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Persoonlijke gegevens George Stillman I 

• Hij is geboren in het jaar 1654 in Ashton, Wiltshire, England.Bronnen 2, 4
• (LifeSketch) : A decendent of the Stylleman/Styleman/Stileman/Stilman Family of Steep.
• (Arrival) in het jaar 1684.Bron 4
• Hij is overleden op 17 november 1728 in Wethersfield, Conn, hij was toen 74 jaar oud.Bronnen 2, 3
• Hij is begraven in het jaar 1728 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America.Bron 2
• Een kind van George Stillman en Sarah Wright

Gezin van George Stillman I

(1) Hij is getrouwd met Rebecca Smith.

Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1686 te Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, hij was toen 32 jaar oud.Bronnen 2, 4

Kind(eren):

1. Anna Stillman  1699-1767 
2. Mary Stillman  1689-1735
3. Nathaniel Stillman  1691-1770
4. Sarah Stillman  1694-1774
5. Martha Stillman  1696-1712
6. Elizabeth Stillman  1700-1735
7. Esther Stillman  1701-1705
8. Lydia Stillman  1702-1750
9. Hannah Stillman  1702-1755
10. Benjamin Stillman  1705-1780
11. Ebenezer Stillman  1708-????
12. John Stillman  ????-1775
13. Rebeckah Stillman  ????-1712

(2) Hij is getrouwd met Jane Pickering.

Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1677 te London, England, hij was toen 23 jaar oud.Bron 4

Kind(eren):

1. Jane Pickering Stillman  1680-????
2. Samuel Pickering Stillman  ± 1682-1770
3. George Stillman  1679-1760 

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George Stillman's Interesting Story

Posted 04 Mar 2015 by JaniceZirwas

Life of Mr. George Stileman/Stillman

Founder of the largest North American Stillman branch, Mr. George Stillman was born George Stileman - the first of three sons of George Stileman - in 1654 as per the spelling of the last name on the bronze plaque dated 1670 that hangs in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in SteepleAshton, Wiltshire County, England.

A descendant of the Stylleman/Styleman/Stileman/Stilman Family of Steeple Ashton - which included many landowners, church officials and civil officials - in 1677 George Stileman married - Jane Pickering - the daughter of a deceased Baronet Sir Gilbert Pickering, Baronet of Nova Scotia 1st, a strict Puritan and Oliver Cromwell's Lord Chamberlain to the Protector - a combination of supreme court judge and attorney general. As was the custom of the time - George Stileman took Jane Pickering's last name - rather than the reverse - so that Jane Pickering could retain her societal status and inheritance - thus George Stileman became George Stileman Pickering. Jane Pickering gave birth to their first son - George Stileman Pickering, Jr. - in August 1679.

Through Lady Elizabeth Montagu Pickering - the wife of Sir Gilbert Pickering - a royal lineage has been thoroughly documented by John R. Sprague III. The Stillman Family Genealogy Home Page extends sincerest gratitude to John R. Sprague for researching and documenting this lineage. All direct descendants of Mr. George Stillman may rightfully claim this lineage as theirs for whatever purposes such claim may serve.

In those times, there was a tremendous amount of termoil everywhere with the monarchy in constant struggle to wrest control from the Parliament and with religious groups fighting openly to gain control as well. Sir Gilbert Pickering died in 1668 leaving his elsest son Sir John Pickering in charge of the Pickering family. The throne of the King of England was once again claimed by the Roman Catholics through the Stuart family when Charles IIdied and his misfit brother James II - who, as his beheaded father Charles I, believed in the "devine right of kings" - became King of Great Britain in 1685. Most likely the the strongly protestant George Stileman Pickering and puritan-heritage wife - Jane Pickering - became involved in the ill-fatedDuke of Monmouth rebellion of 1685. Though George and Jane Pickering were apprehended and charged with treason, they were enabled through wealth and influence to leave England - leading to their immediate setting sail for the American Colonies from London in late 1685 with all that they could carry with them. George Stileman Pickering Jr., a second son - Samuel Stileman Pickering , and a daughter - Jane Stileman Pickering, were left behind to be sent for when their new home in the New England colonies had been established. Tragedy struck during the trip when Jane Pickering died at sea of complications resulting from premature childbirth.

George Stileman Pickering settled in Hadley, Massachusetts - dropped the Pickering name - re-possessing his surname name of Stileman. George was joined by his eldest son George Stileman Pickering, Jr. Why son Samuel Stileman Pickering and daughter Jane Stileman Pickering did not remove to the colonies with their eldest brother is not known - perhaps they chose to stay in England and be raised by the family of Sir John Pickering. George Stileman Pickering, Jr. - unhappy with following his father's new trade - returned to England, and completed studies and qualifiications to practice as a medical doctor. In 1689 George Stileman changed to the surname spelling of Stillman. Doctor George Stileman Pickering, Jr. returned to the colonies permanently around 1700 - dropped his last name of Pickering and assumed the surname spelling of Stillman, the same as his father.

A man of education, George Stillman's merchantile business grew to make him wealthy and one of three in Hadley that were entitled to the title - Mr. - in front of their names. Mr. George Stillman served as a Selectman - which is a member of the Board of Governors - for Hadley, MA. Mr. George Stillman married Rebecca Smith of Hadley, MA. When King Phillip's war threatened his property, wealth, and family, Mr. George Stillman moved everthing to Wethersfield, Connecticut, where many of his wife's [Rebecca Smith] relatives lived. As per the inscription on his grave site - Mr. George Stillman served as a Selectman for Wethersfield and was Representative at the Court of Massachusetts in 1698.

In 1699, Mr. George Stillman and wife Rebecca had a daughter - Anna Stillman - who married Deacon Hezakiah May and they had a daughter - Elizabeth May - who married Daniel Newcomb they had a daughter - Lydia Newcomb - who married Timothy Bush and thus began the Stillman relationship to the Bush Family lineage.

Mr. George Stillman carried on a large trade business with the West Indies and England until his death in 1728. His will - which I personally have seen - is signed George Stileman. Mr. George Stillman left his large property to his wife, children and grandchildren. Mr. George Stillman established his son John Stillman in business, provided son Benjamin Stillman with a Yale education and a very fine residence nearby. Mr. George Stillman gave his son Nathaniel Stillman a good homestead and helped his daughters at the time of their marriages. To Doctor George Stillman Jr., he gave 100 pounds sterling besides what he already had. The Will of Mr George Stileman - which I have personally seen - is signed with the last name spelled Stileman - thel ending in a distinctly downward curled loop creating a small e .

written by Alfred William (Bill) Stillman, Jr. - 12 Mar 2004

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