My family had connections to these Stouts and my information comes from the second edition of 'Stout and Allied Families' 1970, Compiled and Edited by Herald F. Stout, Read Admiral, United States navy (Retired). My connection is much further down the line in Indiana I think. In it he does relate the story of Penelope Van Princin. He ways it is difficult to tell how much of the history is fact and how much is legend. He also mentions the Kent or (Lent) He says: "'Marriages before 1699' records Richard Stout and Penelope Kent (or Lent), widow of Van Printzen 1634/35. He says that date is in error (at least biologically) is evident on an examinatioin of the other data available. Reasonably, from known vital statistics, Penelope could not have been born until 1622, and a second marriage at age fourteen years of age would be highly unlikely. Also, since the last child of this union was not born until 1669, tis would serve to fortify the contentioin for correctness of a 1622 birthdate." The book appears well researched. I have come across over the years the story of Penelope's survival in other places but as the author says no way to know fact or legend. Nancy Willis

I am not a Stout descendant. My only interest is the surname is Rex Stout, the creator of Nero Wolf, who I believe was a descendant. I do believe that Penelope met and married Richard Stout while they were living at Gravesend, the settlement in Brooklyn founded by Lady Deborah Moody. You might want to check the Gravesend records for confirmation of Penelope's history. Marleen Van Horne