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Obadiah Stillwell (abt. 1703)

Obadiah "Obediah" Stillwell aka Stilwell
Born about in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jerseymap
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Biography

Excerpts from a biography by J. E. Stillwell:[1]
"Elias Stillwell was in some manner, I believe, connected with the Stanley family, of Monmouth County, N. J. When his property was inventoried, Nov. 30, 1715, amounting to £36-16-6, by Thomas Morford and Lewis Morris, he was alluded to as “late of Middletown, yeoman.” Dying intestate, Richard Stanley, yeoman, of Monmouth County, was appointed administrator of his (Stillwell’s) estate, but Stanley dying before the estate was settled, his, Stanley’s widow, Sarah, presented her late husband’s accounts as such administrator, which amounted to £36-17-9~, a trifle in excess of the amount of the inventory. Sarah, the widow of Richard Stanley, was a daughter of Eleazor Cottrell, of Nutswamp, in Middletown, N. J., who died about the year 1727, leaving, in addition to this daughter Sarah, Sons Nicholas and Gershom Cottrell. Sarah Cottrell, the widow of Richard Stanley, married, second, Mr. Smith.
Richd Stanley by his wife Sarah Cottrell had a son John Stanley who received money from his grandfather Eleazor Cottrell. This John Stanley resident of Mid’town,, Mon Co., N. J., died in 1750, leaving a will which gave property to his widow Grace and his god-daughter Margaret Frances with remainder of his estate to “oldest brother’s son, if any, and if not to his second brother’s son.”
There is no record in existence that I know of, giving the children of Elias Stillwell. They are grouped here simply from data given under their respective names. They were of tender years when he died and were doubtless looked after by their uncle Capt. Jeremiah Stillwell.
Issue:
14 Nicholas Stillwell (supposed)
15 Elias Stillwell (supposed)
16 Obadiah Stillwell (supposed)
17 Richard Stillwell (supposed)
18 Jeremiah Stillwell (supposed)
19 John Stillwell (supposed)"
"Obadiah Stillwell, supposed son of Elias Stillwell, 4.
1724. George Taylor sued Obadiah Stillwell for a debt of £17.11.4. Court Records, Freehold, N. J.
1727. Obadiah Stillwell appeared as a debtor to the estate of Richard Stanley, in Middletown, N. J."
John E. Stillwell noted that there is possible confusion with Obadiah's nephew Obadiah Stillwell, and with Obadiah Stillwell, a descendant of Captain Richard Stillwell.[2]
15 April 1727 - An inventory of the estate of Eleazer Cottrill of Middletown, Monmouth County mentioned a bond due by Obadiah Stillwell.[3]
22 November 1729 - Account of the estate of Isaac Record of Northampton, Burlington County:
the estate was reduced by £1, due by Obediah Stillwell and deemed not recoverable.[4]
13 October 1749 - Samuel Nevill requested a survey (for the heirs or assignees of Hugh Hartshorne) of 531.19 acres on the easterly side of Egg Harbour Road; also below the Bridge on Egg Harbour Road; Manahawkin Creek and Swamp; Monmouth County -- Obadiah Stilwell was owner of adjoining land.[5] Manahawkin Creek runs through Stafford Township, which was formed in 1750, when the area was part of Monmouth County.
13 November 1749 - John Melott and Obediah Stillwell signed a petition of the southwestern inhabitants of Shrewsbury, New Jersey for the formation of a separate township. (A draft or plan of the township of Stafford in Monmouth County, East Jersey.) [6] Obediah may have been the father of John's wife, Sarah.

Sources

  1. ↑ John E. Stillwell, "The History of Captain Nicholas Stillwell, son of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, and his descendants", pages 11-12, and 33.
  2. ↑ John E. Stillwell, "The History of Captain Richard Stillwell", New York City (1930).
  3. ↑ Calendar of New Jersey Wills: Volume I, (Archives of the State of New Jersey: Volume XXIII) page 112.
  4. ↑ Calendar of New Jersey Wills: Volume I, (Archives of the State of New Jersey: Volume XXIII) page 378.
  5. ↑ S2 (EJ Surveys) : Folio 305 (PEASJ003)
  6. ↑ Liber AAA, page 305.




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Maple-414 Bruce Maple
This biography has been described as a "shoe box" full of content that needs to be written in WikiTree format. I describe this as a collection of data and writings that I have found that may pertain to an individual who is not well understood. The goal is to eventually write a real biography, but we need to start by collecting all the information we can about this man. It would be irresponsible to start with the conclusions, especially since it appears that there may have been multiple Obediahs living contemporaneously in Middletown.
posted by Bruce Maple
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
Stilwell-206 and Stillwell-1032 appear to represent the same person because: It is apparent (and was more apparent before the parents were disconnected) that these two profiles were intended to represent the same person, about whom little is known. WikiTree's policies indicate that profiles should be merged when it is determined that they are intended to represent the same person.

Since the earliest evidence of him seems to be the 1724 record that calls him Obadiah Stillwell, the Stillwell spelling should be his LNAB and Stilwell should be an "Other Last Name." Also, the variant spelling "Obediah" should be documented as a "Nickname."

Since this person lived to adulthood, the "about 1703" death date should be discarded when the profiles are merged.

posted by Ellen Smith
Maple-414 Bruce Maple
Stillwell-1032 and Stilwell-206 do not represent the same person because: The managers of Stilwell-206 have provided no data to justify their death date or surname spelling.
posted by Bruce Maple
Smith-62120 Ellen Smith
Stilwell-206 and Stillwell-1032 appear to represent the same person because: Same name (first and last names of Obediah vs Obadiah and Stillwell vs Stilwell are variant spellings of the same names), same birth, same uncertain mother.

The suggestion on Stilwell-206 that he died in infancy is contradicted by the information given on Stillwell-1032.

posted by Ellen Smith

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