. 5 Ill. 21 d.,

nmm c1111.n1:F::-. wmm:

!. )Lu:r.,. h. )l:m·h 1, 18H: m. )f:ttthcw l'alm(•r, mu! hml )[:iry, Willi•. D:mit•I a111l .\1ulr<•w.

:! • • TL·1.n:·rn:. b. Xo\·. !l, l,"illi: m. ltartin "·hite, m111 had .John,. :,;:,r:ih. l>aui<'I. Sht• ,t. Xo,·. rn. Js I~. a•. :::! y. 1 ,1.

. ,. Gu.ur,:1:-r, 4. )llmcY, !i. ,Jn1,:r .. fi. Jt1,:11i,:c 'C,\,

ll.\),S.\11,

h. in l,~17': cl. iu h11':t1u·y, a•. 1 month . h. in l~:!O: d. ill l."'i!!!:, :t~. a Yl':lr~. h. in l~:!:J: tl. in l~:!1;, m. 3 yl'ur~. h. in It':!(;: ,t. w. II <lays. h .. \11~. !!. 1~:.a: 111. ,Jeremiah Trt1L's1l:1Jc, anti hatl

8. C11.,1:J.<>TTF.. h .. \u_,:. 2. J~~r,: 111. E,tw:ir,I E. "'orth. She ,!. Xo,·. l!!, 1~.i1~ :l'. ~o y. :; m. 10 d.

o. F.\~XY. h. Sl1pt. ~•, 1~:t;-: 10. .\:-.s 1-:1.rz.,. b. Ike. rn. 1s::1-1: 111. Edwar,t E. )fat.thews. 141

h. :,,,•pt. V, 11>10:

75. :\rIC:..\IJ :\lFDl~E. ~on of .Toh11 a111l -- (p. !l I). I.,.

in Mouroc. )[ich.; d. in Dearborn, )Iich., 1 S3!J, a•. 3-t years.

SIXT II aE.VERA TIO.V.

He w:i..~ !l. farmer in Dearborn, ,v:iync Co., )Iich. He 111. 2. Ile Ill. 3 ll.u:TII.\ )[·CunoY.

JIU! CIIILI> UY IIIS ,mco:-m Wll'I•: w.,s: 1. Euz.urnTu, b.

ms c111u>1mx ny ll.\ll'rn., ,r•crm,,· wmrn : 2. Um.m, b. 1s:i:;: m. llrnry Fnrnccs 'fawn. 3. C.uiso:,, b. Feb. 11, 18:19: m. Ellz:1 Wilson.

117

He m.1.

142 14:J

76. RE,·. ABEL :MUDGE, son of Elijah and Dorotl1y (p. 92), b. Nov. 29, li83; d. in Blenheim, Canudu, Oct. 12, 1S32, re. 48 y. 10 m. rn d.

He was n millwright, farmer and tanner, aflcrwnrds n local :Methodist preacher; O\\·necl the farm upon which his fiither lh·ed in mcnheim. Herc he resided, and had a family of thh·teen children, and died on the same farm.

Hem. l\IEnCY CRAW, Dec. :11, 1805. She was dn.11. of Elisha aud Sarah ()Iudge) Cr:t\V, b .• June 23, 1 iSS; d. in Blenheim, June G, 1851, :c. 62 y. 11 m. 14 d.

Timm CIIIU>ltl'.X wm,.:: J. CL.miss .. , IJ. Oct. rn, 11106: m. 'l'bomns o·conoly. 144 •~ l(.\UTIIA, b. Oct. !!rl, 180.~: m. \Vlllium UlcJmnJs. 14."i 3. l!!Cll,UCP CJ/.\J'lllX, b. Oct. w, ISIO: Ill, lluunuh JUclmr!ls. 14.H 4. AIU-:L, h. 8ept. !G, ISi:!: m. ;lfary Ilnrp. 147 !i. S.utAll, b. Xo,·. l:l. J.~J,i: !I. :l!uy 18, 181,;, re. Gm. !i !I. G. L•:w,.• C. b. :',for. 14, 11,11:: m. S:iruh Van Ulpcr. 148 , • lIAmm:T, b •• July 17, 1818: m. A11!1rc11· Wcathcrwux. 14!) 1<. Anx•:1<, b .• June 11, 18:!0: !I. Jllur. JfJ, 1821, re. 9 m. !i !I. 9. Is.uc S. b. Jnn. 2:l, 18:!:!: m. AIJi;.::iil W:inc!J. l ;;o

10. B•:x.r.,lllX H. h. Jun. 28, 1s2.i: 111. J::iclwl JI. Howell. 1,,1 11. Jh~•·rnu Ass, b .. Feb. HI, 11!27: d. 1\Inrch JO, IS:!8, ,,.,. 1 y. 19 d. l'' ,Jos1wn S. b. Jl(ur. 12, 1.~:!'J: m. Snruh Sipes. 1»2

' 13. IJ.\uum·r, b. Dec. 12, 1832: m. Emclluc llouJton. 10:J

77. LUCY )JUDGE, clau. of Elijah ancl Dorothy (p. !>2), Ii. Fch. 4, liSS.

Shem. IlEXRY ILl.nr, of Fort Eric, C. W., Dec. 31, 1805. TllF.llt Cllll,DlmX wm:,,::

1. .Jons C. b. Mnrch ~. 1S07: fi~ r...,rnt.\, b. l-cpt. H, 1816: 2. Do110T11Y, b. ~ o,•. 30, !SOS : 7. IIAXX,\11, b. Sept. 9, 1818: 3. E1.1z.rnt:T11, b .• Jun. 31, 1811: /1. JI1:xr:Y, IJ.M:iy 9, 18:/0: 4. lICLI>A, b. Jun. 28, 1813: 9. J.C:CY', IJ •• r:.n. 11, 18:!2: 5. :M.\RY, b. ,Jun. :i, 181.i: 10. EDlfl:XD, h. Jun. 16, 18:!4:

118 ,ll UD GE ..lf E ,1/01( 1 .AL S.

11. J•:r.Lr.,,r, h .. Aug. !!2, 182.i: J•• l\f,\11\" L. b, :S,l\'. :!fl, l~:?i: l:J. Jv.1a:\11.\II, b. liur. :!1:, lH::t:: II. lfnrd1 I:?, lk:li<, n•. 1 y. 11 m. Ir. d.

78. H.A.:."XNAII l\f. l\lUDGE, dau. of Elijah and Dorothy (p. 92), b. Nov. 9, 1 i98.

Sl1e m. 1 ASA Kxm11T. Sf1e m. 2 RommT GnEGGs. Sl1c m. 3 HE.',RY Dr.umso. Lives in Zor-.ih, Oxfortl Co., C. W.

DER CIIILDRC. B\" A>'A K:SIGIIT "'F.RF.: J. Er.rz.rnr.nr, b. 11419: 6. IlJCll,\111>, b. Oct, 10, 111:JO: :?. DOltOTIIY, b. 18:!l: .. IIE7.F.1,.'L\II, b. 1i;:1::: :i. .A:s:s Eu:r..\, b. 18:?3: 8. A1m.u1A.'\I', b • 1s:ii, 4. l\[.u:'rJJA l\f .. wIA, b. Nov. JO, JS:?7: 9. ElfELI:SF., b. 1836: ;;. J.\.,,.. .. b. 18!!8: JO. llfany C..i.nIA,ru:su, b. 1838:

79. l\IICA CAPTAIN MUDGE, son of Elijah antl Dorotl1y (p. 92.), b. in Fort Erfo, Lincoln Co., C. W., Oct. 11, 1806.

He is a carpenter and farmer, was n1. aud Iivetl some time in l\Cudgc Hollow, .Blenheim, C. W., remo\·ed to sc,cral places, and in Jan. 1860 settled in Eau Glairc, Berrien Co., l\Iich., where lie now lives. His father named him Captain :Mica :Mndgc, after his grandfather; but when he went into business life, he changed it to l\Iica C. :Mudge, by which name he is now known. Himself

and family arc members of the :\Ictl1odist Episcopal Chnrcl1. He joined when fifteen years old, and has been c!U«::; leader for twenty years, and circuit stcwm-d for several year;:.

He m. El!ELIXE GooFnEY, l\foy 31, 1830. Sl1c was dau. of Eli::;ha and Hannah, b. in Ratavia, N. Y., May 19, 1813.

nn:m c1111.nm::s WERE:

1. CAROLINE, b. llfny :;, 18:JI : d. Sept. 14, 183:?, re I y. 4 m. !J d. 2. ..-\xDm•:w, b. July 30, 183:!: m. Lucindn Cross, Oct. fi, 1853. She is

dnu. or Abel, b. Dec. :?i, 1833. He is n boot :ind shoe maker. TJ,eir children nrc, (!) Olh·er D. h. Sept. IS i.·.;.i, (:!) Morrice E. b. No,·. :!4, JS5f;, (3) llfarlon ll. b. Feb. 10. J».;!), (4) Edson II. b. Xov. 5, JSGO, (5) Eliot 11(. b. Dec. :?G, ISC:!, (1:) Casias 111. C. b. l\farc.1 1, l800. Now re,.i<les in Euu Cl:1ire.

3. :Eusu..i., b. April 11, 1$:14: rn. llfnry Wcbstc:-, ,\pril ;, 1s:.!J. She was dnu. or Dnniel Webster, b. Dec. 1:!, 183i, in E.~sex, Clinton Co., N. Y. He Is nn ordninc<I Elder or the Christian Dcnomlnntion, resides in llfaple Ilnpl<ls, Clinton Co., 1\lich. Their:: children nre, (1) Birdie, b. Aug. 4, 1864, (:!) Edith, b. Aug. 13, 1866,

SIXT/I llEXf.'RA TJO.Y. 119

4. Jl.,xs.\11, b. ],'eh. JO, ]S:Jfl: Ill, Wlllhun l'ott,•r, Ol't. :w. l~,i!l. Ile (N 11 r11rnwr, b. In Rprlng1h•l1l. X, Y .. 1-'ch. :1, IS!!ii. 'J'hclr ,•hlhlrcn nrc, (I) ,\tlclln. b. ;\lny !!:I, I/IHI, (:!) J~rrl<'Nt, h. ;\lurch Ill. JIIH:l, ti. ,11111. :1, l81lii, ro, I y. ti 111. W ti,, (:I) WIiiie G. h •• Inly !!4, ll!fl-1, 11. St•pt. :!:!, 111114, m, :! 111., (4) l'hcbc, b, l'cb, II, 181:r., (ii) UoNe, b. ,Inn. G, l81ll!, Now lh·c In l'ok11gon, C11Ns Co., ;\llcl1. She WIIN n school tcnchcr.

ti. E1.rzA111-:-ru, b. Dec. :!Ii, l~a;: m. Clnrk Hcach, Xov. H, 185i. lie I~ 11,

Jilrmcr, b. April !!0, 18:JO, 11111! 11,·c• In 1•:1111 Cini re. Iler chlhlrcn nre, (I) Icln t". b. Oct.JI, J/1:.8, d. Oct. r,, !111:,;, 1c. 11y. Jlrn.!!4d., (!!)WII• hard JJ. b. Feb. Ii, lSflO, d. Oct, ll, )Sli,i, u,, r, y, i 111. !!·Id, (:I) <"nrrio E. h. Oct. JG, 1861, (4) Slcluey L. b. Dec. 5, l8GG. She WIL< 11 school tench er. •

G. Lo111, b. Jun. lG, 1840: m. ,John Eneglc, Dec. :!i, lSGO. Ile IN 11

fnrmer, lh·cs In Isuu Clulre, b. Dec. !!:J, 111:J.l. No children. She WIL~ u scliool tc11c/wr.

,. EL1,1.m, b. Aug. 24, 11!4:J: d. Dec. :?'J, !Mi, ro. 4 y. 4 m. lid. 8. Do1t0TIIY, b. No,·. :!i, 1850: m. Dewitt C. ,\ldrlch, 8cpt. :!O, l/oll,t:,

Ile wns 11 former, son or l'hillp 11ml Clurlssn, b. In .Zorn, C. ,v., Aug. 27, 184:!. Now lh·es In Gmnt, Kent Co., l\llclr.

80. DANIEL l\IUDGE, son of Daniel nnd Eunice (p. 93), b. in New Lebanon, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1772; <l. in Solon, N. Y., No .... 20, 1849, re. 77 y. 29 <l.

He was a former, anil held tlic office of Consta.hle and Col­lector for a num!Jer of years, commencing ahout 1804.

Tie m. POLLY Gmsox, in Guilford, N. Y., ahout 1802. She was <lau. of Al,cl and :\fary, Ji. Jfay 19, 1781. She d. i11 Solon, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1849, :c. li8 y. 4 m. 27 d.

Timm cmLDm::s- w.:i:t::

1. Au.E.'-, b. April 18, 1804: d. ,Tune :JO, 18:H, 1c. :!O y. 2 m. I:! ti. Ile Willi klllctl by being thrown from II horse.

2. OuvE, b. Dec. 7, l~Ol,: m. George W. Hutchins, or Luf:iyettc, Ono11d11~'11 Co., S. Y •• 111:JO; 1111d I.ncctta ,T:lne, b. ,\prll 1;;, l><:n. SJw cl. In Solon, X. Y., llfay 23, 18:J><, re. :JI y. a 111. 1G d.

:J. llt.rnTL,; K. b. Jun. JG, 180!1: m. ,Jcrushn Luke. 1;-,4 4. l',u:s1s, b. Xov. 5, 1810: ti. In Xew Berlin, :S. Y., Au;.:. 19, l><:l:l,

re. 3:! y. 9 m. H cl. unm. :;. Lt.:cY, b. Jun. :!:J, 181:J: m. ,fames 11. Tanner, or Solon, Cort-

l:111d Co., :X. Y., ,Jun" 2;;, 1831, 1110,·cd to Jlliclrlg:111, :urd lrml th·c chlltlren: :llir-.rncl:i, Phebe Ann, Gcor;.:e A., ,fames IJ., 1111d ,John II.

6. Pt:lUtY C. b. Feb. 9, !SIG: m. Ellznbcth llf. Wulf. t;;.--; 7. Ct:)IA:-.,11.\, b. Dec. 28, 1818: m. Thorn:i.• J,'inu. 1,'i(:; 8. M.u:Y, b. Feb. 11, 18~1 : m. Ilic! Tunncr. 1.;7

120 ],f U ])GE Jlf E ,lfOR 1 .A 1, S.

81. .JOJ•:L )£GD<m. SOIi of' Jlnnicl !lntl Enni,:e (p. !l:n was IJ. i11 Xcw Leliu11011, X. Y., April :!i, 1 ii4; d. ,fall. :11, 1 SGO,

w. 85 y. !J m. 3 d. 81. AS.\HEL MUDGJ~ (same), h. Jan. 20, 1 iiS. Wm. L. )fudge, Es<J,, of Hurprm!\'ille, X. Y., writes me as

follows:-" They were farmers, and lived with th.:-ir father, and went with

him until he settled in Unadilla, N. Y. Herc they Ih·ed together, tilling a small farm lying on the cast bank of the beautiful Unadilla River, took care of their parent,; until they died, and buried them in the old burying ground called the ' Mt. Upton,' lying nearly opposite their farm, in the town of Guilford. After which time, they li\-ed alone. Though both were very fond of the society of the ladies, neither of them ever married. J ocl doing the housework, and Asahcl the out-door work. The lived very quietly together, and seemingly for each other, caring but little for anything outside of their own immediate neighborhood. Brought up to labor without the many advantages of the present day, they were what we call 'old fashion people,' devoting their whole time to their little farm and stock, to­gether with a large quantity of bees, for which they seemed to have a great attachment, and from which they accumulated, for those days, quite a competency. Their home was a favorite resort for parties of young people of the surrounding country, for the purpose of eating warm biscuit :md honey; and they went by the name of the • Old Bachelors.' They were very eccentric in their habits, and very slow to accept any new improvements. Hard money was the only cur• rency they would accept, calling paper money ' rags.' They were zealous members of the First Baptist Church in Guilford, and if well were always in their place on the Sabbath, with their homespun clothes made by themselves. In this way they lived for many years on the old homestead, but finally sold their farm and purchased another in the town of Guilford, near by, where they lh·ed as before until age and infirmities drew on, and they became unable to till the soil, when they again sold their farm, and removed to the small village of Rockdale; in the same town, where Joel died. Then Asahel, having no companion, and being eighty-three years of age, went to his nephew's, in Solon, to live; but, like Noah's dove, found no resting place, came back to Guilford, and is now living with Asher Mudge, a distant relative, where, undoubtedly, he will continue until he goes to his long home."

SIXTJI (IE.YER.I TJOS. 121

82. IlICIJARD MUDGE, son or Anron nnd Wenlthy

(p. V3), L. in 177G; cl. i11 Guilforcl, N. Y., )forch 1853. Ile was n former nnd lumhcrmnn, dwelling- in the town or

Guilford on the Lorders or the Lcautiful Unaclillu. River, when the country nround was n wilderne,1:1. He hccu.mc 1111 influcnti11l

ma.11, nnd much respected as n citizen; lin!d to n good old nge;

wa.s liittcu uy 11, dog, which caused his death some· ycurs ufter­

wardil.

He m. 1 LUCY L!':E. She wns dau. or Dcncon Philcmon and

Priscilla, 1,. in I 780; d. in l 82--1-, ic. 44 years.

Ile m. 2 Widow BErs~:Y 8AGE, 1827. She 1111.'1 seven dnughtcrR

uy her first Jm~liand, and one son, ,John. She wns dnu. or .Jehicl

n.n<l Ruth Stannard, h. Jan. :!2, 1786; d. Dec. 27, lSGl, ru. 75

y. 11 m. 5 d. IIIS c1111.1>1ms UY u:cy I.mi WF.IU-::

l. AJ.\".\11, b. )f:ly !!O, JHOG: m. I,Jlznbcth Wrl;;htcr. tr.S .\!'illY.U, b. Xov. ~, J,"\{);: m. )I:1ry Su.:.:-c. l:.i!J

3. U1e11.,1tl ► \\ .. 11 .. 1-:Y. h. ll:ly ::, 11-41:!: m. Sally Hatt~~. lUO 4. Co1.11Y !.., II. ,\pril H, !SJ!;: m. A111:1111Ja J:cl,lln~. l(H. 5. ..\~.un:r., h. J.~ch. :~, J,"-IJ,lj: JII. P1•r .... f.-. .rohuson, nm] rcmo\'Cd

West. G. u·.um11.u1, b. )lay l:!, J/l!!O: 111. Suralt Hoss.

111s ~JUJ.fJJ:J•:x Ul"' u.1-:-rs1~1· s.u.a::

,. Jlt:x1:1", b. ,July J:l, 18:lO: 111. I.:tl'iJJ:t St. ,John. 8. A.u,ox At:ca:sn·s, h. April J.~. J.~:::!: 111. Lucy !Iares, July •I, 185:.t.

Lh·c8 Ju SJ)riug Creek, Warren Co., l'cuu.

83. WILLLDf D. )JUDGE, son or Aaron n.nil Wealtl1y

(p. !J3), b. in Unadilla, Otsego Co., N. Y., Jan. 10, 17S!>. He wns n farmer and carpenter, settled in n wilderness on

the borders of the unadilla Rh·cr, where he cleared a farm, aorl

"lumbered." !fore he lived, nnd here ull hi~ fourteen children

were horu; and when the three eldc~t died, the surdrnrs were

oulige<l to watch nt night, with muskets, to keep the pnuthers from

entering the log cauiu in which they dwelt. Dut all did uot go JG

122 NUDGE ,llE.llORIALS.

well wiih him, as from loss on his lumber, he finally lost his farm; then applying himself to his tra<lc, made a comfortnlilo living for his largo family. Ono who kneu· him well, writes me, '' that he worked with a <lccp•scutcd conviction that time brings all things right, and he in turn would share the blessings in store for the good, for good he w·as ; and while many who possessed enough of this world's goods, limited the education of their children, ho toiled willingly tl1at liis children might rccch·e an education such as he had no opportunity of olitai11i11g in his youth. Few men of that or even this age thought more of the discipline of the mind than he; and now himself and wife, in their old age, arc crowned with the blessings which they hnvo earned, being surrounded by dutiful and lo\·ing children, ready at all times to administer to their comfort and peace."

Hem. ELIZADETII LEE, Oct. 11, 1809. She was dau. of Dea. Philcmon and Priscilla, sister to wife of his brother Richar<l, b. 1793.

TIIEilt CIIIl,DJ:E~ WlillE:

1. Luc., b. Sept. 10, 1.-;10: d. Oct. S, 181;'.;. m.;; y. 28 d. !?. Ptuscu.LA, h.No,·. !?7', J,~l!!: ti. ~t•pt.!!!l,ltilti,:c.~y.!Jm.17,l. 3. l1101m1s .J., b. J,'cb. 3, 1814: d. Oct. :J, 1~1.-.. 1t•. I y. 8 m. 4. l\(omu,; JACKSO~, h. July 13, 1816: m. Emily W. Greco. 164: 5. Lt•cy, h. April !!G, 1818: Ill, E. C. l\fattCSl'II, or l:'n:idlll11,

111:irch 18, IM!; hntl two children: l Uo•cplm, b. Feb. 1;;, 1~4!!; !! l\Iorrls Il., b. }'cb. I~, 1.-Hi, J. An;:-. !!O, 18-18, m. l y. G tu.!! J. She tl. Aug. IS, 18-18, ru. :JO y. :l tu, !!3 J.

G. Pm,;cu.r ... , b. 111:ly I, 18!!0: m. "·nsou "'cd~e. or Co\"entry, N. Y., Dec. -1, Js,;o, 11nd hnd two childrcu: l Cccclin. l'., b. Oct. :JI, 185!!; 2 Flora E., b. lforch l, 1855.

, • WtLLu.,1 Lt:t:, b. April 28, 18:?!!: m. Esther E. Green. lf',., 8. ll!A1tY EI.IZAIIETII, b. Oct. 18, 18!!-I: m. ,\.illi:1111 S. Gr:umiss, of Uu:1-

dllln, Sept. 25, 18H; lmd one child: Culcb D., b. July lG, 1845, d. Oct. 2i, 1851, re. G y. 3 m. 11 tl.

9. A DAt:GIITER, b, : d. unnnmcd. 10, l\C..1,TIIA ElIILY, b, Jan. 2, 1828: m. 11. N. l\Iorcnus, of Ilarpcrs•

,·ilk; had two children: I Fcrdlu:mJ ::\lutl;:-c; !! Willie. 11, S.rn.m. b.Aprll !?O, 18:ll: d. ,\prill!,IIS:lG,re.4y.ilm.2!!cl. 1•> J:mAEL F., b. :lluy !?O, 1833: m. Ahuir.i Watrous. 160 13, ScnCYLJ-:tt D., b. June I:l, lii3G: m. Augusta H:wcock. 167 14. SALLY l\LutIA, b. !\fay 2;'.;, 1841: tl. }'cb.17, 18-1-1, m. !! y. Sm. !!3 d.

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84. WOODUOUSE MUDGE, son of Anl'on nnd Wenlthy (p. !J::l ), IJ. in Unndillu, l 790; d. in Guilfbl'd.

Ile wns n farmer, in Guilford, whero ho lived nnd died. Ho wn~ n fifer in the Wur of 1812; wns in several cngngo­

meuts, ancl wus tukcu prisoner.

He m. Esm,m Muom:. She was duu. c, ,oseph and Jnne, of New Lebanon.

1. JAXF., h. Pcnnsylvnuln.

:?. ::'lhLl~S, b. 3. Wu.1.u)r, b. 4. As1ix .. ·rir, b. li. LAChA., b. G. Um.ur, b.

Tlmllt ClllLl>ltlsX wmm:

: m. Dr. - Grunt. Lives 111 ,vcstcm

: nc1·cr mnrrlc<l. : 111. Snrnh Lee In ISH. : 111. Unulcl IInycs. : c.l. youug.

85. .ASENATII :MUDGE, <laughter of Aaron and Wealthy (p. 93), b. in Unadilln, N. Y., May 1792.

She m. JosrAn D.Eln:so.

Now living in West Spring Creek, Crawford Co., Penn. Is a gunsmith by profession, un<l has also kept an liotcl.

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86. ISRAEL :MUDGE, son of .Aaron :in<l Wealthy (p. 93), b. in Unadilla., N. Y., .April 10, 1794.

He first resided in W cstford, Otsego Co., N. Y., where one child was b. ; he tben removed to Middlefield, N. Y., where

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three more were h.; thence to )filfor<l, Rnmo Co., where two more were h.; thence to Concord, Brio Co., Penn., where Wil­liam •r. wu.s b.; thence to Spnrtn, CJ'Uwford Co., Penn., when tho cii.:hth wns I,.; und then to Sp1·ing Creek, W u.rreu Co., Penn., whore ho now resi<les. Ho iR n fnrmer, now livini:( very quietly with his children nround him, in tho enjoyment or a. well-spent lifo.

Hom. REnECCA Tno1wi, July 12, 1818. She wns b. in l\Iic.l­dlcticl<l, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1 WG.

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1, l>r>WAltl> E., b, Au::. :n, IR2:?: m, Eclnn L. l\fol'!lc, USO 2. nc·rr .. mt G., h. ltny 22, 1R24: n1. l~mlly lf. Fnmcl~co. l 70 3, l'IIEJIF.1 h. llfnr. G, 1R2G: m. Edwin KlngRlcy, Oct. 13, 184~, by

whom Nhc hnd three children: l Cl1nrlcs L., b, Sept, 11, 184!1; :! Ednn J., h. Jun. 28, 1852; 3 Rnnsom, b. July 20, l8li4; ull b, In Spring Creek, l'cnn., where thP.y now live,

4. A.utoi. A,, b. Feb, lli, 1828: m, Lyc113 A. Smith. 171 G. llL\1tY E., h, Oct. 27, 1830: tl. IlANNAII A., b. Oct. 7, 1852: m. Jnmes ,J, ,Johnson, Feb, 3, 18u3,

by whom she Juul tl1ree children: l Hlrum E., Nov. 8, 18u3, d. Jun. 13, l!IGG, re. 12 y. 2 m. u <1.; 2 Emcnu R., b. July 23, !Ruu; 3 Adule E., b. llfnrch :!3, l8u8, They now reside lo Spring Creek, Penn.

7. Wu.1.1 .... ,1 T., b. Dec. 24, 1834: 8. 11&.'>IIY A,, b. llfur. 24, 1838: d. July 3, 1863, re. 2G y. 3 m. !I d.

87. LYl\IAN :MUDGE, son of Jo.red and Ellis (p. 03), b. in New Lebanon, N. Y.; cl. in Guilforcl.

He was n farmer.

He m. ANN GmsoY. She was dau. of Abel and Dctscy.

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88. JAHEn l\fUDGN, son ot' Jnrcu uml Elfi11 (p. 93), IJ. in Brcnknheen, N. Y., Sept. !I, 1 iS•t

Ile is n farmer, nm.I now re~icle;i in Guilford, on the Unn<lilln Rirer.

He m. SAl.l,Y HYEn. She wns elm,. or William nnd Lucretia,

or Cnnnnn, Columliin Co., N. Y., Ii. ,Juno !.ll, IWI. 'flmm r1111.1,1mll' w1m11:

1, ELI.Ill, b, Oct. 8, 1810: 111. Slprou Skluucr. Uu ti. 111 1111:0, lcnvlng no chlldr,•11.

2. Jt1,:SH~l•:LAJ,:1t, b. }''t•h. }f;t lRl!J: !J. l~o~ox, b. Sept. 17, 1~15: m. Au,:.:t!lhw Ilurrows, 4. L1·c1m·ru, h. ,\prll Iii, JHIH: r.. Joux, h. l\luy 30, 1!1:11:

89. SALLY :MUDGE, dnu. or Jo.mos an<l Nnncy (p. 94),

b. in Guilford, N. Y., April 1, 1808; d. ::\fay 12, 1861, re. 53 y. 1 m. 12 d.

Sbe m. Tnol!AS ALESWORTII in No,·. l 831. ITo wns n farmer,

d • .April 1863. Both members of tJ1e Methodist church.

1. NAll'CY,

2. AL.\IOll'P,

3. E~ur.m·, 4. lb:ll'KY,

5. NELMOll',

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b. Aug. 2!!, 1837: m. -Tn1cr, .Tnly .J, lSGtJ. : d. when 111 ycurs old.

: 111. Lovln:i. Ray, lRr.<;.

90. DAVID D. MUDGE, son of James and Nancy (p. 94), 1,. in Guilford, l\farcb 16, 1810.

He is a farmer, nnd now lh-es in Guilford.

Ile m. RuTn A. HoYT, Dec. 20, 1832. She was dau. of Ca!cli

S. an,1 Polly l\linor Hoyt.

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1. A1,1c11111., h, ,\prll 13, J.~:J.I: m. Tlioma.s Gru,·~s, :lfuy I, 18u8. !!. UoSILI-\ U.. h. :Muy 13, 1!:!3;1: m. William U. Houutls. Aug. 4, 18uR.

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91. GARDNER :.\JUDGE, Hon of Ju.rvii-1 u.nd Mu.1·y (p. 06), li. in Now .Mnrll:ioro', :.\falls., Aug. 6, l 78!J; d. in Ilrudford, Iforrison Co., Ind., l 85!J, ro. 70 you.rs.

lie wu.s u. fu.rmcr, u.nd settled in Wolcott, Wu.yno Co., N. Y. Removed to Delphi, Co.rroll Co., Ind. Romo\·od from thence to Ilro.dford, Ind., u.nd died thoro. Wo.s an Elder in tho Prcsby­tcriu.n church O\'cr forty yea.rs.

lie m. BETSEY 'fILLOTso~, Dec. 21, I 817. She was da.u. of

Genera.I 'fillotson, of Ge1101L, N. Y. She d. a.t Delphi, Ind., July 21, 1842.

TIIF:IR c1111.1>nt:s WF.IIF.: l. A!IIJIIIOHF., b. July 19, JHIU: never Ill. 2, Co1tSIILI.\, b. Sept. 10, 18!!1: m. Wllllum II. Sbnw. 172 ll. SormtoSIA, b. July 8, 1823: m. ,ToHcph C11rnllu111. 173 4, G.uu,st:it, b. lllur. 13, 18:!G: cl. lu Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 111,

18:!i, IC, 1 y. G m. Gd. G. llf.lnY ELt:r.AIIIITII, b. Aug. 30, 1831: cl. tu Pittsburg, Iu<l., l\luyli, 18·1G,

IC, Ii y. 8 Ill, li cl. G. CALl:'.rA, . b. Oct. 11 1836: cl. In Ilrlgbtou, N. Y., Nov.G, 184li,

Ill, 10 y. 1 m. G cl.

92. MARIA l\lUDGE, dau. of Jarvis and Mary (p. 96), b. in New l[a.rlboro', Mass., Nov. 28, 1793; d. in Wolcott,

Wayne Co., N. Y., July 2, 1835, :c. 41 y. 7 m. 4 d. Shem. ALLEY A.~DnEws, Sept. 15, 1815. Ile was b. in Hart­

ford, Conn., Oct. 5, 1790. W a.s a. cabinet maker, and settled in Wolcott, afterwards removed to town of Huron, thence to Starkey, Yates Co., N. Y.

TllEill CIIILDRE.', WEJI.F::

l. J.\llYIS !l[uom:, b. Nov. 2, 1817: m. !\[rs. Clnrn White, April 23, 1800. Is 1111 eminent physlciun, lllld bus prnctlscd In New York City for scvcrul ycurs, un<l now resides ut No. 1 Dron.clwny.

2. l\tAJtV, b. Dec. 25, 1810: m.JnmcsDickinsou, Jnn. 7, 1842, nnd removed to Ypsil:mti, ll[!ch., nnd bnve hvo sons.

3. Co1m•:1.J.\, b. !\far. 5, 18:!l: m. ,vm. K. l\kAIII~tcr, Attorney nt Luw In Chlcn~o, Ill., n mnn of superior ubllltles und hi;:h chnr-.ictcr. They bnvc four children.

4. CnA1tLOTTE, b. Sept.18, 182t : 5. CIIESTF:R, b. ,Jun. !!, 18:!ll: lives Ju Cltlc:igo.

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93. WfLLLDf )fUf)Gf,;, son of ,Tarris nr,d :\fnry (p. !Hl), It. iu Nl•W llurlh11ro', :\fo~~., nee. 11, 1 i!l5; ti. in )I 11tlgu':1 :',li\h1, Cr1111•e11h Co., Ala., Aug-. 1 ii, 1 l'l(i;i, rn. li!l y. 8 m. 7 1\.

Hu wus II former, nnrl IL enntradnr on the \\'11li11Jo<h nnr\ Eric Cuuul, afterwards IL 111erd11111t; 111111 ufter re1110\'i11g- to Green­ville, Alu., l,eca111c tt 11huitcr.

J fo 111. 1 F1.outr.L.\ ~111,:1.unx, Feu. 1 o. 11-l:!O. He 111. :! :\Lui,· n. Sxo11·, f>ec. -1-, 18:;:t He 111. :l Lm11-:rr.\ WA1,K1m, li'elJ. 2G, 18-l:0. Hem. 4 LUC\' Si,ATlm, ,Juue 185G.

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I. ,v.uur.,~, ~u,~r.J,os, Ii. N'o,·. !!,i, l~:!:!: !!. ;\J.,n,· l•:. h. ,Jun. !!O, 1~:!N: 3. Jl.1IUIIKI' A. b. Jllnr. !!f,, IM:lo: Ill, ltoh~rt n. nnrrow, lN ll nll'r-

clumt nt Jl!u,f;.:c's :'IIJII.•. In Conecuh Co., .\In., 11ll1Jrwnr1ls 11 Sl!ctlon 1111~•tcr on .\luh:111111 un,I Flurhl:i H. Jt., nml hn~ I <'1111<1, Wm, Jlnrl'OW,

JUS curr.nJU~S UY !\(,\UY l'iSOW wmu•~: •I, C.u101.1:H: ],', h. J-'ch. !!, Iri3,;: 111. l'crsl~ c. I.ymnn. Jfo I~ IL mcr-

clumt ht G1·ccnl'lllc, llullcr Co., Alu. Their cl1lldrc11 nrc, (I) Wlllizun, (:!) Tlwmus ,Jellcrsnu, (3) ~•rnncls, (·I) Chnrli,s.

Ii. ,v11.1JA~I Crr.1111.1-:s, h. 1-'cb. :!·I, ]8:J:I: "· An;.:. ·I, 18-1!1, "'· 1111! c1rn.om:x Ill: 1.011.Kl"I'.\ \\'.II.Kim WltlU'.:

1:. C.1·rn.1111x11,J1,:x.:-rn-rT11, h. J>cc. :JJ, lM-lO: , • J,\11\'IS llr-:xrn·, IJ. Jllnr. IO, 184:l:

94. LY)L:\.N )[UJ)GE, son nf ,farl'i;; nnrl )fury (p. !)fi),

L. iu Xcw )farll,nro', )foss., S<•pt. :!2, 17!Ji.

Uc was a " l.lwlcr," grocery merchant, contrnr;tor to !mild ennuis, an<l Hc,·c1·al ot.he1· occupations. He left his father in \\"olcott, nml went trar1ing· 011 1·h·er :-it. I..uwreucc; Luilt two or

th::cc mills on tlw.t l°il'cr, solrl to his lmJtlwr~, anrl went iuto the State of Xc11· York. anil coutractcrl to build n section of the Eric

anrl \Valiu~b Canul; um! while here he wrote t.lic son.~ of' "Tip­pecanoe anrl Tyler Too," awl some otlicr political songs. He kept a g1·ocery store in Hroacl i-itreet, Xcw York City, in 18-IG. Since lw Im~ J,een rnµ-aµ-etl in a wor11le11 111a1111lactor:·, :wr1 110w

in a saw mill, iu (;uymarrL Orange Co., X. Y.

Uc Ill, C:1::r:'l'l:L'JJ1•; W.11.111uT, hy Ik\·. \Villiam Vlark, Sept. :! I,

128 MUDGE ME.l/ORI.ALS.

I 824. She wns <lau. of ,John I. and Lucretia, of Cannjoharic, b. Oct. 19, 1802.

Tiff.lit CIIILDltF.S Wt:ItF.:

I. llr.ua- L. b. ,Tune rn, 1830: m •• r. Clurk Wheeler, June 20, 1s;;2, and J,a,·e (1) F.ll7J1beth, cl., (!!) Wurrcn Childs, (:I) Gertruo.le.

!!. Cn.u:r.t~•, b. ,July :n, I1!:l!!: m. Cnrollne Uunnu, 11ml J1ud son Lymnn, b. ,\prll J, 1111:,:, d. l,'ch. !!i, Jtit:i, re. 10 m. !!ti d. lle is II pby~lclan, aml wns snr;;con In the army four ycnrs. Is now prnctblng In Ful­ton, Oswego Co., N. Y.

95. ,TARVIS TREAT :IIUDGE, son of ,Jan-is and :lfary (p. 96), b .. in Ncw· ::\farlhoro', ::\fa.~s., Feb. 9, 1800.

He, with William Fulton, bought a tavern stand in Perington, l\fonroe Co., N. Y., Feb. 10, 1829, and sold ]sis interest in same to Fulton, Jan. 9, 1830. It was located at Bushnell's Basin in said town. In 1839, he moved to Rochester, N. Y., where he lived till 1844, when he rcmo,·ed to Pittsburg, Carrol Co., Ind., where he now lirns, and is much engaged in patents.

He m. l\LmY ELTZAllETII G1r.:u.A.-., .April 12, 183S. She was dau. of Philip and Betsey, of Exeter, N. H., b. July 22, 1819.

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1. C1um.r.s Gu .. ,rAs, b. Dec. 23, 1830: m. NellieThrall,July22, lSG0, nnd li\'es in Clcnland, Ohio, 1;;G Lake St., and bas one dnu., Neille Cole.

2. GEonGt: G.\J:.llst:r., b. ,\pr. !!2, 1842: :I. Wu.I.IA)l WmT, b. No,·.11, 18-IB: 4. E1>w.uw Tm:.\T, b. ,\u;:-. 2G, 18jl:

96. CHARLOTTE SYLVIA ::\IUDGE, dau. of Jan·is and ::\Iary (p. 9G), was b. in Xew )larlboro', ::\fas~., Feb. 13, 1 S02; d. in Bunker Hill in 1 S50, re. 4S years.

Shem. SmEox COLBY, Dee. 1S29, at Bushncl's Basin, Monroe Co., N. Y. Removed to Bunker Hill, ::\facoupin Co., Ill., in 18:~2. He d. on his way to California., in 1852, with cholera.

Tlllill: ClllLDm:x W}:m: : I. Son:os, b. 2. C1Lu:Lt:S Eow.\lID, b. 3. l\L\UY, b. 4. CIIAJU.Cl'ITE, b.

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97. JE.\,.NETTE AD .. \.LL.'\l'E )fUDGE, dnu. of Jarvis nml )fary (p. 96), b. in New )forllioro', l\fas<l., Dec. 25, 1S06; d. in Brighton, :Monroe Co., N. Y., 1843, :c. 37 ycnrs.

Shem. lLU?TIN '.l'AYLOr:, .Aug. Hi, 1S34, in Brighton.

Tur.m cuu.mms wE1m: I. Sor1mo:,,,,.1.. !!. Ass,\. 3. T11m1AsD. 4. J.UtYL➔ llf.

98. BET3EY 1.IELISSA l\IUDGE, da.u. of Ja.rris nnd :Mnry (p. 9G), b. in Wolcott, Wa.ync Co., N. Y., Feli. 24, 1809; d. in l 845, re. 36 yenrs.

Shem. JOSEPH C. Rrcn, of Penfield, Monroe Co., N. Y., 1831.

TIIEIR CIULDRE:s' wmm:

1. Cir.U'J.Y.S E., b. lfi:l!!: <l. 18::3. !!. l\C.mY Euz.uu:rn, b. 18:l:J: n Cll,\J!LJ;.~ E., b. 18:lG: ... 4. .J.\:s1, C.m<>LL,a:, b. 1838: d. /,. .J ... ,m C.\IIOLL'l(t:, b. 1840: r,. ,Jons J., h. HH!!:

99. BilIDSEY NORTON )IUDGE, son of J:i.~s nnd l\fary (p. 96), b. in Wolcott, W:i.yne Co., N. Y., l\fay 4, 1811. Frozen to de:i.th on :i. sleigh near rh-er St. L:i.wrence, in Jeffer­son Co., N. Y., l 845, re. 34 ye:i.rs.

He m. SJ.RAU TunxEn, l 840. S/1e d. in l 843.

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100. PilILANDJm SACKETT MUDGE, son of Amos n111l Lucy (p. !J8), b. iu Drouclul1Ji11, Fulton Co., N. Y., Dec. 17, 180!).

He is n. ma.son by trn.<lc, :m<l resi<led in Albany, n.nd removed to Rome, N. Y., 1832, n.ncl from thence to Troy, iu 1841, and then to Schenectady, and then to Ifortford, aml in 1SG3 to Brooklyn, N. Y., where he now rc,iicles.

Ile m. MAnY IlowEn~, Nov. 21, 1829. She was dnu. of Ephraim nm.I Esther Dowers, b. iu Weathersfield, Conn., July 22, 1810.

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l, WII.UA.\I llt:s1tY, b. Oct. 14, 18:10: ti. Au~. 7, 18!l0, re. !l m. 2:; tl. 2. Fma>1•:1UCK HooT, b. 1''ch, :l, lS:l!l: m. )larth11 ,\. Ilutler, 1 7' 4 3. Holt.u:1,: J>utt.AXUJ~J:, b. ~\11;:. :;, ]l"i:3H: d. 8t•J)t. ::m, 1:-i:::•,n-.:; y. l m. :n c.l. 4. Sll>SWI" Jlu1m1u., h. July 17, 18:lS: <I. ~0\',11, 18-10, 11!,:ly.:lm.!!l<I. u. lli,suY '£YL1m, b, :i\lur. l:l, 1840: m. Suruh E. Dc1uiug. l 7'G

101. HENRY :MUDGE, ~on of Silos and Ifannnh C. (p. !J!l), b. in Duaneslmrg-, N. Y., Oct. 28, I 80.J:; <l. in Brooklyn, N. Y., .Aug. 31, 1831, :c. 26 y. 10 m. 3 d.

He wns n student in )Iidtllebury College, but gare up his studies, and became n merchant, continuing in business until his death.

He m. Er.IZAilETil HoE, .April 25, 1827. She was dnu. of Robert and Rachel, b. No,. S, 1807.

Robert Hoc wns the cclelmi.ted printing press maker, of.New York City, whose lightning presses have been world reno,rned •

.After the death of her husband, she wns again m. to E:xocn l\IEAD, of South Salem, N. Y.

Timm OXLY CIJILD w.u;:

1. ROB&ItT HE.....-nY, b. Feb. 7, 1828: ti. Aug. 18~'!1, n:. 1 y. Gm.

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102. CHARLES CALDWELL .MUDGE, son of Siln:! nnd llanunh C. (p. 99), IJ. in Duaneshurg-. N. ¥., St•pt. :!G, !SOil.

Set apnrt in early lifo L,y his mother for the ruini~try, he wns

11reparetl for coll ego; hut his health faili ug, ho was obliged to

throw aside his books for more nctirn employrucnt. Ile turned

his attention to mercantile pursuits, in which he eng:igctl for

many years, with varying success, until 1 S45, when he IJccumo

connoctcd with lhe Brooklyn City Tract Society, or which, anti

or the Drooklyn Bible Society, he has continued tho General

.Agent till the present time.

He uuitetl with the Presuyterian church in 1 S30, and was iu

1843 made a ruling cider.

He m • .ANN l\LmY HoE, ,June 3, 1 S33. She was dau. of Rich­

ard and )fary Hoc, of Hoes, Lancashire, Eng., lately of New York City, u. Oct. 12, 1S08.

Trnm: c1111.1>1:i•:s wmm:

I. A ~ox, b. Feb. 1s:1-1: !I. s:imc dny. unnamed. Ilt-:st:\' LF.ms, b. Sept. J!l, Is::;;: ti •• T:Ln. 7, l~:Ji, u:. 1 y. :J 111. 19 d •

.,. C.u:uLJxt: S~uru, b. lfay :!, ls:;;;

.J. L..:wis \V.uu,, b .. J:m .. !?V, Js:;:,: m. J~lizaht•th Seymour. dnu. of Ile\·. Ebenezer :uni )l:1ry, ot· UloomtJcltl, N. Y., Au~. J.i, IsH;.

He gradu:ited :tt l'l'iuccton (colh:gc of Xew .Jersey) Ju cl:L-.s or l,"'G:!. dt•li\·crin!,: the v:ilt•tliclory ora.tion. Jle wcnL throu~h :t three ycar:•.9 course in the Tlu·olo_!!'ic:ll Seminary, aml in J,.;r,,; w:ts licensed as a. l 1rc:,,.hytcri:U1 miubtl'r. Ile W:L-i orUaiued awl inst:tllt..•tl :L"" pnstor or the \\"'cstmiu~tcr l'reshytcriau church, in Youkers, X. Y., Aug. J, 1:-;1;;. Has been tutor in CircL•k at l 1rinccto11 Collc.::c since 11c gr:uJ­u:ited.

:;. C11.u:u:, m:sm·. b. Aug-. tr., 1s.1 I: m. ~l:lri:-:iret T:end:111, .June H, J8r..;. She wns tlau. of .John awl C:1roli1w S., of" nrooklyu. He is Uo\\' in mcrc:Llltile pursuits in Xcw York City. 11:t\"c ouc chll,1, Alcx:wdcl" O.-r, I.>. Dec. :!I, ltiGG.

103. ISAAC )IC'DGE, son of Auraham and Phebe

(p. 101 ), b. in Florida, )[ontgomcry Co., X. Y., .June 4, 1788; d. in Enr!Yillc, X. Y., Sept. 22, 184G, :c. 58 y. 3 m. 18 d.

132 ,llUDr:E .llE.110RJ..tLS.

He wns a millwright and carpenter, and settled in Sherburne, N. Y., where lh·e of his children were born. He then rcmo\·cc.l. to Bainbridge, N. Y., where his other two were born; thence to Earh-illc. His health failing him in middle life, so that he could not pursue his occupation, he manufactured a pill, and left a Lox at every house in several counties near his rc,;idcncc, which, if approved, to be paid for. The next season, culling upon those who had received them, he met with great success; :md "::\fudge's .Antibilions Pills" became celebrated, and he found the mnnufac­turc of tb~m a profitable business. So grcnt was his success, that, in a few years, be found himself in cnsy circumstnnccs, and sold out to his sons, who carried on the business some years, when the factory burned down, with a lnrge stock of pills and ointment. .His sons rebuilt, and carried on the business for a number of years. and acquired handsome fortunes; after which, the business went into other hands. Himself and family were connected with the Presbyterian church.

He m. :MERCY RAnroxo, Feb. 24, 1810. She was dau. of Deacon Abraham and Betsey, b. April 18, 1785; d. iu Belvidere, ill., Feb. 12, 1861, re. 75 y. !) m. 25 d.

1. WJLLLUr, •• EltlLY,

unmnrried.

m•:m CJULDm::,; WERE:

b. Sept. 13, 1811: m. ;lllrnndn ;\t. Strew. 1 7H b. April 1, lSI:.l: d. )lay H, Iti-lO, a:. :!7 y. 1 m. 14 d.

3. Aun:1:T, b. Aug. 17, 1s1;;: m. Flor-.i A. Welton. 177 4. L•:.\sm:r.. b. Sept. W, HHS: m. Ilclcn Buell. 178 5. Amun.or, b. Feb. S, IS:!!: m. Persis llncll, April 1S4G. Ile ,!.

June 15, 184£-;, :c. 27 y. 4 m. 7 U. No i~~ue. G. Is.uc RAYllOSJJ, b. Sept. 25, l~:!G: m. Harriet T. Wheeler. 17H 7. L\t:lt.\ L., b. July I:!, IS:!l:l: d. in llch·lderc, Ill., :it the residence

of her brother, Isu:1c R., Aprll I:!, 1::;;;;;, uum., w. :!G y. !I m.

104. RICHARD VALESTINE l\IUDGE, son or Ahra­bam and Phebe (p. 102), b. iu Otsego, Otsego Co., N. Y., July 17, 1793.

S/.'(1'/1 f!f.'.\'NN.-1 'l'/0.V. 133

Ifc was n furmcr, 111111 resided in D11rlu1111, Greene Co., N. Y., when• he 011·1wtl a. mill for t11r11i11g mrio1111 ki11d" ol' wood-work by water 11ower. He lo"t liis right arm by Iii" l1111111 l,ei111,\' cnught in n rng-whccl, nnd wn" cru"hcu to the cll,ow. Uc uncr­wnrdll stutlied mcuieiuc, nud uow kccp8 au apothecary i;to1·0 ill i;nmo towu.

lie m. IJ,\NNAU WINNF:, Oct. i, 1815.

Timm l'llll,1•111•:s \1'1-:111•::

I, J,on:s, h. : 111, Nnruh ,r,uw l'rnll, O<•t. 111.f!I, He wn:,i n l:lrnwr. nrul rc•.1ooJded In JJurluuu, fil'Pl'llt' Co., N. Y.; mul

uncr urrl\'JII;: to yeur~ oi· 1111111hornl, studlc~d 111f•tll1•ilw, :uul ~r:uluatt•tl nt C11Ntlcto11 l\fcdknl Coll,•:.:,• lr1 IH.W, 111111 .,,tth•d nt Womlst.ock, UI• Nier Co.,~. Y .. l1<•1•11111c l'e<•hli, 111 licnll h, ,uul rc111<>\'c<I to Hnhwny, N. ,J., with the hop<• of' ri,:..:aluln:..: It, hut wns brought hack tu Vur­hum, where he died, lc,n·l11g 1w children.

!!. Prum,-: C.\'rm:1us1,:, h. : ,I. :J. 1-:1.1:i:., ,\ss, h. lllnrch !!, !~~I: 111. ,\rl11111l S. llumphrcy. 180 4. .AU1c.u1.ur, h. : m . .Amm Tnylor. r,, ,\.\JEl,U, b. : d. G. C11.u:i.,.,·n·1i, b. : m. James llruughtun.

105. CAPT. ATIRAIJ.Uf )IUDGF.:, son of Ebcuezer and Elizabeth (p. 104), L. in Una<lilla, Otsego Co., N. Y., Jan. 28,

,1W3. He was a miller an<l mill owner, m1<l resiucd in Charleston,

N. Y., where he owue<l a saw uu<l n grist mill, until April 1828, when he sold nnd remo1·e<l to Canujoharie, nuu resided till April 1839, when he again sold and removed to Cortlaud, where lie ownc<l a saw, gri~t and planing mill near the railroad depot; an<l h:n·ing obtained a suflicie11t competence, sol<l to his son, Ebenezer. !fas hcl<l n commission as captain in the militia ser­l·ice, justice of the peace, and was supervi,:or in Cortland for three years. He is democratic rcpulilican in politics, and freely use<l hi:! influence and woney in the War of tl1c Ik:IJcllion.

,134 ,1/(JIJ fl J: .,r N ,1f O JU ,11, N.

Ifc cnli11te1l nH n. \'Oluntccr in tho War ol' I 812, und ~crvc,1 ut

Suckcltll Hurhor. fn religion, ho is nltuchcfl to the U11itnri11n lhith.

Jfo 111. T>1mmll :\f11.1 .. 11m, ,Jan. 10, 1813. She WttN tluu. of Joel

u111I 'J'11liitl111, l,, in l--h11ro11, Conn., Au~. 3, 179:!; u. Nov. 16,

181Hl, IC, 7'1 y. 3 Ill. 13 <l.

nrnm c1111.1>1ms w~:,m: I. IN.I.\C 1-,, b, )fny I, 1111-1: ti, I>""• :11, J.~:!-1, rr. f) y, Am.

B111-:s1s1.1-:11, h. AJ>ril 1:, 11111;: 111. 1111111111h C. llrnl;.:,•, tHI :J. C11.uu.1,:"4 .J., h. J•'ch. J, Jr'lH: ti. ~\u;:. !!!!, J1'·1 I, w. :::i y, fi 111. !!I ti. 1111111 • • ). m.,:r..\111-:'1'11, "· J\Inr. 4, 111:!IJ: Ill, ,John l't•ri-1;.:o, Ft•h, "· lH:11'1. !It! ,, IL

miller, 'uml owrrN 11 ;.:rl,tt 111111 Irr Drydm1, X. Y., 111ul Jm,. llvi• clrlltlr,•11: l C.:luirleN l\[ud,::c, h, ~uv. 1:1, Jl"!h"; !! Mnr;,rnu Alrlc, h. J•,eh. jj. JH41; :1 C11rollnc, I,, A11;.:. IH, IHI:!; ·I J.11\"IIIII l)orutlry, I,, Jun. 1-1, 18-1-1; 1i 1•:llcn, b. Au,::. :m. Jsrn.

r,, II.\llltm'I', "· Au;.:. :!H, IM:!:J: Ill. Wllllmn Al\'rml, SPpt. Ii, 111-1-1. [,t IL cnrJl"ntcr, 11111I reNltleN In Cortlrurrl. llnd on,• drlhl, whu ,I. yonn;.:.

H. Jlyuos, IJ. ,\u,::. 1-C, lHt;: 111. Franc.~t•!i4 .Julln Uollo. 18:! i. Uu)lls\'.S, b • .Mnr. Ii, 18:JO: 111. <.:hurluttc Stultlt. 183

106. ANY .. \ B. MUDGE, dan. of Ebenezer and Elizal,cth

(p. 104), b. in Florida, N. Y., Jun. 28, 1793, uow lh-iug in

Kewunncc, Henry Co., Ill., 1866.

Shem. l\L\'!TIIEW Dorm, Jr., Jan. 2!J, 1811. Ile was son of

Ju<lgc .l\Iatthew and Dinah (:\[11,lgc) Dorr, b. l\fay 21, 178G.

He was in l,usiness with his father, - that of a eloth-<lresser

and woollen manufacturer, in Chatham, N. Y.; an<l, in 1 S:Vi,

removed to Providence, Ill. Was postmaster and justice of the

peace, and highly re~pectcd as a citizen. He is now lh·ing

(1866) in Kcwanncc, Ill., where nine of his children now reside,

all of whom arc in comfortable circumstunees, some of them

wealthy. l\Jost of them members of the Congregational church.

1. An,\l.lXE 8., :?. 11:t•:...'.£,

-rm:m cmr.m:rss wmm:

b. Dec. Ii, l,~11: 111. Sumud )[orris. I,, )farch :!, li,;H: m. S:imucl C. 11:icou.

8 J X 'I' IT fl E .V g R .-1 •r JO .V. 135

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JO. .J.,~H:!'4 J~h~IPSh, h. Ht•c. !!J, H'!!!J: m. Su:,11111 Potr,•r. 11. ll\"llllS J\It:f>1l1•:, h, ,11111. :!i, JN!I!!: 111. J-:11111111 M1111111h•r, I" s.,Mn:L, IJ •. J.'clJ, Ii, l~:17: 111. C.:nrrlu Vnu C.:ourt,

107. WILLIA)£ MUDGE, son or Jacou aml Elizal.Jcth (p. 105), u. in Oyster Huy, .Aug. 12, ISi:!.

He is a. farmer, unu now lirns ut Oyster Duy. Ile occupies the same farm that his greo.t graudfutl,er owuetl.

Be m. ~fanTUA 'l'. Wu.r.E'l'S, )fay 12, 1842. She was dau. of Richaru natl :\fary, l.J. Jan. lG, lSHl.

-rm:u: crur.111:1-:s wt:rm:

1. ·wn.r.u,r ,TAcon, b, Oct. 4, 1.-.;.1: :i. IIJ.:si.y WILLl·:Ts, "· 8cpt. H, 11:,;;7,

108. ELIZABETH l\JUOGE, dim. of Jacol.J ::tJ!d Elizabeth (p. 105), b. iu Oyster Ilay, Xo,·. :!5, 181G.

Shem. Jons T. V ,1.1,Ex·rrne, No,·. 27, 183-1:. He was son or Lewis an<l Jane, b. Juue :W, 1807. He is a farmer, am.I car­ries on a large farm.

TIU:IR CIIILDimS wmm:

I. 1'>ILLIA)I ]\[~'l)r.11, b. ,\pril i, 18:l~: 2. lfaxs.\11 ELll'-,Ull•:'Clr, h. April Ii, Js.;o, <l. April !!7, 1s.;;, re. 7 y. JO ti. 3. 1-:1.1.woo1>, 4. l\Lu:Y ,J.\xt:,

h. Aug. !!~, 1s;;2: b. April :t:l, 18iii:

136 JIIUD(}E ,lfE.lfOIUALS.

109. CALEil ~fU.OGF;, son of Daniel and ~fnrtlin (p. lOG), L. iu North Ilcmp~tcud, Sept. 2G, l 7i0; <l. Fcu. 20, 182.'i, ic. /j.~

y. 4 ID. 25 d.

Hom. Er.I.EN WEEKS, April 21, 180G. She was dau. of Zeno and Aun, 1.,, Jun. O, 1784; d. Nov. O, 18G3, ru. 57 y. 5 m. 14 d.

'fllEllt CJlll,l>IIE:S w,mE:

I. A:ss1e, b. J•'ch. 1.;, !HOil: m. Andrew l'ollock, Hou or Allen nnd :r.lury, or IloHton, ,July I, 1830.

:!. SAIUII, h, Oct. JO, !NW: m, Pr, JumcH Jlockwcll Ilonr<lmun, son or Jumcs nnd J.ydlu, ,Jun" ;, IH31i, of Stutcn Jalnnd.

3. lllAIIY, b. S<•pt. rn, 18)/i: d, 1111111 .. \prll:!:1,)H34,m.18y.7m.8<1. 4, Jlm.1,::-,, b. 1,•.,1,. 4, !Hli: ti. 1111111.Aprlll3,183-',w,Iiy.!l111,0cl • .;, lJA.~U:L CoLF.~, b. Sept. 41 lH:!:l: Ill, Bll"n Curr. 184

110. ANNA MUDGE, dnu. of Daniel and Martha (p.106), b. in North Ilempstcnd, Jan. 2l, 1784; d. March 13, 1837, re.

53 y. 1 m. 23 d.

Shem. Cor.Es HoPKrns, of Glen Co,·e, March 15, 1807. Ho ,vas son of William and Elizabeth, b. Oct. 2G, 1783. His death

was occasioned by drowning, Oct. 8, 183u, ro. 51 y. 11 m. 12 d. He was a farmer, and always fo·ed nt Glen Cove, Oyster Bay,

where ho died.

1. llbnY, b. Jlfar. :!!l, 1808: m. Robert Titus, and had two chll,lren (twins) : Gcori:c nnd Annn.

:!. Lot.:1,.,1 b. Sept. l:l, 1811 : unm. :l. Jlb1mu l\[tmm:, ~ Twins, b. 5 d. I>cc.11, lll!!,i, re. 11 y. Gm. !!l d. 4. D.,smL l\ll'.11,rn, 5 l\Iuy :!0, l1<U: t m. l\I:lry Auu Lewis, und bud

l'our children : 1 Dunicl, :! l\Iury Ann, 3 llunuul11 4 Elw. Ile d. J\Iurch o, 18;jl, re. 34 y. !! m. !! li.

,;, JASB U•:m:cc.,, b. Nov. t:, 18l!l: unm. G. WILU.\.'11 DowsL~G, b. l\lur. SO, 18:!;j: d. unm.l\1uy30, 18GO,u:.$y.2m.

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SEVElTII riEU:R,\'flOJ UD Cllll,DIU:J,

111. HARVEY ~IUDGf~, son ol' gl,erw:wr aurl ~nrnh (p. 107), Ii, in Uruulillu, Ot,segu Co.,~- \"., .Tnly :w, 1706.

Ile is u. former. lu the spriug- of' 181 ::?, Ire rerrrorntl with his lutlrei· to Clrili, X. Y. ffo t1111µ-ht school se\'el'nl wirrtcr terms, wa.,i ulectetl tu rnrious towrr olliees, corrrruissiouer of lrigh1vny,1, school iu,ipector, to1\'11 cl1•rk, t!tt!, His first child was born in Chili, Ire then rcnro\'ed to Bu.rr,i, Orlm111,1 Co., when a second clrilrl wns born; tlreuce to Gates, Mouroe Co., where three more were !Jorrr ; thence to Far111er,1\'illc, where tire sixth was horn ; n.nd from thence to Grovelarul, Oukltuul Co., Mich., where hi,i last was boru; from there to Ilurlley, Lapeer Co., .Mich., where he now resi<les. In politics, u. rcpnhlit!an; in relig-ion, U~h·er­:<ali~t.

He 111. Er.rz.&ui,:·m EA·ros, Xo1•, lG, 1817. Sire wus dau. of Joshua and Lucy, b. April ::?\), 1802; d. Sept. 8, 1855, re. 53 y. 4 Ill. JO rf.

'fUJ.:llt CltJLJ'Hl~S wmm:

1. Wrssn:L Wn.1.ot:<HlllY, h. )[ur. 1:1, 1.,w: 111. Ellle )[oore. tsr, :!, EL\'lltA X, I,, )fur. :!U, IH:!I: 111. Gehle! Powelson, Novem-

3. L.\l:ltA Ass, b. );o,·. !!l, JS:!:J: Ill, Wm. Powcls, Sept. 1840. l'owcls was killed In ll well, ,June :t::, 1~4:J. She m. !! Isrucl S. Bird, :X o,·. !!i, 1~.J.j.

4. Pol.LY E. I,, .Tune :tr., 1.~2r.: ti. )[arch 7, 18!!!1, re. 2 y. 8 m. !I d. 6. S.uull ,\xs, t,, Sept. ,;, I~:!!!: m. Arclaihal<I Sl.,vcns, Oct. 3, IIHi. 6. UUl'II.\ C. b. ,July 14, J~:J~: 111. ,John lllr<I, .Feb. 4, 18ij!!, 7. (J,;c,rn I. h. :So,·. :!!I, lH:l·I: Ill, S:11•11b ,June Birt!. 186 8. ELIZ,\JIWl'II E. "· .July 14. IM:l,: Ill, J:une• E. Smith, Feb. 4, 1857.

112. ROXAXJ.. :\lt:'DGE, <lau. of E!Jcnczer and Sarah (p. 107), I,. in Xcwport, Herkimer Co., X. Y., :May 22, 1802.

l~

,lf fJ /J fl E .,r }.' .If OR l A LS.

Slw m. n,i~.r.um1 1". Ao,ur11, ~forch :.!O, 182fi. lfo wns 11 rmwm, 0.1111 rc,iided i11 Chili, X. Y., uml 110w li\•e,i in ~lonrot!, .Mid,.

'J'l!l':111 1:1111,11111-:s \VIC.Im:

,. ,\)JOH, h. ,fan. 17, l/<27: Ill, Jlrlt-n ll1•11ly. Jlr,•ltlr•cl nt Adrlnu, ~llf'11, flp lu•lllll or II pntrlotlc Hplrlt, t.lllllHh•cl 111 the Wnr or the Tk• lwlllon, nntl ree1•l1•1•1l II C11pt11ln'H co111111l••inn In tho 'fhlr<I ~Jlehlitnn Cnrnlry, In IHli!!, 1111111•1111t,ln111'1l In ,ervlee tlurlug th" wnr with hlith cu11111wtulutlo11 llH n ,,mltlh~r; nru.1 tll'nr the clrnw, WUH tnm,,it·,,rr,~d, with till' .iunu i:rntll', to tlw llnucm·k Vet .. rnn Sc,rvte,,, In which 111, fr'cr,·cll uhout olll' y,•nr.

2. SAIJAII, ) Twin,. 5 Ill, Colu111hus ,Tohn•on. 3, Ass, 5 h, Sc,pt, 7, lH!!:I: ( 111. Jo,cph S, Vroo11111n. Shu ti. Dec,!!,

lHUi, m. !!"4 y. :! Ill, ~.id. 4. ROXASA, h. St,(Jt. !!4, 183:!: m. Wllllnm w. Wilson.

113. EBENEZER :MUDGE, son of El.Jcnezer nnd Snrah (p. l0i), b. in Newport, Hcrki~er Co., N. Y., Mny 9, 1804.

He is n farmer; unrl in the year 1812. he remo\'ed with his father to Chili, N. Y., where he married, and three of his children were uorn. lie then remo\'cd to I-Juluurtou, and thence to Madi­son, :Mich., where his fourth child was uorn; and in July 1840, he

remo\'ed to Quincy, where he now re~ides. He taught school nine succe~si\'e winter terms, studied mathematics, drafting, etc., nt Lyons, N. Y. Acu<lemy; was appointed by the Go\'ernor of :Michigan n commi~sioncr to sur,·cy and locate State roads in the upper part of the ::itate; has held the office of ju~tice of the peace, super\'isor of the town of Quincy, presi<lent of the \'illage, and other honorable positions. In the military line, he rose from

privnte to captain in n company of X. Y. militia (peace estab­lishment). In politics, an enrncst supporter of repuulican prin­ciples; in rcli1don, U nirnrsalist.

He m. LucrtE'rrA HEATOX, April 12, l 827. She was dau. of Elias and :\fary, of Chili, b. June 26, lS0i.

SJ: VJ.'.\'TJ/ 1/A'.VJ.'JIA 1'/0.V, 139

'l'JIIClll Cllll,Jtlll',S w1m1,::

I. Mmm.\l', h, ,Tun. 0, IH:!~: 11. )luy!!~, lM,i:!, IL', !!•I y. 4 m. toe!, Uc choMe th,• proli•._lou ol' 111c1i1<'11w, 111111 1rr111(11111.1•1l nt Wlllnui:hhy :\lcdl<•nl lu"lltut,•, Cte,·dnml, 0., nncl cJJ.,,J l'ro111 tho rc•sult ol'oiwoHHh'CJHtudy,

'' s.uuu, h. ,J1111c J;, ll'l:.m: JU. H. JJ. ;\I. 'rurrwr. 1H1 :I, Mm.,·1s, h, Xov. !!l, JH:t:I: 111. ~nrnll ,\ahlc•y. JHH 4, Em1.Y, b. :\for. W, !IHI: 111. \\'nlton .r. Jl11r1ws. 180

114. mA 8KIXXETt lll;[)(,m, 11011 of Ellenezer and

S1m1h (p. IOi), It. ill J.'ufr/icld. X. Y., )fay 11, 1808; d. iu Qniucy, Mich., Ju.11. 31, U,i;i7, a.•, 48 y. 8 rn. :W ti.

He was a former, rcccin!cl u lilieral 1.•tlncation, au,I devoted

some time to the study ol' thcolo1Q'• ltc"id,•cl in )Illfli;:011, lllich., wl1erc he nmrric<l, aml tlll'n n•1110,·ccl to (lnincy, where liis first child was liorn. lie then reuwrc!d t.o )fary,wille, Wis., where

his secon<l was uor11, and theu back to Quiucy, where ho c.lietl. In politics, a whig; iu reli~io11, a I.Jnh·ersalist.

Hern. )[Anr D.Axm,1.-;, Sept. 2, 1841. She was b. Feb. 8, 1818.

'J ·u:ut c1nu,m,:x w1~u,,:: 1, Clt.~CLA, "· Au,;. IH, 1~·1!!: m. \\'111111111 ,v. Pot<•s, or Uoy11lton, o.,

Oct. :/8, 18C:0. He ls tcncbcr 1111<1 former, 111111 now lh·cs In :\llssourl. Uc wns b. ,\ug-. 17, 1~:1:1.

~- J,.4.so~ Sco·rT, h. Oct. :!, l84!l:

115. HEZEKIAH DIBBLE )JUDGE, son of Ehenczer a.nd Sarah (p. !Oi), ll. in Fairliclc.1, Herkimer Co., X. Y., .July

23, 1811. He is a farn1cr, and settled at Madison, )Iich., where he mar•

ricd and three cliildreu were born. He then re11101·ed to Quincy, where three more ,1·cre boru, then to Lowell, La.kc Co., Ind.,

where two more were uoru, a1Hl where he now resides. He

scn·ed one year and tlu·cc months in the War of tlie RclJellion

as Drum )fajor iu the 143d Illinois Infantry. In politics, repub­lican; in religion, U nh·ersali~t.

140 ,1/ fl /Hi H ,I/ Ji: ,II OR I A /,.'I,

fie rn. Am· Huu.,snim, ~lay l!J, 18:li. ~he wnN Ii. ,Jun. ~. 1817; d. Au~. 2+, 18/li, w. r,o y. 7 111. 1ti d.

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116. RUFU:, llUDGE,son ofSmnucl and l\Icrry(p.108), wash. in Hartwick, X. Y., Jun. 23, l 7U7.

Uc was 11 tannl•r and former, is very well oil~ 1111d is u line, intelli­gent man. He lh·c<l iu Otscgo,Otsego Co., N. Y. He wuM u tunuer twenty years, then a lumber denier twenty-two years, Lut now a farmer in Otsdawa, Otsego Co., N. Y. In religion, Univcrsalist.

Hem. S,u.LY Cuiumws, Jan. IS, 1818. She wash . .Mar. 9, 1801. ·rm:m c1111.1>1:t:s ,n:m: :

1. Rn<>DA, b. Jan. :10, 18:!0: 111. ,John Hy11tt, .!,'ch. l:!, JS:l9, and ho.~ four chllilrcn: Uut'us, l\lL•l,·lnn, Sully, l\lnry.

2. AlrnosIA Lcc1xA, b. l\lnr. !!7, 11'(:!:!: d. 1\Inr. G, 1~37, re. !!:i y. :n d. 8. A~IA.'-l>A 11[. b. J)ec. 13, lri:!3: m •• John Smith. 100 4. lltA EI>WIS, h. Au1,:. I:!, li<:!,'i: m. Snllnn Xorthrop. 101 :;. s .. 1.1.Y ,hs1,:, b. Aprll JO. IS:!:!: 111. l\forris ColJl,,r, of l..:1urcn,-, Dec.

:!:l, l~-17. Four 111orc dtiltlrcn ,J. in inlilucy.

117. )I.A.l{Y :m;DGE, dau. of l\"nthaniel and Charlotte

(p. 110), L. Dec. 19, 1S00. ~he m. 01moso BUTLER, of Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1 S24.

Tllt:m CIIILl>ltE.', wmtt:: l. ALY.\, b. l\Cny :!5, 18:!5: m. Lor:i.ine Howe, or Rome, X. Y. 2. JA.\IES H. B. b. J:i.n. 10, 182:': m. Eliza l\Coodie, of Rochester, N. Y.

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118. ALVA lWDnl•:, 1w11 ul' Nathunil'I and Cl111rlnu.u (p.110), II, in Ronit•, X. Y., Xo1·, !J, 1811-L

Jle wa~ IL 1111•r1ihunt, 1111il 11lw11.l's 1·1.•,id1!d i11 Hn111, 0, retirl'1l fro111 h11,-i11e~s iu I 81i.J., and 110w uw11,- 1111d r,•,dol,is i11 th•• 111n11sio11 huilt for ,ludµ-11 B11r11P,-, 1111 thu·,-it,i ol' I.Ii,: old fo'ort. :0:11111wi.x. llimscll' and liunily hl'1011g- to t.hu J>r,•sltytcri1111 eh111·d1.

IJ,. Ill, l ~IAnY Dnow:,;, Hl•pt. :!0, 18:!8. :,,Jiu ll'IIS dun. or )fujur El,e111.•1.1!r 11111I Pu11wliu Brown, 111' B11rli11gto11, Vt.; Ii, I SOB, u. April .i, 1 1-1.i I, 11•, :::! years.

Jfo 111. :! Widow 11,Wltll•:'I' L11x1;, ol' Hullidn, N. Y., !Jee. :!:!,

18.J.!l. ~he wus dun. ol' Jlo11. 1.-aae 1111,l Phul,e Lae,•y, of Chili, N. Y .. 11, Dec. G, l 814. .

JUN CUii.HUES JIY :\JAlt\' 11uuws Wl·!IU-::

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JUI'\ CIIJJ .. ()HJ•:S HY IIAJ:IUET 1.osc; wmu,:: r,, ,Tlmmrn L,\Cl-:Y, b. Feb. W. l~H: 111, Helle Ame~, ()ct, l 7, J~r.;, !lnu.

o( Hon. C. Ame~, or Oswe;.:o, X. Y. G. .lhx.s11-: Bnows, b.tlun. !!:Jt JM.;o: d. ~t~pt. 2:1, lS(j,i, it•. lU y.-; JU, 2:;u.

119. IlULDAll 'l'HERZ.\ ~JUDGE, ilau. of Xutlmniel an<l Charlotte ( p. 1 HJ), u. in Hom.:, X. \"., )farcl1, 18 JO; rl. April

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120. CHARLOTTE RACHEL ~IUDGE, <lau. of Xa­thanicl and Charlotte (p. 110), !,. in Rome, X. Y., Oct. 13, 1813.

142 .11 U/JGE ME,IIOJUA L 8.

She m. Lmmms K ELltEn, of Rome, Jan. 8, 1834. Be was

b. Oct. 28, 1811, was engn:.;erl in mercantile pursuits till ISG2, was rleputy i;heriff and assistant u.ssel'!sor or the G niteil State~,

which oflice,; he still holtlil for the town u.nrl village of Rome, X.Y.

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121. S,UIUl•:L WILLIAlf MvDGE, son of Nathaniel

and Charlotte (p. I 10), l,. in Rome, N. Y., )lay 28, 1817.

Ile is a merchant, aurl has always resirl1:d in Rome. Ile is,

and always ha~ liecn, un activq and enterprising man. has i.Juilt

some of the finest i.Jnildings in this town, one of which was the

United Stat1:s Hotel, which was not remuner.i.tive as such, and

was afterwards co11ve1·terl into an arcade for stores, offices, and

other i.Jusincss purposc:1. In religion, Presi.Jytel'ia.n.

He m. 1 ,TA..'iE BEATTY, No,.., 13, 18-13. She was dau. of James, of :New York City, u. Sept. 7, 1823; d. Feb. 1-1:, 1855, re. 31 y. 5 m. 7 d.

Hem. 2 S,\RAH Hun1.nu1iT, Dec. 17, 1856. She was da.u. of Kellogg and Sally of Utica, h. :May G, 1822.

1118 Cllll.J)!t&X BY J.\XF. rn:.,TTY WF.RE:

1. Er~o;Krs•: lh:ATTY, b. 8c1>t. 7, li:1-14: He scr\"ed two yeurs in the nn,·y during the late Wnr or the Re­

hellion :L~ :issi:-.t::mt sur;:eon on bourd the .. Chcnn.n~o" and h ~ercus," :md nt Fort :llor;.:-.m. Was on board the Chenango when the boiler exploded and killecl about forty persons.

!?. FA~XIE, b. Dec. !!3, 1845: m. Hichnrd C. Elliott) or ~C\V York City, Dec. 1, l~G4.

3. J.\.\IF_o; W'ILLL\~I, b. :Feb. 24, 18-19: 4. L1zzn: J.,x&, b. Oct. 2, 185:l:

ms CIIILlllU:.-; BY S,\IUll llUitLBt:RT:

5. SA~lt:EL HURLUt:RT, b, Oct. 13, 1857:

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122. HARRIET ATWOOD NEWEL.I, )IUDGF!, <11111. ol' ,John a11,l Uet~ey (p. 113 ), wa,i b. i11 ::-hcrl111r11c, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1814; d. in Hurtlund, )licl1., Dec. 25, 18·~2, ni. 28 y. 1 111. 7 ,l.

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123. WILLIAM REUBEN ~IUDGE, son of John and Bet:icy (p. 113), was b. in Shc!'bnrnc, N. Y., ,Jan. 21-, 181G.

He formerly resided in Clil'to11, N. Y., um] is 110w a grocery

merchant ol' high stauding in Rochester, N. Y. Hus been Loan

Commissioner for State of New Yol'k siucc 1858. Himself and wife arc members of the First Baptist Church in Rochester.

He m. CAROLINE S. WmTNE:Y, Jan. 28, 1841. She was dau. of John aml Christiana Whitney, I.,. in Hancock, Be1·kshire ·

Co., :Mass.

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124. SA:\lUEL TENNEY MUDGE, son of ,John and Betsey (p. 113 ), b. Sept. 11, 1817, nt Shcrl.,urnc, N. Y.; <l. at )Iilford, )lich., Dec. 19, 1S51, :c. 34 y. 3 m. 18 d.

He was a farmer, nnd settled in Hurtiand, )Iich. He died of the dropsy while 011 a vi:;it to :\lilforu.

He m . .ABir.,uL D1sBr.ow, April 4, 18-!4. She was dau. of William Disbrow, Esq., of llillonl, )Iich., L. 1 S26.

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~he t't!l!IOV<!tl t.o llart.huul. :'lli"11., with lwr titJ.lwr, wlll't'•~ ;.1he 111. ,John .\. Cro~t111111, :'llay :JI, I 8-~-J..

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126. ELVll?A AGNES l\ll'DGE, dau. of .John and Bet;:ey (p. 113), I,. at Wheatlan<l, N. Y., June 8, 1821.

~ltc rcmo\'ed to lfartlant!, )Iich., with her father, and there

m. WJLLIAll B. Hr.1.111A1m, ::5cpt. 8, 1840. He wus son of Heze­kiah HcLLard, E:.'q., is a fo.rtucr, and is living in Ri!_\'a. :'llonroe Co.,X. Y.

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127. AU'IUW GIIAY l\llf(l<:1•1, Hon 111'.10(111 111111 HctHey (p.11:J), Ii. in Wl11•11t.l1111d, N. Y., Jl1•1•. :.ll'!, IS:.l:.l.

Ho iii IL l1Lwy1Jr of Hu1111J 1•111i11e11ce i11 ltod1eHtt!r, N. Y., WltH ~urr11i:-11t1J lot• .Muuroe Vouuty four ,1·1•111·~. to ,Ja1111ary Hili4. He WILM ulHo 1hr u um111Jcr of ycnrH 1'residm1t 111' tht.' Bunni of' Etl11• c11tio11 of' RochcHt.cr, anti iH deucn11 of' the FirHt Baptist Church, uud trm1tec und Huperint1rn1le11t of the Httliliat.h Ho:hoo). He is now lurg"cly Cllg'ILg'cd in the pcusion cluim ug"eucy.

lfo 111. Cl.,\ltA L. A1111sT1t0:rn, No,·. V, 1 S-1:8. ~he wu:,1 chm. of Irn. untl )lint!r1·11. Ar111stro11µ-, of Wl11Jatluntl, N. Y., 11. ,July l:.l, J 82i.

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128. )L\RY .ANN )IUHGE, d:w. of ,John aud Bet.~ey (p. 113), u. in Whcutlaut.l, N. Y., Oct. G, 18!!5.

She removed to Hartland, Mich., with her father, and there m. Dr. Eow ARD ALBERT Cma;, ~on of A. G. Cone, Esq., Sept. I 5, 1847. He is a physician, and lived in )Iilford, )Iich., where all his children were l,orn. but now· resides in Rochester. He was b. ~ept. 14, 18:!0, in Riga, )Iouroc Co., X.· Y.

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129. CORNELL\. E. MUDGE, dau. of' John and Bets(•y (p. 113), b. in Wheatl:mt.l, X. Y., April 2U, 1S31.

She removed to Hartland, )[ich., with her father, and m. 1 Wu.u.ur HYDE, Jan. 14, 1S4S, of )Iilford, Oakland Co., .Mich., sou of Abner Hyde.

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)licl1. He i~ u. lurmer, uuu thl.'y 110w re,ide 011 the hu111c:stl.'u1l ol' he1· futher, iu Ilurtlu.n<l.

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130. JANE BETSEY )luDGE, 1la11. of ,John antl Detscy (p. 113), b. u.t Whcutlu.ud, N. Y., April 1:1, 1834.

She m. EUGEXE H. Sm:oo, at Clil'tou, N. Y., Feb. !!i, 1859, :i.ntl now resides in Rig-.i, N. Y. ' lie was a :;tudent of medicine,

and cnli,;tetl in the scr\'ice of the Cnitetl Stutes a~uiu:st the sla\'cry rebellion, lor three years, a,; a private in the 1-Hlth New York Voluntec1·;;, was wountled tcrrilily in face anu neck at the battle of :5pottsylvunia Court House on the ninth <lay of :\lay, 18H4, the ball c.trryin~ away the left side of lower jaw, and remaining in his neck for forty tlap, and a pa1·t of a l,al\ for

niucty-two <lays. Uc remaineu at home for lh·e months, and then rejoined his ref:,riment, accepting the position of Quarter­master.

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131. NA.XCY a\SXA )IGDGE, dun. of John and Betsey (p. 113), b. in Whcutl:i.n<l, X. Y., Oct. 19, 1837.

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132. ] J .J,), 1,. in .\.l,·x:u1d .. r, ( :,,11,.s,·e Co., X. Y., .July :li, I i-,:!:l.

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Himself allll wile arc 111t-r11hPrs ol' tl111 Jlaplist church.

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133. ELECT.\. :'lfGf)(;E, ,l:111. of Elisha aml Chloe (p.

114), b. in Ak•xan,ler, X. Y .. .\u:,r. :!.J., 1824: d. or cons11mp• tion, .\.11.~. :!1, 1:-:.;n, a·. :;-1- y. 11 111. 2:-: ,1.

~he m. Cu.tm,r.;.; n. Prrrr.r,11•,:, • .\u.z. 1 !l. 1 i<.;:!, He was h. in

Ea~t Bloomfiel,l, Gen1•,ce Co .. X. Y ..• Tan. :;. 1810. He is a farmer, awl li1·e,.; in Hi_ghlaud. )Iich. Himself and wifo were memlJcrs or the Baptist church.

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135. CHARLE::; )lUJlGE, so11 ol' Elislm and Chloe (p. 114), li. in Alexander, N. Y., ,July 5, 1828.

He wus a carriage uuilder au<l carpenter, and worked at his trade till when aLout twenty-six. His health failing, he enga~ed in the daguerrotype Lusiness, and now is in the hardware busi­ness in o,;d, Clinton Co., :Mich. Charlotte N., Charles and Sarah E. were married under one ceremony, by Rev. A.. K. Tupper, at Milford, ;\lich.

Hem. RoxA~XA E. MACOl!BER, No,·. 23, 1853. She was dau. of Ezra and Jediah, b. Nov. 2, 1828, in town of Savoy, Berkshire

Co., Mass.

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136. SA.Rill E. )[lTDGE, tlun. of Elbha and Chloe (p. 114), b. in .Alexander, X. Y., Ang. :1, 18::>0.

She m. Eowrx Ht.:BBELL, No,·. 2:t 18;33. lie was son of Schuyler and Caroline H., b. Xo,. 5, 183:!; is u miller by pro­fession, and resides in )Iilford, Oakland Co., )lich. She is a member of the Presbyterian church.

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)(11rin11 a111l BPt~••y; iM II tiu·111Pr, nnd tlr<•y n•xi1lt•d iu Milford.

81w w1ui 11, llll'lllher oJ' the JJnptiMt. church.

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138. )IELJS::,A MUDGE, dau. of Luther und Jemima

(p. 115), l,. No\·. 14, 1805; d. of' consumption, Jan. 14, 18:33,

re. 2i y. 2 m.

Shem. Wn.r.JAll CnAxs, Murch G, 1824.

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139. )L\RY )ll~f)GI.<~, dau. of Luther a11d ,Jemima

(p. II5 ), u. Aug. 11, l 813.

She 111. ,LUIES BLOOD, Sept. 13, 1834. He was a farmer, b.

Aug. 8, 1813. They were m. and lh·ed in the village of Lyons,

Wayne Co., N. Y., remo,cd to ,volcott, where their two first

children were born, when they moved to Grund Rapids, where

the rest were uorn, and where he <lied Jan. :!i, 1853, :c. 39 y.

5 m. 19 d.

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140. TEllPERANCE ~IUOGE, ,Jun. nl' Lutltcr and ,Jc. 111ima. (p. 115), b. in Se111proni11~, N. Y., 1.>ec. 3, 181U.

~he in. ,lAMF.S Wmn:, ~ept. 12, I 841. He i~ a former, h. ,June 14, I 818, In rl•ligion, EpiHcopul )fothodiMt.

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141. ANN ELIZA llGDGE, dau. of Joel and Esther (p. 116), b. in Wolcott, Dec. IG, 1838.

Shem. EDWARD E. lfATTHEWs, Feb. 5, 1861. He is a farmer, aud now resides in West Butler, aml owns a large fa1·w.

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142. UII L\ II )ILJ I >Ill•:, Nt111 of ~I iiiuh and ~lnrtlm (p. 11 i), l,, i11 llca1·l111r11, W11J11u t:o., ~I il'l1., _i11 l l'i:Jr,,

J [o iN 11 111illwl'iµ-ht., 11nd r1•:<idn:< i11 J:ay City, )[ich.

He 111. )L11t\' J•'1t.1xc1,;" 'l'oll'x, ,July ::1, l8;i8,

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143, CARSON )IUD(m, :<OIi of )ficah 111111 l\rnrtlin ( p. 117 ), 1,. in I lcurliorn, Wnyuc Co., )fieh., FcL. 11, 1839.

Jiu is a loek uncl g-1111M111ith i11 Xmv Orlcnus, hm1 been iu the U11itctl ~tntc•s se1·,·icu us u "oldi,•r, went to Utuh as such, aut.l Wai'! with Gen. Cnnhy thro11.!.d1 his c:unpaig"n in New )fcxico, was in the lmttle of Frudcrick><b11rg-, untlur Gun. llurnsit.lu, wns mus­tered out oJ' ser\'icu !>th oJ' .March, l SG:;.

Hu 111. EJ.JZA Wn.so:-.r, ol' New Orlcuns, April 1, J 8G5. She i~ <luu. of William nut! Abig-.iil Wilson, L,, ::-iupt. 22, 18-12.

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144. CLARl::-iSA )IUJIGE, dau. ol' .\licl and )lcrcy (p. 11 i ), Li. in Blenheim, C. W., Oct. 1 G, 18UG; t.l. April 25, 1835, w. 28 y. G rn. :J d.

Shum. THOlLIS o·coxo,.Y, .\pril 10, 18:28. Uc wu,; 11 school teacher.

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146. RICIIAIUl CIL\l':i[AX l[FDGE, son or Alu•! 11111! lforcy ( p. 11 i ), h. in Ule11lwi111, Oxliml Co., C. \\'., Oet. 1!1,

11'10. He is a farmer, and now owns the farm wlu•re his lather

fir~t settleil, in Brantford, Brunt Co., C. W. In religion, W e,,;leyan llcthodist.

He m. lIAxX.\11 RICHARDS, a\uir. 22, 18:32. She was dau. or William aml Hannah, of Xew .Jersey, u. Aug. :.!, 1 S 11 ; d. April 9, l 8li?., tc. 51 y. 8 m. i il.

Tm:m CIIILI>ltES ,n:IIF.:

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192 tf):J 104-

147. REY • .\BEL :\lGDGE, son of Abel and lforcy (p. 11 i), b. in Blenheim, C. W., Sept. 16, 181:!; il. Dec. 18, 1 ~;;;;, tc .. 43 y. 3 m. 2 <l.

He was n local preacher of the Episcopal )[ethodist faith. He m. )l.rnY HARP.

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148. I..E\YI~ C. :uunr:i,:, ;;nn ol' .\hd and llcrcy

(p. I 17). h. in Blunlwiru. C. W., .:\larc:11 1-1-, lSlli. J le is II millwri)!ht and millur, 11.1111 n•sided in Ilt•arl1orn, )rich.,

wheru his first child was born. lfo then movctl to I>uml'rics, C. \V'., when• his ,;ecor11! wus lml'll: theucu to )[iddleport, N. Y., where

his third wa,; l1t11'11; thence to Bellevue, )rich., where two more

were born; thence to Ulissfield, )rich., where his i;ixth wus

IJ1Jrn; the!lce to \\' arsa w, Ind., where the s1i,·cnth ,,·as Lorn, and now resides in Beatricl'. l::t)!t.• Co., Nehru.ska, u.s a farmer.

He is a meml,er of the )lethrnlist Episcopal Church.

He 111. :O:,\lt.\H VA:s- Rln:n, Xm·. 11, 18:;8. She wa,; tlau. of .John awl :-:arah, I,. iu :-:haron, ::icl1oharic Cn., X.Y., Xo,·. -1-. 181,5.

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149. IL\RRIET )It;DGE, 1la11. of' Auel and )forcy (p. 117), L. in Blenheim, C. W., .July 17, 1818.

~he m. ,\..~DREW ".EATHEP.W.\X, )farch :!9, 183,;. He is a

cortlwainer, :uul re~idc,: ill Blenheim. :!O

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(p. 11 j J, h. in Bl1·11l1l'i111, V. W .. ,Ian. :rn. 1 l'i:!:!.

He• i,- u phy,-iciau, ar11l re11111\·1•1l ti-0111 Blc•11hl'irn to Cannin~. in

Cu111ula, whei•e ,-ix of hi:; children were h11rn; from tlll'ncr• to

Kiml,all, in )lichiµ--.i.11, where two more w1•rc horn; mu\ from thence to "'ale,.:, :-lt. Clair Vo., where lie wrn· re,;iilt•s,

He He1'\·etl in the \\'ar of tl1e Hel,dlion. for two year,.:, u:< a

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151. BEX.J.DIIX II. )[l7flGE, so11 of Re,. A.he! and

.Mercy (p. lli), l,. i11 Blenhl'im, C. W., .Jun. 28, ll'i::!+.

He :;ervcd his time at the tanning l,n:;iness, :md afterwards

carried 011 the !Ju:;ines,; in "'aterfonl, C. ,v-., aml in 184i sold

out and mo\·ed to Oxford, A.neaster, St. ,Jucohs, HowklJit and

"·atcrloo, where he now Ih·cs a,; an insuranel' a,!!ent. Rcli;.don.

r nh-ersalist.

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JI,, 111. lt\1'm:1. 11. l111w~:1.1., ~lt1r1•h i, ( 1'-1-i. :--Ill' was dan. nf .Alwaham 1111d Axworlh.

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152. .TO~EPH :-:. ~fUDGE, son of Ab1•l ullfl )forcy

(p. 11 i), li. in Dlenh1•i111. C. W., )farch 12, 182!.J. He is a former, u1Hl live~ in Hlc11hei111.

He m. 8.uuu 811'~:;.;, .April Ii, 18-1-!J. ~he is <lau. of James awl Pat11t!lia :--ip('~.

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153. HALBERT ::\fuDGE, son of Abel and )forcy (p. 11 i). b. in DlenltPim, C. W., Dec. 12, 18:-:2.

He is a hotel keeper, in Canning-, Blenheim, C. ,v. Hem. El£El.IXE Bm:r.rox. She i~ dau. of' Samuel au<l :\fary.

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154. )L\RTIX K. )ll~DGE, son of Daniel anrl Polly (p. 1 l!J), 1,. ,Jan. lfi, JSO!l.

He is n fitrnwr. urul unw reside;, in Taylor, Cnrtlancl Co., X.Y.

He m. 1 ,Jf:nr;,;JL\ L.\Kf:, Dec. :1, 18:Vi. :O:hc wa;, dun. or Benjamin and ,Jcru;,ha. h. Sept. 19, 1810; cl. Fc•I,. ::w. lS-1-3. re. 32 y. 5 m. j cl.

He m. 2 DL\.'\;'A L.\KE. )lar. fi, 18-1--1-. ~he was cl:i.n. of Ben­jamin and ,Tcrusha. h. :O:cpt. :!9, 181!); d. )larch :10, 181i3, re. 43 y. 6 m. 11 d.

He m. 3 LUCY X1c1101~\s, in Cincinnatus, .Aug. 25. lSGG.

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l. Jt:LIA Ai.-x, b. Sept. :!8, 1~:k!: m. Xuthnn W. Sperry, Sept. 18:i!I, um! l1ud three children, - "·arren, Dexter. Chloe E.<tlier.

2. ll•::.uy J. b. Oct. 10, 1~40: JIJS Cllll.DltE:--. UY DI.\X.\ I ... \K1'::

3. lJAJUur.r. A., h. Xo,·. 4, 184;;: m .• fames Hopkins, Dec. 20, lSGl, nnd ha.< Polly, h. ;\far. 20, 1805.

4. CllLOt: E., h. ::'llar. ,, 11!4,: a. E,rlrA :\I., b. Oct. 2:;, i.-,1.1s: 6. PoLI.Y J., h •• Tan. 21, 11!51 : , • SA~lt:t:L D., b. Oct. !l. 11!."i:!: s. STv.1•11&x K., b. ::-o,·. :!!l, 1s:a: 9. FAi.-xn:, b. Au~. 11, 185G: d •• \prll 4, 1SG3, re. G y. , m. 24 d.

10. )fAunx V. B., b. Sept. lG, Hl;;g: 11. AsAn&r., b. ,lune 1, 1sc;o: 1 •> DA ,·m, b. ])ec. !!'J, 186:! :

155. PERRY C. :.\lCDGE, son of Daniel and Polly (p. 119), b. in unadilla. X. Y., Fch. 9, 181.'i.

He is a farmer, was elected eonstahlc in 1 S;iO, and is now constable aud collector.

Hem. 1 EUZAilETH )f. WALL, Sept. IO, 1846. She was clan. of Samuel and Sally, of )foGraw.-illc, :X. Y., h. Oct. 11, 181!); d. Dec. 1, 1861, :c. 42 y. 1 m. :!O cl.

He m. 2 CELIXDA )f. \\.ALL •. April 9, I SH3. ~1, •. was clan. of ~nmu~l nnrl :::ally, h. ~c!pt. 12. 1 :-:!;i.

Sf: f"}.'.\'1'11 l!}.'.\"f:Jf.1 T]IJ.\',

I. Frusci:• E., b. St•pt. :!:!, J><.f7: •J ,Tons P.. b. ·Fch. JO, JS;j!l: 3. CJI.\HU•:."'1 L., h. Sn,·. !!S, 1~,i-l: 4. \\'11,1.1.UI ,T., h. ])i,c. !!!I, l,,;;;7: .;. Coit.\ 1-:., h. )rar. :H. l~Hl: d. )fay !!G, lSfi:!, IP, I y. :! m. :! "·

JJJ:,i (,"flll.Ut:1•:x UY e1-:1.1Sl>.\ )f. \\·.u.r. wa-:w•:: G. Ev., )f.w, b. Oct. :::1, 1SG4:

156. CE)L\XTIIA. )fCJlGE, ,lau. or Daniel a111l Polly

(p. 119), h. in Gnadilla, X. Y .. Dec. 28, HHS.

She m. TuolrAs F1xx, Oct. 2!1, 18+1-, in ~olon, X. Y. He is

a farmer. Tut:m c111Lo1ms ,n:m::

I. .Ar.111-:nT, b. ,\prll l:!, 11!4><: 2. E,1,n:r, b. liar. 1, 11:lii,;:

3. J>J-:.m:1s, b. Muy :JO, 1s,;7: cl. :\far. 29, 1,11:0, n•. :! y. 9 m. :.'!l cl.

157. )URY )fC'DGE. dau. of Daniel a111l Polly (p. 1 l!J),

i,. in Unadilla, X. Y., Fd1. 11, 1831.

She m. Hn:r, T.1..'o,~:1t, or ~olon, Dec. 20, 1841. Uc is a

millwri;.d1t aud carpenter.

I. SAJ"t.,, ., DATOX P., 3. )[.uccu ... ,

158.

Tlll~J: CIIJl.l>J:J-:..'- WEJ:t::

b, ,July !!O, IB4G: b. )fay 19, 18,i/J: b. April :!7, 1~1;0:

ALYAH )[C'DGE, son of Riclmr,I an,1 Lucy

(p. 121), h. in Unadilla, Ot:iego Co., X. Y., )fay 20, 1806. He i,: a farmer. and a democrat, and rc,;idc,; in Thomson,

Sus11uehanna. Co., Penn.

He m. Er,17.ARF:TR lfn1mmm. Xo\". 4, 18;}2.

.l!UJH/E .lfJ:.1fOJ:1.ILS.

·nn:m c1111.om:s wrm":

1. El'rUF.'.\U,\, h. Sept. :!ti, lS;}fi: m . .\mhrose J...nmh, untl h:l.,. two chlltlrcn: l A1l11 C., horn In Xo,·. IMl;!I; !! Emily A •• t,; .rune !!S, 18f.:I.

!!. A1 .. UJAX!'fl-:1t G .• h. An~. l 1. 1N4!!: c.l .. Au;:. 2a. ltWt!l, Jl•. ~· y. 14 d. lk vnllst,,<l ,L~ <lrunum·r iu Co. F !Hth Hc_:,.'t. X. Y. \"ulunt<'cr,i, lu

11,H;!!, 11ml ti. In hospital of typhohl (en•r, on lforrls I"lnml.

159. A:-HER )IunGE, son of Richard and Lucy (p. 121 ). 1,. in Guilford, Chcuang-o Co .• X. Y., Xo\·. 9, 180i.

He was :i. farmer aud carpenter, learned his tmtle or his uncle, ,v. D. )[mlg-e, mul rcsiiled some time in Pennsylvania., l,ut re­turned to Guilford, where he married a dattg"hter of his father's secontl wifo; aud at the death of hi,; father, he came into pos­se:<:<ion or the home:<tea«l, where he resided till 1862, when he soltl, and rcmo\·ed to \;Hage of )fount Upton, in Guilford. where he no\\" lives.

He m. )[Any SAGE, )farch 19, 183i. She was dau. of Richard aud Bet:<ey, b. Oct. 15, 1814.

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b. Sept. 10, 18:lil: m. Sarah A. Slater. 199

160. RICHARD WILEY )lGDGE. ~on of Rich:ml and Lucy (p. 1:?l )~ b. in Guilt4)r,I~ Chenango Co., N .. Y., )lay 3, 1812; d. in Xew )lilford, Penn.

He was :i farmer, and resiclcd in Susquehanna Co., Penn.

He m. SALLY: BAn:;;, or Bainl,ri<lge; had several chiltlren, a.nu died much re;,pected.

1. Osc.rn.

Sf.' l"b'.V1'Il GJ-.:XBR.·I 1'/0.\' . 15!)

. 161. l'ULBY L. )llJfltm. :<1111 ol' Hidmr,1 :111,I Lucy (p. l:!I). I,. i11 1:11ilfol'd. Cl11•11a11~n Co .. X. Y .. April:-. lSIH.

Ile i:- a ltl:wk,:111ith. a11d :-l'ttlPd i11 L,•roy, ( :,.111•:<t•«' Cn ..

X. Y .. wllt'rc hi,: lir,:t c•hild wa:-< hor11. Ile tl11•11 rc'IIHJ\"C'tl to K"11dall. I lrle:111,.: l.'o., wlu~r,• thrt•e 111or,• wt•r•• hnr11: t.h1·1w1•

· to Peoria, fll.. where thl' fifth wa.,: linr11. ffo th,•11 w,•ut. to f'alilill'nia. wlrt•rt• lw 1·1•111airu•d ,:,,,·"'1 _l'Par:-<. He 1111'11

returm•d to Gai11:-. X. Y .. wlll'rt' two 111orl' were born, lfo tlw11 r1•1110,·c•d to :-:omPr:-<et. Xia).!:1ra Co .. wlwrc h,_, now re:-ide::. ,:till follnwiug- lri,: occupation.

He i,: a rle111ocrat in politil':< and i11 relii,rion :in t:'11i\'er~ali::t.

He Ill •• \)[.\)WA B~:,.r>~:x. J)pe, :?,i, 1 s::i-. :-:rw Wa:' da11. nl'

f.:cari' :111'1 Zcrialr. of' :-:tnlford. X. Y., I,. 1:-:?n.

Tu1-:11: c1u1.1,1:1,:x wm:1~:

L 1\f.uw,s. h. ~o,·. .i. 1:-::;!t: d. at l'l•ori:1. Ill .. ( >et. !!7. JS-19; re .. 9 y. JI m. ~.! 1J.

•» \"'01.~1-:Y. h. ,:o,·. 1!,. J:-;.1-):

S1•n·1•1I iu W:,r or t!Jc 1:chclliou. :-.ec lloll or llouor. ... ,T.. \' I... h. ;,(o,·. H. J.-q;::

Scn·•·•l in Wnr of tl,c l:l·bcllion. Sec Holl or llouor. 4. IJ1m111-:1:1·, IJ •• fou. JO. J,:4,;: ,1. :it Kl·n<.l:111, .July;;. IS4,. "'· I y.;; m. :!,; ti • .,_ Lt"C\". h. lI:.y ]fi, J~4S: r.. llm:nm:T. h. t_)t•t. 7. J,..;;;!f: ,. )l.,J:JoX, b. )fo.y ~0, l~til:

162. Ht:,·. W.\JW.\)[ )fCDGE, aou of Riclmr,I a111l

Lucy (I'- I :!I), I,. in Guilford, Chcu:111;,;-o Cu., X. Y., )lay I:!, l~:W.

He re~i.Jed with hi,: father 1111til hi:; ci~hte1•11th year, wl1e11, prorupte,l l,y a ,lc,;;ire to prepare him:<elf to preach the g-o,:pcl, he W(•11t to rc,:icle with lri:; brother, Colhy, iu the towu of Ken­

<lall, Orlca11,; Co., X. Y. Herc he attencle,l a select :;chool two year~, ,luring which time he ruadc a prolc,;,:ion of religfon; :dlcr

which he eutered Ifamiltuu Theolo~ical :-O:c111i11ary, whid1. wl1ilc

160 .lf r.,· /J(;J,; .l/.E .lf (JJ:J .11,S.

Jui rernained tl1l're, lw,'.11111e )fo,Jisnu t· uin•r.-it.,·. After three

y1•11r,1' ,:tmly. Ju.• li1•1r-.u1 to preach. awl wa,- ,.,,.,laine,I a.~ pa:<tnr

of the :First Baptist Clrnrch i11 Kcudall, )larch :!:!, 1 ~-1-11. aml

1·cumi11~d it:; pastor till .Jun. 8, 1851, when he wa:,; appnink1I

111i,i:<io11ary to the ,listrict of Tonawanda. X. Y. Ui,.; health

failinr,! hi111, he re:;iirned thi:< charire the first year, an,! after­

wards preached in the town or Carlton, X. Y.; then in the town

of' Horse Hca1I:;, Chemuur,! Co., where he prcaehed four years,

during which time he liaptized nearly one hundred converts.

Rceeh·fo~ a call from the Jlapti:,;t church in Palmyr.i, lie entered

U)lOII that p11...~torate in 1 ll5,5, and preached lwre live years, aud

liaptizecl nearly one hundred more. On the l,reaking out of'

the Sonther1; HcLellion, induced 1,y patriotic moth-e:;, he re,-i~"IJCd

l1is charge awl entered the army us cha)llain of' the 13Sth

Regiment of X. Y. Yoluuteer:,;, :--eptcmlJcr 18Hl. and i'erveu

upward,; of two years; wa,1 dbcharr,retl on account of' l1is

l1calth. and rcturued to Pahnyr.t, where he rci<idcd on his

fann till Feliruary 18fi6, whcu lie ;,,,Id it, and rcmo,·cd to the

tou·u of' ,vil:,;ou, .Xia/!'.ll'll Co., X. Y., w·here lie now resides

a.~ pa:;tor of the Baptist church.

He 111. ~.\lt.\H Roi-,;, ,June 1:!, 18-l!l. ~he wa,; dau. ol' ,John A. mid .Ahi,._,ail Ro,;:;, ot' )ledina, X. Y., IJ. Aug. Ii, l~:!6.

·r111-:11t c11n.1,1t1-:s w•:1u-::

I. ~•:1.m::< .. J. b. in Tonnwnmln, :\l:ty :!4, J~;;i: ·• Cn.,1:1.1-~,, b. in C:.rlton, ,July 3, 1~;;;;: u. Lr~•·:--. h. iu J•:aJmyr:14 Oct. J :-. Js,;,..;:

164. )IORIU:-- .UC.KSO.X )ICDGE, i:on oJ' William D.

and Elizabeth (p. l:!2), L. in ruadilla, Otsego Co., X. Y., July

13. 1816. He is a funner and merchant; 111. and lived in Cherry Yalley

till February 1 ll41 : thcu he nw,·ed to town of Bainbridge, now

,•If: l' }.' ,\' 1'J/ II f.' .\' J,,' Ji .I 'J'/ I>,\', 161

Allu11, till ,Jul~· !.'--1:1; tl11•11 tu I 'u!.•,l'ilh• till April 11'4.'i; tl11'11 h1wk to ,\1)1111, wl11•1't' l,1• 111111· Iii',•~. Jiu,, lwl,I 1111i1•u of ,J1114fi1•H

ol' J',,,w,• It> .n•u I'~.

Ju ,.,,Jig-iou i~ 11 l'r••~hyt,·ri1111.

JI,, 111. I E.1111.r \\'. 1:u,,;1,:x,.l1111. 1::. Ji-::n. :-:111,wu..~ ,11111.01'

· ,Jol,11 uud l'olly. I,, :-:,•pt.:;, 11':.!0. :,:J,., d, :-:,•pt. I-~, 18.J.:,,, ll',

:?~ .I'· 11 ,I,

Jfo 111. :.! .\xx,, H. l'n.nrn . .\ford, I. I S-t!I. :,:J,., 11·11s ,li,11, ol' Jh•11r.r 1111,I Jl,,J,•11, 111' W11•11t. r.. J,',,1,. :-, Ii- Iii.

JIJN CJJJI.JJllKX Jn· .. :~Uf.\" w. C.Ul•:J•:s \\'J•:ur.:

1. :\lrr.os A1n,:1.~1urrs, b. ~o,·. !!!•, l~:m: !!, J:11,11.1 .. , Am•:1.1.,, h. Muy 1;, J1H:!: 111. Dr. i-1111111cl II. Kelley, l)i,c, :?'J,

1xn:1, mul uow lh·t•!-1 in ~yr:u·11~«~. 3. No1m.,:,; A., Ii, :0.!11y I><. l><.W: 11. H,,pt.. 1:1, 18,11'.S, ,c. !! y. 3 m. !!Gd.

Uurlctl 1<11111c ,tuy with 111~ mother. JIJN t_'llfl.htu•:S UY ASS.\ n. Pl'f.YJ-:Jt WJ,;ut::

.a.. A1t·ruru AcH1·s·1·1·!'1, h . • 11111. Jtt, J"".i0: r,. ;'t.loJUU!'I .J.,c.:Ksos, h. )Jnr. ~,;. l,"1,in: 6. All1ll1A H~:r.u:, h. Vee. a, J/l,';M:

1':LIZ,\11t:'J'JJ MAY, h. Au~. I:!, 1~1:1:

165. WILLL\)J LEE )Jl:Pf:E, :son of' William D. and Elizabeth (p. I:!:!), I,. in L'"nmlilla, X. Y., .\pril :.!1', 11,:!:!.

He i:< an i11:<11rn111·1· U;!••nt. a11,I rc:<idi•:< in IIa1·p(•r:<1·illc, Broome Co., X. Y. lfarp,~r:<dll<' i:< a ,·illa)!<' iu thl' town o!' :-::rnfortl.

Hi111sl'lf' aml wifo al'!! Epi:<eopalian.

He Ill. E:--rm:1t E. (:1:~;E~~: .• \11;.:-. J :;, J ~ao. :-he was dau. or Jolin aud Poll,r. of' CIIC'rry \"allt•.1·. I,. Jan. :!/;, 1 S:!i.

166. 1:-TI.\.EL F. )J["[)UE. :<1111 of Willi:1111 n. a11<l Eliza­beth (p. 12:!). lJ. iu r·1wdiJl:1. X. -~r .. )fur :!O. J~;;;;.

162 ,1/UbaE .l/EJJ0RJ.AL8.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Re is a Iul,orer, nnil lms liwd in Cowutry :-incc hi,; 1m1rrin:;re.

Hem. AL.'IInA ".AT>'ox,;, Xov. i, 18;:i:!.

Timm CIIILl•ltt::. w1-:m::

J .. ,m, h .• July :n, 1~r.:J: n, •s•:.r.,, h. Sept. ;, )N!i!;:

Jh:v1u.u, b. April G, 11'1jS: E..""Tl-:LL\, h •• Tan. 15, 11'1G!!:

167. SCHl.TYLER DEW.AIXE :m:-ncm, son of William D. and Elizabeth (p. 122), h. iu C'nadilla, Ut:-cgo Co., X. Y., .June 13, I83fi.

He is a. mason 1,y profc,;,;ion, and now liws in town of Oxford, Chenango Co., X. Y.

Hem. Pm:BE .:.\t:GlJSTA H,\XCOCK, July 4, 18;'.ii, of Pre,;ton, N.Y.

Tll>:rn CllrLDll~ w1,m::

1. .ADY.LIA., b. Aug. 3, 18il9: 2. F1tA.~cv.s, b. June :?, 1863: 3. bloo&.-.:E, b. Jan. !!S, 18GG:

169. EDWARD E. )lFDGE, son of Jiarnel and Reliecca. (p. 124), b. in Westford, Ot,;eiro Co., X. Y., Aug. 21, 1~:!:!.

He is a. farmer, and moved to "·arrcn Co., Penn.

Hem. Enx.1. L. )loRSE, July 4, 18;33.

TilEut ClllLl>m::s wt:m::

I. Eunm E., b. July G, lt-Gl:

170. BL"TLER G. )fC'DGE, son of Israel and Rebecca (p. 124), b. in )lid<lleficld, Otsego Co., X. Y., )fay 22, 1824.

He resided in Spring Creek, Warren Co., Penn., where his

XEVESTll UEXERAT/0~ 16!3

fir~t chili! was born. Jfo then rem,wetl tn \\·aupun. "·i~ .• where two more wc•re l,orn; th .. uce hack to Crawford, Penn., where he no11· re~itle::1.

Hem. E,11LY )f. Fr:.\xc1;;co. Aug-. 25, 18;jl.

TnP.m cmr.nrms wP.nP.: I. I~n.,P.r. ,T., b. June :io, 1s.;2: .. n~:,.1.1: • h. lfny !:;', IN:;;;: !l. El.17..\11>:TII, h. llny :!t, I 1,;;~ : 4. ll.un:L, b. Sept. 9. Ho;:; :

171. AAROX A. )IUDGE. son of I~rael anrl Rehccca (p. 12-1-), h. in ::\Iid,lleficl,1, Ot~eg-o Co .. X. Y., Feh. ;;, 1 S:!S.

He rt•;<i,led in Spring- Creek. \Yarreu Co., Penn., where hi,; firstchild wa,; horn. He then rc•rnn\·1!11 to Faril,:rnlt.Rice Co.,)finn., where three other;, were horn; thence to Heart':; Gro\·e, ,bhtu.hula Co., 0., where his last was horn, ancl where he now· resides.

Ile m. Lrnu A. S,um, )fay :!S. J S;;.J..

1. Cll.\ltl.F ... J, .• 2. ,, .. u~u.ur II., 3. mc11.umE., 4. Er,w.u:n \V'., 5. } .. Jt.L.'-'ha.L'i . .:\.,

TJIJ-:Ir: CIJIJ.IJUJ-:S \\"J-:JtJ-::

h. ,June G, lS.'i,i: b. Feb. !!II, I ,,.;s : b •• Tun. fl, li!GO: b. )(ur. 13, 1~,;2: b • .lfar. :!6, 1864:

172 CORXELL\. ::\l"C'DGE, dau. of Gardner and Betsey (p. 126), b. in Huron, X. Y.: Sept. IO, 1821.

She m. Wn,r.1.rn H. S1IAw, in Delphi, Carroll Co., Ind., April 5, 1841. He wa~ a carpenter.

l. ,J.,)n:...; HlltSl-:'\0,

2. .Ton~ TILLOTSO~,

3. :lfauv Euz.,m:·rn,

Tlrt:m Cllll.lJl:t:S WEJc~::

h. )fu.\" :!~, I .~4:! : b •• June:!~, I~H: d. Sept.14. 1~4S. w. 4 y. !? m.1,d. h .• July 1, !>11.~: d .• July :!,;, 1, .. ,;.;. "'· 17 y. :!-Id.

4. "'"'1Lu.ur G.,n1,xE1t, b. All!:"- :J, 1~:;u: d. Fe!,. !!,,;. 1~:;,;. :c .. iy. tj rn. l!J tl . .:;. FJU~K, b .. \u,::. 10, J,.;,;::: 6. ,Tt:ssn: GAIU>Slill, b. Der. 13, 1s.;,;:

164 .1/ l' fJ (; F. .11 E .If OT: I .I LS.

173. SOPflROXI.\ :\ll."flf:1-:. cla11.off:arcl11r•raml Bl't:-r-y (T•· 121;1, lo. in Huron. X. Y .. .f11ly i-. J,"i:!::.

:O:he 111 .• l11,;~:1'11 C.\ltXIII.\X. Xo,·. 11. ))o...J.j: l1r- ,I. .T1111p lli, 1 S..J.1-. at Wa,hi11!!'t1111. Jla\·i,- 1'11 .. Incl. :--h,• tlll'n 111. Re,·. C. If. f>,\1.m:1t. of )Ji,ldleport. lroquoi,- Co .. Ill .. Xo,·. J 1-. 18;i:!.

'l'IIEllt Clltl.l•ltl-:S Wt;ltE:

I. COJ::l;f(I.I.\, h. Sert. JO. 11<.,::: 2. A~" fi.,uusa-:u, h . ..\u~. :!~•. 11'4,il;: 3. CU,\IU,.t:0"', h. Oct, :!:!, l~.;.~:

174. FIU-:IIEIUC'K W>UT )IL"DGE. ,;on of Philamlcr S. and )larJ· /p. J:lllJ, 1,. in Rome, X. Y., Fch. :;, 18:l:l; ,I. .June 18', } 8(i..J., :C. ;:} y. -+ Ill. };j 1].

Ht• wa,; a 111a,11n hy 0«·1·11pati11n. a111I n•,Me,I in Hartford,

Conn.; an,I when th\' :-1111th1•rn Rd11•1li1111 liroke out. he enli,:ted.

,July 22, l 81i I. in th,• ;ith HP!!in11•nt I11fiiJ1try Conn. Yoh111tP1•rs, Company n. at lfartfi,nl. awl wa,- tli:-clmr!!'•!tl for ,Ji,-ahility, Dec. :.;. :<ame year. Ht•. lml"in!!' recm·ered Iii,; health. a;rain cnli:<tc,1. An!!. 22. 18ti2. in tlu~ 21 ,-t HPg-i,111•11t Conn. Yol11n­tcer,.:. Colllpany B. Ili,ehar!!'t•d m!aiu for di,al,ility. F .. h. ,l. urn:;: hut licin!!' of a patriotie au,I tldermi111•il ,:pirit. lw a!!'ain cnli,;tc,1 in the 1-J.th HP!!illlt•nt X. Y. Yoluutecr,;. whi,·h rt•;!i­lllCnt wa,; cnira:,xe1l in the att:u:k on l'etcr,lmr.!!'. ,June 18, 18H4, and hL• wa,: kille,l in the ,ixth ,·har:,x,•.

He m. )hr.Tl!.\ ,\. llt:T1.~:1t. Oct. 2!l. I 8.ij. ~he wa:,; 1lau. of

William arul FranCL'"• of Hartfor,1. Conn .. I,. Xo\·. 13, I 83j; d. Aul?. 2!!. 18G 1. :l'. :?,: ~-. !J m. Hi 11.

1'111-:Ilt o~r.Y CJlfl.l> "',\S:

!. F1m1>F.RICK R., b. Oct. :?!I, IS~!I: <l. of croup •• Tulr 21. Jsr.;;. '"· 5 ~-. 9 m. 25 d.

.'/f:l"F..\'Tll Of.'.\'f.'J:AT/0.Y. 1 (1.j

175. HEXlff TYi.Im )fl'()l:I•:. ,:1111 111' l'hi!and<'r ~- and )lary (p. 1:WJ, Ii. in 1?111111'. X. Y .. )lar,·h 1::. !SIil.

111, i,: hy 1w,·npati1111 a 11111,:1111, arrd r,•,.;id,•d in llartli,rd. ar11l rt·111111·,.,I 111 Br1111kly11. X. Y .. I Sli-i. wlll'I'<' 111• 1111w 1·,·,icl,•,.;.

If,, Ill. :-:.\IL\11 E. P1-:mx1; •• l11111• :.!!I. f S,i!I, :--111• wa,.; clan. of

ClmrJ,,,; o. and Elizalll'th. 111' llartli,rd. C111111 •. I,. :--,•pt. Is. I S4;i.

Tllt-:11: c1111.1,m•:x w1-:1m:

I. Lrzzm Jh:msn. h, llf-,•. l:l, l.•t:O: •• )!.\It\" llowt:u,, h. )!ny 8, !Sll,'i:

176. Wll,LL\)[ )IL'JH:f~.,.;n11111' l,.;aai,arrd )[,.r,·y(p. J:l:!).

h. irr :--l11•rl111rn,·, Clw11au!!11 Co., X. Y .. :--,•pt. I::. I 1> I I : d. in Xl'\\' York City •• Tnly :!,i. I ~;'i!l, w. 4S y. IO 111. I:.! d.

J fo ,.;dtl,,d at Earl viii<', )lwli,:1111 Cu .. X. Y .. arrd wa,.; a tiu awl ,:]w1•t-ir1111 work,•r. \\'11rk1•1l 1'11r hi,: I,mtll<'r L<'and,•r, arrcl

af't,•rn·anl,: I,nnl!'ht tlw pill and 11i11t1111•11t 1111,:iu""" 111' f,i,: l1r11tl11•r,.;, awl wa,; th,· la,;t )lndp· in that l,11,:i11"""· lJ,, lo,.;t Iii,; lrc•alth,

arrd. al'tt-r pladn.!! hi111,:l'lf' nwl<'r tlrc• ,·ar" of' 1•11ii11 .. 11t plry,.;if'i:111,:. tra,·,.JI,,,! ,.;1,\·1•ral 1111111tl1,:, and lirmlly pl:11·•·•1 l1i111,:1•II' 1111dl'r the earl' of a elail'\ ,1yant phy,:i1·i:u1. in f'ity 111' x,.,,. York, with the

li1111! hop•· ol' l!':tinin.!! hi,: h,·alth: lwr,· lw di .. d. and hi,: r1•11min,.; w,,re earri,•d to Earldll,• aud buried in )la,:1111i" ord,.r.

Jfo 111. )lm.1x1J.\ )I. :-:TJ:1,:w, :-:,.•pt. !l, I s::/i. :-:111, wa,: dan. of'

.John aw1 )firauda. of' :--myrna. J, .• July :.!:!, J 1> 11-. :-:11(' i,: ,;till

lh·ing- in Earh-ille.

1·1n:11: f:lllf.Pl:J,:S' WEl:J•::

J. )1.,r:Y, h .• Tnly ><, 1,::,: 111. ,·.,Jm•y <"h:tpin, :--,•pt. J,;, J,s.;,,, fie;~ ~ hookkcepcr. :md they no\\" rt~~i,h! in ~orwich. ~- Y., :111d Jmvc I Willi:im )1111!1,:,•, h. )l:trch 1::. l~W: :! .\rrhur. h. J>cc. J;., 1~1;:: •

. , Cu.,i:u,:s, IJ. )far. :,. 1:-<,iJ : d. i\n;;. 4, l~.JG, :c.:; y. 4 m. :;o c.l.

.... Is.,.,c. h . .:\n:,:. :i1. 1:-t-t'j: 4. C.,w11.1x•:, h .. June. 1~4!1: :.. \\'"u.u.,:\r. h. liar. :!. 1,..;.;a:

166 .1n·nr;E .lfE.1/0I'.JALS.

177. ALBERT )IuDGE. son of I~:mc unrl )lercy (p. 132), Ii. in Sherliurue, Chenun)!n Co .. X. Y .. .\11.~. li, lSJ;j,

He wus u farmer, and resi,led in Buinhrid)!e, X. Y., and in

18-14 he remo\·etl to Xew Lennx, \\'ill Co .. Jll.; n111l in l S;i:i

he removed to Cool Sprin:r, Laport Co., Jud.. where he is a

prominent citizen, lmviu~ hcl,l the office of Town Trustee for five years, hesides other pul,lic offic,•s. He hus ht•1)11 exteusively

enir.t.!.;'e•I ns a fruit-irrowcr u111I us :1 manufacturer of wine.

Hem. 1 F1.01tA A. W~:,.Tox, :-iept. 8, 1S:1li. :-ihe was dnu. of ,Jes,-e uu,l Olive Welton, h. in Franklin. X. Y .. )lay li, lSlli;

<l. April ;j, 18-1-:l, U). 2li y. 10 m. J!J rl. He m. 2 P11,1-:m; A. Co:SA:ST, April I::, I 8-1--1-. ::5he was duu.

of Ahel :1111! A~enath, of B:1i11hridire, X. ¥., h. Xo\·. :W, 1823;

<l. April 3, Is;;,;, a). 31 y. -1- Ill. a d. He 111. 3 Willow SAlt.\11 F. B1m:s11.rn, ,Jan. 23, 1 s,;G. She

wa.s duu. or 8tephen and Polly Rhoades, IJ. in Chesterfield, )[ass., Dec. S, 1820.

ms CIIILl>nt:s JI\" t"LOIL\ A. Wlll,TOS wt:rm:

1. Gt:onat: PAm:, b. Sept. 13, 1839: ls.uc Lt:ASIJt:n, b. ,\ug. 13, 1842: d. nt Evansvllle (Ind.) Hospital of

typhoid re,·er :md neglect, :\l:iy 20, 186:!. Two oldest sons in army, 15th Regiment Ind. Volunteers. En•

tcred scn·lcc In J,"cbrunry l:lG:!; \\'ere at the bnttle of Plttsbur..;­Lnndlng; also In the forced march under Buell, while the nnny WIL-. mo,·ln;:- nguinst Corinth. Both were taken sick by exposure. George P. reco\"ercd, after n severe sickness, und returned to the army 1111d scn·L><I till he wa.~ honorably dischnrged at Its close

UL~ CJIILDltt:s IIY Plrt:m: COS.\!lo'T WF.nt:: 3. E~m.Y E,-n:LL.\, h. Dec. IS, 1~4G: m. Lawson lfamlin, of Beh·iderc,

Boone Co., JU., Xo,·, 8, l81l;'i.

4. Anr:.ur.,ll L. b. ,\ug. 28, lt!.,O:

178. LE.L'\"DER )luDGE.son oflsuac and )[ercy(p.132),

u. in Sherburne, Chenango Co., X. Y., Sept. 19, ISIS. He was a tin aud 8heet-iron worker in Earh·ille a number of

SE 1'£STII (;£ .YER.-1 TIO.Y • 167

. rr•ars; a111l when his father co1111m·11t·t•1l the pill :11111 ni111111ent

1,u.,iut•ss, worke,I for hi111 and l.ieeamt• purelmst•r ol" the t•slah•

lislunent, with his brother,; fsauc Ruym11111l aml \\.illiam. )fade

a har11.lsorue sum. :m<l they then sold to their 1,rotht•r \\.illi:1111.

Lear11ler ri,rnored to Geuem, Wis., a111l from therwe to ~priu:.r­

lield, 0., wht•rc lw 11011· resides as a 111e111lter of the firm of ,lauws

Lelforts & Co.

He 111. Jh:u:x )L Bi;f:u, ,July i, 1 S•l-i. :--he was ilau. of Ira :u11.l Chloe, 1,. )larch :! I, 1 l'i:!fi.

TJu-:rr: c1111.1,1:1-:.s wmu-::

J. E)r)I.\ Ros•:r.r .. \. h •• June :JO, JS-HI:

., 1'1-:1:."'tri .Ax:s,-:rn:, h .• June H. 18,il: 3. W.u., .. \c•: Beis,.r., b. An;:-. ::o, 1~.,:r: 4. K,,TJo: U., Y,rox1,, b. lJec. ti. 1:-';;s: n. C.uu:.u: . .:\u1.M, b. Xo,·. ~;, 1i;Go:

179. ISAAC RA Y)IOXD )l['l)f:J~. SOIi or J:,aac and

)fary (!l, 13:!), h. in Bainl,ritlge, X. Y., :O:t~pt. :!5, ll'i:!G; uow

!iring in Bclriderc, Ill.

He aided liis father, in Earh-ille, X. Y .. till of ag-c. in the

::;ale of .. )Iu,lge":, .\nti-1,ilious Pills:• when. iu 1 l'i-Vi. Ir<', with Iris

brothers \\'illi:un uud Leander, 111:11111factureil and put into the

market of ;;0111e twenty ditft•rcnt Stutes an articfo well known

and sold hy most or the drugg-i:stR as "Trask",; )lagnetic Oint­

ment,·' whieh :;till retains it.-; l'";,ularity us a 111cdiei11e. After

di,;posill,tr of that 1Ju,,ine5s to his lirother~ in I i-54 he remo1·1!d

"\Vest and settled in tire town or Bch·idere, Boone Co., Ill., as a

farmer; and in 185 j lie ,:ct out two acre,; of the rhubarb pl:tut,

or which he says: "It occurred to me that if the juice of this

plant would produce, like the grape un,l currant, a palatal,le

wine, it might prorc Yalual,le us a 111cdici1111l u:i11e. I experi­

mented with it some that year, and the m·xt y<'ar f vcuturetl to

1 t:iti .ll C lJ UB .1/ J: .1/01( 1.-lL S.

make fift .. ,·n l111llflr, 0,l g-allo11:-. aml t,,nml, 1,y intn,cl1wing- it to the

notice or nwclical 111t•11. that it rl'ally die! fl"""'."" a hi;.!'11 rnhw as a re111cdit1l t1gn1t; awl tlw 11mrkt•d farnr which the wiilt' rec•l'i\'c1l

1,y the clrni.~.!i:-t:< awl phy:-i,·ia11,; of' the \\'t•"t aucl Xorthwc,;t

Im .. ~ J .. cl 111c to iucrl'a:-c the proclnction of' it. till 111y a1111nal crop

of thi,; wiuc i,; wortl1. at lea:-t. twc11t.1·-th·e huwlrc,J clollar:- per u111t11m; aucl it:- g-oocl r1•pntatio11 Im:- alrcwly rcw·lwcl 1warly

c1·ery State i11 the Cuion. 1111cler the 11a111e or .. )Judge',: . .\111eriean

Sherry."

Ile 111. I lL11:1m:r T. Wm:r.u:r., :-:ept. l!l. J 84!J. at EarlYille,

X. Y. She W:L< cl:w. of .Jn"iah 111111 :-:ally \\'hec.•lcr. or )lacli:-on,

b • • Tune fi, 18:!7; d. in Gell'iclt•rt•, lll., Oct. I:!. hiii4. :u. ;;7 y. 4m. 7 d.

He 111. :! )LrnY E. Low, Dec. 11. 18(j(j, She was dau. t,f

Daniel Low, or Cool :-:pri11g'. Iu,I.

I. 1'm1n: \\·., b. :-cpl. :!:<, 11',"i:!: u. Oct. I:!, JS;;{, ru. I:! y. 0 m. 14 <l • • , .J&.~lK JL\Y~IO~l>. I,. )tar. :!i', ltHH:

180. ELIZ.\. .\XX )lt:'DGE.tlau.ofRi,·harclY.awl Hannah

(p. P}:1), b. in Dnrhmn, t:recnc Co., X. Y .. )larch !l, 18:!l.

She 111 • .\1:1 •. 1x1> S. HntPHI:~:,, Feh. 13. 18:-;i::. He wa .. ~ "on

of J,:a:u: an,! Eliza. 1.,. )Iar.-11 I:!. 11'104. He wa~ in hu:-inc:-:- in

Durham, X. Y .. for ~e\'eral year:<. :1111! in 18'3 l went to Cali­

li>rni:1. from whid1 plaee he has 11e,·,·r retumccl. Thi,; left her

in :<traitc11ecl drcum:<t.anee,:; lmt. hein~ a woman of extraordi­

nar,y eneri.'Y of d1ar-.icter, ,:he, hy her occupation of 111illi11cr.

reared her family an«! g"JYC tho~e that Ih·ed a g'oocl e,Incation,

which cnalile,l one to ),,"l'aduate as a phy~ician. She ,-till IiYe,; in

Durham, X. Y.

I. Rt:ctors F.

SE J'ESTII UJ::Sf.'R..I TIO.Y.

TIU:U: CIIILDm:s w1:1m:

b. ~rnr. fl. 1.-::m:

169

3. C.umot. L. b. St•pt. ,;. IS40: d. ;11:,y I:!, JSIH, re. :?3 y. S m. Gd. b •• T:ln. :?fl, 1,q:1:

lie ~nuluntt,<l ut Ucnen, :'11,,illcul Collc~c. 111111 ls now (!:!t,f;) prnc• tb,iu~ nictliclnc in 1-::1:-.:t Dnrh:1111. ~- Y. Jll.• ht'ld :1 .,urg,~on·s com• mJ:,,,:,;lon 111 the nrmy tlnrin;: the wur of thL• So11tlwr11 Jkhclllon.

4. Er .. ,uu.\ J~. b. AU!:'. t::, lr'·H;: (I. l••eh. 7. 1M4:~. ie. :! y.;; m. Jj U. !i. AuL.,xu. h .. J:rn. :!i'. 1,"ll:": ,1. i\J>ril ;. J:·O~, ic. :! m. ~ t.la G. Fum•:sT1s1, S. h •• 11111,• 4, 1s4;1: d. Oct. 4, Js,;:1, 11•. -I y. -I ru. •. Auo: E. h. ;\far. 1:/. JS.ii:

181. EBEXEZER :\fGDl:E, son of Ahraham an,l Dcmmi,;

(p. J:1-1,), h. in Charlc~ton, )foutg-omcry Co .. X. Y .. ,\pril G. lSlG. He i~ a miller, and nn11· resides in Cortlau,J, X. Y. He

purcha,:cd the mill property ol' his fat.her, which he run for a

number of years, and ac•J11ircd a competence; ,:n)d out his 1,'Tist

and saw mills, an,l purcl1a.sC'rl a planing mill for his son Powers,

11·ho now Im" a thrh·iug hu:;iuc:'s.

He m. ILl:-."X.\11 C. IIooG~;. ~C'pt. ii, 18:Vi. Sbe wa,; clau. of

Eli;:ha and Hannah Ilo<lgc, of' Canujoharie,.X. Y., b. June G,

1817. nn:m cmLDltES wm:&:

I. rowisr-~ C. h. ,Tan. 1. 1,,;40: :?. l\lAJ:Y E1.u:s, h. Au;. 1-1, 1~4:!: 3. Cn.u:u:,;, b. l\Cnr. a, 1~4,;: <l. Feb. 9, 184,, re. 11 m. 4 d. 4. OLIYL\ L. b. Dec. :?G, 1848: <l. l\Iny l:?, 186-1, re. 1.; y. 4 m. IG d.

182. B):""ROX )IC'DGE, ~un of Ahraha111 and Dcnnnis

(p. 1:14), h. in Charlc,ton, )fontgomcry Co .. X. Y .. Aug. S. li:i27. He wa.,; in· hu:;iue,;,; with hi:; father, in Cortlau,L in saw and

planing mill:;, and on the brcakiug out of' the Southcrr> Rebel­

lion he rccciv_cd a cummis,iou a,; lieutenant in the iGth Regiwcnt 22

170 .11/"/Jf!}: .UH.l!OJ:l.1/,S.

111' X. Y. \'0111111,,,,r l111i111tr.1·. .\fl,·r l11•i11:: 011 duty li,r ,,,r,.11

mouth:<. h,· wa, ,li,,·lmr/!•'d, lu•i11:: i11ndi,J,,,I 1111 a,•1·1111111 of a .. 111" rh, 0 11111:iti,,111. 111 :-,·pt1•111lu•r I .~Ii-~. h1• n·,·,·h·,,,I :111 :q,poi11t111t'11t,

1111,I wa, 1:11111111i,,,i1111, 0tl a, ad,i11ta11t i11 1h1° I .~.itl1 X. Y. \"ol1111t1•1•r folillltr.1·. :IJld ,,•n·,,,J 1111til April I. I Sti,i, wl11•11 I,,, wa.• w111111,J,.,I lt_r a 11111,k..r-l,1111 i11 1111, ri:.d11. ar111. alu,,·,, th,• ,,Jl,ow, di,alili11::

hi111 prol,::1,1.r li,r lili•, a,< 111° Im, •·11tir1•l.1· lo,! th,· 11,,, of Iii, a1·111.

Thi, wo1111d wa, r1°1•1•il·1•d al 1(11° l,attle nf Fi\',• Fork,. thi, l'1',lllt of whi,·11 1,attlt• ::m·,. our fi,r,·,·, tl11, k•·y to lti,·l1111011d. ,\l't,•r l1i:< ,li,,•har::1•,' Ill' r1°111t1\"l'tl to Yi11, 0 la11d. t'11111lu•rla11d Co .. X. ,I ..

wlll'l'f! lw Int,< p11rd1a,1•1I a fr11it-far111 awl l'i11,.yard.

Hem. FnAxn:,-; .Jr:r.u Ror.t.o, ,Ta11. 1. 1 ."i-l-!1. :-lie wa, dau. ol' )fatli"on arul Xa1wy ll .. I,. J),,, •. :!::. 1."iOti.

Xo 1·hildr, 011.

183. HO)lEYX ::\ICJ.><:E, :<on •Jf ,\bralm111 a111l ll,•111111is (p. 13-1-), h. in Cm,:~joharic, X. Y .. )far,·h ,;, l."i:W.

He i, a farmer. alHI owned a farm i11 "·oodhull. StPul,en Co.,

x. Y., which he "nl,J, nnrl relllOYl'd to Oil City, P,•1111.

He m. C11.\1:1.0TTt: Z:::l!ITII, Fch. 20, 1 ::--1-S. :-:he wa:< <lau. of R1•11lwn am! )fary. l.t. i11 Jlo111rer.

TIU•:11: CIIII.HJ:EX wi-:m~:

1. }:1.rz,rn~:1·11. h. Itch. l I. l"·I!•: ·• C11.u:1.1,;."i. h. ~l'JIL. 10. 1.,.-;;;:

184. D,\XIEL COLE::5 ::'IIUJHa:. ,1111 of Calel, an,! Ellt•n (p. i:rn). I.,. in Oy"tcr Bay. Sept. -t IS:!:!.

Hem. Emr.r Er.u;x CAtm • .\]'ril 1:!, 1 ::-4i. ::3he wu~ tlau. nf Arehihald and Emil}··

J;' I 1; II 'I'll 1; I,.\· I,/,' .11' IO.,·. lit

'1'111':fH 1'JIJJ,HJ:l·:S Wl-:UE;

J. J•:1.r.r,:s C.11:1:, ~fwy ,r.,.~1-:.

Ii .• l1111. I:!. J,o,q,"ii: d. FPh.:!l, J~.;J,11•.:ly. l 111,!ltl. h. Fi•I,. ;;, J.~:-.i :

,,. f,IZt.11-: J•:rtP\", I,, ,J1111. !!ti. l,..:,;1:

·I, Jhs11-:1. i\lU'lflll,\l.U, I,, f>1•,•. :,!';', l~.i';": ,,. E,1\1.\ Coi:.,, 'J'wl11.,.,

1:. :-..,u.u1 So1··1·11)J.\\"J1, }h. ,Jt1111~ i, J,..:1;r: l d. ~luy !JI. l~l::!,n•. ll 111. id. ,. J~r.,.,~s, h .• \pril J,i, J,..;1:.i:

EIGHTH GEXEIUTIOX AXD CIIIUutEX.

185. WE:-TEL \\"ILLOCf:HBY )rFl>t:E, sun ol' Har­wy :111d Eli.ml,f'lh (!'· J::'i), lo. in Cliili. X. Y .. )Tar<'h 1::, li-11!1.

He i,: a ,·ar('<'llt<·r aud wa_!,!'011 maker, ar11I r1•,:i<le" in Oti,:\·il11•, f:1.•11i,~e,i Co .• )lid,. lu I .'iii:!, :,t tiff• a;re ol" forty-three. lie f!ll•

li,t,•d iu tl,e :!::d )[id1i.!.!':t11 fofiwtry. au,! ,:(•r\·.,,I thr<'e ,\'t•ar,: in

tlw ""ur ol' the Hel11•llio11. arul wa~ li1111oral1ly di,:,•har;red at the

C'lo,e. ""a,: iu tlu• l,attl,•,: 111' Carn(ll11•ll',: :--tatiou. K11nxvil11i, Da11-

rlrid;r1•. Uu:r.:mnJ,:' Jt1111,:t, l{,,,:,;1•1·a. J:urul I fiek11ry. J),,(os )fo1111-

tai11. Alat1101m )fo1111tai11 aud Chatt:dou ltin·r.

Ju politi,·"· a rPJ11il,1i,-:u1: iu 1·,·lh.d1111, C11ir,!r,,ali,t.

lJ., m. Evrm )ln,11:1-:. XoL :!0. I S-1-:!. :--lw wa, da11. 111' )fart.ill

:11111 Cla ri,,a. lo. i11 I ~:!Ii.

'1'111-:11! t'.1111.hr:J•;:-- \\'J-:J:J-::

1, .• T11Ir -1. J . ...: i:,: rn. Charles l'\i11::s1Jury, Feh. Jo, 1"'1;,;, :llltl h:t"" I dau •• h. ,:\larrh :!O. 1 . ..:1;;' •

• , '\"11.1.1.nr 11. h. f •er. •I. J,-.;,;o:

,,. CYSTJJJ.\ J... h. Oct. J;;, J ..... it: .J, H1cU.\J:h, h. St•pt. 4. J,1.1,i.i:

.,. .\~"SJ.-... h. )J:1y ::, J.,;;;;:

186. 0:--C.\H f. )IL"l>t:J•:. ,1111 of llarwy awl Elizaloeth (p. l~i). I,. i11 t:ro,·.,Ja11ol. )li,·h .. Xo\·. :!!I. I ~;:.J..

17i .V l" ii f; E .ll E.ll (JI( 1.1 LS.

He i, u f:trrw•r. a111l 110w rt·,i,I,,, in Ha,lh·_y, Lap<•er Co .. )[id1.

Hem. :0:.\11.\11 ,l.\x•: Huw. Xo,·. 1:!. 1.-;,;j,

TJll•:JI: CIJll.01:J<:X WJ•:Ja::

1. Ar.tCF:, h. Fd,. !!•I, Jh,;:1: ti. Arrll l. J~.;!I, 1e. l m. ·I cl. !!. }:usu.\ n. h. J\11~. :!:!. ]l'ifiO: ti. Oct. :!l, l~t;:!, JC.:! y. J m. !!ju. 3. Ah.\ ll1-:u.1-:, h. St•J,t. t'. ll"tia:

187. ~s\R\JJ )!CllC:8,.dau. of EhPncz1•r :11111 Lul'rcti:i.

(p. 1:;!J), h. iu Chili, X. Y .. . 111111• li, 18:!!J.

8hc 111. R. D. )£. Tv1tx•:1t, of Quincy, )Heh., Oc-t. l!J, 1S,i3. He was :<on or Rulph :111,I Lucy, h. Xo\". S, lt-1:!i. a\ faruwr J,y profe~sion ; hut i:; now eni.micd in manufacturing l,urrcl:,;. They

now rc:;i,le in Quincy.

nn:m CIIJI.DIIF:." \\TillE:

1, AATP"-, b. April lG, 1~.;:;: 2. .l1-:.."'s1-:, b. Feb. JG. l<'Hl: 3. Gl:ANT, b. Dec. G, l<'G:l:

188. LtECT.-Cor.. )IELYL, )ICI>l:E, :;on of Ebcnc>zcr

and Lucretia (p. J;;!J), IJ. in Chili. )louroe Co .• X. Y., Xo,·.

21, 1833. He tang-ht :;chool for three :;cu~on:;, with i.rood :<nccc:;:<. a\t

the ag-c or twenty-two t·otumcu1•t••l the :<twly or law; h,·ld the

office of School ln:-pcctor in Quinl'y, )lid1. On the br,•aking­

out or the \\"ar of' the Rclicllion he rai:;ctl a cnmp:rny of ,·ohm~

teer~. mu1 wa,: co111111i,-,:io11etl antl 11111:<t(•re<l into :<e1Ticc Aug. :!-!,

lS{il, a:; Captain of Company n. 11th R1:µ-i111cnt )lich. Infantry,

attm:hc<l to Fourteenth Army Corp,:, )lnj.-Gcn. Thomas. He

wa,: :::enior Captain. a111l in 1·om111:u11l of' thl' re~i111!'11t, wh1•11 he

wa:< pro111ote1l to Lieutenant-colonel. a\pril :_!,;, I ~(i:}. )fm·cd

with the Army of the Cwuucrland in the campai1:,'11 ag-.i.iu,,t

R/Ulf1'11 UE .Y RR.I TIOS.

Clmttanor,:za; eo111mu11d,.,I thl' r1•:zi111l'11t at the huttle of Elk

Rh·er. ,July :!. I :.in;;: Pavi,, Cro,:,< l?nad,:, Ga.. :O-t•pt. 11,

I SH::; at )fd .. 1•111orc 's Con~. ,<a111e datP: a],:o at the hattlc of

ChickmuaU,!!'.l, the 1 !Jt.h a11tl :!0th of' ~t•pt1•111her, l 8ti:1: --at the

ln,:t chur.!!'c, at the cln,:c of the 1,att.ll'. he recch·ct.l a wouml

throu)!h the left arm. which crippled that li111h l,:uJIJ·· lit• wa>1

then tletailetl 011 court-martial duty. lu•iu:z uppniuted Prt•:'itleut

of the Departmeut Board at Chattauoog-:1. a111I ,:ern~,I iu that

cupadty four mouth", whcu he ,:oli,·it,,,I anti nhtainetl lt•a\·e to

join )aj,. co1111mmt.l at. the front. He 1•0111111a11tlctl u hriµ,ide on

the attack of the cnem.(s line of fortifications aroun,I Atl:mta,

Ga., a\ugu,;t I 8(i4; wa,; en.!!'.i;red iu a li,i.d1t with the Rel 1t•l ( ;t•n.

""heeler, at Florene•:, a\la., :--ept. 1. 1 S4i.J.. His J'l':,?iment was mn,:teret.l out of ,:er\·it·(', Au;!. :!:!, ISG5,

ha\·ing faithlillly :"er\·e,l a,< a bran· "nltlil'r tluriug the whole

term of the war. Ile i,; now :m in:'urance a).!'1:nt, at Quincy, llich.

In reli:.rion. G nh·er:'ali,:t: in politic:'. a rt•p11hliea11.

He m. :-AnAII ,J. A;.111.~;y, ,Jau. 1 o, 18fii,. :-:he was dun. ot'

George ant.I ,Jane, b. at Ca11ar11lai;r11a, )fich .. Xov. rn, 184:!.

Timm CUii.i> IS:

I. Lccm:-n.,, A. b. Oct. rn, ISGG:

189. E)ULY )[C'Tl(;J,:, dau. of Eheuezcr aml Lucretia

(p. 13!J), b. in )fadi,.on. ::\Iich., ::\larch 1::, J 841.

She m. W.u.rox .J. Jhr.x~;s, )fay:!,}, ISGO. He wa;; ~r>n of

·Hon. Thoma,; Barne~, of Xcwark, X. Y .. 1,. a\ng-. 10, 18:!:;. I~ a farmer, and o\1·n~ the farm formr,rly o\,·1wd hy his father-in­

law, in Quincy, )fich.

In politic~, r~puhlican; in religion, L'nin•r~ali,.t.

TJIJ•:U: ClllJJ> JS:

I. llh:u., b. Xo\". JG, ISGI:

174 .1tr/J1;J,,,' JU:.l/01:I.II.S.

190. ..DI.\XJ1.\ )I. )Jljfl«:E. ,Jan. ol' Rufus awl Sally (I•• 1-l-OJ. J.. iu Ot,•!!11. X. Y., It. JI,., .. J:l. 1 S:!::.

:O:lu• m .• Ions :-:mT11.

TJJl,;JJ: L'IJIJ.l>l:J-;~ Wl•:J:I~:

1. Cn.uu.&"", h. Au~. ,;. JN~f):

!!. Huoh.\ .A~u:r.u. h. :\In)· !!:!. J s-1:!: 3. 01:1.ISA Uo\'11,1-\, h. $t,pt. JI;, JsH: 4. :S.uuu J,"1usct:1.u, b, )Jee. 1::. IMS: 111. Thomns D,•xtt,r.

191. IRA EDWIX )IFDGE, son of Rnfu~ and Sally (J>. 1-l-OJ. Ii. in Ot"I!'", X. Y., .\n;.r. I:!, J-,:!5.

He 111. S.11.1SA XoJ:TJll:OP, of On:rton, )fay :!,, l S;;;!. She wa:-< dau. of ,lo:-iah.

Tm:m cmu,m,:- wt:r:& :

I. AL\fo:- E. b. :,.'o,·. :!I. Js;;,;: ·• ]{u1-·cs .J. b. Sov. t;, I~ta:

192. ELIZABETH :m:n<m, flan. of Ri1·lmrd C. antl H:umalt (p. J;i:!), I,. in BI,•ulwi111, C. W ..• T:in. J!l. J:-::-1-.

:-:he 111. \\".1Ln:1: F. ('11.\n: •• Jul,,· J L JS.i;j_ IJe i~ a farmer,

111' Hr:111tlill'fl. C. \V.

TJIJ,:JJ: CJU1.1JJ:J~!'<ii WJ-:1:1~:

I. ""11.1.1.,.\1 .\1rr11n:. h. Oct. rn. J~.;r,: ., }"1:1-:1-.1-.:1:tcK l10~11-:1:. h. )lnr. :!~, lS,"iS:

3. H1c11.u:i, C11A1'~1.,s. h •• June I,. J,-G.;:

193. .L\XE )ICJ>W~, dau. of Richard C. :m,l lfanuab (p. l,'5:!), u. in B!L"nlieim. C. W., Au~. l 8. l S~;6.

;; 11; lf Tll 1: J.' .\" f.''J: .·I TIU.\".

1. ,\,:x., El•ITII, .Jn.r., Er.r:r..1111•:Trr,

4. r.,-:n Crr.11•~1.,x. .,. ~.u:.,u _..\1;,;1·~-r.,, -,. JJ.\X~.\11 .A:\fl'I'.\,

-rm:rr: ,·1111.1>1:1:s w1.r:i-::

h. X11\". !!O. l~.iH: h. 4 )et. :1, l~HI: h .• l:111. :!J, l ~1:::: h .. J:111. :.!';-. J...;1:,i: h. )l:iy I,. JH1:,:

li5

194. )L\l:<'L\ )ICllUI•:. dau. or Hiclmrd V. aml lla111mh (p. Li:!), li. in Blt!nhei1U. C. W., .111111• :!Ii, 1 :-.:l!l.

~lu• JJI. EJ>W.\JW Ll'Xl>Y, Xol". 1 ;j, 1 liti.J.. 1 ft, is or "·ater-

ford, C. W. ·ru1-:11: c1111.1, Js:

J. \\'"'n.u.ur 1~1,tiJ.:J:'J'o.:'\". 1, ... \u~. 10. 1:;1;:;:

195. )l.lRTHA )IGDl":E. ,lau. of Lewis C. anti ~:trait

(p. 1 ;i3), 11. in D,•arhorn, )lid, .. ~ept. :!:,,;, ] :,,;;:!).

~he m •• L\m:;; K1x,;,wn1:n. Fe!,. :!Ii. 1 :-i,i,i. Jf<' i,; a fhn111.•r,

aml was horn in Eng-land. a111l 110w n,side,; in Beatriee, K:rn,;a,;.

3. Lu,., .i\far.01:1.\,

THEIi: c1111.i,1a:s WEJ:i-::

1,. :-,;t:'pt. 11:. J .... ,;o: h. :-;t•pt. I. I, .. :,;:!:

b. Sept. :!O, Jl'i1:,;:

196. CL/dU~:O:A )IL'."JH:E. dan. or Lewis C. and ~arah (p. ],i:l). h. in Du1Ufri.,,., C. "\L :3ept. 11;, I ~-±1.

She m. cbro,; II.n-1,1-:x .• \pril 1 O, I ~fi:J. He wu., a far111er

from Ohio.

176 .1/UDflE ,VE.1/0RIALS.

T1mm c1111.om:s w1-:m::

I. lfAIITIIA Ci:l>F.J.J.A, b. April I!), ISIH: 2, S·r1~Pllt:S LJ-!WrN, h. ]Jee. !W, JHli5:

197. LOYIXA )fATfIER )fUDGK dau. of Lewis C. and :--aruh (p. J ;j~i )· I,, iu )fidilll•port. X. Y .. Feh. 21, 18-H.

He 111. E1.1 I-IAYIH:S. )fny :.!O, l Sli:!. He is a farmer from Ohio.

1, Ci..uu., L. ::\f.\11.\LIA, b. ~IILreh 8, 18!:3 : ti.

198. ISRAEL )Hmm~. SOil of Dr. Isa.nc s. anrl Abigail (p. ]:i-1-). b. in Canning, Oxfim] Co .. C. W., April G, 1841.

He is a farmer, and now resides iu KimlmlJ, St. Clair Co., Mich.

Hem. )fauy ---·. She was b. )farch 9, 1841.

nn:m CJIU.DJ:Jl." WEltE:

1. WU.LIA)! H. b. )for. 9, ISG:!: " POLLY A. b. Feb. 7, 18G5: 3. Jons C. b. Jan. ~. 18G,:

199. GEORGE )IGDGE, son of Asher and )fary (p.156), l,. iu Guilforu, Sept. 10, 1838.

He i,,: a farmer.

Hem. SARAH A. SJ.ITER, Dec. 1, 1860.

nn:m CIIILDl:E.." WJmE:

1. BwXCllF., b, Sept. 19. l~G~: ., G1~ono1-: \\". I). liar. ~)9, 18Gi :

THOMAS MUDGE AND ms DESCENDANTS.

FIRST GEnRATION .\XD CHILDREN,

/.::.--f0 ( '91 -~ IlO)fAS )fl;l)GE w·as in )fo.Jdcn, )fa.s;;., in Octo-~ r,,. lier, 1657, and ha<l prol,al,ly lh·c<l there i'C\"Cml

@, years before that time. · ,Jarvis, whom we prc;m111c :tJ..J1!- to ha\·c been !tis brother ( although we can find 110

C positi\"c evidence to connect them), wa..; in 13ostou, Dec. 4, 1G3S. We also ha\"C records of Gill,crt )Iu<l:,!c in E,:scx Courts, Oct. S, 1664. .All three probably came from Dcrnnsl1irc, England; sailcrl from Plymouth, ·a· seaport town from which many of our early settlers cmi:rratc<l.

The first record we lmvc of Thomas in this country is tho.: following, when Thomas an•l his wife )[ary arc witnc:<scs 111 a case of assault in )fal<lcn, )fi<ldlcscx Co., )fas~.: -

Oct. 6, l657.. "The Presentments of the Grand Jury met at Cambridge the 6: S: l657. James Barret for prophaning the Sab­bath, and Assault of Geo. Knower. Witness, Tho. :',[ud~c and his wife. & othcrs .• , - Jfitltllc.<,x Court Files, fol,/ .JO.

178 .VU.DUE .VEJIOr.J.,JLS.

Ag-nin, Dec. 28. I fi;i~, he 1111<! hi;; wifo )fari,~ ()fary) 11re a~Lin w·itncssc,; in auothcr ca,;c. \Ve gh·c the extract, a.~ it goc,; t3

cstu.lJ!ish their ngcs: -

"The Presentments of the Grancl Jury at the County Court at Charlestown, the ::8th of the 10th 1658. Malden. Henry Swena­way, Servant to John Bunker is presented for abusing his late master Peter Tufts and his dame in blose and words. Witness, Thomas Mudge and his wife & others."

"The testimonie of Tho~ Mudg aged about thirtic foure, saith that Peter Turfs witTc came too me and desired to com to her house: that I might .....•. and see the carage of ther mans to her husband : and I sc his man strike his master upon the brest with his hand."

"The Testimonie of Marie l\Iudg aged about thirtie afcnncth that she being at Goodman Torfs of :m arand : Gudie Torfe and she hereing the Dine in the yard, we went out of the dore, and his man had got vp a great stone and held it vp to thro at his master, as I conseved, but when he se me he threwe it doune ; I further Testifie I herd him ca.I his master base Rouge.

Swome in Courte 6 (S) '59 : as attests Tho : Danfort.11 : R." (October 6, 1659]- ibid 1659, fa/,/ 4-

·we now ad<l a few· extracts from the same rccor,ls to :;how·

the identity or some or Thoma.➔·s children, tlicir.agcs, etc. The

first ca.~e is where Thomas )Imlge, jr., au<l .John )Iartin (who

allcrwar<ls married )[ary, his sister,) were ""itnessc:. in a case of

assault: Samuel Sprague rs. Thomas Shepard. Sept. 30, lGlii.

Copied from fuld G, file of I GGS, .JlirlJlcscx Co. "30 of September: I Thomas Mudge, Aged : 15 : years ore

t.11ereabouts doe testify: That Beeing with John ::\fartin in the euen­ing betwixt our house & good Thomas : Shepherds : I : did heare : Thomas Shepherd : threaten Samuell : Spra,,,"11e : & said unto him that nature would Beare noe Longer: & the aforesaid Shepherd Reuiled Samui:11 Spr:i,."Ue : & said Thou art a bays vill:tine : & then John Martin & I : drew neerer unto t.l1em in the high ways: & : then:

FIRST GE.NER.ITIO.V. 179

I : heard the aforesaid Shepherd say: unto Samuell Sprague : strike: '.\: the aforesaid Sprague said: 1 : will not strike for this is not the waye to end the difference : then I was soc necrc m; to sec them both : & I did hcarc Thomas Shepherd : strike Samuell : Sprague two blows then Samuell Spr:iguc said what dost thou mcanc to playe the foole : I : am Resolved : I : will : not strike : Then the aforesaid Shepherd : said : my Spirit Rises Against you where c\·cr: I: sec you : & when ever I mectc with you : I : shall : Remember : you: & : further this Deponent saith not: "

"30 of: September, 67. I : John )I:lrtin : Aged :::: : years or thereabouts doc testifye that going with my : master Samuell Spr:igue in the euening : to drive : his cattell in to the common .fcild the 30 : of: September : 67 : as my master came Back in the high Waye Thomas : Shepperd met : him & : soc theye ff ell into Discourse : I was at th~ time : behind som ten or twclue poles : Talking with Thomas Mudg Junior I heard Thomas Shepheard: bid my: master: put up his knife : & ffor he would beare no Longer my master said as soon as he had don his apple he would : & furtI1er said that was not the waye : to end the difference :. for wee : then drew nearer : & stood soc as we would see them : then Thomas Shepherd : bid my : master strike ; my master said he would not. Then Shepherd Reuilcd my master & said thou art a bays uilliane with other Reuiling Speaches provoking my master to strike: Then he strucke my master two blows which I saw whereupon my master said what dost tl1ou mean to play the foole ; I am Rcsoluccl I will not strike The afforcsaid Shepherd held on still tlm:atning & said when euer I see you mye spirit Rises at you & whereuer I meet witll you I shall Remember you witll many other wordes theye ended my master not striking him at all & further this deponent saith not

I Samuell Sprague Aged 36 do affirme to ye trutll of ye above written.

Sworne ::7: 9: 67. Before Th: Danforth."

April 6, 16G!>. Case of As~ault. Elizal,eth Wells rs . • J:uucs

Tufts. - F of d 6, file ef lvH!>.

"l\Iary l\Iudge, Aged about eighteen years saith that about :z year sinsc James Tuffts being at her fathers house In cherry tyme she !!:l\'e him some chem·s & he sci Huzzv vou have civen me worm-t:i- , # ., ~

180 ,llfJDflE ,lfE,lfORJALS.

eaten cherrys hut Ile pay ye for it & came & took hold on me & I held by the Barr of the window & he pulled me from the window & then I gott hold on a great Tubb & he dra;:gd me from that & held me violently and kissing mee And I pulled him by the hair of his head & could not get him from me then I cryed out & called to my Ilrothers Thomas & John &when they came he lefft me. 6.:: mo. 69."

"Thomas Mudge Aged about 16 years & John Mudge aged about I 5 years say tl1at they heard t11eir sister Mary Mudge cry out in the 1:ouse & call them & they came in & se James TulTts come out of the roomc from her where she was."

"May it please tlic Honord Court to understand that whereas Peter 1'uffts or Broth. hath receiv'd a writing from us which c-ontain­eth the sum of what Mary Mudge chargeth his son James Tuffts wit11alL The true scope and intent of tliat writing was not for an accusation of James Tuffts, but ratlier for his vindication, in case the matter should be brought to tlie Court by others, and so should be made worse then it was, tliough it was bad enough. Whereupon we wrotc the substance of what she related, not accounting it needfull nor useful to sct down evcry circumstance (as about her holding fast by the window or some oilier thing, her pulling of him by tlie hair of his head to get rid of him, &c.) This we tliought needfull to inti­mate to ye Honord Court, that so or writing may not occasion any trouble to her, if there be some circumstances in her Testimony tliat is presented to the Court which are not Exprest in or paper ; ffor we do well remember she related diverse circumstances which we thought too long & not necessary to write

Witness or hands

MICHAEL WIGGLESWORTH BENJAMIN BUNCKER

Re,·. ::\lichacl Wiggle;;worth, after this ,fate, m. ::\fartha :Mudge,

sister to ::\fary.

We now !,'fre his record as sul,,t:rntiuted by the foregoing and other d0{0t1mcnts.

S.f:l'O.\'l> 1; I,'.\' J.;JLI TIO.\·. 181

200. 'l'IIO::\L\S )ICl~f:E, hor11 iu Engluutl ubout, the year ]G:!4; WIL~ in )ful1leu, )lass., in [H;';j_

Jfo 111. )f.\11¥ --, I,. uhout. lli:!1'1. Tlll".m Cllll,J>JtY.S wmm:

J. ,l.um!!, h. : klllc<l ut IJloo<ly Brook, Sept. 18, rn;r,, 201 2. lll.\m·, h. JG,; I : 111. Thomus :l!nrtlu. 202 :J. 'f1111)J.\S, b. w,;a: tlu, lust, r,•cor,I wu hun, or him Is from tho

rolls or Cnpt. Moseley's C:0111111111,1· nl' w;.;, tnken from 1L :lfonu­scrlpt 1·ol11me In the Ucncnloi,:lcnl Hooms, Jloston, He prolmhly 11lccl In the scrl"lce, or soon 111\Pr, 1Lq nothlni,: more ls known of him.

4. ,Jous, h. rn:;.i: m. Huth Jlurclltt. 20:i Ii. G1m111m, h. 11;;;1;: 111. JWznhcth Shlpplc. 204 G. S.utUisL, h. l\Iny Wull: huptlzct.l Feb. •I, u;;,!J; prohnhly t.lletl In

lnlitncy, us the rccort.l or his birth nntl bnptlsrn ls tlw only record we l1111·e or lilm.

,. ,TUS.\TUA:S, b. s. J\Lu:-nl.\, b.

: m. m1whcth !{eyes. JGG~: 111. Uev. l\Ilchnel Wlg!(k•sworth.

SECOXD GEXERATIO~ AXD CIIILDREJ.

200

201. .J,L\IE8 )IUDGE, son of Thoma.~ and )fory, horn in )falden a.lJout 1 G4S, killed ut TI!oorly Brook, South Decrliclcl, }\fass., by the Indians, in King Philip's War, Sept. 18, 1675. He served under Ca.pt. Lothrop in the company raised in Essex County, lfass., ca.lied the •· Flower ot' Essex." As this is one or the most important events oJ' the war against King Philip, we will give an extract from Hon. E<lwar<l E\·erctt's oration in

commemoration of this event, delil"cred ::,cpt. :m, 18:!5. "Having thus skctcl,c<l the pro~rc:i,; of the war in its prelimi­

nary scenes, we urc brought to the affecting tragedy which is tl1c more immediate object of this day's commemoration. The presence of Philip on the rivet· (Connecticut) ma.de it necessary to establish a formidable force in ,wme eonve11ient position. Hadley, which had been selected for this purpose hy )fa.~,a­chusctts, was adopted IJy the conuuissioncrs or the Unikd Colonie;, a;, the most suit.a.hie plar-,· for tlie hi,arl-,1uarters of t.hc

182 NUDGE .llE.IIORIALS.

little army. :::mall 1letacl11111•nts W<'rc po,te1l at the otll('r ~r•ttle• 111c11ts: I,ut lwr,· was c111H!e11tmh••l the µ-r,•at,!r part or the troops :L~si~'1wd to this rpmrt<"r. It of' cour,c hec:u11c neccs,ary to increu.,e the supply of prodsiuus at Hadley. A co11,;i1leruhlc 11u1111tity or wllf'at heiug- pres,!rvc,J i11 st:u·ks at Dcerliel,l, it was de1m1cd expc1li1!11t to have it thr1!she1l, awl I,roug-ht down to Hadley. Captain Lothrop aml his company volu11tecre1l to pro­ceed to Deerfield, an,) protect the conrny. His march from Hadley wa.~ effected without interruption, the wheat wa.~ threshed, placed in eighteen wagons, with a portion of the effects of the inlml,itants or Deerfield, 1lisposcd to rcmo\·c, and the train lllovcd down the roa,1 towards its '1esti11ation. Captain )fosc­lcy, who had arrived on Connecticut River three days hcfore, was at this time stationc1l with his company at Dccrficl,l, and proposed, while Capt. Lothrop was on the march downward, to 1-:mg-e the woo,ls in ,earch of the cuemy. )foscley was a parti­z:w 111' ;.rreat ,;kill aud courag-e; he hail couunandcd a primtecr in the w· c:;t Imlies. It is not improbable that Capt. Lothrop and his men, relying too much on )loscley"::; co-operation, pro­ceeded without due caution. Ha,·ing passed with safety through a level and closely-wooded country, ,\"ell calculated for a sur­prise, and deeming themselves in some tlcgrcc sheltered by the nature of the !-,"l'Ound they li:ul rcaehc,1, the traclition i><, that on their arrival ut the ;;pot 11c:u· which we arc now a",;cml1lcd, their ,;giJancc rcla.'Ccd. The forest that lines the narrow road on which they were marching was lnmir with clusters of irr:1pcs; and, as the wagons dragged through the hca\·y soil, it is not un­likely that the teamsters, and possibly a part of the company, may have dispersed to gather them. Such is the contemporary account. At this moment of fatal security, and just as they had reached the brook which winds through the village, a band of sam1;cs, outnumbering Captain Lothrop's company ten to one, pours in upon them a murderous fire from their ambuscade on the ri,!.dtt of the line of march. A consi,lcrablc number drop at

SECOSD GEYBBATJO~ 183

the Jir,<t rolk•y. Tl1t, l111lia11" ,<pri11µ- li-11111 thl'ir c•111·c•rt 11pn11 the s111Til-or", who, l1rok1.•11 u.ucl ~t•altcrl'cl l,.1· tire 01·t.•rwh,•l111iug att:u:k, fly to the shl'll<'r of tire Ji,rc.•,<'., 011 tire spot, wltc•re we staucl. Herc c•us11e1l t.lw clc•atlr struµ-µ-lci; 1•s1·apc wa .. ~ impossil,le. The young- 111e11 !lccl each to hi:; t.rcP, imitatiug the ltarltaron:< foe iu Iris mode or warfare, atHI 1letcr111i11ed to sell' their lin•s a,; clearly as possil,le, lmt tire euemy a11u11111tccl to sc1·e11 l1111rcfrmf. Tlie force ol' Captaiu Lntlrrnp. weakeuecl 1,y the first fatal lire, foll Lelow a teuth of' tl1at 11111111,cr. liis meu WPre cn11seq1w11tly s11rro1111dccl, siu.~led out, ~lwt clcnrn. ,,r11,.Jr1•1I l1y Ol'<'rwhdming umuuers, ancl linal!y ;;1111k, one great arrcl foarl'nl saeriliee to the tomahawk. Lothrop fell at the eom111e11ce111cnt of the action, 'a godly and courageous commander.' Tire loss or their lead,:r in­creu.scd tile confusion ol' the scene; a.IHI, before it;; close, the whole company, with t!1e exception of a fow who eseapecl, was <lestroye<l.

" The cruel fate of these 1111fort11nate yo1111g men di1l not remain long- uria1·engerl. ,Vhilc the Iucliaus were employed in maugling-, scalping, and stripping the rlyiug :u11l the dear!, Cap­taiu )foscley, who, as Im . .; l,eeu obserrecl, was mug-iug the woorls, l1eariug the report or musketry, Jm,.;tenecl, l,y a force<l march, to the relief or his brethren. The Imlians, conliilin_g in their supe­rior nmnher,;, taunted him as he a,h-aucc,l, an<l dared him to tlu: contest. )foscley came on with firmul·ss, rerwateclly char~crl throuµ-h them, and dc.,troycrl a large 111111,lwr, with the loss 011

!1is side of' liut two killecl a111l efel'en wo1111clc<I. His li1•11tcna11ts, ~arnge and Pickering, greatly distinguished thcmseh·cs on thii,J occasion. He wa", liowe1·cr, so greatly out1111111l1ererl, that, though he sustained the action from clel'en o'clock till e1·eni11g, he rli<l not succeed in rlrh-ing tlie enemy from the lielil. At this junct~re, )fojor Treat arril'ecl with a l11111tlrcd solcliers, ancl :<ixty )lohc~.in In,lia11:<, aucl joi11i11g his forces with Captain )[o,.dcy's, drol'e the enemy lhm1 the lielcl f11' tl1e lmrcl-ti,11µ-lrt am! 11111rrlPr•111s action. They f!e,1 ac:ro:<s tl1e 1,rook. al11mt two mil,~s to the westward, closely pursued IJy the American force, and hc1·e the

18-1 ,1/l'/Jl!J: .1/},'.1/0R/.-ILS.

action WUH prol,nl1ly ~11,;pe11de1I liy the 11i~ht. A quuntit.y ot'

l1011e,;, latdy li111111I iu that <p111rt1•r, is 1·ery proliahly the remains of the Ir11lianH who fell thr.•rc ut the clo~c ot' the ndion.

"The united Eu:,rli,..h force eucampccl for the uig-ht at Deer­

field. They returueil in the morning to bury the dead, and

fourul a part IJf tl1e Judium1 upon the tiel,l, stripping tho bo1lic:1

of tho victims. TlwHe they 1111ickly di,.persed, and the remain11 of the limrn yo1111:.r meu, or ,;omc portirm ol' them, were com­

mitted to the earth, ucnr the ,..pot which we have thi:1 day conse­erutod une,v to their memory.

"A li~t ul' the hrnrn men who fell with Lothrop, with tho

names of the towu;i to which they belonged, has been prc~er1·e<l

in the puhlic archives. They wore fifty-nine in number, and

three of Captain ::llosoloy's shared tho same fate. Tho accounts vary as to tho number who escaped. Hubbard states then{ as

not above seven or eight; a letter written by )Ir. Cotton, five

days after the event, reduces tho number to two."

List of those slain at Blmlfl/J Brnok, S,'Pt. 18, ( O. S.,) IG,;;, cnpiecl fron& a paper ii& the S,•crr.tarv of State•• oJ"cr in Bu•tou.-Cnpt. Thomns Luythrop, Seriteant Thomn.• Smith, Snmuel Ste,·en1<, .John Hobs, Jp«1r,ir,/1; Daniel Button, Salen,; John llarrimnn, Thomas Bnyley, Ezekiel Sawler, Sa/-,m; .Jacob Kilbourne, Thom1L• l\lunninit, Jpstcicl,; ,Tncob Waitnwritt, lplllticl,; Benjamln Uoper, do.; ;Jolin Ucnnett • • l/<1nr.hester; Thos. :Menter, Caleb Kimbuli, Jp:nrir/1; Thomn.• Hobs, lpi<1cirlt: Uobert Homes. Edw:ml Trnskc, Su/em; Richnrd Lumbert, 8<1l"m; Josiah DodA'e, Bevcrlv; Peter Wood­berry, Bturlv; ,Joseph Ilnlch, Br.rcrlv; Samuel Whitteridge, Jp:nriclt; Willinm Dew, Ser;ft Samuel Stevens, Smnuel Crumpton, .Tolin Plum, Thomn.~ Iluchley, Sal rm; GeorA"e Uopes. Sa1"111; .Joseph KlnA", Thomas Alexnnder, Iiruncis I,'riemlc, Abel Uscph, ,John Litheate, ::-:unucl Hudson, Ad:m1 Cl:1rke, Ephrnim I,'c:1r:1h, Ilobert Wilson, Salem; St<•phen ,velman, S11len1; Benjamin I,':irrcil, Solomon Alley, L1,nn; ,toJm )Ierrik. Uobert lllnsd:ill, Snmuel Hinsdnll. narn:1h1L• llinsdnll •• John llinsd:1li, ,Joseph Gil­hert, ,John Aliln. Na11r/i,i<trr; Joshua Curter. )/,111r.T,,-ter; John Barnnrd, ,fames Tuft1<. Sttlem; ,Jonathan I>Jympton, Philip Uar1<h11m, Tbomn.• Weiler, William Smende, Zcbedinh Wllllams, Elinkim )farshali, .Tames l\[udge, George Cole --.

The following is the iu:<criptio11 upun the tahlet of the wu11u-1111•11t at Gloody Bronk: -

SEC (J ,\' IJ Iii,,\" f.' /LI TIO.\",

"On this ground Capt. Thomas Lathrop and eighty men under his command, including eighteen teamsters from Deerfield, convey• ing stores from that town to Hadley, were ambushed by about 700 Indians, and the captain and se\·enty-~ix men slain, September 18th, 1675, (old style.)

"The soldiers who foll were described by a cotcmporary historian as a choice company of young men, the \'Cry Hower of the County of Essex, none of whom were ashamed to speak with th" enemy in the gate.

',And S;anJ;uinrUu tdl~ )'OIi wln~re the 1lr,1rl l\ladr the rarth wrl, ;mJ 1urul'1I the unwilliui,: wattro. r1•d.'

"The grave of the slain is marked by a stone slab, :: 1 rods South of this monument.''

_-\liorc t11e in~criptiou arc t,11g-ra\'1!d the folfnwiu~ words:­

" Erected, August, 1S3S."

The slal1 reforr<•d to iu tlw in~criptiou licnrs the simple

memorial:-

" Grave of Capt. Lathrop and men slain by the Indians, 1675."

Threr, of Capt. Samud )Ioscley's men were killed. John

]\fudge :mil Tlwmas )1udg·e. brothers of ,JameB, were :'oldiers in

thi:; compa:1y. ~o a}sQ was .John )Iartin, who married )lnry,

~ister to tlw tlm,c brother~.

2 0 2. )!ARY )IUD GE, <lau. of Thoma~ an<l )Iary ( p. 1 81 ),

b. in )faldcu in the year I G,j I. Tliere i.,; uo record ol'11cr uirtl1.

but ~he testifies in wurt April G. lG@, and .,;ays she is about

eighteen year,; of age.

Shem. Jou:,; )!Aim:,;, .April 14, 1671. He wa.~ son of .John

and Re!Jecca, of Charlestown, baptized )fay I, 1G42. He sen·ed

in Capt. )!oseley's company with his brothers-in-law, Thornll.i! :!-l

186 .,rr·/JaE .1IENORIAL8.

and ,John )[udge, in the King Philip War of l(jj;:;, We find his name n•ermll'd in the roll:1 of <:apt. Johu Hull, uow in posse,1-sion of the Nl'w Euglallll Historic Gl'nl'aloi.rical Society. He witne~~c•I a 1leed of .Jnhn )(111!µ-c, Dec. 1 I. Hi!J!), in )folilen.

203. JOHX l\IUDGE, son ofThoum.s and ::\lury (p. 181), b. in )faldeu in 1 G5-!; d. Oct. :.W, 17:13, :c. i!) years.

He was a farmer am! tanner by occupation, and always resided in )falden. · Was a soldier in the Na1Ta;r,rn~ctt or King Philip

War of'l Gi5, in Capt. l\loscley's company, is named at State House on list of soldiers in Dedham company. W a.~ a freeholder, and )fay 30, 1Gi5, was one of eighty who divided 2300 acres of com­mon Janel. Wus one of' the Xurrag-.msett grantees .April 2G, 1 i33.

The names of y• souldyers Impressd at Malden for ye present expedition & p'vcld according to ye warr'

are Tho May: Jam• Chadwick John Chamberlin Jam• Welsh John Mudge John Winslade John Rofs John Provender

Maldon 30: 9: 75

Jo. Wayt, Capt

He made Iii,,: will April l;:;, 1 i26, ,,:even years before his death;

gh-cs all his real and personal estate to son John, except half of his household goods; gives his daughter, ::\fartha Edes, half of his household goods and £150 in money; they to come in possession after the death of his wifc Ruth. His wifo died twelve days before he did, therefore they took immediate pos­session. June 20, 1 i38, Peter Edes and wife ::\Iartha quitclaim to John )Iudge all interest in the estate.

He was cho:aen constable in the town of )Ialden, )larch U,

1692, and continued in that office for two or three years. He also served the town as tything man, surveyor of highways, foncc viewer, etc. )larch lG, liH, the town voted to "John )Iuclge and others liberty to build a g-.i.llcry in the meeting house."

SEGO.YD GJ:XER~I TIO.\'. 187

DIVISIO'!.S OF LA,;os.

)fay 30. 1G!l5. 1st Dfrision conuuon~ bcgining nt the upnrc encl next Sathanill euencss land by Charlc,itown line running 82

pool in length. No. 29. John )fndg- S Acer,; JOG pools. 3d range. (Same date.) !!d Dil"ision. Tlw 1st Lot beJ·ond by ellc

ponds, runing S2 pools in lcnth. No. 1-!. John )futlµ- 8 ucrs l 06 poles. 1st range. (Same date.) 3t! Dil"ision. the Rcrna111ler or the wood land

on the estc ~id the mill bruek called the three hunt!re<l ackrs Be­ginning at Sargent Skincrs Lote all{f arc to run 40 poles in lentb.

No. 11. ,John )Iutlgc 2 Acrs I:; 1 pol,.:. (Sarne <late.) The fourth dirisiou of Lotts which is The fit·st

dh-ision one ye west sicle of the )fill Brook hcgiuing- one that piece of Comon next to ye <Jld dam runing 40 pools in length.

No. 70 ,John )Iuclg. 1 Acero 1;; pools. Grh & last range. (Same ilate.) The seconrl rfouision on y0 we:,;t side. No. ;j .John )Iudg ( ends y0 l ,;t, ran;w) 2 accrs 1 :; 1 pools. (Same date.) Lotcs in the lust dh-i;;iou which was cu.lied the

Sheep pa;;ter. No. 2. .John )fudge ;;.t, pol,.:

ABSTRACT OF DEEIJS FROl! lrIDDLESEX COL-XTY RECORDS.

John )fuclgc, of )faldcn, tanner, with consent of wife Ruth, sells to Trial! Newberry for £30 ten acres of land. Signed Dec. 11, 1699. Witnessed by Jolm )fartiu, John Greenlnnd, Lydia Shute.

"John )fudge of )falden. yeoman, sells Samuel Green 8en' of )faldcn, for .£H. Thirty sc,·en .Acres lan<l in )Ia.Iden, b. Sorth­

erl9 ~n John Sargent. Jo:;eph Wilson, Tho. Burditt, Isaac Wil­kin~on and Richard Gpham; Suutl,crf!J on Tho. Newhall, Dea. John Green and Xath1 E\·cns; Eu.,t,:rl!J, on Joseph Willson; TFcsterl!J, on County Road, Jonathan Knower and John ,Vest. Signed with Ruth his wife. )forch 30, 1704. in the third year or

188 JIU JJ(; }.: JI E.lf OR 1.11,S.

Queene Anne. Witne;;serl hy Thomas B1mlit nnrl Thomas Bur­rlit, ,Jr. Acknowledµ:erl hy ,John )I 1111µ:P. at Ro~tnn. hPlilre Jer. Jlumcr, .T. P. :IInrcl1 30, li0-1-; and 1,y Ruth )!u,lµ:c nt Rumney )lursh in the Tom1;,hip of Ro"ton. lwforc Xicho. Pai1,?e, ,J. P. 2!Jth Septcmher, 1 i04. Recorded l,y S. Phipps at Chnrl1•stown. Noveml,er ]:{th, 1 iOG."

"The h1•irs of ,Toh Lune ,;ell to .John )fudge or :llalden for .£:!00 A tenement in :lfal1l1m. heinµ: the we~termo8t of two lhnns µ:jun Ly .Toh Lane to the children or his three <l:rn1,d1tcr~, being the Horne"t;i:lll or Land urljoining- the Dwelling House contain­ing sixty-lh·c ncrr•"• hounded Easterly hy Thomas ,vait and ,Joseph Hns,;ey: Wr.str.rly, by ,J:uues Hovey, Tryall Xcul,crry and

Capt. Peter Tufts : '!\"rmliward Ly the aforesaid Lieut. .Jo~cph Hw,scy and Tho Waite; Sautlncard Ly Capt Peter Tufts a,nd the Highway: Sauth Emt lo,,· the Highways and Ten Acres ol' Snit )farsh lying in Rumney )larsh. .Co111uled on the E,m by the )lnrsh of Daniel Floyd ; West ot' Thomas W nit; Sort!, and Norri, East ag-.i.inst the W arc Riner; S011t!t, against a small creek." Si1:,'l1ed, :rnth )!arch, 1 i04. Witnessed and acknowl­edged, 1 iO-l-. Recorded, ,Jan'y :!0th, 1 jO(j-i. Quit Claim;; or the Heirs gh·en in 1 i::!:} and 1 i::!,;.

"John :llu<lge or )lnldcn, Harmer, with consent of wifo Ruth, to

James ,Yhittemorc. for £18, 2¼ acre:< Lam!. bounded sY Ly Jame:-< Nickol!:;,; WP by Deacon G!'el•n: Xv hJ· Thomas Ouke:<: Ev Ly Highway:· :3igned )larch 2:t 1 iO.J.-;;, Witu,,,,,..c,1 by Daniel

and John Whittemore. Aekuowled;!ecl at R1111111cy )Iarsh. )lay 22, 1 iOS: Recol'dcd, Aug. I:i, 1 iO!J.

;.John )Iudge of )fnl<lcn. !farmer, with consent of wifo Ruth, to ,Joseph Snrµ:ent fr £46: l;j .Acres Land, b N. E. by ,Joseph Sar­

geant: S. W. Ly ,John Greenland : ,V. W. by ,John Grecnlaml : S. W. by Willinu1 Sargeant." Dutctl, )!arch 2,j, 1 ilO: Wit­

nessed by John Greenland. Thomas Burditt: Acknowledg-ed at Rumney :lfarsh. )Jay I.'i, lilO: R ... -co1·dcd, )fareh 29, Iii i.

SECO.YI> (;£.YER.I Tins. 18!)

",John )[uclg'c of' )fuldPn. tli1r111er. tn Willi11111 ~nl',!!'<'llt for . .C.J.8: Eiµ'ht aerp;; lanrl J, S11 on ,r. ~lll'/!'•'111. Eu on .J11h11 Knnw1•r, SIi

flll John )fllll)!c 11·11 on P..t,•r Tun~:· :0:i!!'lll'il ~larch :!O. 1717.

wifo Ruth joiu:<. Wiru,•,;,.t•il li.1· Th11111:1,; llurdit. allll H11111111h

Pool; Ack. April :1, 1717; H,•c. Ft'I,. I a. I 7 I 7-i-.

11·11,1, ,w .11111x m·11m:.

In the name of god, ,\men the fifteenth day of April, In the year of our Lord one thousand scl'en hundn:d and twenty six. I John Mudge of Malden in the county of iliiddlesex in new england, yeo­man, being in good health though vary aged, but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be gil'cn unto god for it, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body, ancl knowing that it is appointed for man once to dye, Do make and ordain this my last will and Testament. that is to say, principally and first of all, I gh·c and recommend my soul into the hands of god that g::l.l'e it, and free

· pardon and forgi1·enefs of all my sins ; and to inherit el'erlasting life: ; and my body I commit to the earth, to be decently buried at the di~cretion of my Executor hen:after named, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection, I shall reseil'e the same again by the mighty power of god. and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased god to blefs me in this life, I gil'e, demise & dispose of tl1e same in the following manner and form : that is to say; first I will that all those depts and duties as I do owe in Right or conscience to any manner of person or persons whatso­el'er, shall be well and truly contented & paid, or ordained to be paid in conl'enient time after my decease, by my .Executor hereafter named. Item I give 10 my well bclo1·ccl sun John :\ludge (whom I likewise constitute, make & ordain my only & ~oale .Executor of this my last will & testament,) all my whole estatl.! both Rail & parsonlt:, as my land::: massuges & tenements & all my mo1·cablc estate whcresot:ver it may be found, I do gh·e to him my said son John Mudge to him, his heirs, & Afsigns, for el'er, by them freely to be iJofsi:ssed & enjoyed emccliatcly after the death of Ruth my dearly belo1·ed wife. only the one half of all my houshold goods J gil·e unto my well belo1·ed daughtt:r :\Iartha Edds to be enjoyed by Iler emediately after my said wifs decease, farther my will is that If my said wife shall sun·in: me, that she shall live in the hous with my said son, and shall hal'c the improl'ement of my whole

190 ,11 UDGE ,lIE,1/0I'. IALS.

estate with him for her comfortable soport during her nateral life or so long as she continuous in my name. Item I do also gh·c unto my weII beloved daughter Martha Edds aforesaid one hundred & fifty pounds of good & lawfull money of new england to be paid to hur, or to hur heirs by my Executor, (as followeth) that is to say fifty pounds at the encl of one year after my said wifa decease, and the other hundred pounds at the encl of two years after my said wifs cleceace. and I do hereby utterly disallow Revoke & dis::mnul all & every other former Testament, wills & legacies bequests & Executors by me in any ways before this time named, willed & bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this & no other to be my last will & Test:iment. The witnefs whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal the day and year abo\·e written.

Signed, sealed, published pronounced & declared by the said John Mudge as his last will & Testament in the presence of us the sub· scribers, viz. JosES BucKNAll JAllES HoUEV

JAllES BARRETI Jun~

Citation &-r. Miclds

'?/Jn,~ Wax r ,c d(ff/ Seal cf blank

Presented Nov. r::, Ii33· Proved Nov. z6, 1733. Entered Lib. zo, 37-8.

To aII the Heirs of John Mudge late of Malden & to aII con-cerned. This notifies you that the last Will and Test:iment of said deed is Loc:ged with me, and you are hereby cited to appear at my house in Cambridge on Munday the z6 day of Nov• currt at 9 of the clock before noon to shew cause why said Will should not be proved Dated at Cambridge Nov• 1z, Ii33

JONA RE~IINGTON J pro To John Mudge to serve this Citation and to make return

(Endorsed)

November the zo according to ye within Written Sitation i have notified ye Heirs and all Consamed to appear at ye time and place within mentioned JOHN l\:IUDG

• 'Will ii' in handwritin~ of JO!W:ph Buckruun.

SEGO.YD GE.YER.·ITJO.Y. 191

Hern. Rt:rrr Bcnv1rr in lli84-. fhe was rlnu. of Rohcrt anil I-Jmmah. or )TaltlL·ll, I,. )lay, l llli(i; d. Oet. Ii, 1 j;J~, :l'. Iii y. r, m.

~he d. twelve <lays before Ire <lid, and a cloulJle 1-'Til\"estone in the old l,urying- µ-round in )fo.lden m:irk;; the ,;pot wh(•re they

were huricd. Tlrt:m cmr.om:x wt:rm:

I •• Jorrs. b. Oct. J;j, 1r.i;.;: d. Dec. :?J, JG~:;, re.!! m. Gd. " .Joux, h. :So,·. :!l, JGS1:: m. Lydia--. 207 a. llA1tT11.,, b. Dec. 2:;, 1,;91: m. Peter E,Jes. 208

204. GEORGE )IuDGE, son of Thomas and )fory (p. 181 ), h. in )fal<len in ]fj;j(j; d. Xv\·. 2:3, IGS:i, :e. 2!) year~.

He was a tailor, and lin.-rl in Charlestown, )Jass. Oct. 20,

lGiO, Ire bought a lot of lan<l of .Jolrn Cole, wlrich lie sold to

William W el steel, Dec. 2:~, 1 G i2. In lfjj ;j he was impres;:e<l,

with fourteen other,;, in the ,;crvice of' the Xarm:;r.insctt "~ar,

and the ,mme year Iris father petitioned the Go\·ernor for Iris

rclca.~e from sen·ice.

By deecl elated .April 28, 1 (;82, Thonms Sl1ippfo, his wife's

father, gave to "his loving sou, Geo. )fudge," a lot of land four

years after the rlcath or his wife, said land to go to his daughter

Eliza.beth after l1is rlcath; and in the deer1 he says, " if ,;aid

)Iu,lge marry a~rain, hi" widow is to lwxe aurl 1,njoy the a.horn

gh·en and gra.utc<l premises while she rcrm1iu ~a.id )fudge's

widow, and not otherwi:<c." The e:;tu.te of Geo. )Iudr;c was

inlrerited b:· Elizabeth, wile of .JoJm Pierce, wlio :-old it to ,John

Fosdick, whose son Benjamin :-old to Samuel Townsend, whose

immediate heirs retain rlre localit:· now, or till within recent

year:;. It i:; ,;ituated on the triangle formed hy .\dam,; Street,

northerly, and Town:-:enrl, uow Clrc,;tnrrt ( formerly Shippie)

Street, and the Salem Turnpike, now Cl1cl:;ca Street, to a point

not far di,;tant from the Xa\"y-yard hr:ltc.

192 .1/UIJUE .l/E.1/0I'.I.-IL,,'.

Probate VI. p. ::j4-5 An Inventory of the estate of George Mudge the 30th day of November 16S5 & apprised by Samuel Blunt & Stephen Waters.

His Sea bed, sea clothes & sea chest His best cloaths & chest His books 8s. A small p'cell of meal Is. A small box & child bed linnen A small prcell of porke A feather bed. straw bed bolster, a pillow, curtains l

one rug & a blanket ) 8 full bot\lcs of Rhum & 12 empty bottles powder & short 7 Knives 6 pr of Sisers & 6 combs 5 Sheets 15s. A pair of Cotton Cloath 6s. ti, prcell of feathers :? Skillets & a brafs kettle :: Iron potts, a Tramell A pr of Tongs & pott hooks)

& :? smoothing Irons i A warming pan 4s. The pewter 12s. :? ,1·aifers pins & thread An hour Glass & Earthen ware fishing lines leads & Hooks :: Gunns :? bedsteads s: To old lumber 4~ His dwelling house & ground

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At County Court holden Dec 15. 1685 Admn on George Mudge granted to Grace Shippy & John Eeds. Pr Records with Clerk of Courts.

He m. ELIZABETH SHIPPIE, dau. of Thomas and Grace Shippie,

or Cbarlc;;town, :\l:iy :!7, 1673. She d. or :<mall pox in the )'ear 1678, anJ her infant chil<l at the :,;ame time.

Tllt:U: CIIILDJ:EX Wt:JIE;

l. E1.u..11n.-ru. b. :lforch 12. IG, 4; m •• John Pierce. 2. A CUILD, b. :10<1 d. of small pox lP lG,S, unnamed.

SECOXD GE.\'EIU TJOX.

205. .JOXATI-L\:'.\' )IUDGE, son of Tbomn.~ and )lary

{p. IS l ). b. in )fahl,•n. ----; ,I. in )falilcn, .July 28, I il9. He leli: hi~ c:<tute. 1,y will. to hi:< cou,-ins Ebenezer Grm·cr and

hi~ :<i:<tcr )fary, who 111:lrrie1l Samuel Upham, chililreu of' Lazarus

Gron•r, ol' )f:tldcu. )far uor. his mother hum been sister to Laz.

nrus Gron•r? \Ve coul,I uot usc1.•rtai11 L,y any record. His wile

must ha Ye died prior to him, as he does uot mention her in hi:,1 will.

Hem. ELIZ.\BETH Kr.n;,;, or )falilm1. April 26, 1 il 1, Ly .Jus­

tice Emerson. in Clmrh!,;towu.

wrr.1. OP JOXATII.\X )(ljJ)(;F..

In thl! name of God Amen the tccnth day of July in the year of our Lord God on thousand scuen hundred and ninteen I Jonathan Mudg of :\falden in New England Yeoman being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be giuen unto God : therfore Calling unto mind tl1e mortality of my body and knowing That it is appointed for all men once to dye i do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all i giue and Reccommend my soul into the hands of God that ga\·e it and my body i Reccommend to the Earth To be buried in decent Christian Burial at the descretion of my Executors : And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hatli pleased God to Bless me in this life i give and dispose of the same in thl! following man­ner and form Imprimis I giue my ,,·ell beloved Cousins Ebenezer Grouer and :'\fary lJ pham all my house and Lands namly my house and Land Lying and bein;:?; in ;\falden and all my other moueabel estat by them freely to be pofscf,ed and enjoyed i giue all my aboue said house and Land to my bcloucd Cousins Ebc111.:zcr grouer and Mary Upham imediately after My death I gi,•e it all to them out of Loue and good will that i bare to them i giue it to them and to their heirs and Assigns for euer itl!m I mak my cousins Ebenezer Grouer and ::'\Iary l7pham the Executor and Executrix of this my last will and Testament and i apint m\' cousins Ebenl!zar Grouer and Mary upliam to pay all my iust da;cs and funeral chargs and i do here by utterly disallow Reuoke and disanoull all and euery other former Testaml!nts wills Legacise and bc:quests and executors by me any ways befor named willed a11d bequeathed R:itifying and confirming this :ind no other to be my L:ist will and testament : in witness whcreof i have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year aboue written.

25

19-1 .llT.:DGE .l!E.l!ORIAL8.

Signed scaled Published pronounced and declared by the said Jonathan Mudg as his Last will and Testament in the present.~ of us the Subscribers EnENF.z•:R HoR:>-DEN

PH!,..EHAS UPHAM juner MAR\" GROVER

Proved Aug 10th 1719. an Inucntory of thc cstat of Jonathan Mudg Late of :\lalden now

desesed july the 28 day li19 tn hous and Lands to Clothis to Cattel on cow to a gon

Sum totcl

£40-00-00 05-00-00 04- 10-00 00-15-00

50-05-00

206. )IARTIIA :\lGDGE, dau. of Thoma~ and )fo:ry (p. 181), h. in )fo]dcn, 1Gfi2; d. Sept. 11, 1G90, re. 28 years.

She wa.~ marrieil to RC\·. )hcHAEL WrGGLESWOnTH, of )falden, a famous mini;;ter of olden timt:>, b. in England, Oct. 28, 1631; d. June 10, I i0.'.i, re. i3 y. j m. 13 d. He was the author ot' the poem entitled •• The Day of Doom," and also prac­tised as a phy,<ician. His name was helol in g-reat veneration in :Malden long after bis clcath. The following epitaph is still legi­ble on his ancient gra,·estone in the old burial ground:-

.ME~rEXTO FUGIT ~!ORI. HORA.

HERE LYES BURIED ye BODY OF THAT FAITHl'ULL SERUAXT OF JES U.S C HR! ST Yr. REUEREXD .!\IR :I.! IC HAE L WIGGLESWORTH PASTOUR OF \'£ CHURCH OF CHRIST AT MAULDE:-. YEARS Wl-10 FIN'N'ISHED HIS WORK AXD EXTREo APOX AN ETERXAL SABBATH OF REST OX Yr. LORDS DAY IUXE Yi: 10 1;05 IX \'E i4 YEAR OF HIS AGE.

HERE LIES IXTERD IX SILEXT GRAUE BELOW :\IAULDEXS PHYSICIAX

FOR SOUL AXD BODY TWO.

SECO.\"D cu,:.n.·,u i/0.\'. 195

~rmnLr-:SEX PRO0ATF:, vor .. xr. 45-6. Abstract of Will of :\Iichacl \\'ig;:lcsworth - Minister o( Jesus

Christ at :\Ia Iden, - growing feeble tliro age - yet enjoying perfect use of understanding and memory.

First commits Soul to the hands of a Gracious God reconciled in Jesus Christ, and Body to be buried in hope of a joyful Rcf.~urrec• tion. Just ch:bl.~ and funeral expenses to be paid. Gires to wife Sybil,

1. All my Plate. ~- All the Debts owing to me. 3. All my cattle and swine. 4. All my stock of Medicines

5. All the provisions both of grain and of llesh. 6. Half of House• hold goods. To sons Samuel and Edward three score pounds each for bringin;:: up at Colle:,.:c till they h,we taken their first degree; also, House and Barn, Six and half acres land, Six small lots in ?>falclcn common. To l\fcrcy, Abigail anrl :\fanha, married daugh­ters, Ten shillings a piece, they h:wing rccci\'ed their portion. To Mary, Esther and Dorothy, unmarried daughters, Ten pounds a piece, which is put for them in 3 boxes, and 40 shillings in Bills in every box wch fell to them as their own mothers portion from their Grandfather Muclges estate : Also, Half of the Household goods. Wife Sybil to be the sole Executrix. All my Rooks to my two Sons when they come to full age - gfring their mother choice of half a dozen English books.

Dated in J\Ialdc:n April zz. 1705. Signed & scaled.

She wa,; the ~econ cl wile• of' )Tr. "·i~l!lcsworth. m. about 1 G80, and died at )fol,fon. ~,•pt. 11, 1 t.i!JO, :c. about :!8. After her death, he m. :~ Syhell (:::parhawk). widow of ,Jonathan A,·cry, of

Dedham, by whom he ha<l Prof. Edward. D. D., l,, 16!)2.

His first wife wa~ ,lau. of Humphrey Reyner,of Rowley, by whom he had dau. )lercy, l,. Fd>.16:j[i, wLo m. ;:::amucl Brackenbury.

111-:1t CJltl.Dt:J-:S JIY :',fJC11A1':I. WIG{iL1-:..,wo1rru w·1-:nF.:

1. AmG.\lL, b. ~lar. :!O. rn:<1: m. !,;:unucl Tappan. Dec. :!3, 1700. 2. lf.u:Y, h. Sept. !!1, Jii,,;:!: '1. uuumrricU in l';O,-<. 3. ?,{.\l:TII.\, h. IJcc. :! I. JI:~::: m. -- WIH·tlcr. -l. E•TJllm. b. April rn. 11:s.;: m. I .John ::-cw:i!J, .Tune ~. J 70~. who d.

!ill: rn. :! Al>ru.l,am T:1pp:m, Oct. :!l, lil:J.

~- Do1:o-ru1·, h .. .Feb.:!:!. 11:~Hi-:: m. J:1wcs Cpham, Juuc :!, l ro~. 6. S.\llt'm., b. Feb. 4. JG~,,-~: m.

He ;!r.iduatctl :it JI:ir,·nrtl l"nl\'cr:-ity. Ile tlrst stutlietl mctlicfn-,, :i.flcrw:trtls stutlicJ thcolo;.:y, :i.ntl wus settled in Jp~wic.lJ iu l 7 JO; d. Sept.::~ 1 r,;s, ;c. ;~ y. r rn.

196 ,1/ r; JJ r; }.' .11 E .If O ll I A I, S.

THIRD GDERATIOJ UD CIIJl,DREJ,

207. Ilt:ACOX ,JOHN )rGDfH-:, ~nn of ,Jnhn nnd Ruth

(p. 1!.11 ), h. in )lnlrle11, Oct. ir,, 1G8;j; d. Xov. 2G, 1 i(i2, m. ii y. 1 m. 11 d.

He wns IL yeomau, nr former, nm! nlwayA re~idcrl iu )flt.Iden.

Was chosen Deacon of the South Parish, ~ept. 4, 1 i3-l-. Chosen

Surveyor of Highways, )forch 7, 1 HR, and also the snmc vote

iH pasHed in. 1741.

We 1-•ive a few austruct:,1 ot' deed:,1 : -

ABSTRACTS OF m;•:os PHOM )UDDLESEX RECOHDS.

Deed XL. 108-!1. John )fudge of' )foldcn, Yeoman, liuys of

Nathan Cheever of' Rumney )Iar,ih,* for £:200, lG Acres land in

1\Ialden, b. x. wY. hy ;roJm Shute, s. E.Y. by Wm. Ilnssey, s. w.Y.

by .Abraham Skinner, Thomas Durrlit and ,John Burdit. x. EY.

by .Abraham Skinner. Dated ,June 1, 1738.

Deed XL. 109-10. Peter Ech•" ol' Xccdham aml wife )fo.rtha. for a valuable sum, Quitclaim to our l1rother ,John )fudge of'

)falden, all ril,l'ht in e~tate of' our father John )Iudgc of' )lalden, dccca.,;cd. ::,igncd June 20, l ic;S,

Deed XLII. 163-4. John )fudge of )Jalden, Yeoman. and

hi:,1 wifo Lydia, ll'lortgage to Robert .Anchmuty, Esq., anrl others,

for .£100 in Bills of' Credit called )Jannfacturing bills, 25 Acres

Land in )falden, bounded s. EY. by Thomais Waitt, x. EY. by Abraham Ilassey's successors and John )Iurlge, Jr., x. wY. by

John Knower a.nu uriah Oakes. Running s. wY. within said

1'11/IUJ r; A'.\'J,,'R.-11'/0.\', 197

boundA till it l'n111plct1•s th1• twP11ty-lh·1• tu'rl's. With lihr.rty of a way. Prol"iso:- l'n~·1111•11t nl' lite ,1,.1,t, to"" 1111ulf' nt 1•1111 of 1we11ty yPnr~. with i11l1•r1•;;t al, tllr1•1• 111•r 1'1'111, pu,rn.l,J,. iu IIIPI'· clm111liz1.• (a~ S(lf'f'ifii•d) nl 1•11r1·1•11f, pri,•1• in lawlid 1111111,.r n.t Hs. 8d. per n1111ec with 01w p1•r 1.•1•111, 11dl'1t111•P. l'-ig-11,•d l'-,•pt. !I, I i•W.

Deed LL •~:!0-1. J),,aeon ,l111111 :\lud!!e of )lal1lt•11, Y1•11nm11,

to William Wuit for .£i;i i11 puhliek hill;; 111' Cr1•1lit, old t1•11or, ~ells Ii Acri', \V,.111d L1111tl i11 )la!1lm1, I,. sY, 1111 1111' H1111µ-n line, F.Y. L,y ,J11h11 :,.kimlt'r. ~Y. 011 l>1•ui•n11 ,Johu )lud;!1•'s ot lier pu1·t ol' Ma111e lot, 11·Y. Ly Lieut. 'l'hmnas l:nrdit 1111,I ,1111111 J-:urdit. ~i).:'lll'd Feb. 1:!, l i--4. \Vile Ly,liu joius, liur. sig-11atur-L• i.s u,,t recordt'd.

Pe<·d LIU. l i. .fol111 :\f111lµ-c ol' :\faldcu. FarmPr, to Peter Ede.~ of' ~°i!1:dlm111, for £;i00 lawful 111111w,1· Two tral'!.s ol' Land, in )lal,lt-11, viz. (i0 Acres, when•on my Jhn•lliuµ- 111,use &c. :,;tanrls,

bounded \V1;s1· iuul 8oUTII on the Tow11 Road, :-0:oe-rm:.\STEltLY

on faaac ,Yaite and Thomas \Yait<•, XoHTlll~Asn;m.Y 011 huac "'ait. :Non-rm,·1-:sTEl!LY on Griah Oaks a111:l ,John Kn1111·1•r, \VERT•

EULY an,! N. W1-;sTERl,Y 011 Lt. Th11111as Durditt. The other tract, 10 Acres, a \Vood Lot in the Northerly part ol' )falrlen, b. s>'. on "'rn. \VuitP, F.Y. on ,John ~kinncr. ~Y. m1 t.111' lfang-e Jin,.. WY, on ,Jal,ez and ,John Sergeant. i-ig'1w<I )fay :!--1-, 17--1-,5. Wile

Lydia joins.

,John )[udge am! wili• Lydia of )blden c!ePc! 11 acre~ of ~alt )far8h land to Peter E,fo~ ot' Xcedlm111, June 2,j, I ili2. - ~,,J­folk D~nl.,, Lil,. !JS, /ol. tt:.

Hem. LYDIA--. She rl. Dec. I. 1 iG2, .e. j:'j ycurs.

l. Jon:., 2. Jost:Pn, 3. LYI>U,

TIIJ~llt CII.U,l>HJ-:X WJ~J:f!:

b. Dec. :JO. 171:l: m. llrury Waite. b. )l:ly !!!!, l; JG: m. Phebe Green. b .. Jan. ;, l;'l~·: m. Stephen Sweetser.

210 211 21::

] 98 ,I/ l' lJ r; J: .11 J:: .I/ 0 It I A L 8,

208. )T.\RTI L\ )ICOfl E. rlnn. ol' .fnhn an1l Rnth (p. l!Jl ), I,, in )luldr•11, Dec. :!;i, I fi!I I ; ti. i11 X,•etlhu111, ,Jun. 11, I i:rn, IC.

4i y. 1i ,1.

:-Im 11·u, 111. to PF.n;rl J,;nr,;,-, ut )lnldc11, lty Rei·. D111·i<I Pnr~on~, )for. I fi, I j 1-l-. I fo wu, 11 r·1u·pe11f Pl', ~on ol' ,Johu 1111d )lnr~· Etlr•,, ul' Cl11u·l1•.,to11·11, lml'II Auµ-. I !I, I tj~fi, .\t'tcr tht•ir 11111r­riu1,;"e, tlll.'y lil'eol iu )l11ld,_.11 till 11Her their d1iltlr,_.11 w,.r,_. IJoru, who'll tlu•y re11101·,_.d 111 Xr•o,tlhmn, 1u11l ho• 111•1·111111.• IL rr•r,1· i111l111•11ti11l per,on, ~••rvi11µ- i11 1111111y olli,:c~ ol' tl11.• tm1·11, IJ,, wu, ouc 111' tlm ~11lt,r•ril11·r~ to Pri1ll'1••~ Chronoloµ-y (111,µ-1111 iu 17:!1-i), who WPl'C

eon,rrlcrerl the priucipul litr•ra:i 111' X,,w Euµ-lnml, who flourished uhout th1, Lr•:.:'iu11i11µ- ol' the 111,t ,,.mtury. He ,Ji,.d iu Xecdlmnr. She to11k a lett,•r lrom 1·lu1rd1 iu )falJ1.·11, uud pre,cutcd it tu church in Neerlh11111 in 17:!li.

1·1mrn c1111.1JJlt:x w1-:m::

1. ,Joux, b, ,run. :ll, li'JI:: 111. Dchoruh l'nitt, of Ncctlhnm, ,Jnn. 10, li4!1, nu,1 l111<l ch, Lydtn, h. Xm·. J:l, liW; :,;nrnh, h. ,July r:, 1;.;1; .rohu, b. ~o\·. l!!, 17,;~. d. )(nrch !W, 17,;n; Johu, h. April !!4, 1;:;4; Colllng!-i. h. J)cc. u. I;,;,;; JJcbnruh. b. ~ept. ),"',, 1 i',";,;.

2. S.,TIIAS, b .• Jun. 31, 17JH: m. ~arnh --. Chllt.lrcn, Jcrcmlllh, b, Xo,·. :;, li4!t; 8umuel, b. Oct. 15, 17;;3.

:i. PETJm, I,. ,\ug. : 111. :M11ry JJcspnr, or ~cedluun, Feh. 4, I i•tt:, und hut! Jounthnn, I,, O<'t, :!i, Ii 41;; )lurthn, b. )Jee. :!, l i 41<, E!'ithcr, b. Xo,· . .j, 1;:.o: EnslA"U P«•tcr Eclc!'o. d. ~luy 1, 174!!.

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209. ELIZABETH :\IC'DGE. dau. of George and Eliza­beth (p. 1!12), h. )lurch 12. }ljj,I., :0:hc <I. iu li.J.1-i, a:. 7-l- years.

::O:hc m .• Jou:s Prnuci,;, Fcl.,. -+. lli:J~. h. about IGG.J., and bup­tizcJ .Jan. IG, IGtW-70; d. Sept.:!:,, 171li. in the ;33d year uf

hi~ uge. 'l'Jlt:Ut Clll.1.DlU•;X WJ<:JU•;:

1. ELIZADETII, no d11tc of birth: bupti1.cd )larch l:!, wv~. Ill. John Lee • ., UA~~.u,, b. Au~. 4, 1G!l4 : m. I:i-w,c 1-"illchrown. :l. }lAIIY, b. ,June II. IG!1r:: m. Dnuicl Rectl.

{.

r., ,:. /, ~. H.

]II,

,Tn11s, (it•:fHtftl•~,

,1.,:.11,::,1, :-..uuu, ... \111u.ur., N,\lt,\11,

::'lh:un·,

FU f' /,' Tl/ Ii}.'.\• ER .-11'/0 .\'.

h. ,\111:. H, rrn,~: ,,wtll1•d In SlowH. h. :S111·.!!l. liflll: cl. Oct., J, Jit1:,a•, tr.,-. tom. 101(, h. An!(, I!!, ti11:J: h. o,•t.. a, J;Oti: ,1. ,Joly l~. );'O!), II',!! y. !) m. Pd. '"' dulu ol' hlrt.h: liupl.lt.Pd l•'Ph, !!,~, I ills-!1, I,. fh•t, !!H, lill: 111. Elu•w•1,1•r 1•r1•11rl-iN,

h, .Tune!!!!, liH: rn. ,ronnf'i J'r.mtl.-.is.

FOUHTII GENER.\TIOX HD Clflf,DREY,

Hm

210. ,JOHX )[UJ)l:E. ~oil of I>,•w·o11 ,Jolr11 1111tl L,nliu (p. Hli). Ii. in )fal'1f'lr, Jlr•c. :;o, Ii I:;: d. iu Ly11111idil of'' urrrnh pa1",v," Xov. :W, 1 j(i2. a:. 4~ y. 10 m. :!i ,I.

Jfo was a farllll'I', anrl ~cttl.-il h )fold.-n; u111I after the birt.lr of hi~ ~on Bimou, Ire rr•1110\·r•,I to Ly1111lidd, wlrcre lie di,!d.

He m. '.\IAtff WAITE, )lay 4, I W~. l1y H,·\·, .Jo~eplr Emcr~on.

:-h" was rlau. of :-an11ml :111,l Anna \V'ait.,., of )lalden, h, Sript. :!:!. ]j]-1,,

-rm-:m cmr.1>1:r•:s wr-:rrn:

I. S.,~rn:r., b. ::'lfnr. :!!!. I ;::!I: la• scr,·ed In tlw French Wur un\Jcr Gen. Amlwrst, und w:i,, kllle1l Ju Cuuudu 111 I,,;.~. w. f!I ycurs.

2. ;,,L\uY. h. A1wll 20, lilO: 111. A111lr••w ~lunsllt•ltl. 213 3. l,y1,r.,, b. },ch. :!N. 174:!: d. num .• Tau.!!!!, JN:!J, m. 7'8y. Jorn. !!,id.

4. ,Jons, IJ. Dec. :1, 1,4:l: rn. ll11n11:1h Jlrrtcl1i11.,on. 214 ;;. Srnos, b. ,\prll s. 1,4s: m. Ellt.uheth Whittrcd:,:i,. 2t.', 6. :Ezra, h. April ,. J,;,:!, m. :-uruh --. 2Hi , . F.X<)t:11. b. Au~. 1. 17;_..1: m. LydhL Iu~all~. :!17 ~- .X.\TU.,x, b. 8cpt. !!l, J j",jfj: m. H:uuwlJ Ill,!.mll."i, 218 9. S.u11:1-:r., b. Fch. 1, t7.1!J: d •• Jan.:!!>. Jj,"\:;, a.-. :t.i y. 11 m. !!!I cl. 11nm.

lie scr1·cu :L, u soldier 111 tl,c 1:,·,·olutionury Wur. We llud the t'bllowjug record ot' hi111 ju Jl:1Ns. He\', lJoc. i11U1•x, ,·ol. ii. p. ,..;J : ·• Ju Cnpt .• Jo~eph Hiller':-. <~ompany .J. Titcomh's r(•~lmcnt, n.t Pro\'i<.lcnc(~, :July,;, 1;;;. Scrn.:'d from .July 11 to .\u,::. 11: :~ d:1y:,,i allowed to ;.:o horn,•: 2 mo. G <l:1ys tirrw: £:! per mouth £4 ~-- due. 1 .. rom ::'1!11rlilc­hcn<I. ,;.; miles tra\'eI:·

Hi~ name ab.o :tppenrs 011 the Ticondcro,::":t Holl"'. p. :u:i: '· Xnmcs of 111c11 from Lynn. f,ynnllcl<l unu Sau:::u-., who ,crv..,tl at Coucoru :mcJ iu otlH"r 1,attles .• ,

II<: <lieu ut Lyuo of consumption eontractetl in the ~ervkc.

:!00 .llUDUE .l/E.1/0RIAJ.S.

211. .JO~f~l'lf )lUD<rn. ~1111 of' Doncnn .John und Lydia (p. 1 !Ji), 1,. in )laldou, :.\fo,1· :!3, 1 it (j; d. iu Xe1•dlmm, ::\fnss., aliont tlw year 1 j!Hi, 10. !JO yonrs.

I·fo was a former 11111I 1,011per, 111111 lin•d in ::\fulrlen, where he hnrl tl11·e1i d1ildren, an,! we lum., no rr•1:ord of' his lml'iu:;t more. JI<• thou r,•11101·1•,I to X1•1•11lm111.

Jfo :-<1•rn•d usu sol1li1•r in tho Revolutionary ,var. His name appear:-< 011 the Lcxi11~oto11 .\lnrm Rulls, Cupt. Cu)cl, Kings• bu1·y's compuuy. X,:cdlmm 111011, Col. .Aaron Da1·is' regiment, who 11111rchi,il iu eonsc1111cncc of the ularm on the 1 !lth of April, 17i5. '1'111·1·0 uum w,:r(• kill1•rl um! scn,rul wo11111lctl iu this

company in that li!!ht. He wa .. -. ubn in Xecdlmm coinpany, under Capt. Aaron Smith, ut Dnrche:<ter Hcig-hts.

He 111. P111,1m nm,EX •• Jau. l!l. 174:f. She wa.. .. dn11. of .John ant.I Phel,l•. of ::\fultlen. h. Aug·. :!2, 1 i:!l; d. in Xcodhum.

1. Jos,wu.

3. Jos~:Pn.

TIU-:llt CIIILl>m:s Wt:ltF::

b. Dec. 22, 1;4a: d. 17:i!!, re. 8 ycnrs. b. ,Juuc 22, 17 4,;: b. Feb. :w. 1;:;:1: m. Lois Prutt. 219

212. LYDIA ::\fUDGE. <lau. of Deacon .John and Lydia

(p. 19i). b. in :.\falilcn .• Jun. i. lil~.

She m. Sn:PHES SWEETSER, Feb. 8, I i3i, by Re,· .• Joseph Emerson. He wn;; son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Sprague) Swect:;cr. l,. Dec. :!6. lil-1. ''tn:< a cordwaincr by trade, and

ferryman at Pcn~y Ferry. His fir~t wile deecu.scd before 1757, for he was publi:-<l:e:l AjJ,il 3, l i5i, to Delight Humphreys. nnd in the year 1 j(j!J joiucd wi•h hi:< wife, the ~aid Deli:.rht, in the sale or a picec ol' lam!. Ho cl •• Tun. 11. 1 i!JO, ~. i5 y. 16 d.

111.S cnu.1,nE~ UY LYDl.\ llCDGJ-.: ,YJ-:Jtl•::

1. STF:rHF:S S. b. )lar. 11. 17:18-'J: pub!. Abl~":lil Barrett 1762. !!. EDW ,mo, b. July 30, 171:!: 3. LYDIA, b. Xo\'.:!:J.1744: a, A.u,us, b. l>ec. IO, 17 4U :

PJP1'/l O} . .'.\'},'J:.-1 TIU.\", 201

.Fir.( GEXERUIOJ ,llrn CIIILDltH.

213. )L\.RY )IUDm~. dau. ol' .lohn awl )fory (p. l!l!)), l,. i11 )falde11, April :.!O. 1 i-tO; ,I. i11 Da11,·t•r~. An~. :i, 18:! l, :e. ~, y. :: 111. 11: ,I.

!--he 111. Asmu,iv )Lls,-w1~:1.o, April :!8, I ;1;::. lfo 1rn~ li. Dec.

:.!. 1 i-1-0, i11 the town ol' Uaurnrs. Ifo wa~ a litr111er a11tl shoc-11mkPI', 1fo ,I. )fay 1!1, 1 :,;;;i, a•. !It y. ;; 111. 18 ,!.

ffim~elJ' am! wile were members ol' the J.'ir~t Con~rei.:-alional

Church in Lynufidd.

·rIII,:r,: cIIr1.om-;.s wmu-::

J. .\:mrmw, b. Oct. H, l7G;;: m. l llchcccu )!iiuslldt.l. Sept. !!7, ]7!11, 111. !! :l[nrth:i :l[nnstlcltl. :lforch :!O. l 7!!-1. 111. :J Eunice l'crkin~, Oct.:::;, 17!1::J .

.Am.lrew dlc,l April 17, 1s,;1, w. 1-,,; y. ,; m. :r; ti . . , .Jonx, b. llur. !!U, 1;1;;: tu. l l'hel,e 1»11tm:m, Xo,·. J!,, 17!.I:;.

111. !! )[rs. Ellznbetl1 ,J:tck~ou, :lfoy !!O, lR0i. 111. :) )\[rs. llauuah Geary, Oct. 17, 18:J.I.

,Toho died April IH, l~!J!J, n,. 71 y. ll 111. !! d. ... ,Jost:1'11, b. Dec. 14, I 770: m. Dolly C:irtcr, Fch. 11, 180!! .

. Joseph died Oct. J, Js.;,'°', ,c . .Si y. !! 111. 1:; d .. 4. :ILllt\". h. "· J>.,xrnr., h. ,July l!l, 177!!: 111. Esther Willl:11ns, April !!J;, 1810.

214. .JOHN :m;DGE, ,;on of' ,John awl -'lary (p. l!l!I), Ii. iu )lalt!e11, Dec. ;;, 1 i-l:;; ,l. i11 Plymouth. Yt .. iu Ko\'cmLcr

182.'.i, :e. 8:! years. He was a farmer, aml lh-etl in FitchlJurir, _:i[a.:;;;., until after l1is

third child wa:; Lorn. lfo then remo,·c,I into the wild,; of' \·cr­

mont, and ijcttletl in the town of' Plymouth, then called Saltash. He !,ought fur .£:.JOO the right or Enos :::;tearn:;, ouc or tlw :;ixty­

four proprietors named in the charter of that town. His deed, dated Xo\·. 7, 1 ii9, is the fir~t on record iu the town books. He was the fir,;t settler, awl hi,; son \Villiarn was th,-. fir,;t male chihl

:Wt .111!/Jt;J; ,1/f.'.IIOHIAJ,S.

uor11 iu th,• town. lie al~o l1011;.rl11 011,-.Jmll' 111' :-:l11'UI :-:111ill1',.; ri;.rht

in lo\1·11 ol' Ludlow, llt'Xt adjoi11i11;.r 1'ly111011th; d,·,•d da1,.,I :-:,•pt. U,

1 ii!J. llis ori;.ri11al farm was 011 !lie l1111·d,.rs 111' Ludlow, 1war

the large pu111l, on the main r11atl from l'ly1111111lh.

The orig'inul ;.rr1111t or patent li-11111 King' (;eorg'c was datetl

,June 8, 1 ii!J, and the charlt!r ol' tlu) town was ;.rin•11 hy 1lt•11j.

\Ve11tw11rth, Uornr1111r ol' l'i'ew Jla111p,.;hire. Fir.,;t t11w11-111ecting­

hel,l in 1 ifi:!, three years after ,11.11111 )lutlg-e alJll f:1111ily ea111e in.

8ept. :!:!, 1 i8i, he tl,•ctls eighty acres ol' Imul to his tlau;.rhtcrs

Hanuah mitl )fury ".ioiutly for their use." .luue !I, 1 ititi, he

sells Jund to l'aul Sawyer, l1is ~011-i11-Iaw. .John awl )lartin

)Imlge wituess the deetl. ..April :.W, 1 i!l l, lu: sdls one hundred

und twenty acres to his l,rother Ezra of" \Vihui11gto11, \"t.

)Ir. Cephus )fourc, for many years town clerk ul' Plymo(1th,

informed the writer thut ,John )[ud.!!e tol,1 him that when he first

~ettled there, as he had 110 hay or ;.rraiu to keep a hor,.;e, he was

obliged to "back his grist to mill,'' a di,.;taw:e ol' tt•n miles,

through the wootls. g-uitletl by marked trees. Taking- twu bag-s

of two liushels each, he would take oue awl carry it forwar,l till

fati;.,.,1e<l, put it down, and return Jor the other, n•sti11g- himself"

liy the walk l,ack. then ,;houl,Jer the second ha;! ant.l carry it for-

1rnrtl past the first, all(I ~o conti1111e to ,lo until l,oth were ~ale in

the mill. "raitiug- for them lo l,c• ,!!rouu,1, he would tak,: them

Lack in tlie same 111a1111cr. 1:Ja,·k ~alt~, or pnla~I,. was a ,.;faple

conuuotlity of that day; a11d. in its 111a1111lact11re, a large iron

kettle was necessary to l,oil dow11 tlu~ u.~he~. Thi~ kettle he

was obliged to carry lifteen 1uilcs iuto his :'ctl lt·111e11r., on his

shoulder<'. liy letting tlte rim rest upun !tis forehead. ~uch were

the toils of our early :'ettlers.

He was a ;:oldier in the Rcrnl11tionary War. We quote

the following aLstracts taken from the Records of )fassa­

chu,•etts :-

"John )fudge in Capt. Deuj. Edgell",; Co .• Jolm .Jm;uLs lfog.

to ser,;e from .fan. 1, 1 ii8: From HuLl,artlston 80 miles: Pay

J•'I FTJl (; R XR /L·I rro.v . 203

• £:!S: I :l: ;i, allnwi11:,r I da_r>' wa!!'''' li,r ,,r,.r,r :!O mill's tra\"l•I:

If,, ,.,ili>'t1•d ,111111• :!ti. 1 ii7.'' -Hu. /Joe.•. l'lll. I B, I'· 1:; .

.. ,l0!111 )fu,J!-\' i11 ,Jaek,.011·,. Cu. l'ro111 Vit.elil,rrq..r." - ll'ora.,tcr

Jlo(/,.

Jfo 111. 1 H.\XX.\11 H1:T1·111s,:os i11 I iH:i. ~lr,1 ti. in l'lymrnrtlr,

Yt., ~fard, :!li, I HOS, a~. fiti y,•u.r.~.

Jr,, 111. :! \\'i,ln11· PJ,1,:111-: IL\1m1,;, o!' ltPwli11.!!, Yt.

J. H.,ss,ur, h. F,•I,, Ii', J';'f;j: 111. f'npr. 1':111I :,.iuwyer. 11ml land t.wo cldhlrPU, hoth ul' wh11111 d. in inlil111•.I' :,t l'ly111u11th. 'l'hc,v 111tcrw11r,ls l'l'III0\'1'd to J:o,\':&lton, X.Y .• wlwrt- ~)IL' 11 . .\11~. :m, )~:!.~, m. Hly. tim. ,;c.1. fie ll. ,\pril ~~, 1:-14;;, m. 7:i y. ,; m. :-ii 11.

'.\ht:TI~, I,, lit:!): 111. Eli1.nheth o\\·ery. 220 ,,. ,Jurrs, 1,. )for. l•l, 17i,'i: 111, E11111uL \Vhltc. 2~1 -l. J,.yi,u, h. Au::. 1, 177i: rn. ,1rn-,•11h Cro . ..;~. ~~~ a. lI.11:Y, h. l,,:1: 111. Eh,.111•1.,•r \\"iicl••r. 1111,i t.hcy lh·c,l In

:-.hn•wshnry, \"t., where lw of. Siu, d. 111 )It. llolly in 18:!l, :c. •I:! y. 'J'iwy h:111 110 cluldr,•11.

(l. W11.r.u~1. ,, .• July 'i, 17:il: Ul. Ahi~:lil ,\\·crlll. 223

215. :-I.\fOX )fCfH:J-:. ·""" or ,Tol111 awl :\fary (p. 199). h. i11 ~laldc11. April 8, l j-t,s: <I. in DanYc•r~, of apoplexy, Aug. :!i, ] j!I!), a:. ;j 1 y. + Ill. J !) <f.

lie ~dtle,I in Dam·er~, )fass .. in the year 1 jj;;, and followed

the occupation or a carp,mt,~r, workin.!! a part of the time on a

~ruall farm which lte ha,1 p1m:lmsL•1l lying' in the western part ol' the towu. Uc was a very ,piid a,,,J iudustrion:; citizen.

During- the Remlntionary ,.trn.!!~fe, he joined the American

Aru1y, as a s11Lstitute, in the year 1 jjf;. On the :?ith rl:1y of

,Tnfy, he eomruenc,:<l his march Ji-om Dam·ers to Ticonrl,:rog:i.

with a company t'ro'm tlii~ town. His health failing- him, he was

disclrarg-1!d after :1 fow rn11utl1s0

~crdce. A diary kept IJy J,im at

tliat time. in whieh he r1!cord~ tlH'ir march thro11g-li Kew Hamp­

~hire awl Y crruont. is ~till in pos~c~sion of the family. As it

204 .l/ /,' /J I; }.' .1/ f.' .1/ 0 I: I A /, S.

ma.y he inl<!rP,tin:,r to tlw 1•11rio11,, we npr11•111\ ,nmc ulo,tract,,* tn ~how tl11i dilli,,nlti1•s P11co1111tL•1·"d. l111rdship,; cxpPri1!nced. u11il

1-1low Jtl'O).rr"f',;s 11111'11•, a,; eo111p11r1•1l with thr, pr1•:-<f'11t tinlf':-<. H,· ucver re1·1m,red from tl11, elli•et,; 111' tl1i,; "'rvic,, upon his con,ti­tntion, l,11t e,·,•r after had fo1,l,le lwalth.

"'r• find th1i follnwi11:,r entrie,; in )[a,;,;. l{e,·. ll1wt1111f'nt, :-

;, :-iir11011 )I 11d:,r" i11 :-:1,,nm ,Vilkin,' Co: Col. ,vi!!_!!le,wortlr ·, HL'l!L: 1''ro111 I >ann•r:-<, :! I ,j miJ.,, t 1 : 1 :! : :J.'' - Vol. :!-1-. Jl· I li,i.

• A Jouma\ o( \ht: March \o~ontincnta\ ;mnytowau1.., Canady wa~c-. cnmmcncc:c1 July Tl in 1776. July 30. 1770 the Lumr-. .. ny Joim:rl .n C..ptc~ and JJincd fron1 thence we Pr04-ccdcd to John

(Mtcn ta\'cm iu ;mover whc,c we lay a niJ;ht which i!i 1~ milc:!1 July 31 Mar,hcd Imm Jno ti"'tcr.,; Ta\"ll!m to brown, Sc.1ki.hury which i11 8 milc!I from thence

Proceeded over the ferry to Du11 .. to1hlc by the way of Clu:lm-.fortl & stop!I at Lewi" Q\'em and arrived at hunt" Dun!itablc :about Sun Set thi'i lJay!I march ;11 milc!'l.

.,\11t,tu!lt the I t\.brchcd from hunt" ta,·cm ou Dun~talile about :-.un ri1'C unto hutterfidd!I t:1,·c:m which ia 5 milc:t 11toprd krfr~ht there Dined from thence Procccdcd on to Taylo"' tavcni in wihon the r<r.;u:l from Ahhots ,·en')' bad bciag exceeding Rocky and hilly :md ah~ethcr X:1rrow mo!Uy throug Pinc wood:t ~nt to taylnr!o ahout Sun Set Some of the Part)' which wait u mil" from o,bbots and the kcll of them came UJI in the morning thi!I Day-. march :15 ntile!'I.

Aui,::11-.1 ye :z. m,1n:hctl from l,1ylon about 9 in the momin;,:. Proceeded nn throu;:h the •·ooda to francca bloods ta,·eni at temple whkh i .. 6 mile~ but thcfc were work and fatii,:cueini.:: then ~ nearer home ;md i:t Likely to Prove worfe then bcncr for our comtilrt the fair there we i;:o the kc.ad being n1ouAt.'\11cou!I, but Little Plain" J,::Oin;: <'hclly up hill and Dn'ATI from bloods. went on to wilfon!I tanon at l'eten Corouryer which ii. ◄ i mile,. flinetl at wilson:4,,, a ;,:ootl ko.1d (rnm wilfon" (or 40mc mile~ bein,: an intervail and Plt:ntiiull 11,,rt-. for kyc and other ;,:r:1in the L..ind ,·cry J;;nod about 9 mile" from thi!t tavern ill, the mountain called the 1,,-rand manadnick bcini;; ,:r.and 1-a mild from the botom to tn1, h:n-in; a Pond on the top of it Cnntainin~ an aC're and a Quarter o( J:r'flund. lay a.t wihwm:, thi:, ni,:ht. Some nf the Pan~• and ~me of them at ;:r.avi, or not ha,-in,: Conveniency to Lodi;:c to ,:athcr the baJ:J,:agc wagJ;on and about 20 of the <.:umpany went to RobDc?t tavern thi~ day11 march 10 mile~

Aui;:u.-.t the 3. marched thi" momini;: from wih•on'" to Robb" ta\·cm which wa., 4¼ mile:, where we nict with \'cry m0<for.uc Entcrt.'linment and hut P;m nf the People. neither wa-. 1he-.c People o( the tavem verry uncivcl not willini;: to nbbli1,:c ;my of U!I. here our Lieutenant-. went 10 buy a !'hecp but could find nothini.:: but a uld ram for which they ch,1r;c<l 15 !,,hillim.:-. mnney for from here Proceeded on to morf...:~ t;1,·em at Dublin wht-rc we arTh•cd about ten in the mornin;:: the road throJ,:h the wCH,d-. from rolih~ toll:'1rhle ~ucxl. thou;.:h much J:etter for tr,l\·ela~ on 1i,ot th;m with ,cam~ a.-. it i" wry mountan:t the Di11tance irom Robb-. to mnrf-.c-. i:, 7 mile, Dined there from thence Proceeded to tukcN ;;t new molhornui,:h beini,:: 5 miles frcim mr. J•:a!',.ty. Sold hi~ team and wa~on and mr. tukcr en,1,..,-::aetl to care our lu,:::~a;.:e to numbct focr.

~!arched from Tucke~ to ~mi1h~ went to Dinner from thence to ;.:oldsmith!I ,:1 llilc!I Between Smith!,, ;md i;:old~mith, Wl'tt- two nf the hii,::hcst Precipit·c.., we h:ul a-.~ndcd our march yet the whole .. f 1lie 1--.~t mile~ up hill torricd here all ni;:lu tbi~ I ,.,y~ march 10 mile-..

:'\lan:hcd from i,:nldfmith:-- to Major Bellows ta,·cni au:,:11,t 5. 1i76 an walJ10lt:!s mile, and ha.I( whC"arr we Uroke our fa,t l'roceedrd tn :--art-. ta\'on at :--:'o. + about a Qu.,ner oi amil from Bel~ low-. ta\·en1 i~ famou~ mount,lin Prntli.:i11w hi;.d1 inhabi1cd with jnnumerab)c hod~·-. ni J.:.;i,ttle:,nakes whera,, j am iniormcd ha, hecn killetl 1;0 in a Day and under the ~1n11n1ai11 Lead to ~o ,4 or Ch,trtstown. arri\·eJ. at :--.mles at h.;tlf pa,t 1: \\hich wa, t,¼ mile:. there. St.1.ill ,1nd l<cfrc1hed and C\'C'ry man C'leant~d him"IClf to march to head qurtcM which was .l mile, funhcr where we arrived .,bout 3 o"c!od-. this cL,~,. m.uch 1b mile-. from D:uwer-. tn ~o. ,4, I.JI mile-..

FIFTJI tiH.\"f.'J:.IT/0.\". 205

L, 0,dmrto11 Alal'lll l:oll~. ,·,,I, I:!. p. j,i:-":--i111011 )fud!,!1• Tu Capt. i,:11111'1 Fli11t.'s Cn.: .r. l'i,·kc!l'i11~·,; H••l!'t- Pa11n•r,; Cn. .\t Lc•XiU!..'11JII .\pril 1 !I. 1 jj.i: liil 11Jih•.• al I ,I 1u•r 111il<'. :;.,. -1,1: :! clays 11·a~1•,;. :.!,;. 1 Od: tntal Ii,;, :!,l."

He 111. Er.r½Alllfffl W11rm:rw1;1-:. )fa_1· 1 !I. I ii::. :--lw ,nt:-i dau. of Hi1·hard Ila1wel'~. h. )l:iy 1 ,;.

i,; 111. JO,!.

awl ,\1111a. of' ~al,•111 ,·ma!!"• 111111·

1 i-1-,i: d .• la11. :!,i. I :-:::1;. a•. !10 y.

Au:::u~t the fJ. 177f,. l •• 1~1 ni:.:.ht Lf in t1.•1111:,,, rh,• town lw111:: !'>D full th.11 WI'" (.011111 m•i1hcr ;.:et vitu.11 .. nor L,1,i.:cin.i,: till thi, m,in1im: tl1erc ,tn1l ).:.11111 -..·ll, for uim· !"!hiili11:.::" .11111 fun- Pence ;1 J:-'dlnn and lhc mo!ott mi111:raLle llutf j e\'er l.Jr.mk. Dr.me! for (,:, mc11 Lut 110 ~1ucc rctc'd. I Jrdcn. to march for Ticondrn;:;1 to rm1rrow.

Au~u .. t 7 1776. rl1i, nwmin~ Red 3 err. of P.ccf w.1-. Dra\111 hein;,: thi-. d;iy~ :iJlowaflCt! and 6 <l,l}'!l ,1]lowancc of lirc;ul i11cl11Jin,i.: thj,. l>:i.)':-1 with tY.o ))ay-. .,tlowancc ni 1lrc.1d for u men "''ilh rhc­team"', l\.Jarcl1ed frnrn ~o. 4 ,,n our war for Ticotiilr01,..,a. l'owu!'d the General offit:ct"' "'illi the J,.'T-.:,1test S:ui"Clc:lion. antl Yrm.-ecl tu :my rompany Ii.id J-'a'l('d before i:;h•i11i: 1hrce Chct'n. ;md the officer.. ~l'ncral Rcrumin~ the ~'lmc. C.,nw to the fc111· h,•u-.c, Paf'C'd J:r ""·'" hc:win;:n iu hi" family Wi\"i 3 J~oor Ohiat" ,,f l.11ilclrcn hclon,:l•n~c 1,, him ;attliciecl with fi1-. ;mil dcpri\'ed o( there l'oCllCCS ~ ;t!'I to Render them jnc.1po1lil-: nf 1111',ind CJr,-.1 tn Ilic fer:,- F:ntrt',1d new Yurk J:OVemrnt and Spiin~tield town. the di .. t.111cc frc,111 Sn -4 tn 1hc ferry j,. 3 mile._, Sropt and Refr~ht :lt nir, Jfa""~'-"· l-1y in their l,,1m .1ll uif:hl rJii.,, cJa~ .. , rn.1n:h J mile~

Au;.:u.;t the 8. 177tJ. )brdu:<l from mr. H.t~-.«:'l!i un to !'-rcphcnc-i wl1id1 i-. 5 mili,. from rl1cncc Proccclecl to Ct•ffin~ 'l'.tvcrn in which I 1.1rriccl thi-" ni;:ht which wa .. 1~ mile<; from the l.0011't b\'CM1,

nm .. · our fati;:ue hei,:un tu t·ome on, thi" D,lj"'\ march wa, lwyonJ Cnn1.:cption bcin~ C}1irtly up hill all thc wa~•• and the ro."\cl almMt c-\'cry .50 yards Di"t,mcc Wa'I ,l Di~1m.1J Slow J-:nouf to lu1rr a hor!'I .at a !lotcp however our hors~ macli: !1-hiit tr, 1,:et thruu them, Dr.m:-d un all,1"-;incc tl1h, D;ay1' m.uch 19miJc ...

Au;.:UM the 9. 1776. Thi!!, morning about 10 our Cornp.1ny c:une Uf> to Cnffiri.. Dr.i,~cd 150 of Hcef ('1t 50 n1e11 lkim: z J);iy

Aui,;u-.1 the 15. 1n'•· then Rcuicd at mount l111lepcut the 17 rl,"l)' I W('nt upon funl"',:, ,,,·rr to ticunti kOJ..'.l. ye 18 dar I Wctit up,,n furrc;:c ve HJ day ke-mm·cd 10 til·or111 Ro-,.:a ye zt ,J;ay 1hcn went upon G.,rd ye 2~ ,!;1y then went o,·er the J..;d:e at Sta( ti1r the tent.. ye z.:z d.1y ;u Six o'dock wenl upon ;:;ml. ye :3 .,t :,,ix o'ck then Rdc\"ctl ye .:5 .,f:cr nu.•t·1i11,:: went upon ;.:ard ye .30 went uron turtc;: Down the Llkc ab.1ut three mile .. after crctcr-. fur the am1e !--cplc1t1bcr 1hc t tl.1y 177r,, rht:n went upon fur!l·:.:r ye ;: tht•n \\ell! upon iurk;.:i: ye J weut upon fune:,:e ye -4 wr-nf upon ;,:.1nl ;11 .'liJC o, ye: 5 c;1mc off ;_,ml at "4x n )'(" r, wen: upon furte;.:e )'L' 7 wt-nl upon furrt-,.:c ye R wrnt upon funC".:c ye 9 -.t"nt .ill hom ~·c: 10 \\l.'lll upr,n ;:.trd ye It wc11r llfK•O .,:-;ml ye 1 z ye went upon ;::ar<l ye: s,; Wl:"llt upon furtci,:e ye 16 weut upon m;iin ~.ircl 8 rc 17 c.unc of ;:;ml at d~tcl 8 ye 19 went o-.:cr the J,.1kc, upon func,:c ye ~ went upon ;:ar,l ye: ::1 1 WL•nt int,, the tr:1in ye :15

went upnn func-..:c ye :!'• went upon furte:.:c Scptcmltcr ye 2S ye 1776 lurtl".::l" rwl;iy ye z? day Wt"nt upon •fone;.:c lJctobcr ye 1 \\cnt upon ;.:,1rJ. ye 3 fortl";..-e = ye 4 fur'lr,.:,· = ye 5 furfl";.:r, ye 7 furtc;:c: = ,·e 8 on G.ml = ,•e 'J uu ;::;ml \'c 10 !hi: k11,•;1!ve-. be ;.:1111 tlie,lr ti:.:.ht .ind the r:: d,t\', thcv crime in )•c 10 funo:-;.:e y~ u on ::;ml ;.cu func:,:e · )';! IJ iurk;.:c ~c t4 t'urtr-;:e ye 15 ·furtq.:~ yr 1f, for1e;.:e re 17 fortt";..:e ye 1•1 :iirtc:,:-c Oc.rohcr p: :o fortc;..:c ~·c ;n furtc;.:c .\t' ZJ fur1~...:e ye ::4 iurtr,:e Octohcr' ye ;:r5 d;1y 177f., wnum;m :.cilif ;mt! two t.1k••n b('twcn the mih omcl the landen by the in0ti-. !'-,1v;1~ October ye z(, ye r;;fJ, tht'm rm:n th.1: :he iu:..:,,,n-. ruk come hak Ir> thcr rei:;:mcnt th:it rhC')' be Inn;.: to. Y~ ~-'l thl'c kn;1do11 .. c;1111e 111~ tn the Like tu !he three mid Pint and one hotc c.1mC' within kc.1ch n( 0111' c.m,1.111 :inti \\c ti.ird 1hwe Pcc.:e!I- of c;m;m :m,1 k.ilh·rJ t"·o ancl wou11:ic une. Xo\•e111bcr ye 3d 1716 the kc:;1lar-. went b,1ck from ;:ro1111d Pint ff, Sru:1U J.:.,ik.

206 Jf fl /Ir; E .If J.' .If OR 1.1 I, S.

Tlll:llt r1111.1,111:s \\'l-'.111,::

1. s.,U.\11, h. O,•t. :1. I ;;:t: ii. llllfll, ,\prll x. I ,"!!Si, ol' JJlll1"y, 1(1, tHy. nm, ,id. '' Suros, h. :,,;t•pt. M, lii,i: 111, F111111y )J.-rrlai11. ::::..f. :,. l,YJ,t.\, I,. ,\II!!, ·I, 1;;.~: d. 1111111, J>,,,., J!I, 1~.i:1. II',;:; y. •I Ill, 1.i d. •I. ~(.\ltl', I,, .\u:,:. 11, Jj."IO: d. 1111111 •• \11:,r, ~\ 1,"41:1, II', ::."'i y. ll 111. ::1: ii. Ii. A~111ti4, h. ,J111w Ji, Jjx:!: 111. :-;ur.11t \rll~1111. ::::,; G, :-i,\SC\', 11. ,\prll 'i, 1,M;,: 111. JsliJnh 1l11tdli11,on. :!:!U

216. EZlt\ )ft"()f:J<:. ,;011 .. r .1 .. 1111 111111 )far,\' (p. l!l!I),

I,. i11 Lyn1,1it:1,1, )fa,;,;,, .\pril 7, l 7,i:.!; ,1. iu Wil111i11gt1111, \'1 .. , in 1~:12, a~. 7!) y. !) tu.

He was a liirmPr a11,l housP 1·arpPnll'r, :u11l was 0111' of' tl11: early settl,irs iu Wilming-tou, Yt. \\'as u ,.,,Jr.lier i11 tl,e Jfovolu­tion, u,; the followi11g- r,_•cord,; provP: -

,}111,.,. /lr,,,, Dor. r.ol. 23, 71. 1 :; I. - ·' Ezrn )fu,lg-e iu Capt. Sa11111d Taylor·s Co: Xath. Hyk,.'s lfog-t; From J>,:erlii•ld: .\t

Roxbury ~ept. 17, 177(;: Jfations ur rnilag-e lllOlll'Y, I 10 mile~ !ls. :.!d.''

S11mc, p. 14H.-".\t [)orche~ter Jld~hts 100 miles, ;j days. l:js. :3d."

He 111. S.\IUII --.

I. 1'01.1.Y, h. April ~o. J'jS,'i: Ill. William Ellis, Oct. ~o. !Sor.. :inti hall chiltlrcn, anti he died in Wllmin:rton.

2. LYJ>u, b. J<'L•h. :!l. 17S7: 111. l-:lll'11czcr Brown .• Tuly fi. 11,0;. 1"tu•y li,·etl In \\'llmln~ton till h,·r ,lt,:1th. JI,, then m. \\'ltlow Ellis, sl:,tcr of" hi~ wife. :md rcmo,·t•d \\ .. e!'it.

v. ~.u.1.\', b. Uct. l:!, 17!H): m .. Jolm Thomp:-.on. or Lynn, l[:L"'s., i\ofuy 1::. !ill~, where tht•y lh·ed :i short time, :111,l then settled in \\'lhning­ton1 where !-ihc <lil.•ll.

217. EXOCH )lCDGE. ~on of .John ancl )fary (p. 19!J), b. in LJ·nnfiehl. Aug. 1, 17,;4; cl. in Ly1111, .Tun. 30. 183:.!,

:.c. 77 y. 6 m.

FI F '/' II Ii /,' ,\' I·.'//. I '/'/ r> ,\'.

llt• wa., 11 li11·1111•r 1111,I ,lt,11• 1111111111'111'1111'1'1', ,wttl,•d i11 L,r111,, wl1,·1•,. l11• wa,• 1 ,•r.r 1111wl1 1·1•.•p1•,·1,·d a, a ,•ii ii1•11. 11 iJ11,.1•II' aud wili• w,·1·,· ,•al'l,r 1111•111l11•r, 111' 1l11• 1-'ir,t ~J,,1h11di,t l 'l111r1•h. II,: wa." 1L ,11ldi1•1· i11 ,1i,. l:1•1"11l11ti1111111·,r War .

.. 111 C:q,1. \\'111. Fu1Ti11.~t1111'., C11, Ly1111 1111•11, To C1111,·rml • .\pril I !I, I ii,i. 1'11,1· :!, I flt,!. t rnr,,I ::, IO,I, 1111111 ti, ,.;.I ,I," -Li:.ri11~1,,11 Al11rm Jl,,//.,, r11l. I:!. /I· ii.

Iii, 1111111,. al,.,, 11pp,.a1·~ 1111 1111' 'l'ico11,l,,r111,ta l:oll,, p. :!-1::, 11u11.11t).(' tlu• •• Xa1111•,; 111' 1111•11 l'r11111 Ly1111, L,r1111li,..ld 1111,l :-:a11µ:11,;, who ,Prr,•d at. C11111•11rtl awl i11 111l11·r l,a1tl1•,;,"

JI,, 11,;1•,l to lt•ll that 111• .,too,! a, a ,;1•11ti1ll'I l11•li,re the •· OJ,!

J'l'lll'illl'l! ll1111,e" 11'111'11 ,v11,lii11;:to11 111•1·11pi1•,l it 11., Iii., h1•ad­

l(IIILl'fl'l',-I, JI,, l1a,I a tall, co11111111111li111,(' liµ-11r1•, l,ei11µ: 11pward., of' ~ix li:,.t iu l11•iµ-l1t •

. 11,· 111. Ln,1., lx1;A1.1.s, ,Jau. ti, Ii,::. :-:111' wa, 1la11. 111' ,J11h11

111111 .. \1,i).!'ail, of L_ruu, I,. )Jay :!:!, I i,ili; d .• \pril :!.;. I:--::::.

a•. iii y. 11 111. ;; d. :0:111: wa,; ;.rra11dda11.~Jil,.1· of 1111: lir,t wl,ite 1ua11 whu ,;pttlt'tl iu Ly,111.

1. .To11s. !!. J-:so,·u. a .. 10~1-:1•11,

4. LYJ11.\, ,,. ~.,.,11·1-:r., ,: • • 1.\.u,-:...;,

7. ]h:s.f.\;\JI~,

TIJEII: «!1111.hl!l•:s w1-:1:i,;:

h. )fny !!i, 17;'-i: tu •• \1111 l:t•tlin;.:t.011. h. ,Ju11e !!,"l. lii'li: 111. ,J<•ru~Jm Ui1wklPy. 1,. )J:1r. :!:!. 177,'\: JJI, ~:llW_\' Hkkfor«l. h . . 1:rn. !!o, l i--'O: m •• JoJ111 )l«-rri<-k. h. Fch. !.!'·~. 17H:!: 111 .. \ruia Brf'P1l. h. Oct. i::. Jj,-..1: 111. I:utll ,\t.w,,IJ. h. :--,,pr. 1. l'i,••-1:: 111 .. \1,i,::ail Hid1.

~~· !!:=H !!!...>!) :::m :::n

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JO. ]>.\:\'.U-:1., h. f lf•t.. ::1,. 1 ;:11: d . .-\pril l-"", J ;:,:;, w. 1 y.,:; m. :!~ tL ... J l. H.,~1..:1. l.m-:. l,. Oct. 1, 1 ;:.,;;: w. )Iary Barry. !!!J.; l" 1'01.t,\', S Twin~. ) - . 0 I l:.l. X11rnY, ( b .• July ·I, 17%:} hot!, d .• July H, I ,:11,, w. l <.

14. \\"1•:."'J.EY, l>. 1:ch. 1~, 17~,s: ,l. ~cpt. 1, 1-;~s, ic. t; m. 14 U.

218. XXfIL\X )J{jJ)GE, ~011 ol' ,Jolin awl Ly,lia (p. l!)!I ), !J. iu Lyuuficld, )la,;,;,, ;::;cpt. :! 1, I'; ;jl.i ; t.l. i11 Ly1w, Fcl.i. 1:i, 1 :;;3 I,

a:. i-1 y. -J. m. li <l.

20ts ,1/ /'JJI! R ,1//0/0ltlAJ,8.

J fo wu., a for1111•r, u111l lh·1•d u111I diet! ruueh l't'"P''''ted. \\'tJ irin, u 11otic1• tak,•11 from a p:q11,r of tl1t• day: -

" Vied, in this toll'n, on Monday murning last, :\fr. :'.Ii ATHAN

:\Iu,,1;1;, in his i5lh year. "This good man, full of years, and mature in \'irtuc, like an car

of corn perfectly ripe, has descended to the earth ll'hence he rose, and his spirit has gone to God who ga\'c it.

• J >u .. 1 untu du,t, '1'11 thii,, all mu11t !

The 1cm;1111 h;11h re11i~11cJ 'J'lic t:ull-<l form Tu co1nh ;uul worm:

C'orruptiun claim" i1t1 kind.'

"For many years the inhabitants of this town ha\'e remarked him as an industrious and peaceable man, a good citizen, a faithful hus­band, a kind father, and a friendly neighbor. The church of wnich he was a member, esteemed him as an humble follower of Him wuo was meek and lowly; and though the time had come, when, ha\'ing fulfilled tl1e allotted space of man, his tlireescore years and ten, it was natural to look for decay, yet he went not down to the grave without many tears, and the mourning of numerous friends, who had respected him through life. In the arduous struggle of our country to obtain Independence, he faithfully sustained the portion of the toil allotted to him. He was for somc time a soldier in the army of the Revolution; and when he left it, it was to return to thc pcaceable abode of industry. During thc long period which has clapsed since that time, it may perhaps b., said of him with perfoct truth, that he injured no one. He went to his long repose in peace, without an enemy, and with the character of an upright, honest man.''

He was a Revolutionary :soldier. "Xatlmn )lntl:,!e in Capt.

~imou Brown's Co., ,Jacob Uerri,h', RP.!,;-t.: at \Vinter Hill April 2, to .July:}, 1778: .£8: :! : 8 <lue."-M,us. Rei·. JJocs. t·ul.17. p. l:!4.

His name also appears in the 'l'icon<lcrog-.L Holl~, p. ;!-!,;;.

Him~clf' aud wives were mellluer,; of the )Ictho<li,;t Episcopal

Church.

He m. 1 l!Axs.\lI b.GALLs, Sept. 2, 17i(i. She wa.~ dau. of

John au<l Sarah, I.,. Juue 12, 1758; <l. of small-pox, Dec. :!O, 1792, re. 34 y. G m. 8 <l.

J,'JJ,''J'JI li/-.',\'l,'/:.l'/'/11,Y, 20!1

11P 111. :.! Widow E1.1i.\lll•:T11 i:1,111111.1 .. ,l11ly :!-~. li!l-t ~l11J was wid11w 111' :-lt11l,a1•I l:11rrill. Ii, ,luly I ti, I iti,i: d. A11g-. :!:-, I :--!Ii, ;I',,-.;;: y. Ill. I:.! d.

Jff~ t'JIJJ.PHI•:~ Ill' Jl.\:\:S.\11 1~4Ul,f .. "' Wl•:IU·::

J. .~.,TIUS, h. ,Ju11. :.W, J;;,"': 111. ~larrlut Bruw11. E~u.,, h, ,\111·il Ill, 1;,-11: Ill, Hur .• .,,,. lll'o,l\'l'I',

:i. ,JoH:'i (J'.,1:1,1-:u), h. ~o\', !!i. J;N:!: 111. :,,o;ully Ur11w11.

•I, )l.111\', h. )l11r. l!J, 1;,,.;: 111, 1'11111 :-.uwl1111l. h. ~!Hy J,;, I,,,,: 111. H111•lwl l'lu,1"1I. h. :--·uv. l.i, lj',-<,.;: ti, l•"tih. !!O, li,'•i!t, w. :: m. j; ti.

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,: • • 10~1-:1°11.

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"· ,rllSl·'.l'll, "· ,luue I,. 1,1,,;: ,1 .. \prll ;:o. JNJll, m. :!O y. JO Ill, J:l "· !f. J~~uc·11, h. Oct.. J.~. 1 ;:,1:: 111. HnlJy J•;, Buker. ~4~

IO, /l1,:1N:\', 11, il/ttr. J;:, IT:1.•: cl. flc:t. :!, l.•111, II',:! y. II 111, J:} <I, J J, Su1u.s. h. Ve,·. .;. J i:m: m. Cnrullue \\rootllmry. 24:J J•• 111,:i,,-1-:\' U. 1, . .\u;.:. J!J, JHIJJ: ,I, ,lune w, !liJ;I, "'• JI y. !I 111, !!/'J ti, 1:1. J,\'1•1.1 J:. "· ,lune H, J,-<11:1: "· ~luy Ill, Ill:!:!, IC, Illy. 11 Ill, 4 ti. H. :-111:11.n:1., h. ,July J.I, ,,.,,,;: tl. <kt.,. 1so.;, ie. !! 111. ::a ti. J.i. ,\:,;:,; .\.r,,.,.::,;, h. ,fuue !!:!, l!ilJI:: Ill, Charles 1'1hv:ml Mudi:;e, 90~ JI,, C.lltoLISI•:, "· April :!, JMIJS: ti, ;\fur. !);j, Jli:!N, '"· !!I y. u Ill, :!:ld.

219. ,JO:-EPH :\fUDGE, ,;,m ol' .Joscplr au,l Phelic ( I'· 200 ), Ii. iu )faltlcu, Fd,. :!G, l -;:;;;; ti. i11 \\',:stminstcr, ;\fu..~s., Xm·. n, 1 i-i:!:.!, :e. (l!J y. 8 Ill. 14 d.

Iu liis youth he m•ut to XePillmm with Iris father, awl 1111 a deed i11 ::O:ulfolk rPcor,ls in Ji!);; l,e .4yl,•s lri111sclJ' "Yeoman."

He tan~ht ,;d1ool, wiuters, iu Xccdham, from I jj-1, to li!l3 iuclu­

sin:. He ll'US also 11,·puty :'.-lreri/1' from l-i8fi to 1 w:1, at wlrielr datt! Xorfolk County was set off from :-:iullolk, :w<l he no longer hel<l that oflice. He seems to have possessc<l leg-.i.l abilities, as

afterwar<ls he w,LS cmployet! l1y the town ·• a,; agent to carry on all suits at la11· for or a~ainst the toll'n,'' in which capacity lw

• scrrn<l them in ,,;en•ral matters, as appears of record on the town hooks. He hcl,l sew•ral ollicN• ,,r trust, amon~ whfoh wa.-< t.111·

:HO ,I/ U /J U F. ,1/ R .1/ () Jl I ;I L 8.

q1111i11t. town oni,'.e nl' "::,;un·,•yor ol' Hn•a•I." Hi~ p1•111111111~hip \vn~ "X''."11,•ut.

(Ii, ""l'\'1:1! Ill'! a ,11ldi1•r i11 th,• H1:\·nl111i111mr~· War. Wa~ dr111111111•r in Capt . .\11r1111 :-:111ith's c11111p1111y 111' Xc1•dlm111 111c11, Col. \V111. I £,•11th',. rl'gi1111•11t., at Con,·,ml i11 I ii,i-ti. I fu wns

ul,m ,lr11111111cr in Capt. ltoh't :-:mith',. co111puny, Col. :--yn1111H, uniter )£1~jnr-f:t•11eral I le11tl1, wh11, in ~far,:h 1 iili, tt,.~i:-!tctl in taking pnHses:-!ion un,I forti(l'ing D11rchl':-!lcr Jlt•iµ-htH. Wu,; thL•re ulHo from Feb. l !I to )lay UI, l iiS. His military ti tit! in uf'tt•r year,; wu,; " Cornet."

He removed to \V estmin,.,ter, )fa~ ... , in li!Ji, where he ilietl..

"Needham, August y• 31'1 1774: Then the Select Men Granted a bill to Mr. Joseph Mudge, Jr. the sum of Five Pounds, Six Shillings and Eight Pence For his Keeping School Ten w~eks at the School House near Mi. Jonathan Smith's and Boarding Him self the same time, in the winter Season Lall past. It Being in full for said ser­vice; and Ordered M' Amos Fuller Town Treas' or his succefsor in faid Office to pay the same."

"Needham, Febmary y• 6, 1778 : Then the Select men Granted a Bill to Each of those men Hereafter named the sc\·cral Sums Prefixt to their Names for money Paid and Sen·iccs Done in the present ,var and ordcred M' :\mos Fullcr, Town Treasurer or succcssor in Said Office to pay the same." 17 1 namcs are added, among which is Joscph :Mudge, Jr. £5. 6. Sci.

"Needham March 9, 1789. Joseph Mudge Jr to be Sun·eyor of Bread."

"Jan'y 6, 1791. Cornet Joseph :Mudge& Timothy Huntting are to be paid £1. 5 for committing Jack Coal to Boston Jail," etc.

"Jan'y 4, 1796. Cornet Joseph }Iudge Jun'r 13s 4d for fees in Court pd to Solomon Parker."

Hem. Lois PRATT, Oct. 23, 1 iS3. She was dau. of Oliver aud Sybil of:Newtou, b .. .:.\ug. 16, li64. After the death of' her

8/ X'J'Jf fl £.VRRA TJO.\'. 211

lr11,ili1111d, .•Ill' r1•11111rPd tn \ri1wl11•st1•r, 'S. II., nnd lir,•d wit.Ir her sou ,Johu G., Wlll'rt• sl11, ti. ,11111. :!O, I ,'oi;l f. ll', tili y. H 111. :!j ti.

nmru ,·1111.11111,:s w1m1,::

J. ,To,0,:1111, h. ,Tnn. !!·I, 17~:'.: tu. ~nr1lh 1,•mum. '' Sl'JIJI, l(. h. fo't•h, I, liMi: 111. Col • .\11·!11 II, 0001111.h•,

~htt WUN u ,"it•hnol f.1 1m'lll'r, n111l t1111:,:l1t. h1 N,•1•111111111, 1)1•cl11nm, \V1•:r-tt• 11111,-1,•r, ~'"""·• 111111 In \\'1111'11,•.,t.,•r, X. II. i-Jrn 1,·11• 111. In Wc,t111l11-•ll•r h,v Ill'\', C. :\1111111 to Col, ,\h·ln JI, JJ1111IHtli,, or \\'l11dlt'•t1•r, N. II,, "" hi• •••co111I wll\,, Xo\', :!ll, JMJ,; hull 11111• tlnn. who ti. In l11f11111•y, Thc,v rPIIIO\'t•«l to Bw"to11, wlwro Jae ti. ~Jw ,I. Ju \VJncheNter, Nu,·. "· Js:w, II',,,,. y. 11 Ill, I~"·

:1. ,Jo11s G1u-:1,:s, Ii. ,lull, I, li!II: rn. i-urnh Flt•l«I. :!-&;;

SIXTH GEHRATIOX UD CHILDREN,

220. .\L\.R'l'CY .\[UDt:I-:. ~011 nf' .folm autl Hannah (p. :!O:l), h. in Fitchln11·~, .\fa~~-, iu l'iH!l; ,1. irt Hltrcwsbury, Yt .• iu } l);;!J, :.c. jO year:<.

He was a farmer iu Plyrnoutlr, uurl al'tenvu.rils lived in Shrew~IJury, where Ire <lietl.

HP m. Euz.,nllTII An:rn-, nf Plymouth, Yt .• in 1 i!J4. :-;he was ,lau. of Johu A1·cry, Ii. June I ;i;;;; <l. in :,hrcwsliury, Sept. 27, 184!), :.c. SG y. 4 m.

'flll•:11: Cllll,l>Rl•:S 1n:m::

I. )f.u:T1;o.;, h. Oct. :tr., 1,!l:i: m. Syh·lu Spuulclln;.:, tluu. or Ohudlnh

!!. ., .... 4. :;, (l • .. s.

Sp:tulclln;.:. of l'lymouth, lliuy :tM, Js:W. She cl. in )ft. Holly, )tny :t8, llilrl, IIc ls 11 carpcutcr :,.ml lilrmcr, :uul llm\" Jh·c~ on his flln11 111 :\ft. Holly, Vt. :Xo chlltlrc11.

SALi.\",

Eu1-;s1•:z•:n, Nxru.\S, El.Ifft:, I>1u-:. ... ur, . rous, El.IZADIITII,

b. Au:,:. .5, 1 ;n;: m. )lu1111i11~ Staples. b. :\Jnr. 21, 1 ,:1!l: m. Luuru l'rlor. b. :Xo\', .~. 11400: 111. Eliz:1 Prior.

24'> 247 24,8

h .. .\pr. 10, J...:o::: m. ,:\I:,ry .\nn Snr_!:cnt. :!4!) b. ,Tune :1, I ,,o,;: 111. ,\dulinc Sinclair. 2,;o b. )fay :tu, lli0,: cl. )f:irch :!4, J.~1:;, :c.:; y. 10 111. 4 ti . b. )lay 14, 1800: cl. July t!, llll:1, :c. 4 y. l m. 2:; d.

:!} :,! ,I/ ff /J 1/ N .I/ N .lflJ t: /,I/, 8,

221. ,IIIIIS )IUIH:fo:, ,i1111 111' ,f11h111111cl ll1rn1mh (p. :!11:I), It, in Fit.,•hl11ir1r, )l11,,.,., )!an•h 1-~. I ii,i; cl. 111' ,•1111,i11111pli1111 i11 Jf11rtl1111cl, S. Y .. ,111111• ,i, I :-:H, a•, .",!I ,1·. :! 111. :.! I ,I,

lit! 11•a,i IL liLr111,•r, 11111rrh•d 111111 ,.,,.11.11•1I i11 l'ly1111111lh, \'1,; 11111I 111'ter ,i1•1·,.1·1LI ~-,.ur,i, h1• rc111r11·1•,I lo )!urll111rn11:.d1, \'1., wh1•n• hL• lil·ecl twn ~-,.11r,i, 1111'11 l'l'tlll'lll'cl t.11 l'l,r111n11th, 1111•111'1' to Fnrt. .\1111, 11111I in I~ I ii 1111 r1•111111·1•rl to I tl'alll'ill1•, N. Y.; lil'1•1I 1111'l'1' till 1 i-,:! I, whe11 he re111m·1•1I to I !11rt.lu11cl, ::,.;iag-11rn Uo., N. Y .. wh1•1·,• he clie,I in the tri11111ph,i 111' IL lil'illg' faith, h11vi11g- 111•1•11 l1111;.i u 1111•111lter, 111111 1111111,1· ,n•a1•,i II da,i,.,.l,.11tl,.r, i11 th11 )lethrnli,it Epis­copal Cli11r1d1.

Ile 111. Eml.\ W11rr1,: i11 I i!Ji. White, 111' )[11rll11,ro11~h. It. Oct.. 1.J., :m, uq.,;, ,e. ti!J y. 11 111. 1-~ ti.

:O:h1• wa,i 1!1111, nl' Willia111 lii,i; ,I. in llurtlullll. :-:cpl ..

-rm:m c1111.1,m:s w1-:1t1•::

1, mm.,. h. ~for. :.H, linR: m. Ann Dunn. !!:; 1 2. A1.m1t.1, h. :-.,,pt. !!5. 1 ;un : m. Southworth ll11rwoo1l. :!:i:: :1. UIIYL.ISI.I, h. ,Inn. 14, )HO~: 111. Clnrls,n Wnr,I, :!r,a 4. .Jons, h, Oct. H, 1,ioa, m. Emil)' Blsh111•• !,!;",4

... )•:)DIA, h. April !IO, ISO~: m. Orlmel llnrtw,·11. •»--_,,., c;. Uosn.1 • .1, b. ,Tun. rn. 1,i111;, m. Emstns C. Decker. :!;-',O

Lo1,1-:szn, h. Dec. ~1;, !Ho: ►: m. Emeline Seelt,y, . ... ---··' ti, .ANOl-:LJSI-:, lJ. ,J llllC :!X, 11-412 : 111. Hcl'. lrn Clnrk . ::.;K

222. LYOL\ )IUnrn.:. tl:111. ot' .John aml Hannah fp. :!03), h. in Fitchlmrl,!, )[a.~,;., Aug. 1, 1 iii; tl. )larch :~, 18-t i. :c. 6!1 y. i m. 3 cl.

She 111. ,Jus~:PH Cr.c,1,,-;, in 1801. He wa:; u farmer, and Jived in Plymouth, Vt., where all hii! chililrcn were horn. Ile serw,l a~

a sohlicr in the war ot' 1812, and c.lieu, or was killed at Platt,;. hurg-, in .July, 181.J.. ~hc l't'lllove,l. after the ,leuth of her husband, with her fou1ily, to the t01ru ol' N11wlu.ne, ~- Y., and at'tcr1\"ard:,; m. 2 Tno~us \Y1-:1.1.,s. ol' Yates, and rc1uovl'd to that

SJ,\' 1'/1 ti/,'.\'JU,'.I '/'/11.\'.

11111·11, 11'111•1'1< ~l11° di,·cl.

II', s I Y''III'"', 111•:U f'IIII.JIJrJ,;S U\' ,111 .. 1,:1•11 t.'lltl.-.1' \\'1':1:1•::

I. J/\'PL\, h. PilO!!: lll,,J,11111•.-d-ilnyl.011. :i-.11,,11. u":,;,11•.:l,iy. ~- ll.\SS.\11, h. ,\Ill,(, Ill, ]NIii: Ill, IJ1L\'lil l\'hlr.,•, )luy a, IH~\I, ~lw "· l><•c,

~:I, JNJr,, 11•, ·11 y. ·I 111, J:J ii, a. .Ju:-i1•:1•11, h. J1'4111;: 111. Fnrmy ~H\'Q't•r •

.J. ,\f.\it\·, II. ,\11:,:. It, J,~o:J: 111. ,J1111H'l'i ,\[ulrnP, ~In~·!!;', l,-4:l!!, llt•tl, IS,;!!, ,;, F.1ss,·, I,. )111,\' ~"'• J.•J I: 111. :'>11tl11111Jcl l•:d,ou, 111111 ,1·1•111. \\',•,t.. ,:. l'.H'f,, h. )In,\' 7, l"'l:J: 111. ls11wll111• ~ll'liulrc 111 Js,:~.

223. WI LLLUI )IUJH rn. :-011 of' .fohn :111d I l:11111ah (p. :.!11:l), I,. i11 Ply111oull1, \'t .. ,July i. I iSI; cl. of' carwcr 011 hi,; foot, Oct. s. 1,-;,j..l,, ic. j;; y. :: rn. I ,I.

H,• was II farnu,r. \Va,., !111, first malt, ,,J,iJ,J hor11 in l'ly111outl1, tl1e11 tl,e t11w11 of' :-!idta"li. Tl1c orh.:i1ml propri,•t.ors of' thn town ag-re1,cl to g-ivc tlw lir"t. l,ol'fl male cl,ilJ all hu11clr,•d acrl':< of' la111l; hut it app,•ars fro111 the r1•1•ortl:-1 ol' the town that h,! 11cn,r rec1•in·,l the cfoPcl, for. i11 )Tay I S:.!,i. he ,.,,JI,., liis rig-ht to tlw sa11w to Amasa \\'oocl, by a_!!'rc1•11wnt. of that ,Jatt-:X• at. whii,h ti111e he sol,[

liis other law!:-. and r,•1110\·e,l !,is fa111ily to N1!ll'lalle. Xia!,!ara Cu., S. Y. He wa, a 1111•mher nf' tlr" )[l'!Jw,li,t Episcopal

Cl111relr, uud wa,; a cla:-,-lead<'r ti,r IIJl\\':trd, of' thirty years.

Jic ,en·.,,! as a ,ol<lier iu the war or lSl:.!. a,11[ ll'a.~ in Capt. ,Johu .\ikin·s cmupany.

IIc 111. Au11;A11, ,\.nsi:11.1,. ot' Plyrnout.h. F,,1,. :.!i. 11i0.j, :,O:Jre

wus L. Fcl,. Ii, 1 i~i. :0:1ill li\·i11.!!' in );°i,wfa11e.

·• ~\t.JU:E:\lt::"'iT. J•ft1tllo111/1, .l{ll!f ~'i, J-,:!,). 'l'Jil" 111:ay r1•rtll)' to W!inrn It 111:1y rorw1•rn thnt '\"llllam :\fu•l::1• Im• thl"' ,J,,y 1h•t••l••<I to .\111:a.,.a \V11111l, 11111• l1ur11ln•'1 :wr1•• of l:11111 in Ply• 111011111, 1 '11u11ty ol' \\'!111!,u,r 111111 :--1·,tt• of \'••r1111111t. :,0:ai,l la11ol wa .. :.:r:111h•,I tu tlw 111nitl .\ru,1:.w hy tlw I >rl::lnul rropri,•tor .. or l'lai,I 1uw11, l11~ lt1•l•1:: the llr-t tiorr1 mall• 1•hlM 111 ,mi,I 111w11. Xow In ru .. 1• till' ,..al,! .\111:L,,,ll \\',11111 "hould l1•1 1l 1h1• r11111pli111t•11t ul" l:11111 tlmt tlu• ,.:11.J .\Jt1d1!•' Jm,i ,)1•1•111•,l tu hlrn. nr :111y part tli1•1'P11f, 1111• -.ai•I \\"o.,,J 1 .. tu 1':1_\' to tlw .o1;1i,I '-fud::,· orn••hall"

ur the viihlt' 11( the l,111,I 1hat 111• ::1•t .. i11lu Iii-. l'''""l"" .. iun •

• \t11•,-t. t.'t:1•11.\.; :iloonr.

l~:1•or1J1•1l ~fa~•:!", t..,:.:.·,, c. ~foo1u:, '/i11r11 r·t,·rl.:.

214

Tm:111 Cllll,llllllS wt:ml:

J. 1'1>~1CSI> II. b. n .. c. :!2, IMll.i: Ill, !\lnry Ann Collln. S-rr1.1.~1.,s 1•.,mu-:1:, h. ,Tun. 4, IMON: 111. Mnry .\1111 }'nri:nMnn.

:l. lJulU~,\!OI ~1.\IUA, b. Arrll 1a, li'410: m. ,lUIIWP' P. 1-·ur.::11!'int1. 4. :.1.,uv ,\ss, h. Jnly I:!, IMI:!: Ill, ,J11n11th11n ll. GUMtln. Ii. W11.1.1.u1 ll.\1t1UN0S, h. ,Inn. 2:!. )Nii: Ill, f,ncy Wrl;.:ht. II. On,\l>l,\11 llmn.uu,, h. ,\ni:. I, ]NIM: m. J-:Uz11 G. l\luy. ,. S.uu11 Am11.m., b. :llny J.I, IM211: 111. llcury n. l'erli:n. M. IIASSAII ~. h. Au:,:. ~, ts~:;: m. Henry U. l'crl~o. O. l~socu X. b. "\J•rll 8, lM!H: m. Uunnuh lI. Con•utou.

~.;o :mo :ml :!O~ :ma 204 ::o;; ::c;;; 200

224. SDfO~ ::\fUDGE, son of Simon m11l Eliza.1,ctlr

(p. :!OH), b. in Dnu,·crs, Sept. 8, 1ii5; <I. of Jun~ fover, Feu. 10, 185:1, IC, jj y. 5 Ill, :! d.

He settled in Danvers, nud wa.s u. carpenter and farmer. He

lh·ed and died on the same farm his father had owned.

He m. FA:-.-XY ::\[F.JtRIAlr, ,Tune 11, lSOi. She wu..~ dau. of

Sil:r..~ :r.nd Ly,li:r., of ::\fiddletou, ::\fass. ::-he was h. Dec. rn, 1781; d. ::\larch IS, 1844, re. G:! y. 3 m. 3 tl.

TIU:llt CIIILI>m:s Wt:m::

1. Wn.,.I.\ll WIIITTltEl>Gt:, b. Jan. 18, 1808: d.,Tnn. G, 18JG,,c.,y. llm. J8d. 2. lL\.'-S-'11, b. Nov. 10, lMO'J: m. Amo~ Pnitt. 208 3. C.,Tnt:1mm, b. Sept. 1,, lNll: 4. i,:uz.,nr-:-rn, b. An~. :!2, 1~13: m. Ebcne1.er Fisk. 267 n. }'AS:SY, b. )fay :J, 1815: d. nnm. Dec. 15, 1835 (of con-

snmptlon), re, :!O y., m. G cl. G. ,\umu. b •• fa11. H. l!Hi: m. Amos l'nitt. ;. WlLLL\ll WmTTm:oo&, b. )lur. 30, 1821: m. llurrlct Perry.

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225. A::\[05 ::\fGDGE, son of Simon and Eliza.beth

(p. :!OG), b. June I 7, 1782; d. of palsy, April 7, 1853, re. iO y. 9 m. 20 d.

He wu.s a. carpenter and farmer, and always re~ided in Dan­

vers. He was a.n industrious ma.u, and enjoyed rigorous health

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until th<• Inst pnr·t nt' Iris lili•, wlu•n lri:1 ~y,..11•111 ,<hnm•cl 11111rk,1 of pul~y, co1111111•1wi11g i11 011p ot' Iii,- li111J,,..; 1111d 11t't1•r 111011lh!! ot' ('l'O•

!,l"rc,i~, ter111i1111.t inµ: hi,i lite.

He Ill. :0:.All.111 ""11,i-o:.. )rny :w, 1~111. :,;Jic WU;! cl1111. 01'Ht•11j. nud Lydia H. nt' I >unrcr"', IJ. Feh. !!!I, 17~!!; ii. )rureh !!0. 11,;;H, :!!. 74 y. !!Id.

Tlflo:llt Cllll,l>JU•:S Wl-:itl•::

!. ,Tf)/•if,UJ, h. '.\lnr. :?I, f.~I I: Ill, fo:111.11 .\1111 1'klrllll'I'. !!70 " O'ns, h. Oct. !!2, HH:1: 111. J,:t1z11lll'th l'roctor. ~,. 3. S.l:\'Cl~, b, .Jum• :1, JllJn: m. X1•plll'11hll1 l'op-,, !?'1!? 4. Jo:1,wrs, h .. An;:. 4, Ill!/<: 111. L,\'11111 N. Jlrynnt. ~1:J r.. .\r,n~~•rr; ..... 11. ,.\u,:.:,!!l, 18:!'0: 111. l,uq Aun Wentworth. ~74 G, C.\JIUI.JSJ,, h. Juu. ;, 1~!!-1:

226. X~\NCY JCCDGE, dnu. of Simon and .Elizalicth (p. 20(;), u. in Danvers, April 7, 17::;;j; tl. ~cpt. 17, UH:,,

:c. 30 y. 5 m. 10 tl.

Bhc m. EuJ,111 Jlc;rcmxsox, of )[idt!lcto11, )fass., )fay 19, 1810. Ile wa,; a carpenter. He was 11. FcL. 8, 1781; '1. Bept. 9, 1818, :c. 37 y. 7 lll. I <l.

·i·,u::m cmw,u:.-r wmu::

I. Smos, b. Oct.!!!!, 11<01<: d. ,\u;;. l,, J:,JG, 11°., y. !Im. !!ad . . , J~t.rz.,u1-:1·u \\"1u,r1:1•:1>ta:, h. )lnrc)J !!7, lSll: m. ,Joseph Porter, June 4.

H!:tl. lie is ,1 shocmukcr, u111J resides ln l!uu\'l,rs. Their chl!drc11 urc: ( l) llclvlllc .\u;;ustus, b. })cc. l!!, ll:l:H, d, June 14, lS:J!J. m. 4 y. i; 1t1. !! d.; (!!) Lc,·..r,•tt Henry, h. S,•pt. II, f,,;;,, ti •• rune II, J~:J:I, "'· l y. ;: m.; (3) ~ld,·illc Au;.:ustus, h. !Jee. :W, J1<:l!J, d. Sept, lt!, Ji;H, '"· 4 y. i; 111. !!:l d.; (4) J.e,·crctt Henry, b •• June !!:I, H•·J::, m. Orphu ll. Luke, Oct. !!;;, J:,1;;;; (,;) Lucll:1 .\nn, L,. April ,, Jti4,; (ti) E!izuhct!J, h. lfay JO, Jl<;;J.

3. ~.,.sci·, b. July G, Ji;J:l: d. l,'ch, !l, 1:;1.;, w. 1 y, 7 111. :J d.

227. .JOHX )Il"DGE, son or Enoch nn<l Lydia. (p. 207), b. in Lynn, )Jass., )fay :!7, 177-!; tl. of r,al~y, ~cpt. :!8; 183!:J, :c. G;, y. 4 m. I d.

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JJ,, \I'll,< IL ,-ho•• 11m1111liu·111r,•r. 1111,I wu,< on" of' llw pi1111P1•rs i11 lhi, lar:t•.' 111a11111iwl111'illg' 1•,-111lili,-l11111·11t, 111' L,1'1111. I(,, 111111111th,,­l111· .. ,l pri1wipally li,1· 1111• 11111rk1•1, of' L'hilud,dphia 111111 X,•11· York, WIL, a ,·,•ry puh(ii, ,pi riled 1111111. u11d n111eh lm·ed li,r hi, l,e11,.1·11IP111,,·.

Jfo 111(11pt1•cl his lll'('l11!W, ,John )lud:,re )lt•rri,·k, and etl1wated hi111 at Jlowdoin Coll,_.g-,,, wlr,.11ce he :,rrwl11ut1•1l 111111 l,e,•1Lnw IL unitarian 111i11i,l,•r. lie al,-o adopte,l a1111lhi,r 111•plww, ,los1•ph )luilµ-e X~·••, u111I estul,li,hed him iu l111:<i11css us u shoe 11uu111Hu:t11re1· in Ly1111. lli111sell' and wifo were uniti·,l to the )l,,thodist Episcopal Uh11rd1, a111l exc111plilit•1I their Uhristiau virtues iu thdr lin•s,

I le 111 • .\xx lt1-:111sm·ox, ol' \\. euham, :-cpt. :.!::, l i!Hi. ~h1.• was

Ii. ,l11111! :Jo. Iii;;; cl. NO\·, I:!, lti-1-0, :t.'. (j;j y. ;j 111. I:! ,I. They hat! 110 chil1lre11.

228. Ris,-. EXOCII )IUDGE, son or Enoch am! L~·clia (p. :.!Oi), b. in L.n111, ,June :!ti. liiG; cl. in Ly1111, of' palsy, .April :.!, 1 S;j(>, a'. j;_: y. !) Ill. ;j 1!.

Uc was the lirst. 11ative )[ethodist preacher of Xew Engfa11d. He was reeein•d i11 the Xew Enr;luml Cont'erence, usu preacher, in ..\u~'l1st. 1 j!);;, ut the Ug'e of sen•ntl'en; receive,! Dea,,on's or,lers ut the u;.re ol' 11inetee11, all(l rcel'ive,l Eltler's orders at the ag-r, nl' twenty year~. The ,Julies or preacher ut that ,.lute were wry artluous. ! For a more ,•xtewle,l notiee ur this excellent man, :<t'C .Biog-raphieal ;:;ketch in appenuix.J

Ifr m. Widow .J~:1:t.:,m.\ lhxcKu:Y. of Orrinf.'1:on, )Cc., Xo,-. ::W, 1 i!Ji. ~he wa~ ,!au. of ,Joh11 aml Huth Holbrook. ol' W ellflcct, )[a~~-, Ii. ~l']'t. I~- 1 jj;j; ti. Feli. G, 1 i-(i(i, :c. !)(I y. -1: Ill. l!l d.

t. Sot.O'.'tox IhxcKr.1•:Y~ h .. T:m. 1~. l ~o:~: m. Sn~:.n llotchkis~ l>od~c. 2;;; .\'.'<'.'<>: lllt:lffo1:o, b. ,Jan. Li. l~OG: m .• To~cph .\twoo<l Lloy<l. :!7'6

3. )l.u:y .\TWl•:U., b. l•"eb. 1~, 1:;10: <l. Au_::. :!-l-, 1~11. :c. 1 y. Gm. (j <l. 4. Exot.:11 J:1,:1,1xc.-rox. h. )l:ar. :!:!. 1:-il:!: m. C:iroliuc .\. Pattt~u. 277

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229. r.11''1' •• lfl:--1•:PH )lr11nl•:, ;1011 of' Enrn·h nncl Lycliu (p. :!Oi). h. i11 J.~·1111, .\lar,·lr :!:!. l iil'i: ti. i11 Xt•w Orl,•1111;1, :,0:ppt. :!l'i, ll'i:!I, a-. -1-:: y. Ii tu. l.i cl.

J lc• w11s 1,r,•cl lo tlrc• s,•11 l'r11111 his l,oylrood; nncl in 1 XOO, nt tlll' 11,tr,• of IWC'lll.r•two ,n•11r:<, hi' was 11111:;tl'I' of tlu• ;1d10011cr ,, I>olphin.'' in whi1•h 111• 11111,J,, ;i('\'C'l'U.I 1·oy1t/,!C';I to till' ,v,,,.t lncli1•;1. In 180:!, Ill' was c·11pt11i11 of tlll' hri,l! ••.lmlf'," 11ncl 111111!1• ;1c•1·t'ral 1·oyug"cs to Eurnpe. fir J 80-I-, II!• p11r,·l111:<1•cl IL 1,ri,t!' in Lonclon; awl 11ft,•r :<C!l'l'!'al n,_ra,trc•s, ;1l11• was 1•11;1t ILWILY on tire co11;1t nf Jtaly. Jft, altl'l'Wanls p1m·lm;,.,1 11 part nf' tire ship "Ila111111h," nf' Ifostnrr; awl 011 IL 1·0.1·a:.w tn the )foditt•rru11P1UJ, ;,Jw was 1·apturP,l l,y tire En;:-fi,.·I, 111,cl,·r tlw Orrlr•r!l in Council, nnrl con­dcrruwtl at Gii,rultur. 111 ll'il:!. on the breaking' out of the war with Eng"larrcl, he fittt•cl out. thP pril·a.tccr "lru[u:;try," of

Ly1111, an,l sPnt into that port two hrig"s arrcl 0111' ship. Tim lh·e nak 11:<erl in huilclirr,tr tlw Quaker rnc•eti11g--ho11:<c in Lynn was part ol' the caq.!o of one of' these 1·,•ssd;. HP afterwurcls com11111nded the pril·al!•er •• Uol'cruor Plumer," of Pnrtsrnoutl1, N. H., and al'tcr 1:apturinit several vc:;scl~, wu~ hirusdr captured and sent to

Halifax. The War .Joum:il, pnblishecl at Portsmouth, N. IL, of ,June 4, 181 :}, itives the following: -

"The privateer sch. Gov. Plumer, :'l!ud;::e, of this port, was cap­tured on Jeffries, on Thursday, 27th ult., by the British privateer brig Sir John Sherbroke, Freeman, and ordered for Halifait. The second offic.::.r and nine of her crew were paroled, put on board a tishing boat and arrin:d in town on .Friday morning. The Gov. Plumer has taken the following- prizes: ,\pril ;:1, recaptured a sch. from Norfolk, with corn, which had been captured by the frigate Orpheus, ancl ordered her in. May q, captured British brig Helen, from Pool, for Xewfounclland, in ballast, and burnt her. May 18, brig David, from Waterford, (Ireland,) for Xewfoundlancl, with pro­visions, and ordered her in. )Iay 19, ship Duck from do. for do. with a raluable cargo, and orclcrecl her in. Off Newfoundland, Go\·. Plumer was attacked by six barges containing about thirty men each, sent out for the purpose of capturin; her. When within pistol

218 .lf/J/Jlif.' .l(f.'.1/0/l/,1/,,",

~hot, the Gov. l'lumer opened a se,·ere lire upon them, and they made for the shore, with the loss of one boat. The next day a packet of twel\'e ~uns, and well manned, was sent nut for the same purpose, an engai,:ement took place which la,tcd about an hour and a half, when the packet steered off with cnn,iderahle loss. The G. P. had but thirty of her men on hoard at the time nf the en;:age­ment, and fifty-two prisoners. A f,•w of her men were slightly wounded."

Al't<•r lu~ w11.~ l'Xchan:tPcl, he ~nilPcl 11, c•uptain 011 1L crni,c• in the l,ri:t '' Lucllow," ot' Port,;111011::1, ju,t lteli,n• the war elo,c•cl, Aftc•r

the war, 1111 :-111ilccl in the same ve:-1,c•l to Fnuuir, aml 1,ron:tht

home the fir:,it news that the AlliP:-1 hacl l'Utr•rccl l'ari,. Ifo 11f'ter­

warcl~ com111:111dcd the !,rig" Cincinnati,'' ancl went to Xl'\I" Or­

leans ancl truclecl ~everul years, uncl at which place he clil•cl. Hi,;

brother:; Benjamin and ~:unuel sailed :-1e,·eral ,·oya:te" with h.im.

He m. XA:-'<'Y BlcK~'ORll, of' ~alem. Au~. IO, 1 i!l!l. She was

dau. ot'-- and Aun, li. in I jj!J: cl. ,Jan. !), I SOI, :c. 2:! years.

1·111-~u: o:sr .. Y CIUJ.D W.\S:

1. DAVID B1cK~·ono, h. Sept. 15, 1801. lie WIL< 1•t111cuted In 1-'rnncc; and on bl!< return, snlled with his father, und died In New Orleans lo Sept. 18:!:!, unmarried, a~. :!I ycan..

230. LYDL\. )[UDGE, ,!au. of Enoch and Lydia (p. 20i), h. in Lynn, .Jan. 20, 1 iSO; d. in Lynn, )lay :!i, 1 S30, re. 50 y.

4m. id.

She rn. Re,. Jom, )!ERRICK, of )Iarblehead, ,July 15, 1800.

He '\\·as a )fethodist clergyman, and belonged to the )fethodist

Epi:;eopal Conference, and therefore preached in se,·eral places.

He wail b. in )Iarbleheatl, .April 28, lii8; d. in Lynn, April 25,

1806. re. :!i y. 11 m. 28 d.

She early united herself with the )Iethodist Episcopal Church,

and lived a life of piety and c:s:cellence, dying much respected

and hclo,ed.

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1'111•:rn O,IJ JI.I •II l•:S II' mm :

), X.1SCY Rlf.!IH'IIIU•, r,, ,Tuly :;, 1,m,: ,,. nm•, Ill, ,.~OJ. II!, 11 m. J3 d. J,socu M1·1,m;, h. 11,•r.. J.I, J,<11:!: ,1. ~,•pt. :!I, )HIJ:I, 11•. 11 Ill, 7 ,I.

:1. ,l1111:,; ~rn .. a:, h .• \pr. I:!, ,~111: 111. llnrrlct 1:mlcrwo111J, or Port•• mouth,~- 11., J>••t•. H. J~:!M. Ill- wus t•tlucuted u.t Howduln Collc,i:1•, hi,c1111w 11 t:11lr.11rl1111 111l11l•tcr, ,ctt.J,,t) 111. Wnlpolc, ~Ins• .. 1•rc11chc1l hi• for1•\\'PII !'IL•ruwn 011 suuday, lfnrch :.W, 1,-.,;::;, nt'tcr a. lou~ un1I filithntl 111h11!'4try of nhout twc•11t.y y4•11r~. He Is 110w setth•d Ju l?'nxboro-. ;\[11,.... Tlw,1· l11111 chlhlr,,11 (I) ,Tolin ~!1111:,:c, h. 11t ~,m1hvlch, Aprill:!, ]N:ls, UI. Jliumy Uru.y, ot· ,, .. ntpolc, Au;,:. HJ, IAr.:i, UIU.l huN llnrrfot 1"cnnor 1111<1 J•'111111y G1·11y; (:!) CJ111rJc,. S. h, 11t \\'nlpolc, Oct.:!:!, 11140, <l. nt. ~·oxhoro', Oct. :!t', lS(ili, II', :!Ii v. H ii.

4. I,soc11, h. Xov. H, J~u.;: 111. JWzuhcth I'. He""""• or Rllotlc I•lnnd, Jli,c, :!H, IH:!:J. 'l'h.,lr t,hlldr,•11 w,,i•c: Susnu Westcott. h. Oct. :!~, IH:H, d. suuw duy; ,Jol111 Guderwootl, h, M:ireh :!5, U:!1;, d. April :J, Jx:.W, m. U tl. Uc d. Feb. U, l~:m, :I!. !!:l .'rt. tJ 111.

231. C,ll"r. :3.UIUEL )lUDGE, son of' Enoch and Lydia (p. 20i), b. in Lynu, Fel,. 2+, Ii82; d. in Portsmouth, N. H., 8ept. 2+, I 81 !J, a:. :Vi y. j Ill.

He followed the seas from boyhood, and was lllate at the age of twenty in 1802. F1·om that time till he i:ave up the sea,, he

sailed as captain, in the employ of B. Ireson, Es,1., of Lynn. In 180G. lie settled in l'ortsnwuth, and opened a :;hoe and leather ~tore, in which business he continued until his death. At Ports­nwuth, he was captain of' a cowpa.uy ca.lieu the "Sea Feucioles," compusell of retired captains awl mutes uf vessels. lie held various town unices, and tlictl much respected and beloved. At

his funeral, the masonic l.,otlies, fire and other associations attended, and the sto16(:s in town were closed <luring the ceremonies. Himself and wile were admitted to the first Unfrersulist church, Ue,·. Huseu Ifallou, pastor, in PorL-,.

mouth.

He m. A...xxA B1:EED, or Lynn, Aug. 24, 180:3. She was dau. of Aaron and :fa1-ah, I, • .Sept. S, 1 iS-!.

220 ,llUIJflE .llJ:.1/0RIALS.

She m. :! XA'l'lf.\Xl~:1. ll~:,11:11onx, of "l'ort~111011th. I Id. S, I i-:!i; rl, )lurch H, 11-1:Vi, U!, ,j:! y. Ii 111. Xo childr,•n l,y her la~t marriuµ-...

He was horu, married, an,! di,:,! 011 tlll' :!-1th flay ol' the 111011th. She was lmrn, married, nncl cliecl on the 8th cla~· ul' tJre month.

'l'lllmc cnn.r,m~:,r wmnt:

1. IMM! llrumo, h. ,T11111, :i, 1M04: 111. :\fnrgnret II, muul, 21H •• SA~ll!EI. \V.unutx, h. Ucc. lH, lHO;j ! m. Xnncy ,v. u. Xcel", ~;o :i. ,\.,rcos Bm:•:1,, h. :Mny :i, 1~0,: m. J.0111,,1 ,l011l's, 280 4. Au·m:o, b. April :i:., JMCJ!I: 111. Lucy,\. Ktn,1111m. 281 6. S,\lt.\11 As:-;, b, Fch. !I, I"! I: m. Jsuuc F. :Sclson. 282 6. Grr.orcm: W A!<IIISCITOX, b. Dec, ll, 181:l: d. ol' consumption, Oct. :n,

111:1:i, m. W y, 10 Ill, !!5 d, 7. IIAltllutT, b. Dec, !), 1814: ID, Ashley l'nnnclec, 283 8, EDWAlllJ AX8Lt-:Y, b. No,•, :!!I, 1!115: ID. Jllurgnret A. llull. 284: !I, Ln,IA, b. June ,, ltil,: m. Lc\'I B. Tucker. 28u

232. ,JA)IES MUDGE, son of Enoch nncl Lydia, of Lyun (p. 20i ), b. Oct. 23, 17 84; d. of lung fovcr, ,Jan. 18, 185:!, re. 67 y. 2 m. 25 d.

He wns n former, lumber denier, nncl shoe manufucturcr. He was resident of' Orrinbrton, ::\Io., from 180,3 to 1818, where seven of his children were born, when he rcmo,·cd back to Lynn, where he died.

Himself nnd wife were members of the :Methodist Episcopal Church.

He m. RUTH ATWELL, dnu. of Zachariah and Elizabeth, of Lynn, Oct. 6, 180,,. She was b . .Aug. 1, 178G.

Timm CIIILDltES wmtE:

1. MARTIIA, b. July :!, 180G: m. Isulnh llncker. 286 2. EuZA .A. b. Jun. 23, 1808: m. Jcr~· l'. !o~o~tcr, or Lynn,

Oct. a, 1828. He Is n shocrnukcr. Both ure uow lh·iug. They ne,·er bud uny children.

3. Rt.:Tll AT\n:LL, b. Oct. 1, 180!1: m. Thomas .Tosinl1 Bowler, or Lyun, :IIny 19, 1831. lie died Sept. u, 184U, Ile suilcu for Sun Frunclsco, unu on entering the hurbor, he wus knocked o\'cruonru by the boom of the shlp, sunk, llOd wus ue,·er reco,·ered. She ID, :!,

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Jin,\',;, ts.iii. ~turNlutll :-.. J:J,•p. J,::,,iq,, nf Xt.-wlo11, who ktt1•t ,1 prh·ut.,! 11e11cl1•111y for yotrn;: 11wu upwurtl1'1 of twc11ty yt•urs. th• J:,,1 11uw, ,uul lm!'i hl't'II l'ur Nl'\'t'l'UI YPHl'/'i, towu clt•rk ur Xt>\\'lOII, ~l11 1 Jutd IJO

rhlhlre11 h,r eltlt,•r lt11,ha111i. -1. ,J,urns, h. 1-epl .. J.I, Jilli: 111. llurri,•t W. llomlrl,I:.:"• :!H7 u. Z,\l!II.\IU,\11 ATWm.l., b. ,luly ~. l~la: 111. Caroli1w \r .4 itHHlrhl~t•. :!HK H. '1'110,-1.,~ ll1t:li~, b. :,,;1.,pt. !!:,, l:-41;,: m. U,!t~,•y LtH"hul11.Urovt!r. :!HU ,. llt•:s.1.uus F1usK1.1s, ,,. Au:.:. 11. l,<li: Ill, ~fury'",\, Jll'l·kll1rii. :!HO M. .Jons J:1,:1•1s,;'J'ox, h. ,July J~, J,..iJ!J: ti. ~••pt. 1:,, J,"1:!·J. , ... • iy. !!111. ;d. :I. )f.llff ,\S.'1 l11sc1,;1,1,;y, h, ,\11:.:. ::, 11':/:l: ti. ,\pr. ·I, J,<;W, 11•. 1:/,1', >'111, Id.

JO .• Juus H1•:PISCiTO!'i\ h. lllty I, JS!!,i: d .. J111w:.m,1:-1:w.no.Jy.1111.~!Jtl. )1. \Vn.J.l,\:\f Jh:sn1·, h. Au;:. J:l. J~~f;: ti. ~ept. l~•, J~:.w. m. J m. lid. l"' Ln••A lh1u.,. h. A1>1·ll 4, 1"::": 13, lh::rny l\1111.,·11.1.1,, b, 1-<•pt, :!, lS:!11: d.A111:,l:l,JK:J:l,1t•.:ly.l1111.ll<l.

233. Hox. m.:X.LUrIX .:\IuflGE, son of Enoch and Lydia

(p. 20i), b. iu Lynn, Sept. 1, 1 iSli.

He followed the seas in his youth, sailiug- uwfor l1is IJrother

.Joseph. Captain of' the Artillery Company, in Lynn, in 181:; to

lSHi. In 1815, he emi;,'l·atcrl with his fomily to Ciuciunati, Ohio;

was thrown from the top ol' a couch on Laurel Hill, awl ha<l his

left leg broken, which detained him upon hi,; journey about two

months. There he openc<l u slt0e store, aud kept it till 1822, when

he rcturne,1 to Lynn. lfo ul'terwards wa:< counected with the

Ziou',; Herald, .:\fasouic .:\lirror, and other riew,papcr,; in Bostuu.

He then weut to Lynn, and started the Es,ex Democrat, which

he published for two yeur5. He wus elected Repr""cntatin: to the

General Court of .:\fa.,;:,::11:hu.,;etts in I ~JO. He recch-cd a commis­

sion us .Justice of' the Peace in 1 S:~fJ, whid1 ha" 1,ecn rencwe,I to

the p1·e;;e11t tiuie. He l1as IJeeu ~clectuiau, and l'o~t :\faster for six years, un<l six years a County Con1111issioner, :111d for tlw last

ten ycur:; has been one of' the Overseers of thl· Poo1· in the City

of Lynn. In Juu. 18.iJ, he recein·,l u fall in Ip.,wicl1, aml tl1<1

railroad train run over hi:; foot am! he wa~ ouli~cd to have it awputatcd.

llimsclJ' and wives belonged to the )Icthodbt Episcopal Church.

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:i. ASSA lh:J>lSffl'OS,

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234. SALLY .'.\IUDGE, tlau. of Euoch untl Lytlia. (p. 20i), b. in Lynn, .lug. :!6, 1 i88; tl. iu Orrinl:,rton, .'.\Ie., 0-:t. :n, 1813, :e. 25 y. 2 w. 5 d.

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235. J>AXIEL LEE Jrunrrn, son of' Euoch an,1 Lydia (p. 20i). Ii. in Lynn. Od. 1, li!rn.

He wu.s u. ,-hoe nmnufacturcr or Lynn for many y1•ar,;, employ­ing- a larg:e 11111111,cr of' 11::m<l,;. He 1,uilt the first hl'ick house in

the city of' Lynn in I 8:W.

Jfr m.1 )IARY BARRY, .lune 4. 1 Sl.'j, ~lie was clau. or .Jo~eph and lfary, h. Aug. 14, 1 j!),:;; tl. 8ept. 21, 1831, :t·. :Jfj y. 1 m. j d.

Hem. 2 PHEnf; Pm:sTos .\flAll,.:, ,\pril :W, 183:!. She was rlau. of .fo~eph and Plielie A., of' Charle;:town, b. )farclt -t 1 S02 ; d. Xov. 2,:;, 1,%1, a.• • .J.!J y. 8 m. :.!1 rl.

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236. X.ATI-L\X :m;DGE, son of Nathan nn,l Hannah (p. :!O!l), h. in Lynn, ,Jan. :!Ii, liiS; ti. Fch. 18, I,i;;..t.S, :c. i0 y. 2:; d.

He w:L~ a shoe manufacturer, an,l always residc,I in Lynn, where his chil,lren were horu.

He m. l :\IAnTnA Bnowx, .Aug. I, 1 i!.l!.l. She was <lau. of Ezra an,! ;Jane, of Lynn, b. Oct. 24, 1 iS0; d .• June :W, 183G, .c. ;j;j y. 8 Ill. ;j d.

Hem. 2 Widow LYDIA Y. )lEADEn, Xo,·. 12, 18:;s, hy Ezra

)lttdf!e, Esq., in Boston. She was dau. of Tobias and Eunice Varney, h. in 1 i!Jl. ::,till Ih·in)!'.

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.. Seldom hu,·c we wltne!'-~ed n more gcnernl cxprcs~ion of r<":,:rct for the loss of nn lnclh·ldunl l'rom the privute wulks of society, thun )ms hecn manifested on this occasion. A re1'pect for the memory ol' departed worth muy often demand the tribute of an obituury notice; yet, in this inst,;.nce, It mny nppcnr supcrtluous to nttempt n descriptlo:1 of the pnrticulur virtues which ntlornecl the char­acter of this amluble youn~ Indy, uncl rendered her an ornament to her sex and society. To a culth·atecl mind were united the kindest aH'cctions of the human heart. Her unnlfected modesty, her ;:cucrous nnd atfcctionntc Uispo~ition, her rctlnc<l manners and pure principles, were conspicuous tr-.iits in her elevated

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(p. :!U!I), I,. in Lyuu, April IO, 1780; cl. iu J:O,ito11, )fay:!,;, 18;j5,

:c. 7,; y. 1 m. 15 d. He wus u shoe munufact11rer, an,! allerwards k,~pt a dry goods

store in Lynn, from thence he kept u wholesale and retail shoe

i;tore in X cw York City; after which, he wus weig-her and

ganger in Boston Cn:,1tom House for se1·eral years. He was a.

.Justice of the Peace throughout the Co1111no11wc:1lth, a111! was Councillor for several years. ·uc serl'Ctl the town of" Lynn for sixteen years as I:cpresentatiw•, from l 807. Ile was :11.:tive in estalJli,;hiug the Lynn Artill••ry Company in 1 HO~; was one of

the lientcnauts at the time or org-:rnization, and captain in 1813. He and Lis family were attaehc,I to the )Iethotlist Episcopal

Church.

,Ye gfrc an extract from the Zion·,; Iforal,l. at hi,; 1lcath.

HOS. EZRA ~CUVGE.

As the Wesleyan Association is about to close the business of the past, and to organize for the duties of a new year, it is fitting to offer a memento of one of its earli<:st and most respected members, who, since our last lll..:eting, has !.:ft th.: associations of earth to mingle with the J1osts of J1e:wen.

,1/ U /J 1;;; .lfJ: .1/ 0 JU A J, S.

Ezra Mudl,(e was born in the year 1780, in the town of Lynn, J\Iass. We claim for him 110 uncommon birth or gifts of genius above his fellows; and, yet, he was a remarkable man. llorn amidst the scenes and excitement of the Re\'olution, he earl\· imbibed the spirit and breathed the air of patriotism. :\dded to ·this, and still more important in the formation of his character, wlwn but yet a lad, he became a convert to the then unpopular doctrines of Methodism, just introduced into New England, and from principle united with that feeble band of despised and persecuted people. We consider early piety as eminently conducive to thc formation and develop­ment of Christian 'character. This youthful Christian enjoyed the benefit of rigid industry, to aid his physical development, of strict tcmpcrance to promote his health and strengthen his intellect, and ample opposition to his n:ligious faith and practice, to guard him against the allurements of the world, and in an uncommon degree, the sympathy and love of his chosen associates, to cheer him in the way of faith. Thus he became early established as a Christian ; deeply rooted and grounded in love, and firmly fixed in principle, eicperience, and practice, as a disciple of Jesus.

Endowed by nature with good abilities, and aided by these advan­tages, he was early and thoroughly prepared for the duties of life, as a citizen and a Christian. While quite a young man, he added to the cares of a family and of business occupation, strict attention to the interests of the church, and was ever ready to stand in his place as a citizen and a patriot

In 1807, he was elected representati\'e to the General Court of Massachusetts, and for sixteen years served his nati\'e town in that capacity. These years included the time of our last war with Eng­land. Living exposed upon the sea coast, the homes and lives of his people were in danger. His courage was put to the test He was active in the formation of an artillery company, and in 1813 the gentle Ezra '.\-Iudge was commissioned as its captain : an office then of danger and responsibility. But we cannot doubt that in case of the anticipated emergency, his bra\·ery would have been commen­surate with his position, and he could have shouted likc the ancient leader of Israel, " Blessed be the Lord, my strength, which teachcth my hands to war and my fingers to fight! "

The confidence of his townsmen was ever manifest by placing him in important positions. In 1820, he was a member of the convention for the revision of the State Constitution. In 1829, he

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was, hy choice of the General Court, a member of the Exccuth·e Council.

In r~J~, he was appointed to an important position in the Boston Custom Hnnse, in which o11ice he continued for several years, fully sustaining his character fnr inte;.:rity ancl industry.

As a Christian, Jko. l\Iucl;.:e was faithful to his profession from his early com•ersion "to the end.'' The writer cannot speak particularly of his labors while in Lynn. He has, however, known him most intimately for nearly twenty years. He has seen him bclol'ed and \'em:ratccl by his large and respectable family. He has seen him honored as a worthy patriarch in the neighborhood where he resided. He has seen the Trustees of the church looking to him as their head for wisdom to guide them in the time of peril. He has seen him in the official board, as steward and leader, the man of council, enter­prise, ancl true courage. He has seen him the persevering and endearing Sabbath School Superintendent ; he has seen him the devoted instructor of the Bible class, displaying the treasures of truth to those who would know the deep things of grace. He has seen him constant at church, faithful in improving all the means of grace, and faithful in the performance of all his duties. But he never did sec a blemish upon his character; he never heard a word of reproach concerning him, either as a man or a Christian.

For the last few years of_ his life, Father l\fucli;:e was affiicted by paralysis, which unfitted him for business, and disabled him for ser­vice in the church. But he still loved the place where God's people assembled. He was often there with his smiling face, drinking fredy at the fountain of life. He still loved the meetings of the official board and of the tru~tees; and, although rclie\·ccl of responsibility, would be present as an amateur.

He continued to walk about the streets in his vicinity, greeting the people with his pleasant salut,1tion ; and although his stricken ton:,,'llc was not like the pen of a ready writer, he had a happy facility for saytng, "Goel bless you."

For many months before his decease. he was aware of his peculiar liability to su<lc!t:n death, and, as he said, "he kept his mind in heaven." He did, howe\·er, ha\·c notice of his departure. In the morning he ordered the collection of his family, and gave to each his wise counsel, his solemn injunction. and his final benediction. At the going down of the sun, he was gathered to the fathers, calm

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as the summer evening, filled with love, and in the full anticipation of a crown of glory, eternal and in. the he:we11s.

Father Mudge became a member of the Wi:sleyan Association in 1835, when tht: Zion's Herald was supported by much labor and some pecuniary risk on the part of its members. But such a paper was requisite to the interests of the churcl1, and on making his resi­dence in Boston, he did not hesitate to join the "band of worthies" who had originated the enterprise, and sustained the paper through many trials and adversities. In that band no man was more be­loved and honored than he. He died a member of the Association, leaving a vacancy not easy to be supplied. Happy the man who can find his mantle and enjoy an equal portion of his spirit.

Ht: lived to sec this youthful object of his care become as a man rich in resources, commanding in intiucncc, and wise in counsel. He lived to sec the church, which in his childhood was frail as the tender sapling, extend its branches from sea to sea and O\'cr the whole breadth of the country ; he li\·ed to sec the church of his choice, so feeble and despised in his youth, bccomc the largest and most powerful in the nation. Such changes in the course of a life might well incline him to exclaim like Simeon, "Xow, Lord, lettest thou thy seryant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy salva-tion ! " DEXTER s. KDIC.

Bo!.TON, Jan. 1:::1.

Hem. l BETst:, C1tEWER, ,June 2S, 1801. She was dun. of Capt. ,John anc.l )fary. of Salem, h. in liSl; d. Sept. 28, 180::, ::c. 22 year,:.

Hem. 2 RUTH CnADWELT., Dec. 20, 180-l:. She was dau. of

Harris and Ruth, b. ,Tune 28, 1 i80; d . ..:\.p,il 28, 1819, ::c. 38 y. 10 m.

He m. 3 Il.\XXAH BARTLETT DREW, Xov. 1, 181!'1. She w:.L,;

dau. of Lemuel and S:u-.ih, of Plymouth, b. July 16, li!/4.

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"Iii~ ,1t .. utl1 WH!'I r:UJ!"('CI hy n rupture nl" the lnr.::r nrt.PrJ ll•Utlln;: rrom the hen rt, wloleh 111·rn lnc,•,J II kh11l nf st.r1111:..:11l111lon. lie 11·11" s .. J,cel with 11 ,..,, . .,r., p:1Jn In the• n•:..:iou or the lll'nrt nlmnt. nhw o'clock on Snbhnlh en,11lr1;:, whll•h cunthllll'cl with hut lltth• 111ltl:..:11• lion until n few minntt•~ IJl'fnrc two u'rlol'k un )lornlny 111or11l11~, when he WIL'" rclcm.;t_otl rrom ~l'l"Prl· p:tln hy tlt•nth. lie prohnhly cllccl nn,•xpcctctll,1' to hJur,.,•]I~ nnel 1·1•n:1lnly so to th,,,.,. or his l'rlc111J,. who Wt•rt· pre~t~nt. Thn:-4. In n,·c hour:-i, he pn!'i~cd J'rotn nppnrc11t hc11Jt.l1 luto dcntlt. lie joh1c1l the ;\I. J,;. Chnrrh, ,\pr1l ~- 111• wn,. rccci1•cd In lull rn,•mher.•hlp the llrst Snhbat.h In Xo,·.,111her, mu! rccch·c1I the lwly :--ncr:uucnt. Uurju;.: the Wt!(•k t'ollowhr.:!, Ire wiL➔ u1111~unlly lmppy. TIie ucxt ~nhh:ith, J1c wns :tt mectln~ ull tiny, tn hi" pince ut the l,;uhlmth school, llllll :it t.Ju, prnycr-mectln;.: In the e\"cninµ-. As we ll•f"t the pJncc of r,rny(•r, I 1~,:al"e him my hurul, iul• drci,1si11;,: :r. rcw wordi,1 to 11h11 on the t,;Ubjcct of" rcli~ion, und thnml him to be chccr1'1l, nnd In n ;.:oml st:ite or mind. lie left the plnee of prayer, :ind went home to die. Short w:L~ the lr1ter,·nl or 1,1,. communion with s:ilnts on enrth :mt.I the communion or snlrrt.• In hca\'cn. Hr. M. wns n ,·cry moral 111111 uprl;.:bt youn;.: man before hb con\'crslon, but rcll;.:Jon g:n-c a finish to his chnmcter. lie w:L'I cxtcnsh·cly known (hdn~ :r. clerk in n. lur~c dry ,::oods :,,;tore), :incl n:-. cxtcm .. h·cly belo,·cd. In his ,1c:tth, community hai,1 Jo:,,;t u promis­in;.: younir 111110, the church a belo\'cd brother, the pnrcnt.s 1111 nlfec­tionate nnd lo1·ely son, the brothers nn,t sisters n kinel, cmlcar,·,J brother, 1\"hose cxnmple noel ,·lrtues :ire worthy or lmirnt.ion. ;\l:iy l1is sudden death be s:mctillcd to nil the snrl'il'in:..: rcl:rtil'c,., to the, church of which he WU." n member, :iud c1<pccl11lly to hb numerous youthl,1I acqu:iintauccs in this pl:icc." 1-:. ,r. m:1-:111-~

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lluy Hi, l~W. Ile is now· one of the a...;!'ic:,,;sor~ or li~ton. ~o children.

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239. :\L\RY ::\IFDC:E, dun. of Xatlm.11 1111,l Haunah (p. :!O!J), 1,. in Lynn, )larch rn, 1 i8;3,

She m. r.wr, Xt:wu.u.r., ::\larch i::;, 1808. He was a shoe munufactnrer. Has acc1111111latcd consi,leraLlc wealth, auil re­tired from lmsiucss some years ~iuce.

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Suno~:N l>EATII 01,• CAl'I', Muorn,:. - C:1plai11 Samuel :\fudge, of this town, died suddenly on Saturday e\'elling last, of apoplexy. He was attacked with the fatal disease while in the street, and lil'ecl hut a few 1111,rnenls after he had been conl'eyed to hb house.' Captain :\fudge has long- heeu uumhererl a111ong the Jirst and most useful men of Lynn. For a few years past, he has been engaged in the commission and shoe business in Charleston, S. C., where he spent a portion of the year, his family remaining in this place. His sud­den death will be deeply lamented by a larg-e circle of rclatives and fri.:nds. - .lpm Bay Slate.

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242. EXOCII ~IUDr:J~, ~on of Xatha1L and Elizal,eth (p. :!OH), b. in Lynn, Oct. 18, li!JG; tl. in Ciucinuati, Oi:t. 30, 18fJ7, :c. Gl y. I:! tl.

He was a shoe mauufacturer, antl resitletl in Lyun till after his secnml marria!,!e in 18~1, when he removed to Baltimore, from thence to l'hilatlelphia in 1822, antl in Pittsburg, Pa., in 18:!G, and to .Cineimmti in l S:!!J. In this la:<t city he was an cxtensirn manufacturer of uetlsteatls for the ~outhern and western markets.

Himself and wife were members of the )[ethodist Episcopal Church. He <lied much respectetl.

The following notice was written two years after hi;; tleath:-

CFrom the \Vcstcrn Methodist Protestant.]

E:-.OCH MUDGE.

More than two years have passed since the death of this dear brother. But, who that knew him, can forget him? The memory of the good and generous is an t:vergreen, flourishing as well in the winter of life as in its summer.

8/STII 1; J-:.\'},'U,11'/11.\',

kcminisccnccs of ten years ago, and more, arc now with me. How natural and irresistible the exclamation, How fa.st time tlics ! His wings neither moult, nor stitli:n, nor tire. On, on, and still for­ever on, seemingly with ever accelerating Jlight, he sweeps over the world, changing everything on which his shadow falls.

Pcrhaps we arc more impressed by what timc has taken from us than wc arc by that to which he is steadily conducting us. Wt: meai.urc thc past more easily than the future. For instance, five, ten, or twenty years may have gone by since we lost a friend, and only a few months, weeks, or clays may now remain to restorc us to his society forever, yet we arc more grieved by our dis~·mt bereave­ment than gladdenccl by our near re-union. " Lord, increase our faith!''

Brother Mudge was a New England man, a native of Massachu­setts. Rather more than thirty ycars ago, prompted by the energy so common at the North, he came South, diverged to the West, and after some pause in Pittsburgh, permanently settled in Cincinnati. In 1829, under the ministry of the able, excellent, and beloved Asa Shinn, himself and wifo became mt:mbers of the Associate Metl1odist, or Mt:thodist Prott:stant Church. From that time, " he was a con­sistent and active Christian, estt:emcd and bdovcd by his brethren," useful in all rdations.

I seem to see him, as, in after years, I pt:rsonally knew him. Physically, - short, round, vigorous, with light complexion and sprightly countenance, quick in motiorr, gentle in manner, modest but curt, independent, and decided in speech, indicating continual and affectionate thoughtfulness by all appropriate attentions. Men­tally, - pt:rceptivc, discriminating, appreciative. Morally,- honest, carnest, generous, enterprising, propulsive, persevering. And, spir­itually, - humble, ardt:nt, faitl1ful, charitable towar,I all, literal in acknowledgment of the supremacy of Bible Christianity, :1nc\ yet particularly dt:voted to his own church, and always anxious for its usefulness, happiness, and prosperity, prompt to advance with the fon:most in any proper t:fforts for tht: promotion of its interests.

I seem to sec him in his own home, in my home, in tl1e homes of our brethren, in various church meetings, in the cemcterv, where each of us had a child prematurely committed to the gra;.e; a~d, everywhere, I see him with his heart full of fountains of tendernes:; and loving kindness. His refined domestic and friendly sensibilities were not impaired by his important, extended, and always pressing

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secular engagements. Along the rivers, among the cities and towns of the great \'alley of the \Vest, or during occasional returns to the fondly cherished East, he was still intent on the joys and interests of home and church and friends. I might cite practical illustra­tions ; and how many others might do the same ! but something must be left for silent gratitude and the compc:nsations and grc:et· ings of the: great day.

Reminiscences of ENOCH MUDGE! Alas, how insufficient they are ! I feel as though with one sweep of my pen I ought to say more and better. Surely the blessing of the Highest will rest upon the surviving companion and children of this man of God I Every day bears us farther from him on earth, but brings us nearer to him in heaven. Our only perfect and permanent home is in heaven.

T. H. STOCKTON.

Hem. 1 S,\LLY E. BAKER, of Beverly, in 1815, by Rev. Dr. Abiel Abbott. Shed. in 1821.

Hem. 2 HEPSLI. B. WOODBURY, June 3, 1821, by Re\". Enoch Mudge, in Lynn. She was dau. of Capt. Thomas and Hepsia, of Beverly.

1. SARAH BAK}:R, b. 181G: m. ms CIIILllllt:s B'\" llt:rsl.\ 11. 'WOODBCltY WF.l:t::

2. E'\'EI.IX.\, b. )foy HI, 1824: d. ,June !!l, 1825, ,.,. l y. l m. 2 d. 3. ALICE BIUDGES, b. Oct. lG, 1~24;: d. July 2G, IS28, re. l y. 9 m. 11 d. 4. CAnou:-F. W. b. );o,·. ,, I82t!: m. George Weed • .,, )I.rnoct:1::rn:, h. Oct. l:!. l:!30: d. April 3, 1831, re. 5 m. 22 d. G. LA...,.DOS Rt:t:vES, b. Feb. 22, 18:12: d. Dec. 3, 1832, re. !I tn. 9 d. , • AL.-Jtt:I> LA. .... DOS, b. Sept. 20, IS:13: d •• Tuly 1;;. 1s;;c. re. 22 y. 9 m. 2G d. S. LcCY W. b. Aug. ,, 1S34: d. June S, 18:lG, re. l y. IO m. l d. 9. Ros.u.IF~ b. Sept. lG, 183G: d •• June 30, 1S42, re. 5 y. 10 m. 14 d.

10. W'ILLIAll CLF.Yt:L.\SD, b. Dec. 9, 1S40: m.

243. SQIO:K l\JUDGE, si:m of Nathan and Elizabeth (p. 209), b. in Lynn, Dec. 5, 1799.

He was a sih-er~mith, and resides in Philadelphia; is now a collector of the United States Internal Revenue.

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He m. 1 C,rnowrn W ooonunY, April 1 O, 1822. Shown~ llnu, of Cnpt. 'l'homu~ ullll Hep::1iu, ol' Beverly. She <l. )lurch 2H, 1827.

Hem. 2 )Lrn\" ALnmr.111·, Xo,·. 1, 18:H. She was lluu. of Coum<l und Xurci::1::1u, ol' Philu<lclphiu, Pu.

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l'hll11dclphl11, ~ov. !!:!, 11154, 11ml h1L~ three children, Ii. Cu~\lt::-rnst: F1ss, b. ::llnr. !!i, 18:Jfl: m. Robert Lukcy, Sept.,, 1H3fl. u. '1'110~1A>1 lks1t\", b. Dec. !!j, 111:J,: m. :.\lnry Emrun Foster, April

l:!, lHl:-1, um! luL~ children. , • ::II.rnY At!GUS'f.\, b. Apr.:!,;, 18-10: 8. Co:m,\D .\Lmt1GUT, b. Oct. I!, ll!t:J: d. Aug. 30, ll:!fl:J, of typhoid

• l'cver, cootructcd while on duty In the Commlssnry Uepnrtment or the Army of the Potomnc,

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244. JOSEPH )IUDGE, ,1011 of ,Joseph und Loi::1 (p. 211), L. in Xeeclham, Jun. 24, l 785; d. ol' pleuri::1y, in Cohoes, X. Y., No,. 27, 1841, re. 56 y. 10 m. 3 d.

He learned the trade of harness maker, in Dedham, and after­wards went into a cotton factory in Dedham, and became over­seer. He came to Boston and married, and went to Philadelphia and took charge ol' a factory in that ,·icinity. After the birth of his first child, he returned and took charge of his father's farm in the town of' Westminster, )fas:;., where he remained till four more of his children were born. A.t the death of his father, iu 1822, he became po.,sessor of the farm, and in 182!1 sold it und remo,·ecl to Ipswich, ant.l established himself as a. house painter. Hi,; lust child wu,; born here. In 1833, he removed to Cohoes, .Albany Co., X. Y., und here he mu<le needles for the wachinct'

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1~11,ridg-e IL ~lu1.;wy, 1-:Hff,, ol' Cllhrl(•:,11 hi11 H1111-in-lnw, wrill'H: 11 )fr. ~ludµ-,i WILH 111Ltur111l~· n. vury HtrllllJ.\' mi11d .. t1 nmu, IL mnu of' µ-miiu:-1 UH \\'I'll 11>1 IL IIIILII of' tul1'11t, lilli11g- pl11t•t•M or rl'~[lOIIHihilit.y 1Lnd t.r1111t 1111 t.hrouµ-h lil'f!. I fo wnM 11 111110 of' ed1wntion, 111111 coul,l H(ll'ILk Mew•rul lunguuµ-t!H fluently. Jfo im'Pnted IL 11yHtu111 of' Htenog-rnphy; 111111 hut l'or un i111pe1li1111•nt in hiH H[lCfll!h, woulil hm·t! riHcn to HotnP 11otnri1•ty in the worltl. He WILM truly IL selr­mn,fo 1111111, of' PX1•cll1!nt di11po11iti1J11, 111111 lic,it lm·e,I where hc>1t known. In reli,.rion, IL memlJt'r of' the )lcthodist Epi>1cop11l Church. und l1el1l mriouH olliceH in the 1,mme."

Hem. S.\IIAH FEsso, Sept. 4, 1814. She wn:-1 rlnn. of8nmuel nnd ffonna.h, of' Ilo:-1ton, h. )lurch 22, 1 i8i; d. of' pnl:-1y in Col1oes, Feh. 18, 1841, ,e. 5H y. 10 m. 25 cl.

Iler lil.ther wu8 one of' those who made n tenpot of' Bo;,ton harbor; nnrl t'rom that clay till his death, being upward11 of fifty yeur~, he never tn,:terl a drop of tea.

~he wus a talenkd womu.n. anrl wrote for several p11blicntiom1 in her day. She early Joined the Uld South Church (Dr. Eck­ley's), and sometime nl'ter marriage, withdrew, anrl joined the )fcthodist, with her hushand.

Tllt:m CIUI.I>ltt::-. wt:m::

J. .Jost:1•11 EcKr.t:Y, h •• June I, 181:;: d •• \ug. J,<H, 11•. :!'J y. :! m. He !,•urned the printing business in Bo•ton. nnd went with hi,.

filthcr to Cohoes, 111111 from there to :'lfomphls, Tenn., 11cc11111ui:1tetl some property, nncl returned to Se"· York City In Ji;to, opened 11

dry goods ,.tore; but not succeeding to l11,. mind. he returned Lo Cohne,., und went Into hu,.ine,.,. with hi,. brother-in-lnw, E.G. ::lluz­zey; nnd nfter three yenr,<, his he:ilth failing, he returned to ::llem• phis. where he 1iied of Jh·er complaint. lie w:Ls :1 ,·cry eccentric indi\'idu11l. 11ml lh·ed n hnchclor life.

8/XTJ/ t/A'.Vf,,'Jl.l 'l'/0.\', 237

:l. 11',\lllr.l,r,A MAIIIA, h, Mt•pt.. r., Hit~ 1 111, RllwhlJ,tO u. )(111,1,oy. :ltf5 :I, J•:11\\'Allll 1>111\'NIC, h, l•'uh, Iii, IN:!I 1 111, Alhl1111 Whlt.1•, nr lt.1111c11, N, \",

llu wn• 11 mnchlnl•t hy t.rnih,, wn• or 11 Vl'l'Y 1•c1•tmtrlc 1ll•1m•ltlou, lh•ml 11 \'t•ry "till, r1••or,·1•1l llf1•, w11rk1•1l •om•• l'uw Yt'llrM with f111ll111( lwnlth, 111111 11e1•1111111l11tml hnt. llttlu; Cllllll' Into 1111••··••1011 or hlM n,llll'r'• 1••tl1lc, whl!!I, hu •ohl A11rll I, 11147. llo 11, 11( t•nn•1111111llon, ,l1111, :!/;, 111r.o, IL', !!My, 11 111. IO cl, llu lclt 1111 l••UI!,

4, C.\11111,IS~ Al'llllM'r,\ !;m'l'II, h. l•'ch. :!I, lM!!ll: Ill, 1m,rl1l1(U (I, l\1117.• 1.cy, :110

r,, Jlle.-r1-.11 Ass l(ooim.11, h. ~my :Ii, 111:.1;: ,t. !\fny !!i, 111:.111, m. :! yc11r•. II, MAIIIA ,flm•ns, h, ,lune 111:11 : 11, Ang. 111:1:!, m. 1 ym1r.

245. ,JOHN GREEN )[UDGf;, !!on of ,To<1cph awl Loil'I

(p. 211), h. in Nuuilhum, ,Jun. 1, 17!)1; d. in Wi11uhu11tcr, N. I-I., 8cpt. 20, 1833, w. 42 y. 8 111. 20 d.

He went J'rom Needham to ,ve:1t111in:iter, with his parent.",

when 11.bout seven years of' age; 11.nrl when about thirty ycar:1 of

age, we lirul him ~cttlc1l in Winchu,iter n..➔ 11. trader, part of the

time as Doolittle & )Iudgc. He also dealt largely in cattle,

having extensive pn..~turcs in Chesterfield. He accumulated con-

11idcrablc property, bC>iug a very active and industrious man. In religion, Unitarian.

He m. 1 SARAH F11sr,D, Sept. 24, 1821. She was dau. of

Walter and Piann Field, of Xorthlield, )fuss., h. Sept. 11, 1 j!);j;

d . .Aug. 18, 18:?!J, :c. 33 y. 11 m. i d.

Hem. 2 )lARY )L\TTOOS, )larch 15, 1831. She was <l:iu. of

Hezekiah and Penelope )ln.ttoon, ol'Xorthfield, h. ,fan. 2i, 180i. After his dcnth, she m. S,UIUEL S. Foao, of Troy, X. Y. Is now

a wiilow, living in Xorthfielc:l.

ms CIIII.DICF.S Ill" ,.,\ltAII •·n:LD wmm:

1. .Jons GuF.•:s, !? • .t\CGCSTA,

3. l\l.\l<Y Acc.c,;-r.,, 4. SAltAII Fn:1.0,

h. :\for. :!G, 1823: m. Eli1~1 A. Witherell. 311 b. :\far. 13, li<:!5: ti. Oct.:;, Ii<:!,. 11:. :! y. 5 m. i; ti. h, Sept. a, l~:!,: ti. Feb. 3. 18:17, 11:, :I y. i m. b •• June 10, li!:!'J: ti. Oct. ,, 18:!!l, a•. 4 m. 18 ti.

.II /J /Jli N ,1n: ,It f1/l I ,I I, S.

SEVEJTlf GEHRnm~ .un CIIILltltEJ.

246. :0:ALI.Y ~[(Jl>nl~, ,]au. nl' )lartiu 111111 Eli1.11beth (JI, :!11 /, h. ir1 Ply11111_utlr, \'t,, Au~. ,,, li!Ji.

:O:h,• 111. )f.\ss1s1: ~TA1•u:1-1, )foreh la, l ~:.! I. lfo wa,1 n. li:~rm"r, an,I r1i,i1l1:1l in Ply1111111th l'or ,,1,·1irul ye1m•, un,1 r1i1110,·e1l to Xew­liLne, ~in:.i;am Uo. 111 r,•li)!iou, ~foth111li,t Epi,copnl.

'1'11~:m Cllll.l>ltl•:s w~:m::

I. 111-:T~l•:Y 1,:1.11..,, h, ,h111c Ii, 1M~:I: 111. Ira :',I, C11rll•h•, ~lnrch 4, 1M41. SIii' d, )(uy M, 184t, 11•, IK y. 10 111. ti <I.

su11-:os \\"11,I .. ,nu, h. Oct. 11, 11'1:,H: 111. l Sarah Ann Sttu0 k!'I, Au:,{, :!-l, IM~·I. lie m. :! l>cllu Bc,•kwllh, l•'cb. l•i, 1s1;;;,

:i. ,\K,\lll•:1,, h. So\'. :!,i, 11<:!I;: Ill, S11r11h llurwoo<I, Oct. rn, l~ol. lie I• IL ~lcthodbt 1,:pl•cnp11l clcr;.:y11m11.

4. A:;n•:t.ts•:, b. l)ct. I:!, 18:!I<: 111. ltcv. Wm, L. Warner, )for. :11, h1;;:i. 5. 1•1111.1-:s.\, h. ,Tune r, l~:n: lll, n. I~. llurwoot.l, Jun. 1. 1~51. 1;. ,\1t111,:s \V. b. ,July !II, lM:l!l: m. He\·. g,)nu S. Wyman, July 10, \i,jj,

llc ls 11 lfothodl•t lspbcop11\ clcr;.:ym,m. ;. J<~anu:tt l'.,MV.LI.,, b. ,July :l, 1,;31;: 111. ll:L11lcl Wmlsworth, Aug. J:l, Ji,j4. II. A1.,·1s c. b .• ruly:!l, 18W: Ill, Clmrlty D1111b1Lr. :,. Eow.uu, l'. b. Feb. 184:!: d. l\farch 181:l, n,. l yeiLr.

247. EBE~EZER )['[jDGE. son of )fartin and Elizabeth (p. 211), b. in Plymouth, Yt., )larch 21, 1799.

Ile was a carpenter and farmer, and first sct0

tled in Plymouth, where he lived till 1828, when he remo,·ed to Shre"·,;bury, the town adjoining; lived there a year or two, and remo\·eu to Clarendon, and thence to W:illinglord, Yt .• and then to )fears, )fu~ke~on Co., )Iich., in 1846, where he now live:;.

He m. LAUR.\ PmoR, Feb. 21, 1S21. ::-he was b. )fay 1 G. 1803.

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10. 11.

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.Ar.os1.u EJJsos, Om:s :S • l.lTIA Ass, 1':)111. Y 1-:. Gl~tHUil•: U, .\1.u:s )I. ,To11s Wt:•u:v, J,Al'IIA A. 1•'11,ISKI.IS ]',

1':uwrs ~r. W11.1.1.u1 1'.

Tlmlll ('1111,lllll(S w1m1,::

h, Jh•c•, :!:!, IN:!!: m, l'l11•lu, II. Curll•. :UH h. :Soi·. tl, JM:!:I: 111. llurrh•t :S. Au•tln. :Hf> h. :-.t•pt. :!O, l~!!H: tn. llm,\\'t•II \\•. tir:t\'t!M, :1::0 h, April :!M, IM:!ll: 111, tttl• I!, llo•nll'r, h. ,luly I:!, JM:11: m. Snr:ih l\lttr,•cli,:c. h, ,hu,. :.w, 1~a4: m. );,uwy s. 1\\U.rt!tlgc. :l:!:1 h. 1\t11r. Ji, JH:lti: 111. ('nroll1w JUc,!, a:::: h. April J;,, IM:IM: 111. \\'urn•n Ch11111herl11l11. h. ,luly :!II, )M,IIJ: ,1. (lc,t. Jo. JM:.!l,11'. Illy.:! m. :!0cl. h .• Juu. :w, l~-w: ,.1, Au~. !!O, 1~4."i, lC, :! y. j 111, h. l'cb. :1. IN·II::

248. NATIL\N )[l:DGE, ~on of )furtin nncl Eli:mlieth

(p. 211), b. in Ply111011th,Yt.,No1·. 8, lSOO; <l. in Iowu, of palsy,

Nov. 11, 1863, re. 63 y. :1 d.

Ile was a farmer, ancl lived in Plymouth unt_il alter he

had three children, when he removed to ·w allingfor<l, where

the rest were born, and from thence to Wyoming, Jones Co.,

Iowa, in 1854, where he <lied.

Hem. ELIZA Pmon, in 18:!V. She was sister to his brother

Ebenezer's wife. She ti. Nov. 11, 1863.

Tllt:m CIIII.DIU-:S wmm:

1. lfatmn:r FLorus.,, b. ::So,·. 3, 11<:!8: m. Snmucl G. Goodmun. 323 ~- Al.'STJS .lox..-..... , :.l. Er.iz.\ llm .. v1:-;.,,.

b. Au::. !I, l~:.10: m. Uo,1111:, Bodenhofcr. 324 b . • June:!::. lt-i!~!!: 111. \\"ilJi:un Stu:irt. :~.!.;

4. EL);.\TU.\S, h. Au:,.:. n, 1~a4: tn. CclitL Stnutou. :J~6 !i. L.n;i:.\ Ev1-:1 .. 1s1~, b .• July :!,i, 1~:;1;: m ... Jc!'l:-.c C. 1-"rcnch. 3:?7 G. )I.lucr., )l11L,so.1, b. :So,·. 10, J.s:l8: 111 •• r,,_.e D11,·ls, Oct. 18G5. ,. ,\Lvt::s 01tu:suo, h. Xo,·. :!+, 18+0: 111. 1':llen I-:. \\'nlrod. April HS,

ll;Gi. He enlisted in \\'nr or Rebellion, ~cpt. G. 18G!!, in Compnny K, Cnpt. J:imcs D. Willi:uns, :!+th H,•i,:iment, Jowu.

S. Lov.11. Co1:x1-:1.1i.:s, b. }'ch. G. !~4:J: Ile enlisted in Wnr or J:cbcllion. Sept. G, loG:!; s:unc Company ns

l1is brother. 9. Mvi:ox (adopted son), b. July 2+, 18+8:

240 .ll C lJ 1; J: .ll },' .If (JJU AL S,

249. ELlJHT )JCJIGF., Hon of )lartiu aucl Elizabeth

(p. :! I 1 ), Ii. in Plymouth, Yt., .Ap1:il IO, I 803; ti. Dec. 12, 18:!U, a:. :!G y. i Ill, :! d.

He wa,i a lurn1er, and always reriitled i11 Plymouth, where he 1lietl.

He 111. )LrnY A:s:s S,\ltGt:A.'-T, Xov. :!l, 18:!:!. Shew~ dau.

of fauae allfl Sally Pratt Sargeaut, L. April 4, l 8UG.

She m. 2 llon,\ct: Aucm:11, or Plymouth.

She Ill. 3 Kt::SJJ.\L n. E.\TO:S, of Plymouth.

ms O:\'LY ClllLI> w.,s:

1. Mnu.o,, b. Oct. I. JS~{: m. Jo,huu T. "'ll<lcr, ofl'lyn1outh, ln 183i, 1md hud two chlldren: June, b, .Tuly :l, Hl:l:J; Elihu, b. )luy s, ltHI. )lirhuu d. lu l'lymoutb Ju 18&4, re. 40 ycurs.

250. PRESBY )IGDGE, son of )fartin and Eli1.abeth

(p. :!11 ), L. in Plymouth, Yt., June 3, 1805; d. of consumption, in )It. Holly, ..:\.ug. 31, 1848, re. 43 y. 2 m. 28 d.

He was a funner, aud lit<cd in Plymouth until 1835, when he removed to )It. Holly, in which town he died.

Hem. ADELI:SE Srxct~\JR. )larch 1 i, 1833. She was dau. of Daniel and Charlotte, or )It. Holly, L. Dec. :?!J, 181:!.

:l. S.,lt.\11 ALl>CL,,

4. JCUA Ai.:-;, 5. 11.u:mso:- H.

TlU:m ClllLDJ:E.'- W>:JtE:

b, .Tau. 15, 1834 : m. b. :-ept. ;. 1s:i1;: 111. b. June~;, 1:;:i:;: m. b, July :!G. 1S40: b. Apr. 11. IS4~:

Uc cnlbted In tbc ;;ti, re;:iment, Company G, Ycrmont Volunteers. ,\ug. :!G, Is,a. in tbc Wur or the Uehellion, und was dbcbur;.:ed )l:trcb t, ISG~. Uc-enlisted in 9th rc;:iment. Compuny B, Y crmout Volunteers, June i, ISGt: dischar-,.:cd Jan. IG, JSf;;J; :llld when lust beard from, wus In tbc re;,."111:lr urmy of U. S. A.

G. Euto\· l'. b. April 5, JS~j:

SE I"}.' ST JI OE .Y F. It ,l TIO,\". 241

251. mmA )[UDGE. son of ,John :u11l Emmn (p. 212),

I,. in Plymnn!h, Yt .. )lurch 24. 17!18.

He i., a farmer, :u11l rc~i,les iu 1-Iartluud, X. Y. Po;;t Office,

,lohu~nn's Creek.

He 111. A:s.s- Dc;:s:s, Feb. 1-l:, 18-!0. She w:L➔ dun. of Benjamin

autl )far,\·, of Xe\\· ,Jersey, h. ,Jun. 17, 180S; d. Aug. 27, 1862, a~. ;j.J: y. 7 m. IO d.

Tllt:Ut Cllll,DltF.S Wt:tm:

I. L1iw1s Cl.AUK, · b. Dec. :!8. IH-H: m. Vlol:1 Buker, )forch li, 18Gli. ·• ::lf.ua· EI.LisS, b. ,June :!!I, 184G:

252. .AL.mRA )IUDGE, <luu. of John and Ernmn (p. 212),

h. in Plymouth, Yt., Sept. 25, 1 WV; d. Oct. 21, 1852, :c. ,;;; ."· 2(i <l.

Sire rn. SovTHWO!tTI! H.unrnoo, Jun. 13, 1823. He is a

thrifty farmer in Newfane, Niug-,tr.1. Co., N. Y.

TIIF.llt CJIIJ,l)rtF.S w~:m::

I. 11.rnrm;r, h. Feb. 15. lil:U: m. A. ,J. llibb:ird, :lluy !I, 184:!. She d • • \pril 7, 184!1, re. :!5 y. I 111. :?:l d.

:?. A1.m:1tT "'· b. F .. b. rn, 1.,21;: <I. 1'<.'pt. 1::, 1~4!1, "'· 23 y. Gm. 2a d. 3. H.\SSO)I E. b. Apr. 24, lil2S: m. l'bllcm1 St:iples, .Jan. 1, 1s;;1. 4. S.rnAII A. b. No,·. 3, 18:ll: m. l~c,·. Asubel Staples, Oct. lG, 1851. "· Dor:u:,ta .J. b. Jun. 11, 1s:14: d. No,·. 19, !:<;;:!, ,c. 18 y. 10 m. 8 d. G. Ezr~, H. b. Apr. :!4, 18:JG: m. l Lucy Len:iwuy, No\'. 8, lllG0. She

d. l\l:lrch 15, 1~1:2. lie 111. :! Ellzabeth Wall, Aug. 1:l, 18G4. •. .Toux lI. b. nee. Itt, 1858: 8. O..c.u: E. b. Dec. :!4, 1840: d. ,June 3, 1843, re.:! y. a m. JO d.

253. RHYLAXD )luDGE, son of John and Emma.

(p. 212), h. in Plymouth, Yt., Jan. 1-l:, 1802.

He i:; a. carriage maker, a.nd remo,·c<l to Hartland, Niagara.

Co., X. Y., with his father, in I 821. where he now resides and

ha.~ a ma.nufactory. :11

242 .lll'/JI; J: .II J: .IIORJA LS.

H,i 111. C1 •. rn1,.;,u \\·.\Hit, Xo\'. :!4, IS:!;j_ :O:he wa,.; 1la11. nf C::uualid a111l Kl'r.iah. of .Tnhn,ltury. X. Y .. li .• \IIJ.!. Ii. 1::-0:;. Xow li\'ill!,! iu Hartla111l.

Tlll:tti 1·;111.t>m•:S WEl!l::

h .• Jun. :!l. l~:!~: tl. Vt:h. li, lt-11:;. u•. 1; y. !!7 11. }~vt-:t.JX.\, !; • . P,•h. :!1;, 11'-!a: ,1. ~ept. :~, ts::!!. n•. 1 y. ,; m. ~ ,t.

:,. Lrc11·s G1-~T.\\T!Oo, h. }"t•h. :!:!. }1"~:t: tl111JI,

lit! 1:-- a hnu~c awl rnrrl:1~,~ paintt•r in ll:1rtln111l. 4. J..01•1i,,;,\. h. Jnm• r.. )~:~;;: m. ,John ~Jmrp~tl't'll, D,·c. 11. 1s:;!!.

Tlwy h:n·c two f~llihlr, 011: 1. Clarn Loui:--a. h. !\uv. :;, is;;;;; :!. Cor:1. F;Jiiu. h .. Juu. !!!!, J~r,-;,

,,. J.1°l'ISb.\, h, ,\pr. 1:~. ):O-a~1: ,1, )1:t)" :!:t, \:-1:m, ll", 1 Ill, lfj tl.

254. ,JOIIX )fUUGE. ~on of ,fohn awl Enumi (p. :!l:!), L. in Plymouth, n .. Oct. 14, 1803.

He i,.; :i fo.m1cr, :in<l now rc:-:i,ll'~ in Hartland, Xiagara Co.,

N'. Y., where he remo\'cd with hi~ father in 1821.

He m. E)!ILY B!snol'. Oct. ;3, I 83;3. She w:i.:, dau. of .fames

:incl ~m1cy llbhop, of Westerlo, X. Y .

.J. L1-:.\~J)J~n, h .• lUl)· :m. 1~:~n: lL\nY I..o,·1~.\, h .• Jun. ~- 1~:m: 1n .• Jame~ I>ortt.•r. of Xcwfanc, 1'"cb. 1,

lSG:i: cL of consumption. l>cc. r.. l~G:;. ~- ~r. y. 10 m. ~' d. :t Lom-:~zo. h. Xo,· .. 2tl, lt-t:~: 4. I.oamx 1). h. ::\lny 4. 1S4G: d. Oct. 10, 1848, n,.:? y. 5 m. C tl • • ,. .l,\)IF' ..... E. ,;. Wn.u.,~1 g,

h • .\11~. ~~, }~4:,:.:

h. Oct. :!G, 1s:;o:

255. E)DL\ )IUDGE. dau. of .Tohu awl Emma (p. :!l:!), h. in Plymouth, Yt., .April 30, 1805 ; d. )fay 1 i, 18,'i;:i,

:e. 50 y. li d.

Shem. OnrnEI. HARTWELT •• Xo,·. :!-l-. 18:!;i. He i,; a. farmer.

i. :-.rn.rn r •. •J ,lttllS ll.

Sf."l'f.'XTJI 1;1-:.Yf.'RA'J'IOX.

Tlll~U: etUl.hl:l·:S wmu;;:

h. Sept. :!!l, ]~!!1;: ti. DL•c. !l, Jl"i!!t;, n•. :! m. ltf d. h .• Tun. 1;. Js~,;: ti. 1>,•c. :;J. Ji,47. , ... l!J y. 11 m. 15 d •

. ,. r .. u\'J!"!.\, h. llny :!7. l~!UJ: Ill, llnnlCc B. ~tockln!:, .April 3, 18j5. 4. l>.,,·1h l'. b .. lulf 7, J~:;:;: .,. r-.u:ou:st: It. t, .• July ~,;. 1s;11;: ti. Fch. ,. IS.,J, re. H ~·. 1; 111. ~I ti. 1;. A:st,1•:1.1:s1•: l". IJ. Au~. :!!I. ts:1:1: 111. llenr.1· Whipple, l>cc. 1;;, ISiW.

lie ,crn•il his country :L~ n suhllcr throu~h the W:Lr of the Hc!Jclllon. ~o c:tilllrcn.

• . lru c ,. b .. Tune :m, 1S4:!: m. ,T11n1~ l>unhur, ,Jun. 1, 1~6:i, ,;. A1.1c1-: C. I,. :-cpt. ~,. JS47:

256. ROSILLA )1liDGE. c.lan. of Juhu am.I Emma

(p. :!l:!), I,. in Ply111011th. Yt., ,fan. lu, ISO~.

She rn. E1:.\STl:S C. lh:cKm1, of Xcwfa1ie, Xi:t)!ara Co., 'N. Y., Oct. 2:~, 1 ~J:l. He was a farmer; and in rclig'iou, )fothodi,;t

Episcopal. 'flll•:11: CJlll,l-' W,\S!

Lui:., E.

257. LOREXZO ::\lGDGE, sou of .John auc.l Emma (p. :!12). h. in Plymonth, Yt., Dee. :!IL 1::W!J.

He is a farmer, uud resided iu Hartlan,l, ~- Y .. until ::5cpt.

l~mG, when he rcmm·cc.l to Ca,-tlcton (Barryville), Barry Co., )lich., where he now re~i,le~.

Himself and family arc attad1cc.l to the )lcthoc.li:;t Episcopal Church.

He m. 1 EltELIXE SEELEY, )larch 12, 18:~-L She was tlau. or

Justus auc.l Betsey. of Quccn,;lmry, X. Y., IJ. April 12, 1812; d.

Dl'c. 15, 184:~, .c. 31 y. 8 m. :~ ti.

Hem.:! RcTH KL\'G lIYDE. June l i, 1844. She wa,; tlau. or

Eliphalet and Jane, of Castleton, b. )fay 10, 1818.

244 .If l.: /.Jr; E .If .f.'.11 OR I ALS.

l. Ho•r.u., h. Ar•r. ~'!•. 1.-.-::i:;: m. Snrnb Uuilcy, dun. of Alvin \V. mid J-:llcn, of Iln~ttu:.:s, AJ•rll ~ti, ]1°'ti,i, mu.l !'the t.l •• July :!4-, 11'lfi5, 1c. IM yc111-,;. Ile b II mcrchunt in llu~tiu~s, l111rry t:o., )llch •

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10. Nnt.\.\l, b. Scpt. l:l, 18~,: 11. llhs.,, b. Aug. 10, IM~!): r• A1mt:.'1A, b. J,'cb. 5, 186:!:

258. AXGELINE :MUDGE, dau. of .John and Emma (p. 212), b. iu Fort Ann, Washington Co., X. Y., June 28, 1812.

Shem. Re,·. litA CLARK, or SwcJ.cn, )luuroc Co., X. Y., .June 5, 1833. Both arc now livin;,r, auJ. he owns a farm in Zc,lrow, Fulton Co., Ohio. He is a thriving fo.nuer as well us preacher.

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259. EIHlt"~D H. llt"DGE, son of William and .:.\bigail (p. :!1,1,), b. in Plymouth, Yt., Dec. 22. 1805.

He is a farmer, and removed with his father in 1s2;; to Xcw­fanc, N. Y., but now resides in Raisin, Lenawee Co., )Iich.

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He m. I )Lrny A:-:- Con·1x. of Xewlhnl', lice. 1-1-. 1826. She wa.~ dau. of Wutt-rman a111l Lo\·e. l,, ,\pril J;i, It-HI; d. Dec. S, I 852. :c. -1-2 y. j ru. :!:; d.

He m: :! ,ritlow XAXCY Cr •. \J:K, of .lctTl·r~on, Hill~dule Co., )Iich., ,Jun. 24, }~;;;;, She was duu. of Duin ll. um! Polly Frink, L. ,July I, I S:!;i.

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260. STILL)L\X PARKER )fuDGE, son of William ancl ,\hi;.,rail (p. 214). 1,. iu Plymouth, Yt., Jun.;;, 1808.

He is a farmer, and rcmO\·ecl from Plymouth, Yt., to Newfane,

Kiag-.1ra Co., X. Y., whe1·e hem. un<l now resides.

Ile m. )IARY Ax:- Frnr.r,:ox, Dec. 12, 1s:;3_

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1. Brrr~•:Y C. b. :lfoy 10, 1,;;ir,: m. )lyron Orton, Oct. 13, 1859. ll:1\'c two children: I. )lary A •• h. Dec. 1::. l~W: :!. Clmrlcs S .• b. Ort. l<.1~1;:!.

:!. DEwrrr I,. h. 1-'cb. :!:!, 1,;41: 111. Sarah .J:111ucs, .July 4, 1s1:1, aml ha\'c two children: l, .Jcnuy. h. Au;:.~:!. l~li!!: :!, .J:unc:-1. h. Aug-. :!!I, ltiU:.t

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261. DORCAS )L\.RL\ ).lt;DGE, <luu. of William au<l .Abig-.iil (p. 214), i.,. in Plymouth, Yt., .April rn, 1810.·

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262. )!.:\RY .AXX )lUDGE, dau. or \Yilliurn anu Abigail (p. :.!l..J.), I,. in Plymouth, Yt., ,July l:!. l 81:!.

~hem. ,JoXATII.\..,_ G. Ut:sTI.X, ,Jan. 8, 1832. Jfo b a cu.rpcn­ter, autl they lil'e iu Lockport, X. Y.

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~4. Jri!lS: 4. w.,Lnm, b. :-.o,·. 5. Auc1-; .J.,:-.1-: .AJUG.\JJ •• b .• Jt1nc 1:. Wu.1.1.01 II. b. lluy

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263. , WILLLUC I-1.AHHI~OX )IUDGE. ~on or Wilham and .:\Li,;-.i.il (p. :21-1-). I,, in Plymouth, Yt., ,Jan. :2:!, 1S17.

Ile is a faru1l'r.

Hem. 1 LccY WmGHT. :::he d. ,fan. 1S-17. He m. :2 )LrnTH.\ F1:1xK, .April :!4, 18;'.i:2. :::he u. ,Jun. 2+, 1854.

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b. Sept. :!4, 1S4G :

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264. OD.\DL\[{ HflHl.\fW )WD1m. ~on ol' William anil .\bi1,!ail (p. ::!1-l-). lJ. in Plymouth. n .. .\111,!. 1, ISIS.

Ile i,i a farmer. a111l now rc:<i1l1•,; in .\drian, Lenawee Co., )[id1 .. altont thrPc mu) a halt' mili•,i from 1l11· ,·ity. north.

lie Ill. F.1.1z., <:. )l.w. or .\,lrian •• \II\!. :!!I. l84li.

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265. SARAI! .\BIG AIL )fGDGE. ,Jan. ol' William uni! Al1i1mil (p. ::!l-1), b. in Plymouth. Yt .• )lay 14. 18::!0; ,I. Od. ::!R, 18:38, :c. 3S y. ;j JU. 1-l- i1:

She m. :-;cpt. 30, IS-! 7, llEXff\" B. PF.r.IGO.. lie ""as u farmer, an<l Ih·e<l in Hes;; Roatl, Xiagara Co .. X. Y.

H.l.i.·'~SAH S. )IUDGE. sister of above :::arah ~\., b. in Ply­mouth, Yt., Au!,!. S, IS::?,;; 111. Jb:xnY B. PEmw,, a,: his sccon<l

wife, Sept. 14. 185!1.

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266. EXOCH N. )IUDGE. son ol' William aud Ahi~rnil (p. 214), b. in Xewfanc, X. Y .. .:.\pril S, l~:;1.

He is a farmer. and live~ iu )[car:<. )fu~kl•~ran Co .. )fich.

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lfo 111. fIAsS.\11 :\L\TII.11.\ Com:sTo:-. Au~. :::?i'.i, 1849. ::ihe wa.:i clau. of ,Jo,;eph a111l He!Jecea, L Feb. 4-. l 8i14.

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267. ELIZABETH :\lCDGE, dau. of Simon and Fanny

(p. :!14). Ii. iu Dam·er:;, Aug.:!:::?, 1813; <l .• July G, 1860, :e. 46 y. 10 Ill. 14- d.

::-ihc 111. EnESEZ~:n. F1sn:, of Hanver,; .• June S, IS:{;;. Hi;, occu­

pation is that of a farmer. He was l1or1i iu Salem, .Aug. IS, 1809 .

.Al.,out the time of his marriage, he re11101·ed to Lyn<lc!Joro·, X. H.,

where he 11011· resides.

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1. }'1:.,sct:, :\li:1>Gt:, b. :lfar. 30, 1831;: m. Lc1·i P. Spnuldlng. orLyndc-boro·, .Tuly I. 1sr.:1. Occupntiou, rarmer. Their children nrc: 1, Fred Willi,;, b. ,\pril !!;,, 1,.,:4: !!. :llnry L. h. ,July !!:I, l1>Ga.

2. L\,11., ,h:m. h. Dec. :1, Ji<:li': d. Sept. 10, IS40, ,e. !! y. 9 111. 7 d. 3. lb:1:m:1:T AG<W:<TG:<, h. Ot·t. 111, IS!l!I: 4. .J.Uty.o; 0,-c.rn, h. :Sov. !!I, JS,U: 5. llt:s.1.,lllS :ltn,m:, b. :llnr. ,;, !SH: m.SnrnbA.Helcber,ornrighton,

))cc. ~l, l~ttf:. G. ,l.\s1,: C.\Tltt:l:IS!s, •. .Trr.1., AcGrs·r.,. 8. "'11.1.ulr Em::<,

IJ • .\pr!! !I, 184G: h. :l!n~· S, 1841!: b . .Au~. 2~, lS:iO:

268. .AL:\IIRA :\IUDGE, dau. of Simon and Fanny

(p. 214), h. in Dum·er~, .fan. 14, 1817; d. of' consumption, Feb.

H, 1 S;'i 1. :c. 34 y. 23 (1.

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Shem. Capt. Alro,; P1t.\TT, April rn. 1s:18. TT,· wa,; a farmer of Dam·er,;, b. ,July S, 1811. remlwed to Ly111lehoru', N. I-I., remained there se\·er-.11 year,;, and then came hack to Danveri!, where he no"· resi,les. He i,11111 cnterprisin~ farml'r, ~cuerous autl pnhlic spiritetl, and has held mrious puhlic offices of honor anti trust. Ile now resides upon the homestead ot' his wifc

0

s lather antl 1:,rrandfather. Ile was captain ot' the Danvers Artillery.

He m. 2 IIAXNAU )fUDGE. sister to his first wife, ,fan. 2S, 1852. She wash. X°'·· 10, 1809.

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269. WILLL\)f WHITTREDGE )lUDGE. son of Simon and Fanny (p. :!14), h. in Dan\·ers, )larch 30, 1821.

He is a farmer, and settled on the old homestead in Dam·ers, and in 1S56 remo\·cd to Bedford, )[ass. Ile is a prudent and industrious man, dealing in wood and cattle in addition to his farming.

He m. ILI.RmET PERRY, April 26, I S'!,S. She was dau. of Jonathan and Rehccea, of Danvers, h. )larch 21, 1821.

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I. R1mt:cc., F1t.-:sc1,:.~, b •• Tun. !!3, 184!1 : !!. Er.1z.u1t:T11, S Twins, } <l. same <lay. 3. Ax..,mu, 1 b. ,June 10, 1s;;1:.) <l. June !!G, 1$51, re. IG <l. 4. u·u.u.,~r Ht::sr.Y, b .• June IS, 185:1: :;. ll.m1m-.--r llutIA, b. July !!7, 1857:

270. JOSL\II )[UDGE. son of Amos and Sarah (p. :H,3) b. in Dam·ers, )!arch 21, 1S11.

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He rr!si,le;; in D:ut\'crs; occnpution. far111cr allfl 1•arpcnter. For ,;c\'crul years he 1fon1lc1l his time cxch1,-h·cly to his trade, urul many of the houses in his uath·c \'illagc wer1: ltni\t l,y hi111, ltut recently he h:L~ :,ri\'en his attention to farmiu~.

Uc rn. EtlZA Ass SKtXXEn. Xov. :!!l. li-i;;!l. She w:L➔ tluu. of Samuel and Hmmuh, of Lynuficl,l, h. Dec. 1 i, li:il9.

1. At:'11:ST.\ )f.\1:1,\, h. )lnr. I~. 18-IO: :?. A1.111-:1:-r 1101:.,n:. h •• June :m. 18H: m. )fary E. R11,scll, 33;; .,. C11.,1:1.1-:. ... l-'"o,:1,1e1-:, h .• \pril :i, 1:-i-t!J: d. ~ov. :i. l~lt!!, ic. Ht y.; m.

lie h:ul u ~pi11c compl:lillt. :nut wm .. uunhlc to walk t'or :,.e,·t•r:11 ycu.nc lwt'nrc his death.

4. C1 .. ua::-n: llt:1:111-:1:-r, h .• tune :!:l, J.'H1:: ,!. of ,-roup, f;ept. G,lSt!I, re. :!y. :!m.1::t1.

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h. Feb. 1, JS:il: d. Sl'tlt.J!~,1:0::;~~.re.:!y.7m.l!!c.l. h. :-.t.•pt. J:~, l.'\:i:.!: h. J>t_•c. :!.i, 1:-;:;4: d .• Tulyl:.!.l:-':i:t,a•.-ty.r.m.ltd. h. Sl•pt. 17. ]~fh;: u. l>cc. :!l, l~G7, U!. 4 y. :; Ill. ·l d.

271. OTIS )[UDGE, son of .\mos and Sarah (p. :?l.'j), h. in Danveril, Oct.:?~, 1s1:;; d. ~fay :10, ISG:?, re. 48 y. 7 m. S d.

He rccci\'cd hi:; curly education at the Pinkerton ~\cademy, Den:·, N. H., and the Phillips Ac:ulcmy, .Andover. Ile ~pent some yc-.tril at the latter, ~oing- through a regular cour;:e prepar• atory to teaching. - at this time, the Phillips ~\eudemy being called the" Teuchcr:1' Seminary." After :;everul year::: of :;uc­ces;;ful teaching. he ll'l't thi;; profession to engage in the manufac­ture of shoe:-:, in which ltu,:ine;:,; he wa.-; pro:::pcrou;;, and continued in it until near the clo;;e of hi,- life.

On the death of hi" father, in 1S.:i3, he came into possession of his farm (it being the old homestead), and retained it until his own death. To thi,: fi.u·m he dcrntctl much time and energy in improviu.z it.

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"·tiilc thu,: dc,·otinl,! hi111,:1•1f to hi,: farm :u11l hi,: m:mufactory,

he found ti111c to ming'le in public affair,:. He n•pre,:entt-d hi;;i town in the State Le~ri:,;la.ture or lS;jl, memora.blc for its strug,.;lc to elect the lion. Charles Sumner to the l:nitcd States Senate, whom he supported tlu·ough all those <la.ys or \,nllutin!,!, which at lust en<letl in ~ucces,:, and g-.i,·e to the country one of it.; most

eminent and devoted statesmen. He was for many yea.rs a member or th_e Board of School

Committee, a.ml served a.t different times upon the Board of Se­lectmen, al,:o holding various other ofliccs of honor couforred

upon him by his fcllow-tow11,m1en. He never enjoyed ,·ig-orous health, being pre<li,;po,;eil to con­

sumption, of which <lisca..;e he died; but his tcmpemment w:i.s

acth-e, and wha.ten~r he eng-.iged in he pursued with unusual vigor .

. In politici,, he was a Free Soiler, from the start; but he died without sL•eing the desire or hi., hea.rt, for the cloud which

darkened the Southern States had not then lifted from the horizon . . Ile was a mcmhcr of the Baptist Church in Dan,·er;,port.

His wife i.5 a member of the C01~grebratio11:1.I Church in Dunvcr,;.

Ile m. ELJZ.\lll:.,II PROCTOit, Aug. 24, 1842. She wu.➔ da.u. of John awl Betsey, of Da.nvers, b. )la.rch 2!>, 18:W.

b . .\u~. 1, 1~44: d. Oct. 1:;, 184G, re. 2 y. 22 111. H d.

272. XAXCY :'.\[vDGE, <lau. of ..:lrnos and Sarah (p. 21.j), b. in Danvers, .June 9, 1816.

Shem. ZEPIIE~JAH PoPE, ..:lpril 9, 183;:;. He was sou of ..:lmo:l an<l Sarah, b. Dec. i, ISOi, and a farmer Ly occupation.

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J. ,\:\fos .Auu,:s, h. }·ch. lr., 1r1:~: d. St•pt.J•i. J~ft.J.,zL•.!!(iy. G1n.!.'9<l. lie devoted hlm~elr to :,,;(")u,0J-tcuchi11~ untl fitmlln;:. :inti Wm"- n youn~ 1111111 of much pro111l,c. Ills tlcuth wus ~u<ltlt•u :mt.I pcculiurly uttlict­h·c, the tlbcu.,e hcil11! n splnul nlfectlou or tlu, bruin.

!!. S.uuu Axs, h. llny .;, 184!!: :I. C.UIOLl!rn Ei::x1ct:, h. J-'cb. l:!, HHi: m. Frnnkllu )lnr,.h, Feb. 13, 18G;,

u. fumier, son of .Tnrucs llursJ1, h .. Aug. li'l, 18:l~.

273. EDWIN ll"C'DGE, son of Amos and Sarah (p. 21.5), b. in Danvers, Aug. 4, 1818.

Ile obtained his education at Phillips ,\cadcmy, Amlo,·cr. l\fothematics was his favorite branch of study. ''lien not at school, he worked on the farm or in the shoe-shop. Ile com­menced the manufacture of shoes in 183j at the curly age of nineteen. In 18-1-0, he united in business with his brother Otis, and remained ";th him until 184i. In 1849, lie formed a partnership with his brother Augustus, and in 1858, Edw. Hutchinson joined thr.: firm, which still remains the same, under the title of E. & .A.

)[udgc & Co. In 1858, they opened a store in Boston, where they sell at wholesale. Since 1861, tl1eir store has been at 39 Pearl Street. Continuing the manufacturing at Danver;,, he still rl!:;ides there in the ,mrumer season, but lives in Boston in the ";nter. He has ever been a cautious and prosperous lmsi­ness man. Ile and hi;; firm ha,·e paid e,·cry note wlicn it became due, e\"cn in the great crises of 18,5j and 1861; although, in the latter year, when the civil war commenced, the pressure was so se,·ere that all the other shoe manufacturers in Danvers, who were tloing business to any extent, became insoh-ent (some twenty in numbl·r), and it was the same ";th a large proportion in oth('r places. In 1854, he was chosen a Director of the Yi!­lage Bank, now the First :Katioual Bank, of Danvers, and has continued on the Board since that time. He has always ta.ken a

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,lccp intPrr~t i11 public nffoir;1, hoth lrwnl an,1 nntinnnl. Ucsi,lu lm\·i11g- hel,1 \"arious smaller otlkc,a, 111• was liJr two yt•m·s one ol' the Boar,! of :O:clectnwn mu! .. \~:,;essors nt' the town, autl nt the No\·cmher election, in 1 Sui, he wus chosen· tn represent the towns or Danvers and Wenham iu the State Leg-islature for 1868.

"·hen the ~lll\·cl10ldcrs' Hchcllion eommence,l, in 1861, he wu.s \"cry nmdou:; to do ;,omething- towards putting it down, belie\"ing that iu the future there would be nothing- that a man would be prouder or than what lie liad done for hi;, country in thi;i way. Hi;i age wn:; such that he thought it better not to go to wu.r, J,ut to u;ie his money and influence at home.

On the subject or temperance, he has ever maintained that the only proper and ;,aJc ground was total abstinence from all that intoxicates, and that even ii' a person can drink moderately him• self, it i;i his duty to abstain 011 account ol' those who can11ot.

Hem. LYDIA X1c110LS BnY,\.~T, :Nov. 28, 1844. She was du.u. of John u.nd Sarah, of Lynnfield, b. Feb. 19, 1820.

Tllt:m CIIILDm:x ,n:1:F.:

I. FJ:AXCJs Bnowx, b. Oct. 4, J!:(~5: d. Sept. 8, 1865, re. !l y. II m. 4 d. A pccullarity in his physical organi7J1tion le<l him to rt•ject :ill food from bis stomnch, unless in a li•1ait!" f"om1. lie Jived almost entirely upon milk with no admixture or solid food. His health was deli· cate, bnt Ills hr.tin wus very Iaro,:c and uctivc, his percept ion ucutc. und memory ,·cry retentive. llls bodily stren:,.oth wns not sullicient for bis mcntnl powers. A noted J•bysiologist saw llim when st..-: years old, and s:ild he thought he would outgrow this dllllculty when seven. but In this he was mistnken. He <.lied of nen·ous rc,·er.

2. LYJ>I.\XXA BUYA:ST, b. lllar. 20, 185:l: cl. Oct. I'.!, 1855, re. 2 y. G Ill. 18 d. 3. S.u:.,H \\·u-~o~, b. Apr. l!!, 1:;:;7:

274. .A.UGGSTGS- )IGDGE, son of Amos and Sarah (p. 215 ), b. iu DanYers, Aug. 21, 18:?0.

Ilis youth was spent upon the farm while not at school. He received his education at academics in Hancock and Hampton

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Pall~, X. Jf. Tlw, .. w,•r•• rnlual,J., )"••ar,. to him, a" they t11r1w,l

Iris 111iwl towar,J,. .-,j1wat ional pur.,uib. lfal"i11g- prPpar,!d hirn­

si•lf for t,•11dii11µ-, Ire <'.011111w111'.cd iu 1 i--l:! iii his uat irn tow 11, allll

taug-ht six suci,pssive y,:ars.

Uu ,11111. l, l li.J.!J, he forml'd n partucr,hip with his brother I

E1lwi11 for the 1mm11factory of shoes. am! sirwc thc11 has ~h·en it

Iris p1·i11cipal atteutiou. The r1'.111arks 1u:ufo in the sketch of

E<lwiu )ludg-e will fitruish :uJ.litional i11li,r1uatiu11 respecting his

co11111•ctiou with this liusincss.

Ile s1,rn,d ou the Boar,) or Schon! Committee for ten years.

1fo is a 111c111IJ('r of the :First Cougn'g".i.tioual Church in Dan­

Ycrs, a11<l ha,. 1Jcen Supcrintcwlcnt or the SulJl,ath School for

twcut.y ymr·s.

He 111. Lt:CY Axx "rf:xTwor:·m, Oct. i;, 1 S-l:t ~l,c was dau.

or Benjamin and Cluris~a .J., or J)am·crs, IJ. )larch ti, lS:!I.

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1. }'n.,sc1s ,\nms·rrs, h. Sept. J,;, Jl<H: ti. Si,pt. 9, 184:i, re. 11 m. 24 ti. !?. 111,::<rnY A1:,;1•s1Ts, h. )tar. ~6, 1846: ti. )lay 1~, 184,, a,, ly. ~ m. H ti. :J. C1..u1., llt:u:x, b. Sept.~~. 1144,: 4. l'.-lmr.u .Juc•:1.Yx, b. Sept. ~ •• IS4!1: !i. G•:oi:r;i,: Un:-., b. llurcbS, 1:-:.;1: d. June :.>9, 18:i3,re.2y .. 3m.21t.l .. G. Lt·cu;~ .\Cfit.:':0-TC~. b. Oct. 4, lSoj:!: , . .AxxA ,v,.:x-rwon-ru, b .• June I~, J~:;.°': U .• June :!t;, 1~;;!), re .. I y. 14 c.J. s. :'11.rnY lll:.\ll.\S, b. :'11:ir. :!O, 181:0:

275. Co•- SOLmlOX HL,CKLEY )[GDGE. son of

Re,·. Euoch arnl .Jeruslru (p. ::!H;), IJ. iu Orrington, )fc., ,Jun. 18,

1803; cl. in X cw Orleans, )larch 22, 1 SGO, re. 5 7 y. 2 m. 4 d.

He re,:;ided in Portland, where sLx of his children were born,

when he removed to St. Louis, where his se,·cnth was born, three

more in Oakdale,, Ill., and two in Xew Orleun~.

,vc copy an extract from n Xcw Orleans pnper published nt

the time of Iris death, to show the high estimation in which lie

was held.

S ;; r E .YT JI r; B .YER A TIO X. :?5:j

COL S. II. :\IUDGI-:.

After an illness of some months. during- which the hopes and the fears of his many friends and relatives have alternated as to the result, this well known and popular g-entleman breathed his last yesterday morning- at the St. Louis• Hotel. He was happy in his last hours, in the enjoym,mt of a perfectly unclouded reason, and in the ability to take even a cheerful and hopeful farewdl of his friends. \\'ith the utmost serenity, he gave directions as to the disposition of his remains, and spoke of the natural beauty of the spot in which he would be buried ; asking some of those who stood by his bedside to visit it in the pleasant summer time, and to remember him while doing- so.

To-day, the remains of our friend, attended by members of his family, arc to be taken to St. Louis, and thence to the late residence of the deceased, in lllinois, where they will be deposited in the family tomb.

Col. Soiomon Hinckley :Mudge was a native of Maine. FH-irly in life, he embarked in business, and while thus engaged, in Providence, R. I., formed a matrimonial connection with a lady of that city, who, with nine of their children, survives him. After some years passed in PrO\·idence, he went to Portland, Me., and there, in company with his younger brother, :-.Ir. E. R. Mudge, he was activdy engaged in business for some years. Thence, enterprisingly following- the course of emigration to the West, he removed to St. Louis, where he remained, until his brother, assuming the proprietorship of the St. Charles Hotel, here, engaged him to assist him in it~ management ; and when his brother retired, ht. in connection with Mr. Wilson, afterwards his son-in-law, became the lessee of that establishment. When the St. Charles Hotel was destroyed by fire, in 1851, 1fcssrs. Mudge & Wilson opened the St. Louis llotel, which continued to be one of the most popular establishments of the kind in the country. l\Ir. "\Vilson retiring, Col. Mudge continued in the proprietorship of the St. Louis Hotel for some years.

It was here, in the midst of his children and their children, and surrounded by some of hi? oldest and most attached friends, that the lamented subject of these hasty reminiscences peacefully closed his eyes in death. To them it was a source of melancholy satisfaction, that. almost up to the \·cry moment of his di~solution, his mind was clear. his reason unclouded, and his recognition of those he most

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dearly loved perfect. He fell asleep, rather than died, and the latest impressions he left on those who stood around his death-bed were hopeful and joyous.

He 111. Sus.\:,; IIoTCIIKISS DOME, liy the Rev. Enoch )f1ul~,

Oct. 11i. 1 H:!G. She wu.~ <,la.n. of Nehemiah an<l ::iarah C., or Proviclcnce, It I., h. )fay 2-1-, 1801'.!.

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I. F.~111.y J>nll•W~ h. Sept. :m. li!:!7: m. Or,;on F.11dy Hall. 3.'JH r:1.1.1-:x Ci:.,wt·onr,, h •• June l!l. IS:!!1: m. William Elliot Wilson. :Ja7

!I. AxxrK Lr.on,, h. Oct. la, 11,:10: 111. I>a,·ld lllldrcth. 4. 1-us.,x llrxci-1.1,:Y, h. J,"ch. 1;;, !S34: m. -- Edwards. 5. Uo11t:1n· lhsci,:1.1-:,·. l-J •• lnn. 30, t~:u;: d. :o;cpt. !!, 1:;:~r.. R·. 7 m. :l d. 11. C".rnnr.rxt: Fruxcr•:•. h •• July 2:1, IS:I,: ,!. S<"11t. i-, l~:Js, ru.1 y. Im. 1G d. , • C.u,or.rs1-: ~·1t.,sc1-:., Vuuasr.,, b .• Tune :!:!, 1~3~: 8. S.ut.,11 C11.,w•·om, .Jrmusrr.,, h. Feb. 1.;, 1S4:!: 9. llrxci-r.t:Y Rt:IJIX<l'roS, b. Sept. 4, 1843: d. l\fah•crn 11111.

10. Er.,.1.,.r Wu.sos, b •• Tune I,. i,q,;:

11. K.\'n: G1t.u-ros, b •• fan. 21;, 11147: d. Sept. 17, 18-17, re. 7 m. 2:!<l.

12. Gt:o. l\b:1tet:1t Bnnoi-t:, b. l,"cb. l:!, 1849: 1:1. { Twiss, ) 14. Two 1x•·Ai.-r ClllLDltt:s, 5 d. unnamed.

276. AX1TE BCCKFORD )lUDGE, d:iu. of R<n·. Enoch an<l Jeru:sha (p. 2Ui), b. in Orrington, )le., .Tan. 15, 1806.

Shem .• Jos~:PR .ATwoon 11.0,11, Dec. 9, 1822. He was h. in Haverhill, :Mass., .April 16, 1796. He settled in Lynn, as a pump and block maker. )Ir. Lloy<l enlisted iu the War of 1812, in a New· Hampshire regiment, at the age of se,·entecn years; and when the unite<l States granted bounties of land to the soldiers of that war, he reeeh·ed sixty acres. He rcceit"ed a commission in 1820 us Captain of the Lynn .Artillery, which office he held for several year,; ; scrve<l the to'\Vll us Representa­tive to the Legislature ; was selectman, and ha<l held other

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offices in the city. He awl 1110,t of his family ham uclougec.l to the )Icthntli~r Epi~copal Church.

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I. ELBmnGF. H1xcr.u:y, b. Xo,·. IS, J.~:!4: 111. Churlotte Ste,·ens, April !I, l~G;.

2. Jus&PU Ut~llJSGTox,

... Exocn lb:1>1:0.GT0X, b •• July 4, IS:!7: cl. ;:\lurch :I, IS:!-~. re. 8 m. b .. Au;:. :'.', l~:!~t: ll. l>cc. lli, Js:~l,ic.4y.-lm.Sd.

4. .Jos1-:i-u ATwooo, h. ~t.•pt. ;;. 1~:a: tl .• Tune .J.. l:-i:i:!. :c. 9 m. ti. A~s•: :'-1.u:'\", h .• July 11, J~:r;: m. IJcnry I>. l>t.~~cn, .June JO,

1~.;;. and hnd Lloytl J:11 ... ~cll, h. in South Ht.mdh1~. ~l:ay :!. 1M,i9.

6. J•:.._.;,:,m 1101.111:rn,r.. h. Xo,·. 4. Js4::: 111. J>r. llunice Ch:L~e, Sept. 1::, lSGG. nud hu,·c n t,011, Lockwood IJe l'orc,it \Yooclrulf, b. )fay :!7, 1~67. Dr. Cbnse i,i In pro1cticc in Boston.

277. IIox. EXOCH REDIXGTON :\lGDGE, son of Re\". Enoch and Jcrusha (p. 216), b. in Orrington, )fo., l'ifarch 22, 1812.

Ile was a merchant in Portland with hi;; brother, where two of his chilrlrcn were born, t.he thirtl in Xew York, the rest in Lynn, )fuss. Ile went to Xew York, where he remained from 1836 to 1840, and from thence to Xcw Orlean;;, where he opened the St. Charles Hotel, which lie. kept from 1840 to 184:'.i, since which time he Im,.: hcen cng-a.~c•l in manufaeturP~ antl mercantile pursuit~. Rc,;i,les at Xo. 11~ Beacon Street, antl has a country residence at Swampscott. Himself autl wile arc of the Episco­palian faith.

The following appearec.l in one of the periodicals of 1866 :-

EXOCH R. )lt,;DGE, ESQ.

LEADIXG MILL AGEST OF UOSTOX.

Enoch R. Mudge, Esq., was born in the State of :\faine, :'.farch 22, 181:::. His father was a native of Lynn, :\lass., and was the first nath·e-born Methodist minister in the United States. Enoch received his education at the ,·arious places where his father was stationed in the ministry, but at fifteen left home arid went to Portland, where he became a clerk in the banking house of S. & :\I Allen. Six

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258 NUIJGE .l/E.l!ORl~ILS.

yt:ars later, the finn failed, when you~g Mudge went into the commis­sion busint:ss for himself in Portland. He succeeded very well until 1835, wht:n he became involved in some of the land speculations of the day in Portland, and failed. lip to this period, he had accumu­lated by his own exertions a capital of some twenty thousand dollars, which was considered a much larger sum in those days than now. During the four succeeding years, he had the general direction of the business of the Astor House, New York, then under the proprie­torship of Coleman & Stetson. In 1840, ht: went to New Orleans, and opent:d the famous St. Charles Hotel of that city. He was •highly successful, and in a few years made a fortune of one hundred and fifty thous."tnd dollars. WJ1ile in New York he had paid all his old debts in full.

In 1845, he rt:turned to New York, and became interested in man­ufacturing. During 1846 he bought water-power in the State of Nt:w York, thirty miles from Cohoes, and built the Saratoga Victory Cot­ton Mills, running fifteen thousand spindles. He acted as treasurer, and visited New Orleans during the two succeeding years in the prosecution of the business.

He nt:xt formed a connection with the house of Nevins & Co., of New York, who were engaged in the importation of dry goods. Two years later, he went to Boston, and established the banking­house of Fay, Mudge & Atwood, which continued until the financial crisis of 1857.

About this time, at the earnest solicitation of the managers of some of the leading woollen and cotton mills of New England, :\Ir. Mudge took charge of the products of these est."lblishments, and has built up one of the largest manufacturing agencies in the United States. He established a branch house in New York in 1860. Among other agencies, the firm ha\'e that of the Washington Wool­len Mills, formerly Bay State, Chicopee Cotton Mills, Burlington Woollen Mills, and the Victory Cotton :1-Iills, of which latter Mr. Mudge is still treasurer. Since 1858, the firm has made all the pur­chases of supplies, and sold all the products, and has the direction of the manufacture of all goods. Tht: sales in 1865 were between t:ight and nine millions of dollars. The capital of the mills named reaches an aggregate of some three millions of dollar~ They run ninety thousand spindles and one hundred and forty sets of woollen machinery, and employ four thousand operatives.

)lr. Mudge is a member of the State Senate of :Massachusetts.

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representin;;: the first district of Essex County. He was nominatcd and clected without effort on his own part, and without political pledges.

His business carecr has certainly been checkered in the extreme, but he has shown, under all circumstances, that indomitable energy which seldom fails of succcss. He ncver allowed himself to be idle ; but if disaster o\·ertook him in one quarter, hc at once turned to some other for the exercise nf his capabilities.

Mr. ~Iudge is about the medium height, with a wcll-proportioned, graceful figure. His head is not round, but more of thc intellectual cast, with finely-moulded features, and a wide, high brow. His hair is quite gray, and his sidc-whiskers are altogether so, but his face docs not look as old as his years. He is a polite, affable man, and onc likely to attract attention and interest in either business or social life.

He is thoroughly familiar with the great manufacturing interests of the country. He has regarded it as a subject not only of impor­tance to individual capitalists, but in its bearings upon national policy and prosperity. The alfa.irs of the extensi\'e mills with which lie is connected are conducted ,,ith no narrow views for mere gain ; on the contrary, thc business is recognized as a great branch of home industry, and so developed as to give enlarged resources and financial strength to the whole nation.

Hem. C,\ROLL'-E A. PATTE:S-. )lay 9, 18;!2. She was dau. of

J.ohn au<l Olh·c Patten, of Portlan<l, )fe.

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b. Feb. l:!. 1~:i;: lt.\~S'\" OLI\'&, b • .Au;:. ~. u;:r;:

.•. Cu.rnu;,; Rt:1>1:<GTox, h. Oct. :!:!, I~:.m: killed in hnttle or Gettysbur;:, July 3, ISG3, 1e. :!3 y. 8 m. 11 d. Ile gr-.idunted at llnr,·:ird In HIGO. (See Roll of Honor and ,\ppcndlx.)

4. Lr:cY AXXJ•: .r.:1tt:SII.\, b .• July :!O. ]SH: d. St•pt. :!4. 18H. re. :ly. :! m. 4d. 5. ;\Lu:1t: Lor:1s•:, b. ,July I:!, 18-l-l: m. C!Jurles ll •• Joy, ,\pr.19, 18G.;. ,:. C.u:OLIXt: Esn:1.L1,, b .• July :,, J~;;o: , • lh:s1:Y S.\s1:u1:1>, h .• July 1, )Sil:!:

278- JS.L\C BREED :MUDGE, son of Capt. Samuel am! Auna (p. 220), b. in Lynn. )[a,;s., June 2, 1804; d. in Ports­

mouth. July 29, 1840, :c. :16 y. l m. 27 <l.

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He wu; U ~hoc manufacturer, and resided in Port;mouth; WU8

of the l"uh·er,ali;t helief.

He m. )L\ttf:AUET II. RA,;D, )fay 12, 1822. She wus dau. of Jo::hna irn1l Elizal,eth, L .• \11~. 18, l~0:!.

She 111. :! .l.Da:;; f:oom:1n1. ~on 111' .Janws an,1 .\nna, Jun. :!Ii, 1841. No cl1ildn·n l,y ~eeoml murria~(!.

TJn::m O)';LY CIIILD WM:

1. .\:-t>uEW C.mmco, b. Oct. :!!l, 18:!!l: m. lfarln Annnhlc. 3.'38

279. SA)lUEL WARREN )luDGE, son of Capt. Samuel and Anna (p. :!:!0), b. in Lynn, )Ia,-s., Dec. Hi, 1805.

He wns a sl1oc manufacturer until the ye,ir 1 S42, when he removed to Boston, and went into the printing business. Ile,

with his family, were of the Unh·ersalist belief.

Hem. NAXCY W. B. NEEF, June 7, 1829. She was dau. of

Alexander and )lchitablc Neef, of St. Andrews, N. B., b, Oct. 24:, 1811.

TJmm cmLnm::,; wt:rm:

1. GEORGE ,,·.uuu-:s, b .• l:1n. 12, JS!H: U. Sept. :10, 1831, re. 8 m. IS cl. !?. 8AU.\11 Anm .. u1>1~, h .• Tnly J!":. l~!!:!: J. June 4. 1~38, re. :; y. 10 in. :!3 '1. ::. OCT.\\"!.\ lli-:1.1.. h. Apr. ::::, lt-::1:: Ill. Edwin ""· Brown. or Bo~ton.

No,·. l:!, J~;;:;. She <l. ltcb. :!~, lt'IGO, autl her infant child s:unc date, n,. ~3 y. JO Ill. 3 tl.

4. GEOl:t.l~: \\" Amms. b. )lny 4, 18~0: m. Abby Louis:\ Lc:icb. xo,·. :?G, l ~r.:1. She wa~ tlan. of Eliab nut! Sar:ih L. Lc:ich, of Boston. They hat! child. Octa,•in llcll. b. Oct. 14. !~1;:;, tl. Oct. 1,, n:. 5 u. Ile is n ckrk ln the paper warcbou,c of Hice, Keudnll &. Co.

280. .\..\ROX BREED )luDGE, son of Ca.pt. Samuel ::md .Anna (p. :!:!0), h. in Port~mouth, )lay 3, 1807.

Ile wa::: a shoe manufacturer. and re,;ided at the homestead till 1864, when it was destroyed liy fire. Himself and wifo arc of the C" nh·cr,mli,-t faith.

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Ile m. L0UI8A .To~E:,;. Oct. 10, 18:.l0. She was <lau. of Joshua anrl Sallr. h. July Ii. 1 S 11.

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1- Axx., Lor:1s.1. b. Dec. !:!, 1.,:n: c.J. Feb. :!1,. 1.,:1,.m. G~·.:!m.!4tl. Gt:flJ:GI-: ASsl.F.Y, h. )fur. Jo;, 1~:::l: 111. El11.u A. Jlr:11.Jlcy. :J:JO

..,. E1,wrs ~\.,1:ox, h. ,.:\pr. :!O. J~:ti: 111 . .A11~u~tu Gihh!<-, Xo,•.•i, J~.i.i. ::-he W:IS duu. or Dexter Gihhs. ::-he d. St•r•t. fo, Ji-<1:0. No issUt•. lie m. :! ll:iry Fr-.inccs Tmltl, J)ec. IS, !St:fo. Is now In business or workiu~ jcwl'lier In Dayton. O.

4. S.uft:►:L Ilol:.\\::►:, b. )Jnr. :!, ts::,: d .• fan. 10, i:<41, m. 3y.10111. Sd. ;;. ,\XSA B1a:1-:o, h. Dec. 8, J;.3s: m. Churics W. Norton, No,·.~.

!SG:!, :1 curpcutcr, :inti lmd Allee )Juy, b. Oct. 1::. 1s1:;;. G. Er.u:x L•>t'ISA, h. )Jnr. 31, IS•IO: d. Dec.:!:!, Js,;r.,m. Jr.y.Sm.:!:!d. , • l101:.1ct:. h. ,June :!,, 184:!: m . .\uiolettn )I. Tucker, No,·.

:!O. l~fifi. ~he wn."- h. Au;:. ~. lt'i45. lie is u curpl•ntcr. i;. ,\XGF.LIXA Krss~1.-s. b. ,July 5, : S43: 111. Eclwurtl T. :\lorrison, Oct.

1 i". !Sf.Ii. Ile ls n. puiutcr, h. Xo,·. !!!i, 1S44. 9. Cn.u:i.•:~ J.1-:ox.u:i,, b. AIIA'- Hl, !SH :

JO. Luc'\" .Jost:..,, h .. \pr. I, J:,;'iO: 11. )l.u:Y ,Tos.:.,, b •• ,pr. :!.'i, IS51: ti. Sept. S, !Sal, "'· 4 Ill. 13 d.

281. ALFRED )IU'DGE, son of Capt. Samuel an<l Anna (p. :!20), b. in Port;:month, X. II., .April 2;3, 1809.

He came to Bo:<ton at the age of seYeutecn, aud ,:er\'e<l his time at the printin~ husincss. Commencc<l liusine;,:s for himself in l 831, and now has one of the large,;t hook and job printing c,;tablishruents in Xcw Eug-IamL under the style of .Alli·c,1 )fudge & Son, Xo. 3-l: School ::itrect. He is the compiler of this work, and ha;, nothing else in particular tu di,;tingui,;h himself. except his imlu;;try. He is a )fason, and was Gran<l Secretary nf Odd Fellowship fur State of )[a,;,;achu;;ctts for SC\'en ,vears.

He is a meml,.: of the Aueieut aud Honorable Company of .Artillery. [Sec likeuc-"s facing title. J

He and family arc Gnh·cr:<alist in l,dicJ; and attc111l tl1e Uni­tarian 1:hurch.

""e copy the following from "Bi:;hop's History of American lfanufacturers":-

2(i2 .lff!/Jl!E .lfJ,.'.lf(JJ:/.1/.8.

•• Alfred '.\hlcl:;:e, Boston, '.\fass., who may be called the pioneer in job printing in New En:;:lancl, was hnrn in Portsmouth, N. H., in 1809. The family from which he is clescencled can be traced back for more than two centuries. The earliest member in New En:;:land of whom there is any record, was Cooclman '.\[ml:::e, who purchased, in 1649, as appears by an old deed, a house and five acres of :::round in New London, Conn., for• five bushels of wheat and a do:;:.' The subject of this sketch was compelled at an early age to carve his own way in the world, and before he was fourteen, commenced to learn the art of setting type, in the office of Ham Miller, in Portsmouth. In 18z5, he left his nati\'e home, and went to Boston, where he com­pleted his apprenticeship with Samuel H. J>arker, at that time a leading printer, and also publisher of the Waverley Novels in fifty-six volumes. Six years subsequently, he commenced business for him­self with less facilities, probably, than any printer ever before had attempted to do business with; and, in 1834, he had the misfortune to lose the little he had accumulated by fire. He then remo,·ed to School Street, where, for over thirty years, his printing office has been established, though at different localities on the same street ; ancl, in 1836, he fanned a copartnership with George Dexter, the founder of the well known news firm of Dexter & Brother. At that time, the leading printers in Boston were Munroe & Francis, and Lillie, Waite & Co. ; but there were no printing offices organized especially with reference to the speedy execution of commercial and other job work, and l\Ir. Mudge set himself about supplying the vacancy, in which he has been so successful that his establishment is now generally recognized as the leading job printing office in New England. The partnership with Dexter continued but a short time, and with the exception of gidng an interest in the profits to his son, l\Ir. :Mudge has carried on business without a partner most of the time.

"The office, composition and press rooms of :Messrs. Mudge & Son arc now located at 34 School Street, opposite the City Hall. They employ about fifty persons in the composition room, and have in the press room five Adams· presses, tw<' card presses, one Hoe's cylinder, and other smaller presses. They ha,·c set up and printed an oct:wo volume of fi,·e hundred and twenty-four pages in nine working clays, and it is said they could print a book of a thousand pages in a week. Among the specimens of fine work executed by them is a • History of the City Hall; published by authority of the.

SEVEXTll UESERAno~ :Ui!3

City Go\'ernment of lloston ; a t.:enealogical History of the descend­ants of Hugh Clark, of \\'atertown, printed for the author; and the • ::\ludge :Memorials,' a Bio;.:raphical, Historical and Genealogical account of the family )lu<l;.:e. They ha\'e also printi:d a numher of law books, and haw been elected the official printers for ti\'e years by the city :mthorities, which has a<ldc<l to their ;;:eneral business an item of forty thousand dollars a year ; but the department in which they excd, is in cxccutin;.: commercial job work with despatch. Jn this particular they arc without a superior in New England, an<l their work is also cli,.tinguishcd for neatness and goocl taste.

" ::\Ir. Mudge is a gentleman of prepossessing appearance and courteous manners, ancl is a worthy r•:prescntati\'e of the profession with which he is i<lcntitied."

Ifo 111. Lt:c\' .\:-:GEi.iX.\ K1s,mAX, llec. :!:!. 1 s:: I. She was

(!au. of' Timothy a111l Luc.r Stearn~, ol' Bctlfrm1, .\lass., b. iu

:--outh Hcadiu~, :::::cpt. s, I ,:H 1.

TUl•:JJ~ CJIJl.tH,:•:x w1-:1:1•::

1. Lt:c\' AXX.\ .\Xlll•:1.IXA, "· Uct. 13, 1~:1~: m. Wlllinm l'urkcr.Joucs. :uo Au·i:m, Anw~n;s, b. So,·. JO, l~:l:l: 111. Ahuic Clinton King. :Ul

282. S.:\R.\II .\XX .\lL'DGE, dau. of' Capt. t::amuel and

Anna (p. :!:!0 ), b. iu Port;;111011th, Feb. 9, 1811.

Shem. ISAAC F. XE1_-;0s, ,June 2G, 18:{G. Ile was a ~,,.ocer,

and ,;ettled in Portsmouth ; was President of the Commor1

Council in 1 S-W, when the city was organized, am! se1·ve,I as

Councilman till l S;j,1, when he was elected .Alderman, and

removed to Bo~ton same year, and was engaged as U. S. Store­

keepe1· till !EGL He is 110,\" (ISGS) Deputy Collector in City

Treasurer·;; Oflice. In religion, Gnitarian.

2. CL.\JU,,

3. ELL,\1

Tm:m cmr.urmx wma: :

b. nee. 18, 18.}G : d. the next ilny. b. Aug. 2.i. l~.Ji; : b. Sept. ~I, 18.:.0:

264 .l/UD(}R lllR,l!ORIALS.

283. IL\JUUUT )lUUGE, cluu. of Capt. Samuel uni.I Auuu. ( p. !.!:!O ), IJ. in Port,mouth, D,!c, 9, I 8 H.

She 111. Ai-111.~:y PA1tm:u:~:. ::-icpt.. ;j, 18-H. lie was :i l,akcr in

.BoHtuu, and Wail I,, ,Juue JO, l S l i. In reli~inu, C' 11h·er,1u.list.

1. (i1,:our.1~ At.llKltT.

:!. Jt'1t.\SCl!'i As111.a,;y,

:1. L1-:.,:-wv.1t 11111.1•~•, 4. .ASSA Al:1'111-:A,

u. }"JU~I> ASMI.I•:\·,

1·1mm c1111.1,m:x wt:1tt::

t,, :.lur. 15, !SH,: <I. l\lnrch 1:;, 184:i, re. I y. b, llcc. !!:I, IS4/i: 111. Ellzn Bnrton, ,luuc !!, IS6j, t,, ,luuu ts, 1s.17: h. S1•pt, !!, I K4!J: h. Uec. :!, l8!i:1: d. l>t•c. ~l, ll'l:i3, m. lU U.

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284. EDWARD AX::,LEY )[UDGE, son of Capt. Samuel

and Annu. (p. :?:!O), h. in Portsmouth, N. ll., ).o\·. :!!>, 1815; d.

Nov. 30, 184!!, :I!. !!i y. 1 cl.

He was a Look-hincler, anJ followed his oceupatio11 in Ports­

mouth. In religion, Uuh·crsalist.

Ile m. )lARGARET ABBIE HALL, April 30, 1 :,3i. She was clau.

of William anc.l. )fo.rg-.i.rct, L. ,,:_\ug. 19, 181!),

TIIElll CIIILDREX WEm::

1. ,v1L1.JA)( AX~(.F.Y, b. !)cc. :!i, 1838: :!. Gt:om.m lb::-mY, b. Oct. 30, 1840: !I. Au~. :!5, 11'.141, m. :J m. !!6 J.

285. LYDIA )[UDGE, dau. of Capt. Samuel anc.l. Auna.

(p. !!:!O), h. in Port~mouth. June i, 1S1 i.

Shem. Col. LEVI B. TuCKER, of Plaistow·, N. H., ,June 5, 1845.

He is a farmer and brick manufacturer. Hus held se\·eral offices

in the town, und served them as Representative. Hus held the

office of Sheriff. Tl(F.Ir. ClllLDm:x WERE:

l. llt:i.EX ;\L\nu, b. )l:Lr. 1;;, 184G: •• .\1.:m:xA LotasA. b. Dec. :!5, 18-lS: d. April 12, 1850, ro. ly. 3 m.1S d. 3. Cll,\l<Lt:S lh:s1tY, b. )lay lG, 18.'.il: 4. GF.oura: AXSLE\', b. Sept. :!0, 1860: d. Aug. ~7, 1863, re. 2y. 11 m. 7 d.

:,.i}.'l.f.'STJI 1;J:.VA'R.·I 1'10.\".

286. ~L\RTIL\ )lUDGE. ilau. of .Tames nnd Ruth

(p. :.?:W). l>. iu Orri111,!t1Jll . .'.\le ..• July:.?, lS0G; u. in Lynn, Jan.

IS, l S(j8, :l'. Ii 1 y. li 111. I Ii ii. ::-;1ic 111. l,.;.\J.\11 HAt.:KEII, .'.\lur,·h I Ii, 18~-1,. A shoe uuurnfac•

turcr of' Lym,_ wti,,re tl11,y 11:1\'•' always r,.~i,lcd. l~aiuh Hiwk,•r ,Ij,.,J XO\·. :,?;i. IS(ili.

Tn1-:11: t..·1111.ura:s w1-:m•:: 1. G1-:01u.i; l'1mcY, b. :\lay 17. l~:!.;: <I. Sept. 14, 1s:1;, m.1:ly. 3 m. !?8 <l.

S.\JC.\11 1-:r.IZ.\IIJ•:T11, h. Apr. :?O, 1 S!!:-1: ti. Sept. Ifj, lS:!S, H!. 4m. :r;d. :t .A1.1-:x.,stJJ•:1: )[rrcru:1.1., h .• Jun. 1.-;. Js:n: tl •• J11nclli, Js:i::,m.!!y.arn. 4. ll.\t:TII.\ J•:1.1z.un:Tu, h. ,Tun. ,;, 11"133: c.l..Junc l!~.1~~3,re.5111.14J. !i. RCTII :\(1.'111a:. h. Apr. 11;. ]N:1•1: <1 .. 11111.:!,1'!38,m.:Jy.Sm.17<1. ,;. ..:\~SIi~ HlSCKU•:Y llr:uca:t h .• July ::. l~!tfi: m. Chn ..... F. :\lud:,:'!. 201 , . IS.\(.\JI GoI>ll.\JtV, l.J •• Jnu. G, 1:-;:m: m. Lotti,! n. n·chb. or,vu ..

tcrrlllc, :\fc., ,fan. I;;, l~G1;. t'. lt.\Jt'fll.\ ,Ar,;t;~·r.\, h .• June :;. IS-I-!!: cl. Sept. !!a, lSGC, m. ~4 y.

:1111. 18<1. !,. Jo:r.tZ.\ FosT1-:1,.

JU. JA)n~• lhalla:, 11. LYl>l.\ lI.uu.,.

b •• July HI, 11!44: ti. ,J:111. :!4, 181;8, a,. :!3 y. G 111. :i <I. b. Au;:.:!:;, 1'°'4-';: 1,. Au_,:. JU. Js4:,:

287. REv. J,UlES )IliDGE, sou of' .J:uucs an<l Ruth

(p: :!:.?l), h. iu Orrington, .'.\le., :::lept. 14. 1811; <l. in Greenfield,

)fas:;., Feu. :.?ti, 18-!(i, a:. ;}-1, y. 5 Ill. 14 d.

He was a clergynmu of the .'.\Ictl10di:;t Episcopal Church, and

joined the Xcw Eugland Conforcucc iu 1.-,~8, un<l, a,; an itiuerant

miui:;ter, preached ,mccc,;,i\'ely iu Hing-li:1111, Bostou, Xcwton,

)farlilehead, ,vest Springficlu. uud Grce11ficl1l, whcr" he died.

His rcumius lie iu the Pinc Gr<,!\'C Ccmctcr_y in Lynn.

He m. H.\RRIET WILDE Gooor.rnGE, of Bostuu, Oct. G, 1841. She was Jau. of .Jame,; T. anrl :O:arah G., b. Xo\·. 2:::. I S~0.

~he m. :.? OBED X1cKE1:;;ox.

'J"JIJ-:11_: UXl..\" c11n.1, ""AS:

1. JA)IES. b. a\pril .;, IS44: He gnu.louted ut \Vc~lcynn Gnh·er!!iity, in ltiddletowu. <.:ouu., in

l~G:i, and is teacher of Greek 1111,l Latin in the \\"c,lcyan Seminary, l'cnnin;.:ton, ~- J., and is u llccused preacher of tbc lictL,odist Epis­copal Church.

34

266 .l/ U D l/ E JIB .ll O JU ~1 L S.

288. R~:Y. ZACHARI.\TI ATWELL :\IUDC:E, A. )f., son or ,James and Huth (p. :!:!l), L. iu Orri11~to11, )le., July

2, 181:1.

\Vas ordainecl a 111i11ister of the :\lcthoclist Episcopal Church

in l~::!), joined the New E11g'luncl Coulercncc in 1 :S-1-0, in con­

nection with whid1 ccde~iustieul hotly he hus cn11ti1111cc.l to labor

in the pastoral ollic•e in .Anclovcr, (;Jou,•,•~lt•r, Boston, ~cwrou

lip[H:I' Fulls. Ua11\'ers, Ludlow. \Vill,rnlia111, \\'11rcl'slcr, Lco111in­

stcr, Cl11Lrlcst.ow11, Xcwt.011, i:;wu111pscott, Dorchester, ~cwton,

Quincy, where he is uow preud1ing-.

He 111. CA1t01,1:rn \V. Goo1m11JGE, July 1-1-, 18-1-:!, sister to hi~

l11·othcr ,James' wife. Both were school teachers in Boston.

She was h. Dec. i, 1818.

1. T11ol1.,s :ll1s1.v11.u:, 2. ll.\JtltlJ<:T .ATWl-:J.L,

:10, v,i:1;, 3. llmmY );1;nLu:,

-rm:m ..:111L1>m,s ,n:m::

b, .\11r. 1:1, li<4:I: d. April H, IM4:I, re. 1 cl. b. Sept. i, 1S4G: m. Andrew F. Chupmun, :llny

b. Feb. :!O, !853 :

289. RE,·. THO)L\S IIICKS :\lCDGE, ..:\. :\1., son of

,lames and Ruth ( p. :!21 ). I.,, in Orrington. :\Ie., ::-ept. :!3, 18 I 5; cl. in Baldwin City, Kan~as, ,July 2-1-, 1SG2, :c. -l-G y. 10 m. 1 d.

lie g-racluaterl at the \Ye,;Jeyan l'niversity, )[icldlet0\n1, Conn.,

in lS-10, and at the l'nion Theological ~eminary, Sew York

City, in 1843. Ile joined the Xew Eng-laud Conlcrcnee ol' the

)lcthotlist Epi~copal Church in July of the same year, and

labored in the pastoral office in various plac~s in )fa5sacl111sett;;

as an itincrm1t minister until 1 S-1-i, when he was tnm,;fcrred to

tl1c Illinois Conference. mu\ appointed Prolessor of ~acred Lit­

cmture iu the )IeKcmlrce College at Lchanon, Ill. He was

transferred to the Kan~as Conference iu ll:iG:?, and appointed

pa;:tor of the )Ccthodist Episcopal Church and Profossor of

SE r• EST 11 r; F.NERA TJO.Y.

~aerl'<l Literature in th,• TfakPr Unh·er,.ity in Ua!tlwin City,

Kausas. wheru he dit•,I su1ltlr•11I.1·, and wa8 hurietl in the cemetery

conncctc<I with the C"ninir:-ity.

I-fo 111. BF.TSEY Luc1xD.\ Gno,·En. Ort. -i, 18-l:l. ~he was dau.

of Phiuea~ an,! Phchc. ot' Rllington, Conn., h. April :.!8, 18:.!1;

d. Sept. 1 J. l 8;'j8, re. :io y. -l 111. 1-l d.

nrnm c1111.1>ru-::o. wmm:

1. Lec1:o.n., :11.\nu, h. Au:,:. !(, !SH: ni. \Vm. W. I.1111111111~ •• 11111. !I, l~fl,. •> T110:'\r.,s Guc,,·mt, b. Sept . .f., l~4fi: ll. )larch t.i, 18.Ji, m. ,; m. 11 d. 3. )IILTo:o. ltt:ss~:1.1., h. Apr. :!:!, IS4~:

290. Hox. BEX,LUUX FIU~KLIX )1Ufl'1E, A.)L, son of James a.ncl Ruth ( p. 2:.! I ), h. in Orrin~on. )le., Au~. 11, 18 l 'i.

He gror!uatcd at Wesleyan Gni,crsity, :\Ii,lrllctown, Conn., in

1840; wa5 a lawyer by profc~;;ion, nnd mis chosen )fayor of

Lynn in 1S52, rcmo,cd to Kentucky in :\farch lS<iO, and on the

breaking out of the Rebellion, remornd to Kansa~; wa.➔ appointed

State Geologist in 1864, a.nil elected Professor of Xa.tnral History

a.nd Geology in the " State Agricnlturnl College,'' :\fonhattan,

Kansas, in 1866.

He m. ){Any EtrsF.nI,\ Anl!STRO:S-G BECKFORD, Sept. 1 G, 1 846.

She wa~ uau. of ,James ancl :\fary, of Baltimore, u. )larch Ii, 1820.

TnF.m cuu.om:.'i' wm:F.:

1. :.tF.1xn.t.F. Rnoor-.s, h. Att:,:. fl. 18{,: 2. JoM.\JJ nowu-:1:, b. ~o\·. :!,;, 1849: 3. Eu~JWI.\. B1-:cKJl'OJUt, b. Sept. :!;", l~o)2: 4. F1t.,:SKU:O P£AJJOll\'. b. ~o,·. ~.;.I~.;,: u. ,July 11, J~G4, 1e. fly. 7m. JGcl.

291. CHARLES FREDERICK :\IUDGE, son of Benja­min and Abigail (p. 222), b. in Lynn. Dec. i, 1828.

He was a sto\·e dealer in Bo~ton, and on the hrcakinir out or

268 .If fJ /) r: R .lf }.' .1( r, I: I A I, N.

the Rdwllinn, w,JuntePr•~•I in the ~•-•rvio,c ns qunrtPr-mn~ter of the

HJth )ru~sachus,,tts Y1,h111tr,r,rH, 1·ct11r11Pcl, allfl was uppninted

d1,rk of' tl1c 1,arrurk,; in Jkuo·h StrPct ol' thi~ c•ity, wn~ appointed

supPrint•~nclcmt nl' thi, Cnited ::-itatc~ :-anitary C11111111i~,ion •• \pril

G, l Sfi:;, at iii Kin;rsto11 8trc•et, Bo~t())1, an,! 1•011ti11ucd until

Sept. 1 Sfi,j, nnrl is now r•n.!.m~c,J in tl11, l'orc1,-p111np l111si111•s,;.

Hem . .\:o;n: H,x,;i-1.1-:Y )rullm: rL,ci-1m .• lnlll, 1. 18,ii. ~h<'

WUH 1!1111. of' r,.aiah and )fartha pr1111w.• ), I,, .ruly :1. l s:rn.

'1'111-:llt CUU.l>ltl•:!'- wmn,::

I. J.11.1.us l'1mc1w, h. !Jee. ~4, IH,iH: 2. Tu..:or,om•~ \V. h. ,July l!t, lNf)O: d. S(•pt. 14, 1i-;1;0, re. J m. 2r. d. :I. J,"n•:•••:ru,·Ji II. h. April ,;, 11<1.::: 4. l'•:111,or.\'" II. h, ~lny 1;, ]MC:,:

292. OLIVER AUGUSTUS )lUDGE. ,-;on of Daniel Lee

nnd )fory (p. 223). b. in Lynn, Feh. 13, 18Hi. He i;; a :ahoe dealer in the city of Xcw· London. Conn .• has

been Councilman two year:,:, u111l i:,: much respected a.., a citizen.

Himself~ wile nml ,laughter arc members of the Second Con­

grcgntionul Church in that city.

He m. ELIZABETH Si;:nornn. BE.\CH. Oct. 1 S. l R4 l. by Re,·. Dr.

)lcEwcn. Sh(' wa,; dau. of Clmuney and )fary Beach. b. July

15, ISl!l. TIIEut cuu.1,m::-. ,n:m::

1. A so:-., b .• lune 2'J, ltH:l: d. same day, unnamed. " )[AR\" l'n.:,Tos, b. )far. In, 1846: m. Elisbn Gee Selchow, Oct. 17, 1867,

of New \"ork City, h. )lay 9, !SH,

293. )LARY ,L'i'N )IUDGE, dau. of Daniel Lee and

:\fo.ry (p. :!:!3), b. in Lynn, April 9, 1818.

~he m. 1 RcY. ,fo::.nuA W. J)ow~rxr. . .lnly :i, 1838. He was n.

SE l"f.'.\"J'll Ii f:XEJ:.-1 TIO.\". 269

prr'lll·her nf the Epi"l'"flal )ltithodi,-t per,-1111,-i11n, an<I 111·1•nl'hc<I in Bo,-tn11, a11d d. Ang-. I .J., I ~:m.

~Ill' rn. :! Capt. :--r1-:I•1rns Ir. t:Anms~:n, April 1 i, IS+l. He wu,; c,11g-a;.r1•d in 1•on1111l'l'l'i11I hu,ine"s in Ho,;ton.

HEit cu11.1, u,· STJ•:1•111-:s n. n.utr,rsm, WAS:

I. FII.ISK W A\'I .. \SI•. h. ,11111. l, JH4~:

294. C.lROLTXE }f.lTILD.1 )ffDGE. ,Jau. of D:mid Lee ant! )fary (p. :!2::). lo. in Lynn, Dec. 2:!. IS:!l.

:-hem. Hon. lfot.Asn G. lJ;;11En, ,June :i, 18-lc:i. He wa.~ a shoe

111nnufitcturcr. Wu.~ )fayor of' Lynn in ISlifi, ISGi, :u11l 1868.

J. C,\UOUSI·! 4"\SS.\,

.A1U1tJTL1•:."''fl•:1:,

3. l-~nw.u:r, 1'1ms-ros, C..u:ous1-: 1\lt:nra:, 4

Tlllim c1111.1,1u:s wt:m::

h, IJt•e. ,;, IIH,: ,I. =-o,·. fl, 1~4S, rt•. 11 111. I cl. h .. \ui!:. tu. 1~4!): ll. Xo,·. 13, 1:;~-1, re. a y. !! m. !!G c.l • h, :-01·. 1!1, J,,;;I: h. )l:ir. :!i'. 18,;,;:

295. D..1 YID BrCKFORD )fGDGE, son of Daniel Lee and .Mary (p. 223), l,. in Lynn, ·.\pril 2-lc, 182:i.

He was a bookseller in Bo:-:ton. and remo\'etl to New York

City, and has since followcrl ~c,·eral occupations, anti no\l'· is in

tile jewelr.r business, So. 2:2 John Street.

He m. Widow Lrc, A. K1;:s,\....._, .\pril 25, 18fil. ~he wa-'

dau. of ,Jonathan aud Clariua Brewster, b. in Xew York, ,July 23, 18:!i.

TIIRII! CJIU..1' W.\:0-:

I. l...u.r.u: BJU•:W!<i'fl•:Jt, b. Ang.!)~ 18fj:!:

296. )L\RTHA ELLES )fGDGE. <lau. of Daniel Lee

and )fury (p. :22-lc ). I,. in Lynn, Xov. 1 i, 1 R2i.

270 MUDGE ,llE,lI0RI,tL8.

She m. ~IDXW, I. Bn~:1m, Aug. r,, 184!.I. Ile is a cordwainer,

m11l live~ iu Lyuu.

I, Hor.AXl>G. " ll1-:1:111m·r J<:. :1. IIA1um~r Snrxt:11, 4, :St:1.1.m :'\lt;r.,nt:,

TJ1t-:11t. CIJU,l>IU•:S wmu::

b. Sept. !!-l, lN~O: h. AJ•ril J;;, IM/i3: h. Dec. !!!!, l~fJJ: b. ,July 4, l~t,;:J: d. S,•pt. !l, 18t:a, re. 2 y, 2 m. r. d.

297. SARAH JAXE )llJilGE, clau. of llunicl Lee and

)Iary (p. 2:!4), b. in Lynn, Felt .. 10, 1s:10.

She 111. w·1u1.rn GRJFFIX, No\·. 28, 1sr,o, He i>< u baker, and

now re~ides in W oonsoeket, R. I.

·rnY.m CIIU.D W.\S:

1. ,YILl.l,\ll WIXSLOW, b. Feb, :!7, lij55:

298. DAXIEL LEE )ftDGE, sou ol' Daniel Lee and

Phebe (p. 224), h. in Lynn, Xov. !l, 18:{4; d. of paralysi~, in Baton Rouge, No\·. 19, li-GG, m. 32 y. 10 d.

He was a clerk for Rome time in the New Orleans Cu;.tom

House, and for the lu:;t two years Lefore his tleath wus an Inter­

nal Revenue Assessor in Baton Rouge.

Hem. MARY" T. L.\BAT, in Kew Ol'leans, .Tun. i, 1862. She

was duu. ol' ,Jean Baptiste and Eugenie Claire Lal.tut, l,, in )lar­

tinique, July :?4, 18:~s. ·rnF.m cun.n w "~:

299. JOHN ING.ALLS )JUDGE, son of Nathan and

)lartha (p. 224), b. in Lynn, Feb. :W, 1800; d. Feb. 13, 1850, a•. 49 y. 11 m. 24 d.

sJ:rE .YT I/ 1;E.YERA TIO.\". 271

He wns a eorrhrnincr and farmer, uncl uhrny;: resided in Lynn. Uc folt the nece~sit~· of a dmu~c in business, nnd he IJou~ht about fifty acres of luml, and turned his attention to far1uiug-, with impro\·c<l condition, but died sucltlcnly with heart complaint, hein:,; uhout his hu;;iness the day lteture his death.

He m. )Lrn\" LxG.\LLS, ::iept. ~S, 1 S 19. She was dau. of Henry am! ::iu~anua, of Lynn, b. Oct. :!,-;, 180:1.

Timm c1111.om,:s ,n:1m:

l. l'.u:1n:1:. b. Dec. :!S, 1819: m. )l11ry Ann S11r;:-e11nt. 342 L1.:t:\· m.1.1-::s, b. Au;:-. :ll, 11'!:!l: m •• John Brown. :U:J

:i. Oi:m:s ll!tuw:s, h. ~o\'. 7, l::<:!-l: m. Imw Aun llnskell. ;144 -l. T\'1.>;u, b. Feb. l,, JS:!,: m )lrs.Ly<.linA.Gnm;:-er. :u;; 5. )!.\Ir\· .T,,:sis, b. ::'llur. :!, JS:10: m. l'hilip Cliuc llrynut. :w; tl. AllOS E\'lmETT. b. )lur. :ll, 11!:l:!: Ill, S11r11h Smith Pike. :J4: 1 7. Tu£01>um•: LYll.\X, b . .Aug. J;, l,°":;4-: ti. Dcc.:n, J:;:ij, 1c.!!ly.4 m. 4-d. ~- Jous \\"'1-:."'LI•:\"', ) Twins, 5 ti • .An;:.!!, 1837, re.:; m. JG d. !I. CU.\ltLI~~ OTIS, } b. 1:,,1,. 17, J;;:17: { Ill •• Julietta P. 1-:mertou. :J48

10. 11. 1·•

Jon:s, b. Au~.17, lo<:J!l: m. Corella W. Low. 340 SAllC>:1. B1t0w::s, b •• fan. :!:!, 1:-H:!:

JA.\I>~~ F1t.\:SKr.1::s, b. ,Tun. l!l, lt!H: He sern<.I In the ~m·y, on hoar<.! of the r:ntte<.I States Steam

Frl::nte Colon1<.lo, sb:teen months. from Oct. 15, lSG:!, till l.'eb. 10, 186-l, In the Gulf Squa<.lron. otr ::'lfoblie, Ala.

1:i: l\LutTII.\ EL17,,\llErn, b. ,fan. ):!, HHS :

300. I-L\SXAH :\IuDGE, dau. of Xathan and )fartha (p. 224), h. in Lynn, Fch. ~0, 1802.

She m .• Jons B. BcRRILL, son of )fica,.iah aurl )fcrcy, of Lynn, )fay 20, 1820. Ile was a shoe cutter in one of the 111a11ufac­

torics. TU>:m CIIILDm::s \\'Elm:

1. )LU:T(I.\ ELLF.:S, b. nee. -l, 1821: !!. )L\l:IA All!,Ll.\, b. Oct. 20, 1~23: m. Gustavus Atwell. 3. C.u:oLt:-:i; lln,Gis, b. Sept. 11, I~:!.; : 4. Jo11:s 11:n:sG. b • .:\pril :!, 11'-l:J:

5. "•n.J.LUI STOCK>:!<, b, Dec. 17', 18H:

272 .I/ I' /Iii H .111,.'.1/0// I.I I. s.

301. UE'J'SEY BltEWlm )[t.;DGE, tlau. nt' Xathnn n111l ~furtl11L (p. :!2-~), IJ. iu Lynn, )lay li, ltiO•t; d . .April 21;, lti4i, ll'. 4G y. 11 Ill. !J 1I.

SIJU 111. A1.Axsox Dcmm.L, Oct. :!i, II-:!;;. 11.c wn,; son of )Iicujuh u111l )ferey, of Ly1111, a shoe 1111m11tuct11r1!1' 1,y oc1·upatio11.

!!. .A1.As~os lh:mn:1rr, h .. Au~.-:!, 1~:.:s: a. .MAltY ,1.,:.1-:, h. JI,,,., 10, J~::o: m. Churl<·• 1;, Clnrk. 4. F1tASCK➔ 1,:1,1z.,111,·1·11. h. :-ov. 11, 1s::::: 111. Thonul➔ It. Ellb,.lunc8, IH;;~. r.. l11-:s1m:·rrA JlllSll.\11, h. Uct. 1;;, 1~:11:: ti. ,)nu."• IS~I. ,c. Uy.:! Ill, :!I <I. n. G1-:umu•: CJ . .\ltK!"ioS, IJ. :\luy :!,j, 1:;::!1:

,. CIIAltU~ .. J,'1t1m1m1c, b. ::'llnr :!ll, JS4:!: ,1. ::'llur.10, IMH,,c. ly. 11111.14<1. ij, C11.rn1.1:, l•'1t1•:1>1m11;, h. ::'llnr. It, HHU:

302. NA'l'I-L\.X AUGUSTUS )lUDGE, sou ot' ~athan and Martha ( p. :!:!;j ). h. in Lynn, Xo,-. 24, 1812.

He was :t shoe 111a1111facturcr ol' Lynu, ancl always resided iu that city.

He Ill. I LYIJL\ F1tYE, )fay 20, 1s:1s. She wa~ dau. of Elisha. and Elizabeth, lJ. Del". 2:1, lSl;i, ii. July 11. 1:-.:;2, a·. :.IG y. 6 Ill. rn 11.

Hem. 2 E1.1Z.\BETH X. LA)tos, June i, 1S;j-1,. She was duu. of Xuthauiel :u11l Hulda, I,, iu 1821; 11. )lay 11, lSG:!, .t•. 41 y.

Hem.;; PA~IELl.\ B. C11.\,;1;. Dec. 1:j, 1SG4. ::-he wu,; dau. of

Philip mu! Hannah, I,. )larch 2i. 1:-:!i.

1. Ae,;es-rrs X.\'1*11.\S, h. )tar. :!O, lS:J~: U. June :!4, 1:;~:m, ic. :w y. 3 m. 4 d . .\l:Tllt:lt OTIS. b. llcc. II:, l, .. 40: ti. ::11:Lr. t1'. 11'4,, re. t,;y. :l Ill. lttl.

:l. W1s~1.ow l11-:1m.,s. b . .\pr. 14, 1S41': 4. LY1>1., ::11.rnu, h .. Inn. :!:!, 1Sj0: U. ,Tan. !?4, l~jQ, re. :! d. 5. LY1>1., Fttn:. I.,. A11r. ::s, 1s;;::: ti. July I:l. 1852, re, 2 w. 15 11.

SEVE.YTJI 08.YEJ:A TIO.V.

303. )L\HTIL\. )[rl)f;E, ,Jan. ol' Xatlurn nn,1 )fort.Jin

( p. :!:!,i ). Ir. iu Ly 1111. Oct. 10, J H l!I.

~Ir" 111. ~.urm-:r. r. . .\s11-r11x, snn ol' S11m11PI O.. m11l ltcl,cccn, of Lynu. Xov. :!i, 11'{,i. He is a paiut,~r.

I. 11,m~us S.1~1n:1., ,\1rrni:1: S.uri:111 ..

:1, Jsl.JOT )J. 4. crr.11:r.,i.s Is. r,, S.\11.\11 I.

-rrrnm r,1111.rm,,:s wrmri: h. ,fon. ;;, 1817: cl. S,•pt. II, ISIS, IC. I y. II m. fl cl. h. i',1•pt. J.'l, IM·l!I: b. Oct. l!I, Js,;J: I,, ,July M, IS:i:1: IJ. Xov. !!;,, I.~:;.~: ti. ,\11~. 2:!, 1~,i!l. m. 8 m. !!8 d. b. Mur. lG, J~IH: ti, Au~. JO, 1s,a, IC, ., Ill, !!:i t.l.

304. ELIZA DREWER )[Uf)f:I~. 1lnn. of Hon. Ezra nnrl R.nth (p. 228), Ii. in Lynn, ~m·. 5. 1 SOli; tl. )foy 23. 1 Slii;, .c . .;s y. ,j m. l :~ 11.

She 111 .• Jolfs I. Em:1t-rox, or Lym,. Ang·. li, 1832. He i:-1

IL ~hoc manufacturer. Timm Cllll,lllll(S WY.UY.:

J. Ezr:.\ )fl;r,r,1,:. h. Au~. :JJ, J.~:l:l: 111. l\fury Ell7.n ~cwhnII, '' W11.1.uM W.umr:s, h. Dec. G, 1s::r,: m. :'lfartlm Dow. :}. )f.\tn- A:"s, b. F<'h. !!l, JS:)i: cl. Oct. !!'J, !~:I.~, re. l y. 8 m. 10 d, 4. G,.:on,a: H. h .. Jun. lfi, v~~:,: ;,. J.~:"n:,. )I. b. llfar. I!!, !SH: 1;. J\fal:Y EuZ.\, b. Dec. :!!!, l~H:

305. RUTH CHADWRU, ::\ICTDGR. 11:Ln. of Hon. Ezra an<l Ruth (p. 228). Ii. in Lynn, )Tuy !J, lSO!J.

She m. ,JosEPH ATh'.l);SO);, of Lynn, )fay i, ts:10. He i,; a shoe mnnulacturer awl 111m-crymuu.

1. ,To:<r:Pn "·.um1-:s. :!. LY1>r,\ C11.u,w1•:Lr .. , .,. Il.\:>;:".,11 )far:u, ~- Eow.u:o .J.\~os, 5. S.uun Elmus•:. 1:. r:na!SJ,~ Ht~lt\'l•:,r.

3,;

-r1n:m c1111.1,1ms wmm: l,. Apl". !!!!. 1:<:J!!: d. Dec. !!5, l8r.!!, re. 30 y. 8 m. 3 d. b •• July !!O, 1,,:H: h. Apr. J.➔• J:<:J.~: b. :llur.!!G, llHI: b. Apr. !!•I, !SH: h. ~O\".!!:t. J,"",";1;:

274 .I/ ff /Jfl}.' .1/ J.' .110 RIAL.~.

306. llos. J-:Zlt\ ,V.\IUlEN )IUDl:10:, ~on of Hon. E1.ro. nll(l Ruth (p. :!:!I'\), h. in Lynn, llt!C, ,,, 181 l.

Jfo 11tt1mdr,rJ the pul,lie ,d1ool~ ol' Lyuu until lS:!.i, and Lyun Acaclc111y in l ii:!/j u11d 18:!(j, He wu.s 1~ dcrk with Cha,:e & HuHe li-0111 18:!H to I 8:;s, Ifo then took the hu,d111•,:,;, allll cou­rluct.cd it alohf! till 1842, when he l11!e1L111t! a part111•r in the firm nr,Villium Chusr. & Co. Uc wa,; l'h.•l'tcd Ca,hil'r nt' the Luii,rh­tou Bunk or Lyun, 011 hi! incorpomt ion iu I S-1-H; :u11l of' thi,: L1mk, 110w k11ow11 UH th1: Cl,ntral Xational. he i,- at prc:-1,,nt Cm1hicr. lfo was u 111cmhe1· or the Dourd ol' ::iclcctn11,n iu 18-t-:; nml 184-1-, trcu,;urer an<l collector ol' t.L,cs in 184S an,\ 1849. member ol'the ::ichool Commit.tel' in 18-t-:;, l 8-tli, 18;j(i und lS;j'j,

He wm, Plcct."d City 'l'rcu~urcr at the first election undc•r the city cliartcr, n111I coutitnwd in that positiou 1111ti\ l1i,: L•lection to

the olli1:c of' Jfuyor. He wus twice clccll•d Jlu.yor of' Lynn, in 1856 und 18;i'j, and wus 1111 Al<lcrrnun in 18li:!, 186:; and 18li4,

;m<l is at present a Tru,;tcc or the Puulie Liurary, anr\ Chairman of the Board. )Ir. )[udgc unites great pcr,;onal popularity with an u\Jility to satisfactorily perform the rcspousiulc <lutics apper­taining to the many honoruhle positions to which he has hecn called. Without, it may he su.id, any effort on hi,-1 1iart, he has receh·ed these unmistakable tokens of the confluence and reg-.ir<l of his follow-citizen,<, an<l many of them at time~ when hi,; polit­ical opinions were 11111lcrstoo<l to lie at variance with those ol' a.

majority or the voters ol' his native city. He is a man oi' sin­gularly mode;;t an,I plcu.,;ant a<l1lrc,;:; and lle1m .. -anor, with a keen relish for humor, of Ll'lict and rlome,-1tic habits, always shunning display. His reading is 1p1itc cxteush·c, au<l he hu.s decided literary, mu~ical uml :;cicutilic tastes.

In religion, he is a. U nfrcrsu.list; a111l in politics, a Dcm­ocmt.

Hem. ELIZA R. HltA\", Jan. :!:.l, 1~37. She wa:, <lau. of John and )fargnrct. ol' ~nlcm. h. ,l nne 1 ~. 1 S 1 i-.

SJ.' l"J.',\'1'Jl t,J:SJ:JLJ 1'/0X.

Tn'-m c1111.u1ms .\m:: I. Ez11.\ W.uums, b. Apr. 18, 1i;:17: he snllcd,n~Supcrcnrgo,forCuba

In J,'ch. JS!;:!, un,l !he \'css,•I lms llle\'t•r 1,.,cn hrnml l'rom. \\·11.r.l.\:O.I Hu1•1•:s, :,. ,July 1.~, l,"';:~1; m. Abhle llo:..mcr. 3o0

!I. :II.\IIY CU.\111\'UI.. b. All!,:, 1::, J:;.J' d. :-cpt. 1;;, J,;.ll), tc. i; y. Im. :! <I, 4. ll1•:11n:i· :ll.\<.'K.\l', h. Oct. ll, 1.,1::: d • .:lfoy lli, J:;4;;, re. ly. ,m. l:!d. ,,. llow.u:1, .:llnm.w, h. lJcc. :i, IS4,,: c.l Au;.:. :!8, llS·IS, "'· :! y. IS 111. HI <I. H. FL01:1•:sc1-: JloW.\JU•, h . .s,w. :!:-i, 1s.;o:

AIITlll'JI Jl.\11'1'1,1•:·rr. h. i)t,C, H. 1s;;:i: l'I, H1•~!1,;.I.UUS c,~~IIIXU, h .. Feb. 10, l~.;,;:

!J h:.\TI•: (imrn:1:1>1•:, h .. rune :to. 1:o',i7:

307. LE)IUEL DREW )IUDGE, son of Hon. Ezra and Hannah Bnrtlet.t ( p. 22!1 ), b. in Lynn, Ang. 6, 1820; d. Au;?. :1, 1 SG2.

He settled in Bo;;tou, and wa.s a weigher and gauger,-u very smart and energetic mau. He was u. )la.son an<l O<l<l Fellow, in which associations he was an active and lh·c m<!mher. His lifo was one of constant bene1·olencc and charity, and many monrne<l his loss. He was a member of the Ancient an<l Honor-.1,ble A1·tillcry Company. He ,vu.s ncci<lentully tlrowued nt Cohasset, where he took his family for a s11111mer re~i<lence. The· follow• ing was taken from the papers of the day: -

THE LATE L D. MUDGE.

Jlfr. Editor, - Your paper has already noticed the accidental death of Mr. Lemuel D. :'\[udg-.:, the wdl known weigher and gauger. In behalf of a large portion of the business community around this locality, will you permir me thus publicly to testify to his noble characteristics. For twenty years he ha.-; been known to me by his faithfulness and industry, but more than all by his uncompro• m1smg integrity. Often, in ~lu: sharp encounters of trade, it w:is his duty to decide in matters invoh·ing large values, but his decision \l"\S

always respected and acceded to by all interested. The writer has known and employed him from his· earliest man­

hood, and can tmly say he has never known one more frank, truthful

.II C /J I; }; .11 J: JI O It I .I /, S.

l\ntl honest. Hardly any one will he more mis~cd by the large mer­chants, for th1:v lose in him one whom thL·V could c:onfidcntl\· trn~t in the deli\'C,ry· of vast cargoes, and still mo.re will he he mis;ecl by those poor laborers, who, from sickness or accident might lack the means of support. They knew that they coulcl always rely on him for sympathy and relief. 1\s a kind son, husband, father and friend, all who knew him intimately can testify to his ,·irtues, and they will never cease to re~rct his untimely encl. I:-1DIA S'l'kE•:T.

Hem. l )L\t:Y L. B.\t:sm,, .\u~. :;, 1845. :::he was clau. of

Samud IL and 811,.:m, 01' Jlostou, IJ. Uct. :!8, 18:!:!; d . .Aug-. 11,

184G, :c. :!-1- y. 2 Ill. lj d.

He JU. 2 El .. L!,X Pun.:, Oct. 18, 18-!i. ~he wa,; <lau. of ,Jo,.eph

'l'. nu<l S:u·ah G., of Xcwhuryport, lJ. )lay :!i, 1 S:!li.

1. Wll.LIAM M.\CK,\Y, h. April :!!I, 1H4c;: m. Grace ,v. Andrew,-, ot" Xcw­buryport, Aprll :!'J, 18G7.

ms c1111.1>1mx n\" t•:Lu:s t'IKE wma::

!!. Uotn-:ttT, h. Sept. 11, 1~-l:-1: :i. E,.u,s ,los1w111:-m, h. )lay :!:I, 1~;;1 : 4. }"'JtA~K, h. Oct. :?4, l~:i:l: a. CnAt:L..:.s l'na:, b. ~ov. -i, 1~:,5: G. l-;Ll:r.A l'JK•:, h. }'ch. rn, 111;;,;;

I.> •• Juuc :n, 1s1:o:

308. )L\RL\ .AUG'CS'L\ )IUDGE, tlau. of Hon. Ezra and llannnh Bartlett (p. :!29), b. in Lynn, )larch 3, 1~:13.

Shem. Auursox BAKER, of Boston, Nov. 10, 18:jj, He was in business with his father, - wholesale tlenlers in oysters, and scalers of fi:ih of all kinds for shipping.

1, lL\ltCY lllt:l>GE,

2. .AI.l'lU:l> LA..'-DO:S,

TUEii! Cllll.DIU:X W£1:.E:

b •• \u:,:. 10, 1Sj9: b. April :JO, 1s;;9 :

S /:.' 1· f.' .\'1'11 U RX /:.'N.l 1'10.Y.

309. ,J.\XE )!UDf:E. 1la11. of Pnrk,•r nn,l :-ally (p. ::?:lO), b. in Lyu11, Felt. 1 ::. l ,'iO;i,

She 111. ,fo11s )ff:s:-1mn:Y. of .Ly1111. )farl'h ;i, 1 :-:;;;, Jfo is a

"line c11Ucr.

·rrmm ,·1111.nrms wr-:m::

1. R\Jt.\lf ,T.\SJ-:, ., .Tuus.

h. St•pt. !!!:, l 1-'.J!!: h. ,July ti, }S,JH: d. Au~.:,, ]~.f.R, '"· !! y. l Ill. 3 ti.

310. AB:XER HROW:V :\lUDGE. :;on of Parker nnil

Sally (p. 2cl0), was h. in Lyun, ,fuuc i, l 80i. He is resident of JJaltimorc, in tire paper li11~i11c><s, umle1·

the firm of Wheclwrig-ht, )ltull!c & Co. Uc took a prominent

part in the War of' the Hclicllion, :L~ Baltimore was the key to ,v u.,:hiul,,'10n. lie is a smart a111I euterprisiug 1,usiness man.

He m. CATIIEnISE CAROf.IXE P1111.LIPS, nf Baltimore, April 2G, 18-U:. She was dau. of Isaac anil Ann B .. IJ. Dec. rn, 1820.

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I. E1>:u1~s1, Tru•:..,.Tos, b. Sept. 1::, lt-1.f.4: Q K.\'rt-: l11n1.u1•:,1:, b. l(nr. 1:i, 1~4G: :l. S.u.r.Y .\ss, -l. Jh:s1:Y,

G. Gr-:oma:, '. 1\I.Ut\" sw1-:1-:TJSH,

8, Fr:.,sK,

h. !lee. :!O, 1~47: h. Oct. IS, !IHU: h. Sl'pt. ti. I~.;1: b •• \pril i, J~.;;:: <I. ;\!11rd1 :!G, 1854, m. 11 m. 19 u. h. Sept. ~,, 1.~;;4-: h. Oct. :!3, 1 .~.;s : b. ;\far. -1, 1.,1:0:

311. GEORGE WEBB ::IIGDGE, son of Parker and

Azubah (p. ~~lO), b. in Lynn, .July 1.;, 1~11. He attended the public school,:, under teacher,; Tutt.le, Hale

and S"·inerton, until the age of thirtcc11, when Ire wc,nt with the

late Daniel Silsbee, a noted and leading husine~s man of Lynu

.11i:1,,;1-: .1u:.1101u.11,s.

or that 111•rirnl. At tlw aµ-,• or 11ilwtn•11, he wa,; appoi11tr,l agent or lhl! .• )[,.,·l11111iel :0:IOl'I! Co111pa11y.'' 111! l1()Callll) )'l'O)lrit.:tor of

the ~tori.: i11 u,:rn. a111I the next )'l'ar was ti,r111e1l tlw lirm or )[u,1_!.!I! & Xieltols; Isaiah ~id1ok of :::alc111. l,eco111i11,!.! l,i,: part1wr. From HJ-~2 to Ui-1-ti. he wa,; e11µ-:1gl•1! iu liu,:iiu•,;s in

Hoston. lfoturuiu~ to Lynn, l11.: 1•st11l,lisl11!1l the ~t•ir1) kuown as

the ·• Lai.lies' Exelian~e," which lie co11ti11ue1l until 1 ~.;!), wlll'II he hcea1111! :i,:sociatl'd with th1! lin11 of .John I:. ,\lley ,\: Co .. leather 1lc:1l,~rs iu Boston.

)Ir. )[111lg,: has alway,; resided in Lynu, awl is a ,·,·ry promi­

nent citizen. He was active in politics in his youth, a111l was au

ardent Whig of the anti-slavery stamp, joiuing the Repulilican party on its formation. He i;; a. really writer a.nil speaker. a111l or marke,J frankness ol' opinion ancl expression. Iii,: freqm:nt contriliutions to the columns of the local pre;;,; exhibit hi~

interest and iufonnation iu the fields ol' lmsiness and politics, and of mom! impro,·eruent an,l progress. He ha,: always l11!en conspicuous in politics. hut ha.~ ,;e!tlom. ii' ever, l,eeu suspected of

~ecking ollice, aml in this way he ha.~ attained a Jll'culiar position anti influence. Hence the auscnee of au iuceutiYe to timidity, or cYcn to what some might call carefulness of expres:;ion, and it is not strange ii' he encounters the ,!enunciation an1l in,·ecth·c

of political opponents antl tl10:<c who,:c intere,ts his lhtnknes,: and pluinnel'S 11f :-peecl1 may seem to imperil. He ha..; :1 tlecille,l

aver:-ion to political iutrii,"lle, but meets au i;asue in au open way, mul is p<-rhaps o,·er sang-uine of ;:uccess because of the merits of the c:u1sc he e~ponsed. llis great regard and pride for the n•putation a.nd welfare of his nati,·e city !,us heen frt•qncntly

and ,!!cncrou:-ly mauifostl'cl by elforts for the puhlic benefit. .An exempt during the war, he was :i.moug the foremost to promote

euli:-tments and aid the soldiers. In religion. he is au Gnh-ersalist. Ile is a teetotaler :uul a

hom .. copathi:;t. He is always interested in all local questi,n1s,

and r.1.rely fails to show his predilections, and has frequently

arldre~:<ed the pul,lic on tL•rup••r:uwc anti other topi,·"· He is not

a:<et.•tic or rP:<erTctl. l,ut is 1li:<ting-11i:<llf'1l for cor,lial g-rcetinµ-s anrl

lively repartee. He is steadily inciiuc,J to tlu~ pr:wtical \·iew of"

a propo,<ition or an eut,~rpri:<c, ue\·t.•r sl1rinki11g- l,cli,rl' ,linicultics

or lal,oriou,; ,Ictail:<, and his n•markablc industry arul courage

s,•ew superior to all ad,lition of year,; or other inll11e11t•(•s.

He 111. Li;cy Axx CH.\;;E. Aug. :!:!. 183i. ~he was dan. of

.Tacnlt an<l Lucy. of' Lynu, l,. July .J., ISIG.

I. Trmn1mr:1-: P.uumr:, .ASX A:\IJ~LI.\,

:l. ll1•:;o(1:v Gr-:01:m:, 4 • FJ:A!'iK Xtetl()f."'-,

• ,. r...,~c,· C11.\s1-~,

-rm:m cun.,,ra:s w;.m::

h. )far. 3, 1~:m: d. Sept. 4, JS4S, IC, !I y. Gm. I <I. b •• July JG, 1144 l : b .• July ,, IS4,;: d. Sept. IO, 184,;, re.:! m. !l d. b. ,Tun. I:!. 1s:;o: b .. Apr. :!:!, 1~:;1;:

312. AL)fIR.\ )f{;DGE, dau. of Parker anrl Azn!Jal,

(p. 2:-10), L. in Lynn, .Tan. 28, 18U; rl. )fo.y 2i, 1848, :e. :-1-1- y. 3 m. :-;o d.

She m. G n,TA ,·us ATWELi., )larch 24, 1836. He was a ,.:hoc

manufacturer and a mcrulu.•r of' the Legislature of )1:r.-:~achnsett,;.

TIJJ,:11: CJIIJ.l1J:ES \\"J.:J:J•::

I. Crr,u:u-:.-. ,\~fH:1:.-..os. h# Dec. :!;;. 114:!1;: (1. )fay :!ri, lS.J:1. w. r, y . • ; m .. :!. Fr:.,xn:~ :\I.u:1.,, h .. \pril 20, J~:;:,: d. :-o,·. :<, lri41, :c.:: y.1; m. J!l d. :t .J( ►:001-:1•111.xE, b. Sept. I,-;, l.':i4!!: m. Gcor,;e Uich. 4. ,Juux lhG1a:rr. h •• \11;:. I. JS,15: a. ..Al .. \lll:..\. h . .:\priJ l~, l~-lt': tl . .:\n::. :?I. ]~.J.-:, H'. 4 111. !! cl.

313. )I.ARY .AXN )[UDf~E. ,lau. of Parker and AzulJalr

(p. 230), b. in Lynn, Aug-. 25, 1816.

Sire m. EDWAIW HEx1:Y PEnKIXS, Xo\·. 5, l $4(;. He i~ a

shoe cutter. TIU-:JJ: CIIILD IS :

1. Fraxc,-:~ ~f.\RI\, h. ,J:in. 1. 1>'41":

:.?HO ,lffJJJr:;; .lfR.l!OltIALS.

314. KUrlTEL EI>WrX )[[JOGE, "nn nf Smuud nn,1 Hacl11'1 ( I'· :!:; I), I,. iu Ly1111, ,July ;;, I,.; I:!.

He was a tailor, aT11I r.,,.j,J.,,J iu SalP111. Iw1110,·c,l to llostou, wlwre he kept Horne ti111e, a11d tlie11 rr•1110,·riil to Ci111:i1111ati, where he re111ai11erl 1,ut two year:;, and 11011· lives iu Bo~ton.

J fr 111. IL\r.rm:r N. S.w1-·01w: ,Juu,: fi, 1 s:rn. :-0:he wa~ ,l:rn. of

Capt. ,Josl111a au,l Dorothy, of :-:alcm, I,. Feb. 7, lSJ;j_

T1n:n: c111um1,:x wmu-:: J. Cu.,m.1-:, Eowrx, h. ,Jnn. 11;, Jfi::ri:

Ile cnllskd In First .\l1L,snchn,ctts Hc~lmcnt of Infantry, J!Jth of .\prll, Js1;1, 1L< Llcutcnnut, mill scn·cd IL< Adjutant. (Sec Uoll of llonor.J

Wu.1.1.,~1 }>111-:,.,orr, h •• July J!I, Js:m: killed nt Lookout :'1Iount11ln, ·rcnn .. Ocr .• :!!I. Jsi:::. 11•. :!•I y. :J 111. JO <l. (l-cc J:oll of Honor.)

:J. .Jost:1•11 W.u:i:t:x, h. :'llny :J, JS{! :

315. SARAH ,L\NE )lUDGE, <lau. of Samuel and Rachel (p. :WI), h. in Lynn, Feb. 17, 181-1,; d •• July l;j, 1861, :e. 47 y. 4 m. 2G d.

Shem .• To:-El'lf LAKElL\X-, of Ipswich, )£arch S, 1838. He i~ a :;hoc manufacturer. son of William and Sarah, of Ipswich. l{c,;i,lcs in Lynn.

Tllt:n: CIIILDl!t:X wm:t:: b. Feb. :!G, l:<40: d. Sept. 2s;Ji'4S. re. Sy. ,m. :!d. h. Fch. 1::. 1S4~: m. "·:1rrcn Ch:tsc •

.,. J,•t,1.nz.:i:... b .. Junc :,. 1~45: d. l>cc. Ij, J~4G,:t•.ly. Gm. 12d. ~- S.u~,u U.u:rm,r lln><a:, b. Oct. !l, 1848:

316. ISABELLA ·)L\.RL\. )IGDGE, dau. of .Jo::eph and Sarah (p. 237), b. in Wc:;tminster, )lass., ::-:cpt. 5, ISIS; d. of con,;umption, in Cohoe", N. Y., )farch 31, lti44, :1~. 25 y. Gm. :!6 <l.

Slic was well educated at Wilurnham ~\.cadcmy, )lass., and was after\\·ards a teacher. Was early a member of the )fotho­d i::t Episcopal Church, and wa,, of an e;;timal,lc character.

.J.ll H11rr, .... 1· .. t.,th. u ... '4 .. ,

SEVE.VT/1 f1E.VERATIO.V. 2Al

Shem. Er,DRtnGE GERRY )h;zzEY, of Coho1•s, .\pril 24, 1840.

He ,,·a,i 11 tailor, aucl 1hr eii.rhteen yeo.r:-1 u. dealer in rlrugH 1m1l

medicines, untl now ho.s a. form in Crc8cent. in thu.t \'ieinity. Ho Wllil L. Oet. 10, 181:.!.

Ile m. June R. JS4ii, her ~istcr C.\IWLI'.'.TE .AUGUST.A S)lITH )IUD<JE, 1,. in Westmin~tcr, Feli. 21, 1823; d. ot'

consumption, in Cohoes, Sept. 2 I. 18-lcG, w. 23 y. j m.

She possessed 1111 umio.1,le tlispnsition, profes;ierl reliµfon iu

e1irly life, o.nd joined the )fothodist Episcopal Church; went tn

Cohoes with the lilmily, o.nd wo.s the first fornale who lco.ruccl

to knit on ma.chinc8 run by watl'l' power.

JIit! Cllll.D II\' ll<ARl',1.1.A )f, W.\S:

J. ,Josv.rmsir. Ii<.umr.u, h. ~fllrch I~. Iii-II: 111. Geor;te :Sorthror, nr Brookfield, Penn., ,Tune ao. 11Jr.u, an<I hu.~ one chll<I, 1-;rnlly Dell. b. ,Tune I, 18G!!.

ms ClfrLll R\" C.\ROLrSJ•: .u.:nc .. ·r,\ s. WAS:

2, C,u:or.rs& AIUIIF.LLA, 1,. ~lurch :H. !Sill:

317. Hos. ,JOHN GREEX )IUDGE, son of .John Gr<'•·n

and Sa.rah (p. 23i), h. iu Wincl1ester. N. II.. )farch 26. 182:l. After the death of his father. he lived with hi,i uncle ,valtcr

Field, of Northfield. Reech-eel a liberal education, and Lccame

a fanner; and at the age of twenty-fh·e, marrierl, and removed

to Petersham, )fas~., anrl established himself with his fo.tlwr-in­

law as a trader, under the firm or Witherell & )[mlg·e. Ile has

held the office of Representative for the to1rn~ or Peter:sl1a111, Phillipston, and Dana, for the ye:irs 18,jti-i-S and IS(;,;, an•l

Senator in 1S6i and ISGS. He is a man of much puLlic spirit,

and during the War of the Rebellion, in 1 SG~, he raised a com­

pany of volunteers in Petersham aJHl adjoin in~ towns, recc•h·ed

a Captain's commission, and ~er,·e,l nine months as Captain or

CQmpany F, 53d Rc;:riment. l.eft "Camp ~tew•ns ·• Xov. :W. 36

282 MUDGE ME,lfORIALS,

18G2, and ,vent to Louisiana, where its operntions were chiefly bo.~ed. Wa!! at the capture of Fort Tiisland, April 13, 18G3, ·hucl several severe mard1c!!, an1l wns at the tnkin~ ol' Port lhul~on, July !l, 18H:l. )[nstcreil out of scrvii:e :-iept .. 2, 1HH3. He received a lliuic rille wound 1111<lcr hi~ eu.r. He i~ a Rcpublicun in politics, and himscll' ancl wife aru 111e111hurs of the U nituriui1 Church.

Hem. ELIZA A. WITIIERELI,1 Dec. i, 1848. :-:\he wu.s <lu.u. ot' Su.mson and Lucy, of Petcrshum, Ii • .April 1, 11:l:!ti.

TIIEm Cllll,DIIE:S WEIi&:

1. AIITIIUII CUAltLF.!I, b. Jun. 1, 1850 : 2. MARY El,17.A, b. Dec. ;, 18ii3: 3. RtlTll WlTUKR!tc.L, b. Apr. 21, 1857:

EIGHTH GEHR.\TIOJ .-\ND cmLDREJ.

318. Dn. ALONZO EDSON )IUDGE KINGSLEY, son of Ebenezer and Laura (p. 23!>), b. in Plymouth, Vt., Dec. 22, 1821.

He is a physician by profession, ha,ing practised for twenty years. He commenced practice at No. 40 Salem Street, Boston, and now li,es at White Hall, )Iuskegon Co., :Mich. When a. child, he was taken into the family of an uncle of his mother by the name of Elisha Kingsley, of Reading, Vt., and brought up by them, taking the name of Kingsley, which be has borne ever since. ·

Hem. 1 PHEBE B. Cunns, July 4, 1841. She was da.u. of Lewis Curtis, of Stratford, N. H.

Hem. 2 CH • .\RLOTTE CIIA.TFIELD, Sept. 2i, 1866.

ms CIIIT..DRF.X BY l'llF.BE n. Ct'RTIS WERE:

1. ?,IARY, b. !\fay 17, 1842: d. April 16, 1860, re. 17 y. 11 m. 2. EDWIX ll!Low, b, ,Tuly 17, 1846: 3. ACSTl:S Eoso:s, b. Oct. 6, l&l8 :

E](IIITJI GENER.A TIO.V. 283

319. ORREN NI~LSOX :i\IUJ)GF., Hon of Ebenezer and Lu.urn (p. 2:Hl), I,, iu Plymouth, Vt., Nuv. G, 182:.l.

He i11 a cnrpentt•r and put.tern maker; weut with his fu.th:ir, iu hi,1 youth, tu )It. lJully, where he mnrrieil, and from thence to lfouclll'ster, West Briugewnter, }It. Holly, nud tlwn to Salis• uury, g,iscx Co., }foss., where he now resiues.

He served as a ~o!tlier in the Wnr oJ' the Southern Reuellion; enlisted lJec. HI, 186:i, in Company G, Co.pt. B. R. Jenuie, 5th Regiment, V ermunt. ,v as in the bu.ttle ul' the ,Vilderness, o.nd

helped light the wo.y to Petersliurg; wu.s 1lctu.clwd from the main army of the l'otomae, o.ud sent to the defences ol' ,v ashing-ton, from theucc to the Shcunndoo.h Valley, unucr Sheridan; wo.11 also in uo.ttl(•s ot' Winchester and Fislwr's Hill; was wounded in

\,attic of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 18G4, i,y shell; wo.s again wounded in front of Petcrsl.Jur~ hy unll, :March 2i, 18G5, Le­sides three other slight wound,;.

Hem. II..1.nmET NEWELL AusTrs, of Dracut, }fo.ss., July 14, 1849. She was du.u. of' Henry and Betsey, l,. Dec. 15, 1824.

TIIEIII ClllLDlt•:s ,n:i,K:

1. CnARLF.s Eow1s, b. Nov. ~'!I, 1850: h, In llfnnchcstcr, N. II. !!. H.umu:-r J,"11.\sc.:.s, b. ,J:w. 3, }8;'i4 : b. In North Brldgcw:iter, llfnss. 3. LAt:IU ELU:s, b. Mny 22, 1851;: b, ht North Brldgcwnter, JIIW:ls, 4. l\l.,m· Lizzy, b. Oct. 30, l:l~D: b. nod cl. In lilt. Holly, Vt., April

15, ll!Gl, re. 1 y. 5 m. 15 d. 5, ETTA ,h:sK, b. Nov. 21, lSGJ : b. nnd d. In l\lt. Holly, Vt., Sept.

6, 1863, re. 1 y. 9 m. 15 cl. G. ALICE CA!tY, b. Oct. lG, lSGG: b. In Salisbury, :',Jnss.

320. LUCIA .A...'\'X }JUDGE, clan. of Eucnezer and Laura (p. 23!l), I,. in Plymouth, Yt., Sept. 30, 1826.

She m. WILLARD ROSWELL GRAVES, of )It. Holly, Jan. 10, 1843. He is a farmer, b. Jan. IO, 1820, and they have always Ih-ed in East Wallingford, Vt.

.I/ f.' /J ,_; J.: .I/ E .II Oll I A /.S.

Tlrnlll c1111.1,1ms WIIIIY.:

I, ANOlll,INI'. L. h. No,·. l!t, H!l:l: Ill, nun,~ Eurl, Murch 21i, lHllO, lie IH IL l'rmucr, 111111 hUH l Frunk II., h. Oct. r., JH,iO; :l :\lluulu I,,, h. ,luu. fl, JM,ia; a At.Jiu l\l., h. :\luy ,, 1/ilili; 4 Uurulu I~ •• h, :\lrLrch 20, 1111;,,

~. l~)IIJ.Y J~. lJ. ,Apr. :!8, UHG: a. l•'LUll.\ 1,. b. lkc. H, I H~a : 4. l>ltLU . .\11 L. h. Aug. ~o, H~Ofl : Ii, 1-11\'lll l•'AY, b. Au~. :l, JijGa:

321. ALLEN )f. ~IUDGE, ~on of El,euczer unrl Luuru. (p. 23ll), 11, in Clo.rcn1lo11, Yt., ,Jn.11. 21i, 1s:1.J.,

1-fo ii! u grocer mul pro\'i:,1io11 d~uler in Chillecotlw, Peoria, lll., un1lcr the lir111 ol' Kini,r:,1)cy & )lucl.~c. He eulistet.l iu tht• foll of 1 S<i:!, in the 25th New York Buttery, which wu:1 miscd iu Niugurn Co. He was sergcu.nt, 11.ud wus in the Gulf' Department, u11de1· Gen. Jfank:!. He ~et·,·ed two years o.ntl eleven mouths.

He 111. NA.'iCY S. K1rrnEDGE, ,Ju.n. IG, 1866. She was tluu. of Nehemiah Kittred~c, of Bedford, N. IL, b. Jo.n. 15, 183!1.

'1'111-:m Cllll.1> IS:

l. Au1nr.11, b. A1>rll I:!, li!lii:

322. JOHN WE::-iLEY llUDGE, ~on of Ebenezer and Lu.um (p. 23V), b. iu Shrt·,,·:,;bury, Yt., )larch 17, 183G; d. in Cu.iro, .Alcxu.mlcr Co., Ill .. Od. 2G, 1864, ic. :!8 y. 7 1u. !) d. He wu.,; a cu.l'pcntcr.

He m. CAROLIXE R1c1-;. She d. in :\[urseillcs, La So.Ile Co., Ill., Feb. :W, 186,;. m. :!!l years.

Timm Cllll,111:E:S ,n:11&: I. loA R. b. Sl•pt. 1, l~~H: :!~ ,,·u~L~.\\t ll- h. 3. CA1t1t1E E, b, Dec. 21, JSG-1:

As she t.llet.l nbout three months nfter Mm, their children were ncloptcd by frlent.ls nflcr the t.lenth of their pareuts.

323. HARRIET FLORL.V.A, duu. of Nuthau ant.I Eliza (p. :!39), b. in Plymouth, Yt., Kov. 3, 1828.

E JU JI 1' JJ c; .f.: .\'J: It .·I T JO .Y. 285

She m. S..uru£L G. GooD)I.\X, NO\·. 13, 1853. He wn~ 11.

fnrmer nnd school teacher, until the i-pring- of 1 SGG, wl1en he mo,·ed to Anamosa, Jonell Co., Iowa., nnd was n denier in l1nr<lw11.re.

Timm CIIU,l>llls:S WF.m::

I. SA)IUY.L NATIIAl'o', b. Sept. 5, ]Mr..!: d. ,\ug. 29, ]81l0, ru. 5 y. 11 ID, 7 d. 2, C11A1tLF..S LF..SI.IK, h. ,Jun. 1:1, 18,;!J: 3. l1tVll'o'G :NF.LSOl'o', b. Apr. JU, ]~1;4:

324. AUSTIN JONES )IUDGE, ~011 of' Nnthau unrl Eliza. (p. 230 ), b. in Plymouth, Yt., Auir. 9, 1830.

He remo,·ed f'ron1 Y crmout to Bultou, \Vurrcn Co., X. Y., and in No,·. 1853, he crnigratccl to Canton, Iowa, where he was Road Supervisor and School Inspector. In Xo,·. 18Gi, he wail chosen Town Clerk for Clay Township, Jone:; Co., Iowa. He is 11.

farmer nnd school teacher.

Hem. RosA.~A BooE.~HOFER, l\fay 1, 1860. She was dau. of Jacob and Elizabeth, I,. in Illinois, Sept. :!;}, 1836.

Tut:m cmr.»m::-: wr.11>::

i. Jo11i,., W>:sLF.~·, b. Feb. ,, l8GI : !l. ?,u.11CIA l'rl.,TJLD.,, b. Feb. l:!, JSl::l:

325. ELIZA l\IELYL.~A l\IuDGE, dau. of Nnt11nn and Eliza (p. 239), I,. in Plymouth, Yt., June 23, 1832; d. in Iowa, l\fo.rch 30, 18G5, re. 32 y. 0 m. i d.

Shem. WILLJ.A.lf Sw.i.nT, Sept. 1850. He is a farmer, and lives in W cl ton, Clinton Co., Iowa.

TllF.II: CJnLDIIB.'1; WEltE: l. l\lAt:D llfAm;, b. !l. ,VII.LIA.'! F. b. : d. 3. IDA lllAY, b.

•• EDWL",L. b • 5. HOKACE G~ b. : d. G. HORACEH. b.

86 .VUDGE MEMORIALS.

326. ELNA'fHAN )lUDGE, son of Nnthnn nnd Eliza. (p. 239), b. in Wu.llingfortl, Vt., Aug. 91 183-.1:.

Ile is a carpenter, n:ml lives in Bolton, Warren Co., N. Y. Ho served one year in the War of the Rebellion. Enli;itcd Sept. 3, 1865, in the :!:MN. Y. Inclcpcndcnt Battery.

He m. CEUA STA:ST0:S, July 3, 1860. She wns dau. of Samuel C. and Fu.1111y, li. )larch 25, 18:!8.

1. J osv.1•1 mm, !! • .AJ.JC1-;, E.

TIIF .. m CJIILDlutN WEltF.:

b. July G, 18G2: b. Mar. 4, 186-i:

327. LAURA EVELTh"E )lUDGE, dau. of Nathan and Eliza (p. 239), b. in Wallingford, Yt., July 25, 1836.

She m. JES.'>E C. F1tE:.c11, Oct.11, 1860. He is a wagon maker and carpenter, resiuing in )Ionticello, Jones Co., Iowa.

l. EL."ER DOUGLASS,

2. LOY.\L X•:WTOX,

:s. CIIAllLF.S HENUY,

4. ALICK A:UELIA,

5. WA ~b:LYl...;A.

TIIF.llt CIIILD!tF-..; WERE:

b. Aug. 21, 18Gl: b. Aug. 30, 18G2: d. Nov. 4, 1862, Ill, 2 m. 5 d. b. Xov. 22, 1863: b. April G, lSlla: b. Feb. 12, 18G7:

328. JUSTUS :MUDGE, son of Lorenzo and Emeline (p. 24-.1:), l,. Aug. 7, 1836; d. Dec. 4, 1864, re. 28 y. 3 m. 27 d.

He was a farmer, and fo·cd in Baltimore, Barry Co., )Iich. He enlisted in the 21st regiment of )Iichigun Volunteers, in August, 1862; was discharged in October, following, for disa­bility. In 1864, he was drafted, and died in a short time near :Milledgeville, Ga., in Sherman's army. He wa:; an excellen: man. He was a member of the )[cthodi~t Eph;copul Church.

Hem. )I.mu. Fr.r, Feh. 22, 1860. She was duu. of George and Catharine, oi' Baltimore, Barry Co., :Mich., li. Sept. 1, 1836.

l. En'A Don.., 2. CL.\ltK SALATIIIEL,

3. }URGARF.T E:\lEu...;•:, 4. Ht:LDAII l!Anu,

TUEii< CJIILDR£.', WEI<&:

b. :\fay 4, 18Cl : b. Aug. 21, 18C2: b. Dec. 29, 1863 : d. In .\ug. 1864, m. 8 m. b. J uuc 20, 1865 :

EIGHTH GE.VERAT/0.V. 287

329. CORDELL\ lIUDGE, clan. of Lorenzo and Em­eline (p. 2-14), b. in Castleton, l!ich,, lfay 5, 1838; d. in Chisaning, Oct. 1!>, 1 SG-1-, re. 26 y. 5 m. 14 cl.

She m. OLH'ER F1uxKLIX W,\l,KER, ~nn nl" .J1woh and Cynthia,

April 13, 1855. Ifo is a mrpcnter, 111111 lh·e;1 in Chi8aning, Saginaw Co., Mich.

1. ROYAL ORI.ASDO,

2. E~JJo:USF! CY!'--711JA,

3. ,VJLLIA~I llEIITJIE!\"D,

nmm Cllll.llRF.!\" WlmE:

h. Fch. 20, l!15G: b. Feb. 2, 18,iS : b. Aug. l!I, ll!G3:

330. SA.RAH l\IUDGE, clan. of" Lorenzo aucl Emeline (p. 244), b. in Castleton, April 11, Is.to.

She m. DAXA SoL0lCOX W1LS0X, Jan. 29, 1861. He was a. funner, b. June 10, 1823. He enlisted in the 6th )Iichigun CaYalry Volunteers, Sept. 1862, ancl served a little more than

three years ; was wounded at Gettysburg, and came uear losing his life; finally reco,·ered, and was one of the number that was sent West, which was more than his constitution could endure.

He was sick at Fort Laramie; when his time expired, started to come home, but died at Cottonwood Station of chronic <liarrhcca, Nov. 12, 1865, re. 42 y. 5 m. 2 d.

TJIEIJI CllJLI> \'I" AS :

I. EI>GAR LEO!\", b. Oct. 25, 1861: d. Jnn. 7, 1862, Ill. 2 m. 13 d.

331. FRA.i.~CES l!Th"ERVA )IUDGE, dau. of Lorenzo

and Emeline (p. 244), b. in Castleton, Oct. 2, 1843.

She m. GEORGE W • .ACKLEi', son of Anson and Sally, of Convis,

Calhoun Co., :Mich., No'I·. 6, 1862. He was b. Feb. 23, 1841. He is a farmer, and lh-cs in Convis.

THY.JR CJIJI.P L~ :

1. HoW.\ltl> L!SCOL!\", h. Sept. u;, 1863:

288 NUDGE ;llE,l/ORJALS.

332. ALBERT D. -lfUDGE, son of Edmund II. and lfnry Ann (p. 2-1:,;), b. in Newfane, N. Y., Jan. 1, 1830.

Ile is a farmer. Ile m. Pu ERE CIIASE, :\fay v;, 18.52. She was dau. of Le,·i

I-I. an<l Annn. of Rai~in, llich.

TIIF.IR Clllf.l>lll!S \\'EIIY.:

I. EL\'IRA X. h. ,foly l, JR/i~: 2. cr.AnA, b. Si,pt. 1s;;,,

333. HENRY N. lfUDGE. ,ion of Edmund H. nnd lfary .Ann (p. 2-1:.5), b. in Newfane, X. Y .• ,July 25, 1832.

He is n farmer, an<l resides in Adrian, Lenawee Co., lfich.

He m. S . .U,LY A. CJL\SE, lfay 1-5, 1852. She wns dnu. of Levi H. and Anna, of Raisin, llich., b. )fay 12, 1 R30.

l. CoRA A. 2. ARTF!.\f.\S C. 3. LEONARD,

mi-:m cmr.om:x WEit£:

b. ,July ;. l!la-l: b. lfay 19, 1s;;s : b. Sept. !l, 1863 :

334. SUSAN A. :MUDGE, dnu. of Edmund H. and lfary Ann (p. 245), h. in Newfane, N. Y., April li, 1835.

She m. LEltl7EL STOUT, of Franklin, Lenaw(1e Co., lfich., June 25, 1854. He is a merchant.

1. How.mo, b. 2. LEU}:LLF-'i', b.

Tm~m CIIIJ.l)J:}:N WERE :

1s;;s, 18G3:

335. .ALBERT HORACE lIUDGE, son of Josiah and Eliza .Ann (p. 250), b. in Danvers, ,June 20, 1840.

He keeps n grocery store in Danvers.

He m. lL\RY E. RussELL, Dec. 6, 1865. She Wll.S dau. of Peter nnrl lfeliitable, of Danver~.

TIIF.111 CHILI> 1" :

). FASXIF. Pl'TsA,r, b. Sept. 11. 1566:

El011TR aE.VER.ATJON. 289

336. E~JILY DODGE l\lUDGE, clan. or Col. Solomon Hinckley nm! 8usnn H. (p. 25G), h. Sept. !10, 1827.

Sito m. On80Y ErmY I-faL1,, Juno 24, 1844, 1Lt Oakdnlo, Ill., tho re11idenco oJ' her liLthor. He wa~ h. in Oxford, Mass., Jnn. 11, 181G.

1, JlAnnv H!NCKl,Y.Y,

2. Fil.INK 1\lrmoK,

3, CLJ:STOS MUIKIIC,

'l'IIKIII Clll!.llllKS wrmrc:

b, J.'cb, 1~, 184/l: b, M11r. 17, 184H: d, July :17, 11148, ro, .j. m, 10 d, b. Oct. II, 184!1:

337. ELLEN CRAWFORD :\lUDGE, dau. or Col. Solo­mon Hinckley and Sus1L11 II. (p. 25G), b. June 19, 1829.

She m. WrLLIAX Er.LroT Wn,so.s, of Philadelphia, 1\fo.y 24,

1848. He wns b. Fch. 22, 1813. Ile wn11 partner or his father-in-law in the St. Cbnrlcs Hotel in Now Orloallll.

TIIEIU CIULDRE:of WEIUI::

1. WII,LJ:,UI 1,[oDGIC, b. April :?Ii, 1849:

338. AN'DREW CARRICO MUDGE, son or Isaac Breed and :Margaret H. (p. 260), b. in Portsmouth, Oct. 29, 1823.

He is n dealer in Jaccs and embroideries, corner of Washing­ton and Summer streets, Boston. fa n member of the Ancient

and Honorable .Artillery Company, and is Unitarian in religion.

He m.11\fam.a..A.-.~.ABLE, Nov.19, 1846. She was an adopted daughter of John and Ruth F. Redman, of Boston; d. April 7, 1861, re. 48 years.

Hem. 2 ConxELJA ADEJ,AIDE HAn'KES1 by Rev. Edward E. Hale, at the church, Oct.· 8, I SG:~. She was dau. of Thomas B. and Sarah F., of Boston, b. Feb. 12, 1840.

JIL~ CIIILD BY COIL'\'ltUA A, 11.\WKt:11 IS:

I. ACSTIN, b. Sept. 2, 186r.: 3;

290 NUDGE ,1tR,1l0Jtl.AL.'l,

339. GEORG1'~ AX~l,EY MUOGE, 1mn of Anron Breed nnd LouiHn., ot' P11rt~111011th, N. II. ( p. 2!i l ), 1,, )lurch lti, 1833.

Hu hi u,icwellcr iu Bo~tou, uncl Im,,; u lur~'O ~toru, In religion, 1'~pi!!copulinn.

Hom. I~l,IZA A11110T flRAlll,NY, O,it. ti, 1855. Shu WWI <lau.

of Benjumin u.111.l Eliiu, h, ,July :!i, lR:rn,

·rnv.m Cllll,11111•:N WV.UV.:

1, Gr.011me, h, Aug. u, lHr.O: 2, FL<mY~~cre, b. June 4, 181l4:

340. LUCY ANNA ANGELl~A )lUDGE, <lau. of Alfred . and Lucy Angcliua (p. 263), b. in Bo!!ton, Oct. 13, 1832.

Shem. W1LL1,rn P,mKElt Jmrns, Jan. 1, 185G. He is son of

Peter C. nnd June M., b. in Boston, Aug. 21, 1832. He is a paper dealer in Boston, of the firm of Peter C. Jones & Son, No. 26 Wu.tor Street.

He is a mcmher of the Ancient and Honorable .Artillery Compuny. In religion, Unita.riun.

1, FR&DKIUC KIXNllA.'I,

Tln:m 0!\'LY Clllt.ll II':

b, Nov. 11, 18lill:

341. ALFRED AUGUSTUS :MUDGE, son of Alfred and Lucy Angelina (p. 263), h. in Boston, Nov. 10, 1833.

At the age of nineteen, he went a voya..,"'ll to sea. Sailed from Boston to San Francisco, thence to the Sandwich Islands, and thence to Calcutta. After his return, he went into business with his father, and is now of the firm of Alfred )ludgc & Son, book and job printers, Boston. This volume is from their press.

He is a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery

Company, a.nd also of the l\fassachusetts l\lecha.nic Cha.ritablo Association. In rcliJ.,.-ion, Unhirian.

EIGHTH GENERATION, '291

Hom. Annn: CI,INTOS K1so, Mu.rch 25, 185G. She wu.s duu. of Col. Benju.mi11 u.nd Elizu.beth, b. Dec. (i, 11:131.

I. CAIIIIIV. Kllm,

:!. FttASK Hv.11mmT, :I, CI.AIIK.",CB,

Tllism CIIILl>llV.N w1mv.:

b. Juno 4, lHr,7: h. Feb. 10, 1!1~0: b, D~oe. 00, lijO:I:

342. PARK.ER MUDGE, son of John Ingnlls u.nd Mu.ry (p. 211 ), b. in Lynn, Dec. 28, 1810; d. July 1, 1850, ru. 30 y. Gm. 3 d.

He wu.s a mariner and laborer. He served in the· 0th New England Regiment, for more than a yea.r, in the Mexican War. Contracted a disease at Vera Cruz ( consumption of the bowels), from which he never recovered. After his death, his wife removed to Cornish, Me.

Hem. MARY ,A},-y SARGID-'T, March 5, 1845. She wa.s da.u. of Ensign and Abby, of Cornish, l\Ie., b. l\Iay 31, 1830.

TllKIR ClllLDltEN WEit& :

l, JA.llRS PARKF..R, b. Jun. 2, 1847: He cnll8tcd In 16th lllalne Regiment, Company H, Aug. 1, 1862;

but while on picket, nt Sharpsburg, his lert hnud wns accldentnlly sbot olf. He wns taken to a hospital nt Fredericks City, where the wound wa.~ dressed; but before It wns henled, It wn.~ found necci<snry to tnke off' a part or the fore nrm. lie ~ul!'ered severely at Bnltl• more, where he wa.~ dlschur::;cd April 20, 1803. He wns Invited to come to Lynn, where he attended school awhile, und now cums a comfortable maintenance.

:?. CllAlUXS EDGAR, b. Dec. 12, 18~0:

343. LUCY ELLEN 1\IUDGE, da.u. of John Inga.Us nnd Mary (p. 211), b. in Lynn, Aug. 31, 1821.

Shem. Jon.-. BROW~, )larch 18, 1841. He was a. farmer nnd stone-cutter; son of Samuel a.nu Nancy, of South Da.nycrs. b. Aug. 12, 1841.

292 JIUDGE MEMORIALS.

TUY.IR CIIII.DIICI Wll:lm:

1, WILLLUr, b. April G, 1842: m. Celestia L. Blake, Sept. 17, 18GG, and hlL!I two chlldrtn.

2. Er.r~ws, 3. Lucv Er.r.v.s, 4. nou&U'r l't:v.L£,

b. ,lono 3, 1844: d. ,lune G, 1844, 11:. 3 d. b. J\111y 1, 11!48: b. July :!:!, 18~3:

--·-·-------344. ORRIN nROWN lfUDGE, son of John Ingalls nnd

lfo.ry (p. 271 ), 1,. in Lynn, Nov. 7, 1824. He was a shoe nmnufucturer in ~ynn, and nlwnys lh·ed in

that city. Hem. ELIZA ,\:-1:s H,\SKELL, June 26, 1846. She was dau. of

Samuel and Parmelin, b. Dec. 17, 1825.

1. A.six Auamru, 2. W Al.LACE OmtIN, 3. WJLLJ .... ,r L•:sn:n, 4. LL-ics ADRU..."..;,

TIIEJlt CIIILDRl-:X 'WEltE:

b. !'tiny 9, 1148: d. Oct. U, 18a0, re. 2 y. G m. G d. b. Apr. 23, 1852: b. Aug. :n, 1854: b. Sept. 19, 18u8: d. Aug. 21, 181i9, 11:!. 11 m. 2 d.

345. TYLER llUDGE, eon of John Ingalls nnd ~fa.ry (p. 271), b. in Lynn, Feb. 17, 1827; d. Sept. O, 1862, re. 35 y. 6 m. 23 d.

He was a shoemaker in Lynn, and mo,:ed to South Danvers, where both of his children wcre born. He enlisted in the 10th regiment, Company H, )[ass. Yol. :Militia., NO\·. 23, 1861, and died at Fortress ~[unroc, Sept. O, 1862. He ne,·er shrank from duty, and was beloved by all "·ho knew him.

He m. )lrs. L'l"DIA Ax:s Gn..L~GER, Jan. 14, 1858. She was dau. of Thomas and Lydia Newhall, of South Dan\"crs, b. Dec. 8, 1830.

1. Jon.-..; ~·u:n, 2. Annum N&wllALL,

TllEm CllllJ)l?EN '\\"ERE :

b. l\ray 20, 1859: b. April 18, 1861 : d. April 19, 1861, m. 1 d.

EIGHTH GENER.AT/ON. 293

346. l\I.ARY JANE MUDGE, do.u. of John Inga.Us and l\fory (p. 271 ), b. in Lynn, :March 2, 1830.

She m. PIIILIP CLISE BnY.A.-..:T, of Stoneham, Feb. 7, 1856. He was a sash and blind maker, but now i11 in the grocery o.nd pro\'ision Lu11ines11 with his Lrother-in-lo.w, Samuel B. Mudge, in Lynn, where hi11 children were Lorn. He was b. Jn.n. 16, 1822. She wo.s a successful teacher in the public schools of Lynn for twelve yco.rs.

TIIF.m CIIILDIIE.'i' WERE:

1. WILLm l'rIUDGE, b. Nov. l 'i, 18118: d. snme dny. 2. IIELK.-. l\Lw, b. April li, !SGG:

347. AMOS EVERETT MUDGE, son of John Inga.Us and l\fo.ry (p. 271), b. in Lynn, Murch 31, 1832.

He wo.s a house painter, o.nd resided in Lynn, where two of his children were born : the third born in Danvers. Oct. 3, 1861, he enlisted in the 24th regiment, Company B, of l\fo.ss. Vol. Militia, and wo.s at to.king of Roanoke lslo.nd, Kingston, Whitehall, Goldsboro', Tra.nter's·Creek, Newbern, Little Wo.sh­ington, and the ten days' fight at Drury's Bluff. He wo.s deputed as a nurse, and many a soldier blessed him with his dying breath. He wo.s on boo.rd the hospital ship " Cosmopolitan," and the wounded ones would beg to be sent to l\fudge's ward, for they knew they should have such good co.re. He was discharged Oct. 8, 1864. He now resides in Swampscott.

- He m. SARAH Smrn P.ua:, Aug. 4, 1853. She wo.s dau. of Noah and Abigail, b. Dec. 21, 1831.

1. AuCE EYELnl', 2. IIE:."RY LnrA.-., 3. C.AIUW: Emu,

TIIEm CDILDJtE.'i' WEIIE:

b. Aug. 20, 18~: b. Aug. 4, 1856: b. June 11, 1860:

294 MUDGE MEMOBI.ALS.

348. CHARLES OTIS MUDGE, son of Jolm Ingalls 11.nil ~Iu.ry (p. 271), b. in Lynn, Feb. 17, 1837; d. Sept. 17, 18fi7, IC. 30 y. 7 m.

Ile WW! n dry good;; dealer in Swampscott, lfass., where hi:1 firllt child was born. The other two were born in Lynn, where he kept a grocery store. Ile cl. of l1eart disease, in Lynn. It wns hard for l1im to give up his family, but his sufferings were so b'Teat tl1nt he nsked his friends to pray that he might go quickly; 11.nd, after his death, upon n post-mortem exnmination, it was found his heart was much too large, and hnd begun to ossify.

He m. Jm .. IETTA PERLEY E1rERTON, Oct. 4, 1860. She was dnu. of .Albert and .Anna, b. Oct. 17, 1838.

1. CLARF-'ICE WALKER,

2. JULU.Tn: ISABEL, 3. C.IL\JtLES Ons,

TllEm Cllll.DREX WERE:

b. April 7, 18G2: b. Jun. 17, 1865: b. Oct. 28, 18G7 :

349. JOHN :MUDGE, son of John lngnlls 11.nd )lary (p. 271), b. in Lynn, Aug. 17, 1839.

He is a trader and heeler of shoes.

Hem. 1 Coro,ELtA WOODBURY Low, July 8, 1860. She was dnu. of William and Anise, of Salem, b. Aug. 16, 1840; d. Nov. 8, 1862, m. 22 y. 2 m. 23 d.

Hem. 2 ElllLY CATHEtuXE HOOPER, June 19, 1864. She was

dnu. of Nathaniel and Catherine, of York, ~Ic., b. Feb. 16, 1842.

IUS CIULD BY coR..,"ELL\ w. LOW WAS:

1. IIEn.'\l0:S WESLl."Y, b. Oct. 21, 18G2: d. Dec. 14, 18G2, re. 1 m. 23 d.

Il1S ClllLl> BY Ell!LY C. IIOOl'Eit WAS:

2. Com,,"ELlA BERTJIAt b. Jan. 27, 1865:

EIGHT JI GENER.A TION. 295

350. WILLL\M ROPES lfUDGE, son of Hon. Ezra Wnrren nncl Elizu R. (p. 275), h. in Lynn, .July 18, 1839.

Ile enli.stccl in the War of Rebellion, in 2d rcgimt'nt, Compnny C, and wns engaged in battles nt Juckson, Va_., in 1861, at Front Royal, Winchester, Cedar l\Iountnin, Antietam, nnd Jfred­erick.sburg, in 1862, and at Chancellorsville, Va., on Sunday, )fay 3, 1863, in which battle be wn;i fearfully wounded. In religion, Epi:!copalian.

W c give some extracts from the Lynn Reporter, ,vbich will gi,e a better account of him tl1nn we are able to clo otherwise.

"A LIVING M1RACLE.-We had the melancholy pleasure, a few days since, of a brief interview with William R. Mudge, son of Ezra ,v. Mudge, Esq., whose almost miraculous escape from death, at the battle of Chancellorsville, has been alluded to in our columns. He was struck by a bullet, which passed through his head, just below and behind his eyes, shattering the bones and depriving him of con­sciousness. In this condition he remained from noon until night, on Sunday, when a shower of rain restored sense in some degree. His situation, as he described it to us, was most distressing, but the worst of all, he said, was the cries of the wounded men around him. Mr. Mudge remained where he fell until Tuesday noon, when a Burying party came by and found him covered '\\;th blood and mould. He had been trod on, his fingers crushed, and his condition more nearly resembled that of the decaying bodies near him than a living man. A North Carolina soldier, however, induced his comrades to carry the wounded man into a piece of woods near by, where he remained eight days, without anything being done for his wounds, except washing them with water. Nobody thought he could Jive, and there was no time to waste on a hopeless case. But he did live; and, at the expiration of that time, he was sent into the Union lines, thence to lVashington, and thence home, where he now is, a p:iroled prisoner. He is totally blind, and will prob:ibly ever be so, as the optic nen·e of both eyes was destroyed by the bullet which spared his life. His general health is comparatively good, and he is able to ride out and converse with his friends, which it gives him much pleasure to do. He said the gratitude which he felt at being at home with his friends, precluded the possibility of repining at the loss of his sight. He is under the care of Dr. J. M. Nye. is getting

296 NUDGE MEJIORI.A.LS.

along finely, and promises ultimately to recover entirely, with the exception of his sight. There is scarcely another instance on record of such a wound being inflicted, and yet life preserved. It attests the wonderful nature of man, who can bear such a wound and live, and yet may perish in a moment from the slightest blow or smallest wound. Truly, we are 'fearfully and wonderfully made.'"

"A RE)tARKABLE CASE - Wom>ERFUL PRESERVATION FRO~t

DEATH - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE WIDER DISCOURAGING C!RCUX­

STANC£S. - Among the many interesting personal reminiscences of the late Rebellion, there· are few, we think, more marked or worthy of special note than is the case of our fellow-townsman, William R. Mudge, son of E.,:-Mayor Ezra W. Mucige.

" Mr. Mudge was recruited by the late lamented Lieut.-Colonel Mudge, of Swampscott, and entered his country's service July 29, 1862, as private in Company C, 2d Massachusetts Infantry Regi­ment. He received the wound which deprived him of sight, and came so near ending his life, from a musket ball, at the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. The ball entered his head on the left side, between the eye and ear, just below the temple, and passing through the head, severing the optic nerves of both eyes, and break­ing the upper jaw, it came out at a nearly corresponding point on the right side. Mr. Mudge fell, apparently dead ; but a young man named William Magee, who had himself been wounded at an earlier stage of the.fight, but who preferred remaining on the field to assist others rather than to go to the rear, seeing in Mr. Mudge some signs of life, went to him, and, raising his head, received from him his supposed dying message to his parents, that he 'died happy, in the performance of his duty to his country, and in the c:i.use of humanity.' He gave Magee his personal effects to send to his parents, and then seemingly died.

" In this condition he remained some forty hours, when, from the effects of a rain which had been falling for some time, consciousness was restored, and he found himself surrounded by rebels, who were digging graves and burying their fallen comrades ; and he, without the power of speech or motion, expected to be buried with them. But Pro,·idence ordered otherwise, and he remained on the spot where he fell until the next day, the third from the time he was wounded, when he was discovered by two rebel soldiers, and carried by them into an adjoining field, and laid among other wounded

EIGHTH GENER.A.TIO.V. 297

Union soldiers. Here he remained ten days before being carried to the hospital, his only sustenance being a small quantity of flour and water daily.

"On the thirteenth day from receiving his wound, he was carried to the fifth corps hospital, when a handkerchief that had been placed about his head when he fell, to mark his body, was, for the first time, remo\·ed, and his wound dressed. At the end of about one year from the time of being wounded, everything having been done to save the jaw that surgical knowlt:dge could de\·ise, J\Ir. Mudge was obliged to submit to the amputation of all the upper teeth and six­teen pieces of the jaw, and the insertion of a new jaw, all of which was skilfully and successfully performed by Dr. Dwinell, of New York, and which approaches so near to the original, that tl1e false is not suspected by those not acquainted with the facts.

"Mr. l\Iudge arrived home at an early period of 1864, and finding his general health fair, although tot.-illy blind, he resolved not to be a dependant upon his family or friends, although they were able and willing to support him. Mr. Mudge obtained the services of a lad named George Manning. for guide, and witl1 him he commenced tlie sale of books; and travelling through tlie New England and Western States, met with good success. Returning to Lynn in January, 1865, he hired rooms of l\fr. George B. Tolman, in the basement of his building on Market Strt:et, where he commenced the sale of paper bags, twine, etc. He removed to State Street, where, in addition to selling tl1e goods above enumerated, manufactures paper and leatlier inner and outer soles and other shoe stock. We are glad to learn that he is meeting with good success, as such perseverance under so many difficulties, under which most persons witli good eyesight would have despaired and failed, ought to be rewarded. G. w. s."

We take tl1e following from the Lynn Reporter of Saturday, Jan. 18, ll:>68:-

" A SAD BEREAVE)IE:-T. - Many of our readers art: personally acquainted with William R. Mudge, and many more of tliem have been made· acquainted, through our columns, with his sufferings on the field of battle while fighting for the flag, and his subsequent al­most miraculous escape from death, but with the total loss of his sight.

"Some months since, .Mr. Mudge sold out his business here, and with his wife and her parents, whose names were Hosmer, and who

298 .ll U I) GE N B,l/0/t I ALS.

resided in Vermont, rcmo\·ccl to Guilford Station, Loudon Co., Va., where he located himself upon a farm, with a \'iew to bettering his condition and improving his health. :\Ir. Hosmer was a practical farmer, and upon him, of course, mainly rested the management of the

· estate. On the evening of the .:;oth of December last, however, Mr. Hosmer died very suddenly, of hemorrhage, caused by the breaking of a blood-vessel. He was engaged in feeding his cattle with hay, the dust of which caused him to cough, and created the rupture. Mr. Hosmer was able to reach the house and speak to his wife, then fell upon the floor and died in a few minutes. In a private letter, Mr. Mudge relates to us the trying circumstances attending this sudden and sad bereavement. which deprh·ecl him, as it were, of his main stay, at least so far as his farm was concerned. Alone in a land of strangers, the nearest habitation a quartt!r of a mile away, with his wife and her mother in a frame of mind such as can be realized only by those who have passed through similar scenes, it must be apparent that Mr. Mudge's situation was one calling for another exhibition of that heroic fortitude which bore him so bra,·ely through all his pre­vious sufferings. That he bore his trials with patience and Christian resignation, we cnn well believe. He closes his letter to us as fol­lows:-

"• I said I \\':IS in "land of str:ingcrs: yet a few Northern families h:ivc been to me all I could desire. Such ha,·e been their attentions to me that I could not have received more kindness, in time of such deep affliction, if I had been ,unong the friends of my childhood, - among those whose gushing sympathies met me as I was brought wounded and sick from the field of battle. I am not disheartened. I shall persevere, and in some way manage my farm, which is m a beautiful Joca• tion on the line of the Loudon and Hampshire Railroad, quite near Guilford Sta­tion. We ha,·e beautiful ,·icws of the Blue Ridge at the west, Bull Run :\fountain at the southwest, and off to the northwest is Sugar Loaf '.\lountain, in :llaryland. \Ve do not lack for fine scenery. \Ve arc only twenty-five miles from Alexandria, and hope soon to ha,·c direct communication hy railroad with the city of Washing• ton. \Ve invite others to come and help us build up here a community which shall he a blessing to all future generations. We shall thus establish civil govern• ment to bles.< all nations of the earth.'

":Accompan);ng the above, was a note to us from Re,·. J. R. Johnson, an agent of the American Home Mission Society, who is laboring in the section where :Hr. Mudge and his family reside. Mr. Johnson says : -

" • \Vhilc engaged in my missionary work, God has led me to become acquainted with this f:tmily, around which so many thrilling a.ssociations cluster. It has been

f:Jr:Jl'J'll a /:'XJ:RAT/0,\". !!!J!J

my aim to impart the conKOlations of the i:o•pel to the•e mourner. in a land of stranger.. The effort has benefited my own •oul. Our blind brother, so full o(

chcerfulnes•, hope, Christian faith am! earnest determination, ha.• preached a scrn10n tu me which in\'igoratcs me; yes, it causes me to thank God, ilnJ take courage. On Friday alter noun, Jan. 3, I conducted the funeral services of 1\1 r. Hosmer, father of Mrs. :\I udgc. The text wa.• SL l\latthew, xxvi. 40: WHAT,

COULD Y~ NO'r WATrll wrr11 ~rn ONJ! JJOIJR? The theme, first, the demands fur human !'lympathy; sccomI, how :,.haH we manifo~t it? To all who Jo\'c to pray, our rcc111e~t j~, pray fi,r us.'

"We arc sure Mr. Muclg-e will have the sympathy of his numerous fricnrls and acquaintance in this vicinity, who remember with grati• tudc his scrviccs and suficrin;;s in tlic cause of itis colintry, and respect a11d honor him for the manly fortitude with which he bore such deprivations as would have crushed the life and energies of a majority of men. That he and his worthy helpmate may prosper and be happy in their new home, will be the earnest pr::iyer of all who know them."

lie m. A..nn1E HmmF.R, Ang-. 21, 1866. She was dnu. of Gcor~c F. and Rhoda F., b. in Canton, )fass., .April 28, 1848.

1. El<.'-F.ST \VARI>,

TlU:U: CJJILll IS:

b. xo,·. 6, IHG7:

GILB~~RT MUDGR.

~&,. -~ l.'.fl\,l:; E have record in Essex County Court:1 of one -Ill . GILBERT )IUDGE, who was a fisherman at

,;...._ , Isle of Shoals. It appears that he took a note of ~ Joseph Din·is for nine pound, payable in barrels. r.~ He Jived on what is now called Star Island, as that

,y-as the only one inhabited until within a few years. It appears from these records, that he entered into litigation respecting the collecting the same. W c here gi\·e all we know of him. .And it also appears by the records of the County of York, )fo.ine, that he was married, although we know of none of his descent. W c append all of the documents relating to him that appears on the records, and we ):,'1\"e them ,·crbatim, so that the reader will know just as much about him as we do ourselves.

ESSEX COURT FILF..S. $T,\TE OF M,\SSACHL"SETTS, 1664-

CASE. FRANCIS WAINWRIGHT, Ass1GSl!E, vs. JOSEPH DAVIS.

To the Marshall of Jpswich or his deputy. You are required in his Maiesties name to attach the goods & for want thereof the body of Joseph Davis & take bond of him to the value of eight teene pounds with suficient surety or suretyes for his psonal appearence at the next Court held at Salem the last teusday of the ninth month

.lff'/Jl//1' ,1//1',l/Ol:/Af,8,

thrm there to answer the complaint or ffrancis Wainwright assignee of r:ilbert ,\lurlge in an ac·tion of debt of nyne pound dew by hill & dew rlarna;,:cs & make a true return thereof rnder your hanrl.

rlated the 8 of (X) 1664 • Hy Ru111•:JtT Lo1m,

(backed) The 11 of October 1664 ,\tnchd the Person of Jo~cph Davis and taken bond of him accordinl,{ to the tenor of the atachm!

lly me Ruut:wr LoRr> Marshal.

I Francis Wainewright clo ordaine & constitute my Lovinge £friend Robert Lord Senior to pscut a Suite at this present Salem Court against Joseph Da\'is wch I the s<l Wainewri;,:ht clo sew as assignee \'nto Gilbert l\Iugi,::

29 no 1664 (signed) FRANCIS WAINEWRIGHT. Acknowleclgccl before me,

Nouemb: 29. 64 DANIEi. Df:srsoN.

Know all men home it may Conseren that: I Joseph Davis of Keterey in y• County of York doe bincle my selfe my haiars R,cecrtars or Asigns unto gelbard muge of Iles of Shoales fisher­man to pay vnto him or his Asignes or cose to be payd the Just some of nine pound : in good & marchantable tight barrells : at price Corint at or before the ffortenth day of Augest next in seveing the date hearof in wetnes hearof I hearunto Doe sati: my hand this 21 of June 1661.

Wetnsd by: ,Vt LI.• CROSCOM

JOHN FtTliERLY

JOSEPH DA VIS.

John Fitherly sworne testified he saw Joseph Davis signe & deliuer the bill of nine pounds to Gilbert 1\Iudg: the IO of October 64

before l\Ir DA:-IL DENISOY.

The Deposition of John J emson : Aged about: 24 : years Testifieth & saith that Joseph Dauis being a debtor vnto Gilbert Mudge for A

/o.'Jll l/1'JI fl f.'.V/o.'RA 7'10,V, :303

parscll of llish y' y• s'1 nauis had of him & he was to payc y• s~ g-cil­bert in Caskc: & g-cillll:rt muclg-e Did Apintc & order Joseph Dauis to paye y• Ahoue s'1 Ceaske to mistres michell & :\[rs mechell Diel Rc,e11c Cea,ke of y" s'1 Dauis 1·pon y'' Afore s'1 Accnunt fi,r Mucli,:e by John parker & Richel Smcth who clid then Leue with her: but To y• number of y• Ccasl,e which y• s'1 Mrs Meichcll Diel Rescue I can not Attest: I further testilieth that ther was dcliucrcd by Josep Dauis Apinlmet too toune of ti;:ht barils To the order of g-eilhert muclr,c: besides wh;1t was Dcliucrccl toy• Eusl! of Mrs: Meichell : ns Aboue sci: r this l.>cponet was An Aprentes with Joseph Dnuis when tbis was Done & This was in y" year One thousand Seix hundred sixty one & further saith not

taken upon thi: o:tth of John Jemson 281

" Nov' 64

before me SIMON BRADSTREET,

The Testimony of Richard Smeith Ag-eel :\bout: 30 : years Tes­tifieth & saith y' Gilbert mnge : Diel Appinte M"' Sar:th Mechell to Rcseue A p:trscll of Caske of Joseph D:rnis for the satifiing of a Debt y' y• sd gilbert was too Rescue of y• s'1 Davis: Deue by bill & y" sd

J\frs Mechell Diel Res,•>Je Sixe tooun of tyg-ht bearcls of Joseph Davis vpon y• fore s" Account I this Deponent Did liue with Mrs Mechel! when this was Done : & Did with one John Parker fcch y• s" Caske from y• sd Dauis his Shope & y• sd' Parker & my selfe Did brewe y• bearc y' was put into y" s" Caske : & this in y• year : 1661 & further saith not

Nouemb : 29 64

sworn before me

DAXIEL DENISON.

The Deposition of Samcwell Davis Aged Eig-ht and twenty yecrs or thare Aboote testificth & saith that Joseph Da,·is did cleli\·er A parsill of barrells to Rich'! Smith Aml John p:trkcr which barils gillburd mugc ga\'e mistress Michill order to Rescue of Joseph Davis & the forsayd Smith & parker ware M"' Michills serl"ants further sayth not.

taken vpon oath 2S No\· 64 before me SmoN BRADSTREET.

304 ,II II/JI I N ,II A' ,II fJ It I II L .'I,

Sif,:'nccl by Mark~ nf

Dnt,i 17 A11g1 ,Mr. Sworn 28 Sn\' 64,

( Jll1•gil1l1! for full cnpy nnd of 110 irnpnrt.)

RJCHAIU> SMITH

}OHS l'AkKl..:R

'J'hn111a., I Javi~ tc~tify~ that gill bard rnngc gal'e order to Jo~cph D:ivi~ to delil'cr the Ca~ks tn Mr~ Michell

Taken :8 Nov 64 ( Illegible, &c.)

Copied from tl1e recnrrl,i nf' Old York Court (p. 93), at Alfred,

1\fo. ~Iuiuc Wal! l'!d off from ~Ius~aclmsetts in 1820.

July 5, 1670. "We present Gylberd Mudge for absenting himself from his wife several years. Injoyned & Admonished,"

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From County Court Rceord:;, Salem, Mass., :\larch 25, 1662 : -

" James Mudge, Aniball Lane and Wm. Homan being by God's Providence cast away, and no will made, as doth appear, the Court grants power of administmtion to Walter Sussex, of these estates, he being partner with them, and he to bring in an inventory to next Salem Court."

On examining records, no inventory was r.eturne<l into Court.

CHARLES MUDGE AND HIS DESCENDANTS.

Flll.""IT GEHRATIOX AND CIIILDRE:\',

'

@~HARLES ::\lUDGE, of Windham, Conn., was an ('9 J . I ~ Eng-lishman, who urrh·c1l in this country about 1j16.

· It is prolm.ble he was a relative of the same family who had prc,·iously emi)!'rated to this country, as Ehene1.cr am! ::\[icah, his father, then resided in Leb­

anon, the town next arljoining- Windham. uud h1i probably let himself as a farm hand to some party in \Virulhmu, where he married and rai~ed a fo.mily.

One of his descendants, well ,ersed in his history, says, "Early in life he was pluecd with u Captain or a ::\Icrchantman to study navigation, und hecoming' dissatisfied with the rigorous course of discipline pursncd Ly the Captain, he left his vessel at Plymouth, ::\lass., in 1716. Subsequently, he settled in Scotland Society, \Vindham, Co_nn., (now- the town of Scotland, lw.ving been raised from Windham), where, as a farmer, he accumulated considerable property, anu was particularly noted for his inor­dinate firmness in sustaining whatever he believed to be right,

:Sll

306 .'1 U 1J,;;: .11;: .If OR I .AL S.

nn<l also for his inllexil,lc inte~rity nnd ;;tenrlfu~t loyalty to his

udoptctl couutry."

By the re<·ord,- o!' "·iu,lsor, Churlt~;; )fu,h!e ,.,.11,. :L lot of l:,ml

to ,Jacob Lilly, Fd,. 2::, I i:H; also to .lnhn Cary, )lay:!,,, 1 ;:; I,

und to ,Jo,;Jmu Lasscll, )larch I, 1 733, to whid1 deeds he ullixcs

hi:-1 n:11111•, 11ltho11gh he si.tr1M hi:s will with hi" murk, prohuhly on

11ccouut of his illuc":s· This Jund we find no dee,! of purchase,

and he probuhly rcceh·eil it as II marriage portion 1,y hi,; wife.

He murric<l Hachel )Iasou, ,luu~htcr of Hezekiah, of Leba•

non, then ns now om• of the first families in Connecticut.

He made Iii,; will Jun. !l, 1 'iiS, uml died Feb. 1 L same year.

In his will, he J,equcuth" property to his "lovinl!' wifo ~11ruh;"

therefore, he wu:<t have been murril•1l a second time, although

there is 110 record of it upon the town or church books, :md the

"family Bible " we have licen unable to trace.

WJl,f, OF C'll,\nl.ES )lt:DGE, OF \~DHA)I.

In the name of God Amen. I, Charles Mudge of ,vindham, in tl1e County of Windha:n, in the State of Connecticut, in America, being in a low state of health in body, but of sound mind & memory & calling to mind my )lortality & that it is appointed_ for all men, once to die Do make and ordain this my last will & testament, in manner & form following - First of all I give & bequeath my precious and immortal soul into the hands of God, my maker & my mortal body to the earth from "·hence it was taken, in decent buriel, at the Discretion of my Executor in hope of its being raised again at the last Day to a blessed immortality, through Jesus Christ the great :Mediator, my worldly Goods & Estate I gh·e & Dispose off in the following :Manner.

Impn"mis. I giue & bequeath to my true & loving Wife Sarah l\ludge, the use & Improvement of one half part of my Homestead farm : Excepting the little Orchard, During her widowhood : and also the one half of my Dwelling House, - Yiz : The South part of House as long as she shall see fit to live in it herself, but not to admit any other family into it, Also, I give her the use of so much of my Household Stuff during her residence in my House, as shall

FIRST GE.VERATIO.Y. 307

be thought by Indifferent persons Necessary & proper for House­kcepin;;- Likewise I giue her one good cow, & £10 in money.

J/,:111. I ;;ive to my Grandson Charles :\Iudge the whole of my Homestead, farm with buildings & Appurtenances thereunto bdong­ing, only reserving the use of one half as abO\'e written & the little Orchard for ten years upon Condition & not otherwise that He give to his Brothers & Sisters a proper Au then tick quit Claim Deed of all his right, title & Interest to & in his father's Estate real & personal when of proper age.

1/,:111. I give & bequeath one lot of Land lying South of :\Ir. Ebenezer Devotions land in the third society in S. Windham to my daughters Mary Webb, Ann Kimball, & the heirs of my daughter Lydia Bingham, that is to say, one third part to my sd daughter Mary ,vcbb, one third part to my s•1 daughter Ann Kimball, 0111: third part to the heirs of my Daughter Lydia Bingham, they paying £-::o L. M. in equal proportion in six months after My Decease, which £-::o I give to my Granddaughter Racht:1 Bingham & order my Executor to pay it to her when receiued.

Jtc:m. I giue to my Granddaughter Rachel Bingham all the Household Stuff, that was her Mothers, now in my possession & also three cows now let out one to Benj~ Smith, one to Moses Cleaveland & one to George Lillie with all their Encrease.

item. I giue to my Grandson Ichabod Mudge the use & Im­provement of the Orchard. Called & Known ·by the Name of the little Orchard for & Durii:g the term of ten years after my decease.

Jton. I give to my two Grandsons Charles & Ichabod, all my live Stock not Otherwise disposed of & all my farming utensils, to be equally divided between them.

item. I giue & bequeath to all my Grandsons all my Wearing Apparell to be Equally Divided among them.

Jlem. I giue to all my Granddaughters, all my Household furni­ture to be equally Divided among them, after my wife has taken what I haue giuen her the use of, & what is Left after her Decease, to be Divided among them as above.

Furtltermore: I Appoint, Constitute & Ordain my Trusty & well b<:loued Son in Law, Capt. Sam11 Bingham, sole Executor of this my last Win & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & seal this 9tl! day of Jan'y A. D. rnS. Si~ned, sealed,

!308 .llUIJGE .l/E,.l/ORJALS.

Pronounced & Declared to be his last Will & Testament by Charles Mudge in pre~cnce of us.

Pnru~ros Wuov hi•

Jt:R.USHA CARY CHARLES X MUDGE. [Seal.] Jom,; WmTING murlt

Probated March 24- 1778 Recorded &c.

Inventory am't to £u21. I. 6 addition to do. 16. Io. 3

per Tnos WtLLtAMS Reg. " .. . . 159. 14. 0

1297. 5. 9 Real Estate 919· o. 0

Person:tl 378. 5. 9

.April 7. 1778. .John Wultlen, Benjamin Smith, and John Kingsley, the Distributors appointed, ma<le return that tltey ltarl dh·ided the property according to the will. We insert the division.

,\·1:soHA11r, March 25th, 1782.

Then we the subscribers according to the appointment of the Honorable Court of Probate for the district of Windham (being sworn for that purpose) met at the house of ;\fr. Charles Mudge late of s11 Windham deceased and dh-ided and set out all the moveables estate of the sd Charles ],fudge deceased to the heirs according to his last Will and testanient, as follows:

To his grandson Charles· Mudge his part of the stock l and farming tools, amounts to £49. 3. 9 5

To his grandson Ichabod ;\fudge his part of the stock ~ and fanning tools. amounts to £49. + 7 5

To his part of the wearing apparell To his grandson Samuel Bingham, his part of the wearing

apparell To his grandson Napthali Webb, his part of the wearing

apparell To his grandson Willi1m 1Vebb (same) To his grandson Abner ,.,·ebb (same) To his grandson Lebeus \\'ebb (same) To his grandson Charles Kimball (same)

£. .. d .

49. 3· 9

49. 4- 7 3. 3· s

3. 7· 0

3. 7· 0

3· 6. 0

3· 5· 0

3· s. 6 3. J:?. 0

FIRST GEXER.1TIOX.

To his grandson Samuel Kimball (same) To his grandson Jared Kimball (same) To his granddaughter Prudence Mudge of the moveables To his granddaughter Lydia l\Iudge of the mo,·eables To his granddaughter l\Iary Downing of the moveables To his granddaughter Rachel Bin;::ham of the mo,·eables To his granddaughter Lydia Bingham of the moveables To his granddaughter Martha Bingham of the moveables To his granddaughter Sarah Kimball of the moveables To his granddaughter Anna Kimball of the moveables To his granddaughter Zillah Kimball of the moveables To his granddaughter Rachel Kimball of the moveables To his granddaughter Lydia Kimball of the moveables

30~1

3• 3. 0

3• 7. 6 5. 4- 5 5. 4- s 5· 6. 0

5. 4. II

5. 5. 2

5. 4. IO

5. 13· 0

5. 13· 6

4- 14 .. 9 5. o. 0

4. 9. :: -----

£189. IO. 2

Joi-IN WALDEN ~ BE.'-'JAMIN S)ll"fH .Distributors. JoHN KINGSLEY

26th April 1791. Dr. Samuel Bingham fa:r of Mr Charles Mudge deceased, To amount contained in the Orders for Distribution of the perscnal estate (CB.) 4 p 16 £261. o. 1 £ •• d. J;iy .A.mt of Articles distributed in the Return 189. 10. z By .E.-.:er"' Acct'exhid for Jan and other services and ex•

penses above what was before allowed memo. £10. ,~ 16 including court fees 5. 13. 6

By notes on hand allowed to be good & yet to be accounted for £16. 15. o

lntr

Deduct for Cash & Exp•• Alld this day

r.- o

17. 15. 0

5. 13. 6

X2. I. 6

By pd Sarah Manning a debt due to her as int. r. o. o

By inevatable loss on the continental money inventoried, ~ and a number of the notes on Bankrupts, &c. depre• 52. 14. 11 ciated to the amount so t:ntered my rt:turn

310 ,VUDGE NEJIOJU.,JLS.

8ept. J, I i78. The Court allo1\·e<l the Excc11tor to set off for tlw ~upport of tlw Widow, G IJ11,;l11::I,; Imlian corn, :1 <lo. of rye,

?¼ barrel of pork, "or what there is in ~d bl." 1 hush. of malt, ?¼

Lush. of beau.•, and 1 () II,,;. of tallow.

April 1, lii!J. Capt. Samuel Bingham makes his return as Executor, and cl1arg-cs for sen·ices £ 11 j : 5 : S, which is allowed.

The following is u. true recorcl :-

351. CIB.RLES :'.\IUDGE, L. in England in lG!JS; cl. in •• :3cotlu.u<l Society," Wimlham, Conn., FeJ.. 11, 1 iiS, :c. SO years.

He was a farmer, and lirntl in Plymouth, )fo .. <s., afterwards settled in ,vimlham, Coun., where he re~i<led until his death.

He 111. l ltlc111-;1, lfasox, Oct. :J, 1 i2i. She was clan. of Hezekiah aucl Aune [Bingham] )Ja,;on, of Lebanon, Conn., ancl

granddaughter of )fojor John )Ju.son, a commander of notoriety in the Pequot War. She was I,. Aug. 31, liOi; d. Oct. 1, liiO, :c. G3 y. l m. 1 d.

He m. 2 SARAI! --.

111::1 CIIU.Dr.t:S IIY r:.,cut:L )(.\SO:s' WF.CF.:

l. LYDI.\, b. Dec. 31, l,:?S: m. Capt. Samuel Bingham. S.12 .. ll[AJ<Y, b. )fur. a, li:l:!: m. Xapbtuli Webb. 3-;.~ 3. .A,-:.:1~. b. : m. S:,mucl Kimball. 3M 4. U.\CJJJ~r., b •• Tune :?G, 1;::s: m .• Jonathan Bingham. ~

s. ""lLLLUI, b. Feb. :l, 17.U: m. )fury Spencer. 3o6

SECOXD GEXERATIOX .UD CHILDREJ.

352. LYDIA }JUDGE, duu. of Charles ancl Rachel,

b. in Scotlaucl Society, Win<lhum, Conn., Dec. 31, 1 i28; d. Jun. 15, l iGS, re. 39 y. 11 m. lG d.

Shem. Capt. SAllUEL BL'>'GHAlr, of Windham, No\·. 10, li48. He was i:;ou or Capt. Samuel and Elizaueth B., I.,. in Windham,

Nov. 11, 172;;, was a farmer, uml hy the records of the town, he

appears to have ;;en·ed in various offices, and settled many

SECO.\'IJ GEXEJ{.A TJOX. 311

cstntcs. He was executor of the last will, nntl scttlctl the estate of hi,.; father-in-law, Charle;; )lut.lµ;c. After the t.leath of hi,; wife Lydia. he m. 2 Axx R11•u:,, )lay 1 i, 1 it.in, who tl. Sept. G, I i92, re: (i;j year~. Uc ,1. .July 2.:;, 1 ~11;;, :c. 84 y. ~ m. 14 d.

J. LY01.,, h. Sept. :1, 17-1!1: <I. ,July 5, 17~7. :t•. :17 y, ]Om. :?d. unmnrrled. ll.,nTUA, b. S(•pt. 7, 17;';1: cl. :\lurch 4, 17:i:?. n~. ;; 1n. :?7 tl.

3. SAllL·t:L, b. )for.!!4, 17,;;1: m .• \ltlw:1 lfob:m.J, d:111. of :Xnthnn, ,Jnn. 1, 1778; hut! 11 furnlly, 1111<1 remo,·c!I to Clinton, :X. Y.

4. )l.urrn.,, b .• June !l. 1755: m. Xntlrnnlel llt~ld; hn<l one clllld, who d. young, nnd they then prohnhly remt>\'ed from Wlm.lbnm.

353. )L\RY )IUDGE, dau. of Charles and Rachel (p. 310), b. in Windham, Conn., )[arch 5, li32; d. Sept. 20, liSI, re. 4!.I y. 5 m. J;3 d.

Shem. X.\PlITALI ·wEnn, son of Zebulon and Judith, of Wind­

ham, Oct. 2, 1 i51. Be was b .• July 30, 1 i2!l; d. of consump­tion, July 23, 1S04', :c. j;'i )·car;;. He was a shoe maker, and

died in Hano,·cr, anrl was hm·ied in Seotlaud.

1·1n~rrt cn11.1u:i::x wm:r-::

l. )L\I:\", b. I'ch. !!G, 175:!: m. Henry Dom,in:,:, Aug.15, 1774, nnd hnd ~ntbnn. Henry, )[:ii')·, Abner nnd )[:L,ou.

!!. ~Al'IIT.,1.1, b. Dec. 3, 17.j!J: 111, Abigail Green, )lny ]!), 1800. 3. S.u:.\11, b. :Xo,·. JG. I 7.;;;: cl. Sept. 4, 1771, '"· 1;; y. 9 m. 19 cl. 4. A SOX, l>. l•~ch. :!7. 1;.;7: cl. sm1ic d:iy. 5. \YILU.\)I. h . .:\pr. :!t► , )7".;'j8: 111. Lois ~tron~. )[ny lG, 178:?, nnd h:icl

!'oily, b. )luy 17, 1783; :tfter which, they left Windham. G. An:s1m, b .• Jnnc~G, 17W: m. Prudence ]laker, Xo,·. !!, 1780. She

wns dnn. or Deacon Samuel nud Prut.lcncc, b. ,Jnn. 4, 1755; d. Oct. 5, 1845. re. 90 y. ~ m. Ahner Webb wn.s :i soldier In the nc,·olution:iry War, nud t.l. June !!G,·184$, being that tlay b9 yenrs old. They had nine chilt.lrcn.

;. A~,,:-:, b. Dec. 20. I 7f,0: d. in infancy unnamed. 8. Li::uui-:c:;, 9. LA\"I:S,\,

? Twins, 5 5 b. Feb. l:!, I 7G2: t d. Feb. !!S, 176!!.

312 .llUDGE .llE.VORIALS.

354. ,\NXE )lUDGE, dau. of Charles nnd Rachel (p. 3!0), IJ. in \Vin<lluun.

Slie rn. ~A~lt'Er. Kurrur.r •• April 28, J j;j4. He was lrom Li~l,orn, nnr1 rPmm·,,,t to So111ers, Corin.

l. C1um.1-:~, .. S,uu11, 3. As~a:. 4. SA.\lt:t:L,

u. .T.uum, ll. Zll.1,AII, .. UACI0:1.,

8. Ln,u,

Tmm: c1111.nr11is w&1m: h. Fch. !!~. J ;.;;; : b. Xo,·. !,, J;"!iG: b. Xov. :,, 175:!: b. F,•h. I, 1;1;1,

~ h. h. h • b.

: namecl In their grandfutber's wlU lo 1 ;;N.

355. lUCHEL )IUDGE, dau. of Charles aml Rachel (p. 310), b. iu Scotlaml Society, Windham, June 26, Ii38; d. Dec. 7, 1760, re. 22 y. 5 111. 11 d.

She m. Jo::;ATHA.<; BL'-GH,rn, of Windham, Oct. 19, 1 760. We know nothing more of thi,, family, except 1,y the will of lier father, who ,1. Fel,. 11, 1 i78. Will elated Jan. 9, 1778. He lea,·es to his grand-daughter Thu:hcl "nil the household stuff that was he1· mother's, now in m~· possession." It would thus appear that lrer father also wa:, dead at that elate.

TIIF.11: CIUL!>Jt&.'1 WF.ltE:

l. RAcin:r., b. : m. -- Dewey. A. A. Robinson, of Scotlancl, Coon., says "Raebel m. )fr. I>ewey,

from Leb:l!lon, who eml1,.'T!ltccl to Roynlton, Vt., where she dlecl. l>cwey then wcut to Somers, Conn., ancl m. a Wldow Hnll. Dewey wus uncle to Gen. Fowltlr, of Lebanon."'

2. LCCISl>A, b. April 19, l,GO: ,!. llluy 1, 1,CO, re. 12 days.

356. WILLIA)I )lUDGE, only son of Charles and Rachel (p. 310), IJ. in Wine.ilium, Conn., Feb. 9, 17-!1; d. Feb. 26, 1776, re. 35 y. 17 d.

SECOXD GEXEIL,lTIO.V. 313

Ile was a farmer, antl re«itled in "·intlham, ,rhcre be <lied two yt·ars Lefore l1is father, antl nil his chilclrcn are munecl in the will or their grandfather, under <late of 1 iili. Although Wil­liam <lieu in 1 iiG, his estate was not tlividetl up among his chiltlren until li85, probably on account of their youth. .As it may Le of interest to hi:; immediate tlcsce11tlauts, we insert some cxtrat•ts we made from the records at ,Yintlham in order to show the manner of settling estates of olden times.

WDIDHAlf, May 7, x776.

This Court grants letters of Administration on the Estate of Wm. Mudge late of Windham deed to }fary :Mudge and Samuel Bingham who gave bond accordingly to exhibit into the registry of sd Court an inventory of said deccl Estate on or before the first tuesday of June next ensuing also to render to this Court a just account of. the Ad­ministration thereon on or before the Ist Tuesday of May 1777.

Tnos W1LLIA.\IS, Reg.

At a Probate Court held at Lebanon in & for the District of Wind­ham 10 of April 1784-

Samucl Bingham (one of the administrators on Estate of Wm i\[udge) moved for distribution of all his Estate to the Widow & children and as Charles eldest son had quit claimed all his interest in sai,l estate in accordance to bis Grandi.1thers will. He asks for Distributors to be appointed, & din:ctly that they give to Mary Adams late widow of William one third part for her use during life & the rest to be divided between Ichabod, Prudence & Lydia.

ESTATE OF WILLI,\lt ltUDCE, OF WI:SDHAll.

We the subscribers being appointed by the Honblc Court of Pro­bate for the district of Windham to distribute the estate of l\fr Wiiliam :\fudge late of s<1 Windl1am deed to the widow and heirs of said deccl according to Law have proceeded to distribute said estate in the following mannt:,, vi,.·-

In the first place we h~ve C:cducted cost of the inv~nlory of said estate in articles of personal estate £38.0.3. agrct:able to orders and the remainder we ha\·e distril:-.itcd in the following manner to the widow of the dee~

40

3J.l. NUDGE JllE.lIORIALS.

r Bed & Bedstead, cord and furniture £.6. - I Rug£ 1. 10.0-3 pr shee:ts £r. l2S. -4 pillow cases 5s. 1ad.-Towels 4S· 9d.-2 table cloths 3s. 2d. - r lnrge pewter basin 3s. 1d. - 4 do plaits 45. Sd. -2 do platters Ss. 9d. - I 3 do spoons :is. 2d. - 9 tea do 9d. - :: tin dippers & a tunnel IS. - skimmer & pepper box 6d. 3 stone plaits IS. zd. -set of tea dishes & saucers zs. - s Baker glasses ::s. Iod. A glnss cann zs. 6d. - 4 glass bottles zs. Sd. -an earthen punch bowl 6d. A brafs kettle 18s.-frying pan 3s.-dish kettle & skillet 3s. -large handirons I5s. 4d. Lamp & :: candlesticks ::s. - a pr of shears 6d. - a young cow & calf £3. zos. - I year old heifor £ 1.

- :: two )T old beifors £3. 10s.

being one third part, to be and re'!lain to said widow foreYer.

In the next place we haYe sett off to Ichabod l\Iudge son of said deceased one third part of the personal Estate of sd deed exclusive of the Widow's third, viz:-

I two )Told steer £1. 15s. - r yearling colt £3 - 16 sheep & lambs £3. Cash £3 -saddle & bridle I7s. -gun & sword £1. IJS. 2d. - z sickles zs. - 3 half Hhds 3s. - to be his in severalty forever.

£13. o. 0

In the third pl:ice we have sett off to Prudence Mudge daughter to sd dec'd, another third part, viz:-

A bed & beadsted cord & furniture all being the sum of £7 - 7 sheets £1. 17s. 5c!.-2 table cloths 3s. ::d.-:: thzee pint b:isons 3s. 1!¼-4 pewter plaits 45. uc!.-:: do platters 7s. 9d. - r qt pot ::s. Sd. - 1 pewter porringer 9d. - I pewter tea pot ts. Sd. - I

warming pan ros. - r iron pot 3s. 6d. - I do kettle 5s. 3d. - the best fire sho\·el ::s. 6d. - I pr shears 6d. - r foot wheel 9s. - r old woolen do 3s. - z case of drawers £1. 5s. to be hers in se\·cralty forever

In the fourtl1 place we have set off to Lydia Mudge dau. to said cle!ce:ised, another third part, viz:-

A trundle bedstead, bed & cord & furniture £ x. 17s. - another bed & bl!dstead. cord & furniture £3. 3s. - r Chintz Bedquilt 18s.-

SECO.VD GE..VERATIO..V. 315

1 woollen coverlid 15s. - 7 sheets 1.17.5- 4 pillow cases 5s. 7gd. I table cloth 1s. 7d. - :: pewter basons 3s. I ~d. - 3 do plaits ::s. 3d. - :: new do ::s. Sci. - 3 do platters 9s. 9d. - I pint pot 1s. 4d. - 1

looking glass 6s. - 1 iron handle wanning pan 10s. - 1 iron pot 3s. 6d. - fire tongs & shovel 45. 6d. - I foot wheel 9s. - I chest 5s. -4 color'd chairs 145. - :: tables 10s. - :: sugar boxes 1s. 6d.

To be hers in severalty forever. £13. o. 3

We have set off to Mrs. Mary Adams late widow to said deed about twenty acres of land, being in our estimation, one third part of the real estate of sd William dec'd for her use and improvement during her natural life. Bounds are then given.

We have likewise set off to said Prudence about fourteen acres & 140 rods of land, being in our estimation one third part of the remainder of the real estate of said deceased to her forever in severalty.

We have likewise set off to said Ichabod about 16 acres & 43 rods of land, it being in our estimation one third part of the remainder of tl1e real estate of sd dec'd to him forever in severalty.

Lastly we have sett off to said Lydia fourteen acres a!'ld 55 rods 9f land, it being in our estimation one tlurd part of the real estate of said dec'd to her in severalty forever.

Dated Jan'y ::6th A. D. 1785 ..

GAML RIPLEY .Distributors JOHN WALDEN ~

AsA WIITER under Oath.

Recorded ::5th Sept 1787 per Tnos W1u1A~1s, Reg.

Hem. :?![ARY SPEXCER, June 10, li62.

Shem. 2 Capt. TuoltAS ..:\.o.\lts, Jan. 4, 1 iSl, an<l ,1. :-::ept. Ii, 1814, re. ii years.

TlrF.In Cl!II.I>RI-:.-; wi-:m::

1, CII.\ltLJs-~, b, )far. 30, 1763: m. Lycll:L Lillie. :i;;; :.?. l'ltl"Dt:.'<C&, b. :Xov. !!!!, 1764: m. Jared Webb. a,;s 3. lcllAllOD, b. Aug. 31, 1767: m. Eunice ::ltor~"UD. :J.39 4-. L'l."DIA, b.Jan. 14, 1773: m. Walter Smltll. 360

31G ,llfl/JOE ,l/EJ/Oll/A/,,Y,

TIIIIU, ,a:n:IUTIO~ UD C::1111,DRE~.

357, CII.\HLI•:;-i .\IUl>GE, ~1111 111' Willi11111 1111d :\for,,· (p. :: f.i ), I,. irr Wi11dl111111, Vorrrr., .:\larclr ::o, 17u:1; ,I. Apr·il :!, l H:!:l, re. lill y. :; d.

Ho w11s II li1r11wr, uwl al 1V11y.➔ re~itle,1 in \Vi111ll111rn. He 11111do Iris will, iu wliil'ir lw 11111111?1! Iris wile Lydia, son:l Clrarlcs 111111 \Villiruu, 1.luu. Lucretia, 1111d ~r1111u<l1111~l1tcr.~ .AIJIJo 11rr<l Emmn Woo,J.

11'11,J. Of,' 1.'IIAJtU:l; lll!IJGJ~.

I Charles Mudge of Windham in the County of Windham being of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will & Testament: That is to say:- I will that all of my just debts and 1:uneral charges be paid hy my Executor.

I giue unto •11y wife Lyclia the improvement of my House & Barn & out houses with the home Iott containing about seventy-two• acres, so long as she sh:111 be and remain mv Widow.

1 also giue to my wife all my hous~hold furniture to be at her dis­posal: I :tlso giue to my wife one Cow. I giue unto my son Charles all my lot of land which I bought of my brother Ichabod & sister Prudence containing about thirty acres. I also giue to my son Ch:trles my House, Barn and Out Houses with the home Iott con­taining about seventy-two acres ar my wifes decease or if she may marry :tgain I also giue to my son Charles all my stock of cattle, Sheep & Hogs and all my farming tools, excepting one cow giuen to my wife. I giue unto my son Willi:tm, thirty dollars to be p:tid unto him by my son Charles, in six months after my wife's decease.

I giue unto my daughter Lucretia one hundred & fifty doll:trs to be paid by my Son Charles unto her within two years after my decease. I also giue unto my daughter Lucretia :1 privclcdge in the J1ousc, that is to say, the north room and the cell:tr underne:tth, a right to b:tke in the kitchen & a rig-ht to get water from the well with :1 pri\'iledge of passing and repassing :ts long as she remains single.

I giue unto my Granddaughters Abbe Wood :1nd Emm:1 Wood two dollars each to be paid to my son Charles within four ye:1rs after my decease. And lastly I do make and constitute my son Charles

Tlf I JI/J O 1,: .VER ,t '/'10 .V. 317

Mudi;e to bl! my Sole Executor of this my last will & testament. In witness whereof 1 have set my hand & Seal this :: 1st day of Pebru-ary A. U. 18.:3. hi•

CII:\RLES + MUDGE. [Seal.] mutk

Signed scaled published & pronounced by the said Charles Mudge as his last Will & Tc~tament who in his presence & in the presence of each other, have hereunto set our names

WILLIAll CAR\'

NATHANIEL CARY

ZEllL TRACEY

Probated April 16, 1823. Jomr BALDWIN, Jr., Clerk.

An Inventory of his Estate Real & Personal was presented to the Court June 16, 18::3, amounting to £247::, o, :z. Accepted & ap­proved & ordered to be recorded.

Oct. 17, 1823. J. BALDWIN, Jr., Clerk.

RECEIPTS ON ESTATE OF CHARLES MUDGE, DECEASED.

Received of Mr Charles Mudge, Executors of tht: last Will and testament of Mr Charles Mudge late of Windham deceased two each being in full of demands against said Executor & being a leg:icy of two dollars each left us by Will.

(Signed) WINDHAM, Nov. 28, 1835.

Annv S. Woon Eu:-.1cE M. Wooo.

WINDHAll, Sept. 1st, 1838. Received Thirty dollars from the executors of the last will and testament of Mr. Charles Mudge, late of Windham deceased it being a legacy left me by the Will.

WILLIAM MUDGE.

The above receipt is truly recorded Oct. 1st, 1838.

Attest THo~us GRAY, Clerk.

He m. LYnTA L11.1.m, Xo,·. :!,j, 1 iS-t :=:he was dn.11. of

Elisha an,l Huldah, h .• fan. 1::l, 1 ifi::; d. Sept. ;,, 18:;i, a.-. i-t y. 7 m. 24 d.

:ns

l. CllAIU.&~,

2. ll,\JtY, 3. Wn.u.'-"• 4. Tsm.,, r.. Er:SIC}:,

G. Oum:,,, 7. l)Astt:t.., I!. S.\I.LY,

9. Lucw:ru,

,llUDGE JIE,llORIALS.

TIIF.m CHILI>= WEnV.:

b. July 11, 1,~r,: d. aam. ,\pr. I!?, !BG0, re. 7.J y. 9 m. 1 d. b. }•ch. H, l,89: tl. anm. ,Ian. :!!I, !SH, ,c. :lG y. 11 m. 15 tl. b. Dec. ::1, Ji.as: m. Sahm 1.cwls. ::ua h . . .\u;:.:11, 1:-:,0: rn. Orrin ""ood. :Jn2 b. ::'llar. :!:I, l i:l:!: d. mun •• Jan. l!I, 181:J, m. !?! y. !? m. 4 tl. b .. Au;:. ~J, 1;~:1: d. Feb. !!S, J;"!..14, re. 3 y. ,: 1n. b. AJ•r. l:!, li!IG: tl. Feb. l:J, li!t,;, m. l y. 10 m: l d. b. :\for. :!, li:l!l: tl. :-o,•. :!G, lSOh re, G y. 8 m. 2, tl. b. ::'\fur. :!l:l, 11:lW : m. Tnuuan Salford. 303

358. PRUDEXCE ).fUDGE, dau. of Charles and )fary (p. 315), u. in Windham, Conn., No,·. 22, 1764; d. )larch 2S 1847, :c. S2 y. 7 m. 25 d.

Shem. J.ARED0

WEnn, June 3, 1 WO. Ile was son of John and Ann, b. ,June 10, 1759, was a farmer, and resided in Scotland Society, Wind!w.m,·where he died, Jan. 24, ISIS, :c. 5V years.

1. JOll,.'1,,

!?. Tno,us, 3. l\Lu:Y .lxx,

Timm CWLDJ:}:." lVEl:J::

b. )fny !!S, 1791: m. Abl;:ail Foster, Oct.!?, 1S1,. b. Feb. 2;;, l 79;;: m. l\Iary Dorrnncc, Jan. !!0, IS!!!!. b. Feb. !?, 1800:

359. ICHABOD )fUDGE, son of William and )fary (p. 315), b. in Scotland Society, Windham, Conn., Aug. 31, l iGi; d. Aug. 15, 1844, re. 'iG y. 11 m. 15 d.

Ile was a blacksmith, and settled in Ellington, Conn., in tl1e year l 790, and carried on that l>usiness in that town till I 820, when he and his son )far\·in bought a ta.rm in Somers, where he died. He was chairman of the selectmen in Ellington for six years, and held other town offices, was a Democrat in politics, and much respected :i.s a citizen.

He m. EuxICE )foRG..1..\", Oct. 2V, l iSV. She was I>. )!arch 14, li70; d . .A.ug. 11, 1S59, re. S9 y. 4 m. 2S d.

1. l[.rn,,:-., •> Ecs1cF_.. 3. 11.U:LOW,

FOURTH GENER.,1TIO .. Y.

TJIF.tR CIIII.DRIP,'" 'WERF. :

b. April 8, 1,91: m. l[lrlnm Spenr. b. July :!'J, 179,: m. Snnrord lfartln. b. lfar. a, 1800: d. June :!'J. l~:?O, re. 20 y. !\ m. 15 d.

319

360. LYDll )JUDGE, dau. of William and )fary (P· 315), h. in Scotlunu Society, Windham, Conn., Jan. 14, l i73; d. in Canterbury, Conn., Sept. 3, IS3i, ::c. 64 y. j m. 20 d.

She m. WALTER SlllTH, of Canterbury, Conn.," )!arch 4, 1803. He was cooper and farmer, b. Sept. 4, 1773; d. No,·. 15, 1831, :e. 58 y. 2 m. 11 d.

TIIF.llt CIIll,Dlt&..._ \\Till&:

1. H&:-.nY, b. Nov. 2:;, 1803: d. :.ug. 11, 1813, re. 9 y. 8 m. 14 d. 2. Scs.,:-., b. Jan. l:?, 180~: m. Elea.zer Smith. 3. B1rrs•:'\·, b. Oct. lll, 180G: m. Edwin S. Phinney; d. Oct. :?ll, 183!?,

re. 2G y. 10 d. Ien\'ing no children. 4. J0A:-O'NA, b. Aug. 9, 1808: m. Snmuel Smith; d. Feb. lG, 183ll, a,.

!!G y. G m., d. le:n•ing no children. 5. W.u.TF.1:, b. l,'cb. l:?, 1S11: m. Susnn Lyon, March li, 1S:lll, nnd

bnd sb: children: Henry. Helen, Columbus l[cllcn, Elbert nnd Flora. G. LYDL\, b. June :?, li;J:l: m. Chnrles Ens,vorth; d. llny 11, 1838,

re. :?~ y. ll m. 9 d. Iea\·lng no cbUdren.

FOURTH GEJERATIOJ ,Ul) CHILDREJ.

361. WILLlllI )fUDGE, son of Clmrles and Lydia. (p. 318), b. in ,vindham, Conn., Dec. 21, 1788; d. Oct. IO, 184i, re. 58 y. 9 m. 19 d.

He Jj\·ecl in Pro,·iclence, R. L, a short time, and then removed to Baltimore, )I,I., where he died.

Hem. S..1.nIU LEWIS, of Pro,·idence, R. L, Dec. IO, ISIS. • TJIF!Ir. CIIILDr:.:..._ \\"EI:F!:

l • .Ao.utF-"TA, h. : m. --Tl1ompson, or Bnltimore. 2. LYDIA Lucm:-ru. h. : m. ,Tnmc>' Post. or Westbrook, Conn.

,llUD(;E NE.llOI'.IAJ,S. !320

362. LYIH.\ :\ITJDGE. 1la11. nf Clmrlcs an<l Lydia

(p. :;JS), IJ. iu Wimll1:u11, Conn .. Au~. :;1. Ii!JO; <l. Felt. 7,

181-!, :!!. 2:; y. ;j 111. j tl.

She 111. Om:1x \\'oou, of' Cautcrlmry. Cnuu.

1. Anny S. 2. Eu.x1<.:1~ )I.

b. b. : m. Smith Willlums, ot"Canterbury, Conn.

363. LUCRETIA :\IUDGE, dau. of Charles and Lydia (p. 318), IJ. in Wimlham, Coun., )larch :?S, 1S04. Still lh-es in

Willimantic, Wiudham.

Shem. Tmnc..1.x SAFFOrw, Dec. 30, 1827. Ile cl. Jan. 10, lSGO,

re. 32 y. 11 m. 20 tl.

mm: c11n.1>1:~ Wl:r.r.:

1. E1.17.,m.--r11, b. Oct. hi. lS!!t;: '' .J.\~J~ )I coot~ h. Au;:. :!:-C., 1s:1s: m. Tun1erKing:--Jt•y,lluyl8, 1851,

:ind bud two children: l Tl1criu, h. July :/:<, 1~55; :! l'nrk T. b. Sept •

.,. 11.uum:r Ao.ua:.~T.,, b. )lny 27, lt<:J:!: m. C:irlble Potter, .T:tn. 15. 1854, mid hnd two children: 1 Fr-.ink l'hilip, b. An;.:-. :/8, lti;:;8; 2 lfattie :May. I,. Dec. 18, lti5!1, d. Feb. 14, ltiG::. re. :l y. l m. :!, d.

4. l\[AJ:Y LCCl.'iDA, b. Jun. 11. 18:Jj: d. June l, 1851, re. !Gy. 4 m. 21 d.

364. :\IARYIX :\IUDGE, son of Ichabod and Eunice

(p. 319), b. in Scotland Society, Windham, Conn., .April S, 1 i91; d. )larch 15, lSGO, :t•. 78 y. 11 m. 7 <l.

Ile was a farmer, rc~ided in Somer:::, Conn., and represented

the town in the years of 1 s~::; and 184(;, was ;;elect man a number of year;;, am! hclu ~e\'cral other t(,wn ollict•,:.

Ile m. )Imr.rn ~PEAR, ,Jan. 9, 1 Sl 1;. ~he was ,!au. of William

and )lary $pe1tr. of Ellin;..>'ton. Conn .. h. ~O\'. 2!), 1 i!ll.

FIFTH GE.YERATIO.Y. 321

nmm ClllLDm:.-.; wt:ItE:

1. \\"Jt.t.t.,~t C. b. :SoT. l,, lBlr.: 1n. $oplnonln Gowdy. 3(',(; 0 )I.\J:\" Sr1:.~CEU, b. Fch. :!fi, 1:,.1!J: m. J:c,·. A . .A. Folsom. :JUT :J. A1.ma:T. h. ,\u~. 8. l~:!4: m. 811r:ib T. 11:il,lwin. a,.s 4. llt::<J:Y 8n:ow111:1J>Gt:. b •• \pril 4. b:!1;: <.I.July l!I, l~:!,.ll•. ly.:lm. Ir.d. 5. Ih:st:Y 1>1:1-:.-..c(1IT, h. Oct. :!~. l:0-~~: m. )lary .. \. l:'". llolwcs. :JG!) 1.:. I,"1:.,:sc1:s Euz.,nETII, b. April :!:J, l~:JG :

365. EOXICE )IGDGE, <lu.u. of khabod antl Eunice (p. 31:J), l,. in Wintlhmn, Conn., .July ::w, 17!>7.

She m. S,\..WOr.o :\I.mm,, of Ellington, Conn., Ko,. ;rn, 1820. Ile wu.~ a. farmer, l,. F.,J,_ 12, 17%; <l. J:i.n. 23, 1838, :c. 41 y. 11 Ill. 11 d.

1. .. 3. 4. 5. G. ..

Ihm.ow. Gc01:m:J. \\"JLl.1,\.'1 T. llt:.-.;1:Y C. C1unu-~, )l.,1:YE. J.\..,1£.. ... ,

Tmm: CilILDnrs WEl'Js:

b. Sept. .;, 1821 : b •• fan. 1, l~:!4: b. )far. :!G. l~:!G: 11 .• fan ••• l1'4a, :e. 18 y. 9 m. l:! ,1. b. July li, 18:!S: tl. liar.!!:;, 18;";0. re. ~l y. 8 m. G tl. b. Dec. Ia, 1s:m: d .. April,, 1sa1, m. 20 y. ~l 1U. !?:; d. b. ll:ty 13, 1s:;:; : b. Sept. :!G, 1:;:;.;: 11. )fay 1,, 18:J,, m. l y., 111. :!I <.I.

flFfD GEXERATIOl UD CIIILDREl.

366. . WILLWI C. :\lUDGE, son or :\farviu and :\liri:i.m (p. 321), b. in Somers, Conu., Xo\·. 17, 1816.

Ile m. 1 Sopnr.osr.\ Gow or, ~\.pril 1 G, 1 s:19. She was dau. of Roucrt, of Enfield, Conn., l,. ~\pril 24, IS 1-'i; ,I. .July 1 :i, 1843, ~- 28 y. 2 m. 21 <l.

Ile m. 2 )far.1 Donsos, ,June ::!4, l 84 7. She w:l.3 <l:i.u. of Peter, ofYernon, Conn., li. Sept. 18, 1S1:'.,.

lllS ClllLD tn.• SOPllltOXIA, GO\\.DY WAS:

l. l\LillY SOPWt0i-.·u, 41

b. June :.'!J, 18{:l:

322 MUDGE NE.l!Olll.ALS.

367. )[ARY SPEXCER )ITJDGE, dau. of )far.in and l\liriarn (p. 321), h. in Somers, Conn., Feb. 2G, 1819.

Shem. Re\·. A1.DF:nT AnAllS FoLSOll, .luly 30, lS.J.:j_ He "·a.~ a Uuh·cr,mlist mini~tPr, preached in Spring-fic!tl, )fa.-~., where he d. Ko\·. ] :!, 18-!ii, w. 3!1 y. 7 m. 7 d.

"He was a very social aud companionable man, and always cheerful and lmppy. At the time of his death, he was living with hi;i second wife, a most estimahle woman, who deeply fa. mcnts hi,i clecea,ic. He has left four children, - two sons and two daughters. Three of these arc by his first wifo."

TJIEU: CUlLD W.\S:

I. Dt:sTJs An,c,,,., b. Oct. !.'9, 184G: Ile Is now employed as clerk In the Spri11~cltl Xntlo11nl Bank, anti

Is u. Slllllrt and intelligent young wan.

368. ALBERT )rGDGE, son of )farvin and )Iirinm (p. :121 ), b. in Somers, Conn., .Aug. S, 1824.

He was a merchant quite a number of years, but has been cn:,,rugcd in the post-office at Ottumwa, W apcllo Co., Iowa, where he now· ii!.

Hem. S..utAH T. B.\LDW~, June lG, 184G. She was dau. of John, of Fairfield, Iowa, b. July 1, 1822.

1. Ilt:.'-JIY Prm,<eoTT, ., CALJ•:u~. :i. CII.\J:J.l:S w.

Timm ClllLl>l:E.." WERE:

b. :So\'. 18, IS·l.': b. De::. 11. !S49: ti. Feb. !!, 1s.;o, :c. I m. !!!! d. b. liar. !!!, 1i;;;!! :

369. HEXRY PRE::,COTT )IUDGE, son of )far.in nud )liriam (p. 321), b. in Somer:<, Conn., Oct. 28, 1828.

He is a jeweller, and resided in Korth .Attleboro, )Iasi;. He afterwards removed to )linncapolis, )linn., anu from thence to Springfield, )lass., and now resides-in Pro\'idcnce, R. I.

FIFTII GEYERATIOS. 323

He m. lfanY A. F. HourES, Oct. 1-1-, IS;;;-;. She was dnu.

of Ilnrrison nnu Rnchcl A., of North .Attleboro, )fo.:;s., b. Oct. 11, 1S20.

TIIEm CIIILDRE:S WERE:

1. IIAnmso:s .ALDEN, b. North .Attleboro •• Jul; !!3, 1857. !!. EDWARD ComtTLA.,'1>, b. North .Attleboro, .Au::. 14. 1858. 3. WILLIA.'\l P1mscoTT, b. J\lluneapolls, J\llnn., Sept. 7, 1861. 4. FltA.'il.: llOLllES, b. Sprin6'11cld, ::lluss., :lllll"ch !!, 1865.

EDWARD MUDGE A.ND HIS FA.lIILY.

Ji"j~DW.ARD l\IUDGE, son ol' Henry and Johanna ~

1_ .. {:, ......... ~fudge, born in King's Carswell Parish, De,onshire

_...,, C E l 1 J l <>=> 1-n<> ,.t-~ o., •ngaO{, uy-:.., ."'-· . 0ii•" Be remo,ed from Kmg's Carswell Pansh to the -r1:, Island of Guernsey, in the English Channel, and from

thence he came to New York City. He was a mariner in 1830 to 1834. Afterwards kept a store in Brooklyn, N. Y. He now resides in Williamsburg, N. Y.

Hem. CATHERIXE Cm..~"IXGH,ur, in City of New York, .Aug. 1, 1830.

TllEm CIIILPREX W}:RE:

1. JAllFS llF.,,,:y, b. Jan. 10, 1832: d. Aprll 31, 181i8, re. 2G y. 3 m. 21 d. 2. CATmmnm ,b-x. b. :lfay lG, 1834: m. John Tuns. 3. EDWARD ,v ASWXGTo:s-, b. Feb. 3, 1840: 4. .Tosfil'lll:S-F., b. Dec. 7, 1842: d. )farcb 10, 1844, re. l y. 3 m. 3 d. 5. .To ... -:xA, b. Au1:. 31, 184:i: G. Ilm.m Ross, b. Sept. 23, 1847: d. July 3, 1849, re. 1 y. 9 rn. 10 d. , . Tno,us Vr:,.T., b. )fay 15, 1851: cl. Jan. 9, 15;;2, re. 7 m. 25 cl. s. D.n,D Lt'l>Lv~, b. Nov. 15, 1s;;2:

ROLL OF :HONOR.

DESCENDANTS OF JARVIS MUDGE.

CAPT. ::\ITCA.H )IUDGE, ( 4th Gen. p. 66,) son of Ebenezer and .Abig-.i.il.

He was a Captain in the French anu Indian War of li55, but fell anu hurt his hip, and was incapable of joining in the Rc¥olution in lii5. He was with Gen. Wolf, anu was at the surrender of Quebec in li59.

CAPT. JARVIS )IUD GE, ( 4th Gen. p. i2,) son of Ebenezer and .Abigail.

He sen-cd as Captain of a company of minute men in three campaigns, of se,eral months each, during the Rc,olutionary War. Was appointed first lieutenant of 5th company of Col. Goose V a.n Schaack's ( Albany) regiment, Capt. White com­maniling, July 11, lii5.

WILLLUI )IUDGE, (5th Gen. p. jj,) was a ,:ol<licr of the Revolution, reHidin~ in Oy,iter Ray. Long L!lana.

326 NUDGE JIIE.1.1/0RI.ALS.

JOSHUA )fUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 80,) son of Ebenezer nml Patience.

Volunteered iu the French War of 1 i5G at tlie nge of twenty, nucl scrn:,I under f:en . .Alwrcrmul,ic at the ::cig:e of Oswego, N. Y., where he rccein·'1 n wuun,l whii·h was cau,.ed by a cannon. Lall striking- a rock, kuockiug: off a piece, which struck him o,·er the right eye, destroying- that orga11.

Ile· also scr,·e<l at tirncs, for twu or three years, in the War of the Rc\'olntion. Was in the Lattle of Beunini,.rton in Ang. 1 iii, under Col. Stark, and at Samtoga on the surrender of Burgoyne. He was in other scr\'ice, as appears from the following extract taken from the Stute Records of N cw York : -

" Joshua :\Iudge rlrcw pay as a pri\'ate in Col. Henry K. Van Rensselaer's regiment N. Y. T" olunteers, No,·.!>, 1 i80: £1 : 8: 11."

AMOS ::\IUDGE, (Gth Gen. p. 81,) son of .Joshua and ::\fory. He enlisted in the war of 1812, and wc11t to Queenstown,

Canada, under Gen. Solomon Van Rensselaer, where nearly one thousand men were eitl1er killed or taken prisoners. Ile was killed Oct. 13, 1812.

EZEKIEL ::\IUDGE, (Gth Gen. p. SI,) brother of abo¥e. He wus killed at the same date and place. "Early on the morning of the 13th of October, a detachment

of two hundred and twenty-fr.e men, under Col. Solomon Van Rensselaer, crossed the rh·er, gained possession of the heights of Queenstown, and took a small battery near its summit. Van Rensselaer wa..~ wounded at the landing, and the assault was led by Captains Ogil\'ie and Wool. At the very moment of success, the enemy re<'eh·c'1 a reinforcement of se\'eral lnmdred men under Gt•11Cral Brock. Thc~e attempted to reg-.iin possession of the battery, but were tlri,·en back Ly an inforior force under Captain Wool, anti theil' leader, General Brock, was kille<l. In the afternoon. the Briti~:. rect'iwrl a ,;:troni.r re-enforcement from

ROLL OF 110.VOR. 327

Fort Gcor;:rc, while nil the exertion,; of' General Van Rcnssclucr, clurinµ- the ,Jay, could inclm:e only nbnnt one thou~ancl ol' hi~ troops to cros;; tl1c rh·er. 'fht'i<c Wl'l'e att:wkecl 1,y a far snpc• rim· forc•e, 1111Cl nearly all wcr1i kilh•1l or taken pri,mnc•rs in the

n-r~· sig-lit of twel\'c or til'tceu h11111lrl'U of thdr ltret.hren in arms on the opposite shore, who po,;iti\'cly rl't'n~ed to e111liark. ".hile

these men nsset-tecl that they were willin~ to clcfcml their country when nttackecl, tlwy profcssccl to entertain scruples a.lJout cnrry­ini; nn otfcnsh·c w-a.r by im·nuing the enemy's territory. Unfor­tunntcly, these principles were cntcrtainocl, anrl the concluct of the militia. on this occasion dcfonclocl by many ol' the fcclcrul pa.rty, who were generally opposed to the war." - lflillso,i's

U11it,d States.

STEPHEN :\IUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 82.) son of Ebenezer :md Patience.

Was a soldier in the War of the Re,·olution. In Co.pt. Snm­ucl Clnrk's company, Barn. Sears's regiment, Berkshire men.

S,UIUEL :\IDDGE, (5th Gen. p. 82,) son of Samuel nnd Eunice.

He was n soldier in the Rcvolutionnry War. We find his name recorded in Sta.to Rccorcls of New York :I.::! a prh-ate in

Col. W. B. Whiting's regiment. Same date ancl regiment as his cousins A.nron and Jared.

ELDEn REUBEN :\IITDGE, (5th Gen. p. 83,) son of Samuel ancl Lydia.

Ile was a corporal, anrl afterwards a chaplain in the Revolu­

tionary army in liiG to 1 i::il. His name appears in Xew York rccorcls.

ELDER DAV.ID )IUDGE, (,ith Gen. p. 84,) ~on of Samuel

and Lydia.

328 .l/UDGE JIE.VORJALS.

Ile wn:i a soMier nml prolinbly a clmplnin in the Rc\"olution. Ile enlisted with Berkshire mrn from West Stockbridµ-c, re. 3;j

years, 5 foct 8 inches hi:..\'h, liµ-ht complcxiou, aurl scrvecl in Capt. Rowley's co111p11.ny and in Capt. Ifavcu's company, Ros~iter's regiment, in 177!).

RE\". JOUN ::\CUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 85,) son of Samuel and Lydia.

He served 11.il a ehnplnin in the army of the Re,·olutionnry War from 1775 to 1781. He afterwards received a pension until his death. He served in Capt. Aaron Rowley's company and Capt. Thomas Williams':i company, Berkshire men, from West Stockbridge.

l\IICAII )IUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 88,) son of l\Iicah and Lucy. Ile was a Rc,·olutionary sol,!icr in 1775. Was in Capt. Da\"id

Noble's company iu Sept. 1777, in Capt. Amos Rathburu's com­pany, also in Capt • .Aaron Rowley's company, Berkshire men, from Richmond, )Tass. W 11.il at Bennington and Saratoga, and in taking of Burgoyne. Ile was also in Ne"· York regiments in )lay, 1780.

,.\BEL ::\IUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 90,) ;,on of ::\Iieah and Lucy. Ile served as a ;;oldier in the Rcrnlutionary War. Was in

Capt. Rowley's company in Sept. 1 iii, Berkshire men, from Rich­mond, )fuss. Was also in Ne"· York rcs,jments in )fay, 1780.

JOHN l\IUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 90,) son of ::\Iicah and Lucy. Ile serrcd as a soldier in the Rernlutionary War.

s\BEL ::\HJDGE, (Gtb Gen. p. n,) son of Elijah and Dorothy. ·

Was in the Wnr of 1812, and was in the battle of Lundy'::1 Lane, July 25, 1814.

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EVERT )lUDGE, (Gth Gen. p. 91,) brother to .Abel, w:is

also in the War or 1812, and was at the lmttle of LU11tly' s Lane.

ELIJAH llUDGE, (Gth Gen. p. 91,) brother to Abel nnd Elijah, was also in the War of 1812, antl was womulctl at the battle of Luntly's Lane, antl now draws a pcn~ion .

.AA.RON )lUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 92,) son of Joseph and Jane. He was a soldier in the Rernlntionary War, in Col. W. B.

Whiting's regiment, in liS.1.

J.tRED )IUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 93,) son of Joseph and Jane. He wu.,; a soldier, and said to haYe drawn a pension for ser­

,-iccs in the .ReyoJutionary War, in Col. W. B. Whiting's regi­lll.Cut in 1781.

CHARLES :mJDGE, (5th Gen. p. 97,) son of Jams and Prudence .

.At the breaking out or the War of 1812, he enlisted and was in the battle of Sackett's Harbor.

CaPT . .AMOS )IUD GE, ( 5th Gen. p. 97,) son of Jams and Prudence.

During the War of itil2, he was captain of a company of minute men, and serYed in the army for a short time.

SIL.AS lIUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 98,) son of Jan-is and Pru­dence.

In the War of 1812, he enlisted as a soldier, and went to Sackett's Harbor, from which place he neYer returned, and his fate is uncertain .

.A.BR.HU:\! )IUDGE, (;:,th Gen. p. 100,) son of Abraham and Anna.

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Ile was a sergeant in the Revolutionary War, in Connecticut Linc, hut drew a pension from the State of' )Ia.ssachusctts of' $96 annually. He recch·cd $1,379.20. Placed on th~ roll, April 10, 1820.

EBE1'EZER )IUDGE, (,ith Gen. p. 103,) ~on of .Abraham and .Anna.

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, as a pri,ate in Col. Henry K. Yan Rensselaer's regiment, in liW, also in 5th regiment, commanded by Lieut.-Col. l\farius Willets, in Nov. 1 i81.

D ... \NIEL MUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 106,) son of l\Iichnel and Sarah.

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and liis name appears second on the list of prh-atcs published by Ondcrdonk in his Revolutionary Incidents, p. 58.

NATHAi.~L l\fCJDGE, (6th Gen. p. 109,) son of Samuel and Huldah.

Ile was commissary in War of 1812.

WOODHOuSE MUDGE, (6th Gen. p. 123,) son of .Aaron and Wealthy.

Ile was in the War of 1 S 12, was a fifer, was in se,era.I engagements, and taken prisoner.

Dn. CILIBLES )IuDGE, (ith Gen. p. 128,) son of Lyman and Gertrude.

He was a surgeon in the army during Wnr of Rebellion for four yen.rs, from New York State.

ABRAJLUI l!UDGE, (6th Gen. p. 133,) son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth.

He was a soldier in War ofl SI 2, and ser,ed at Sackett's Harbor.

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HEZE.KL\H DIDDLE )IUDGE, (ith Gen. p. 13!1,) son of Euenezer and Saral1.

Ile served one year, three months, in the ·war of the Rebellion ru; drum major in the 143d Illinois Infantry.

WILLLUf H. )fuDGE, (8th Gen. p. 140,) son of Hezekiah Dibble and Amy.

He serverl three years aml tl1rcc months in the !Ith Illinois Camlry as sadcllcr's ser~cant. The principal battles he was in were Pilot Kn?h, )fo.; ,Jacksonport, Battcrsville, Cotton Plant, Clarendon and Helena, .Ark.; )lcmphis, Germantown, Lafayette, Lagrange, Tenn.; Corinth, Okalona, Gun Town, Oakland, )fiss.; and Nasll\"illc, Tenn., where he was dischargecl.

Dn. ERSKINE BE.ATTY )fUDGE, (8th Gen. p. 142,) son of Samuel William and Jane.

He served two years in the Navy as Assistant Surgeon on board the "Chenango" and "Nero."

CARSON )IUDGE, (ith Gen. p. 151,) son of )ficah and )fartha..

He enlisted in Detroit City, )fich., )farch 9, 1858, for fh·e years' service, in the U.S . .Army. \Vent to Newport, Ky., thence to Lca,·enworth City, Kansas, from thence to Utah, where he joined the i 0th U. S. Infantry, Co. F, travelled the Rocky :Moun­tains, watching the Indians, left there for Fort Garland, New :\fe.tico, went as Orderly to Gen. E. R. S. Canby, and remained such during his campaign through New )fexico, wa:s in the battles ofYal,erde, .Albuquerque and Peralto, led the General's horse off the battlefield wl1en he was wounded at Valverde, returned to Lea,enworth, when the General left for \Yashington, having received an appointment of .Assistant :::ecretary of \Var. ""'a.➔

Orderly to )foj. J. Hayden, am! remaine•l a.;; such until dis­charged from service, )farch 9, 186c}. Ile was al:,o in the

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l,attlc of Frc<lcricksl,ur~. Va. He has the following- papers, as well as sfJmc others, which we <lo nfJt copy: -

The bearer, Carson Mudge, of Co. F, roth U. S. I., is recom­mended as being a ·competent, and in all respects an honest and reliable man.

E. R. S. CAXDY, Brig. Gen'! Vols.

CA~IP BATIALIOX, I0TH I;,;~·A!~TRY, NEAR FAL~JOUTH, VA., 8th March, 1863.

The bearer, Carson Mudge, this day discharged from the U. S. ~en•ice, has acted as my Orderly si_nce No\'ember, and I ha\·c found him sober, honest, and in an eminent degree reliable, and take pleasure in recommending him to those seeking the sen·ices of good men. J. HAYDEN, Major 1otl1 U. S. Infantry.

I have known t11e. bearer for several years, and can recommend him in every respect. E. .R. S. CAxnv, Brig. General.

NEW ORLEAXS, June 6, 1865.

Mr. Carson :Mudge is a native of the State of Michigan, and sen·cd a term in the 10th U. S. Infantry, mostly in tl1e Department of N. Mexico, then under Gen. Canby's command. Since his retum to the East, he has been for the greater portion of his time, and is now employed in tl1e U. S. Ordnance Department. Gen. Canby, who bas known him personally since 1859, speaks in unqualified terms of his integrity, industry, intelligence and irreproachable habits; and from my own personal obsen·ation of :\Ir. :\fudge, I regard him as perfectly trustworthy in every respect, and believe that he will not apply for or accept any position which he does not con­scientiously fed he can fill witli credit to himself and advantage to his employers. C. T. CHRISTESSE.~,

Licut.-Col. and Ass 0 t Adft Gen'), Dep't of tlie Gulf.

Sencr. Dr- ISliC S. l!UDGE, (7th Gen. p. 154-,) son of .Abel an<l lfcrcy.

He ser,cd in War of Rebellion as sergeant in the 3d llichiga.n

Infantry.

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ConP. JJORACE ::\IUDGE, (8th Gen. p. 154), son of Dr. I:<uac S. ancl ..:_\bi1:,,ail.

Ile was corporal in ,Y ar of Rcl1c!lion in 3d ::\[ichi1:,,an Infantry.

AL..:_\::\L:\.XSim G. ::\IUDGE, (8th Gen. p. 158,) son of . .:.\lmh

aml Elizabeth. Ile was drummer iu Co. F, H4th Re)..-iment of New York Vol­

unteers, and died in ho;;pital on ::\lorris Island of typhoid fever.

YOLl."'EY ::\IGDGE, (8th Gen. p. l:i9,) son of Colhy L. and

Amanda. Ile was a soldier in the ,var of the Rebellion.

JAY L. ::\fUDGE, son of same. Ile wa.s a soldier in the War of the Rebellion.

REv. W ARJJ..:\.::\I ::\l"GDGE, (7th Gen. p. 159,) son of Rich­ard and Lucy.

He wa.s chaplain of the 138th Re~ment of New York Volun­teers during the War of the Rebellion. Entered the army in Sept. 1861, and served upwards of two years.

FREDERICK ROOT ::\I"GDGE, (7th Gen. p. 164), sou of Philander S. and ::\fary.

He enlisted in Hartford, Conn., .July 22, 1861, in War of Rc­hellion. Was discharge•! for clisahility same year. He rceo,·ered his health, and ag-.i.in enlisted Aug. 22, 1862. ,v as again dis­

charged for disability; lmt being of a patriotic spirit, he ag-.i.iu enlisted in the 14th Regiment New York Volunteer:<, wl1ich reg­

iinent was engaged in the attack on PetcrslJurg, .June 18, 1 SG.f., and he was killed in the sixth charge.

GEORGE PAGE ::\IUDGE, (7th Gen. p. IGG,) son of Aliiert and Flora .A.

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Ile sen·ed in the War of Rel1ellion in 15th Re;..rimcut Indiana Volunteer:;. Entered sen·ice in Fel,ruary, 18G2. Wus at battle of Pitt:;liurµ: Landinr,r, and in forced march of Buell against Coriuth. ,v a:; honombly discliar,,;cd at the close.

ISAAC LE.AXDER )IUDGE, brother of George Page. He enlisted in same company, aml died at Evansville Hospital

of typhoid fever and neglect.

BYRON ::\IUDGE, (ith Ge~- p. 169,) son ,of .Abraham and Dcmmi;;.

In Sept. 1864, he w·as commi;;sioned Adjutant in the 18;jth N. Y. Yo!. Infantry, and served till .April 1, 1865, when he was wounded by a musket ball in the right arm, above the elbow, di:;abling l1im probahly for life, as he has lost the USC of his arm. This wound was received at the battle of Fh-e Forks, which gave our forces the key to Richmond.

WESTEL WILLOUGHBY )IUDGE, (8th Gen. p. lil,) son of Harvey and Elizaoeth.

In 1SG2, at the age of forty-three, he enlisted in the 23d )lichigan Infantry, and sen·ed three years in the W ur of the Rebellion, and wus honorably discharged at the close. He wus in the battles of Camel's Station, Knox,·ille, Dandridge, Buzzard's Roost, Resscca, Burnt Hickory, Delos )fountain, .Alatoona )foun­tain, and Chuttaloo River.

LIEUT.-Corff )fEL\TI )lUDGE, (8th Gen. p. Ii:!,) son of Ebenezer and Lucretia.

On the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, he raised a company of volunteers, and was commissioned and mustered into scn·ice .Aug. 24, 1861, as Captain of Company B, 11th Rc¢mcnt )lichigan Infantry, attached to 14th .Army Corp;,, )fajor General Thomas. He was ,;cuior Captain, and in command of the rcgi•

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mcnt, when he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, .April 25, 1SG3. )Io\·ed with the .lrmy of the Cumberland, in the cam­pai,!;11 against Chattanooga, conm:anded the re;riment at the uattle of Elk River, July 2, 18G3, Davis Cross Roads, Gn., Sept. 11, 1S63, at )lcLemore's Cove same date, also at the uattlc of Chickamauga, the 19th and 20th of September, 1863. .At the last charge, at the close of the battle, he received a wound through the left arm, which crippled that limb badly. He was then detailed on court-martial duty, being appointed President of the Department Boo.rd at Chattanooga, and served in that capacity four months, when he solicitecl ancl obtained leave to join his command at the front. He commanded a brigade on the attack of the enemy's line pf fortifications around Atlanta, Gn., .lug. 1864, was engaged in a fight with the rebel General Wheeler at Florence, Ala., Sept. 1, 1864. Be was mnstered out of scmcc, \\ith hi,; regiment, .lug. 22, 1865, ba\ing served faithfully as a brave i;oldicr during the whole term of the war.

DESCENDANTS OF THO)B.S MUDGE.

J.1)1ES )ffiDGE, (2d Gen. p. 181,) son of Thomas and Mary.

He sen·ca under Capt. Lothrop in t.he company raised in Essex County, )lass., called the "Flower of Essex." He scn·cd in the war against "King Philip" in 1675. He was killed by tl1c Indians Sept. IS, 1675, when fifty-nine were slain (sec p. 181) in South Deerfield, )lass. This war was called the :Karragan­sctt, or King Philip War.

THO)llS l\ffiDGE, (2d Gen. p. 181,) son of Thomas and Mary.

He sen·cd in Capt. Moseley's company, who arrived at South

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necrfield, aud fou~ht the Iudians, when ,James was killed Sept. 18, JG75 .

• JOHN l\IUDGE, (2d Gen. p. 1S6,) son of Thomas and ::\fary. r:i He ser\·ecl under Capt. :Moseley in same company, and was at South J>ecrlield, Sept. 1 S, 1G75, with John )fartin, who married their sister )fary.

GEORGE ::\IUDGE, (2d Gen. p. 191,) son of Thomas and )fo.ry.

He scn·ed in the Narragansett, or King Philip War. Wa.s impressed in the sen·ice.

,JOSEPH ::\IIJDGE, (4th Gen. p. 200,) son of John and Lydia.

He was a soldier in the Re\·olutionary War. In Capt. Caleb Kingsbury's company, Col. Aaron Davis's regiment, in 1775. He wa.s also in Capt . .Aaron Smith's company, Nccdli:i.m men, who marched in consequence of the alarm, on the 19th of .April, 1775. Three men were killed and several wounded in this fight from this company.

S,DIUEL )IUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 199,) son of John and :Mary.

He served in the French War under Gen. .Amherst, and was either killed or died in C:mada in 1758.

JOHN :\IUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 201,) son of John and :\Iary.

lie was a soldier in the War of the Rernlution, in Capt. Ben­jamin Edgell's company, John Jacob',; regiment, in 1778. He was also in Capt. Almer Crane's company, JacoiJ Gerrish';; regi­ment, and also in Jackson's company from Fitchburg.

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SDION l\fUDGE, ( 5th Gen. p. 203,) son of John and }fory. During the Re,·olutionary War, he joined the American army

as a sul,stitutc in the year 1776. l\forcheu to Ticonderoga., in Stephen Wilkins·s company, Col. Wibrglesworth's regiment; in Capt. Samuel Flint's company, J. Pickering's regiment, at Lexington, April 19, 1775. (Sec his Journal, p. 204:.J

EZRA. l\IUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 206,) son of John and l\fory. He was a soldier in the Rcvolution. In Capt. Samuel Tay­

lor's company, Nath. Dyke's regiment, in 1776. Was at Rox­bury and Dorchester Heights.

ENOCH l\!UDGE, ( 5th Gen: p. 206,) son of John and l\fary. He was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. In Capt.

Wm. Farrington's company, Lynn men. At Concord, .April, 1775. His name also appears on the Ticonderoga. Rolls.

NATHAN' MUDGE, (5th Gen. p. 207,) son of John and Mary. He was a Revolutionary soldier in Capt. Simon Brown's com­

pany, Jacob Gerri.sh's regiment, at Winter Ilill in 1778. His name also appears on the Ticonderoga Rolls.

SAl\IUEL l\fUDGE, (:ith Gen. p.199,) son of John and l\fary. He serve~ as a soldier in the Revolutionary War; in Capt.

Joseph Hmer's company, in J. Titcoml,'s regiment, in 1777. His name also appears on the Ticonderoga Rolls. He died of consumption, contracted in the service.

JOSEPH l\!UDGE, (5th Gen. p. 209,) son of Joseph and Phebe.

He W"as drummer in Capt. Aaron Smith's company of Need­ham men, Col. Wm. Heath's regiment, at Concord, in I 775--G. He was also in Capt. Robert Smith's company, as drummer, in 1778. Ili.s military title, in after years, was "Cornet."

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WILLLUI :lIUDGE, (6tli Gen. p. 213,) son of Jolm and Hannah.

lie served in Capt. John Aikin':! company in Wu1· of 1S12.

CAPT. JOSEPH :MUDGE, (6th Gen. p. 217,) son of Enoch and Lydia.

Ile was a sea captain in the War ofl 812, and went privateer­ing, and captured several vessels, and was him:,elf captured and sent to Halifn.'i: as a prisoner.

LIEUT. ROBERT RICH ~IUDGE, (7th Gen. p. 222,) son of Benjamin and Abigail.

He 1:,rr-.iduated at West Point, and was killed in Florida at the massacre of Jfajor Dade's command, Dec. 28, 1S35. [Sec .Ap-

. pcnfo:.J ·

CAPT. SA3IUEL MUDGE, (6th Gen. p. 231,) son of Nathan and Hannah.

He was a soldier in War of 1S12. Ho commanded tho E:!sex company of drafted militia stationed at Winter faland in Salem Harbor in 1S14.

CONRAD .ALBRIGHT MUDGE, (9th Gen. p. 235,) son of Simon u.nd lfary.

Died of typhoid fever, while on duty in the commissary depart­ment of the army of the Potomac •

.ALDEN ORLANDO ~IUDGE, (8th Gen. p. 2391) son of Nathan and Eliza.

He enlisted in the War of Rebellion in the 24th Iowa Infantry, Company K, Capt. James D. Williams, Sept. 61 1S62.

LOY.AL CORNELIUS ~IUDGE, (8th Gen. p. 239,) son of Nathan and Eliza.

He enlisted in the Wai· of Rebellion in the 24th Iowa. Infantry, Company.K, C~pt. James D. Williams, Sept. 6, 1862.

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HARRISON H. ::\lUDGE, (8th Gen. p. 2-10,) son of Prcshy an,1 A,lclinc.

He w·ns a soldier in the War of the Hchellion, nucl when lnst heard from wa;; in the regular nrmy of the United Stntcs.

L1EUT.-Co1 .. CHARLES REDINGTON MUDGE, (8th Gen. p. 259,) son of Enoch Redington nn<l Caroline A.

Cl111r!c.• R. ,lludge rccch·cd commis~ion as First Lieutenant, )fay 2:;, 18G1; promoted to r.aptain, July S, 1861, and ns )fa. jor, No\·. 9, 1862, nnd Licut.-Coloncl, June 6, 1863; killed in Lnttlc at GettysLurg, July 3, 1863. Principal battles in wliicl1 this regiment was engaged were. at Jackson, Va.., Front Royal, Winchester, Cedar l\fountnin, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chan­ccllorsn1lc nnd Gettysburg, where tl1is noble young officer lost liis life. [Sec .Appendix.]

CHARLES FREDERICK imDGE, (7th Gen. p. 267,) son of Benjrunin and ALignil.

He was sutler in the 19th )fass. Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion. Returned, and was appointed Superintemlcnt or U. S. Sanitary Commission, April 6, 1 SG3, and continued till · SeptcmLer, 1865.

JAJ!ES FRA~TKLIN lfUDGE, (8th Gen. p. 271,) son of John Ingalls and :lfary.

He serrnd on board of the U nitcd States Stenm Frigate " Col­orado" for sixteen months, in the Gulf Squadron, off lfobilc, Ala., during the War of the ReLellion.

LIEUT. CHARLES EDWIN lIUDGE, (Sth Gen. p. 280,) son of Samuel Edwin and Harriet N.

At the outbreak of the Rehcllion, he assisted in raising a company for the first regiment )fassachusctts Volunteers, and was. on the 19th of April, 1861, commissioned ns Lieutenant of

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Compnny I. At the muster into tlie U. S. service or tlie re~­ment, lic wu.~ commissioned First Lieutennnt, to rank from )Jay !!4, the tlatc ol' the company';, muster. Uc remainetl with tho company until April 26, 18G2, wl1en he was appointetl Adjutant of the regiment, which position he hcltl until the command was mu,,tcrcd out of service. He was scvernl times ofTercd promo­tion, but found it more comfortnulc to travel upon horseback than upon foot, and therefore kept hi:i position ns .Adjutant. He pnrticipated, with his commnnd, in the following actions and skirmishes, to wit: Blackburn'.§"'Ford, Vn., July 18; Bull Run, Vn., ,July 21, 1861; Siege of Yorktown, Vn.; Williams­burg, Vn., ::'lfay 5; Fair Oaks, Vn., June 18 and 25; seven days' fights-Sa,·nge Station, Vn., June 29, Glendale, Vn., June 30, l\falvern Hill,. Va., July 1 and 2, and .Aug. 5; Bristow Station; Kettle Run, Vn., .Aug. 27; Bull Run, 2d, Va., Aug. 29 and 30; Chantilly, V n., Sept. 1 ; Fredericksburg, Ya., Dec. 13, 14, 15, 1862; Chancellorsville, Vn., l\fay 2, 3, 4 and 5; Gettysburg, Va., July 2, 3 and 4; Wapping Heights, Va., July 24; l\Iine Run, Yn., Nov. 27, 1863; Wilderness, Vn.,l\fay 5, 6, S, !) and 10, 1864. Was wounded at Chancellorsville, Vn., )fay 5, 1862, by a fragment of shell in right tl1igh. At Gettysburg, received a flesh wound in lJCad, but was i:iblc to attend to duty on morning of the 3d. And on the 10th of l\fay, at Spotsylvania Court House, received severe contusion from a cmiistcr shot in left side. l\Iustercd out of scr,·ice, l\fay 25, 1864. In .August, 1866, espoused the cause of the Liberal Party in )fexico, and se:rved under Gen. Ci:irnrnjal, for a short time.

LIEUT. WILLIA)[ PRESCOTT l\IUDGE, (Stl1 Gen. p. 280,) son of' Sumnel Eu.win and Harriet N.

Willi11m P. Mut!ge, commissioned us First Lieutenant in 33d Regiment l\fo.ssachu:<etts Volunteers, July 7, I 862; served ns .Adjutant, and was killed at Lookout )foun!ain, Oct. 29, 1 SG:3. Engagements, Fredericksuurg, Chancellors\·ille, Beverly Fore.I,

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Gettysburg, with the nrmy of the Potomnc, nnd nt Lookout )fountain, where he wus killed. He received u wonnd in the fo1·ehend by n mm1kct bull ut Gettysburg.

"The telegraph brings the mournl'ul repo1·t of the death oi this young offi<.'er, killed in the battle of Lookout }fountain, near Chattanooga. As a soldier, one of the brn\·cst of the brave, J1eroic and confident in our success, l1is loss will cause poignant grief throughout the regiment with which ho was connected. He was the favorite of tho men •and tho pride of the organization, nod many a tear will fall because of his death. Ho was wounded nt the battle of Gettysburg, but did not desert his post, nod binding up the wound, continued throughout that cngngcmcot with the regiment in the Old Cemetery, until the three days' fight had been concludcC::. }I:i.ny years must puss before the 33tl rebriment can forget their fa\·orite Adjut:i.nt."

Tho following tribute is from the Colonel of his regiment: -

OBITUARY.

Trunun: TO A Bn.\'IT. 0FFJCER.-To grent henrts, n simple stone: to wenlthy ones, n pompous monument. It is right. He who li\'ed but for himself must tell the others, "I wns ; " but the memory or the one who difd for his country shnll always be fresh. ~fan is sometimes cruel, often unjust ; but with time he forgets the proud m:iusolenm o( Lucullus, and remembers Regulus. 'When the coun­try in danger wns :isking for her sons to defend her, ,v1LL1Alt

Pru:s<"OTT ~IuoGE replied, "I am rcndy." Kind to his subordi­nat•:s, obedient, without sel'\'ility, to his superiors; full of cntbu­si:ism,-he was n. model of the citizen soldier. He was !mown but to be loved. Those who shall not respect his memory arc traitors or cowards. The cruel bullet of II deceived brother fighting ag:iinst the liberty and glory of his country struck him just wbcu he was smiling at victory. He fell on n. rosebush. lle ne,·er uttered n. sigh. Flower dyiug upon another flower, his pure soul returned to his Crcntor like n. perfume. His parents ha\"e Jost 11

good son, the gallant 33d Regiment 1\I:iss:ichusctts Volunteers an .Adjut:mt whom they shall ne\'cr replace, the :irmy an officer who

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i:i:nve brillinnt hop<'R, nncl the C'ountry n young hero. Let ns benrl our head before the will of Go,!. l\Inny others, hut none worthier, 11ml 11till m:wy more info:rior to him in rnnk 111111 intentions, h11\"C 111111 Rplemlid tirneruls, or 1<le<'p under nn unknown socl, where friends e:mnot !Jn\"C the consolntion of Jcnving 11 teur nnd n flower. Ili11 soul limls its true rnnk in the Army of Him who chooses his o/flecrs not nccording to their soeinl or politic.-nl positions, but necortling to justice 11ml righteousness. Willinrn Prescott l!mlge's soul prnys now for bis clear country with the snme nrdor thnt he w11H lighting for her when he Ih·e,J. Lookout l\!ountnin's vietory took him young, but Ile who dies for liberty hns lh·ed enough.

A. c. lfaGGI.

CAPT. ,JOIJN GREEN )IUDGE, (7th Gen. p. 281,) son of ,John G. and Sarah.

Ile was Captain· of Company F, 53d Regiment of )fassaclm­sett:a; Yolunteers. Served nine monthi! in tl1c War of tl1c Rebel­lion in 1863, and was at the capture of Fort Bisland, April 13, 1 SG3. He received a minic rifle wounrl under tbc left car at tl1e Lattlc of Fort Hu«lson, June 14, 1SG3, when ninety men were killed and wounded from a regiment of two hundred.

ORREN }."ELSON 1\IUDGE, (Stl1 Gen. p. 283,) son of Eucnczcr and Laura.

He served ns a soldier in the War of tl1e Rebellion. Enlisted Dec. 19, 1863, in Company G, Capt. B. R. Jennie, 5tl1 Regiment Vermont Volunteers. Was wounded in battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 1 !J, I SG4, Ly sl1cll, and again by musket ball, )farcl1 27, 1 SG5, in front of Petersl,urg; rcceircd besides three slight wounds.

SEnGT. ALLEN )f. )IUD GE. (8th Gen. p. 284,) son of Eben­ezer and Laura.

He enli:<ted in the 25th Kew York Battery raised in Niagara County. He was in the Gulf Department, under Gen. Bank;i, and ser\"ed two years and cle\"en months.

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ELN.:.\T.ELL~ )IUDGE, (8th Gen. p. 28G,) son of Nathan an<l Eliza.

He enlisted in War of Rebellion in the New York 23<l Imle­pewlcnt Battery.

JUSTUS l\IUDGE, (8th Gen. p. 2SG,) son of Lorenzo anti Emeline.

Ile enlisted in the 21st Regiment of )ficl1ignn Volunteers in .August, ISG2; was discharged in October following for disa­bility. In 18G4, lie was <lrafte<l, and died in a. short time near l\Iillcdgcvillc, Ga., in Sherman's army.

WILLWI ROPES l\IUDGE; (Sth Gen. p. 295,) private in Company C, Second l\fassachnsctts Volunteers. This is an cxtmordinary case where a man receives a wonud in the head aud loses his sight, and yet life is p1·cservc<l. [Sec p. 295.]

APPENDIX.

HE following ohituary notice was taken from the Zion's Herald, which was published in three num­

bers of October and No\·ember1 1850. The small type in this article was written by l1imself for hi,i daughter, and furnished by her to the editor.

REV. ENOCH l\IDDGE,

TUE FIRST NATIVE l(F:TrlODIST PREACIIER OF NEW EXGL.\.'-"D•

At the time of the death of our beloved father, Rev. Enoch }fudge, the Herald contained numerous notices of bis history• and last sickness, but no connected narrative of bis devoted lire bas yet been prepared for our columns. His historical position among us as the first m1.th·e Jfothodist preacl1er raised up in New England, and still more, hi.9 noble moral character, fully up to bis historical position, render it desirable tliat a fuller and more consecuth·e notice of his career be placed on record.

He was born at Lynn, June 2S, 1776, and was descended from one of the earliest settlers of that town. His boyhood was marked by healthful buoyancy, mental aptitude, and a fine,

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~cncrnus mom! fcclin~. From the te::timony of the few ~ray­headed men who were his early associ1Lte5. 11.nt.l whose dim eye,; rnoi:ltcn now as thl'y recall their old and noLic friend, we should estimate !1im ns no ordinary boy, either intellectually or morally. He !1as given us, in a brief record prepared for a l1clo\·cd daugh­ter, an account of his early religious training 11.nd liis conversion. We cannot do better than gi,·c it in his own words: -

" Oh, what n mercy," he exclaims in the record be(ore us," that I w1111 born of parents tbnt fcnrccl the Lord, nncl cousccrutecl me cnrly to him! If they di<l not fully know the wny of the Lord when I w1111 born, their henrts were imbued with his fcnr. I dis­tinctly recollect, that among my first impressions were those mnde b.v their pious efforts to give me just ,·iews of the goodness of my heavenly Father, nncl the great benevolence of my kind nnd grn­dous Redeemer .. These nre umong my first reminiscences. E.-irly ns these impressions were mncle, I verily believe thnt they were nc,·Pr clfacccl. When nlone, when nfllictccl in nll the smnll vc.xn­tions nncl trinls of chilclhoocl, these little lessons were the gnnrclinn angels nnd compnnions of life, - mingled with much childish'1ess, nucl, doubtless, with some superstition, yet the sct>cls of truth were there. They germinated,. they sprung up ns tender blndes. The feeble brnuchcs of good desire, c!Jilclish hope, nnd infnnt clc,·otion were regnrdccl by 1-Iim who hns snicl, • I will not brenk the bruised reed, nor quench t!Jc smoking tla .. '\:.' Hnd my pnrents nt this time known the w:iy of truth pcrfeetly, they doubtless hncl obscn·cd and cherished the fruits of t!Jeir first pious etrorts with such instruction nnd prnycrs ns would have been peculiarly seasonable :mcl useful. ,vhile truth nncl grnce were thus struggling for nn cnrly existence, D.11 that is naturnl to nn unreuewc.-d heart wns working in their usu:tl courses, checked, indeed, but not subdued. ,vben in my fifteenth ycnr, the Re,·. Jesse Lee cnme to Lynn, my pru-ents were nmong the first to hcnr :md welcome the joyful tidings of a gospel whic!J they ncYcr before h:tcl known in suc!J riehncss. T!Jey were both brought into the liberty of the truth. The fruits of piety in them were clearly discenied by me. I desired to taste nnd know that the Lor<l wns good. Now pride, fenr noel sb:imc, little sus­pected before, were fc:lt to hnve the mnstcry. l\Ir. Lee's prenching wns nifccting, searching, humbling, soothing nnd instructing. I

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Jongt-<1 to hn\"c him tnlk with me, but dnrcd not pnt myself in his wny. I rcsoh·ccl nnrl rc-rcsolvc,1 to open my mind to him, hut when the time came my heart faile1l, my nnturnl ditndcncc sccmc,1 nil :it once to incrc:isc to :in nl:mning degree, yet I ventured to prny, to prny often and fen·ently ng:1inst nil the sins of my heart. I bcg-gccl for grnce to conquer them, but the burden of my prnycr was for conviction. I longed to feel, know nml lnmcnt, the sinfnl­ncss of sin, :ind to be pressed clown with n sense of conclcmnntion for its guilt. Under these feelings, I h:mlly !lnrccl to nsk for par­don of sin, ns I thought I h\ld not sufficient sense of its c,·il, 11or contrition for my ingrntituclc to Gori, nncl nbnsc of his mercy. About four mouths pnsscd nwny in t!Jis manner. I hcnr1l prc:ich­ing, went to clnss meeting, nnd sought the comp:my of serious persons, rend :md prnycd much, ~ut was coustnutly s:1ying,-

• Herc I repent :incl sin ngnln, Now I re,·!vc, :ind no1v um slnln,' etc.

I began seriously to fcnr I should nc,·cr know the joys of pardoned sin, never Imm :in c,·idcnec of ncccpt:mcc with God. ,vhcn fenr, gloom :incl clc~pnir begnn to ho,·cr o,·er me, nt n clnss meeting, )Ir. John Lee, wile> wns truly a sou ofconsol:1tion, seeing my ca.<;c, \\"llS

ennbled to ponr in the balm of divine truth, nncl lcnrl my thirsty soul to the fountain of grnce, opened in the ntonement for poor, weary, nml hca,·y-lnden sinners. I left the meeting with a rny of hope, retired and poured out my soul before God. .Access w:is grunted, and encouragement cl:m·ncd nmicl the dnrkncss. I fc:ircd to go to sleep lest I should lose the tender nnd cncournging views :incl feelings I hnd. I hnd little sleep, arose cnrly :ind went forth for prnycr. l\Iy mind became calm, trnnquil :ind joyful. I was insensibly led forth in prnise and gratitude to God. I drew n hymn­book from my pocket noel opened on the hymn that commences with,-

• Ob, jo~·ful sound of gospel gr.ice! Christ sbnll In me nppcar;

I, cYen I, shall see lils face; I shall be holy !,ere.'

The whole hymn secme<l more like nn inspiration from hcnYCn than anything of which I bad n conception, except the "'ord of God. I could only rend n \'crse :it n time, and then gi\'C vent to the gushing forth of joy nml grntcful prnisc. In this way I went

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through it. But I snid to my11clf, Whnt is thiR? Is it pnrclon? Is it ncccptnncc with God? I c11nnot tell, but I nm un11pc11knl,ly lmppy l I clnrerl not to 1111y thiH ill cou,·crsion. It ls wl111t I hn\'C sought 11ml longed for; but, oh, thnt I could alwnyll be thus grate­ful to God, 11ncl h11,·c my henrt flow forth in such n tide of Jo,·e to my Snviour l During the dny, wl1ich was the Ilith of September, 1791, I often sought to be nlonc to gh·c \'Cnt to my feelings. At evening I sought to unbosom myself to n young mnn with whom I w:is fnmili11r on these subjects. As soon as I hnd tolcl him he burst into tears, nnd snicl, • Ob, Enoch, Goel bns blcst your soul; do prny for me, thnt I mny pnrtnke of the lo,·e, pence nnd joy Goel has given you ! ' And no,v for the first time my voice WllS hearcl in prayer with nnother. l\ly fnith became confirmed, nnd I went on with increasing consolation nncl strength. In this state of mind I could not be content to enjoy such 11 hc:1\'cnly fenst 1ilone; I took opportunity to speak to my young friends nnd 11cq1111int:mces on the subject of religion, and recommend its ways 118 plcnsnnt and delightful. When in prayer meetings, I wns pressed in spirit to pray for and exhort them. Gorl blessed the feeble efforts. A goodly number cmbrncecl the S:1\'iour, nnd dc\'otecl their li\'cs to his service. I heard l\Ir. Lee preach from this text, 2 Tim. ii. 19: • Let e\'cry one thnt nnmeth the name of Christ, depart from iniquity.' I felt the prMlege and obligation of hn,·ing been con­secrated to God by parents, and of making n surrender of myself to him. It WILS with fcnr nnd trembling I went fonvnrd to the holy communion. But the Lord blessed his work nnd-ordin:mce to me, Md I found wisdom's wuys plensant and nil her paths peace. I felt the need of mental nncl mornl cultivation, nnd nppliecl my mind to it, but have reason to lament the \\"ant of a judicious instructor, :md of such means ns woulcl be best ndnptcd to my cnse.

Under the parental roof, where prayer nnd praise wns the delight­ful Md daily employ of the family, when my father hnppcnccl to be from home, my older brother and myself led the family devotions. Oh, how I bless Goel for the prMlege of thus early ntfording encouragement to the hearts ofmy pious parents, who b:id so often prnyed for me nnd their children with: tears and sighs! "

)lore attention was paid in those days than at present, among us, to the development and a,·ail:i.uility of the Jay talents of the cl1urch. Y ouug men c8pccially were induced to take an active

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part in prayer meetings. Their gifts for Christian exhormtion were thus readily noticed, nnd they rose to be cln.~s lenders, licen:!cd exltorters, (an office scarcely known among us now-a­c1ays,) local preachers, and at last itinerant preachers. lfr. )fudge passed through these gradations. Marlilehead, l\fo.lden, Boston, and other places, were often visited by him, at the request of lfr. Lee. He began by "exhorting" nt their social meetings, nnd, in time, expounded the Scriptures in their pulpits, applying himself meanwhile' to liis appropriate studies.

He was received into the New England Conference on the 1st of .Aui,"Ust, I 793. It held its session that year at Lynn, and did not convene more members than there nre now lfothodist prencl1ers in the city of Boston alone. "We have n en.II," said the veteran .Asbury, who presided, "for seven or eight preacl1ers • .Although our members nre few, our hearers a.re many." lfr. lfudge wns appointed to Greenwich circuit, R. I. Thi11 field of ln.lior hns since 1,ccn sub-divided into scores of appointments. It comprised all the )Iethodist field of Rhode Island and a.II the towns in l\fassnchusctts as far cast M Bridgewater, )Iiddlelioro', etc. Of this appointment, and n.ltio several of his suliscqucnt fields, he speaks as follows : -

" This," he writes, " was n most important crisis in my life. I was a youth in my eighteenth year, leaving my father's house, from which I hnd not been nbsent a week nt a time, in the course of my life. The l\Icthodists were n dcnc,minntion little known -gcnernlly opposed nnd disputed in every pince they appronchcd. Ne,·er hnd n prcnchcr of this order been rniscd up in New Englnnd before. All eyes were opened for good or for evil. Hopes, fears :ind reproaches were alive on the subject. My friends felt nnd prnyed much for me; but my own mind was keenly sensible of tl1e importance of tl1c undertaking. Anxiety and incessant npplicntion to duty, brought on :i distressing p:iin in my he:id, and finally thrc\\· me into a fever, within two weeks after lc:wing home. The Lord was grneious, :md kept my mind in n state of resignntion and pence. I felt that it was a chnstcning for reluctance to <luty, nnd

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stro,•o to ho more entir<'ly rlcvotcfl to tho work. I WnR w•ry sick for 11 short time, hut got out nR soon nR poRRil,Jc. It hn,J hccn reporter! thnt I wn11 demi, nm! 0110 m11n, who felt nn interest in my CMC, cnmc to the )JOURC to m:1ke 11r1·1111gC"mC'ntH for my f11ner11I. When 1 11ct out on my circuit ng-nin, 1 w11K sc•nrec nl,lc to sit on my bor11c, 11nrl 11111feref1 much tl1ro11g-h wcnknl'.'RR nn<l ,liRtrl'.'ss, occ11Riom•<l by ri,ling. I met with much hctter nccC'ptnnce tlmn I fenrc,1. 'fhc youth in nlmoi;t every pince 11ppcnrc<l serio11R 111111 t<'n<ler under the '\Vord, nnd prolinlily much of my ncceptnncc nmong the older clnss of my he11rer1<, wns owing to the interest <'XcitNl nmong the children. '\Vith feelings of unuttcrnlilc grntitncle, I r<'turnecl nt the close of the ycnr to my f:ithcr'11 l1ouse, in pence, hcnlth nncl glndness of henrt, to sec my fricnrl11, :incl nttcml Conference. Ne,•er clid my pnrcnts nppcnr so clenr. Ncwr clicl the quiet :mcl retired scenes of home nppenr so Ynlnnble. But 11/(ul 110 7,ome 11010! I felt I wns but 11 visitor. It would be ns usclcs,; ns impossible, to try ·to clcscribo my emotions. 'With II hcnrt rc:idy to burst with ycnrning for home, nnd tho e:i.rly nttnchmcnts of my first Christinn friendship, I left for ID)" nelV nppointmcnt on New London circuit, which required :i.bout three Jmmlrcd miles tr:n·c! to compnss it. I nttenclecl Conference nt Wilbrnb:i.m, Sept. 8th, l i!J4, nncl went thence in compnny with Jesse Lee, to New Lomlon, nncl commenced my lnbors. Hore wns n \'Cl)' lnborious field for three prenchcrs. The senior pre:1cl1cr, )Yilson Lee, wns tnkcn sick, :incl culled off from his lnbors. I !incl cl:iily renewed cnuso of grntitucle for th<> nbunclnnt goodness of Goel, to such n feeble, utterly umvorthy instrnmcut ns he grnciously deigned to use for tho good of precious souls. mcling, ,·isiting, pronching, oJn.qs nncl prnycr meetings, took up tbo time every cl:iy in the week. Aller tho second qunrtcr w:1s p:ist, wbit·h I felt wns prolitnblo to mo, :rnd I .hope to mnny others, I went to supply tho pl:1ce of :1 prcnchcr w.ho h:i.rl loft Litchfield circuit, l\fass., nncl after going once round, I pnssccl to Gr:i.n\'illc, Conn. This wns nu extensive circuit, nncl requirecl much lnbor. Herc I hncl tho happiness of b:1\'ing the Re,·. Joshua Tuylor ns :1 fcllow-lnborcr. Ho wns n pious, discreet, excmplnry, good prcnchcr. I cleriYcd instruction and profit by n brotherly int<'rco11rso with him. On this circ11it, nlso, I first becmnc ncquainte(l with Timothy ;\!erritt, before be was n prcnchcr. His piety :ind clo\'otoclncss to God :lll(l tile cnu:<c of religion, gn\·e un earnest of bis future usefulness. Ile bcgnn to preach the next

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J«'nr. Our next Conrt•rc>nce wn.'< l1cl,l nt New Lon,lon. Herc I rPC'Pin,J Dc>:won's or,lers, 111111 wn!'I 11ppoi11tc1l to Uc:ulli!!ltl circuit, in the then Pro1·ince of 1\foine. Loni-( ri1le11 nlll) 11111) ron,Js, cro11sing ril'crs without fcrry-lmnts, hnlli,ting ,-torms, hrc:1ki11g ro:11)11, slcl'p­ing in open cnhin,; :11111 log- huts, co:1rse 111111 scanty fnrc, nil scri·ed to cull out the energies of the mincl 11111! ho,ly. I ussurc you this w11s 11 plcnsnnt tusk, nnd n soul-sntis(ring scene of lnl.Jor, 1.Jccnuso the people were hungr_\' for the Word. His hc11rt must lull'c Licon col,1 nn,I unfeeling n.'< stone, tlmt coulcl not thrill with delight nt toil nncl prirntion, while received ns nn nngcl of mercy, nncl mncle welcome to such ns those cnjoyc,1, who rcccil'cd him for his J\fn. .. tcr's snkc. 0, my h)csse,1 1\In."tcr ! m:1y I not hope to mct•t m11ny in thy king-,lom, who then first hc:ird nml cmbrncccl the word of truth. l'rcnching plnccs mult(pliccl, our 1.Jor,lcrs were cnlnrgecl, tho chnrch incrcnsed- Goel prospcrc<l his cnuse.

Ue:ullield wn ... the first place in tho St:1tc or 1\fainc, where n l\Iethoclist mccting--housc wns crccte<l. A glorious work was com­meuce,l, thnt hns in it,- mlmnccment, fillccl the l:mcl. It wn.-. on this circuit I formed nn ncqu:1i11t:uwc with young ,Joslnm 8oulc, now Bishop Soule. I hncl rcceiYccl his wile into society, on my first circuit, when she wn." only nhout twch·c yc:1rs ol,l, nml he wn.'I but nbout sixteen. Ile hml :1 precocious mincl, n strong memory, n mnnly nml dignified turn, :ilthongh his uppc:ir:incc w:~~ cxcccclingly rustic. In mentioning )Irs. Soule, I nm reminded or sc\'ernl pious young fcm:1lcs who cmbrnccd religion on my first circuit, nncl who :iftcr~ wurds bccnmc the wiYcs of several riisti11g11isbcd prcnchcrs. Among these, were )!rs. Kent, :i.\Irs. Sonic, 1\Irs. Hill, Mrs. Ostrnncler, nncl )Irs. S. I-Inll. It is ch:!cring to look Ol'cr the scene, nncl recognize the children :incl chil,lrc.m•8 chilclrcn oftho::1e who then were brought into tho church in its infancy.

In li!>G our Conference wn.~ hel<l at Thompson, the St:itc of Connccticnt. Herc I rcccivccl Elclcr's orclers, :ilthongh bnt just entering my twentieth ycnr. I wns stntioncd at llnth, in :II:iinc. Jesse Lee, onr Presi<ling- Ehler. went to the South, nml was nhscnt six months. I nttt•111lecl the <p1arterly meeting~. :m,I went around the circuits to :1clministcr the onlinnnccs. This was n yc11r of incess:mt lahur, ~rcat exposure nncl toil, so tlmt tow:mls its close, my health failc,l. Although st:J.tiunctl at llath, I preached there but one or two Sabbaths. The work in )faine hdng under my charge, in the nbscncc of Bro. Lee, I went to Penobscot, whither

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tho nppointNl prenchl'r 1ll'clint'1l g-oing, Ho 1<11ppliNl nnth for mr, nml I went on to l'enohi;ieot, piclml np some HC11t.tcring nppoi11t­mc11t11 nnd opened othc•rH, or1,:nni1.ed chnrchc11, 11c11t for help, cn­l11rgc1l tho field or lnbor, nnd hml n pro,.pcron11 ycnr there. The Conference for l i97 wns held in Wilhruhnm. Tim di11t11nec wns HO

grc11t, nn1l tho cnlls for lnbor ijO mnny, thnt I continued in tho ,,·orl.: nt Penobscot. I wns stationed at Plcn1<:111t Rh·cr, to open· n new circuit in th11t region. 'tho cnlls, howc\'cr, bcin~ mnny nnd grcnt for prcnching in the vicinity of PenobRcot River, I opened mnny now fioldM or lnbor, in connection with the Penobscot circuit, und Bro. Timothy Merritt being 11tntioncd there, we continuerl our lnbors together on this circuit, much onlnrgod, so thnt it was uftor­wnrcls diYidccl into sovornl circuits nnd l'tntions.

In August, 1708, our Conference was hohl in Renclllold. I wm1 now in poor henltb, but roeoi\'cd n station on Penobscot circuit, with J. Finnegan as n helper. DMno goodness strengthened mo to continue this year in tho work, with some success nnrl much spiritual comfort. I hnd to be much nbroncl to nclministt'r ordi­nnnccs nncl nttend to tho cure of the societies. 1\Iy mind bccnme much tried, townrcls the close of the year, on the necessity of locnting. I folt nil the nttnchmcnt of former dnys to the work, but exposure und excessi\'e lnbor hnd rendered it impossible for me to trnl"el ns ext~nsiYely ns formerly, The circuits were large; none were pro,·icled for recei\'ing families ; our exchnnges, in those dnys, were often from State to State, nod from Conference to Conference. After much clclibcrntion nod prnycr, I concluded to locnte, nod continue to lnbor in the region nbout home. Accord­ingly, in 1799, I wns located. For several years we bud young preachers stationed on the Penobscot nnd the neighboring places, :incl I mudc frequent Yisits nbroacl, to :iclminister the ordinunccs, nncl assist the preachers. As mnny of the new settlements noel societies hncl grown up since I mudc Orrington the pince of my residence, I wns cnllQll on to nttencl fnncrnls, und on other occa­sions serYed in nll the region round about.

From the time of locating, 1799, I continued to reside in Orring­ton. During thc~e years of residence there, it pleased Goel to grant ns scYernl seasons of spiritual refreshing, uoth in that nod the neighboring towns. When I first went thither, there wns no church of' nny clcnominution in the region, for mnny miles nrouncl ; nnd when I organized the church, nnd nclministcrcd the ordinnn<es

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of the Gospel, there were yonng men nncl women present thnt hncl ne,·er Reen II GoHpel ordin1111ce nclmini11tcred. With the r11pid in­crc11He or population nntl impro,·ements, religion re,•h·ctl, n111l chnrchcs were mnltipliecl, nml mnny 1ulclccl to the Lori! in clillcrcnt 1lc11omi1111tions; nncl coulrl we hnvc been snpplietl with n sufficient number of nblc ministers, it 11ppe11recl ns if II lnrge portion of tho populntion wonlcl hnve united with us in puhlic worship 11ml Chris­tian union. I hncl several nttncks of 1!ickncss during thnt time, nnd tinnily my !lystem bccnmo run clown by n sc,·crc rhcumntic ntrcction, producing distrcssipg spnsmodic fits."

In "locating" at this time, l\lr. l\fu<lge hut yielded to stem necessity, - n. necessity that with<lrmv from their ministerial posts, for an interval at lei.st, n large mnjority of his follow laborers of that early <lay. C~lihnc~· was not only sanctioned by the episcopal example of .Asbury and l\!'Kcndrec, but was rc,1dered necessary by the general poverty of the church. Rob­erts, Brodhead, Taylor, :Merritt, l\fodge, in fine, almost all the pioneers of our ministry, bad to retire at their marriage, at lcnst until they could mnkc some provision for their families, when most of them a,,,"llin returned to their posts. l\Ir. l\ludgc's ill health rendered this course the more necessary, Lnt like most of bis located brethren, be continued to he ahundant in labors in and for miles a.round tl1e pince of his residence.

During his ministry in l\faine, l\Ir. l\Iudge, notwithstanding his characteristic amenity, had trials as well as la.hors in the ca.use of his Lord. He was hvice involved in lawsuits.

The first case was for consecrating marriage. It was assumed that :Methodist ministers had no legal right to join persons in marriage. Our preachers had been threatened with prosecu­tions, and one or two left their circuits to avoid them. l\fr. :Mudge determined to ta.kc the first opportunity of having the question put to a legal decision, and accordingly, not only per­fonned the ceremony, but inrited, or rather indicated, that he was determined to stand n suit for so .doing. He was accordingly prosecuted, and brought before n Justice's Court. Ile employed

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no o.ttorney, hut heing co.lied upon to nnswer to the cl10.rge, ndd1·esse1l tho court in a. few wor1ls, ;1tJ1tinl,\' tlmt he hnd ,ioincil pcrson,i in mnrriugc, J,ut not o.J ;1et forth in tho writ; thnt ho was a regularly ordaiued minister ol' the Gospel, prool' or which J,o wns ready to exhiliit. He plend thnt the wnrrunt ought to be qua.~hed, and thnt ho ought not to be holden to nnswcr to it, bl-cause it wa-; crronco11s ns to the names of the persons nnd plo.tfo!! mentioned therein, nnd fal,;e in its nvcrrncnts that he was no miuister, and had no legnl right to consecrate murringc, etc.; hut that, should hi.i Honor sec tit to orcrrule these picas, he reserved all other pleadings for n higher colll't. After n. short demur, his Honor said, " llr. )fudge, ns you appeal to Cicsar, to Cicsnr you must go." "He ma.de out a. bond io1· me," so.ys )[r. Mudge, "to recoh'llize my ouli~tion to appear at the Supreme Judicio.l Court, but I replied,' I have no bondsmen, nor shall I seek nny.' This I did, uccuuse I did not believe lie would he willing to ta.kc the responsibility of sending me to prison. He instantly turned to the Clerk and to another Justice, and said, 11\Ir. S. o.nd Esquire F., you nre doubtless willing to become bondsmen for )fr. )Iudge.' As lioth or them were friendly to me, they replied. 'yes,' not knov.;ng my purpose. They probably thought my delicacy about n,,king any one to he my l,ondsmcn bud occasioned my declining. However, nil was done in appar­ent good fccliug, and I determined to appear, and did so, at some cost and trouulc, for I had to ride sixty miles over a new and bad rond. Old Governor S11Jlirnn wn,, then State's Attor­ney, and had, of course, to bring the cause O.,.,"'D.inst me 1.,cfore the Grand Jury. The Justice who was my bondsman was also a witness, as he had seen me marry persons. By him I got my certificates of ordination into the State's Attorney's hand and before the Grand Jury. They instantly pronounced it a mali­cious prosecution, and the action dropped.''

The other cn,,c invoh-ctl the :,,.,.a,·e olfcncc of defamation of cha.meter. He had occasion to rcprO\·c and exhort a company

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of young- people who l111rl n,isemltlerl for 11. hn.ll or" frolic." Ho cn11tio11c1l tlir•m Uf.,'ll!. ~t indnlgiug in the excesses which, it hnrl been reporte1l, a similar pnrty in a neighlioring town hail

co111mittc1I "in making light of religion:- persons and ordinances." No names were mentioned, but a person present, who was bitterly opposed to the )fotho1listi!, proceeded to the neighboring Yillagc with such exaggerated reports U$ roused cYery enemy of Methodism within it. Such, however, was the coolness of tho persecuted preacher, tl1at the prosecution wo.s soon dropped; tho justice, nftcr hearing the case said, "You lm\'C done pcrfoctly right, )fr. l\Iudgc "; and some of the persecutors were · after­wards converted to God, and uccnmc the most stcndfust friends

of the preacher, and dc\·otcd members of' the church. "Such

instances of unrcasonal,Jc persecution," "Titos 1\fr. l\fudgc, "tended greatly to awaken the syrnpnthics of the more con­siilcratc, and, Ly divine goo<lncss and wisdom, led them to take a more decided stand for truth and righteousness; Ly them tl1c Methodists 1,ccamc more known and rcspcctcrl, and those

who 11.t first opposed us, sooner or later Lccamc ashamed of their barbarity, and lcnrncd to esteem us."

W c regret that no fuller record of hii! protracted and useful labors in l\fainc hns been kept. His name is like ointment poured forth in that portion of the church. Thus far we l1avc uccu under the necessity of giving fact;; which ha\·c mostly been before the public. fo our next we sl1all trace his sulisequcnt

career, and refer to some traits of his character. We have thus far traced the history of )fr. )[udgc tl1rough

his travels in )fainc down to his location at Orrington. During

his residence in that town, though often prostrated hy scrcrc illness, be was ahund:mt in laLors - bis "location,. wns in fact

but a "stationed appointment" coutinucd tl1ro11gh som'! eighteen years. Ile preached habitually during this interval, as his health

would allow; he also taught the towu school, and was the moral

and intellectual guide of' the people. No man, pcrl1aps, ever

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ncquirecl n grenter n~cendnncy in tl1e esteem nncl nffoctions of 11.

,illnge community. When he settled in the \'illage, there wa;,; no cl111rd1 of any name in it or within mile;; ar1111n1l it- he wu .. ~ the founder or the religious provisions ol' the people, and they respect to this clay his memory ns that ol' their chief lienefactor. l\forc tho.n thirty years after his removal from them, the news or his death was received with general gtief, and the inhabitants of the town called a public meeting in respect to his memory, at which the following resolutions were pu.,;sed : -

Resolved, That the intelligence of the cleath of our ,·enernlile father in the Gospel, Rev. Enoch liuclge, of Lynn, formerly u resi­dent of this town for more than twenty years, lms ucen receiYed hy us with deep emotions of sorrow and sympathy for his bcreuYed wiclow nnd fnmi)y.

Resolved, That ns a tribute of respect for his memory, :mcl :m bumble acknowledgment of bis long nncl vnlnnble Jubors in the early settlement of this town, in behalf of this clm1·eb :mcl 11eople, in forming their• literary, moral nncl religious churneter, the fruits whereof nre nbunduntly munifest at the present dny, in tbc tem­perate, orderly nncl religious conclition of the inhabitants -Thut the Rev. Joshua ll:tll, of Frankfort, one of his co-1:iborers in this section in the enrly clays of l\Iethodism, be invited to deli Yer n dis­course on the occasion.

The correspondent who furnishes the abo,e adds, his nnme in this place is almost a lwuselluld word. It is handed down from parents to children, and quite a number of the younger portion of the community bear it ns a title for lifo.

His attachment to Orrington was strong and lasting. }le not only found there a people who el'er treated him with all respect­ful and endearing marks of regard, but he married there the excellent partner of his long and laborious life, his companion­ship with whom for more than half a century was neYcr rufilctl

• Ile tnught the town school in winter, nnd probnbly most of the present oldest inhabitants rcceh·ed nll the school Instruction from hlm they ever obtnined.

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by n single instance of irritated lnngnngc. All hi~ children Wl•re also horn there, nnu one of' them sleeps among its gra,·es. The church nt Orrington will c\'er owe ti gratcf'ul olJii~ation to that good Providence which identitiCll the nnme nod saintly memory of Enoch )fudge with its early fortunes.

It wns during his residence in thnt town that he was honored with nn election to the Legislature of' Mn.sRncbu:,;etts.* Tho ecclesiastical system of l\fassnchusetts was still onerous on the dissenting religious bodies. . The •• standing order" was recog­nized as a sort of State church. Civil prosecutions were even re:mrted to for obtaining tithes fo1· the support of thnt religious party. lfcthodists, still living, had their cnttle seized nnd sold nt auction, and ,vere themselves thrown into prison for their refusal to support a creed at which their religious convictions revolted. The dissenting denominations joined in a genernl movement of opposition to this anti-Christian and anti-republi­cn.n oppression.

With n view to the promotion of their object, :Mr. :Mudge was elected n member of the Legisln.ture, n.s were many other minis­ters of the gospel, of all dissenting denominations. The speaker's table wn.s loaded with petitions, and the result wn.s the passage of what hn.s since been called the RELIGIOUS FnEEDOlt

BILL. In 1815-16, ~e was agnin honored with an election to the Legislature. In the latter year, he concluded to remove from :Maine, with the view, he writes, -

" To recover my health, or rather to leave my family in a situa­tion which I deemed more favorable for their comfort, in case of my decease, which appeared to be likely to take place at no <lii;t:mt period. The winter after moYing to Lynn I was more <'Onfinecl, and under the care of a physician, whose prescriptions, by the divine blessing, were rendered peculiarly beneficial; so thut, by the time of the next Conference, I was able to take an uppointm('nt in Boston, where by careful attention for two years, (18li-18,) :tlthongh the

• lllainc was then a District pcrt:tlniDg to )Inssachusetts.

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clntic11 or the stnlion ,vcrc nrclnou11, I wn'! much rrcniitc,1 in hcnlth. 'l'ho Lord revived his work, and Brother Timothy .l\lerritt nnd my• self luhored in much lmrmony, pence nucl comfort."

.At the Lynn Conference, 181!), he was stationed in Lynn, where, he writes, "I found great pleasure in renewing my early nc<1uaintnnce with those who were left of the fir:1t class of 1\fcthodi:!t.~, with whom I united-it being, also, the first in thii! region of the country." He was elected at the same time 11,

member of the State Convention for revising the Constitution of 1\fassnchusetts.

"Towards the close of the year," he writes, " The Lorcl bcgnn to pour out his Spirit. We hncl fasted, prayed ancl stn1gglecl against ,·nrious cliscourugcmcnts, but n bright morning of hope clnwncd, nncl I wns re-appointed to Lynn, nt the Nantucket Confer­ence. During this revival, about one hundred were received into the church, many or whom live, ns lights :md ornaments of our Zion. Such reminiscences are cheering to the worn traveller. At the Barre Conference, 1821, I received my station nt Portsmouth, N. II. Here, although nothing remarkable occurred, I spent two years inn pleasant and comfortable manner, and left the church in pence. At Providence Conference, 1823, I wns stationed nt Provi­dence. This, on the account of previous ditDculties and divisions, was :m appointment of importance. Thanks to the God of nll grnce nncl pence, I WllS not only ennblecl to live in pence with all men, but wns enabled to conduct the ntfairs of our church in n pcnccful :md prosperous course for two years, and left them in great hnrmony. At the Cambridge Conference, 1825, I wllS stntioned at Newport. In 1827-28, I wns stntioned at Enst Cambridge. The next two years, 1829-30, I wns stntioned nt Duxbury. These were plensnni: and profitnble years."

They were not only so to him, bnt eminently so to the societies themsel,es. His instructive discourses, pns~orn.l fidelity, suavity and dignity, and the blameless purity of his fine character, won universal affection. The aged found in him the ripened virtues and wisdom of congenial years; the young, a Christlike sympathy and simplicity which 11.ttroctcd the lo\·e of childhood itself; the

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afllictecl, n comrorter whoRe kimlly tones and Christian grnco rclic\·c<l their hearts when ornrwhclmed with sorrow; aud the pro~pcrous and happy, an ever welcome 1-,'11est, whose ~piritual corcliulity an<l checrfi1l11css euhuncc<l and, us it were, sunctifie<l the pleasure of their circles.

In 1831, he wns appointed to Ipswich, l\foss., but lnbore1l there only about ten months, when he wns culled to the responsi­ble charge or the Seamen's Chapel, New Bedfor<l. We ref,'TCt thut no journal or other consecutive record of his uscfol labors iu this licl<l hus been kept. Such a record woulil l1m·e afforded n model for Port cl1nplaincies. Few men e\·er won more thoroughly the generous sympathies of seamen. He locntc<l his home imme<liately among them," under the sl111dow or his "Beth­el." Be not only preached for them on Sabbaths, but provided them a rca11ing room, museum, etc. He became not only their spiritual guide, but their well-trusted counsellor in business trausnctions, the guardian or their families in their absence, the trustee of tl,cir property, tl1c arbiter of their litigations, wl1ether with each other or their employers; and such was the unh·crsal sense of his integrity, tlmt his word in such cases was clecish·c and final. His labors were not limited to the Bethel nml the homes of the seamen. He followed them with his corre­spondence into nil the worl<l, he wrote poems and printed sermons for them to carry to sea. He commemorated their disasters or deaths in special exercises in liis chapel, and the walls of that humble building arc stud<lcd with tablets, the affectionate memorials alike of their catastrophes and his sympathies. He was, in line, among seamen what Oberlin was among his mountaineers. The Boston Christian Register, (Unitarian,) one of tl1c editors of which knew him while in this sphere, spoke, at the time of his decease, as follo\VS :-

It was.our prh·ilege to k-now this excellent and dc\·oted follower of Christ for n period of ten or tweh-e years, when in the midst of his lllbors as :i. minister to sc:,,men in New Be<lfort.1. Xo mnn ever

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cnJTiccl into his dut!cs more the lmmility of n Christinn disciple nnd the l,cnignity of n Christiun fhthcr. He looked on the seamen of the pince us his children. Uc sought them out, invited them to his house, met them nt their rending room nod at the church, prencl1ecl to them, gu,·e them lectures on temperance, ,note didactic poems for them, and sent them off on their long voyai;es with Wi!!e counsc1!1 and useful books, nnd followecl them still with bis paternal blessing nnd his prayers. His wns the inlluenee of lo,·e reaching ull :iround him through kind nets and sound words Md n steadfast adherence to bis one great purpose. He was in simplicity n child, 11ml yet rem:irkable for his prudence and sagacity. We seldom met him then, or think of him now, without the feeling, "Behold an Jsrnelitc indeed, in whom is no guile!" Death can have no terrors for such n man; and his presence may still go in their thoughts with_ those who knew him, as calm but powerful nssur-.mce of the blessedi,ess nod pence which God besto,vs on those who lo,·e nnd sen·e him.

While he shunned not the Jowliest labors and most degraded resorts to which l1is office called him, he could ascend with e:isc from them to the most refined circles of intelligence and wealth. He was a favorite in such circles, for his Christian amenity threw a charm over them, and the opulent and the cultivated claimed, in friendly rivalry with the poorest tar, the refreshin~ sympathies of this good and rare man. l\Ien felt that tl1ere was a fragrance of the dh-inc l\faster's presence circling about his l1cavenly­mindcd sen-ant, and they were made better and comforted by his company. .A. citizen of New Bedford, who knew him well, B. Pitman, Esq., writes :lS follows:-

No clergyman, who, since my :1cqu:1intance here bn.s presided in N cw· Bedford, bn.s e,·er to so great :in e::.--tent won the respect of :ill clnsses ns l\Ir. Mndgc. Ile moved with equal ease nnd modest dignity in the higher :ind more lowly circles of society, beloved by nil. While in his duties be had frequent disputes to settle between scnmen and their officers and crews; he h:td that most rnre t:tlent of giving offence to, or losing the esteem of, neither party. l\fany have been the cases of litigation which he has thus prevented. To the welfare au<l interests of iseumcu he was deeply devoted ;

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impnrting nclmonition, reproor, consolntion, instn1etion, nncl not nnfrcqucntly pecuninry ni,sistnncc, to relie\'e their present neces­Rities. I-Iis spirit wns. nlwnys ·bl:md, nncl deportment gentle. During my \'Cry intimate ncquaintnncc with him I nc\·cr snw him rulllecl, or unkind in manner to nny one. He was of the most soci:11 tum, cqunlly ngreenble to the youngest or to those nclmnced in life. He possessed in n \·elj· eminent degree n catholic spirit; the odious spirit of bigotry bad no pince in bis bosom, and I hn\"e cause to lmow that ~nything of the kind from our pulpits or press wns Yery mortifying to him. The Bethel in this city owes Ycry much of its prosperity and favorable standing to the cbnrncter nod wise course of l\Ir. Mudge, who wns the first pastor cnlled to its scn·ice. By his demeanor and judicious course in all things relat­ing to it, he succeeded in· attaching to the institution the sympathy and ntrection of mnny of those who hnve since sustnined it.

l\Ir. Mudge had to nn unlimited e..._tent the confidence of seamen. In their difficulties with their officers and o,mers they resorted to him, nnd were satisfied if lte said it wns nil right. l\fany of the Canakers would not settle their Yoynges till Mr. l\Iudge bnd ex• nmined the account, nod said it was right. I need not sny bis attention to the poor, sick senmnn, far from bis home, was unceasing.

He maintained a most friendly intercourse with the ,·nrious clergy of the city, frequently occupying their pulpits. I cannot forbear speaking, of what nil know, his unostentatiou.~ piety. The Sncrnment was administered at the Bethel ; and when his henlth wou)d permit, l\Ir. Mudge woulrl hasten, at the close of hi:1 sen·ice, to the Elm-street Church, to enjoy the prhilege of partaking there. At such seasons I hn\'e beheld the "·encrnble snint come up the aisle ns he entered the house. and kneel beside his brethr<'n at the altar, ns one who had not been nnointed with oil, noel on whose head holy hands hnd never been lnid. I might fill many sheets with the subject, bnt desist ; to nil who k-new him, his worth can­not be told •

.About the end of I 841, he was attncked '\\;th paralysis. This

illness rendered him incapable of continuing his Iahors, but he was too l1ighly valued by the Port Society to be readily allowed to retreat from his post. They offered him a coIIcagne if he would remain. It pleased God to partiaIIy restore him, so tha.t

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he was enahled to continue lii11 labors until 1844, when n Reconrl attack aclmonished l1im that ]1is work was done. .Amidst tho general regrets of the city, he retireil to Lynn, to awuit the sum• mons of liis Lord among the associations and old 'Christian

companionships of l1is nutfrc village. Such was Enoch l\Iudge. He l1as the signal honor of Leing

the first native Methodist preacher of New Englund, the church has tl1e sif,"lllll l1onor of being nble to point to his chnrncter ns nobly befitting the pe_culiar distinction. It remains yet fur ns to notice his last days, and more fully his ehurncteristie traits. }fr. Mudge was below the usual height in stature, stoutly

framed, with a full round face healthfully colored, and expressive· of the perfect benignity and amiability of his spirit. His undi­minished, but silvered hair, crowns him with a highly venerable aspect. In manners, he .would have been a befitting compnnion for St. John.

After his second nttnck of pnra.Jysis in New Bedford, l\Ir. 1\Indgc took measures to retire from active life. He preached

liis farewell sermon from Psalm 90: 16, 17, on Sunday, July 14, 1844, and immediately retired to Lynn, his nath·e village_. The regrets and affections of the community of New Bedford fol­lowed him into private life. So highly had his services in that city been prized, that the government of Ne1v Bedford sent him a formal address of thanks.

We copy the folloll-ing from the records of the city of N cw Beclford:-

NEw BED~·ono, July 15, 18.W.

REY. EXOCH llUDGE.

At the meeting of the Selectmen this cl:iy, the following entry w:is clirectecl to be m:ide upon the reeorcls, :ind a copy thereof sent to l\Ir. l\Iuclge by the Ch:iirman.

The Selectmen of New Bedford learn with repet that their esteemed fellow-citizen, Enoch l\Iuclge, is about to retire from the field of labor he h:is so long oc.-cupiccl, and tnke up his abode in a neighboring town. Impressed with a deep sense of the advnntagcs

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which thi11 comn111nity hns derived from hiR de,•otc£1 nnd J11dieio11s exertion!! in Ll'h11lf of our 11enfnring populntlou, nm! ,~Ith the con­viction tbnt hh1 efforts hnve been highly clfectivc in tho promotion of the pence, quietness 11111! good order of tho town, they feel it to be their d11ty to pince 11pon the rccor1h1 of the hon.rd thi11 c,•idenco of the estimation in which they bol<i bis chnrnct<•r nncl services.

The five or sL"t ensuing yen.r11 of his life were spent in tho enjoyment of his serene old o.ge o.mong the reminiscences o.ud the few remo.ining ·christio.n nssocio.tcs of his youth. Ho wo.s reminded by growing infirmities of his nppronching encl, but tho admonitions were so gradual and tro.nquil, so exempt from severe o.Inrms or suffering, o.s not to interfere with his enjoyment of life. He assisted his brethren of the village ministry occa­sionally, but even such occasional services soon became impro.cti­caLle. We ha,·e been permitted to use the following o.ccount of his last dn.ys from the pen of one who attended him most of the time.

During the past year his health was variable; and, although he did n·ot suffer much from acute pain, still his friends could sec that his life was slowly but surely comin~ to a close.

On Thanksgiving Day, November, 1849, he attended public worship for the last time, and was unusually interested in a dis­course preached by Bro. Street. In the afternoon of the same day, at the request of a dying mother, he baptized her infant babe. Immediately on his return home he experienced a third attn.ck of palsy. For several days his illness was se\'erc and critical, but he again rallied so as to be o.ble to write to his absent children, and to walk, though with tottering steps, about the house. His frame of mind n.t this time may be correctly inferred from the following stanzas which were contained in a. letter to one of his sons, dated :Feb. 18, 1850, and were the last he ever wrote: -

What bumble ;rrntitude and praise Should cull forth nil my powers,

For mercies flowing nigbt:< llll<l days, And nil my pleus:wt l1ourd !

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While othcrH 11pcntl their time In grorm11 Anti Kl)!hK amt! hitter p11l11,

1" l,re11t/1/11g out tlicll" grl<n·ouH IUOIIIIH,

J cunnot thUH COlll/'IUiD,

CompoHctl I luy rno tlown to rcHt, J,c11t freu J'rorn ull uh1r111K;

No lllH disturb my riulet brelLHt, Safe In my Saviour's armH.

He continuerl in this comfortnlJly sick state until within alJout ten dayH of hill deatl,11 when lie hc,!.,'lln to experience severe pu.roxysms of po.in; but in tho intervals he would say, "Now I u.m comfortal>lc again. Blesi; the Lord, oh, my soul, and forget not all liis benefits I Goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life. Sl1all I receive good at the hand of tho Lord, und' not evil ? "

He would say, "What blessings I enjoy! no anxiety about anytl1ing; und such friends to care for me l" To his wire and du.ugl1tor, who constantly attended l1im,- his thoughtful gratitude was incessant. His only cu.re seemed to be Jest they' should get weary or sick by waiting upon liim. In the early part -of liis last ~ick11ess, when questioned in rcg-.ml to his expectations of recovery, he replied, "I do not feel any particular presentiment tbu.t I shall die immediately, although I feel tlmt I am wearing out; but 'tis all weII, whether I live or die: God's time will be right. I run ready, waiting." But about a week before his death, after having attended family prayer, (which he always did when he was able to sit up, e,·en after he Lecame too weak to kneel,) he said, "I shall not lfre to see R.," (a son whom Jw knc\_V was hastening on his way from a distant city to see him,) and asked to ha\·e his writing desk brought to him; he selected

. n paper, carefully en,cloped it, and with the utmost composure directed it to be dclh-cred to Li.s sou on l1is return, leaving also a verbal message for him. His fricn<ls could not believe this impression to be true, but it proYcd to be so, as he left the worlu a few hours before his son'::; arrival.

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The Inst 11ight of his life wns one of grcnt unrest nnd suffer­ing-. He clitl not nppcar to take much notice of' s11rrouu1li11g oltlccts, but was engaged in prnyer most of the time. Scl'Cral timed he raised his voice nloud, saying, "Glory to God in tho l1ighest I In thee, 0 Saviour, is my only trust I " Whenever ho wanted nnytlcing be asked for it in a way which convincecl us that ho Wll.S sonsililo, but he did not unsw01· at all when q1111s­tio11od, which led us to bcliovo that his hearing, which had been foiling him, had entirely gone. .About lh·c o'clock in tho morn­ing, ho asked to be ll.Ssisted to get up ; ho was led to a chair, where ho sat in n dozing stnto, nppurontly much more comfortu.­blo, about an hour, whe~ ho was again nssistod to tho bed. · Immedintoly on lying down ho was seized with u fit, (probably congestion of the brnin,) in which ho continued, unnblo to speak nnd probably insensible, until his spirit passed away, .April 2, 1850.

So ended the life of this excellent mun, nt the good old ngc of sovonty-four. His talents wcr~ above mediocrity. In the pulpit he always sustained himsolf well - no marked failures, no awk­ward defects marred his ministrations. His sermons were extempore, but thoroughly prepared; they were always well udjuilted in their divisions, clothed in n style of great neatness, if not.olcgunco, and delivered in a manner which combined u dignity that commanded immediate respect, and a facility if not familiarity which made nil his hearers foci equally at homo with him.

An invariable Christian blundness formed perhaps tho chief chuructcristic of his manners, and endeared him universally to the communities among which 110 labored. It was uccompunic<l with a simpiicity of character which had in it nothing of imbe­cility, but was associated with a sound discretion that his friends felt to be perfectly reliable in almost any exigency or perplexity. In social life ho always bore about ,\;th him a sort of religious ch.rm. He 11e\·cr entered a circle without uriugiug into it a

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glolV of goml nud Luoynnt fooling. HiH convcrsnt.ionnl po1Vcr11 1vc1'0 oxccllcnt, Ho WILH not di11po11c1l to coufourul 1ViH1loru with tucitul'nity, liut kept co11vcrM11tio11 alirn with rm cn~y nr11l folicit-01111 flow of tlwught u.1111 11nccdotc, nnd yet without the irk11omc­rw1111 that usually o.ccompa.nics lor111ncity. The friend from whom we havo already r1uotc<l renmrks: His enjoyment of lifo was romal'ku.hlc in a person 110 ngcd nnd infirm. Tho current 1101V11

of' the duy, and clmnge11 wrought tlirou~hout the world, l1nd, for him, nu immediate intcreljt. The plans of children and grnnd­child1·en were entered into and disc11-~sed with much feeling. lli11 memory continued good, considering the nature of hi11 di11-euse. His mind wn,1 not equally affected with his Lody.

Indust~y nnd method were prominent traits in liis character. He might not seem to be so Jnboriom1 as some other men, but he movccl along with that calm energy which never yielded until duty was done.

Kindness of heart, and lack of selfislmess, were soon dis­covered by nil who had intercourse with him. His own trials and sorrows were never obtruded up"n, or even mentioned in the presence of his friends, but he wns always ready to sympn­thfac with suffering, u.ud in striving to relieve he found relief.

In the discharge of duty, he was firm; in all else, yicldinir. Hi11 Lenevolence was n discharge of a religious duty, as well as

a gratification of the natural impulses of his heart. It is well known that the compensation of )Jethodist preachen is not such

as to enable them to indulge in any splendid manifestations of charity; but ~Ir. Mudge had, by strict economy, saved and ap­propriated, from his limited income, the several donations to the

missionary cause which have been acknowledged from "a worn­out brother" in the .Advocate and Journal, and which amounted at the time of his death to $1367, and at the decease of his widow, this will be (by his request) increased to a sum the in­

terest of which shall be sufficient to pay the annual salary of a 1:1ingle mksionary. .Among his papers was found a memorandum

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wl1ich recor,led the several amounts paid, and which was prcfncecl with the following wor<ls :-

" God hnH hlcNHed myHclt' 11ml family h1•yoml my cxr•~ •ntion,i 1111<1 deserts, 1111d ns n token of my gr11tit1ulo for beini: permitted to lnbor so long in tho service of the church (to which,. under God, I owe everything), und from u llcslre to lnbor for ever in it, I hnYe de,·oted the sum nbo,·e nnmerl. I trust nil my children will rejoice more in the 111,o,•o bclJUOst thnn to hn\'e shnrccl it nmong them. Their fnithful, tllinl nffeetion, hns emlenrecl them to n parent's henrt, whose Io,·e nnd prayers I trust they will esteem the richest legncy he cnn lenvc tucm."

He had also, within a few years, mo.de himself and enclt of his children, life members of the American Bible Society.

Ilclicnng the custom of wearing mourning for decensed frien<ls was a ta.'\: on tl1e nffcetions of the poor, nnd feeling that the death of a Christian was not a mournful event, and should Le divested of every a,·oidnble appearance of gloom, he did not wish his friends to wear it for him, lmt obser,·ed, with clmraeteristic candor, " i" do not wish to impose a rcatrai11t upon the feelings of othera, but these arc my wi::ihes and views in regard to myself."

The literary acquisitions of :Mr. Mudge were ,·cry rcspcctu.hlc, and the productions of his pen somewhat numerous. .Among them were two occasional sermons preached in Orrington i se\·ernl sermons published in "Zion's Herald" i "A System of Bible Class Instruction" i "A Series of Lectures to Young People," published in one volume, with a prayer appended to each; of thc8c 2,000 copies were distributed gratuitously, mostly among seamen; three sermons published in the first two volumes of the :Methodist Preacher; a Doctrinal Catechism, published in "Zion ·s Herald" in succcssi\'C numbers i a poem, entitled "Lynn," pub. lished in 1830 i a Poetical Temperance Address to Sailors, 2,000 copies printed for gratuitous distribution among seamen i several

· tracts for seamen, 2,000 of which were circulated gratuitously;

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14 HiHtnry of Methni1iHt l\JiRHions," puhliHherl in t.he "Jfotnry of Americun l[i!lllioU!l1" l,y Spooner & Howluud; "Farewell Sermon to tho New Jfodford l'ort Society," pulJlilllwd liy the Executive Ifoa.nl a.nd 1li,1trihut<!cl a.mong l!etuncn; "Hi,!tory ol' the Amcric,m l\fotlmdist Society," published in Sruith & Choulel!' •• IfiHtory of :Mil!l!ion!l "; u 1m1ull volume, entitled, "'fhe P11r11l,Jcs of our Lor1l and Su\'iour Jc,ms ChriMt, illustrated in 11 concise manner," puh­!iHherl 1831; "Tho .Juvenile Expositor," published in "Zion's Her­ald," and" Go!!pcl Bnla,nce," in about seventy numbers; n.Jso, nume­rous miscellaneous pieces of prose and poetry in the papers of the day, ~encrally without his proper signature. Thero remain two bound manuscripts containing over five hundred closely written pages of poetry; a considerable portion of which was '!"ritten for his grundchildren in the last years of his life. In an un­finished letter to a friend, found among his papers, he says: -" .After being laid by from all attempts to speak in public, and prc,·entcd from much social intercourse on account of loss of voice or oppression on my lungs, I find relief from tho ennui common to old people who have outlh-cd their ability to perform accustomed duties by writing letters to my friends, and poetry for my grandchildren."

We have thus put upon record a brief outline of this good man's l1istory; l1ad there been ample materials, it would ha,·e been desirable to commomor.1.te bis useful life and rare char­acter in another aud more abiding form. This would have been due alike to himself and the church in whose annals he occupies so peculiar a place i but meagre volumes of biography abound among us, and are usually a mi~fortune rather than an honor to their subject. Mr. }fudge's records of his own life were quite limited; he was aware of their inadequacy for any considerable biographical use, and did not desire them to be so used. In a letter to a member of his family, when bis illness first assumed a serious aspect, he said - " I liai:e nothing to puh­lisl, - 1W1 1Wtl1ing. I may fl8 wdl name tl1ese tl,ings now as ten ·

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ymr~ lumce." His nnmo will, l1owover, ho cmbnlmecl in tho memory of tho living for ycnrs to come, nnd must hnvo n dis­tingui811ctl pince in nny future history of our cnusc.

We 1ml1ioin n poem or t,vo written after ho lmd retired from the ministry.

l SAW THE CROSS.

I ~rm· the cross lie on the bosom Of one who spnrkled In her pride;

Dy i:cms and pearls It WM bcspnnglcd To decorate the youthl'ul bride.

'Twll!I like a flnmbeau brightly blazing, And dnzzlecl cacb heholcler's eye,

Who were with ndmiratlon gazing As at a meteor 111 the sky.

I saw the cross upon tl1e steeple­It gllttered In the sunny blnze;

It cbnrmed the supel'!ltitious people To wor,,blp with a stupid gaze.

I snw the cross upon the banner High wnvini: for the bloouy strife,

It vied with the proud plumes or honor, When heroes wnste ench other's nre.

I've seen the cross blaze on the coronet .All decked with stnrs and glittering gold,

And be who thus so proucliy wore It For such vain baubles freedom sold.

I sn,v the cross worn by the pious, It wns their ornament nnd crown;

They meekly bear It after Jesus, Till at his feet they In; It down.

By fnlth I saw the cross nll stained, Where Jesus bleu nnd died for me;

With penitence my heart WIIS pnined, And there I bowed the suppliant knee.

Then all who pntlently have borne It, Till they the victory b1we won,

Shllll chnnge it for a crown or glory, Which sbrul in heaven outshine the sun.

370 MUDGE MEMOIU.ALS.

WRITIEN FOR A LITILE GRANDCHILD.

In Brnzl!, r,·e nnen !1cnrd, Liv~'!! u pretty little bird, ,vhlch the children 10,·e to see, .And they cnll him Ben-te-vl. [Ben-tl-ve.]

Of this little bird, 't ls snld, .A white circle crowns his bend, .And n yello,v bren,it hns he, .And his song !;, Ben-te-vl.

As yon pass his perch or nest He peeps out his mottled crest From the shndy bnsh or tree, Archly singing, Ben-te-vl.

Now, the meaning or this song, Uttered by his nrtless tongne, Itwhnt I hnve henrd ls true, Is the sume ns I SEE YOU!

Thus when little chlldren piny, Innocently, light nnd gny, :Peep their sparkling eyes to vlew, Sonly singing, I see you.

Bnt n morn! we must find To Instrnct the yonthful mind; Tbls grent trnth Is nhvnys trne, Thnt the Lord ln hen,·en sees yon.

Sees yon when yon rise or rest, Sees your thoughts wlthln your breast; Sees yon wheresoe•er you be, .And Ills volce suys, Bcn-te-vL

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CHARLES REDINGTON MUDGE.

FlrMt T.Jcutcnnut 2d ?tfaM~. VolM. [Inlhntry], l\tny 25, 18fll; Cnptnln, ,July 8, 18/ll; irnJor, November o, !Hfl:l; Llcutc111111t-Colo11el, June fl, lSG:l; killed nt GcttyHburg, P11., ,July 3, 18G3.

Charles Redinr,,'1on }fudge was the son of Enoch Redinr,,'1on and Caroline .A. (Pn.ttcn) Mudge. He was born in New York City, on the 22d day of October, 1839. Ile studied for several years at the prh-ate school of )Ir. Thomas G. Brndfo1·d, at tl1at time a favorite tencl1er in Boston; and went thence to Harvard College in tho summer of lSi.iG,joining the Class of 1860. 'l'he most salient point in his college career wns, beyond question, his exceeding popularity, - a popularity of an unusual and very flat­tering nature, wl1ich made liim an especial favorite in his own chosen circle, and also left him perhaps nearly the only man in the Class who could be sure of a kind word and friendly deed from every member. In his case, this popularity was founded upon a remarkable unvarying kindliness of nature. 4-n instinct assured each clnssmate that there could be no chance of a word of harshness or of sarcasm from him. It was his nature to appreciate the good traits of every one. Each comrade felt that Mudge saw the bright side of his character, and reco1,rnized all his best qunlities. He had many accomplishments, too, of a nature highly esteemed by young and old. He had a good voice and ear, and sung with spirit from an inexhaustible repertory. He was lithe, muscular, and athletic in build, and very fond of manly sports and exercises. He was a good oarsman, an excel­lent boxer, and distinguished in the Gymnasium. During nearly the whole of his college course he belonged to a club-table, very many of the members of which h:H·e since won for themselves hon­orable names in the war, of whom Colonels Rob't G. Shaw, Caspar Crowninshield and Henry S. Russell may be mentioned as perhaps the most conspicuous. He was an acth-e and prominent member

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of tho Gleo Club, nnd 11 lendin.ir "brother" of tho Hnsty Pudding Club. Of tho lnMt he wa.~ ulso, during ono term, Vico-Pre1!ident •

.After g-mduuting he mude prepnrutions for entering tho mnn­ufucturing business, in which his Jil.ther's prominent position guvo him promise of un excellent opening. But the breaking out of tho wnr at once changed l1i;i occupation, his objects, and his des­tiny. Every dweller in Boston nnd vicinity wust l1uvo 11, fresh personal recollection of tho prompt emulation with which young men from Boston nnd its neighborhood ho.stoned to solicit com­mis,iions in the Second Regiment of l\fosso.chusetts Volunteers; and nmong these )fudge was enrolled from the outset, his com­mission as First Lieutenant bearing date May 25, 1861. Ho wrote, Nov. 16, 1862, looking buck to these opening scenes:-

" If you will just look bnck to thnt Sundny morning when you nnd I jumped out of our beds 11t the news of the capture of Fort Sumter, - I fully made up my mind to fight; and when I say fight, I mean win or die. I do not wish to stop the thing half-way. I wish to establish the government upon a foundation of rock."

The res.,Jts oftl1is earnest trust nnd stern intent were marked

and ndmirable in him, as in so many others. Boyish things were put olf, and their pluce was filled by a thoughtfulness, 11

depth of moral conviction, and a steadiness of moral purpose, not often to be found in 11. young mnn scarce twenty-two yea.rs

of age. The principles and moth·es lending him to enter the war were

not founded in any wish to do away with slavery. He felt no

such nctfre hostility to the great Southern " institution "; nnd a conflict based solely on the ground of accomplishing the aboli­tion of ncgro servitude would hare appealed to no kindred sentiment in his hca.-t, at least to none of' sufficient strength to

induce him to peri~ health, limb, or life in the quarrel. He felt and said that ·if slm·ery should come athwart the march of the

Northern armies, it must go down ; if it should l.,ecome a matter

of military wisdom, or a benefit, in the course of the struggle, to

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do away with ~Javery, then, without quofltion, nway it must go. But tho mutter thut touched hi1,1 ,mul nud tlrecl bit1 Hpirit Wll.ll tho outrng-o dorw to tho country. Full of patriotic pride und devo­tion, ho rcsontocl with tho wrath of a porl!onal inclignity the wrong inflicted on tho nationality of tho U nitcd States.

Tho rogirnont loft l\fossach1111otts July 8, 1861; and on tho snmo day Lieutenant Mudgo's commission ll.8 Captain was dntod. '

On tho field of war, among regiments from every quarter of tho country, the Second l\fossachusetts Voluntoer/1 maintained a high character for drill and discipline, the result of the will and character of it1-1 officers. It was first engaged at Front Royal and Winchester, where it was ordered to protect our wagon­trains from the attack of General Ewell's forces. Captains Cary, R11sscll, and Mudge, with their companies, were detailed to support the batteries which were covering the movement of our troops and wagons on their roud to Winchester. Finally they halted and undertook to hold the Rebels in check while the battery could also be withdrawn into the town. Night fell while they were still engaged in this duty. The Rebels, with wild shouts, made continual dashes upon them, and maintained an incessant fire of musketry. The only light wa.~ from the blazing wagons; and amid all this the Fifth N e,v York Ca'l"alry, mistak­ing these companies for a body of Rebels, dashed furiously through tl1eir lines, hewing with their sahres and firing their revoh·ers rapidly on every side, with very fatal results.

The Second then fell back toward Winchester, into which our · forces had been rapidly pouriug since miduight. .A.t a little dis­tance outside the town they halted, but soon the fighting became general, and two Pennsyh·a!1ia regiments broke and run, leaving the Second exposed upon its flank and in much peril. By a skilful manccuvre, executed at double-quick, they extricated themselves. and managed to enter the town, when they again made a stand, and a,,":lin. found themselves flanked Ly a force of

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Uouol1.1 wl10 Ore,! upon tl1em from o. po.ro.llel Mtrcct. II ere Cap• tu.in M111.lgo w11H wounded i11 tlw ll'A', JuHt uii he lm<l g"ivcn tl10 order to hi11 men to fueo o.hout o.rul give tho Hcl,cli! o. volloy, -which hnd 1111.d tho good effect of' Mco.ttering them for o. few momentH. In tl1ii! IJricf period of roHpito o. ~orgount Lrought him o. horse un<l MHiHtc<l him to mount; o.ncl RolJort G. Sho.w (then Captain Mmlgc'i! Lieutenant) o.ided him to o.ccompo.11y the troops on the rcHt of' their wo.y through the town. The wound, thoug"h bo.<l o.n<l po.inful for the time, fortuuo.tely neither im­pcrillecl hill lifo nor mo.imcd tho limb. Co.reful nurHing cured him, but not in time for him to to.kc po.rt in tho Lo.ttle of Ccdo.r :Mountain, where his rebtimcnt went tlirough so terrible o.n ordeo.1. While bis friends rejoiced at hit1 escape, he himself wo.s exceedingly grieved o.t his enforced o.bsencc·; but o.s he wo.s o.t tho time upon crutches, aml wholly unable to mo,·e without their assistance, Lo ]111.d no option but to remo.in o.t home.

On tlie 1st of September, 1862, Captain Mudge wrote to his fa.titer:-

" For the last ten days I hn,·e eaten what might pnss for clc\'cn meals. For three clays our principal food was green apples nod water, with occnsionally a cracker. We huvc marched somewhere every day, generally bringing up where we started from. There has been a good deal of fighting, with various success. I don't think there has been nn hour since I have been here, when I was nwnke, that I hn,·en't heard firing; •.•. bnt we are in the best of spirits under it all ; in fact, joking more when we expected to starve, thnn if we were in some comfortable plnce enjoying onr­sch·es. I hn,·e hnd a blanket nnd O\'ercout to sleep in two nights ont of ten only."

.A few days later the regiment was engaged in the heat of the battle of .Antietam. and o.dded fresh laurels to those already gained. It suffered severely, both in the officers and in the rank and file. During the battle Captain :l\Iudg-e wo.s in the perilous command of the color company. His part in the fight is best told in his own simple and soldierlike description: -

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"Scptomhcr !!G, 1Ml12,

"Our regiment wont In, thnt IM, WnK nctunlly engngml, three tlmc11 in tho lmttlc ol' Wcdncsdny. Twice we were wry fortunntu, mnk­iug the Uohels ruu, nm! not 11ulfor[ng ou1·11oh·u11 ; hut tho other tirno wu got tho wor11t of it, lo11ing thirteen killed nn,l Jlny-llvc wonnclod, out of loss thun two hnnrlrod, ••• I got n blow on tho rih11 from 11

bnll which penotrntecl through my blomm, vo11t, 1111d two 11hirt11, nnd skinnocl my ribM, but only cli11nble<l mo for n few rnomont11. I thought I Wll.M killed when it struck me, but recovered 11lrno11t irnmedintoly. The tl11g-st11ff wns shot almost in two in two pl11oe11, tho 11ookot 11hot off tho serge11nt'11 bolt, nml twenty now holes were put in tho flng; two corporals ol' the color-gunrcl, out of tho three present, were wounclocl, one rnortnlly ••••• As the nowsp11pcrs h11vo oxhnnsted 1111 the most expressive ·terms in describing other ongngemcnts, there arc no word11 Ion to express whnt Wodnescluy's fight w1111; the whole ground wus fought over twice, onch side fueling bow groat nn issue wns nt stnke."

His wcll-dcscn-cd commission as Major wa.s elated on the 0th of N ovcmber, 1862. In this year of ha.rd ma.robing a.nd fierce fight­ing, he csca.ped indeed the 1,a.ttlc of Fredericksburg; but he wa.s not destined to enjoy repose or safety for a.ny very grca.t length of time. The regiment was orclercd hither a.nd thither, through the miry wa.ys of Virginia.; and was occa.siona.lly a.llowcd time hastily to construct winter-quarters, only, ns it seemed, in order to b_e straightway summoned therefrom. At la.st, on the 2ith of April, it began a. series of ma.nccuvrings which had a.s their end another of the great struggles of the wa.r. - the battle of Cha.n­ccllorsvillc.

For some da.ys they ha.d marched a.nd skirmished inccssa.ntly. On the 2d of Ma.y they threw up a. slight defence of log~ near United States Ford; but in the afternoon they were ordered out to ca.pture what was supposed to be a. wagon-train, hut proved to be Stonewall Ja.ckson's Rebel corps. Colonel Quincy wa.s a.t this time, strictly speaking, in command; but that gallant officer, though exerting himself to the utmost, was so <lisa.hlc<l a.nd weak­ened by severe WOWlds, from which he had by no mca.ns rccov-

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orod, M to throw an unnsunl reHponsihility upon Lientennnt­Oolonel OogHwoll. A hnraHHing nil.l'ht wnH pnHsCtl nmid constnnt 11kirmiHhing and firing. In tho morning tho Rebel corps ndvanccd three linoH deep to tho nttnck. Tho Second stood its ground for o.n hour nnd o. ho.If of ho.rd flghtimr. Licuteuo.nt•Colonol Cog11-well wns wounded oo.rly o.nd cnrricd from tho field, o.nd his duties then devolved on l\fojor Mudge, who ho.nrllcd tho regiment with tho utmost bravery and success, o.nd finally broke all throe lines ot' tho enemy. In doing so they fired sixty rounds, and exhausted their ammunition. In this helpless condition, how­ever, they stood fnst for some time longer, until relief came, and they wore at laHt ordered to the rear. But the route was no penceful. ono; they were obliged, still with empty cartridge. boxes, to halt at Chancellor House. The enemy's fire came from three sides, and was very fatal and of increasing severity. At last the regiment was removed to a less dangerous position, where the men enjoyed a short rest, bad their cartridge-boxes replenished, and were then again sent into the battle on the left, marching over ground where the underbrush was fiercely burn­ing, and where the black dust from the smouldering patches blinded and stiffed them painfully.

On the night of the 6th they were ordered to cross tho river, preserving the strictest silence; for the artillery had been with­drawn, and their position was one of extreme danger. But these orders were again suddenly countermanded; and they passed a cold, wet, and most trying night in the trenches, until, just at dawn, they were again ordered to cross. Three weary miles they dragged their chilled limbs in the cold, gray morning, to where a throng of infantry and artillery was confusedly massed upon the banks of the ri,er, whose swollen and tumul­tuous tide was spanned by two small and weak pontoons. They ca.me across, however, in safety, and thankful for their safety, and marched back thirty miles to their old huts at Stnfford Court­House. During the whole of this harassing p ;riod ~fajor Mudge

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prcRcrvccl n. decision nnd coolness which never nllnwed the men to swerrn from their <liricipline. Aller it wus nil O\'cr, ho wrote to hi~ father tho following unussumiug account of tho perils he hu<l so honorauly passed through : -

" DEAR F ATIIER, - I trust the first new11 you will henr will be ol' my snfcty, so thnt yon will sufrur no 11nxloty. I hnvo not even IL bullet through my clothes •••• Our men belmvccl better thnn ever. Cogswell wns wouncled curly, 1Lnd I then took commnnd, gnining 110d holding ground !'or fifteen minutes without IL cartridge, until ordcrecl to l'etil·e, which I did vcty slowly, hnlting nncl fncing fre­quently. w·e took in four humlrccl nml thirty men nnd twenty-two oflleers, nncl lost, 1111 nenr .ns I cnn get 11t it at present, twenty-two men killed, ninety-eight wounclccl, sixteen missing; one ollleer killecl, four wounded, scvel'lll grnzccl. I think the killed is IILl'ger, ns 110110 of the wounded coulcl hnvr. Jived long."

Later, on the 20th of i\fay, 1863, he wrote farther:-

" You 1Lsk me what my feeling wns during tbeJlght nt Chnncel­lorsville. ,v ell, it wns just whnt it should be. I was so 11.Rtonish..:d nt my own coolness 11ml eourngc, that I could not help thanking nncl prnising God for it in n loud voice while I snt there on my horse. I had prayed for it, to be sure; but I never believed n mnn could feel so joyous, nmlsuch n totnl absence of fear, us I hnd there. I enjoyed it as much ns n gnmc or rnee, until we were withdrnwn ; nod from th11t time until we were s:tfely over the river, I, as well 118

every one else. suffered the most terrible :inxiety you c:in imagine. Yet I bnd courngc enough, by God's help, to benr it nil coolly."

This letter m:i.y lie noted as almost the only one in which he dwells at any length upon himself or hi;; own feelings; and here it is in answer to intcrrogntories from home. It is always of the regiment and of the men that he seems to speak :i.nd to think.

His commission as Lieutenant-Colonel wa.s dated on the 6th of June following (1863). But owing to tl1c absence of Colonel Cogswell, who had not yet recovered from the wounds received at ChanccllorRvillc, he w:i.s in actual command of the regiment, and he had the honor, l.icfore. he died, of twice lending it into

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lmtthi, - 1Lt Ilcvorly Fnr·1l nml nt GettyHhUrf.\'. At lleverly Ford, tho Sm:nr111 WrLH 11110 or n. Hllln.11 n11mb1!r ol' rl'gi111cnt1,1 Hpcciully chnHeu from tho whole urmy for n. tuHk more than or<linn.rily nr1l11nuH, m11l 1lctn.ilrnl to 1mppnrt o. cnmlry moremcnt. Tho

choice WILH folt to he n. Jrr1!1Lt <liHtinction, 1L11<l the troopH strove eagerly 1Lntl HUCCCHHl'ully to ucquit thcmHolveH with evcu more thnn uHunl honor. At Gett.yHunrg tho di11poe1ition of the Union liucH bore o. rough rescmblunco to tho limn or a hor;1cshoe, tho

rehel force11 being upon tho outHirle. Lnto in the dn.y, on tho 2d of ,July, tho Second Regiment, which till then had been posted behind intrcnchmentR on the right, wn.~ ordered to march o.crosH the mouth or opening of the hor~eshoe to the re-enforcement of the Jcti iving, which WIL8 engaged and under a hot n.rtillcry lire. But they had not been long in this new position before darkness fell, and they were ordered to mnrch bu.ck a,!,"llin and occupy their old position, which the colonel commanding the bri1:,"llde told them they would be n.ble to do ,vithout opposition. The middle portion ol' the spnce to be trarnrsed by them wns a marshy field, and ~hen intervened a belt of woodland, upon the farther side of which ran the lino of their old intrcnchmcnts. The regiment enme into the wet ground, marching by the flank. But the mili­tary instinct of Captain .Mudge whispered to him that, before marching in this unguarded manner into the shado,vy 1:,Tove in front, it would be well to have some surer knowledge than the

mere surmise of the colonel commanding the brigade. He accordingly sent out a few skirmishers, who reported that a line of rebels was in position among the trees. Not yet quite satis­fied, Colonel :Mudge ng".tin sent out his largest company, under command of a gallant and trustworthy officer, Captain Thomas B. Fox, with orders to come back with the whole story. They found a strong force of rebels holding the old position of the Sec­ond, and, having come close to them, drawn a volley from them and taken a couple of prisoners, they returned and reported.

Their situation now· was trying and daugcrous in the extreme.

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Colonel :\luclA'o rlicl not know whnt might hnve tnken plnce in thi,1 pnrt of' tho liclcl ~i11co he hnd left it in the nftcrnoon, nor in hmv g-reut peril ho might bo. 'l'ho men, too, c,·icle11tly upprcci­ntrnl the nwkw1u·d state of' u.flu.ir,i; but or them ho folt no fonr. '!'hey hurl u.hvu.ys lltoO{l IJy their officer,;; their conduct clependod upon his; u.nd he now Hhowed tho coolness, the rencly resonrce, und tho tncticnl skill of u soldier born nml bred. Ile nt once 1-,rnve the order for tiio regimont to chungo front on the centre compu.ny n.~ around n pivot, tho loft wing fulling Lnck u.nd the right wing ndvuncing. '!'ho mnnrenn-o wu.s exocutorl with tho likill nnd prornptne,il! with which thi,1 regiment went through nil mnna)u,·res, nnd in a row short minutes the Second wns in line frontin;1; the foe. The readiness or thoul-(ht which suggested this rather unusual movement, unrl the skill with which it wns con­summated, have often since Leen spoken of by military men in terms of the highest praise. The regiment next threw up a slight defence of enrtlnvorks along their front, behind which they anxiously awaited the dawn. Soon after dayureak came the rather unexpected command for the line to arh-ance and reoccupy their position of the day before. The attempt seemed fu.tnl and without a prospect of success in face of the outnurnuering ranks in the sl1eltor of tl1e woo<ls. But Colonel ~fudge wns too good a soldier e,·er to question the me1its of an order from a superior, and too thoroughly fearless ever to undertake in such a. ense a ealculation of odd~. Straig-htway he gave the brief order, "Rise up, - o,·er the b1·castworks, - forward, double-quick ! " And up rose the men at the word of their dauntless commander. Without stopping e\'Cn to fix their bayonets, they sprang over their earthworks with him. He led them boldly and rapidly over the marsn straight into the jaws of the line of woods whence poured the :hick, fast volleys of hostile bullets. The regiment's impetuous charge carried all Lefore it, and they found themseh-es in their old lines. But Colonel Mudge did not see this triumph; in the middle of the marshy field a. fatal ball

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stn1ck l1im just below the throat, in tl1e midst of a network of large arteries, and he foll, and died almost instantly.

In considering Colonel )fudge's character, it mny be truly said that he was born for a military career. Before the outbreak of the war !10 !1ad sl1own many excellent and most lovable traits, nnd was n young man of many friends nnd fine promise; but 110 never seemed fairly to Jm.,·e discovered his peculiar sphere in life or tl1c pursuit for wl1ich Nature bad fitted l1im, until be found himself in the uniform of a soldier on the higl1 road to an active campaign. I have talked with very many officers associated with him through long periods of hardsl1ip on the march. and through l1ours of deadly peril on many a stricken field, and they all have one phrase upon their lips,-" He was born a soldier." Othcril have fitted themselves for one and another position in military life by labor and pains, but he fell into its ways and met its requirements by a natural aptitude. .And as some soldiers sl1inc most in the daily routine of camp life, but the thorough and nat­ural soldier is most tried nnd most proved in the midst of hard­ship and daugcr, so it was amid hunger, cold, and fatigue, and under a deadly fire, that Colonel )Iudgc's comrades report all the military temper of the man to have stood forth in its fulness. He was never overcome by any assault upon his physical powers. He revelled in his cnpacity to endure. His spirits rose ns lie was called upon to undergo toil nod suffering. To courage 110 united caution nod foresight, all the more remarkable in one bold enough to hn,c been tempted to recklessness. He was wonder­fully ready in resoure<'; he saw with an instinctive eye precisely what each emergency required; and lie acted with instantaneous decision. Not one second of ,aluablc time was e,cr lost by a doubt or a blunder. Upon the ,cry instant when action 'Was demanded, he knew what was to be done and how to do it. If the story of the manreu,ring and fighting at Gettysburg had been the only c\"cnt in his military career, it alouc would have won him :i. reputation far beyond the ordinary, :i.nd would l1a,·c

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pro'l'ed tl1e truth of these Ftatements. The steadfast nttnclnnent :md strong love of the mnn - which his family nnd friends know to hnYc licen Yery deep, constant, nnd influential prolmlily fur lieyond any degree that I can express here - was shO\Yn by the manner iu which he stood by the regiment of Jii,1 first choice until the day of his death. Denr friends of old college days left him there; very few, inil,ced, of the officers with whom 110 bad set forth were still around him in l1is la.st campaign; many had been killed, but many also had left the regiment to accept l1igher posi­tions elsewhere, as he too might ha,·c done. Ilut nothing could tempt him to lcn'l'e the Second, to which he was bound hy a romantic love.

Ile wns hrcd and died an Episcopalian. He was ne,·er with­out religious conYictions, but tl1e course of military life, with its separations and its dangers, worked especially upon his feelings. He became more thoughtful than c,·er in matters of religion. He was never without the Church Prayer-Book, and a friend took it from his pocket after he lay dead on tlte battle-field. He ne,·er imperilled his life with the rash thoughtlessness of one who has paid little heed to the future, but always with the full sense of tltat hereafter wltich was possibly so close at hand. He ~d not shrink from reading the serrice of tlte Episcopal Churcl1 befo~c the regiment, on Sunday morning in camp, in the alisencc of the chaplain, - a tlting which many very young IT"n, a.mid the influences of camp life, would hardly be found ready to do. And within three months of his death, he rcceh-cd the rite of confirmation at Emmanuel Church in Boston, from which bis lifeless body was so soon, with military honors, to he carried forth.-Harcard .1.lfcmorial Biogmpltics.

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"ASSOCIATIO.S' OF TOE Al.11~!.S'J OF JIAfffARD COi.i.EGE. - :SECltO­

LOGY OF Tm; PAST YEAR.

" l 8G3. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Rcdin.r,,-ton )fudge wus killed in tl1e l1uttle of Gettysburg 3d July, 1863, aged twenty­three years. Ile wus tl1e son of Enoch Redington and Caroline .A. [P-atten] )fudge, und wus Lorn in New York City 22d Octo­ber, 1839. Ile wus fi~ted for co1lege at th<> prh·ate school of Thomus Gamaliel Bradford [rr. u. 1822] in Boston. With tl1e exception of a few months passed in preparing to enter business with his father, he wa..~ in the ser\ice of his country - lun-ing joined the 2d Mass. Infantry - the first three years' regiment raised for the wur. Ile went into the service ,\-ith his whole soul. Ile was commissioned us First Lieutenant, was promoted to be Captain July S, 1861, and was subsef}uently made Lieu­tenant-Colonel. While encumped at Brook Farm he slept on the bare ground to prepare himself for the life which he was to lend. His regiment was spoken of us a model for its admirable drill. When they co\·ered tho! rear of General Banks' retreat, Colonel )!udge was '\\ith them in their dangerous patl1; and in the battle of Winchester, )fay 25, l 862, received his first wound. The officers of l1is regiment ne\"er failed to express their opinion of his military qualities and abilities in the highest terms. But there are other trait:s in his character which will be remembered with the warmest alfectic.,n by liis young contemporaries. In !tis college course his popularity was unh·ersal, and he was a favorite in every clique, and in the most different sets. Ernry one was his friend in need, and no one would ha\·e hesitated a moment to have asked l1is sen·ices ,\-ith the certainty of a kind recep­

tion."

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LIEUT. ROBERT RICH MUDGE.

Robert R. )fudge graduated at West Point Military Academy in .June, 1833, was attached to the 3d Reir . .Artillery, as 8econd Lieutenant, ancl stationed at Ell:ltport, ::\fc. In 1834 he was recalled and appointed ".,_\ssist.tnt Instructor of :Military Tac­tics" at West Point; and in September, 1835, was ordered to Florida, where he was killed December 28, 1835, under the command of )fojor Dade, whose company of 117 men were all massacred by the Indian~ except three, two of whom aftenmrcls died of their wound;,. Thus died one of the noblest young men of modern times at the nge of twenty-six years six months twenty-four days.

We here insert a few· extracts, which will illu;;tru.te the man­ner in which he received hi.s death.

THE LATE LIEUT. l\IUDGE.

. Although we have published the bloody details of the destruction of lfajor Dade's detachment by the Indians, the following letter from an officer at Tampa Bay to the father of Lieutenant Mudge, who was killed in the action, cannot fail to be read with the most painful emotions : -

FOIIT B1tooKE, T..otl'A BAY, Jan. 183G.

DEAR Sra,-It is with the profoundest feelings of grief and mel­ancholy that I undertake to inform you of the probability that your son, Lieutenant Robert R. l\Iudge, of the 3d Artillery, was killed upon the field of battle in an engagement with the Indians on the 28th of December, sb.·ty-five miles from this post on the road to Fort King.

On the morning of the 23d ult., the detachment to which Lieu­tenant l\Iudge belonged, being one hundred strong, B company, 3d Artillery, and C company, 2d Artillery, under the command of Brevet l\Iajor F. L. Dacie, of the 4th Infantry, set out for Fort King, in compliance with instructions some time pre\·ionsly received from General Clinch. Although there hml been a few hostile demon.stra-

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tions, we were most sanguine the eommnnrl would go through snre. But Jiow woli11ly deceivccl ! We l1enrd from the ficlcl or b11ttle on tbe 29th by n wounded soldier, who hnd escnped, nnd his account has been confirmed by the stntement of two others, who h11ve since come in.

At eight o'clock on the morning of the 28th, when sb.1:y-fh·e miles from Fort Brooke, nnd north of the forks of the Quchlncon­cby, the detncliment wns attacked by an immense body of Indinns in mnbuscacle nnd completely cut to pieces. Lieutenant Mudge wns in the right wing, and fell among the first. lie died brnvely mid nobly, and struggled to exert himself to the last. Ile was wonnclecl in the right breast, from which blood was seen to flow.

Ile for a moment leaned against n tree, Mel was finally seen to fall. No officer appenrs to have sur,·ivecl.

The !tbo,·e arc nil the pnrticulars we cmi glean. The detachment fought with the most desperate but un:m1iling bravery.

The nmnes of the other officers are as follows : Mnjor Dnde, Captains Fraser Md Gardiner, Licutennnts Basinger, Keats, Ilen­derson, nnd Assistnnt Surgeon Gatlin. They were a noble set, but have met with n disaster rarely equlllled in our contests with the Indians.

There were two nttncks, sepnrnted by about nn hour nnd n half. It wns in the first pnrt of the fight thnt Lieutenant l\Iuclge fell.

Lieutennnt llludge wns n classmnte of mine, :ind it is quite need­less to mention our estimnte of his l"irtues, of his industry, of his officer-like qualities, nnd our profound sorrow for his loss to us ns n friend :ind nn officer. Would to Ilenven it were in my power in any wny to convey this informntion in n mnnner to diminish the distress it will occnsion.

If any further pnrticulnrs nre known, I will certninly communi­cate them, - but there is no doubt left in onr minds.

Y cry respectfully, your obedient serrnnt, :BENJ. ALVORD,

2d Lieutennnt 4th Infantry.

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[l"rom thu Lynn Mirror. J

LIEUTENANT MUDGE.

Among the mnny mlnnhlc young men who fell nt the lntc Sem­inole bnttlc in Floridn, there W:18 probnbly no one who gnvc higher promise of future usefulness, or died more deeply nnd univcrsnlly lnmcnted, thnn Licutennnt Robert R. l\Iuclgc, of this town. His ncqunintnnce nil spenk or bim 118 n young mnn of rnrc nccomplish• mcnts-or superior tnlents, of extensive ncquircments, interesting in bis mnnncl's, person nnd convcrsntion, of unblemished mornls nud lifc, nnd of the most aminblc disposition.

He gr11duntcd nt West' Point in June, 1833, nt the ngc of 24, nn<l hclcl n high rnnk in bis clru1s 118 n scholar, n soldier nod gcntle­m:m. On le11.ving West Point he Wl18 stntionecl nbout one ycnr nt Eastport, l\Ie., nfter which he wns recalled to West Point as nn instructor, nod continued there one yenr. During his connection with the institution there, he mnclc nn excursion with severnl other young gentlemen to l\Iontrcnl nncl Quebec, visiting the British offi­cers in those plnces, examining their system of discipline nnd tactics.

He is reported as hn,·ing received his dentb-wound nt the first ~bot he recch·ed, in the cnrly pnrt of the h:ittle, but continued to st:wd and fight, with grent br:wery, till be wns overpowered, with sc,·ernl ndditionnl wounds, :incl foll.

NARRATIVE OF RANSO~[ CLARK,

Tlte Sole Surviving Soldier en!Ja[JP.a in ltfajor Dade's Battle, wit!, tlte Ittdian.,, near tl,e Ouitltlacood,ee, in E(t.•t Florida, Dec. 28, 1835.

We yesterdny took down from the unfortunnte Clnrk's lips the following ncconut of the bloody engngcmcnt in which he received his wounds: -

" Our detachment, consisting of 110 men, under commnnd of 1\Iajor Dncle, started from Fort Brook, Tnmpn Bny, on the 23,l of December, and nrrh·ecl at the scene of nction nbout eight o'clock on the morning of the 28th. It w:15 on the edge of a pond, three miles from the spot where we had bh·o1mcked on the night previous. The pond wns surrounded b,r tnll grnss, brush, :md small trees. A moment before we were surprised, l\Ir. Dnde said

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to u111 • Wo h11vo now got through 1111 dnngor - kcl!p up good J1c11rt, nnd when we irct to I•'ort King, J'II give you three d11y11 for ChrlMtm1111,'

0 At thl11 tlmo wo wero In n. puth, or tr111l1 on the hordor of tho pond, 1111d the flr11t notlco thnt wo rcoolvccl or tho pru11unco or tho enemy, w1111 the dl11ch11rgo or II rlllo hy tholr ohlor, a11 11 11lgn11I to commonoc their nttnck, 'fho pond w,111 on our right, nn<l tho I11dl11n1 wore 11011ttcrcd round, in 11 1emlch'Olc, 011 our lcl't, In tho rcnr, 111111 In 11clv11nce, renchlng nt tho two latter polnt11 to tho edge or tho pond, but lunvlng nn opening for our cntrnnce on tho pnth, aml a 11lmll11r opening nt the other extremity, for tht' cgrc1111 of our ndvancud guurd, which wa11 pcrmlttccl to p111111 through without being tlrod on, and or course uncon11clom1 or the 11mb1111cade through which they had marched. At the time or the nttnck, this gunrd was ubout-a quarter or II mile In aclvancc, the mnln body following in column, two deep. 'rho chief's rifle wns followed by a general discharge from bis men, nnd Major Dade, Capt, Frnzlcr, and Lieut, Mudge, together with several non-commlssionecl officers ancl privates, were brought down by the tlrst volley. Our rear guard bad a six-pounder, which, 118 soon ns possible, was haulecl up, an<l brought to bear upon the ground occupied by the unset'n enemy, &ecreted among the grass, brush, nod trees. Tho discharge of the cannon cheeked, and mude them fall bnck, (or about half an hour. About twelve of us advanced, and brought in our wounded and the arms, leaving the deacl, Among the wounded was Lieut. Mudge, who was speechless. We set him up agninst a tree, an<l be was found there t.wo months al'ter, when Genernl Gaines sent n detach­ment to bury the bodies of our soldiers. .All hands then commenced throwing up a sn:iall triangular breast-work or logs, but just 11s we hacl raisecl it nbout t1vo feet, the Indians returned and renewed the engagement. A part of our troops fought within the breast-work, and a part outside. I remnined outside till I received n ball in my right arm, and another near my right temple, which came out at the top of my head. l next reech·ed a shot in my thigh, which brougbt me down on my side, and I then got into the brenst-1\·ork. We gave them forty-nine discharges from the cannon, ancl while load­ing for the Mieth (the last shot we had), our match went out. The Indians chietJy levellecl at the men who workecl the cannon. In the meantime, the muin body of our troops kept up a genernJ fire with musketry.

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" 'rho 1011N or tha enemy m1111t hn.va been very gren.t, been.use we never fired till wo fixed upon onr men, but tho cnnnon WRII ncces-11urlly fired nt ranclom, All only two or three Incllnns nppcnrcd together, \\•hen the firing commenced, the uclvanced guard wheeled, nnd In returning to tha mnln body were elltircly cut up. The battle l1111terl till nbout four In the nl'torooon, and I w11,11 about the l11,11t ona wllo hnnrlled a gun, while lnyfng on my side. At the close, I rccelvod a 11bot In my: right shoulder, which p1111sccl Into my lungs, - the blood gushed out or my mouth In a strenm, and, dropping my mu11ket, I rolled over on my fnco. Tho Indians then entered the bre11st-work, but found not one man stnncling to defend it. They secured the arms, ammunition, and the cannon, nod despatched such or our fnllen soldiers as they supposed still to be alive. Their negroes then came In to strip the dead. I had by this time some­what revived, 11nd a negro who obflerved that I WIIB not dead, took up a mnsket and shot me in the top of the shoulder, and the hnll came out at my back. Art.or firing, be snid, 'There, damn yon, tnke tbnt.' He then stripped me of everything but my shirt.

" T!1e enemy then disappeared to the left of the pond, nnd, through weakness and apprehension, I remained still till about nine o'clock at night. I then commenced crawling on my knees u.nd left band. As I wns crawling over the dead, I put my band on one m11n, who felt different from the rest, - he was warm and limber. I roused him up, and found it WIIB De Coursey, an Eng• Jishm11n, and the son of a British officer, resident in Canada. I told him that it was best for us to attempt to travel, as the danger appeared to be o,·er, and we might fall in with some assistance. As he was only wounded in the side and arm, be could wlllk a little. We got lllong ns well as we could that night- continued on till next noon, when, on a rising ground, we obsen•cd an Indian ahead, on horseback, loading bis rifle. We agreed that he should go on one side of the road, and I on the other. The Indian took al'ter De Coursey, and I beard the discharge of his rifte. This gave me time to crawl into a ltummock, and hide nway. The Indian soon returned, with his arms nncl legs co,·ered with blood, hnving, no doubt, according to custom, cut De Coursey to pieces, after bringing him down with his rifle. The Indian came riding through the brush in pursuit of me, and approached within ten feet, hut gave up the search. I then resumed my route back to 1''ort Drook, crawled and limped through the nights and forenoons, and

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11lopt In tho l>r11Nh during tho middle or tho 1l11y, with no other no11rl1d1111011t th11n cold water. I got to Port Drook on tho evening of tho nn.h d11y, nrul 111 llve month11 nt'tcrwur,IN WAN dii1churgcd AN n. pt,nNloner nt eight ,lolinl'll por month. Tho doctor n.ttrilmtc11 my not dying or my wonncls to tho circumNtnnco that I bled n grcnt cloul, nm! did not pnrtn.ke of n.ny solid food during the five tlr11t days.

'fwo other Hol1llers by the name or Thomllll and Sprnguo, 111110 camo In nnerwnrd11. Although b11clly wounded, they ABccmlcd n tree, and thus c11cnped the enemy on the evening of battle. They Joined another cxJ>cdition, two months 11ner, but before their wounds wore bcalotl, anti soon died of them."

WF.!ITY.11:-1 D,;P'T, FonT Krxo, FLA., Feb. 22, 18311. GKNF:R.U., -Agreeably to your dircctlom1, I observed the battle

groumt, -11ix or seven mile11 north of the Ouithlucool•he River, where )Iujor Dade nml hi11 comm11nd were destroyed by the Seminole In­dians on the 28th of December l1111t., and h11\'0 the honor to submit the following report: -. The force under your eomm11nd, which nrrh·ecl at this post to­day, from TBlJJpn Buy, encamped on the night of the 19th instn.ot on the ground occupied by 1\Injor Dade on the night of the 2ith of December. He and bis pnrty were destroyed on the morning of the 28th of December, about four miles in ad,·nnce of thnt position. He WAS advancing tow11rds this post, and WAS nttncked from the north, so that on the 20th instant we cnme npon the renr of his battle ground about nine o'clock in the mon1ing. Our advanced guard had pABsed the ground without baiting, when the General and his staff came npon one of the most nppnlling scenes that cnn be imagined. We first saw some broken nnd scattered boxes, then a cart, the two oxen of which were lying dead, as if they hnd fallen asleep, their yokes still on them. A little to the right, one or two horses were seen. ,v e then cnme to n smnll enclosure, made by felling trees in such a m11nner llli to form n trinngulnr breastwork for defence. Within the trinngle, along the north nnd west fnces of it, were about thirty bodies, mostly mere skeletons, nlthongh much of the clothing wns left upon them. These were lying, almost every one of them, in precisely the position they must hn\'e occopied during the fight- their bends next to the logs over which they had delivered their fire, and their bodies stretched with strik­ing regularity pnrnllel to ench other. They bad C\'iilently been shot dead nt their posts, nnd the lndinns had not disturbed them,

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exeept hy t11king the 11cnlp!1 of mo!lt of them. P11!111ing this little bre11Htwork, we l'ound other boclic11 ulong the roml, nnd by the 11itle of the rond, generally behind trce11, which had been re!lortcd to for cover!I fl'om the cnemy'!I fire. Auvancing nbout two hundred yu.r1ls l\1rther, we founu n clu11ter of bodies in the mitldle of the roud. Thc11e were evirlently the nd,·anced g1111ril, in the reur of which Wll!I

the body of :Major Dmlc, and to the right thnt of Captuin Frnser. These were all doubtless shot down on the flrHt tire of the Incliuns,

except, perhaps, Captain Frll!ler, who mm1t, howc,·cr, h:n-e fallen very enrly in the fight. Those in the rond nml by the trees fell during the first attnck. It wns 1luring II eessu.tion of the fire th11t the little bnncl still rcmnining, about thirty in number, threw up the tri11ngul11r brenstwork, which, from the l111.<1tc with which it Wll!I

constructed, wns nece1<s11rily detective, nncl coukl not protect the men in the second 11ttnck.

We had with us many of the personal friends of the officers ol' l\Iajor Dacle'11 command, nnd it is grntifying to be nble to stnte thnt e,·ery olHcer wns identified by undoubted e\'idence. They were buried, nncl the cannon, n six-pounder, ti.int the Indinns had thrown into n swamp, wns rcco\'ered nnd placed \'ertically at the he:icl of the grave, where it is to be hoped it will long remain. The bodies of the non-commissioned officers nncl privates were buried in two

. graves, nnd it wns found that every man ,vns accounted for, The commnncl wns composed of eight officers and one hundred nncl two non-commissioned officers nnd prh'ntes. The bodies of eight offi­cers and ninety-eight men were interred, four men ha\'ing escaped, three of whom reached Tampa Bay; the fourth was killcil the day after t.he battle.

It may be proper to observe that the attack wns not made from 11· hummock, but in n thinly wooclcd country; the Indinns being concealed by palmetto nnd grass, which hns since been burneil.

The two companies were Captain Frnser's of the 3d Artillery, and Captain Gardiner's of the 2d .Artillery. The officers were l\Injor Dncle, of the 4th Infantry, Captains Frnser and Gardiner, Second Lieutenant Basinger, Brevet Second Lieutenants R. Hen­derson, )luclge and Keats, of the artillery, and DoctorJ. S. Gatlin.

I hnve the honor tt> be, with the highest respect, yonr obedient servant, E. A. HITCHCOCK,

Cnptnin 1st Infantry, Act. Insp'r Gener:11. Mnjor Gen. EDXUND P. GAINES, Com. West'n Dpt. Fort King, 1''la.

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The remnins of the force hnve since been disinterred nnd dcpr,sitcrl in tnmhs in St. Augustine, Florida.. We subjoin nn nccnunt of the liurinl.

[From th• St.. Anguotlne New■, 20th ln■tant..J

HONOR TO THE DEAD.

The liurinl of l\lnjor F. L. Dade's mnrtJTed denrl, nnd those officers nm! soldiers who have died in Florida, took pince on l\Ion­day Inst. So t10lcmn and interesting nn e\'ent excited on the part or our citizens the liveliest sympathy nnd feeling, nnd ntl'orded them, by joining in with the military, the heartfelt sati11rnction of commingling their tears in union with those who had assembled to pny the Inst sad duties or love to their flt.lien comrades. At half­p:ist ten, a gun was fired from the battery in front or the green by a detail of 3d Artillery under Lieutenant Churchill, when the :i\Inyor and Council, the 1\Insonic Fraternity nnd St. Augustine City Guardii. Capt. P. R. Lopez, proceeded to the St. Sebastian Bridge to await the arrival of the remains. In a short time the melan­choly wail of music wns beard in the distance, the bright glitter or 1irrns was seen glancing among the deep green of the woods, nnd the wagons covered with the stars and stripes, containing all that was of the honorccl dead, movt."<1 slowly onward. It was indeed a brilliant, a melancholy spectacle. On arri,·ing at the pnblic square, the cortege wheeled to the right, and proceeding up George Street, continued down St. Francis Street, when moving up Marine Street they were brought to the spot appropriated for interment, the gar­den of St. Francis' Barracks. The procession under the orders of 1\Iajor Belknap, 8th Infantry.

Captain Gwynne, 8th Infantry, commanding the escort. Lieut. A. T. Lee, .Acting Adjutant.

EscoRT. Composefl of Company K, 8th Infantry- Lieut. J. Selden.

Company A, 8th Infantry - Lieut. L. Smith. Company B, 3d Artillery- Lieut. W. I-I. Shover.

Cnropany E, 3d Artillery-Lieut. B. Bragg. Colors and Bund of the 8th Infantry.

Field music of the .A1-tillery. Clergy.

Platoon of the Guard of Honor.

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Dctnils from the ditferent regiments now ser\'ing in Florido. con• sisting ench of one sergeant, one corporal, uml one pri\'nte.

R&M.Al?Ct!,

Contniued in se\'en wngons, each co,·ered with the Americau tlng ns n pull, nud drown by five elegtmt mules.

1st and 2d wagons, soldiers und officers of D11de'1,1 commuml; 3tl und 4th wagons, soldiers and olllcers killed in battle;

5th, 6th and 'ith wugons, olllcers who • hu\'e died in Floridu.

PALL B•:.\RERS - Lieut. Benham, U. S. Engineers; Dr. :l\lurtin, U.S. A.; l\Iujor Van Ness, Puy l\lnster: Lio.mt. Col. Hunt,

D. Q. l\f. Gen.; Lieut. Jordnn, 3<1 lnfnntry; Capt. Hunlmm, Antg. Ord. Olllcer ;

Capt. Sewall, 'ith Infantry; Capt. Grnhnm, 4th Infantry. Platoon of the Guard of Honor - Lieut. W alien.

Colors and Bnnd of the 3d Infantry. Field l\fusic of the 8th Infantry.

Company F, 4th Infantry- Capt. Pnge. Company C, 8th Infantry - Capt. Kello.

l\feclical Faculty. l\Inyor and Aldermen of St. Augustine.

l\Iembers of the Bur a.ml officers of the Court. l\fasonic Fraternity.

St. Augustine City Guards-Capt. P.R. Lopez. Citizens generally of St. Augustine.

The remains being remo\'ed from the wagons, nmi<l the firing of minute guns, the Re\'. :Mr. Waters, of the Catholic Church, ad­dressed the nssemble<I multitude with greut eloquence nnd beauty. The set\'ice of the Episcopal Church ,vns rend by .John Benrcl, Esq., and a concluding prayer offered by the Re,·. Henry Axtell. The remains were then pln<·ed in \'Uults prepared for their reccp­tion; and after a salute of musketry, the troops retired, nnd were marched into quarters. The l\fasonic Fraternity proceeded from the tombs to the Presbyterian Church. where n monody on the dcnd wns pronounced by D. ""· "'hitchurst, Esq. lfalf-hour guns were fired until sun set, closing the solemnities of the day.

And thus closed the honors nwnrded the victims of Indian treachery, battle nnd disense. From the Withlacoocbee, whose bunks ha\'e drunk the blood of Iznrcl, to the Oknchobee, the field of fame as of dentb, from the plain where untimely fell l\fellon, McNeil, and Sanderson, to the ri\'ers of our Atlantic border, hns

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the earth gil'en up in part its dencl to rest among us. The stream, the lnke, the margin of our rh·ers, hacl witnessecl the dilling of these gallant spirits - the open pine barren had rl'sounded with the fire of their musketry, nnd the grass water benrd their rifles in the discharge of duty. Gathered by their companions in clanger nnrl glory, from the recesses of the forest and the solitn,le of the plnin, to rest nmicl the habitations of man and cMlizecl life, we len\'e them,-sepulchred nmong the green of the orange tree and the aroma of its flower, with the shadow of our country's flag, ns its folds catch the br.eeze from the staff° of the cupola resting on their tomb, nmid the booming morning gun, the clear note of the bugle, the music of the drum, the ring of the musket, and the quarters of the gnrrison. Fitting home for the martyred and the honored dead ! And when we, who have been the witnesses or this melancholy scene shnll ha,·e passed away, when the wilds of our borqer shall bn\'e ngnin bloomed with cu.ture, ancl its solitude send forth the 1,usy hum of men, and the song of thanksgh-ing in grntefnl \"Oices be heard in the land, that hnllowecl ground will he the resting spot of the pilgrim, ns he benrls nt the sepulchre of the dead ! - from which, if the fires of his patriotism should ever gl'ow cold, they will be kindled anew ns he trends the sncred abiding pince of their honored remains.

The tombs, three in number, ereetecl by the troops of the Post, in which the remains are deposited, are \'llults ench about ten feet square, surmounted by a pyramid of th·e feet high, rising from n grassy mound enclosing the body of the tomb. It is designecl to co,·er these pyramids entirely with marble, on which will be placed the names of 1111 other officers who ba,·e died or been killecl in Florida, in addition to those deposited beneath.

Near the close of the year 1835, the Seminole Indians ot Florida commenced hostilities U,,,":l.inst the settlements of the whites in their vicinity. The immediate cause of the war was the attempt of the government to remo,e the Indians to lands west of the l\fississippi, in accordance with the treaty of Payne's Landing, executed in 1832, which, l1owc,·er, the Indians dcuie<l to be justly Lin<ling upon them. Micanopy, the king of the na­tion, was opposed to the remo,al; and Osceola, their most noted

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chief. :'ni,l lie ",Yi~hetl to re~t in the Janel of his Jhtl1L•r,i, nnd hi:1

children to sleep hy hi~ :;itle." The prou,l bearim:: or Os1•pnJa, nllll his remnnstrances against

the procee,lings or General Thompson, the gm·ernment agent, l!isplc,L~cd the latter, and he put the d1ief'tain in irons. Dissem­l,ling his wrath, Osceola obtained his liberty, :.;-.1\·e his confirmnti1Jn tn the treaty or removal, antl, so perfect was his dissimulation, that he dissipated all the fears or the whites.

At this time, General Cliuch Wai! ,;tationed at Fort Drane, in the interior of Florida. Being supposed to he in immiucnt dan­ger from the Indians, am1 abo in great want of supplies, :i\fojor Daile wn.~ dispatched from Fort Brooke, at the head of Tampa Bay, with upwards or one hundretl men, to his as:;istance. Ile lmd proceeded about half the distance, when he was suddenly

attacked Ly the enemy, and he allll all but four of his men were killed; and these four, horriuly mangled, aftcrw.mls died of their wounds. One of them, suppo;;cd to he dead, was thrown

into a heap of the slain, about which the Inclians dancecl, in ex­ultation of their victon·. . .

At the ,cry time or Dade's massacre, Osceola, with a small Land of warriors, was prowling in the \"icinity of Fort King. 'While General Thompson and a few· friend~ were dining at a

:'tore· only two hundrell and fifty yards from the fort. they were surprised by a sudden discharge or musketry, and fi\·e out of nine were killed. The uody of General Thornp~on was found pierced uy fifteen uullets. Osceola and liis party rushed in, scalped the dead, and retreated before they coulcl Le fired upon

i,y the garrison. The same band probalily took part in the closing scene of Dacle's massacre on the same <lay •

.;o

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COPY OF A T,\BLET IX llAT.IFAX, X. $.

Mn. JlkJ>GF.. Il<>STON, l\foy !!4, l/!fol.

Dear Str, - The folloning is the inscription on n white mnrble monumentnl tablet on the w:111 of the e:tst >'icle of St. J>nu1's Church, l-Inlifa.-..::, N. S. I wns present when the Indy's remains were interred, :ind stood close by the opening in the floor. ,v ns then nbout seven yenrs old. The lnte Rev. Dr. Twining, who died Inst yenr, wns then curnte of St. Paul's, and rend the burinl service.

Yours respectfully, W. l\I. BROWN.

In memory of

SARAH JESSY HENRIETTA 1\IUDGE,

whose remnins nre interred under this church.

She wns n nnth·c of Lnncnster, Englnnd, :incl wife of John l\Iudge, Esq., of 11. 1\1. Ordnance Department here.

It plense,l God to remove her from this world, on the 26th of November 1818, when she closed n virtuous life, in the 24th ycnr of her ngc.

No studied pl,rnse thy ,·irtues >'h:lll commeud, Nor Jen~tlwnc,J cpit:iph thy praise extend: But 1m1y thy nmne be rc;:i~trrcd in Hc:tvco7 And nil thy ,·cni:il trcspmiscs for;:h-cu.

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We here sultioin n. few letter,; rcccircil during the collection of' tl1e memorials •

.\r.l'l:t:r, .!llt:uca:, E~Q.

Jl9 Deur Sir, - I h:wc recently returned from my home, Fulton, Oswego County, nnd found your ru,·or or ,July :H, giving some fur­ther account of the· l\Iudge Family. \V ell, I perceive thnt you nre progressing finely. I must say thnt I much admire your int.!om­itablc persevcr:uicc in this matter, well knowing that in dollars nnd cents it will not pay. I regret to ,my, that since I s:1w you in the city, my health has hcen so poor that I lmvc clone nothing with the papers you hnnded me, and I don't sec that I cnn do anything until my brother J:1rvis Trent sball arrh-c in town. I cnn then get the births, deaths, marri:lges, nm! names of his ehil<lren, nnd also of my brothers Gnnlncr, \\'illi:tm, :md sister Charlotte, who married Simeon Colby, both of whom arc dead, nncl left some three or four children. I nm now almost sixty-cigbt years old, :incl n pnralytic nt thnt; nncl, ns you well know, 'lnite ,!car. My I:i.rge estnte in Orange County engrosses nbout nil my time, :incl I some fear that i: will not be aule e,·cn to gh·e you a brief sketch of my life, which I wonk! much like tQ clo, :is I :uu ,·:tin enough to think you woulcl find it interesting. I think I g:n-e you n sm:11l specimen or my rhyrnic faculties, for I dare not presume to enll it poetry. Now, M

the cruel w:ir is ovo.!r, :uul ·• gentle peace returning," and inasmuch :L~ we ha\'e shown our n:ttion t!Je greatest in war, pc:tcc :111<.l enter­prise that c\'er existc<l, it l1:1s cnkimlle<l :1 few sparks of p:ttriotic tire e\·c11 in the obscure 11:1mc of :i\Iudge. I will therefore give you a few stauz:L-; of my l:1-;t song.

Atul'rlcan t'uion: lu gr:mdcur :i.rise, The gem or ull natioU!-o, wom.ler um.l surprise: J•roucl u:.n·ies cu111111amliu,::, with arm ic:-- how hohl ! Let the countlc:--:-- agt~:-i our \."ictoric~ uuJ'olJ. .

. .\mcricun l".'ulon ! the ,::r:rndcst of time, luvitiug the clim:1tc, th,! scenery sublime!

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Xo crimes of durk 11;:-cs hu,·c turnlslwd our mum, Our slug llonts mujestlc, cmblnzouc<l wllh fome.

Ilow \'lLSt our do111l11lon. l1ow ruil<l nrc our J11ws ! Coucordiu;: or,JnJou iu every gooJ c:,u:--c. 011 t'rectlorn's tlrm h1L,fs our St11tcs will ;.:ro,v wlse, J,xtcml fur au,I wl<lc, sour uwuy to the skies.

'fhc portals or sclcncc our sous wlll unhur, Nor c:111 111Jy 1111tlo11 eclipse our IJri;:ht st11r. Our JIOel• Ull<l StllteSIUCII IIIIJIUUJhcre<l WIii sour To fame fur excelllug when centuries ure o'er.

Iii w,,r's <lc,·11."t11tlon, let others conspire, ,vc never cnu crnvc such unholy desire; Our soldiers for justice will ever contend -'fhe poor 11ml opprcsse<l they will nhmys befriend.

While nil the old nntlous wlll stcll(liJy dlssoh·c, Arucrlc:111 Union will onwnrd revoh·c! Aud pence, like u rh·cr, so cnlmly will flow, -Greet nil with a smile m, we onwnrd sbnll go.

Aud sure wllJ our dnughccrs Ju trlumph usceu<l, When beauty 11ml virtue l1nrmoulously blend: TJ,clr chnrms nud tl1elr grnces :nmke pure desire, Iu mutuul n!fcction will ever grow l1ighcr.

Adown n fuir \'nllcy wit!, green ho11~l1s o·crsprc:uJ. }'rom wnr's <lire couuuotioo full .:ully I :,;tr:iye<l; 'flw drc:td cruel tyr11ut 11wny 11:t<l retired, 'l'hdr reign bclug over, their time lm<l cxpirc<l.

While nn~ellc music tlowccl sweetly nloug, Tl1c :rntbcm$ I licard were cuchantiugly !-Ung . .t\mcrlc:1n Union, Ju ;;r-.rn<lcur urbe, The gem of this cnrtl1 that cnmc <lowu from the skies!

If my he:ilth will permit, :ind :ilso time, I nmy yet favor you with something more iu the ,rny of rh.1·me, pro\·itle,1 it m:1y plense. Slmll be plen:,ed to hear from yon often in the way of mutters :incl things.

V cry truly yours, LY.MAN l\IUDGE.

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Dear Slr, - Your fa\'or of tl1e 28th uit. cume duly to hnml. The sul~ect of your in<1uiry is one in which I foci much interested, not l,cc:mse of :my pecuniury interest, but for the sutisfaetion of tr:icing our genealogy through the \'ista of gc11cr:1tions upproxi­nmtely to its root. ,vhcthcr the in\'estig:ition of our r:ice de,·clop a propensity to crime, infamy and \'ice ns ruling clmr:,eteristics, or the opposite Yirtucs, still the interest I feel in oLtaining u know­lee lgc of my race is in no wise lessened. If Yirtuous, honest, munl.r, our pride will be excited to emulute ; if infamous, Yicious, cri1ni-1ml, to shun theii· \'ices und redeem their memories from the puLlic odium by n strict mlherencc to those ennobling c1unlificntions which clcnite man to be u blessing, not only to bis fellows, !mt to himself.

)Iy knowledge or onr r.ice is Yery limited ; tbut is, my geneulog­ical knowledge. I ba\"C no reliable record going behind my parents. I know something of the two generations preceding them traclitiou­:tlly only •

• • • • • • • • • • • There :ire many incidents and things that I might rel:ite of them

and others of :i. traditional ch:m1.cter, which may be or may not be fact. I propose to :tid yonr undert:iking by nil the me:ms iu my re:ich in the wny of obtruning :mcl transmitting to you such infor­nmtion :i.s m:1y be import:int or ncceptnble to such n work. I ha,·c great confidence in the name of 11Iuclge. I Jmye often heurcl the name itself curic:itnrcd by str!lngers to it, but I have yet to learn that :iny indivi1luul possessing :ind acknowledging it W:tS e,·er con­victed of crime or wrong, - nay, of even an implied charge of wrongful intent. Nor ba,·e I ever seen or l1eurd of :111 intemperate m:m or wom:111 wearing the n:trne. Strict moml rectitude, l1onesty and fairness in ull bu:,,incss tr:msuctions, liber:il :ind sympathetic tow:irc.1 :i.11 persons in affliction or di,-tress, in,lustry :iml economy :,re attributes which inhere with pec11li:1r tenacity to all of the name with whom I hn,·c had :in :LC<JU:tint:1.11ce. .At ns early :i day :i.s circumstances will permit, I will transmit you the history of our family in cluouologic:tl order, nod such tr:ulitioual JUattcr :LS I JU:tJ

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<teem esscntinl to your work, or to ni,1 yon in your investig:ition,i. 1\Ic:111timc :111y coru111unic:1tiou or suggestion tlmt you ru:,y rcrpiire to seek out or invcstig:1te shall bti promptly nttcudc<l to. I lmve written my urothers, rcqucstiug their :iicl to tlie extent of tlicir k11owlc1lgc, :mt! I will cmlc:wor to iutcrc,;t others or the name lh·iug 1,c:ir here, but with whom we c:111 tr:icc no co1111ectio11,

"'ell, cousin Alfrc,I, this proce,;s of uur:ivellin:,: the knotty :in<l

gm1rled line of neglcctc<l. forgotten m1<l uurc:.!i,;tcrcd descent i,i 110

lm1ghiug matter, and no nmttcr if we l:111).!b ; but I have already lc:irne<l that patience iii u sterling qualification, and iuclispeus:il.ily ncces,mty for the tusk.

Wishing you all success in the untangling process, I remain, Truly yours,

EDE~EZER !l.IUDGE.

A1smm llfc;t><a:, Es•l•

Dear Sir,- Yours of the l,';th lms rencbecl me, :rncl I li:1stcn to answer it a.-; far as I nm ahle. I would say that I mn not :thlc to state the birthplace of gr:mclfathcr or even that of my father. As before stated, my negligence and long absence from the home of my youth has been snllicient to shroud my mind in ignorance eon­ccming the line:1ge of my family. I say this to my sorrow and mortiticntion. You ~peak of not seeing our family recorcl. There was one when I left. home in the ye:ir 1840, and I presume it is prcsen·ecl, yet I :im not :11.,lc even to uver for ti.tut. I harn since I suw you, written for information, :iu<l received notice tlt:it my rela­tive. l\fr. William )Iu,lgc, ,Jr., would make out :t :,chcdulc of history for you. Tltey can do it if they set thcmsclvc,; nt the work. .As I ha1·c two uncfos liviug, one ill the town or Guilford, Cheu:lllgo County, and the other in Ifarpersville, llrwm County, :S. Y., I trust these uncles :ire more wise iu genealogy tlt:111 some of.their nephews. WI.tether this he the case or no, you will readily admit the ueecssit.r of the facts. I :un heartily gl:1d for the pros­pect ot' u family specialty, noel that some one or the race. entlowccl with au imlomitahlc ,viii ancl energy to prosecute, has takeu in hand

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the work or 11howi11g to the world the rclntions thnt fnmilic!! 1111i1tui11 in the grent drnmn of life.

1 am more nm! more con\'ince,1, since yon drew my miml to this sul~cct, th:Lt such lnbor us you art• now cnga~c,1 in ii1 of' prncticnl results. 'fhc history or pust c,·cnts, in the growth or ruccs nm! nations, w11rrnnt!I us in snying, there is II dcli!cti\'C tcnncity in hol<ling kin nnd rn~c. While we ndmit the surctL~tic nml withering orlium of Chnrlcs Lnmb cnst upon poor rclnth•cs, thnt they u.re the most '' irrele,·nnt thing in nutnrc, n piece of impertinent corres­JJondcncy, :111 odious npproxinmtion, 11 h:umting conscience, n pr1.'­posterous sh11dow, lengtl1cning in the noontide or your prosperity, :in um1·clcomc remembrancer, a pcrpeln:il r,,curring rnortilic:ition, n drnin on your purse, nnd n more iutolcr:ihle dun npou yo111· pritle, 11 ,lmwlmck upon success, 11 rebuke to your using, n stain on your J,lood, n blot on your escutcheon, n rent 011 your g:irmcnt, 11 death­less heacl nt your banr1uct, Agnthoclcs' pot, a l\Iordecai in your gnte, n Lmmrus at your door, 11 lion in your path, n frog in your clmrn­ber, 11 1ly on your ointment, n mote in your eye, n triumph to your enemy, nn apology to your friend, the one thing not needful;" in

• fine, while I say we arc willing to 11dmit the unclmritnl,Ic tirnrlc :is :m exponent to the feeling~ and pride in :mcestrnl history, ne\'cr­thclcss the picture in our history hus its nntiLhcsis in fact. 'fo he a Roman in the tiny of hcr·prowess, was n gunr:mty ngninst injus­tice·; :lilt! more tbnn one co111lcnmcd P:iul, who could cluim Tnrsus :is his birthplace, has cl:iimcd exemption from the r:1gc of the pop­ul:ice. I Jo,·e to think of the record you Im1·c ~i\'cn of' our 11:irnc, that out of so many gcner:itious not one crimi11u.l has been fouucl to blot the page of history penned for future gcnerntions to rend. \\'ho would coYct the fnmc of Nero, though surroun1lc,I hy courtiers, or the l-clat of' HerOfl, - "Ye arc go,ls so Ion~ :is retrihuti ,·c justice nourishes the worms to feed upon them :is :i lawful prey?"

I prefer the reticent lifo, and the scattered 11:imc of honesty to 1111 these; :ind if you close your t:isk, Ilcrculc:in as it must be, and not incorporntc our nnmc, :issociatctl with the same, I nm sure that it will be unique in the record of families, and glow in the future pride of our posterity.