Joseph Stout (1686 - bef. 1766)

Born 25 Oct 1686 in Middletown, Monmouth, Province of East Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Brinson) Stout — married 10 Aug 1705 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Descendants

Died before 3 Nov 1766 before age 80 in Middletown Township, Monmouth, Province of New Jersey

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Biography

Colonel Joseph Stout, son of Jonathan and Anne Bollen Stout, was born October 25 1686 and died October 22 1767 in Middletown, New Jersey.^[1] He married Ruth Brinson,^[2] daughter of Daniel and Frances Brinson August 10 1705. Her mother was the daughter of Dr. Henry Greenland and after the death of Daniel Brinson in 1696 she married John Hornor. Given the date of Joseph and Ruth's marriage and Daniel Brinson's death it is clear that she was Daniel Brinson's daughter or she was only nine years old when she married Joseph Stout. There has been confusion about who Ruth's father was. The following is a good resource to clarify this question.^[3]

When the Baptist congregation of Middleton, New Jersey began preparations to build a church Joseph Stout offered the land that his father had given him. They chose to build it on the land that John Hart, signer of the Declaration of Independence, donated. He became upset and said he would build a home bigger than the church which he did. This home was used by General George Washington as headquarters during the Revolutionary War and where the famous council of war was held. This is the full story.^[4][5][6]

Known children of Col. Joseph and Ruth Brinson Stout:^{[7] [8] [9]}

1. John m Catherine Stout
2. Joseph m Rebecca Grover
3. Col. Jonathan m Elizabeth Hunt
4. James m Ann Codd
5. Mary m. Harmon Rosenkrans
6. Anna m. William Worth
7. Rachel m (1) Samuel Stockton (2) John Riddle (Reddal)
8. Ruth m. _____Leonard.

Following are inline references for the wills of both Col. Joseph and Ruth Brinson Stout, respectively, which names children and grandchildren.^[10]and^[11][12][13]

Will, Abstract of

1764, March 29. Stout, Joseph, of Hopewell Twsp., Hunterdon Co.; will of. "Being old." Grandson, Joseph Stout, the oldest son of my son, Jonathan Stout, deceased, 294 acres of the place whereon I live, bounded by David Stout on the south, Benjamin Stout on the west, and Benjamin Stout, Samuel Stout, Benjamin Merell on the north. Grandson, Wilson Stout, son of my son Jonathan, deceased, my land in Twsp. of Oxford, in Sussex Co., whereon Henry Bogard now lives, of 500 acres. Grandson, Daniel Stout, son of Jonathan foresaid, 200 acres, which is part of my tract in Oxford Twsp., and is north of land given to Wilson Stout, and is the rest. I also give to said Daniel Stout 150 acres in Hopewell, which is part of land where I live. Grandson, St. Leger Cod Stout, land to the west of him, of 120 acres. Grandsons, Joseph Stout, Wilson Stout and Daniel Stout, land south of land hereafter given to my grandsons, Richard Stout and Daniel Stout, sons of John Stout. Grandsons, Richard Stout and Daniel Stout, sons of my son John, deceased, 50 acres in Amwell. Grandson, Joseph Stout, son of my son Joseph, land north of Paulins Kiln, of 132 acres. Granddaughter, Ruth Stout, daughter of my son Jonathan, negro girl Peg Son, Joseph, £50. Daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Stout, a mare. My wench, Kate, formerly belonging to my mother-in-law Horner, shall be free after the death of my wife, and to be property of Weynam, a mulatoo man, formerly belonging to Mr. Horner above said, as his wife. My wife, Ruth, all my furniture, and a joint use with my daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Stout, widow of Jonathan Stout, to % the personal estate, to bring up my 4 grandchildren, the children of my son Jonathan, till they are 21. Executors—my wife, and friends, John Berien and Reuben Armitage. Witnesses—Isaac Eaton, Jonas Wood, James Hunt. Proved Nov. 3, 1766.^[14]

Subsequent entries in the probate record:^[14]

1767, March 26. The executors of "Col. Stout" decline to act, and we desire that David Stout and John Hart may be appointed Administrators. Signed, Ruth Stout and Elizabeth Stout.

1767, March 26. Adm'rs with will annexed—John Hart and David Stout, of Hopewell. Fellowbondsmen—Wilson Hunt, of Maidenhead, and Noah Hunt, of Hopewell.

1767, April 14. Inventory, £713.3.10, made by David Stout and John Hart, Adm'rs, and by William Bryant and Samuel Stout, Jr., Appraisers.

1779, May 8. Account made by Adm'rs. Lib. 13, p. 227; Lib. 22, p. 66.

Slaves

Joseph Stout of Hopewell referenced two enslaved women in his will of 29 March 1764.

• to "Granddaughter, Ruth Stout, daughter of my son Jonathan, negro girl Peg."
• "My wench, Kate, formerly belonging to my mother-in-law Horner, shall be free after the death of my wife, and to be property of Weynam, a mulatoo man, formerly belonging to Mr. Horner above said, as his wife.

Research Notes

The source "Meigs County Ohio Genealogy Trails" cited above has a disclaimer in it that the info is from a one individual's family tree research. Myron Stedman Stout, the writer is a direct line descendant from Jonathan, son of Richard and Penelope Kent Van Princin Stout, his great (3) grandfather. His book is in the Hopewell Museum, Hopewell, NJ.

Sources

1. ↑ Historical and genealogical miscellany, Stillwell, John Edwin, 1916 page 332 http://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/332/mode/1up
2. ↑ "Richard Stout Descendants in West Virginia", Russell Ray Stout 1966 page 6 https://books.google.com/books/about/Richard_Stout_Descendants_in_West_Virgin.html?id=IN5jHAAACAAJ
3. ↑ Somerset Historical Quarterly' William Benedict, page 289 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=vxFJAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA289
4. ↑ Stout, Russell Ray. Richard Stout Descendants in West Virginia. Stout:1966. pages 6-7 https://books.google.com/books/about/Richard_Stout_Descendants_in_West_Virgin.html?id=IN5jHAAACAAJ
5. ↑ Meigs County Ohio Genealogy Trailsa: A part of the Genealogy Trails History Group, Jamie Riggle, http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/meigs/bios/bios_s.html
6. ↑ "Pioneers of Old Hopewell", Ralph Ege, 1908, pages 155-157 https://archive.org/details/pioneersoldhope00egegoog/page/n164/mode/1up
7. ↑ History of the Stout Family, Nathan Stout, 1823, page 7 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/stout01.txt
8. ↑ Historical and genealogical miscellany, John Stilwell, 1916, page 333 http://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/333/mode/1up
9. ↑ Honeyman, A. Van Doren. Calendar of New Jersey wills, administrations, etc. Newark. N. J. New Jersey Historical Society:1901. Page 415 https://archive.org/stream/calendarofnewjer03newj#page/n414/mode/1up
10. ↑ Honeyman, A. Van Doren. Calendar of New Jersey wills, administrations, etc. Newark. N. J. New Jersey Historical Society:1901. Page 414 https://archive.org/stream/calendarofnewjer03newj#page/n413/mode/1up
11. ↑ Honeyman, A. Van Doren. Calendar of New Jersey wills, administrations, etc. Newark. N. J. New Jersey Historical Society:1901. Page 415 https://archive.org/stream/calendarofnewjer03newj#page/n414/mode/1up/search/jonathan+holmes
12. ↑ Historical and genealogical miscellany, Stillwell, John Edwin, 1916 page 333 http://archive.org/stream/historicalgeneal04stil#page/333/mode/1up
13. ↑ "History of the Stout Family", Nathan Stout, 1823 page 7 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/monmouth/history/family/stout01.txt
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} New Jersey Calendar of Wills page 414 https://ia802700.us.archive.org/27/items/calendarofnewjer03newj/calendarofnewjer03newj.pdf

• Jean Ellis Throckmorton Houston, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #3300, Date of Import: May 26, 1999. "Electronic," Date of Import: Jun 6, 1999.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Stout-957 created through the import of Stough Family Tree.ged on Nov 2, 2011 by Lindsay Coleman. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lindsay and others.