Israel I STOCKBRIDGE, YEOMAN
Sources: Rockingham County, Probate Records,Exeter, New Hampshire,Vol.21, p. 26 Samuel Veasey, division of land Family Records;Rockingham County,Probate Records Exeter, New Hampshire Adm. 1782 #4776 JohnStockbridge;Genealogy of the Folsom Family by Elizabeth Knowles Folsom (1638-1938) Vol.1,p.91,printed at Rutland, Vermont?; New Hampshire State Papers, Probate Vol.7,p.464; Will of SamuelVeasey; Thurston Genealogy (1635-1892) by Brown Thurston (1892)2nd, Edition,p.24; V M Stockbridge Record. Israel served in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR. Hewas a Private in Captain Mark Wiggin's Company of Stratham Minutemen whoserved at Portsmouth Harbor from SEP to NOV 1775. Sources: NH State Papers14:229. On 30 SEP 1776 he enlisted to serve in Jonathan Robinson's Company, Tash's2nd. Regiment of New hampshire Troops to reinforce the Army in New York.Source; NH State Papers 30:146.Also Charles B Nelson History of Stratham, NewHampshire (1631-1900) [Somersworth, New Hampshire, 1965] p.179.
Hannah was also known in her life as Hannah Thurston (also spelledTHURSTIN) because Hannah's mother, the widow WIGGIN later married John THURSTON.He adopted Hannah (daughter of first husband WIGGIN) as his own, thusthe confusion of her actual surname at birth. Records show her to have died aged 9-8-29 which is more accurate tothe V M Stockbridge Record. That would place her actual birthdate at 19 OCT1754. The other recorded birthdate is 14 APR 1754. Sources, Thurston Genealogy and Folsom Genealogy and the Will ofSamuel Veasey which describes the division of land. Also The Descendents ofJohn Stockbridge by Roger D Joslyn, New England Historical andGenealogical Register, APR 1981 (part of a distinguished, multi-part work by theauthor Joselyn).
Also spelled Phoebe. Another record shows death date as 06 SEP 1861.
Ruth was unmarried.
He married Hannah Wiggin 21 Nov 1771 at prob. Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire . Hannah Wiggin was born at Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire 19 Oct 1754 .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Mary Stockbridge
born 10 Jul 1774.
David Stockbridge
born 15 Mar 1776.
John VI Stockbridge
born 7 Jul 1778.
Samuel III Stockbridge
born 1 Aug 1780.
Phebe Stockbridge
born 29 May 1782.
Ruth Stockbridge
born 29 May 1782.
Levi Stockbridge
born 20 Dec 1784.
George I Stockbridge
born 29 Apr 1786.
Israel II Stockbridge
born 14 Sep 1788.
Pethuel Stockbridge
born 17 Dec 1792.
Blocked
Hannah II Stockbridge
born 31 Mar 1795.
Israel I Stockbridge, yeoman died 30 Mar 1832 at Alton, Belknap, New Hampshire .
Hannah Wiggin died 16 Jan 1847 at Alton, Belknap, New Hampshire .