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Capt Nicholas Stillwell 1714 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1714

Birth Location: Beesleys Point, Cape May, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 2 April 1771

Death Location: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA

Father: John Stillwell

Mother: Elizabeth Perren

Spouse(s): Sarah Stillwell

Children(s): Suffiah Somers

Capt Nicholas Stillwell Sr was born in 1714 in Beesleys Point, Cape May, New Jersey, USA, the child of John Stillwell and Elizabeth Perren. Capt Nicholas Stillwell Sr married Sarah Jane Hand Stillwell, and had children including Suffiah Sophia Stillwell Somers. Capt Nicholas Stillwell Sr passed away in 1771 in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt Nicholas Stillwell Sr was born in 1714 in Beesleys Point, Cape May, New Jersey, USA, the child of John Stillwell and Elizabeth Perren.
  • Capt Nicholas Stillwell Sr married Sarah Jane Hand Stillwell, and had children including Suffiah Sophia Stillwell Somers.
  • Capt Nicholas Stillwell Sr passed away in 1771 in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Stillwell
1682 – 1753
Birth Location: Town Bank, Delaware Bank, New Jersey, USA
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Elizabeth Perren
1681 – 1719
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Stillwell
1718 – 1777
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Children(s)

Suffiah Somers
1739 – 1797
Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
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Capt Stillwell's Ancestors

Self
Capt Stillwell
1714 – 1771
Birth Place: Beesleys Point, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
Parents
John Stillwell
1682 – 1753
Town Bank, Delaware Bank, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Perren
1681 – 1719
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Stillwell's Descendants

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Capt (Nicholas) Stillwell (26 Apr 1714 – 2 April 1771) m. Sarah (Jane Hand) Stillwell (1718 – 01 Mar 1777)
  1. 1. Suffiah (Sophia Stillwell) Somers (1739 – 3 Feb 1797)
    1. 1. Sarah Hullinger (1760 – Aug 1806) m. James Sims (10 May 1755 – 25 Oct 1811)
      1. 1. Silas Sims (1791 – after May 10, 1845) m. Catherine Seybert (1791 – after 1861)
        1. 1. John (Bennia) Sims (Bef. 24 Nov 1815 – Jun 1874) m. Lucinda Stone (1816 – Jun 1850)

Capt Stillwell's Timeline

2 Records

1714
26 Apr 1714
Birth of Capt Nicholas Stillwell Sr in Beesleys Point, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
Beesleys Point, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
1771
2 April 1771
Age 57
Death of Capt Nicholas Stillwell Sr in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1714
    Event Place: Beesleys Point, Cape May, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1771
    Event Place: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
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