John Scudder (January 24, 1815 – May 23, 1869)[1] was an American master builder who was prominent in the second half of the 19th century.

[3] In late 1855, Scudder purchased a large amount of Savannah Grey bricks from the McAlpin Brothers, who owned the Hermitage Plantation just east of the city.

[4] In December 1839, Scudder married Sarah Amanda Crawford Wilson at Savannah's First Baptist Church, which his father helped construct six years earlier.

[3] Amos Scudder was living in Savannah when daughter Catherine was baptized at the First Baptist Church on October 7, 1853.

His and John's sister, Caroline (1823–1884), is also buried in Laurel Grove North, alongside her husband, Milton Julius Buckner (1809–1875).