John STOCKTON

                   VIRGINIA MCCOMAS - MISC NOTES FROM MD RECORDS
CC NEILSON, 3703 MOSS BROOKE CT., FAIRFAX, VA 22031; BOOK, 11-1
NAT'L GEN. SOC. QUARTERLY' CD-ROM; Excepts from The PA Gazetee, 1775-1783:
     John Stockton, living in Cecil Co., Md, offers reward for recovery of
     runaway Negro named John Lot. (25 July 1781)
same: VITAL RECORDS FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER: STOCKTON, John, Brigadier
     Geneal, died 29 OCT 1822, near Wilmington, Del.
Parish records, St. Ann's and St Stephens, Cecil Co., MD
DR. T.C. STOCKTON, 1911, PG 253; "At outbreak of the Amer. Rev, entered the
    army as LT in  one of MD reg., with which he immediately marched to NY. He
    was, it is believed, at the battle of Long Island, and in all subsequent
    actions of note, up to the storming of Ft. Washington where he became a
    prisoner of war. ... when he was exchanged, he found himself outranked in the
    services and resigned his commission. Sometime afterward, he removed to DE and
    remained a citizen of the State until his death in 1822.  Served in DE militia
    with rank of Brig. Gen, commanded the volunteers of DE in War of 1812."
Hugh Stockton, 3/91; in father's will dated 29 JAN 1782, proven 5 JUN 1783;
    bequeathed sum of 700 pounds specis
CC NEILSON: served with Capt Joshua George's Co., 18th Batt, as 2nd Lt, on 20
JUL 1776; 5 OCT-12OCT 1776, 2nd Lt, 2nd Reg of Foot, Col. Wm. Richardson's Reg.
    He next appears on a 7 JUL 1777 War Dept. ledger as having received $200 from
    an "account with officers who made their escape from Long Island".  He
    apparently was a Lt. in 7th MD Reg., under John Gunby, located in Wilmington
    on 28 DEC 1777.  However, in AUG 1778, he was entered on a roll as having been
    a prisoner, made his escape from NY, and never joined his reg.  In SEP 1778 at
    White Plains, NY he was entered on the Reg. list as 1st Lt.
     John left MD sometime after SEP 1778 and went to Newcastle Co., DE where he
    was a member of Capt. John Clark's Co., 2nd Reg. DE militia in MAY 1779.  John
    served 9 years in the DE militia during 1807-1816, rising from Lt Col. to Brig
    Gen.  During the War of 1812, John was a principal militia leader, credited
    with being in command when the British landed at the head of the Elk River. He
    resigned 5 MAR 1816.
     John first purchased land in New Castle Co., in 1780; bought 18 parcels
    between 1783-1813; sold 16 parcels between 1783-1814; 5 of the sales between
    1796 and 1818 bore the notation "with wife"; 1784 became a Warden of Immanuel
    (Epsicopal) Church, Wilmington; again in 1790; 5 FEB 1785, appointee as
    trustee of county loan office, charged with redeeming bills of credit issued
    by DE before or since the Declaration of Independence; 5 OCT 1790 appointed
    county sheriff; 26 MAY 1813 appointed by Gov to be a director of the Farmers
    Bank of DE; enumerated on census' 1800, 1810 and 1820
     For many years he lived on a farm about 2 miles from Wilmington on the Hares
    Corner Rd; he also lived in the Bauduy Mansion opposite the Wilmington City
    Hall.
     ABSTRACT OF JOHNS 1819 WILL: "bequeathed to his grandson Stockton
Strawbridge if he survived him and reached 21, his silver tankard and $4000.
Remainder of estate to son, Thomas (included phrase): prior to my last
intermarriage, conveyed to my son Thomas a plantation in Bucks Co., PA. Thoman
and fried James B. Black to be executors. Wtinesses: John Jaunir, Joseph
Roberts, Evan Thomas. (Will of John Stockton of the Hundred and County of New
Castle," 5 JUN 1819, proved 6 NOV 1822, New Castle Co., DE, Will Book R, p458