Stout Original Ancestors
Richard STOUT (1615-1705)
and
Penelope Van Princes STOUT (1620-1730)
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See Also:
Stout Line to Ephraim WOOLSEY (1757-1817), Ancestor of Ellen V. WOOLSEY (1835-1898),
the wife of David G. BALDWIN (1834-1894)
Stout Line to Anne STOUT (1724-1776), Wife of Ichabod Smith LEIGH (1719-1789)
Stout Line to Anna Susan Drake (1797-1885), Wife of Jeremiah VAN DYKE, Jr. (1789-1860)
Richard STOUT (1615-1705)
Birth: About 1615 in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, England
(Burton Joyce is a village in central England, about
half way between London and the southern border of Scotland)
Death: 1705 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Father: John STOUT b: 1580 in Nottinghamshire, England
Mother: Elizabeth BEE b: Abt 1590 in England
Arrival Date: About 1643
Richard Stout lived in England and had intended to marry a
woman there. His father, however, did not approve, so
Richard, annoyed and wanting to get away, enlisted in the
British Navy, serving for about seven years. He was
discharged in about 1643 at New Amsterdam and was granted
Dutch citizenship.
He then met Penelope Van Princes who had come to New Amsterdam
after living with the Indians in New Jersey for a year.
(See below.) They met and initially settled in Gravesend,
Kings County, Long Island, then Dutch territory, where their
their first eight children were born. They then moved
to New Jersey with a small group of settlers and founded
Middletown, New Jersey's first town. His and Penelope's
descendants spread far and wide, some of whom moved elsewhere
in New Jersey and founded Hopewell Township.
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Penelope Van Princes STOUT (1620-1730)
Birth: About 1620 in The Netherlands
Original Name: Possibly Penelope THOMPSON
Married to ?? Kent ??
Sometimes Referred to as Penelope KENT
Death: About 1730 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Arrival Date: About 1642
Shipwrecked near Sandy Hook with First Husband, probably named Kent.
Kent was killed by Indians. Penelope was nearly killed but was rescued
by a friendly Indian and lived a year with the Indians before
being sold or traded to the Dutch and moving to New Amsterdam
where she met and married Richard Stout who had been recently
discharged from the British Navy and granted Dutch citizenship.
(See above.) They settled in settled in Gravesend, Kings County,
Long Island.
Penelope returned to New Jersey in 1664 with her husband, eight
children, and other settlers, founding Middletown, New Jersey's
first town. The family continued to be friends with the Indian
who had saved Penelope's life, and he saved their lives at
least one more time.
Penelope, continuing to hide her scars and unable to use one arm due
to her near death in 1642, nevertheless lived to the age of 110
by which time she had more than 500 descendants, some of whom
had left Middletown to founded Hopewell Township.
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Geographical Note about Hopewell and Pennington
Hopewell Township dates back to February 20, 1700, when the area was still part of Burlington County. When first established by the Stout family and other settlers, it was called Columbia Village. The original land was purchased from William Trent for whom Trenton was named.
Initially part of Burlington County, Hopewell Township was made part of Hunterdon County when that county was created in 1714 and then became part of Mercer County when the latter was created in 1838.
Pennington Borough was incorporated in 1890 and Hopewell Borough was incorporated in 1891.
It is well to note these historical facts because many old records, the information from which has been incorporated in these pages, frequently contain notations that someone was "born in Hopewell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey." Some very old records could say "Burlington County." Consequently, someone described as being born in Hopewell Township in Hunterdon County in the early 1800's could very well have actually been born in what became Pennington, which is, of course, now part of Mercer County. The old records are not wrong, but, rather, are accurate as of the date of the facts described.
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Richard Stout and Penelope Van Princes Married in
Gravesend, Kings County, Long Island in 1644
First Eight children born in Gravesend
Then moved to New Jersey, founding Middletown, in 1664
Remaining two children born in Middletown
Children:
* John STOUT (1645-1724) b.Gravesend L.I., New Netherlands, m. Elizabeth Crawford, d. 1724 NJ
Ancestor of Ellen V. WOOLSEY (1835-1898), wife of David G. BALDWIN (1834-1894)
Grandparents of Charles BALDWIN (1889-1946)
See Stout Line #1
Richard STOUT (1646-1717) m. Frances Heath, Mary Seymour
James STOUT (1648-????) m. Elizabeth Truax
Mary STOUT (1650-????) m. Judge James Bowne 1665
Alice STOUT (1652-????) m. John Throckmorton 1670
Peter STOUT (1654-1703) m. Mary Bollen, then Mary Bowne
Sarah STOUT (1656-????) m. John Pike
* Johnathan STOUT (1658-1723) m. Anne Bollen 1685
Ancestor of Anne STOUT (1724-1776), wife of Ichabod Smith LEIGH (1719-1789)
Great-Great Grandparents of Catherine Estella LEIGH (1869-1959) (Gramma MORRELL)
on both her paternal and maternal sides
See Stout Line #2
Was one of the Founders of Hopewell (first called Columbia Village)
and the Hopewell Baptist Church (now the Calvary Baptist Church,
at 3 East Broad Street in Hopewell. The first congregations met in his home.
* David STOUT (1667-????) b. Middletown NJ, m. Rebecca Ashton 1688
Ancestor of Anna S. Drake (1797-1885), wife of Jeremiah VAN DYKE (1789-1860)
Grandparents of Julia Ann VOORHEES (1858-1941)
See Stout Line #3
Benjamin STOUT (1669-1734) m. Mary Leonard, then Agnes Truax
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