Samuel Stout (1713 - abt. 1801)

Born 10 Apr 1713 in Dragon Run, New Castle, Delaware

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Thomas) Stout — married 23 Sep 1755 in Swatara, Berks, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about Feb 1801 at about age 87 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Samuel Stout was born in 1713 at New Castle, Delaware. He was the son of Samuel Stout and Margaret Price.

Samuel Stout was married to Mary "Elizabeth" Thomas in 1755.^[1]

After their marriage, Samuel and Elizabeth Stout moved to Randolph County, North Carolina, where they remained until their deaths.'^[2][3]In his 1801 will, Samuel Stout of Randolph County, North Carolina named nine sons and four daughters as his heirs.

Samuel Stout made his will on November 5, 1799 at his home in Randolph County, North Carolina.^[4] The Last Will and Testament of Samuel Stout was proved in Randolph County, North Carolina.^[5] It was presented for probate at February Term, 1801.^[6]

The beneficiaries named in the will of Samuel Stout are, as follows:

my wife, Elizabeth Stout, whose maintenance and expenses are to be paid during her widowhood by my son, Henry Stout.

to my son, Henry Stout, 100 acres of land where I now live, including of buildings, orchards and springs, all farming utensils, a bay mare and her young colt.

To my eight other sons, the rest of my land to be evenly divided among them. These sons are, as follows:

Samuel Stout

Peter Stout

John Stout

Charles Stout

Jacob Stout

Joseph Stout

William Stout

Jonathan Stout

to my daughter, Elizabeth Stout, six dollars.

to my daughter, Catherine Stout, twenty dollars.

to my daughter, Mary Stout, ten dollars.

to my daughter Rachel Cantrel, the wife of James Cantrel, a half dollar.

In his will, he names his cousin Charles Stout and friend John Allen his Executors

Sources

1. ↑ Stoever, Johann Casper, 1707-1779; Schantz, F. J. F. (Franklin Jakob Fogel), The Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever : baptismal and marriage, 1730-1779, page 65. Link
2. ↑ Source: #S-2056549836 Year: 1790; Census Place: Randolph, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 287; Image: 169; Family History Library Film: 0568147.
3. ↑ Source: #S-1350874728 Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsboro, Randolph, North Carolina; Roll: 32; Page: 342; Image: 348; Family History Library Film: 337908.
4. ↑ North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970 Randolph Wills, 1794-1804, Vol. 02, page 79.
5. ↑ "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-LGHL-9Z52?cc=1867501&wc=32GM-VZ9%3A169889001%2C170828401 : 21 May 2014), Randolph > Wills, 1794-1804, Vol. 02 > image 42 of 79; county courthouses, North Carolina.
6. ↑ Minutes of the County Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1779-1868, February Term, 1801, Family History Library, Film Number 007856628, Image 187 of 490. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS73-S9R5-M?cat=164046.