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About Honorable John Stockton
John Stockton (1701-1758)
John Stockton was for many years one of the presiding judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Somerset, New Jersey, under the Royal Government. He was a man of education and influence in the early history of New Jersey. He inherited that part of his father's property known as Morven and conveyed it to his son, Richard Stockton, known as "The Signer". He was instrumental in securing to Princeton the College of New Jersey, and was a friend and liberal patron of the college.
John Stockton married Abigail Phillips on February 21, 1729. She was the daughter of Phillip and Hannah Stockton Phillips. Hannah Stockton Phillips was John Stockton's great half-aunt (if one believes as is most probable--as above--that the Second Generation Richard Stockton was not the son of Abigail Stockton), so that would make John's wife his half-first cousin, once removed. John and Abigail Phillips Stockton had ten children. John Stockton died May 20, 1758, and Mrs. Stockton died September 15, 1757. Having made a deed in his lifetime to his eldest son, Richard, for the eastern part of the homestead plantation called "Morven", he left, in his will, that portion lying on the north side of Main Street (also called the King's Highway) to his second son, John, and directed that the land lying to the south of that street should be equally divided between his two sons Philip and Samuel Witham Stockton. These four sons all became distinguished men, the eldest known to fame as Richard "The Signer" being the best known.
Children of John Stockton and Abigail (Phillips) Stockton
Richard - b. October 3, 1730.
Sarah - b. June 19, 1732, d. at four years.
John - b. August 4, 1734, d. at two years.
Hannah - b. July 21, 1736, d. October 28, 1808, m. April 21, 1762 to Hon. Elias Boudinot, who was a brother of Annis Boudinot Stockton who married Richard Stockton, "The Signer". Elias Boudinot was a prominent lawyer in New Jersey. He was chosen as President of the Continental Congress in 1782 and as such signed the treaty of peace with England. After the war, he was elected to the first, second, and third Congresses and served from 1789 till 1795. President Washington appointed him Director of the Mint and he served from 1795 till 1805, when he resigned and retired to his home in Burlington, New Jersey. He died October 24, 1821. Hannah Stockton Boudinot had one daughter.
Abigail - b. November 13, 1738, d.--, m. May 23, 1770 to Captain Samuel Pintard of New York City. Captain Pintard had retired on half pay from the British Army, and at the beginning of the Revolutionary War was offered the rank of Major by the British, and a commission as Brigadier General by his countrymen. He refused both offers, declaring that he would fight neither against his King nor his Country.
Susanna - b. January 2, 1742, d.--, m. Lewis Pintard of New York, brother of the Captain Samuel who married her sister, Abigail. Lewis Pintard was one of the great merchants of his day, and one of the incorporators of the New York Chamber of Commerce. During the Revolutionary War he was agent for the American prisoners, and disbursed the funds provided for their use, for which he received the thanks of General Washington. In 1812 he retired and moved to Princeton, where he died March 25, 1818. Susanna Stockton Pintard had one daughter.
John - b. February 22, 1744, d.--, m. Mary Hibbitts Nelson, widow of James Nelson, of Bethel, near Easton, Pennsylvania. He lived in Pennsylvania and was drowned soon after his marriage by the upsetting of a yawl while visiting relatives in Princeton. One month after his death, his wife gave birth to twin girls.
Philip - b. July 11, 1746, m. Catherine Cumming on April 13, 1767. Philip studied theology with Rev. John Witherspoon, president of Princeton College and was ordained a minister of the Presbyterian Church. He became the owner of Castle Howard at Princeton in 1785 and died there on January 1 2, 1792. He and his wife had eight children: six sons and two daughters.
Rebecca - b. July 5, 1748, d.--, m. to Rev. William Tennent, a minister of the Presbyterian Church at Freehold, New Jersey for forty-three years and six months. They had no children.
Samuel Witham - b. February 4, 1751, d. June 26, 1795, m. Catherine Cox. They had no children.
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In his 1888 book, The Stockton Family in England and the United States, William Francis Cregar wrote that he thought it was "highly probable" that Richard "The Emigrant" Stockton (c.1635-1707) was a grandson of Randall Stockton and a son of Richard and Dorothy (nee Bridger) Stockton of London. Richard and Dorothy did have a son Richard, however, that Richard Stockton died in the county of Surrey, England, and his will, dated 27 June 1665, proves that he was not the same person as Richard "The Emigrant" Stockton (c.1635-1707) who died in Burlington County, New Jersey.
Sources
- History of the Stockton family, Philadelphia, 1881, by John Wharton Stockton
- Ancestry of Samuel Stockton White, D.D.S., 1888, by William Francis Cregar
- The Stockton Family in England and the United States, 1888, by William Francis Cregar
- The Stockton Family of New Jersey and Other Stocktons, 1911, by Thomas Coates Stockton, M.D.
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 30 2017, 19:11:06 UTC
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Honorable John Stockton's Timeline
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August 10, 1701
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Morven, Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Colonial America
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October 1, 1730
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Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, British Colonial America
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June 19, 1732
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August 4, 1734
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July 21, 1736
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November 13, 1738
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January 2, 1742
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Princeton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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February 22, 1744
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July 11, 1746
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Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, British Colonial America
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