An American Family History

Catherine Estey Scudder Jones was born about 1630 in Freston, Suffolk County England. Her parents were Jeffrey Estey and Margaret Pott and her brother was Isaac Estey.

She married Henry Scudder in Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York about 1655. Henry Scudder was born in 1615. He was the son of Thomas Scudder.

Their children included:
Rebecca Scudder Titus ( 1656, married Abiel Titus),
Jonathan Scudder (1656/57),
Sarah Scudder Brown,
Moses Scudder (1658),
Mary Scudder (about 1660), and
David Scudder.

When her father, Jeffrey died in January 4, 1657, he left his house and land to his grandson, Jonathan Scudder. His granddaughter Scudder received 20 shillings.

Henry wrote his will on January 25, 1661.

Thomas Jones of Huntington was her second husband. He had been married before and his wife died leaving him with four sons.

Thomas Catharine had one daughter, Martha Jones, who married Thomas Whitson.

Thomas died on February 16, 1699 in Lewis, New York.

Huntington town records in the List of Taypayers in 1673 indicate that the taxes are to be paid to "widder Joans."

It was a novel thing for a woman to collect the taxes, but the records of the period show that she was a woman of more than ordinary ability, and for convenience her neighbors paid their taxes in to her. She lived on East Neck.