Born in New York Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Josiah Stillman
[uncertain]
and Comfort (Robbins) Stillman
[uncertain]
Sister of
William Stillman
Wife of
Thomas Wilcox
— married
17 Jan 1796 in West Moreland, NY
Descendants 
Mother of
Amy Wilcox and Elijah Wilcox
Died
at about age 52
in Bath, Steuben Co, NY
Profile last modified
| Created 22 May 2014
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Research Notes
Rebecca Stillman was married in Westmoreland, New York in 1796. Based upon the 1800 census data in that area, the population was not large. There were several members of the extended Stillman family in the area. At the time only the heads of household were listed.
Based on the ages and family situations of all the Stillman men listed in the 1800 Census in Westmoreland and Whitestown (where Rebecca's husband Thomas Wilcox was from), I believe her father was either Josiah Stillman (1739-1808) or his brother John Stillman (1743-aft.1800). The Alvord Genealogy says that John Stillman (1775-1862) son of John Stillman (1743-aft.1800) moved to New York "with his mother and brother," and does not mention a sister. Because of that and because Josiah lived in Westmoreland, Rebecca's marriage location, I have connected him and his wife Comfort (Robbins) Stillman (1737-1804) as Rebecca's parents, with some uncertainty.
If anyone has additional information to corroborate this connection, I would greatly appreciate it. Signed Kim Sullivan
Sources
- Record of marriage in Westmoreland, NY: "New Jersey, Church Records, 1675-1970", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG5M-NMRT : Thu Nov 30 11:26:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Wilcox and Rebeccah Stillman, 17 Jan.
- Record of marriage in indexed database: "New York Marriages, 1686-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F637-KJF : 21 January 2020), Rebeccah Stillman in entry for Thomas Wilcox, 1796.
- Alvord Genealogy: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00alvo/page/320/mode/2up
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~0.39%
Kim Sullivan
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For children of Joseph and Sarah (Wright) Stillman, see: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924096458595&view=1up&seq=763
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