Joseph Stout (1765 - bef. 1821)

Born 1765 in Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Van Dyke) Stout — married about 1791 in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died before Mar 1821 before age 56 in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Birth

Joseph Stout was born in Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey, probably in about 1767. He was the son of Elijah Stout and Martha Mathews.^[1]

Virginia

When he was a boy, Joseph's family migrated from New Jersey to Culpeper County, Virginia, where they were living by 1780 when his father first served in the Culpeper County militia during the American Revolution.^[2] He had turned 16 by 1783, when he first appears as a tithable in the household of his father Elijah in Culpeper County.^[3] Joseph is also listed by name in Elijah's household in 1787.^[4]

Joseph Stout appears listed separately on the Culpeper County tax lists for 1791, two lines above Elijah Stout (who is shown by then with 3 tithables, most likely two younger brothers of Joseph who had also reached the age of 16 by that time). This implies that Joseph had established his own household and may have been married by 1791.^[5]

Marriage

Joseph's wife was Elizabeth Vandyke, the daughter of Peter Vandyke who made his will on 1 May 1816 in Shelby County, Kentucky.^[6] Joseph and Elizabeth likely married in Culpeper County, Virginia, possibly in about 1791 based upon their ages and on Joseph's first appearance on the tax lists as his own household in that year.

Kentucky

It appears that by 1803, Joseph and his family had moved from Virginia to Shelby County, Kentucky.^[7] Several related Stout families, including Joseph's father Elijah, had moved to this same region around the same time.^[2] Joseph and his family were counted in the census in Shelby County in 1810^[8] and 1820. In 1820, their household was counted near the households of Joseph's father-in-law "Peter Vandike", and his son-in-law Benjamin Miles.^[9]

Death

Joseph Stout died in Shelby County, Kentucky, before March 1821, when his wife Elizabeth and son Peter were appointed adminstrators of his estate. ^[10]

Children

Children of Joseph Stout and Elizabeth Vandyke include at least:

1. James, b. c. 1794; died before his father, about 1820, in Shelby County, KY.
2. Peter, b. bef. 1798^[11]
3. Martha ("Patsey"), b. abt 1799, m. Benjamin Miles^[12]
4. Rachel, b. 1802, m. Dabney Miller
5. Guilford, b. abt 1806

Based on the 1810 census, two females and a male ages 0-10, do not appear in the 1820 census--they have not been identified, nor are there marriages or records to attribute to them. They likely died young. In the 1820 census, a female age 0-10 is listed, she has not been identified, nor have any records been attached to this female.

Research Notes

Birth

The estimated birth year of 1767 and his identity as the son of Elijah Stout is based on his first appearance as a tithable in the household of Elijah in 1783, implying that he turned 16 in about 1783.^[3] The location in Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey, is based on his father's Revolutionary War pension application.^[2]

Identity of Spouse

The identity of Joseph's wife as Elizabeth Vandyke, the daughter of Peter Vandyke who made his will on 1 May 1816 in Shelby County, Kentucky, is based on the following:

• Peter Vandyke identifies "Joseph Stout" as one of his sons-in-law in his will made on 1 May 1816 in Shelby County.^[13]
• Although Peter Vandyke Senr. does not identify his daughter Elizabeth by name in his will, her identity is confirmed by her execution of a deed as one of the heirs of Peter Vandyke in her own name on 9 February 1825 as a widow after Joseph's death in 1821.^[14]
• This close relationship between Peter Vandyke and Joseph Stout is also corroborated by their proximity in the 1820 census and Peter Vandyke's action as a surety for Elizabeth in the administration of Joseph's estate in 1821.

Sources

1. ↑ See Research Notes.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ancestry, "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," database with images (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/58816:1995: accessed 8 Nov 2022), Elijah Stout, VA, S15662; partial transcription, William T. Graves, "Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters," revwarapps.org, database, (https://revwarapps.org/s15662.pdf : accessed 1 Apr 2021), S15662 Elijah Stout.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Culpeper County, Personal Property Tax lists, 1782 (Elijah Stout), & 1783, (Elijah and Joseph Stout); images, FamilySearch, FHL 2,024,517, DGS 7,849,102.
4. ↑ Culpeper County, Personal Property Tax lists, 1787 (Joseph Stout, in household ElijahStout); images, FamilySearch, FHL 2,024,517, DGS 7,849,102.
5. ↑ Culpeper Tax List 1791C, p. 22, lines 9 & 11 (Joseph & Elijah Stout); images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ2-79TK-6 : accessed 8 Nov 2022); FHL 2,024,517, DGS 7,849,102.
6. ↑ See Research Notes.
7. ↑ 1803 Shelby County Tax List, p. 24, line 6, Joseph Stout; images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3J-8RT : accessed 8 Nov 2022).
8. ↑ 1810 U.S. census, Shelby County, Kentucky, township not stated, p. 205 (stamped), Joseph Stout; images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY2-SPW3 : accessed 6 Nov 2022); citing NARA microfilm M252, roll 8.
9. ↑ 1820 U.S. cenus, Shelby County, Kentucky, township not stated, p. 132 (penned), Joseph Stoutt; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBS-9KR8 : accessed 8 Nov 2022); citing NARA microfilm M33, roll 24.
10. ↑ Shelby County, Kentucky, Order Book 1818-1821, p. 422; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PK-DZ5H : accessed 8 Nov 2022); FHL 259,263, DGS 7,646,962.
11. ↑ See Research Notes in profile for Peter Stout.
12. ↑ FamilySearch, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L937-29Y4 : accessed 6 Nov 2022), marriage bond of Benjamin Miles & Patsey Stout, 14 May 1814, Shelby County, Kentucky; FHL 259,280, DGS 5,685,962 ("Benjamin Miles and Miss Patsey Stout, daughter of Joseph Stout...").
13. ↑ Shelby KY Will Book 3, p 453, Will of Peter Vandyke Senr.; images, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89DP-2QVN : 27 March 2015).
14. ↑ Spencer County, Kentucky, Deed Book A, p. 107; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C37F-Q9JY-7 : accessed 8 Nov 2022); FHL 482,457, DGS 8,579,390.

See also:

• Bart Emanuel, "Stout Study: STOUT and related families - Shelby County, KY, Culpeper County, VA, Clay County, IN," database, (http://www.bartemanuel.com/Stout-Study-p/index.htm : accessed 6 Nov 2022), entry for Joseph1 Stout.