Moses MUDGE b. Apr 1652 New London, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 1729 New York Colony, British Colonial America: Our Family History

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Name	Moses MUDGE [1]
Birth	Apr 1652	New London, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America [1]
Gender	Male
Occupation	[2]
	Shoemaker
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Death	1729	New York Colony, British Colonial America [1]
Burial	1729	Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America [1]
Person ID	I594765672	Carney Wehofer July 2025
Last Modified	15 Dec 2022

Father	Jarvis MUDGE, b. Apr 1625, Strood, Kent, England d. 15 Mar 1652, Nameaug, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age ~ 26 years)
Mother	Rebecca STEELE, b. 1629, Devon, England d. 25 Jan 1663, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age 34 years)
Family ID	F536728511	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Mary STEELE, b. 1655, Nassau, Richmond, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. Yes, date unknown

Children

	1. Jane MUDGE, b. 1673, New York, British Colonial America d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Elizabeth MUDGE, b. 1675, Nassau, Richmond, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. 1742, Nassau, Richmond, New York Colony, British Colonial America (Age 67 years)
	3. William MUDGE, b. 17 Jul 1677, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York d. 1713, Long Island City, Queens, New York (Age 35 years)
	4. Mary MUDGE, b. Abt 1681, Oyster Bay, Queens, New York d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Elizabeth MUDGE, b. 1692, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York d. 1786, Long Island, Nassau, New York (Age 94 years)

Family ID F536728509 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Dec 2022

Family 2 Elizabeth WEEDEN, b. 1640, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. 1685, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America (Age 45 years)

Marriage 17 Dec 1668 Warwick, Rhode Island, British Colonial America [2]

Children

	1. Jarvis MUDGE, b. 7 Dec 1669, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island d. Jul 1741, Hempstead, Nassau, New York (Age 71 years)
	2. Jane MUDGE, b. 1672, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Mary MUDGE, b. 1674, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F536728512 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Dec 2022

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.

Sources

[S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for Elizabeth Mudge, person ID LY4Y-CRJ. (Reliability: 3).
[S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for Moses Mudge, person ID 9VHS-ZTN. (Reliability: 3).