Stockton Genealogy











THE STOCKTON LINE




STOCKTON LINE - FIRST GENERATION

JOHN STOCKTON

Born: about 1600 Kiddington, Chester, England
Died: 13 Jun 1643 England

Parents: Unknown

Married: Unknown possibly in Malpas, Chester, England

Children:

1. RICHARD STOCKTON b. 1620 (see below)


Note: While some claim the Stockton line goes back further through John Stockton m. Eleanor Clayton, and then through Thomas Stockton b. 1500, I have chose not to claim this yet, as haven't done enough research to be convinced.



STOCKTON LINE - SECOND GENERATION

RICHARD STOCKTON

Born: 1620 in Durham, on the River Tees, England
Died: 25 Sep 1707 in Springfield, Burlington Co. NJ, will proved 10 Oct 1707

Parents: John Stockton -

Married: 1652 in England to Abigail Bloomfield. (Her maiden name may have been Hunt.) She was b. abt 1635 in England, and d. after 14 Apr 1714 in Springfield, Burlington Co NJ, when she conveyed property to her sons Job and John.

Children:

1. Job Stockton b. abt 1654, d. bef. Dec 1732 in Springfield. Lived at "Oneaniekon," the family home near Burlington NJ

2. Hannah Stockton b. abt 1658, m. Phillip Phillips

3. Richard Stockton b. 1660 in London Eng, d. Jun 1709 in Princeton, Middlesex Co NJ. M. Susanna Witham 8 Nov 1691 in Chesterfield, Burlington, NJ

4. Mary Stockton b. abt 1662, d. abt 1726, m. 1st: Thomas Shinn 6 Mar 1692. After his death in 15 Nov 1694 she m 2nd: Silas Crispin in 1697. He was b. 1655 in London and d. 31 May 1711.

5. ABIGAIL STOCKTON b. abt 1665 (See below)

6. Sarah Stockton b. abt 1670 in Flushing, Queens Co NY, m.1st: William Venicombe. She m. 2nd: Benjamin Jones 3 Dec 1706

7. John Stockton b. 1674, d. 29 Mar 1747 in Springfield, Burlington Co NJ, m. 1st Mary Leeds abt 1704. She died, and he m. 2nd Ann Ogborn in 1715

8. Elizabeth Stockton b. abt 1683, died aft Mar 1738. She m. William Budd 2 Dec 1703.


WILL OF RICHARD STOCKTON

I, Richard Stockton, being sick and weak in body but sound of memory, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following:
First, I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almight God and my body to be buried at the discretion of my executors hereby named, in hopes through the merrits of Jesus Christ to obtain a joyfull resurrection.
Item, I give to my son Job my plantation and all the improvements with four hundred ackers of land to him and to his heirs and assignes forever, not to possess it till the decease of my wife; only in consideration of the said improvements my said son Job shall pay to Abigail the daughter of my son (son-in-law) Richard Ridgway the sum of ten pounds within a year after he enjoys the said plantation, and if uppon a survey of the whole twelve hundred ackers there happen to be any overplus, my will is that my son John shall have on third part thereof joyning on his four hundred ackers which I formerly gave him, and the other two thirds to be equally parted between my said sons Richard and Job.
Item, I give to my dear wife Abigail all my personall estate with the use of my plantation during her ife, and after her decease the said personall estate to be equally divided between my five daughters, Abigail, Mary, Sarah, Hannah and Elizabeth; and I do make and Constitute my said wife Abigail my sole Executrix of this my last will and testament, revokeing all other wills and testaments heretofore made, as witness my hand and seale this 25th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and five.
Richard Stockton (his mark)
Signed, sealed, published and declared in the presence of us.
William Earle (his mark)
Thomas Ridgeway (his mark)
Daniel Leeds
Burlington, 10th, 8th mo, 1707
Then appeared before Richard Inglesby, Esqr., Lieutenant Governor of her Majesties Provinces of New Jersey, New York, &c. Daniel Leeds, Esqr. one of the witnesses to the within written will, and made his oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he saw the Testator sign, seal and publish the within instrument to be his last will and testament, and that at the time of the publishing thereof he was of sound and perfect understanding and memory to the best of this deponent's knowledge and beliefe, and that at the same time he saw Thomas Riegeway and Wm. Earle sign the same as witness thereto in the presence of the Testator.
Richard Inglesby

Per: Ancestors of Albert F. Hughes
Ancestors of Charles W. Chambers
both on familytreemaker.com


Notes for Richard Stockton:
He was the son of John, Lord of Stockton Manor, Malpas Parish, Cheshire England. He may have been born in Malpas Parish, Cheshire, Eng.
1639 He redided at Charleston MA
1652 Probable 2nd m. to Abigail
1660 Move to Burlington Co NJ after converting to the Quaker faith.
1665 Lieut of Flushing Troop of Horse. (Note: I question this one, especially if he was a Quaker)
Abt 1680 Sold the Flushing, Long Island property 1682 He purchased some 7000 acres of land near Princeton and effected the first European settlement made in that part of the Province.
1707 He d. at Oneakiekon, the Stockton homestead, near Burlington, NJ.



STOCKTON LINE - THIRD GENERATION

ABIGAIL STOCKTON

Born: abt 1665 in England
Died: 19 Dec 1726 in Springfield, Burlington Co NJ

Parents: Richard Stockton - Abigail Bloomfield (Hunt?)

Married: Richard Ridgeway in Dec 1693 in Evesham, Burlington Co NJ as his 2nd wife. He b. 1654 in Eng, d. 2 Feb 1722/3 Burlington Co NJ.

They had 9 children, we descend through their dau Jane. See the Ridgeway line for children and descendants.



Line of Descent:

JOHN STOCKTON, RICHARD STOCKTON, ABIGAIL STOCKTON, JANE RIDGEWAY, ABIGAIL ANTRIM, JANE SHREVE, CALEB ANTRIM, MARY ANTRIM, ENOCH HARTER, JOSEPHUS HARTER, CLIFFIE HARTER, WAYNE PARISHO, SUSANNE PARISHO




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