Capt. Nicholas Stillwell III

• Death Notes
  • Died before 5-Mar-1715 at Gravesend, Kings County, New York. His estate was probated on 5-Mar-1715.   He left a will on 19-Jan-1715. Emigrated to New Netherland in 1638. He was in the military and a Justice of the Peace.

• General Notes
  • Capt. Nicholas Stillwell III married Elizabeth Corwin in 1703.
    
    The Kings County Census for 1698, Gravesend lists:
    Nicholas Stillwell, (English) one man, one woman, seven children, one slave.
    Elias Stillwell, (English) one man, one woman.
    Jeremiah Stilwill, (English) one man, one woman, four children, three slaves..
    Nicholas Stilwill (English) one man, one woman, four children one apprentice, two slaves.
    
    1706 Census, Staten Island, Richmond County, New York:
    Nicholas Stillwell - boy - page 6, #39
    Anne Stillwell - girl - page 6, #36
    Mary Stillwell - girl - page 6, #35
    Gersham Stillwell - age 23 - man - page 3, #21
    Jeremiah Stillwell - age 25 - man - page 3, #20
    John Stillwell - age 43 - man - page 3, #37
    Martha Stilwell - woman - page 3, #20
    Mary Stillwell - woman - page 3, #14
    Rachel Stillwell - woman - page 3, #21
    Rebecca Stillwell - woman - page 3, #18
    
    "In the name of God, Amen, the 19 of January 1715, I, Nicholas Stillwell, of Gravesend, in Kings County, being weak of body. I leave to my wife Elizabeth 40 pounds and a negro woman, and she is to remain in possession of all tenements and lands, and to have two horses and use of a wagon and "Slay" Sleigh) and furniture until the 1st day of August 1717. I leave to my son Nicholas 109 pounds and a negro boy. To the children of my son Elias, 25 pounds. All the rest of my estate to my sons Nicholas, John, Richard and Thomas, and to my daughters, Anne Christopher and Mary Johnson, and the children of my son Elias, and my grandchildren, John Emans, Nicholas Emans, Abraham Emans, Isaac Emans and Catharine Emans. I make my sons Nicholas and Richard executurs. Witnesses, Samual Hubbard, Thomas Craen, Elias Hubbard. Proved March 5, 1715/16." "Abstracts of Wills," Vol. II, published by The New York Historical Society. 

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