Olivia, Thank you for sharing not only the information, but your enthusiasm. Even the most seasoned researcher (of which I am not) can be renewed by your spirit. In your message, you mentioned the Quaker congregation in Shrewsbury. I am decended from Richard and Penelope's son Peter, whose son Samuel, my ancestor, may have been a Quaker. (Samuel's son, Peter, was definately a Quaker, settling first in a Quaker community in Delaware and then in No. Carolina.) Peter was the only one of Richard and Penelope's sons who seemed to have moved from the NJ area. I was wondering if maybe it might have had something to do with the Quakers. Do you know if the Quaker church in Shrewsbury has records that date back to before 1700? Any idea who I might contact there to find out what might be available? Thanks again for you posting. Connie Ace -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, October 26, 2000 5:46 PM Subject: Rev. David B. Stout, Pastor of The Old First Church, Middletown, NJ >Hi, List- > >This is my first post to this list bearing the illustrious surname whose >forbears Monmouth County schoolchildren study in history classes. (I'm >hoping my copy to NJMONMOUTH List arrives there, too!) > >Penelope Stout's centuries-old historic escape from the Indians and her >protection of the children are written into legend as symbolizing the >quintessence of the resourcefulness and intelligence of the original European >Jersey settlers. > >To do research on a collateral family history in 1997, I first visited The >Old First Church, 69 Kings Highway, Middletown, NJ, est. 1688, (Denomination: >Baptist). >Builder: Oliver Sprout. Incidentally, the church building itself is a study >in beauty and light, which seems to radiate and bounce from every angle >around it. > >All of my research of local sources stated that in the early 1600's, Monmouth >County Christians belonged to one of two established churches: Quakers of >Shrewsbury or Baptists of Middletown. Their houses of worship are about 7 >miles apart. > >Rev. Carol Von Pier of the Baptist First Church in Middletown was very >cordial to me in allowing me to look at the old archived church records. > >THE TREASURES WRITTEN WITHIN THOSE PAGES CAN EVOKE INTEREST IN EVEN THE MOST >INDIFFERENT GENEALOGIST! > >The reproduced records are contained in a 2 volumed atlas-type format, >beautifully reprinted and bound. I recall the church office administrator's >telling me that in 1976, these were presented as a gift to the congregation >by neighboring Baptists in Atlantic Highlands. The original records were >given to Rutgers University, where they are available for research in one of >their archive libraries. > >Last week while browsing for the PATTERSON surname I'd noticed in 1997, I >again toured the adjacent church cemetery, where beautiful headstones stand >as silent memorials to the early patriots and settlers of this piece of >heaven on earth, Monmouth County. > >Located on the right of the Old First Church, one of the largest monuments is >a granite spire extending heavenward that is inscribed as follows: > >REV. DAVID B. STOUT > >B. JAN. 12, 1810 D. MAY 17, 1876 > >38 Years Pastor of The Middletown Baptist Church > >JANE MERRILL, > >HIS WIFE > >B. DEC. 22, 1806 D. SEPT. 3, 1877 > >" Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him." > > >Another inscription: > >ANN M. COOK > >Wife of Daniel Bray > >B. June 20, 1864 D. Jan. 4, 1880 > >Other surnnames inscribed on headstones are as follows: > >TAYLOR > >DORSET > >HOLMES > >OSBORN > >STILLWELL * > >APPLEGATE > >LEONARD > >SEABROOK > >PATTERSON > >MURRAY * > >FROST > >VAN BRUNT > >WHITMAN > >PARMLY > >HYDE > >FRITTS > >COOPER > >CRAWFORD > >SMITH > >TILTON > >ROBERTS > >WALLING > >LUPBOROUGH > >SHEPHERD > >MORRIS > >CONOVER > >REON > >CAMPBELL > >CHASEY > >VANSHOICK > >WILLETT > >COOPER > >BROWN > >SCHENCK > >CASLER > >TRUEX > >* Revolutionary War soldier > >Please forgive me for perhaps "singing to the choir" if this is well-known >information to the STOUT researchers subscribing to this list. I simply >could not help myself from broadcasting on the Internet the genealogical gold >mine that is contained within the records of this extraordinarily beautiful >church. > >Olivia Revits >Shrewsbury, NJ >[email protected] > > >==== STOUT Mailing List ==== > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > Cooperative? > > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > >

In your NJ Stout information did you ever come across my dead end...ROSANNAH Stout. B.Nov1777, d.Jan1851, m.Joshua Mickel. She wound up in Cohansey area. I have no idea where she was from, but other lines of the family in the same area at the same time were from Middlesex area. Thanks for any leads. ----- Original Message ----- From: aces <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 4:44 PM Subject: Re: Rev. David B. Stout, Pastor of The Old First Church, Middletown, NJ > Olivia, > > Thank you for sharing not only the information, but your enthusiasm. Even > the most seasoned researcher (of which I am not) can be renewed by your > spirit. > > In your message, you mentioned the Quaker congregation in Shrewsbury. I am > decended from Richard and Penelope's son Peter, whose son Samuel, my > ancestor, may have been a Quaker. (Samuel's son, Peter, was definately a > Quaker, settling first in a Quaker community in Delaware and then in No. > Carolina.) Peter was the only one of Richard and Penelope's sons who seemed > to have moved from the NJ area. I was wondering if maybe it might have had > something to do with the Quakers. Do you know if the Quaker church in > Shrewsbury has records that date back to before 1700? Any idea who I might > contact there to find out what might be available? > > Thanks again for you posting. > > Connie Ace > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, October 26, 2000 5:46 PM > Subject: Rev. David B. Stout, Pastor of The Old First Church, Middletown, NJ > > > >Hi, List- > > > >This is my first post to this list bearing the illustrious surname whose > >forbears Monmouth County schoolchildren study in history classes. (I'm > >hoping my copy to NJMONMOUTH List arrives there, too!) > > > >Penelope Stout's centuries-old historic escape from the Indians and her > >protection of the children are written into legend as symbolizing the > >quintessence of the resourcefulness and intelligence of the original > European > >Jersey settlers. > > > >To do research on a collateral family history in 1997, I first visited The > >Old First Church, 69 Kings Highway, Middletown, NJ, est. 1688, > (Denomination: > >Baptist). > >Builder: Oliver Sprout. Incidentally, the church building itself is a study > >in beauty and light, which seems to radiate and bounce from every angle > >around it. > > > >All of my research of local sources stated that in the early 1600's, > Monmouth > >County Christians belonged to one of two established churches: Quakers of > >Shrewsbury or Baptists of Middletown. Their houses of worship are about 7 > >miles apart. > > > >Rev. Carol Von Pier of the Baptist First Church in Middletown was very > >cordial to me in allowing me to look at the old archived church records. > > > >THE TREASURES WRITTEN WITHIN THOSE PAGES CAN EVOKE INTEREST IN EVEN THE > MOST > >INDIFFERENT GENEALOGIST! > > > >The reproduced records are contained in a 2 volumed atlas-type format, > >beautifully reprinted and bound. I recall the church office > administrator's > >telling me that in 1976, these were presented as a gift to the congregation > >by neighboring Baptists in Atlantic Highlands. The original records were > >given to Rutgers University, where they are available for research in one > of > >their archive libraries. > > > >Last week while browsing for the PATTERSON surname I'd noticed in 1997, I > >again toured the adjacent church cemetery, where beautiful headstones stand > >as silent memorials to the early patriots and settlers of this piece of > >heaven on earth, Monmouth County. > > > >Located on the right of the Old First Church, one of the largest monuments > is > >a granite spire extending heavenward that is inscribed as follows: > > > >REV. DAVID B. STOUT > > > >B. JAN. 12, 1810 D. MAY 17, 1876 > > > >38 Years Pastor of The Middletown Baptist Church > > > >JANE MERRILL, > > > >HIS WIFE > > > >B. DEC. 22, 1806 D. SEPT. 3, 1877 > > > >" Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him." > > > > > >Another inscription: > > > >ANN M. COOK > > > >Wife of Daniel Bray > > > >B. June 20, 1864 D. Jan. 4, 1880 > > > >Other surnnames inscribed on headstones are as follows: > > > >TAYLOR > > > >DORSET > > > >HOLMES > > > >OSBORN > > > >STILLWELL * > > > >APPLEGATE > > > >LEONARD > > > >SEABROOK > > > >PATTERSON > > > >MURRAY * > > > >FROST > > > >VAN BRUNT > > > >WHITMAN > > > >PARMLY > > > >HYDE > > > >FRITTS > > > >COOPER > > > >CRAWFORD > > > >SMITH > > > >TILTON > > > >ROBERTS > > > >WALLING > > > >LUPBOROUGH > > > >SHEPHERD > > > >MORRIS > > > >CONOVER > > > >REON > > > >CAMPBELL > > > >CHASEY > > > >VANSHOICK > > > >WILLETT > > > >COOPER > > > >BROWN > > > >SCHENCK > > > >CASLER > > > >TRUEX > > > >* Revolutionary War soldier > > > >Please forgive me for perhaps "singing to the choir" if this is well-known > >information to the STOUT researchers subscribing to this list. I simply > >could not help myself from broadcasting on the Internet the genealogical > gold > >mine that is contained within the records of this extraordinarily beautiful > >church. > > > >Olivia Revits > >Shrewsbury, NJ > >[email protected] > > > > > >==== STOUT Mailing List ==== > > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > > Cooperative? > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > > > ==== STOUT Mailing List ==== > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > Cooperative? > > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >