Joseph Stillwell (1747 - 1813)

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Biography

Joseph is born in 1770, the son of Jeremiah Stillwell, the royal sheriff of Monmouth County. His family was very well to do and Joseph "carried on an extensive farm about two miles west of Adelphia, New Jersey. He and his family were members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Freehold. He married Jemima Throckmorton, scion of Job Throckmorton, another founding New Jersey family. Together they had nine children inclusive of the twins Job² and Jeremiah. Joseph died in 1813 and is buried in Freehold.^[1]

Christening:

Date: 9 AUG 1747

Place: Christ Church, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, NJ

Christening:

Date: 9 AUG 1747

Place: Christ Church, Shrewsbury, , NJ

Marriage is June 14, or 16, 1770.^[2][3]

Issue

1. Job¹, died in infancy
2. Rebecca, 1774-1791
3. Joseph, 1777-1850
4. James, 1779-1780
5. Daniel, 1781-1861
6. Abraham, 1784-1831
7. Job², twin, 1786-1788
8. Jeremiah, twin, 1786-1865
9. Mary, 1789-1790^[1]

Joseph Stillwell b: March 12, 1746/47 in near Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ Colony? d: March 31, 1813 Burial: Maplewood Cem, Freehold, Monmouth, NJ .. +Jemima Throckmorton b: January 31, 1748/49 in near Middletown, Monmouth Co., NJ Colony? m: June 14, 1770 in near Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ Colony? d: March 25, 1813 Burial: Maplewood Cem, Freehold, Monmouth, NJ

1. ........ 2 Jeremiah Stillwell b: August 23, 1786 in near Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ? d: March 20, 1865 in Freehold Twp, Monmouth, NJ Burial: Bethesda Meth Ch, Adelphia, Monmouth, NJ ............ +Ann Boud b: October 17, 1786 in Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ m: January 14, 1808 in near Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ? d: September 14, 1864 in Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., NJ Burial: Bethesda Meth Ch, Adelphia, Monmouth, NJ

Burial

Burial:

Place: Maplewood Cem, Freehold, Monmouth, NJ

 !BURIAL:Originally buried in St Peter's Churchyard, Freehold, NJ;later

moved to Maplewood Cem in Freehold.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Sitherwood, Frances Grimes, Throckmorton Family History Record of the Throckmortons in the United States of America with Cognate Branches. (Bloomington, Illinois, Pantegraph Printing and Stationary Co., 1929), Library of Congress, Pages 96; In Entry for Jemima Throckmorton. (6) Abraham B. b. 29 March 1784; m. Phebe-, who d. 9 Nov. 1870, aged 80-8-5. He d. 13 Jan. 1831; both int. Freehold. Findable at http://www.archive.org/.
2. ↑ Stillwell, MD, John E.. Stillwell Genealogy, Vol 4,p. 24:
3. ↑ Records copied from unknown Stillwell Bible by Vernon C.: Stillwell,document owned by Christopher A. Stillwell, Plano, TX, 1992
4. ↑ Personal Observation by Christopher Stillwell.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: FSFTID LCRX-YNK: Reference: 64

• Christopher Alden Stillwell, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #5437, Date of Import: May 26, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: Jul 3, 1999. !BIR-CHR-MAR-DEATH:Stillwell Genealogy, John E. Stillwell, M. D.;Vol 4,p. 24 States marriage is June 14, or 16, 1770. !BIR-MAR-DEATH:Records copied from unknown Stillwell Bible by Vernon C. Stillwell,document owned by Christopher A. Stillwell, Plano, TX, 1992 !BURIAL:Originally buried in St Peter's Churchyard, Freehold, NJ;later moved to Maplewood Cem in Freehold. Personal Observation by Christopher Stillwell.

Acknowledgments

• Stillwell-369 was created by Ronald Rideout through the import of Stilwell family 2014.ged on Sep 26, 2014.