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Captain Nicholas Stillwell 1636 – 1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Surrey, England

Death Date: 19 Jan 1715

Death Location: Gravesend, Kings, New York, United States

Father: Nicholas Stillwell

Mother: Mary Scheidegger

Spouse(s): Rebecca Bayles

Children(s): Captain Stillwell

Captain Nicholas Stillwell was born in 1636 in Surrey, England, the child of Nicholas Stillwell and Mary Scheidegger. Captain Nicholas Stillwell married Rebecca Bayles, and had children including Captain Elias Stillwell. Captain Nicholas Stillwell passed away in 1715 in Gravesend, Kings, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Captain Nicholas Stillwell was born in 1636 in Surrey, England, the child of Nicholas Stillwell and Mary Scheidegger.
  • Captain Nicholas Stillwell married Rebecca Bayles, and had children including Captain Elias Stillwell.
  • Captain Nicholas Stillwell passed away in 1715 in Gravesend, Kings, New York, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Stillwell's Ancestors

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Captain Stillwell
1636 – 1715
Birth Place: Surrey, England
Parents
Nicholas Stillwell
1570 – 1647
Colletmore, Dorking, Surrey, England
Mary Scheidegger
1580 –
Grandparents
John Stillwell
1539 – 1584
Dorking, Surrey, England
Jane (Or Joane) Parle
1540 – 1604
Dorking, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
John Styllwell
1515 – 1558
Joane Shudd
1517 – 1560
John Perse
1520 – 1563
Margery Whetherby
1525 – 1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
(Edwin) (Stillwell)
1472 – 1543
Margaret Saunder
1494 – 1560
Richard Shudd
1497 – 1536
Mary Richards
1490 – 1552
Gess (Parle)
1500 – 1570
Mary Waller
1500 – 1952

Captain Stillwell's Descendants

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Captain (Nicholas) Stillwell (1636 – 19 Jan 1715) m. Rebecca Bayles (24 Nov 1645 – 1672)
  1. 1. Captain (Elias) Stillwell (13 Dec 1663 – 30 Nov 1715) m. Sarah Stanley (1670 – 1715) m. Ann Burbank (14 July 1678 – 1780)
    1. 1. Rebecca (Abigail) Stillwell (Nov 1708 – 1792) m. La (Rue Jacob) Truex (1705 – 1774)
      1. 1. Charity Truax, (Sep 1728 – 10 October 1805)
      2. 2. Benjamin (Phillip) Truax (25 Nov 1731 – 10 May 1801)
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Eamthal) Truax (1733 – 5 June 1810)
      4. 4. Elias Truax (1735 – 1802)
      5. 5. Jacob Truax (Abt. 1738 – 30 Sep 1807)
      6. 6. John Truax (1740 – 23 Jan 1807)
      7. 7. Joseph TRUAX (1741 – 13 December 1777)
      8. 8. Larue (Jacob) Truax (1743 – 30 September 1807)
      9. 9. Samuel (B.) Truax (BET 1743 AND 1745 – 12 Mar 1801)
      10. 10. Obediah Truax (Abt. 1745 – 11 May 1787)
      11. 11. Eleanor Truax, (1746 – )
      12. 12. Catherine Truax (19 Apr 1746 – 10 September 1804)
      13. 13. John (J.) Truax (Abt. 1749 – 17 November 1807)
      14. 14. Philip Truex (Abt. 1750 – 20 December 1820)
      15. 15. Ensign (Stillwell) Truax (1752 – 10 May 1822) m. Catharine (Mary) Smart (June 1755 – 20 Aug 1821) m. Mary Truax ( – 20 May 1821)
        1. 1. Jane Truax (20 Oct 1774 – 1816)
        2. 2. Sarah Truax (18 May 1776 – 27 Aug 1855)
        3. 3. Mary (Jane "Molly") Truax (12 Jul 1778 – 22 Jan 1864) m. Lt. (Col. Moses) Gordon (17 May 1772 – 17 May 1850)
        4. 4. William Truax (9 Aug 1781 – 27 Sep 1867)
        5. 5. Rebekah TRUAX (20 Apr 1785 – 1822)
        6. 6. Elizabeth Truax (12 Jul 1791 – 2 Nov 1854)
        7. 7. Stilwell Truax (3 Dec 1793 – Feb 1885)
        8. 8. Samuel Truax (10 Feb 1797 – 1798)
      16. 16. Joseph Truax (1752 – 1756)
      17. 17. Cornelius Truax (1754 – 1756)
      18. 18. Joseph Truax (24 Jan 1758 – 25 Jun 1839)
      19. 19. Cornelius Truax, (1760 – 15 Dec 1839)

Captain Stillwell's Timeline

2 Records

1636
1636
Birth of Captain Nicholas Stillwell in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1715
19 Jan 1715
Age 79
Death of Captain Nicholas Stillwell in Gravesend, Kings, New York, United States
Gravesend, Kings, New York, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1715
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kings, New York, United States

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