Robert (Storie) Story (abt. 1705 - abt. 1741)

Born about 1705 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Cummings) Story — married 1732 in Cecil, Maryland

Descendants

Died about 1741 at about age 36 in Cecil County, Maryland Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Robert Story was born about 1705 in Philadelphia, the son of Enoch Story and Sarah Carpenter.^{[1] [2]}

Robert Story married Mary Cummings about 1732.

Robert and Mary lived in Cecil County, Maryland where Robert was a Lieutenant in The Maryland Militia under the command of Captain Edward Jackson. ^{[3] [4]}

Robert died in 1741.^[5] Robert was buried 16 August 1743 in Strangers Ground cemetery, In Phildelphia. ^[6] Click this Link to information on Strangers Burial Ground in Philadelphia, then click "read more"

Children

• William
• Sarah
• Enoch, born 7 May 1733
• Thomas
• Mercy
• Josuah, born abt 1739
• John, born about 1740-41

Property

• A Printing Office ^[5]

• 100 acres called Dutton Park on North East River at the head of Chesapeake Bay ^[5]

• An Estate called Story's Grist Mills and 20 acres on the same river. ^[5] (this appears to be in present day near the Town of North East Maryland, where the North East River crosses East Old Philadelphia Road)

Sources

1. ↑ James Usher, Genealogical and Historical Record of the Carpenter Family, New York City, Published 1883, pages 10,11. DIRECT LINK HERE
2. ↑ Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families from the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. Volume III: Stauffer-Zerbe, page76, Ancestry.com online database
3. ↑ Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890, Residence Date: 1740; Residence Place: Militia Foot Company, Cecil, Maryland. Ancestry.com online database. Source information: Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890.
4. ↑ Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774, Ancestry.com online database. Original data - Clark, Murtie J. Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999.Original data: Clark, Murtie J. Colonial Soldiers of the South.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} American (Loyalist) Migrations, 1765-1799, Maryland, page 489. Ancestry.com online database. Original data: Coldham, Peter Wilson. American Migrations 1765-1799: The lives, times, and families of colonial Americans who remained loyal to the British Crown before, during and after the Revolutionary War, as related in their own words and through their correspondence. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000.
6. ↑ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1709-1760, Ancestry.com online database. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1709-1760.

See also: Find A Grave: Memorial #157029565 Robert Storie

DNA

MRCA: Lt. Robert Storie and Mary Cummings

• Parental relationship is suggested with an Ancestry test match between Karen McDowell and GS, 6th cousins once removed, predicting 5th to 8th cousins based on a 9cM segment.

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Acknowledgements

• Storie-113 was created by Harold Decuir through the import of Export for William Martin Huchingson.GED on Mar 30, 2015