George Stillman V (1739 - 1817)

Born 19 May 1739 in Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Esther Stillman — married 11 Feb 1758 in Hopkinton, Kings County, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1817 at age 78 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Captain George Stillman V served with 1st Regiment, Kings County Militia, Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.

George Stillman V is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A110010.

George Stillman V is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-298103
Rank: Captain

George was born in 1739 in Westerly, Rhode Island. He is the son of George Stillman and Mary Burdick. He married his first cousin Esther Stillman in Hopkinton in 1758^[1].

During the Revolutionary War, in the years 1776-1781, George Stillman is seen consistently as a Captain of the 3rd Company of Militia in the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island. At one time this 3rd Company was seen under the 1st Battalion of Militia for Kings County, Rhode Island. Later (probably after the war), George would hold the rank of Colonel and was Commandant of the First Regiment of Militia in the County of Washington (renamed from Kings County in 1781), Rhode Island. During the Revolutionary War Capt. Stillman marched his soldiers from Westerly to Boston Neck in December 1776.

Research

George appears as head of household in the 1774 Census of Rhode Island^[2]. His household distribution and inferred attributions are

• two white males over 16: George and unknown
• one white male under 16: son George
• two white females over 16: Esther and daughter Susannah
• three white females under 16: daughters Esther, Sarah, and Mary

If this data is correct, it seems that son Sylvester had passed away by the time the census was taken.

Sources

1. ↑ "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8V5-P94 : accessed 4 January 2018), Col. George Stillman and Esther Stillman, 11 Feb 1758; citing Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 434.
2. ↑ 1774 Census

• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HC-C4H : 6 December 2014), George Stillman, 19 May 1739; citing WESTERLY,WASHINGTON,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 930,814.

• 1774 Rhode Island Census, Westerly, Page 6, Entry 38 -- George Stillman Junr.; citing transcription by Vera M. Robinson in Rhode Island Roots 29 p.198, December 2003.

• The Stillman family : descendants of Mr. George Stillman of Wethersfield, Connecticut and Dr. George Stillman of Westerly, Rhode Island by Stillman, Francis D. (Francis Duane), 1935- . Publication date 1989 Archive.org page 35 of 568 in viewer (no page numbers) shows the children of George and Esther Stillman.

• History and genealogy of George Stillman, 1st, and his descendants through the line of Deacon William Stillman, by Stillman, Edgar, 1849- . Publication date 1903. Archive.org, Page 5

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com