Descendants of John Staught of Burton Joyce, Notts, England

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN¹ STAUGHT was born 1580 in Burton Joyce, Notts, England, and died Abt. 1620 in Nottingham, England.  He married ELIZABETH BEE 13 Nov 1609 in Burton Joyce, Notts, England.  She was born 01 Jan 1591/92 in Nottingham, England, and died 1685 in England.

Child of JOHN STAUGHT and ELIZABETH BEE is:

2.               i.    RICHARD² STOUT, b. 1615, Burton Joyce, Notts, England; d. 23 Oct 1705, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ.

Generation No. 2

2.  RICHARD² STOUT (JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 1615 in Burton Joyce, Notts, England, and died 23 Oct 1705 in Middleton, Monmouth, NJ.  He married PENELOPE PRINCE 1644 in New Netherlands.  She was born 1622 in Amsterdam, Holland, and died 1732 in Middleton, Monmouth, NJ.

Notes for RICHARD STOUT:

Richard Stout, the first of the name in America was born in Notinghamshire, in Old England, and his father's name was John. The said Richard, when quite young paid his addresses to a young woman that his father though below his rank, upon which account some unpleasant conversation happened between the father and the son, on account of which, the said Richard left his father's house; and in a few days engaged on board a ship of war, where he served about seven years, after which time he got a discharge at New Amsterdam, now called New York, in America. About the same time a ship from Amsterdam, in Holland, on her way to the said New Amsterdam, was driven on the shore that is now called Middletown, in Monmouth County, in the State of new Jersey, which ship was loaded with passengers, who with much difficulty got on shore. But the Indians not long after fell upon them and butchered and killed the whole crew, as they thought, but soon after the Indians were gone, a certain Penelope Van Princes, whose husband the Indians had killed, found herself possessed of strength enough to creep to a hollow tree, where she remained some days. An Indian happening to come that way, whose dog coming to the tree, occasioned him to examine the inside of the tree, where he found the said Penelope in a forlorn, distressed condition. She was bruised very severely about the head, and her bowels protruded from a cut across her abdomen; she kept them in with her hand. She had been in this fearful condition seven days when the Indian found her. In his compassion he took her out of the tree and carried her to his wigwam where he treated her kindly and healed her wounds, and in a short time conveyed her in his canoe to New Amsterdam, where he sold her to the Dutch, who then owned that city, now called New York.

The man and woman from whom the whole race of Stouts descended, got into the city of New Amsterdam, where they became acquainted with each other and were married. And, not withstanding, it may be thought by some, that they conducted themselves with more fortitude than prudence, they immediately crossed the bay and settled in the above said Middletown, where the said Penelope had lost her first husband by the Indians and had been so severely wounded herself. There was at that time but six white families in the settlement, including their own, (which was in the year 1648), where they continued until they became rich in prosperity and rich in children. They had together seven son and three daughters, viz: John, Richard, Jonathan, Peter, James, Benjamin, David.

Notes for PENELOPE PRINCE:

The Genealogy of the Stout family, published in 1823 by Nathan Stout; in a small book almost without dates or plan, is treasured by many and even by people who are not of the family.. The story of Penelope Van Princess has become famous, has frequently been published in the histories of the early Dutch in America, and is often referred to in other works. We quote it from the Hist. Coll. New Jersey, as repeated in Snell's Hist. Hunterdon, Co.

"She was born at Amsterdam about 1622; her father's name was Van Princes. She and her first husband (whose name is not known) "sailed for New York (then New Amsterdam) about 1640; the vessel was stranded at Sandy Hook; the crew got ashore and marched towards the said New York. But Penelope's (for that was her name) husband, being hurt in the wreck, could not march with them; therefore he and his wife tarried in the woods. They had not been long in the place before the Indians killed them both (as they thought), and stripped them to the skin. However, Penelope came to, though her skull was fractured and her left shoulder so hacked that she could never use that arm like the other; she was also cut across the abdomen, so that her bowels appeared; these she kept in with the hand. She continued in this situation for seven days, taking shelter in a hollow tree and eating the excresence of it; the seventh day she saw a deer passing by with arrows sticking in it, and soon after two Indians appeared, whom she was glad to see, in hope they would put her out of her misery. Accordingly, one made towards her to knock her on the head; but the other, who was an elderly man, prevented him, and throwing his match-coat about her carried her to his wigwam and cured her of her wounds and bruises. After that he took her to New York and made a present of her to h her coun trymen,-an Indian present, expecting a large reward. It was in New York that one Richard Stout married her; he was a native of England and of a good family. She was now in her 22d year, and he in his 40th. She bore him 7 sons and 3 daughters. Penelope lived to the age of 110??, and saw her offspring multiplied into 502 in about 88 years."

Children of RICHARD STOUT and PENELOPE PRINCE are:

3.               i.    JOHN³ STOUT, b. Abt. 1645, Gravesend, Long Island, NY; d. 24 Nov 1724, Hopewell, NJ.

4.              ii.    RICHARD STOUT, b. 10 Mar 1645/46, Gravesend, Long Island, NY; d. 10 Jul 1717, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ.

5.             iii.    JAMES STOUT, b. Bet. 1654 - 1661, Gravesend, Long Island, Kings, New York; d. 1714, Monmouth, NJ.

                iv.    PENELOPE MARY STOUT, b. Abt. 1650, Gravesend, Long Island, Kings, New York; d. Aft. 1675, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ.

                 v.    DELIVERANCE ALICE STOUT, b. Abt. 1652, Gravesend, Long Island, NY; d. Abt. 1703, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ.

                vi.    PETER STOUT, b. Abt. 1654, Gravesend, Long Island, NY; d. 14 Apr 1703, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ.

               vii.    SARAH STOUT, b. Abt. 1656, Gravesend, Long Island, NY; d. 29 Dec 1714, Woodbridge, MA.

6.            viii.    JONATHAN STOUT, b. Bet. 1660 - 1665, Gravesend, Long Island, NY; d. 24 Nov 1722, Hopewell, NJ.

7.             ix.    DAVID STOUT, b. 1667, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ; d. Abt. 1734, Amwell Twp, Hunterdon, NJ.

                 x.    BENJAMIN STOUT, b. Abt. 1669, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ; d. 10 Jun 1734, New Castle, Delaware; m. ???

Generation No. 3

3.  JOHN³ STOUT (RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born Abt. 1645 in Gravesend, Long Island, NY, and died 24 Nov 1724 in Hopewell, NJ.

Children of JOHN STOUT are:

                  i.    RICHARD⁴ STOUT.

                 ii.    JOHN STOUT.

4.  RICHARD³ STOUT (RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 10 Mar 1645/46 in Gravesend, Long Island, NY, and died 10 Jul 1717 in Middleton, Monmouth, NJ.

Children of RICHARD STOUT are:

                  i.    JOHN⁴ STOUT, m. TAYLOR.

8.              ii.    JONATHAN STOUT.

9.             iii.    REBECCA STOUT.

10.            iv.    CATHERINE STOUT.

                 v.    MARY STOUT.

                vi.    ESTHER STOUT.

5.  JAMES³ STOUT (RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born Bet. 1654 - 1661 in Gravesend, Long Island, Kings, New York, and died 1714 in Monmouth, NJ.  He married ELIZABETH ? 12 Jan 1670/71 in Monmouth, NJ.  She was born 1675 in Gravesend, Long Island, Kings, New York, and died Aft. 1714 in New Jersey.

Children of JAMES STOUT and ELIZABETH ? are:

                  i.    JOSEPH⁴ STOUT, b. Abt. 1676, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ; d. Abt. 1730.

                 ii.    ANN STOUT, b. Abt. 1684, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ; d. Abt. 1735, King Wood, Hunterdon Co., NJ.

                iii.    ELIZABETH STOUT, b. 1691, New Amsterdam, NJ.

                iv.    JAMES STOUT, b. Abt. 1702, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ; d. 1786; m. JOANNA JOHNSON.

11.             v.    PENELOPE JEWELL STOUT, b. Abt. 1702, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 11 Jul 1776, Hopewell, New Jersey.

                vi.    MERCY STOUT, b. Bef. 1704, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ; d. Abt. 1730.

               vii.    BENJAMIN STOUT, b. 1704, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ; d. 23 May 1795, Amwell Twp, Hunterdon, NJ; m. RUTH BOGART.

12.          viii.    JOHN STOUT, b. 1713, Amwell, New Jersey; d. 07 Jun 1790, Amwell, New Jersey.

6.  JONATHAN³ STOUT (RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born Bet. 1660 - 1665 in Gravesend, Long Island, NY, and died 24 Nov 1722 in Hopewell, NJ.  He married (1) ELIZABETH CRAWFORD 12 Jan 1675/76 in Middletown, New Jersey.  She was born Abt. 1644, and died in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  He married (2) ANNE BULLEN 27 Aug 1685 in Middletown, New Jersey, daughter of JAMES BULLEN and ANN ?.  She was born Bet. 1665 - 1670 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey.

Children of JONATHAN STOUT and ELIZABETH CRAWFORD are:

13.             i.    RICHARD⁴ STOUT, b. 1678, Middletown, New Jersey; d. 17 Jan 1748/49, Middletown, New Jersey.

                 ii.    HOPE STILL STOUT, b. 1679, Middletown, New Jersey.

                iii.    JOHN STOUT, b. 1680, Middletown, New Jersey.

                iv.    FAITH DELIVERANCE STOUT, b. 1682, Middletown, New Jersey.

Children of JONATHAN STOUT and ANNE BULLEN are:

14.            v.    JOSEPH⁴ STOUT, b. 25 Oct 1686, Middletown, New Jersey; d. 1766.

15.            vi.    SARAH STOUT, b. 10 Sep 1689, Middletown, New Jersey; d. 12 Jul 1761.

               vii.    BENJAMIN STOUT, b. 14 Dec 1691, Middletown, New Jersey; d. 08 Feb 1782, Hopewell, NJ; m. HANNA BONHAM.

               viii.    HANNA STOUT, b. 29 Mar 1694, Middletown, New Jersey; d. 14 Jul 1799; m. JEDIAH HIGGANS, 1715.

16.           ix.    ZEBULON STOUT, b. 1699, Middleton, Monmouth, NJ; d. 27 Aug 1788, Hopewell, NJ.

17.            x.    JONATHAN STOUT, b. 1701, Hopewell, NJ; d. 1768.

                xi.    ANN STOUT, b. 1704, Hopewell, NJ; m. NEHEMIAH BONHAM.

               xii.    DAVID STOUT, b. 1706, Hopewell, NJ; m. ELIZABETH GARRISON, 1726, Hopewell, New Jersey.

              xiii.    SAMUEL STOUT, b. 1709, Hopewell, NJ; d. 31 Oct 1781; m. CATHERIN SIMPSON.

7.  DAVID³ STOUT (RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 1667 in Middleton, Monmouth, NJ, and died Abt. 1734 in Amwell Twp, Hunterdon, NJ.  He married REBECCA ASHTON. 

Child of DAVID STOUT and REBECCA ASHTON is:

18.             i.    JOSEPH⁴ STOUT, b. 1698, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Generation No. 4

8.  JONATHAN⁴ STOUT (RICHARD³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  He married WHITE. 

Child of JONATHAN STOUT and WHITE is:

                  i.    RICHARD⁵ STOUT, m. ANN TINBROOK.

9.  REBECCA⁴ STOUT (RICHARD³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  She married GEORGE TAYLOR. 

Child of REBECCA STOUT and GEORGE TAYLOR is:

                  i.    GEORGE⁵ TAYLOR.

10.  CATHERINE⁴ STOUT (RICHARD³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  She married JOHN STOUT, son of JOSEPH STOUT and RUTH GREENLAND. 

Children of CATHERINE STOUT and JOHN STOUT are:

                  i.    RICHARD⁵ STOUT.

                 ii.    JEHU STOUT.

                iii.    DANIEL STOUT.

                iv.    MARY STOUT.

                 v.    RUTH STOUT.

                vi.    REBECCA STOUT.

               vii.    RACHEL STOUT.

11.  PENELOPE JEWELL⁴ STOUT (JAMES³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born Abt. 1702 in Hopewell, New Jersey, and died 11 Jul 1776 in Hopewell, New Jersey.  She married (1) THOMAS JEWELL.  He died 1727.  She married (2) ISSAC HERRIN.  He was born in Hopewell, NJ, and died 1756.  She married (3) WILLIAM MERRILL, JR. 1729 in Hopewell, New Jersey, son of WILLIAM MERRILL and GRACE ?.  He died 25 Jun 1739 in Hopewell, New Jersey.

Notes for PENELOPE JEWELL STOUT:

She was the widow of Thomas Jewell. She was the graaanddaughter of  Richard and Penelope Van Princess Stout.  With Thomas Jewell, had 3 sons and three daughters.

Children of PENELOPE STOUT and WILLIAM MERRILL are:

19.             i.    WILLIAM⁵ MERRILL, b. Abt. 1729, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 1782, Rowan, NC.

20.            ii.    BENJAMINE MERRILL, b. Abt. 1730, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 19 Jun 1771, Hillsborough, Orange, NC.

21.            iii.    THOMAS STOUT MERRILL, b. 19 Apr 1732, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 12 May 1798, Montgomery, New York.

22.           iv.    PENELOPE RACHEL MERRILL, b. 1734, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 1782, Hopewell, New Jersey.

                 v.    ANN MERRILL, b. Abt. 1735, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. Abt. 1800; m. DAVID STOUT; b. Abt. 1730, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. Abt. 1790.

12.  JOHN⁴ STOUT (JAMES³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 1713 in Amwell, New Jersey, and died 07 Jun 1790 in Amwell, New Jersey.  He married RACHEL MERRILL 1734 in Hopewell, New Jersey, daughter of WILLIAM MERRILL and ANN PARKE.  She was born 1715 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and died 03 May 1795 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

Children of JOHN STOUT and RACHEL MERRILL are:

                  i.    ABRHAM⁵ STOUT, b. 1735.

                 ii.    CATHERINE STOUT, b. 1737.

                iii.    ANNE STOUT, b. 1739.

                iv.    AMOS STOUT, b. 1741.

                 v.    AARON STOUT, b. 1743.

                vi.    WILLIAM STOUT, b. 1745.

               vii.    NATHAN STOUT, b. 1748.

               viii.    MOSES STOUT, b. 1751.

                ix.    LEVI STOUT, b. 1751.

                 x.    RACHEL STOUT, b. 1755.

13.  RICHARD⁴ STOUT (JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 1678 in Middletown, New Jersey, and died 17 Jan 1748/49 in Middletown, New Jersey.  He married (1) ESTHER TILTON Abt. 1698 in Middletown, New Jersey.  She was born 05 Jun 1678 in Middletown, New Jersey, and died 1704 in Middletown, New Jersey.  He married (2) MARY MARCY TILTON 1704 in Middletown, New Jersey.  She was born 02 Dec 1681 in Middletown, New Jersey, and died in Middletown, New Jersey.

Children of RICHARD STOUT and ESTHER TILTON are:

                  i.    ESTHER⁵ STOUT, b. Abt. 1699, Middletown, New Jersey; d. 17 Sep 1744.

23.            ii.    JOHN STOUT, b. 04 Dec 1701, Middletown, New Jersey; d. 16 Aug 1783, Middletown, New Jersey.

Children of RICHARD STOUT and MARY TILTON are:

                iii.    CATHERINE⁵ STOUT, b. 1706, Middletown, New Jersey.

                iv.    REBECCA STOUT, b. 1708, Middletown, New Jersey.

                 v.    MARY STOUT, b. 1704, Middletown, New Jersey.

                vi.    JONATHAN STOUT, b. 1709, Middletown, New Jersey.

14.  JOSEPH⁴ STOUT (JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 25 Oct 1686 in Middletown, New Jersey, and died 1766.  He married RUTH GREENLAND. 

Children of JOSEPH STOUT and RUTH GREENLAND are:

24.             i.    JOHN⁵ STOUT.

                 ii.    JAMES STOUT.

25.           iii.    JOSEPH STOUT.

26.           iv.    JONATHAN STOUT.

27.            v.    MARY STOUT.

                vi.    ANNA STOUT.

               vii.    RACHEL STOUT.

               viii.    RUTH STOUT.

15.  SARAH⁴ STOUT (JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 10 Sep 1689 in Middletown, New Jersey, and died 12 Jul 1761.  She married ANDREW SMITH Abt. 1708 in Hopewell, New Jersey, son of ANDREW SMITH and OLIVE PITT.  He was born 08 Feb 1688/89 in Hopewell, New Jersey, and died 21 Mar 1767 in Hopewell, New Jersey.

More About SARAH STOUT:

Burial: Hunt Farrm Burial Ground, Hopewell, New Jersey

Children of SARAH STOUT and ANDREW SMITH are:

28.             i.    ANDREW⁵ SMITH, b. 04 Sep 1709, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 20 Mar 1794, New Jersey.

                 ii.    JONATHAN SMITH, b. 30 Apr 1711, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 20 Aug 1791.

                iii.    GEORGE W. SMITH, b. 20 Feb 1711/12, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 1799, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

                iv.    CHARLES SMITH, b. 30 Nov 1714, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 12 Aug 1718, Hopewell, New Jersey.

                 v.    ANN SMITH, b. 28 Jan 1715/16, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 01 Aug 1777; m. JOHN TITUS.

29.           vi.    MARY SMITH, b. 14 Sep 1720, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 23 Mar 1757, Yadkin River Valley, North Carolina.

               vii.    JOSEPH SMITH, b. 24 Jul 1722, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 20 Mar 1743/44, Hopewell, New Jersey.

               viii.    JOHN SMITH, b. 14 Jul 1724, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 07 Sep 1744, Hopewell, New Jersey.

                ix.    THOMAS SMITH, b. 07 Nov 1727, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 03 Sep 1744, Hopewell, New Jersey.

                 x.    TIMOTHY SMITH, b. 20 Nov 1730, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 19 Feb 1796, Hopewell, New Jersey; m. JANE LOTT.

16.  ZEBULON⁴ STOUT (JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 1699 in Middleton, Monmouth, NJ, and died 27 Aug 1788 in Hopewell, NJ.  He married CHARITY BURROWS. 

Children of ZEBULON STOUT and CHARITY BURROWS are:

30.             i.    JOHN⁵ STOUT.

31.             ii.    ZEBULON STOUT.

32.           iii.    ANNE STOUT.

                iv.    HANNAH STOUT, m. JOHN BRINSON.

                 v.    RACHEL STOUT, m. STEPHEN BARTOW.

                vi.    MARY STOUT, m. CARBINE.

               vii.    CHARITY STOUT, m. NATHANIEL STOUT.

17.  JONATHAN⁴ STOUT (JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 1701 in Hopewell, NJ, and died 1768.  He married MARY LEIGH Abt. 1725 in Hopewell, New Jersey.  She was born Abt. 1701, and died 1776 in Hopewell, New Jersey.

Children of JONATHAN STOUT and MARY LEIGH are:

                  i.    ELEANOR⁵ STOUT, b. 1727.

                 ii.    ZEBULON STOUT, b. 1727.

                iii.    SAMUEL STOUT, b. 1729.

                iv.    HANNAH STOUT, b. 1730, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. Manchester, Vermont; m. CHARLES SEXTON, 1743, Hopewell, New Jersey; b. Jun 1723, Huntington, New York; d. Manchester, Vermont.

                 v.    JONATHAN STOUT, b. 1731.

                vi.    DAVID STOUT, b. 1732, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 27 Dec 1827, Mayslick, Mason County, Kentucky; m. SARAH PARKE, 1759; b. Abt. 1738.

               vii.    ANNE STOUT, b. 1734.

               viii.    SARAH JEWELL STOUT, b. 1734.

                ix.    SUSANNAH STOUT, b. 1742.

18.  JOSEPH⁴ STOUT (DAVID³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 1698 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.  He married MARTHA REEDER. 

Child of JOSEPH STOUT and MARTHA REEDER is:

33.             i.    REEDER⁵ STOUT.

Generation No. 5

19. WILLIAM⁵ MERRILL (PENELOPE JEWELL⁴ STOUT, JAMES³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born Abt. 1729 in Hopewell, New Jersey, and died 1782 in Rowan, NC.  He married MARY CORNELL Abt. 1750 in vicinity of Hopewell, NJ.  She was born 1724 in Hopewell, Mercer, NJ, and died 15 Aug 1813 in Randolph County, NC.

More About MARY CORNELL:

Burial: 1813, Thomasville, Rowan, North Carolina, Old Merrill Cem

More About WILLIAM MERRILL and MARY CORNELL:

Marriage: Abt. 1750, vicinity of Hopewell, NJ

Children of WILLIAM MERRILL and MARY CORNELL are:

                  i.    SUSANNAH⁶ MERRILL, b. Abt. 1748, Hopewell, New Jersey.

                 ii.    BENJAMINE MERRILL, b. 02 Dec 1752, Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; d. 10 May 1836, Buncombe, North Carolina; m. PENELOPE MERRILL, 04 Feb 1778, Rowan, North Carolina; b. 1759, Jersey Settlement, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. 1830, Buncombe, North Carolina.

Notes for BENJAMINE MERRILL:

The family were pioneers in NC, the left Rowan county and located in Cane Creek, East of Fletcher, in 1799. The area became buncombe County in 1792. They had 15 children.The reportedly joined a wagon train West in about 1827. They stopped in Missouri and made a settlement called Merrellsville in what is now Marion County, MO.

Born Dec. 2, 1752 in Hopewell Township, Hunterton County, NJ.  Enlisted in 1776 in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Later that year he moved to York District, South Carolina and in 1780 returned to Guilford (later Randolph) County, North Carolina and enlisted there under John Collier, Captain John Anderson in York County, South Carolina and Major Turnbull, and saw service against the Tories, Cherokees, Briar Creek, Cowpens, etc.,

In 1798 he moved to Cane Creek in Buncombe County where he was living in 1833.

                iii.    DANIEL MERRILL, b. 17 May 1755, New Jersey; d. 11 Mar 1844, Randolph, North Carolina; m. (1) ELIZABETH LYTLE, 16 Jul 1783, Rowan, North Carolina; b. 1763, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; d. 1810, Randolph, North Carolina; m. (2) RACHEL WARD, 20 Jun 1816; m. (3) MARGARET THOMAS, 05 Jan 1818; b. Bet. 1753 - 1800; d. Bet. 1820 - 1850; m. (4) HANNAH BISHOP, 21 Dec 1837; b. Bet. 1754 - 1819; d. Bet. 1839 - 1859.

                 v.    JOHN MERRILL, SR., b. 24 Jul 1757, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. Jan 1833, Buncombe, North Carolina; m. KATHERINE MARY ?, 1781; b. 20 Oct 1760, Lived in Rowan & Buncombe Counties, NC; d. Abt. 1820, Buncombe, North Carolina.

Notes for JOHN MERRILL, SR.:

from ALOB, Vol.VII #2, p. 86-14:

"p. 28.  12 April 1833.  I John Merrell, being in a low state of health, but in possession of a sound mind & memory.  First I desire that all my just debts be paid from the estate.  Unto my companion Catherine Merrell one rone mare, Saddle and bridle.

Unto my chn. noe[sic] living and also my wife Catherine I will an equal distribution of all my estate when it is sold, also debts collected divided as follows:  My wife Catherine, My daughter Sarah Garron, My son Jacob and Andrew Merrell, my dtr. Susannah Owens, my John Merrell who I wish to have $100. more than the rest of the heirs, then an equal share.  My dtr. Mary Maxwell, Elizabeth Roberts and Catherine Edney and Nancy Patton and my son Joseph Merrell.

To my grandson Abner Merrell the only heir of my son William Merrell, decd. I will one dollar.. 

I appoint my sons Jacob Merrell & Joseph Merrell my executors.. 

Wit; James Brevard & A. Henry.. 

Signed John X Merrell..  Proved

on oath of James Brevard & recorded..  Jacob & Joseph Merrell executors was sworn January 1834..."

John Merrell

A bronze Revolutionary War marker on a memorial stone in the cemetery of Bearwallow Baptist Church was placed in honor of John Merrell by his descendants in the Gerton community of Henderson County.

Merrell is buried in the Merrell-Patton Cemetery off Upper Brush Creek Road on a knoll surrounded by pasture land in the Fairview community of Buncombe County. This cemetery was being vandalized and destroyed by cattle and people, said his descendants.

Merrell owned land in Buncombe, Henderson and Rutherford counties, where the three counties meet today. Many of his descendants live in Henderson County.

He was born in 1757 in New Jersey and enlisted in the Revolutionary War in 1778 in Guilford County. His family had moved to the Jersey Baptist Settlement in North Carolina. His father's land was near Lexington.

He fought with Gen. Rutherford at the battles of Briar Creek in Georgia in 1779. He later served at a battle in Guilford County, where he received a saber wound to the head, causing the loss of one eye. He was discharged in 1781.

In 1798, he and his wife, Catherine, and eight children migrated into the mountains on the north side of the "old Indian trail." Merrell died in 1833.

More About JOHN MERRILL, SR.:

Burial: Merrill-Patton, Buncombe County, North Carolina

                 v.    RACHAEL MERRILL, b. 1759, Hopewell, New Jersey.

20.  BENJAMINE⁵ MERRILL (PENELOPE JEWELL⁴ STOUT, JAMES³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born Abt. 1730 in Hopewell, New Jersey, and died 19 Jun 1771 in Hillsborough, Orange, NC.  He married JEMIMA SMITH 11 Dec 1750 in HOPEWELL, HUNTERDON CO. NJ, daughter of ANDREW SMITH and ANNA MERCHON.  She was born Abt. 1728 in HOPEWELL, HUNTERDON CO. NJ, and died 1803 in Rowan, NC.

22.  PENELOPE RACHEL⁵ MERRILL (PENELOPE JEWELL⁴ STOUT, JAMES³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 1734 in Hopewell, New Jersey, and died 1782 in Hopewell, New Jersey.  She married (1) JAMES STOUT.    She married (2) RALPH HART.    She married (3) THOMAS ANDERSON 1750 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  He was born 11 Jul 1731 in Hopewell, New Jersey, and died 03 Jun 1768 in Hopewell, New Jersey.

Children of PENELOPE MERRILL and THOMAS ANDERSON are:

                  i.    ANDREW⁶ ANDERSON, b. 1760.

                 ii.    AMOS ANDERSON, b. 1762.

                iii.    PAMELA ANDERSON, b. 1765.

                iv.    REUBEN ANDERSON, b. 1766.

23.  JOHN⁵ STOUT (RICHARD⁴, JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 04 Dec 1701 in Middletown, New Jersey, and died 16 Aug 1783 in Middletown, New Jersey.  He married MARGARET TAYLOR Abt. 1730 in Middletown, New Jersey.  She was born 1711 in Middletown, New Jersey, and died 05 Jun 1793 in Monmouth County, New Jeresey.

Children of JOHN STOUT and MARGARET TAYLOR are:

                  i.    ELISHA⁶ STOUT, b. Abt. 1727, New Jersey.

                 ii.    RICHARD STOUT, b. 10 Oct 1738, Middletown, New Jersey.

                iii.    WILLIAM STOUT, b. 26 Oct 1755, Middletown, New Jersey.

                iv.    ANNE STOUT, b. 26 Oct 1755, Middletown, New Jersey.

                 v.    SARAH STOUT, b. 14 Feb 1742/43, Middletown, New Jersey.

                vi.    CATALINE CATHERINE STOUT, b. 09 Mar 1751/52, Middletown, New Jersey.

               vii.    LYDIA STOUT, b. 04 Apr 1737, Middletown, New Jersey.

               viii.    THOMAS STOUT, b. 13 Apr 1741, Middletown, New Jersey; d. 13 May 1806, Middletown, New Jersey; m. CATHERINE DEBORAH COOPER, Abt. 1768, Monmouth County, New Jersey; b. 21 Oct 1761, Monmouth County, New Jeresey; d. 1871.

                ix.    MARY STOUT, b. 16 Jun 1749, Middletown, New Jersey.

                 x.    JOHN STOUT, b. 12 Sep 1732, Middletown, New Jersey.

                xi.    JOSEPH LIPPIT STOUT, b. 24 Nov 1746, Middletown, New Jersey.

               xii.    HELENA STOUT, b. 02 Dec 1734, Middletown, New Jersey; m. JOHN HOFF, 02 May 1758, Middletown, New Jersey; b. Abt. 1730.

24.  JOHN⁵ STOUT (JOSEPH⁴, JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  He married CATHERINE STOUT, daughter of RICHARD STOUT. 

Children are listed above under (10) Catherine Stout.

25.  JOSEPH⁵ STOUT (JOSEPH⁴, JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  He married REBECCA GROVER. 

Children of JOSEPH STOUT and REBECCA GROVER are:

                  i.    GROVER⁶ STOUT, m. MITCHELL.

                 ii.    SAFTZ STOUT.

                iii.    JOSEPH STOUT, m. GARRISON.

                iv.    ESTHER STOUT, m. PETER SORTOR.

26.  JONATHAN⁵ STOUT (JOSEPH⁴, JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  He married ELIZABETH HUNT, daughter of WILSON HUNT. 

Children of JONATHAN STOUT and ELIZABETH HUNT are:

                  i.    JOSEPH⁶ STOUT.

                 ii.    WILSON STOUT.

                iii.    DANIEL STOUT.

                iv.    RUTH STOUT.

27.  MARY⁵ STOUT (JOSEPH⁴, JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  She married HARMON ROSENKRANCE. 

Children of MARY STOUT and HARMON ROSENKRANCE are:

                  i.    ALEXANDER⁶ ROSENKRANCE.

                 ii.    JOSEPH ROSENKRANCE.

                iii.    JOHN ROSENKRANCE.

                iv.    CATHERINE ROSENKRANCE.

                 v.    ANNE ROSENKRANCE.

                vi.    MARY ROSENKRANCE.

               vii.    RACHEL ROSENKRANCE.

28.  ANDREW⁵ SMITH (SARAH⁴ STOUT, JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 04 Sep 1709 in Hopewell, New Jersey, and died 20 Mar 1794 in New Jersey.  He married ANNA MERCHON, daughter of HENRY MERCHON and HANNAH ?.  She was born Abt. 1706 in Maidenhead, NJ, and died 02 Jan 1785.

More About ANNA MERCHON:

Burial: Hunt Farrm Burial Ground, Hopewell, New Jersey

Children of ANDREW SMITH and ANNA MERCHON are:

                  i.    JEMIMA⁶ SMITH, b. Abt. 1728, HOPEWELL, HUNTERDON CO. NJ; d. 1803, Rowan, NC; m. (1) BENJAMINE MERRILL, 11 Dec 1750, HOPEWELL, HUNTERDON CO. NJ; b. Abt. 1730, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 19 Jun 1771, Hillsborough, Orange, NC; m. (2) HARMAN BUTNER, 28 Feb 1775, Rowan County, North Carolina.

                 ii.    CHARLES SMITH, b. Abt. 1727, Hopewell, NJ.

                iii.    JAMES SMITH, b. Abt. 1730, New Jersey; d. May 1781, Camden, SC POW of British; m. CLARA CHLOE SMITH.

                iv.    ZEBULON SMITH, b. Abt. 1731.

                 v.    ANDREW SMITH, b. Abt. 1733; d. Aft. 1764; m. (1) ANNATE SMITH; m. (2) SARAH HEART.

                vi.    GEORGE SMITH, b. Aft. 1735; d. Aft. 1741.

29.  MARY⁵ SMITH (SARAH⁴ STOUT, JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT) was born 14 Sep 1720 in Hopewell, New Jersey, and died 23 Mar 1757 in Yadkin River Valley, North Carolina.  She married JONATHAN HUNT Abt. 1740 in Hopewell, New Jersey.  He was born 17 Jul 1717 in Hopewell, New Jersey, and died 05 Sep 1782 in Rowan County , North Carolina.

Children of MARY SMITH and JONATHAN HUNT are:

                  i.    SARAH⁶ HUNT, b. Bet. 1736 - 1740, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 1795.

                 ii.    ANDREW HUNT, b. 1740, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 03 Feb 1803, Davie, North Carolina.

                iii.    CHARLES HUNT, b. 1742, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. 27 Aug 1818, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.

                iv.    JONATHAN HUNT, b. 1743, Hopewell, New Jersey; d. Bef. 03 May 1775, Rowan County, North Carolina.

                 v.    JOHN HUNT, b. 19 Sep 1748, Rowan County , North Carolina; d. 07 May 1829.

                vi.    WILSON HUNT, b. 16 Jan 1754, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. 28 Jan 1833, Fayette, Kentucky.

               vii.    AGNES HUNT, b. 12 Mar 1757, Jersey Settlement, North Carolina; d. 27 Oct 1782, Eaton, Davie, North Carolina.

               viii.    LEVI HUNT, b. 12 Mar 1757, Jesery Settlement, North Carolina; d. 14 Jul 1830, Clermont County, Ohio.

30.  JOHN⁵ STOUT (ZEBULON⁴, JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  He married MABEL SAXTON. 

Children of JOHN STOUT and MABEL SAXTON are:

                  i.    ZEPHANIA⁶ STOUT, m. RHODA STOUT.

                 ii.    AMOS STOUT, m. MORGAN.

                iii.    ELIZABETH STOUT, m. NATHANIEL HART.

                iv.    MABEL STOUT, m. JAMES CAMPBELL.

                 v.    KESIAH STOUT, m. LEWIS GORDON.

                vi.    RACHEL STOUT, m. JONATHAN STOUT.

               vii.    CHARITY STOUT, m. JOHN PARK.

31.  ZEBULON⁵ STOUT (ZEBULON⁴, JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  He married (1) SARAH STOUT.    He married (2) WIDOW STUPHEN DERMOTT. 

Child of ZEBULON STOUT and WIDOW DERMOTT is:

                  i.    ZEBULON⁶ STOUT.

32.  ANNE⁵ STOUT (ZEBULON⁴, JONATHAN³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  She married ICHABOD LEIGH. 

Children of ANNE STOUT and ICHABOD LEIGH are:

                  i.    SAMUEL⁶ LEIGH.

                 ii.    JOSEPH LEIGH.

                iii.    ELIJAH LEIGH.

                iv.    DANIEL LEIGH.

                 v.    ZEBULON LEIGH.

                vi.    JOHN LEIGH.

               vii.    ISAAC LEIGH.

               viii.    NAOMI LEIGH.

                ix.    ELIZABETH LEIGH.

                 x.    ANNIE LEIGH.

33.  REEDER⁵ STOUT (JOSEPH⁴, DAVID³, RICHARD², JOHN¹ STAUGHT)  He married ?. 

Child of REEDER STOUT and ? is:

                  i.    MARY⁶ STOUT, m. GEORGE OPDYKE.

Notes for GEORGE OPDYKE:

Born Dec. 6, 1773. The Hunterdon County records show him:

1793. Enrolled in Hunterdon militia.

1813. School Trustee in Kingwood,-with Jeremiah, his cousin.

1816. Overseer of the Poor.

1816 to 1826. Assessor of Kingwod township.

1825. Administrator of estate of his uncle, Esq. Richard Opdycke.

1838. On the Grand Jury of Hunterdon County.

1838. Executor, with his brother Amos, of his father Esq.Luther Opdycke.

George Opdycke was born in "the old red house "which his father Esq. Luther built about 1770 on the Kingwood farm given to him by his father Joshua. He was married in 1796 to Mary Stout in the Baptisttown Church, and his father then gave him, as the eldest son, the old red homestead and 200 acres of farm land surrounding it. Here all of George's children were born and reared,-as had been before them all of Esq. Luther's children. George Opdycke was a man of contented disposition, with a keen interest in passing events, but with no eagerness to take a leading hand in public matters. The neighbors held him in great respect, and said that " he knew more than all the schoolmasters." His quiet peaceful life, coming between the restless activity of his father and the energetic and prominent career of his son, is an illustration of a very general law of nature. He was almost 6 feet in height, weighed 180 pounds, had a well-built form and was a fine looking man. Was an excellent sportsman and loved to bark a gray squirrel with his rifle. In his old age he enjoyed seeing the young merry and happy.

The author has found, carefully filed away among the papers of his father, many letters from the latter's father, the George Opdycke of this sketch. The correspondence runs over a period of more than 20 years, and shows a most affectionate mutual interest between the aged father and his absent, busy, but loving son. These letters are written in a beautiful hand, and excellent though quaint style;-signed, until his wife's death, always with both names, " Your loving and affectionate parents till death, George and Mary Opdycke." The last letter, written only 30 days before his death, assures his anxious son that he is "recruiting slowly, will be about in a few days; you must not be under any concern about me.- I remember my love to you all."

He died June 15, 1851, aged 78. His tombstone stands in the Baptisttown graveyard, where are the graves of his father and grandfather. There also is the tombstone of his wife Mary who died 1834, aged 61.

George Opdycke's wife was a daughter of Reeder Stout, who was considered the handsomest man of his day in Kingwood. His hair was jet black until late .in life; his cheeks rosy, his face unwrinkled and his teeth perfect until his death at 83 years of age. He was a son of Joseph Stout (born 1698) of New Brunswick, N. J., and Martha Reeder. Joseph was a son of David Stout and Rebecca Ashton. David was born 1669 in Middleton, N. J., and moved in 1725 to Amwell in Hunterdon, where his old house and burial-ground still remain. David was the seventh son of Richard Stout and Penelope Van Princes. Richard was born in Nottinghamshire in England, son of John Stout who was of excellent family.

The Genealogy of the Stout family, published in 1823 by Nathan Stout; in a small book almost without dates or plan, is treasured by many and even by people who are not of the family.. The story of Penelope Van Princess has become famous, has frequently been published in the histories of the early Dutch in America, and is often referred to in other works. We quote it from the Hist. Coll. New Jersey, as repeated in Snell's Hist. Hunterdon, Co.