Dr.Richard Mudd

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(05-15-2014 04:48 PM)RobertLC Wrote:  I understand that descendants of Dr. Samuel Mudd still live in southern Maryland. Do they still carry the "torch" for Dr. Samuel Mudd's innocence or do they feel differently?

The Mudd family is very nice to deal with, and as the generations increase so does the willingness to accept certain facts that are hard to dispute. Not all of the grandchildren were difficult to deal with even - I just had frequent run-ins with one in particular. Dr. Richard and I got along fine. I knew where he stood and he knew where I stood and never should the stone walls budge.

I have also found that Mudds who are out on different limbs of the genealogical tree from Dr. Sam's immediate descendants have always been less vocal and more accepting of historians. There is one exceptional great-grandchild on this forum who has a wonderful website on various aspects of Mudd history through the ages in conjunction with the area and the times that they lived in. He is not a professional historian, but he approaches the subject from the same analytical perspective that the pros do. I'm singing your praises, Bob Summers...