TNWEAKLE-L Archives

From: "Joe W. Stout" <>
Subject: [TNWEAKLE-L] Richard Stout of New Jersey
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 19:19:36 -0600

Most of the Stout's in America can claim Richard & Penelope Stout or some that
are of German descent from the original name Staught. In either case Richard
seems to be the first Stout to come to America.

Joe Stout

Generation No. 2

2. RICHARD2 STOUT (JOHN1) was born 1604-1615 in Burton Joyce, England, and
died October 23, 1705 in Monmoth, New Jersey. He married PENELOPE KENT VAN
PRINCESS 1634-1644 in Gravesend, Long Island, NY, daughter of BARON VAN
PRINCESS.

Notes for RICHARD STOUT:
Ran away from home and joined-- or impressed into --- the British Navy
where he served for seven years. At New Amsterdam, left his ship and thru
bearing arms became a Netherlands subject. 1643 Owned plantation #18 at
Gravesend, Long Island, 1664 with eleven others, was granted a patent to a
large section of New (East) Jersey in the vicinity of Monmouth by Gov.
Nichols of New York. 1667 Held lot #6 and upland country at Middletown.
1669 Overseer and constable. Illiterate. 1675 Deeded 1,800 acres to his
heirs. 1677Received additional 745 acres by patent. Will probated
10/23/1705 at Perth Amboy: Lib.1, p 120 NJ wills.

The following data comes from a variety of sources, including data from
records of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Richard Stout

Richard Stout was born in 1604 (other accounts give 1615) in
Nottinghamshire, England, son of John Stout. He ran away from home,
possibly because his father was unhappy about a relationship he had with a
woman below his standing. Richard joined or was impressed into the British
Navy where he served for seven years. At New Amsterdam (now New York City
area) he left his ship and through bearing arms became a Netherlands
subject. In 1643 he owned a plantation that covered a large section of New
(East) Jersey. He married Penelope Van Princess (sic) in 1644. At the time
of his marriage he was about 40 and Penelope was 22. They left New
Amsterdam in 1645 and took up their home at Gravesend, Long Island, and
became prominent land holders. Their final
change was in moving to New Jersey with other settlers and who together
founded the village of Middletown. They became important citizens and here
ended their days. Richard died in 1705.

"In the early days after his removal to Middletown, Richard became one of
the purchasers of the Monmouth Tract of land embraced between the Raritan
and Sandy Point." From Tanner's Province of New Jersey, p. 61. Their
children were John, Richard, Jonathan, Peter, James, David, Benjamin, Mary,
Alse (Alice), and Sarah.

From: "The Monmouth Connection", January 1995 - written by Jean Fiske.
Newsletter
of the Monmouth County Historical & Genealogical Society.

June 1643, a woman named Lady Deborah Moody, with other English families,
arrived at the fort of New Amsterdam to seek asylum under the Dutch. Later
that year she and other English settlers founded a new colony: Gravesend,
on Long Island, (New York).

By 1645 they were well organized and by December of that year, they were
given a patent by Gov. Kieft. Richard Stout was among the 39 patentees and
in February 1646, he received plantation lot #16 in Gravesend.

One of his crops was evidently tobacco, for we find he sold his tobacco
crop in October 1649 for 210 guilders. Richard appeared again in Gravesend
records in 1657 when we learn he was cultivating 17 of his 20 acres: also
in 1661, when he bought a farm adjoining his, and in 1663 when he was a
plaintiff in a lawsuit.

About this time, various settlers in Gravesend decided their area was
becoming too crowed, so they sailed up the Raritian River and began
negotiating with the Sachem Indian tribe for the purchase of land in what
was becoming part of New Jersey. Richard Stout and others bought the
Sachem's right to the land embraced in the future Monmouth Patent, and on
April 8, 1664, the patent was confirmed by Governor Richard Nicholls. The
other Patentees were: John Bowne, John Tilton, William Goulding, Samuel
Spicer, Richard Gibbons, James Grover, Nathaniel Sylverster, William Reape,
Walter Clark, Nicholas Davies and Obediah Holmes.

Stout then sold his Gravesend property and moved to New Jersey with his
wife and at least two of his children, John and Richard. The other followed
later. Because he had settled on the land prior to January 1665, Richard
Stout was able to claim 780 acres for his family by 1675. Future settlement
was restricted starting in July 1669 because Middletown was considered
"wholly compleated (sic), being full according to their number."

>From 1669 to 1671, Richard Stout served in an Assembly to govern the towns
in Monmouth. He was frequently elected to fill other responsible positions
in the town.

The following from the newspaper, "The Monmouth Inquirer", Thursday, 20 May
1886.
Article "First Families of Monmouth, Stout Family" by Edwin Salter.

October 13, 1643, Richard Aestin, Ambrose Love and Richard Stout made
declaration that the crew of the Seven Stars and of the Privateer landed at
the farm of Anthony Jansen of Sallee (New Utrecht) in the bay and took off
200 pumpkins and would have carried off a lot of hogs from Coney Island had
they not learned they belonged to the Lady Moody.

In the Town Court, of Gravesend, October 8, 1663, "it is said Richard Stout
declareth that Nathaniel Brittain had slandered him; that he had sold wine
to the Indians. The said Nathaniel denieth it, but said that the Indians
told his wife that they had bought wine of Stout." The Court, however,
ordered Nathaniel to pay the costs of prosecution.

In a suit at Gravesend, 1651, the name of Penelope Prince is introduced as
a witness. This was probably the Penelope who married Richard Stout, as the
tradition of the Stout Manuscript says her name was Penelope Van Prince's,
which the English clerk, of Gravesend, John Tilton, gave as Penelope
Prince, (Note if this is the same Penelope than Richard Stout and Penelope
were married
after 1651 or the date is wrong.)

In 1664, January 25th, Richard Stout, John Bowne, John Tilton, Jr., and
others bought a tract of land of Papomora, Chief of Indians, the deed for
which is recorded at Albany, also other tracts from other Indians, April
7th, 1665 and June 5th, 1665.

Tanner's Province of New Jersey, P 61, "In the early days after his removal
to Middletown, Richard became one the purchasers of the Monmouth Tract of
land embraced between the Raritan and Sandy Point."

Calendar of Wills, New Jersey, 1670-1730 1703, June 4. Richard Stout senior
of Middlestown will of,

Stout Family of Delaware, by Streets, "Richard Stout is said to have left
home because of parental interference in an affair of love with a young
woman who was considered below him in the social scale. He enlisted on a
man-of-war where he served seven years receiving his discharge at New
Amsterdam where his vessel happened to be when his term of enlistment
expired." Note: If Richard was born in 1604 and was in New Amsterdam in
1622 as records indicate, his alleged love affair must have taken place
when he was eleven years old. His residence in New Amsterdam was taken up
after seven years of enlistment on the man-of-war, according to the
foregoing statement by Mr. Streets.

Somerset County, NJ Quarterly, Vol. 6, page 41: "Richard Stout of
Nottingham, England, (son of John Stout), settled in Long Island about
1622, in which year he was one of 39 original patentees of Gravesend."

New Jersey Society of Colonial Dames, page 360, "Richard Stout, member of
first General Assembly (composed of Deputies and Patentees), convened at
Portland Point, New Jersey, 1671. Indian Commissioner"

Society Colonial Wars, (1897-1898), page 554, "Stout, Richard New
Amsterdam, 1622.
Associate in Monmouth Patent, 1665, Member of Assembly of New Jersey, 1671."

Society Colonial Wars, (1899-1902), page 774, "Stout, Richard New Amsterdam
1622,
Assembly of New Jersey 1671"

TO BE CONTINUED.........................

This thread:

• [TNWEAKLE-L] Richard Stout of New Jersey by "Joe W. Stout" <>