Richard Stockton (1764 - 1828)

Born 17 Apr 1764 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey

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Died 7 Mar 1828 at age 63 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey

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Preceded by Frederick Frelinghuysen

Richard Stockton US Senator (Class 2) from New Jersey 1796—1799

Succeeded by Jonathan Dayton

Biography

Richard Stockton is Notable.

Richard was the oldest son of the son of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Annis (Boudinot) Stockton. He was an eminent lawyer, who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate and later served in the United States House of Representatives. He was the first U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, holding that office from 1789 to 1791, and ran unsuccessfully for vice president in the 1820 election as a member of the Federalist Party, which did not nominate a candidate for president.

In 1788, Stockton married Mary Field, and they were the parents of nine children, including Mary Field, Richard, Julia, Robert Field, Horatio, Caroline, Samuel Witham, William Bradford, and Annis.

Richard's brother, Lucius Horatio Stockton, also served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. His daughter Annie Stockton was the first wife of U.S. Senator John Renshaw Thomson. His son Commodore Robert Field Stockton, was a hero of the War of 1812, and in 1846 Robert became the second military governor of California and later an Senator from New Jersey.^[1]

Slaves

According to research conducted on behalf of the Morven estate based on "various correspondence," at least ten named enslaved persons lived at Morven during the tenancy by Richard and Mary Field Stockton.^[2]

• Thomas Jewell, enslaved, freed 1823
• Anthony, enslaved, b. 1806 at Morven
• Batty, enslaved
• Catherine, enslaved, b. 1805 at Morven^[3]
• Dinah, enslaved
• Fan, enslaved
• Nancy, enslaved
• Phillis, enslaved
• Sampson, enslaved, self-liberated 1806^[4]
• Susan, enslaved

Sources

1. ↑ Richard Stockton on Wikipedia
2. ↑ Morven Museum and Garden. "Slavery at Morven." https://www.morven.org/slavery-at-morven
3. ↑ https://www.morven.org/kate
4. ↑ https://www.morven.org/sampson

• Find A Grave Memorial# 7743756
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Bill, Alfred Hoyt (1954). A House Called Morven: Its Role in American History, 1701-1954. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 70.