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Carney & Wehofer Family
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 1674 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 2. | Moses MUDGE was born in Apr 1652 in New London, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (son of Jarvis MUDGE and Rebecca STEELE); died in 1729 in New York Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in 1729 in Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: 9VHS-ZTN
- Occupation: ; Shoemaker
Notes:
Moses and Micah Mudge were the two sons of Jarvis Mudge. Their dates of birth and the name of their mother is contested.
Accoridng to one popular theory, recounted by a couple of 19th century family genalogies, there were both born to Rebecca [unknown] between the time of her marriage to Jarvis in 1649 and Jarvis's death in 1653. This theory is challenged by three facts: a) Moses and Micah were not mentioned in Hartford court documents recording the conviction and execution for witchcraft of Rebecca and Nathaniel Greensmith -- only the names of Rebecca's 2 daughters by her first marriage to Abraham Elsing; b) A 1681 document recorded by an Oyster Bay court (see source for that year) says that Moses was 41 years old at the time -- giving him a birth year 9 years before Jarvis married Rebecca; c) From the will of George Steele, Moses and Micah appear to have been his grandchildren -- but there is no source to suggest that George Steele had a daughter named Rebecca.
For these reasons, the theory which is now favored by genealogists is that Moses and Mican where children from a previous marriage of Jarvis Mudge -- to Mary Steele. This theory overlooks a) the likelihood that Rebecca's relatives would not want to be mentioned in court documents and might thus make alternative arrangements for raising Moses and Micah; b) 19th centry genealogies suggest that Moses and Mican were born to Rebecca in 1650 and 1652 respectively.
p entd. in Oyster Bay about 1729.
Moses Mudge lived his adult life in Oyster Bay, New Yorrk. His name appears numberous times in Oyster Bay town records (see source for 1681). One 19th century genealogical history says that he appeared as a witness in 1664. This sources is sometime cited as documentaiton of his age of 13 at the time. A 13 year old witness? Until that source can be reviewed, it seems best to assume that the source itself makes no mention of his age or year of birth (that these were presumed by the 19th century author).
Moses was a shoemaker. Feb. 19, 1690. He was commissioned Lieutenant of Oyster Bay Company, Queens Co.
He m. Mary--, 1671.
Their children were :
1. Jarvis, b. 1672: m. Jane --.
2. William m. Ann Coles.
8. Jane was single In July 1741.
4. Elizabeth, m. John Dusenberry.
6. Mary, m. Waite Powell.
Sources
* Alfred Mudge, Memorials: a genealogical account of the name of Mudge in America (1868) (Boston, Alfred Mudge & Son, 1868), OpenLibrary.org, pages 47-48.
Moses married Elizabeth WEEDEN on 17 Dec 1668 in Warwick, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. Elizabeth was born in 1640 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; was christened on 10 Jun 1666 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died in 1685 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Elizabeth WEEDEN was born in 1640 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; was christened on 10 Jun 1666 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died in 1685 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: 9V4J-HXL
Children:
- Jarvis MUDGE was born on 7 Dec 1669 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; died in Jul 1741 in Hempstead, Nassau, New York.
- Jane MUDGE was born in 1672 in Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York; and died.
- 1. Mary MUDGE was born in 1674 in Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York; and died.
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| 4. | Jarvis MUDGE was born in Apr 1625 in Strood, Kent, England; was christened in Apr 1625 in St Nicholas' Church, Strood, Kent, England; died on 15 Mar 1652 in Nameaug, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Mar 1652 in Ancient Cemetery, New London, New London, Connecticut. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: LKRK-LV7
Jarvis married Rebecca STEELE. Rebecca was born in 1629 in Devon, England; died on 25 Jan 1663 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; was buried on 25 Jan 1663 in Gallows Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Rebecca STEELE was born in 1629 in Devon, England; died on 25 Jan 1663 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; was buried on 25 Jan 1663 in Gallows Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: LRGY-JDN
Children:
- 2. Moses MUDGE was born in Apr 1652 in New London, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; died in 1729 in New York Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in 1729 in Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America.
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