Joseph Stout Sr (1698 - 1770)

Born 1698 in Hopewell, Monmouth, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Ashland) Stout — married after 1726 (to about 1727) in Hunterdon, NJ

Husband of Martha (Reeder) Stout — married about 1728 in Hunterdon, NJ

Descendants

Died 1770 at about age 72 in Hunterdon, New Jersey

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Biography

Joseph Stout, son of David and Rebecca Ashton Stout, born 1698^[1] and died before June 1 1770 the date his will was proved and names his children.^[2]He married (1) Mary Ashland and after her death (2) Martha Reeder.^[3]

Child of Joseph and Mary Ashland Stout:^[4][5]

1. Mary b ~1727, m David Stout, son of James and Catherine Simpson Stout, her first cousin.^[6]

Children of Joseph and Martha Reeder Stout:^[7]

1. Job m Nancy Bray
2. Jacob m Deborah Huff emigrated to Kentucky
3. Martha m James Bennett
4. Abner m Levina Stout
5. Reeder(Reader) m Hannah Kennedy
6. Joseph Jr m Mary Titus
7. Benjamin m Anne B Stout
8. Noah m__________Thatcher.^{[8] [9]}

After their father died, four of the sons emigrated west: Abner first to Western (West) Virginia then to Washington County, Pennsylvania, Job and Joseph to Western (West) Virginia. Benjamin to Pennsylvania.^[10]

Research Note

This url--https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/o/Robert-Stout/FILE/0001page.html--takes you to a PLAGERIZED copy of Russell Ray Stout's book, "Stout Descendants in West Virginia" which is still under copyright. The url given with the reference above takes you to a site to purchase or borrow from a library.

Richard Ray Stout wrote that a fifth son, Jacob went to Kentucky, however, this seems disputed by his New Jersey will cited on his profile, Stout-5101.

Sources

1. ↑ Stilwell, John E. Historical and genealogical miscellany. Vol IV. New York:1916. page 347. https://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/347/mode/1up
2. ↑ Nelson, William, et al. Calendar of New Jersey wills, administrations, etc. Vol 4. New Jersey Historical Society:1901. page 415. https://archive.org/stream/calendarofnewjer03newj#page/n415/mode/1up
3. ↑ Stout, Nathan. The History of the Stout Family. Nathan Stout:1823. pages 26. Transcript available at: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/58243-the-history-of-the-stout-family-first-settling-in-middletown-monmouth-county-new-jersey-in-1666
4. ↑ Stillwell, John E. 1916. page 349, 351. https://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/349/mode/1up
5. ↑ Stout, Nathan, 1823, pages 23, 26 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/stout01.txt
6. ↑ John Stilwell. Vol IV. 1916. page 351 http://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/351/mode/1up/search/joseph+stout
7. ↑ Stillwell. John E. 1916. page 349. https://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/349/mode/1up
8. ↑ Nelson. William etal. 1901. page 415. https://archive.org/stream/calendarofnewjer03newj#page/n415/mode/1up
9. ↑ Stout, Nathan. 1823. pages 26-27 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/stout01.txt
10. ↑ Stout, Russell Ray, et al,. Descendants of Richard Stout in West Virginia. Stout, Lyndhurst VA, 1966? Pages 6, 12. http://www.worldcat.org/title/richard-stout-descendants-in-west-virginia/oclc/13800463