Family Milestones: May 24th

My paternal 3rd-great granduncle, Lemuel Quin LEMASTERS, married on this date in 1832 in Shelby County, Ohio to Hannah ALLBRIGHT.  Lemuel was the son of Jacob and Hannah (________) LEMASTERS, and the younger brother of my Luman Walker LEMASTERS.  Lemuel was born circa 1812 in Mason County, Virginia.  Hannah was born July 20, 1810 in Pennsylvania.  They had 4 children.  Lemuel died June 1843 in Shelby County, Ohio.  Hannah died September 22, 1872 in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Ohio.

My paternal 4th-great grandaunt, Amy MAXSON, was born on this date in 1765 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Amy was the daughter of Ephraim and Elisabeth (DAVIS) MAXSON, and the older sister of my Jesse MAXSON.  Amy was married to Samuel LIPPENCOTT, son of Rememberance and Rebecca (KNOTT) LIPPENCOTT.  Samuel was born August 29, 1759 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  They had 10 children. Samuel died February 24, 1853 in Clark County, Ohio.  Amy died 1850 in Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio.

Today in my database : John Stockton (b. August 10, 1674)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 8th great-grandfather, John Stockton.

John was born August 10, 1674 in Flushing, NY, the son of Richard & Abigail (Bloomfield) Stockton. John married 1704 in Burlington, Burlington Co., NJ to Anne Knott. Anne was born 1677 (probably Burlington Co., NJ) and died July 25, 1745 in Burlington Co., NJ. John died March 29, 1747 in Burlington Co., NJ.

I descend from their daughter Rachel as follows :

John Stockton m. Anne Knott
Rachel Stockton m. Francis Briggs
Abel Briggs m. Lettice Woolston
Beulah Briggs m. John Woolston
Abel B. Woolston m. Rachel Woolston
Caroline Bishop Woolston m. Ezekiel Cooper Chew
Mary Keziah Chew m. Luman Walker Lemasters
Luman Cooper LeMasters m. Barbara Isabelle Wehrly (my great-grandparents)