The wife of Davis Stockton.

Jerry,

As you know, I keep only the most basic of outlines on rootsweb and do not post my notes or sources there. You have placed several "post-em" notes to my outline and I have been appreciative of your posts.

With that, I have to say that I, too, have not seen a single source for the wife of Davis Stockton whatsoever. This is why I have not assigned a surname for her and have considered adding brackets to her first name.

This is a bit off topic but do you have sources for the wife of his son, Richard? Richard is listed by many as having married a woman named Agnes. Most have added her surname as Anthony but I have seen no evidence for this so I have her surname in brackets in my outline.

This is conjecture on my part but I think it possible that several careless descendants have added the surname, Anthony, to Richard's mother when they mean to add it to his wife.

Dan Woodruff

Dan,

I show Richard Stockton's wife as Agnes (maybe nee Anthony) Stockton.

TINKLING SPRING, HEADWATER OF FREEDOM: A STUDY OF THE CHURCH AND HER PEOPLE, 1732-1952, by Howard McKnight Wilson, 1954

Baptisms by Rev. John Craig, 1740-1749, At Joseph Kinked's [Kincaid's], east of Jarman's [Woods'] Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 21 June 1743: Baptized John and Thomas, sons of Agness Stocdon.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, DEED BOOK 1, 1748-1752, pp. 341-343, 26 June 1751.

"This indenture made the twenty sixth day of June One thousand seven hundred & Fifty one Between Richard Stockton & Agness his Wife of Parish of St. Anns & County of Albemarle, Weaver, of one part & the Revd. Samuel Black of the Parish & County aforesaid . . . have sold unto Samuel Black . . . Four hundred acres being in County of Albemarle on both sides of Stocktons Creek . . . In Witness whereof Richd. Stockton & Agness his Wife have set their hands & seals . . . Agness, the Wife of said Richard, personally appeared in Court & being first privily examined relinquished her right of Dower to the Estate conveied . . . "

Jerry Stockton

Jerry,

Thank you for that information. What notes do you have for Agnes' surname possibly being Anthony?

Dan Woodruff

I'm from a family of African American Gouldlocks in Cleveland, OH. I'm trying to trace our roots. It seems Gouldlocks were everywhere in the south with different variations of the name. If you should come across anymore information about Gouldlocks, let me know. Thank you.