John Stockton (abt. 1741 - abt. 1803)

Born about 1741 in Stockton's Branch of Mechum's River in Goochland (now Albemarle) County, Virginia

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Died about 1803 at about age 62 in Sandy River near Danville in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

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Biography

"Sandy River" John Stockton

John Stockton of Sandy River, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, was a son of Agnes (nee unknown) and Richard Stockton, Sr., and a grandson of Davis Stockton (c.1685-1761) of Albemarle County, Virginia. In about 1807, John Stockton died on his 936-acre property on the Sandy River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

John's wife was Mary "Polly" probably nee Morton. Mary's maiden name is shown by many researchers as Morton, and she might be a daughter of John Morton of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be any proof her maiden name was Morton.

"Thomas Harget deeded 253 acres for 100 lbs to Joseph Morton [a son of John Morton] on both sides of Sandy Creek [River], conveyed to said Harget by John Chiswell, Gentleman. Witness: Jehue Morton [bro of Joseph, Jr.] and John Stockton." Mary "Polly" and John Stockton, who owned land on Sandy River, named a son Peter Harget Stockton.

It appears that there is some kind of connection between the Mary "Polly" and John Stockton family and William Devin, Sr., who also owned land on the Sandy River and died 1802, although his will appears to show that Mary "Polly" Stockton was probably not his daughter.

After John Stockton died in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Mary and some of her children moved to near Burkesville in Cumberland County, Kentucky, where Mary died in 1826.

John and Mary "Polly" were the parents of:
Peter Harget Stockton, about 1765, married Rachel Stockton, a cousin
Ichabod Stockton, about 1767
Phoebe Stockton, about 1770
Agnes "Aggy" Stockton, about 1770
Edith Stockton, about 1772
John Peyton Stockton, about 1778
Elizabeth Stockton, about 1782
Mary Katherine Stockton, about 1784
Lemuel Stockton, about 1795
Martha "Patsy" Stockton, about 1799
Hiram Stockton, about 1800

The date of birth and place of birth shown for Mary "Polly" Stockton are questionable.

Bio by Jerry J. Stockton

Children of Davis Stockton of Albemarle County, Virginia:
Richard Stockton, born about 1710, probably in England
Thomas Stockton, Sr., born about 1714, probably in England
Samuel Stockton, born about 1720, probably in England
Elizabeth (nee Stockton) Whiteside, born about 1720-1725, probably in England
William Stockton, born about 1715-1730, probably in England
Martha Ann (nee Stockton) Whelchel, born about 1720-1730, probably in England
Sarah Stockton, born about 1720-1730, probably in England
Hannah (nee Stockton) Goudelock, born about 1725-1730, probably in England

Sources:
Virginia Land Office Patent Book 17, 1735-1738, pp. 350-351, June 10, 1737.
(Michael Woods, 400 acres, Ivy Creek)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 18, 1738-1739, pp. 536-537, March 12, 1739.
(Davis Stockton, 400 acres, Ivy Creek)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 19, 1739-1741, pp. 1006-1007, July 6, 1741.
(Davis Stockton, 400 acres, South Fork Mechum's River)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 20, 1741-1743, pp. 162-164, March 15, 1741.
(William Whitesides, 400 acres, South Fork Mechum's River)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 20, 1741-1743, pp. 194-196, March 15, 1741.
(Davis Stockton, 400 acres, Stocktons Branch Mechum's River)

Goochland County, Virginia, William Mayo, Surveyor, April 28, 1741.
(Richard Stockton, survey of 400 acres, "branches of Mechums River")

Goochland County, Virginia, September 15, 1741.
("Road to be Clear'd . . . Davis Stockdon . . . Richard Stockdon, Thomas Stockdon)

Goochland County, Virginia, Deed Book 3, 1737-1742, November 17, 1741.
(Davis Stockton to Michael Woods, 400 acres, Ivy Creek)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 22, 1743-1745, pp. 42-44, March 1, 1743.
(Samuel Arnold, 200 acres, Ivy Creek)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Order Book 1, 1744-1748, p. 45, August 22, 1745.
("Kinkead's house to Davis Stockton's mill")

Albemarle County, Virginia, Surveyor's Plat Book, October 26, 1748.
(Davis Stockton, 312 acres, later transferred to Francis Whelchel)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Surveyor's Plat Book, October 26, 1748.
(Sarah Stockton, 397 acres, branch of Mechum's River)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Surveyor's Plat Book, October 29, 1748.
(Davis Stockton, 400 acres, Virgin Spring Creek)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Surveyor's Plat Book, March 12, 1749.
(Adam Goudelock, 182 acres, Virgin Spring Branch)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Surveyor's Plat Book, May 19, 1749.
(Adam Goudelock, 400 acres)

Albemarle County Wills & Deeds Book 1, 1748-1752, pp. 348-350, August 14, 1751.
(Witness, Davis Stockton, Adam Goudylock, Robert Brenton, Wm. Whiteside)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 32, 1752-1756, p. 55, April 4, 1753.
(William Whiteside, 300 acres on both sides Stocktons Fork of Mechum's River)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 34, 1756-1765, p. 19, March 10, 1756.
(Sarah Stockton, 397 acres, Virgin Spring Creek)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 34, 1756-1765, pp. 144-145, August 16, 1756.
(Adam Gaudilock, 400 acres, Martha Stockton's line, Sarah Stockton's line)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book 2, p. 84, October 31, 1758.
(Deed of Sale from Adam Goudelock to Thomas Stocton [sic] of York County, Pennsylvania,
recorded April 3, 1759.)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book 2, p. 88, November 8, 1758.
(Davis Stockton and Thomas Lankford, 40 pounds current money)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book 3, p. 17, March 12, 1760.
(Samuel Stockton to William Stockton, 204 acres, Stockton's Mill)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 34, 1756-1765, pp. 687-688, August 20, 1760.
(Adam Gaudilock, 182 acres, Martha and Sarah Stockton, Virgin Spring Branch)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Will Book 2, p. 114, January 8, 1762.
(Appraisal of Davis Stockton's estate)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 34, 1756-1765, pp. 990-991, March 25, 1762.
(312-acre patent to Francis Whelchel)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book 4, p. 291, April 14, 1763.
(Francis Whelchel to Patrick Davis, 312 acres)

Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book, pp. 480-482, June 13, 1764.
(Samuel Stockton, William Stockton and their wives to Thomas Stockton, 100 acres)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 37, 1767-1768, p. 272, July 20, 1768.
(William Whitesides, 181 acres on both sides of Stockdons Mill Creek)

Virginia Land Office Patent Book 41, 1772-1773, pp. 130-131, March 1, 1773.
(Sarah Stockton's 397 acres to Samuel Stockton)

[Hening's] Statutes at Large, Volume VII, 1820, by William Waller Hening, p. 203.

Sketches of Virginia, Historical and Biographical, by Rev. William Henry Foote, D. D.,1850, pp. 101-102.

Albemarle County in Virginia, by Rev. Edgar Woods, 1901, pp. 319-320, 362-363.

The American Historical Magazine and Tennessee Historical Society Quarterly, Volume IX . 1904.

The Stockton Family of New Jersey and Other Stocktons. Thomas Coates Stockton, M. D. 1911.

Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia. Lyman Chalkley. 1912.

Texas Stripes, Some Stockton Genealogy, Volume 8, Number 2. W. Broadus Smith. 1968.

Davis Stockton of Virginia, Leona Irene Smith Johnson and Winfred Broadus Smith. 1972 and 1975.

The Virginia Landmarks Register. edited by Calder Loth, 1999.

The Route of the Three Notch'd Road: A Preliminary Report. Nathaniel Mason Pawlett and Howard H. Newlon, Jr. 1976, revised 2003.

Goochland County Road Orders 1728-1744, by Nathaniel Mason Pawlett. 1975, revised 2004.

David Lewis Jr. of Virginia and Carolina. Chester R. Johnson. 1995.

Virginia County Court Records, Albemarle County, Virginia. Ruth and Sam Sparacio. 1997.

Davis Stockton of Albemarle County, Virginia. Jerry J. Stockton. 2021.

FAMILYPEDIA:
Davis Stockton (1685-1761)
--- Richard Stockton Sr. (1710-1775)
--- Thomas Stockton Sr. (1714-1783)
--- Samuel Stockton (1720-1807)

FIND A GRAVE:
Davis Stockton (c.1685-1761) married unknown (nee unknown) Stockton (c.1690-c.1761)
--- Richard Stockton (1710-1775) married Agnes ____?____
--- Thomas Stockton (1712-1783) married Rachel Allen
--- Samuel Stockton (1720-1807) married Prudence ____?____
--- William Stockton (1722-____ ) married Jane ____?____
--- Hannah Stockton (1725-____ ) married Adam Goudelock
--- Elizabeth Stockton (1725-1791) married William Whiteside
--- Martha Ann Stockton (1730-1816) married Francis Whelchel
--- Sarah Stockton (1728-____ ) married Robert Branton

ANCESTRY:
The Davis Stockton Family at Ancestry

Sources

• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 17, 1735-1738, pp. 350-351, 10 June 1737.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 18, 1738-1739, pp. 536-537, 12 March 1739.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 19, 1739-1741, pp. 1006-1007, 6 July 1741.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 20, 1741-1743, pp. 162-164, 15 March 1741.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 20, 1741-1743, pp. 194-196, 15 March 1741.
• Goochland County Road Order Book 5, 15 September 1741.
• Goochland County, Virginia, Deed Book 3, 1737-1742, 17 November 1741.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 22, 1743-1745, pp. 42-44, 1 March 1743.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Order Book 1, 1744-1748, p. 45, 22 August 1745.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Surveyor's Plat Book, 26 October 1748.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Surveyor's Plat Book, 26 October 1748.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Surveyor's Plat Book, 29 October 1748.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Surveyor's Plat Book, 12 March 1749.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Surveyor's Plat Book, 19 May 1749.
• Albemarle County Wills & Deeds Book No. 1, 1748-1752, 14 August 1751.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 32, 1752-1756, p. 55, 4 April 1753.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 19, 10 March 1756.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 34, 1756-1765, pp. 144-145, 16 August 1756.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book 2, p. 88, 8 November 1758.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book 3, p. 17, 12 March 1760.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 34, 1756-1765, pp. 687-688, 20 August 1760.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Will Book 2, p. 114, 8 January 1762.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 34, 1756-1765, pp. 990-991, 25 March 1762.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book 4, p. 291, 14 April 1763.
• Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book, pp. 480-482, 13 June 1764.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 37, 1767-1768, p. 272, 20 July 1768.
• Virginia Land Office Patent Book No. 41, 1772-1773, pp. 130-131, 1 March 1773.
• The Virginia Gazette, No. 48, 29 December 1775.
• [Hening's] Statutes at Large, Volume VII, 1820, by William Waller Hening.
• Sketches of Virginia, Historical and Biographical. Rev. William Henry Foote, D. D. 1850.
• U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Map of Albemarle County, Virginia, 1892.
• Albemarle County in Virginia. Rev. Edgar Woods, 1901.
• The American Historical Magazine and Tennessee Historical Society Quarterly. Volume IX, 1904.
• Stockton Family of New Jersey and Other Stocktons. Thomas Coates Stockton, M. D. 1911.
• Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia. Lyman Chalkley, 1912.
• Davis Stockton of Virginia. Leona Irene Smith Johnson and Winfred Broadus Smith, 1972 & 1975.
• The Virginia Landmarks Register. edited by Calder Loth. 1999.
• The Route of the Three Notch'd Road: A Preliminary Report. Nathaniel Pawlett, 1976 & 2003.
• Goochland County Road Orders 1728-1744. Nathaniel Mason Pawlett, June 1975, revised 2004.
• David Lewis Jr. of Virginia and Carolina. Chester R. Johnson. 1995.
• Davis Stockton of Albemarle County, Virginia. Jerry J. Stockton. 2021.