Richard Stockton
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Richard Stockton (abt. 1665 - abt. 1709)

Richard "The Builder" Stockton
Born about in Flushing, Long Island, New Yorkmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 8 Nov 1691 in Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jerseymap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 44 in Middlesex, New Jerseymap
Profile last modified | Created 19 Mar 2011
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Biography

Richard was a Friend (Quaker)

Richard Stockton is now known as Richard "The Builder" Stockton as he built the family home known as Morven.

His father, also named Richard, is now known as Richard "The Emigrant" Stockton. The will of Richard "The Emigrant" Stockton mentions his son Richard.

WILL OF RICHARD "THE EMIGRANT" STOCKTON

In the name of God, Amen:

I, Richard Stockton, being sick and weak of body but sound of memory, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following:

First , I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God and my body to be buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, in hopes through the merrits of Jesus Christ to obtain a joyfull resurrection.

Item, I give to my son Richard after the decease of my wife four hundred ackers of land to him and to his heirs and assignes forever.

Item, I give to my son Job my plantation and all the improvements with four hundred ackers of land to him and to his heires and assignes forever, not to possess it till the decease of my wife; only in consideration of the said improvements my said son Job shall pay to Abigail the daughter of my son [son-in-law] Richard Ridgway the sum of ten pounds within a year after he enjoys the said plantation, and if uppon a resurvey of the whole twelve hundred ackers there happen to be any overplus, my will is that my son John shall have one-third part thereof joyning on his four hundred ackers which I formerly gave him, and the other two-thirds to be equally parted between my said sons Richard and Job.

Item, I give to my dear wife Abigail all my personall estate with the use of my plantation during her life, and after her decease the said personall estate to be equally divided between my five daughters, Abigail, Mary, Sarah, Hannah and Elizabeth; and I do make and Constitute my said wife Abigail my sole Executrix of this my last will and testament, revokeing all other wills and testaments heretofore made, as witness my hand and seale this 25th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred and five.

[SEAL] RICHARD (his R mark) STOCKTON.

Signed, sealed, published and declared in the presence of us. WILLIAM EARLE (WE) his mark, THOMAS RIDGEWAY (T) his mark, DANIEL LEEDS. Burlington, 10th, 8 mo., 1707.

Then appeared before Richard Inglesby, Esqr., Lieutenant Governor of her Majesties Provinces of New Jersey, New York, &c., Daniel Leeds, Esqr., one of the witnesses to the within written will, and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he saw the Testator sign, seal, and publish the within instrument to be his last will and testament, and that at the time of the publishing thereof he was of sound and perfect understanding and memory to the best of this deponent's knowledge and beliefe, and that at the same time he saw Thomas Ridgeway and Wm. Earle sign the same as witness thereto in the presence of the Testator.

RICHARD INGLESBY.

Children of Richard "The Emigrant" Stockton and Abigail (nee unknown) Stockton:
Richard "The Builder" Stockton (c.1665-1709)
~ m. widow Susanna (nee Witham) Robinson
Abigail Stockton born c.1667
~ m. Richard Ridgway
Mary Stockton born c.1669
~ m. 1. Thomas Shinn
~ m. 2. Silas Crispin
~ m. 3. Richard Ridgway
Sarah Stockton born c.1671
~ m. 1. William Venicombe
~ m. 2. Benjamin Jones
John Stockton born c.1674
~ m. 1. Mary Leeds
~ m. 2. Ann Ogborn
Job Stockton born c.1676
~ m. Ann Petty
Hannah Stockton born c.1679
~ m. Philip Phillips (1678-1740)
Elizabeth Stockton born c.1682
~ m. William Budd Jr

WILL OF RICHARD "THE BUILDER" STOCKTON

1709 25th d. 4th m. (June). Stockton, Richard, of Middlesex Co.; will of. Wife Susanna. Mother Abigall Stockton. Children - Richard, Samuel, Joseph, Robert, John, Thomas; brother Philip Philips. Land, 300 acres betw. John Horner and Henry Greenland, 300 a. at the rear of John Horner, 600 a. on the other side of Stoney Brook, 200 a. adjoining the meadow betw. Benj. Randell and William Holding, 1000 a., part of it the home farm, 400 a. at Ananicke, inherited from the father, 150 a. more undescribed. Personal property (negro slaves). The wife sole executrix with John Stockton, Samuel Wilson and Benjamin Clarke as trustees of the will. Witnesses - Thomas Lescitor, Jane Stoughton, Henry Mashon, Joseph Worth, John Killey, Benjamin Clarke. Proved August 15, 1709. Lib. I, p. 242

  • Member of the Society of Friends, frowned upon for owning a foolish carriage
  • Purchased from William Penn 6000 acres in the center of present day Princeton
  • Owned land which he deeded to present day Princeton University.

Sources

  • History of the Stockton Family, by John Wharton Stockton, 1881
  • The Stockton Family of England and the United States, by William Francis Cregar, 1888
  • Early Baptists of New York, by Thomas Armitage, 1890
  • Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XXI,1664-1703, edited by William Nelson, 1899
  • Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703, edited by William Nelson (Originally published as Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Volume XXI, 1899.)
  • The Stockton Genealogy, by Rev. Elias Boudinot Stockton, 1909
  • The Stockton Family of New Jersey and Other Stocktons, by Thomas Coates Stockton, M.D., 1911
  • New Jersey Historical Society Proceedings (The New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, New Jersey, April 1924) New Series Vol. 9 No. 2, Page 128: "Morven - Princeton Home of Stockton Family"
  • A House Called Morven, by Alfred Hoyt Bill, 1954
  • New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty, by Evan Haefeli, 2012
  • [1] Work page for Stockton Family
  • Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012)
  • Richard "The Emigrant" Stockton (c.1635-1707) of Flushing, Long Island, New York, and later Burlington County, New Jersey, by Jerry J. Stockton, 2020
  • A History of the Stockton Family. John Wharton Stockton. 1881
  • Ancestry of Samuel Stockton White, D.D.S.. William Francis Cregar. 1888
  • The Stockton Family of England and the United States. William Francis Cregar. 1888
  • Early Baptists of New York. Thomas Armitage. 1890
  • Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. William Nelson. 1899
  • Flushing, Long Island, NY, History. Peter Ross. 1902
  • The Stockton Genealogy. Rev. Elias Boudinot Stockton. 1909
  • Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey. Francis Bazley Lee. 1910
  • The Stockton Family of New Jersey and Other Stocktons. Thomas Coates Stockton, M.D. 1911
  • South Jersey, A History, 1664-1924. Alfred Miller Heston, Editor-in-Chief. 1924
  • A House Called Morven. Alfred Hoyt Bill. 1954
  • "Richard Stockton, Class of 1779 (1764-1828) (Edward Ludlow Mooney), PP129," Princeton University Art Museums collections online, September 30, 2021, https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/objects/44640.




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The home that is known as ‘Morven’ was built in 1754 on the Stockton family’s Princeton estate by Richard “The Signer” Stockton (1730-1781)—signer of the Declaration of Independence. His wife Annis Boudinot chose the name ‘Morven’ after the ancient Scottish King Fingal’s home. Both Richard’s father, John, and his grandfather, Richard “The Builder”, have been credited with the construction, but historical documents substantiate that the builder was Richard “The Signer”.

This information has been sourced.

The 1709 will of Richard "The Builder" Stockton shows that he was living in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

WILL OF RICHARD "THE BUILDER" STOCKTON, 1709 25th d. 4th m. (June). Stockton, Richard, of Middlesex Co.;

posted by Jerry Stockton
Stockton-298 and Stockton-109 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
posted by Jerry Stockton
"Marriages at Chesterfield, New Jersey, 1685-1730." The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 9, no. 3 (1885): 347-52. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20084717.

This article indicates that the marriage to Richard may have been Susanna's second (or more) marriage (spellings as shown): "Susannah Witham married Thomas Robison on m3 d1 1690 Susanna Robinson married Richard Stockton on 9m 8d 1691"

posted by Debi (McGee) Hoag
Stockton-298 and Stockton-109 do not represent the same person because: Not sure how this merge got proposed. Looks like I did it but I think it must have been in error since the birthdates are different and there is no other comparable info. Sorry
posted by Linda (Ward) Ellinger
DNA has proven that Richard Stockton of New Jersey is not the father of Davis Stockton of Albemarle County, Virginia.

See: http://www.stocktondnaproject.com

Jerry

posted by Jerry Stockton

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