David Stout (abt. 1765 - abt. 1806)

Born about 1765 in Hopewell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 11 Feb 1806 at about age 41 in Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States

Biography

David Stout, son of Jonathan and Rachel Burroughs, married (1) Amy Stout, daughter of Nehemiah and Rachel Stout, who died soon afterward without children and (2) Rachel Stout, sister of his first wife.

David and Rachel were the parents of:

1. David b Dec 20 1784 (82 yr 6 mo 2 da),^[1] d Jun 3 1867, m (1) Susan Stump, (2) Sarah Thompson Parrish Oct 3 1841.^[2][3][4]
2. Jonathan b Jan 28 1805, d Aug 13 1880 in Arkansas, m Apr 28 1825 in Morgan, Kentucky.
3. Ebenezer b about 1805, m Levinah Hanna April 28 1825.
4. Nathan^[5]

Research Note

There are some who question that David is the son of Jonathan and Rachel Burroughs, however, of the authors cited above one knew the family personally and the other, who was born and raised in Hopewell, worked on the history of Hopewell until his death with individual articles about the Stout family members that lived there. Please share any sources that prove otherwise.

His family lines are: Paternal line of David and Rebecca Ashton, David m Anne Merrill, Nehemiah Stout m Rachel, Rachel m David, widow of Amy her sister. Maternal line of Jonathan m Anne Bollen, David Sr and Elizabeth Larrison, Jonathan m Rachel Burroughs, David m Rachel Stout. ^[6][7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 December 2021), memorial page for David P Stout (3 Jan 1785–12 Jun 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #94309357, citing Clarksburg Cemetery, Clarksburg, Decatur County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Gone Gravin ? (contributor 47532541) .
2. ↑ Historical and genealogical miscellany, John E Stillwell, 1916, Vol IV, page 336 http://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/336/mode/1up/search/nehemiah+stout
3. ↑ History of the Stout Family, Nathan Stout, 1823, pages 7, 12 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/stout01.txt
4. ↑ Pioneers of Old Hopewell, Ralph Ege, 1908, page 93-94 footnotes, 281-282 https://archive.org/stream/pioneersoldhope00egegoog#page/n291/mode/1up/search/nehemiah+stout
5. ↑ Stout, Herald Franklin. Stout and Allied Families. Dover, Ohio. Eagle Press:1951. Page 73 https://archive.org/details/stoutalliedfamil00stou/page/73/mode/1up
6. ↑ Stout, Herald Franklin. Stout and Allied Families. Dover, Ohio. Eagle Press:1951. Page 73 https://archive.org/details/stoutalliedfamil00stou/page/73/mode/1up?q=nehemiah
7. ↑ Ege, Ralph. Pioneers of Old Hopewell. Hopewell, N. J. Race & Savidge:1908. Page 282. https://archive.org/stream/pioneersoldhope00egegoog#page/n291/mode/1up
8. ↑ Stout. Nathan. History of the Stout Family, Monmouth, N. J. Nathan Stout:1823, page 7 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/stout01.txt

Acknowledgements

• Tracy Joyner, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Tracy and others.