Thomas Scudder, b. 1587, Ancestor of the American Scudder (T) Line,
Left England Amid Turmoil, Contention and a Little Bit of Mystery 
by Margery Boyden, Scudder Association Foundation Historian,
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  1. Peter Thoms
    Peter Thoms on July 4, 2020 at 9:16 am

    Very interesting. The first Scudder to immigrate to BC “the New World “ was who and when. I had thought it was Thomas

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  2. Winnie Henry
    Winnie Henry on July 9, 2020 at 12:34 pm

    Very interesting . I wondered if the Hospital in Ceylon was still in operation. Also Is there a record of civil war participation. If so, did we have some of the family on both sides. Are there records of their service?

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  3. Brian Scudder
    Brian Scudder on July 23, 2021 at 6:50 pm

    This is my line of the Scudder’s in the USA.

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