David Stout, of Amwell

• David Stout Find A Grave Memorial# 5816186

Birth: 1667 Monmouth County New Jersey, USA Death: Apr., 1732 Monmouth County New Jersey, USA

Married Rebecca Ashton in 1688 in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Rebecca was born 1762 in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of James Ashton and Deliverance Thockmorton and died after 1705 in New Jersey

Children: Penelope, Sarah, Rebecca, Freegift, James, David, Joseph, Deliverance, Benjamin.

"David Stout...sold all his possessions in Middletown and moved to Amwell...where he purchased a large tract of land at which place he died a very old man and was buried on his own farm, which laid the foundation of a burying ground where his descendants continue to bury to this day." Taken from History of the Stout Family by Nathan Stout, 1823.

Family links:

Parents:

 Richard Stout (1615 - 1705)

 Penelope Van Princis Stout (1622 - 1732)

Spouse:

 Rebecca Ashton Stout (1672 - 1725)*

Children:

 Rebecca Stout Manners (1691 - 1772)*

 Freegift Stout (1693 - 1766)*

 James Stout (1694 - 1727)*

 Benjamin Stout (1709 - 1795)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: D S Died April 1732

Burial: Stout-Manners Cemetery Ringoes Hunterdon County New Jersey, USA

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Birth: 1667, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Death: Apr., 1732, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

Married Rebecca Ashton in 1688 in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Rebecca was born 1762 in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of James Ashton and Deliverance Thockmorton and died after 1705 in New Jersey

Children: Penelope, Sarah, Rebecca, Freegift, James, David, Joseph, Deliverance, Benjamin.

"David Stout...sold all his possessions in Middletown and moved to Amwell...where he purchased a large tract of land at which place he died a very old man and was buried on his own farm, which laid the foundation of a burying ground where his descendants continue to bury to this day." Taken from History of the Stout Family by Nathan Stout, 1823.

Family links:

Parents:

 Richard Stout (1610 - 1705)

 Penelope Van Princis Stout (1622 - 1732)

Spouse:

 Rebecca Ashton Stout (1672 - 1725)*

Children:

 Rebecca Stout Manners (1691 - 1772)*

 Freegift Stout (1693 - 1769)*

 James Stout (1694 - 1727)*

 Joseph Stout (1698 - 1770)*

 Benjamin Stout (1707 - 1789)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: D S Died April 1732

Burial: Stout-Manners Cemetery Ringoes Hunterdon County New Jersey, USA

Maintained by: Treva Poe Originally Created by: Dane Coefer (inactive) Record added: Oct 01, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 5816186

GEDCOM Note

Biography ==David Stout, son of Richard I and Penelope Kent Van Princin Stout, born 1667 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ. He married Rebecca Ashton, daughter of James and Deliverance Throckmorton Ashton in 1688 born 1672 in Providence, Rhode Island. <ref>"Historical and genealogical miscellany : data relating to the settlement and settlers of New York and New Jersey", John E Stilwell, 1916, page 346 http://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/346/mode/2up</ref> and died April 1732 as shown on the monument of Capt Nathan Stout, a direct descendant of David Stout and great (2) grandson wrote "The History of the Stout Family."<ref>See image of the monument on this profile</ref>

They first settled on Hop River and about 1725 moved to Amwell Township then sold everything and moved there before the death of his son James Stout. When he died he was buried on his farm and it became a burying place for many of his descendants and today is called Stout-Manners Cemetery located in Ringoes, Hunterdon County, NJ. <ref>"Richard Stout Descendants in West Virginia", Russell Ray Stout, 1966, page 5 https://books.google.com/books/about/Richard_Stout_Descendants_in_W...]</ref> <ref>"The History of the Stout Family, Nathan Stout, 1823, page 18 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/stout01.txt] </ref> <ref>"Historical and genealogicalmiscellany : data relating to the settlement and settlers of New Yorkand New Jersey", John E Stilwell, 1916, page 346 http://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/346/mode/2up</ref> They were the parents of James m. Catherine Simpson, Freegift m. Mary Higgins, daughter of Jediah and Mary Newbold Higgins, David m. Anne Merrill, Joseph m. (1) Mary Ashland, (2) Martha Reeder, Benjamin m. (1) Widow Ketcham (2) Mary Higgins, daughter of Jediah and Hannah Stout Higgins, Rebecca m. John Manners, Sarah never married and Deliverance m.Francis Labaw <ref>"The History of the Stout Family", Nathan Stout, 1823, page 18 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/stout01.txt</ref> <ref>"Historical and genealogical miscellany : data relating to the settlement and settlers of New York and New Jersey", John E Stilwell, 1916, page 346 http://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/346/mode/2up</ref>
Of their descendants Caleb, son of James, and Abner and Job, sons of Joseph emigrated to Western Virginia. After page forty-five of RussellRay Stout's book there is a discussion of the Stout Coat of Arms and line graph's of all of their descendants who left New Jersey and went west.<ref>"Richard Stout Descendants in West Virginia", Russell Ray Stout, 1966, following page 48 https://books.google.com/books/about/Richard_Stout_Descendants_in_W...</ref>

Sources

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• Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata. Accessed May 23, 2016. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/p616....
• John Scofield Prall, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #4285, Date of Import: Jan 16, 1999., "Electronic," Date of Import: May 2, 1999.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Ellis-2531 | John Ellis for creating Stout-115.

Research notes

Further research is required to locate primary documents to satisfy Wikitree source standards for this info from MyHeritage. Some research documents are shown below. Following is research that establishes that Sarah Stout (born Parker was not a wife of David Stout, son of Richard and Penelope Stout.and that Penelope Falkinburg (born Stout) was not either with sources that support Wikitree standards.

1. Wife: Sarah Stout (born Parker)1. All profiles for the Sarah Parkers in wikitree in the time period 1667 +/- 5 yr were born in Masschusetts. 2. His great (2) grandson, Nathan Stout had written on one side of histombstone his ancestral line. Only Rebecca Ashton is named as David's wife. Nathan also wrote and closes the part of the book he completed with that ancestral line. <ref>The History of the Stout Family,Nathan Stout, 1823, page 29 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/stout01.txt</ref> 3. Sarah Parke, daughter of William and Sarah Jewell Parke, married David Stout, son of Jonathan and Mary Leigh Stout. See profile parke-58
2. Penelope Falkenburg (Falkinburg) (born Stout) 1710 - 1799 <ref>MyHeritage</ref> Penelope Stout, daughter of Richard II and Frances (Heath) Stout, son of Richard I (and Penelope Van Princins Stout) See Stout-183 profile and bio of Penelope who married Henry Falkinburg and said sister Rebecca who married John Cramer <ref>Historical and genealogical miscellany, John E Stilwell, 1918, page 322-323 http://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/322/mode/1up/search/falkinburg''' </ref>

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Married Rebecca Ashton in 1688 in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Rebecca was born 1672 in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of James Ashton and Deliverance Thockmorton and died after 1705 in New Jersey Children: Penelope, Sarah, Rebecca, Freegift, James, David, Joseph, Deliverance, Benjamin. "David Stout...sold all his possessions in Middletown and moved to Amwell...where he purchased a large tract of land at which place he died a very old man and was buried on his own farm, which laid the foundation of a burying ground where his descendants continue to bury to this day." Taken from History of the Stout Family by Nathan Stout, 1823. Large monument reads: This yard was founded on the farm of David Stout son of Richard Stout and Penelope Van Princes and herein lies his body and that of his wife Rebecca Ashton of their son James and his wife Catherine Simson of their son John and of his wife Rachel Merrill of their son Nathan to whom this monument is erected and of his wife Esther Ketcham of their son William and of his wife Eleanor Lane of their son Nathan and of his wife Mary Ann Fisher and of their son Simpson.
Married Rebecca Ashton in 1688 in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Rebecca was born 1672 in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of James Ashton and Deliverance Thockmorton and died after 1705 in New Jersey

Children: Penelope, Sarah, Rebecca, Freegift, James, David, Joseph, Deliverance, Benjamin.

"David Stout...sold all his possessions in Middletown and moved to Amwell...where he purchased a large tract of land at which place he died a very old man and was buried on his own farm, which laid the foundation of a burying ground where his descendants continue to bury to this day." Taken from History of the Stout Family by Nathan Stout, 1823.

Large monument reads:
This yard was founded on the farm of David Stout son of Richard Stout and Penelope Van Princes and herein lies his body and that of his wife Rebecca Ashton of their son James and his wife Catherine Simson of their son John and of his wife Rachel Merrill of their son Nathan to whom this monument is erected and of his wife Esther Ketcham of their son William and of his wife Eleanor Lane of their son Nathan and of his wife Mary Ann Fisher and of their son Simpson.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 28 2022, 21:05:50 UTC