John Stockton, Esq

1701 -

• Name	John Stockton  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Esq
  Birth	8 Aug 1701  [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _MARRIED (I)	N
  Residence	1758	New Jersey, USA   [2]
  Probate	9 Jun 1758  [2]
  Death	Princeton, Somerset   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I15575	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Stockton   d. 1709
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susannah (A.) Witham,   b. 29 Nov 1668, Whitby, Yorkshire, England d. 30 Apr 1749, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8th da 9th mo 1691	Chesterfield M.M., Burlington, NJ   [4]
  Family ID	F4024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Abigail Phillips,   b. 9 Aug 1708
  Marriage	21 Feb 1729  [3]
  Family ID	F5371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Children	1. Richard Stockton, - signer of the American Declaration of Indepence,   b. 1 Oct 1730, Near Princeton, , NJ d. 28 Feb 1781, Near Princeton, , NJ (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F6933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

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