"Catherine was supposed to have been a sister of Ensign Stillwell Truax. It is said that Truax encouraged his sister, Catherine, to leave New Jersey and come to Pennsylvania. After she arrived and for years later, she never forgave her brother for persuading her to come west. She died on September 10, 1804, aged fifty-nine years, four months, three weeks and two days old."[1]
Something is wrong with the birth dates of mother, Catherine b. 1745 and child, Jeremiah, Jr. born 9 years later in 1754. The can't both be right but they both could be wrong. Jeremiah, Jr.'s birth date is more likely correct but his mother's birth year probably is wrong. More sources are needed to confirm Catherine's birth date, which remains unsourced here.
Jeremiah, Jr.'s profile has been flagged as "unsourced" to call attention to the need for more sources. The will source that has been posted in the image section of Jeremiah, Jr.'s profile yields the following information.
"Jeremiah Stilwell (aka Stillwell) born 1786, died 31 July 1855 Monongalia County, W.V., (West Virginia, USA) married Elizabeth Davis in Mon. Co. (Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA)."
Given that the will has recorded correct information and that the will's transcription preserves this information, the correct birth year for Jeremiah, Jr. must be 1786, not 1745.
This puts 41 years between the birth of Catherine and her son, Jeremiah, Jr., which yield a more plausible age of motherhood.
This research note needs to be edited or deleted when the birth-date issue is resolved.
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