Jonathan Stout (1727 - 1798)

Born 1727 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Burroughs) Stout — married 1746 (to 1798) in Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1798 at about age 71 in Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Private Jonathan Stout served with 1st Regiment, Hunterdon County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Jonathan Stout is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A110720.

Jonathan Stout, son of Capt David and Elizabeth Larrison Stout, was born September 22 1727 and died 1798 in Maysville, KY. He married Rachel (Burrows) Burroughs, daughter of Thomas Burroughs Jr of Hopewell, NJ. Late in life he moved to Maysville, Ky where he was found to participate as the Judge in a trial^[1]

They were the parents of:

• 1. Unknown
• 2. Mary m David Hunt^[2]
• 3. David m (1) Amy Stout, (2) Rachel (both daughters of Nehemiah and Rachel Stout)
• 4. Moses m Phebe Eddy
• 5. Job m Rhoda Howell, ^[3]
• 6. Elizabeth m Unknown Updyke
• 7. Charity m Elijah Leigh, son of Ichabod and Anna Stout Leigh.^{[4][5] [6]}

An interesting story regarding a trial in which Jonathan served as a judge can be found here. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Pioneers of Old Hopewell, Ralph Ege, 1908, page 93-94 footnote https://archive.org/stream/pioneersoldhope00egegoog#page/n104/mode/1up/search/rachel+burroughs
2. ↑ Ralph Ege, 1908 page 93 footnote
3. ↑ Ralph Ege, page 93 https://archive.org/stream/pioneersoldhope00egegoog#page/n104/mode/1up/search/david+hunt
4. ↑ Ralph Ege, 1908, pages 281-282 https://archive.org/stream/pioneersoldhope00egegoog#page/n290/mode/1up
5. ↑ History of the Stout Family, Nathan Stout, 1823, page 12 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/stout01.txt
6. ↑ Historical and genealogical miscellany, John E Stilwell, 1908, Vol IV, page 336 http://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/336/mode/1up
7. ↑ Ralph Ege, https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=uQR_vjf2_EEC&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA94.w.1.0.0

Note

Nathan Stout names Zebulon who died single and Samuel has a large family and does not name a wife as sons but omits Moses and Job. John Stillwell names only David, Job and Moses and no daughters. Those named by Ralph Ege can be tracked and have back up biography.

Acknowledgements

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