Descendants of Ranulphus De Praers Lord of Vil of Stokes

 Submitted By: DeLane Davidson

Generation No. 25 (4)

Generation No. 25(5)

163.  JOHN LANCASTER²⁵ STOKES (DAVID²⁴, JOHN²³, JOHN²², THOMAS SR.²¹, HENRY²⁰, HENRY¹⁹, JOHN¹⁸, THOMAS¹⁷, GEORGE¹⁶, THOMAS¹⁵, THOMAS¹⁴, ROBERT¹³, THOMAS¹², JOHN¹¹ DE STOKES, ROBERT¹⁰, EDMUND⁹, RICHARD⁸, ROBERT DE⁷ STOKES CUSTODIAN OF NEWCASTLE MNT, JOHN DE⁶, ROBERT DE⁵, ROGER DE⁴, SIR RICHARD DE³, WILLIAM DE STOKE OR FITZ² RANULF, RANULPHUS DE¹ PRAERS LORD OF VIL OF STOKES)¹²⁵⁴ was born February 24, 1788 in , Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹²⁵⁵, and died September 1822¹²⁵⁶.  He married RACHEL BURR^12571258, daughter of CALEB BURR and MARTHA.   

Notes for JOHN LANCASTER STOKES:

NOTES: (D.A.D.- 4/7/97) "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey," 1910, Vol 2, pg.581, states the following about John Lancaster Stokes;

"John Lancaster, February 24, 1788, died in September 1822; married Rachel, daughter of Caleb and Martha Burr, and their daughter Martha married General George H. Stokes."  (I can't decide if they are implying that Martha is the Daughter of John and Rachel Stokes, or the daughter of Caleb and Martha Burr who married another Stokes?)

Stokes Family Researchers Note: The Martha who married General George H. Stokes is the daughter of John Lancaster Stokes & Rachel Burr 

Children of JOHN STOKES and RACHEL BURR are:

381.            i.    HENRY²⁶ STOKES.

                  ii.    DAVID STOKES¹²⁵⁹.

382.          iii.    MARTHA STOKES.

383.          iv.    LYDIA STOKES. 

164.  CHARLES²⁵ STOKES (DAVID²⁴, JOHN²³, JOHN²², THOMAS SR.²¹, HENRY²⁰, HENRY¹⁹, JOHN¹⁸, THOMAS¹⁷, GEORGE¹⁶, THOMAS¹⁵, THOMAS¹⁴, ROBERT¹³, THOMAS¹², JOHN¹¹ DE STOKES, ROBERT¹⁰, EDMUND⁹, RICHARD⁸, ROBERT DE⁷ STOKES CUSTODIAN OF NEWCASTLE MNT, JOHN DE⁶, ROBERT DE⁵, ROGER DE⁴, SIR RICHARD DE³, WILLIAM DE STOKE OR FITZ² RANULF, RANULPHUS DE¹ PRAERS LORD OF VIL OF STOKES)^{1260,1261,1262,1263} was born August 12, 1791 in Beverly Twsp, Burlington, New Jersey, USA^{1264,1265,1266,1267}, and died February 27, 1882 in Rancocas, Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹²⁶⁸.  He married TACY JARRETT^{1269,1270,1271} October 18, 1816 in Beverly Twsp, Burlington, n.J. USA^{1272,1273,1274}, daughter of WILLIAM JARRETT and ANN LUKENS.  She was born September 16, 1785 in Of Montgomery County, Pa, USA¹²⁷⁵, and died September 15, 1877 in Rancocas, Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹²⁷⁵. 

Notes for CHARLES STOKES:

BIOGRAPHY - NOTES: (D.A.D.- 4/7/97) "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey," pg 581, states the following about Charles Stokes: 

(D.A.D.- 10/05/98 Inserted excerpt about Charles Stokes as written in "Genealogy of the Stokes Family," 1903, pg. 94 - 95 when comparing the Patriarch of old, Jacob, to Charles Stokes. - This is also found in part in the Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, pg. 581) 

    "Charles, third child and third son of David and Ann (Lancaster) Stokes, was born in Beverly Township, Burlington County, N.J., August 12, 1791. He married, October 18, 1816, Tacy, daughter of William & Ann (Lukins) Jarrett. In his early manhood, he taught school and engaged in farming, and then studied surveying and was one of the head surveyors of the Camden and Amboy railroad.

     He was for some time a MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE LEGISLATURE AND WAS ONE OF THE FRA MERS OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE CONSTITUTION.  He was also very active in promoting and was one of the most influential directors of the Mount Holly Insurance Company. 

     (A man who knew him well in 1903 wrote these words about him:  "Certainly there are few who believe that a mere act of Jacob's coming near and kissing his old and decrepit father, and the use of any particular words to him, by that old man, had any influence in compelling others 'to serve him; to bow down before him; or be accursed if they did otherwise.'  But rather, that little comedy was inserted in the book of Genesis to record Jacob's intense desire to be, after Isaac death, in possession of that little spark that had lighted the life of his father, and made him cherished above his brother, Ishmael, and Abraham before him, and mad e him cherished above Lot, his uncle's son.  And Terah, too, before him, and made him preferred above his brother Haran.  And what in fact made the Israelites, despite all their ills and shortcomings, the cherished by God, and the honored by all nations.

     This is Charles Stokes' peculiarity.  He, like the patriarchs of old, is a descendant o f a long line of cherished and honored ancestry.  And, as his portion, he has inherited that little spark; that certain something; that invisible, yet ever present and all pervading power, that raises up and throws down who it will.  That makes honored or dishonored, whoever and whenever suits its strange fancy, without which none are great, and with which none are mean.

     View him as you will, there cannot be found in him any one art, any faculty, any ability to do a particular thing in a peculiar way, whereby those who rise in the world usually climb into a place above their fellows.  And yet, without wealth, without office, and without title, he has risen to that place of prominence where he is one of the foremost citizens of his country and state.  As Abram became Abraham, so is he the honored Charles Stokes!") 

     "The children of Charles and Tacy (Jarrett) Stokes were; (1) David, born September 18, 18 17, died in infancy. (2) Hannah, April 30, 1819, Married April 27, 1837 Charles Williams.  (3) Alice, August 25, 1821, married, in 1843, William, son of John R. and Letitia Penn (Smith) Parry. (4) Jarrett, April 29, 1823, died September 18, 1870, married Martha, daughter of William and Hannah (Rowland) Hilliard.  (5) Anna, April 24, 1825, married 1850, Chalkley Albertson.  (6) William, born in Wellingborough Township, Burlington County, N.J. September 10, 182 7, married 1863, Anna, daughter of James and Rebecca (Spirling) McIlvaine." 

CEMETERY - NOTE: (D.A.D.- 5/18/97) Charles Stokes is buried in the "Rancocas Quaker Burying Ground - 1703."  It is in Willingboro, N.J. on Centerton Street which is an extension of Br idge Street, of Rancocas Village, N.J.  It is on the left, just before the Centerton Bridge .  The Grave Stone states this: "Charles Stokes, Son of David & Ann, born 8th Mo. 12th, 1791, died 2nd Mo. 27th, 1882." He is buried next to his wife, Tacy, and next to two of his sons, Jarrett and William.  The grave is located towards the Back, on the right side. 

CEMETERY - NOTE: (D.A.D. - 9/9/97) I have been to the Cemetery three times to verify dates.  The dates listed above are the Dates DEFINITELY listed on the Tombstone.  Any other dates would be from other sources. 

BIOGRAPHY - NOTE: (D.A.D.- 5/22/97) "New Jersey, As a Colony and as a State, One of the Original 13," Vol. III, Francis Bazley Lee, pg. 195, states this about Charles Stokes:

    England was getting a lot of attention because it was doing extensive railroad construction.  "Among those who went abroad for a personal study of English railroads was William Strickland, a member of the Pennsylvania Society for Internal Improvements.  It was the facts presented in his report, and the personal enthusiasms of John Stevens and his friends, that led t o the First Public Railroad Meeting ever held in the Commonwealth.  Upon the 14th of January 1828, a large and respectable meeting of the citizens of New Jersey, friendly to the proposed railway from Camden to Amboy occupied the courthouse in Mount Holly.  Of this assemblage, John Black was president, John Dobbins, vice - president, and Charles Stokes and James Newbold secretaries."  The decision was that, "New Jersey should sustain a line of communication between New York and Philadelphia, and that the application to the Legislature for the railroad is highly approved as one of the most important links in the great chain of internal intercourse." 

BIOGRAPHY - NOTE: (D.A.D.- 5/22/97) "New Jersey, As a Colony and as a State, One of the Original 13," Vol III, Francis Bazley Lee, pp. 279 - 283; states this about Charles Stokes.

     "With the onward sweep of the Democratic spirit in this period of political unrest, no part of the machinery of State government had been left undiscussed or uncriticized.  For many years, the glaring errors of the fundamental law of 1776, had been recognized...In the year 1843, Daniel Haines, the last Governor under the old constitution, and a Democrat, recommended that a Constitutional Convention be called.  The selection of delegates to the Constitutional Convention was held upon the 18th of March 1844.  The delegates chosen were 60 in number...Charles Stokes, John C. Ten Eyck, and Moses Wills, were the delegates from Burlington County.... This was indeed a notable body of men.

     The Convention met in Trenton upon the 14th of May 1844.  It was upon the 28th of June, 1844, that the Convention finished its labors, and upon that day the Constitution was finally adopted, there being only one vote in the negative, which was cast by Silas Condit, of Essex County, while Charles Stokes of Burlington County, member of the Society of Friends, received the unanimous consent of the Convention that he be 'excused from voting on account of the military features' in the fundamental law." 

BIOGRAPHY - NOTE: (D.A.D. 8/8/97) "History of Burlington County, N.J" pgs. 522 F - 522 H, I t contains this excellent Biographical Sketch:

     “Charles Stokes, son of David and Ann Stokes, was born, 8th Month, 12th, 1791, in the township of Willingborough, now Beverly.  He was a descendant of Thomas and Mary Stokes, of London, England, who in 1676 came to America in the ship "Welcome," (I don't think this is the correct name - D.A.D) and settled in Burlington County, N.J.  With the exception of nine years spent in Beverly, he remained with his parents on the old Stockingham homestead until 25 years of age, when he married Tacy Jarrett, daughter of William and Ann Jarrett, of Montgomery County, PA.  He occupied new buildings erected on lands set apart for him by his father o n the original tract, where he remained until 1863, at which time he removed to Rancocas, where his wife departed this life, in the 92nd year of her age.  He died on Second day, the 27t h of the 2nd month, 1882, in the 91st year of his age.  His early education was received at the Friends' school of Rancocas.  His natural taste for study and the acquisition of knowledge led him to seek for books of a character, at that time few and difficult to obtain.  He was much assisted in this direction through the kindness of Joshua Wallan, a venerable citizen of Burlington, who tendered him the free use of his private library.  In his opinion, "The existence of an infinite Creator is manifested by his works, and his attributes by the gracious impressions and teachings made upon the mind."  He did not seek to imagine from or to determine locality, but to be satisfied with Scripture doctrine, "That such things as are revealed belong to us, but such as are secret and not revealed belong to the Great Fountain of knowledge."  Harmonizing his life and actions with this power was the purpose of his life.  The following extract from his will exemplifies his views on these subjects: "And lastly, wit h a desire as fervent as could be uttered, were it possible for an affectionate father to speak from the grave, would enjoin upon all my dear children to be obedient to the teachings o f divine truth in their own minds in all things, as the only and alone means of securing happiness and true respectability in this life as well as in that to come.  This has been the foundation, dear children, as you well know, upon which has been based all the religious instruction which I have felt it right for me to bestow upon you; and at this moment, when contemplating the final issue of all things on earth as regards myself, I again reiterate it, with a full conviction of its everlasting truth.  Farewell."

     His earlier years were spent in the pursuit of agriculture, laboring on his father's far m during the summer months, and teaching school the balance of the year.  This he continued f or a number of years.  At the age of 17 he commenced a long and active career as a practical surveyor, performing most of the work of that character in the section of Burlington Count y adjacent to the Delaware River, and his collection of draughts, titles, and miscellaneous papers prove very valuable to that section of the country.  At the building of the Camden and Amboy Railroad, in 1833, he acted as agent of the company, surveying the route of the road from the Rancocas River to the City of Burlington, purchasing lands, and transacting the general business of the company between these points.  In 1847, he surveyed and laid out in streets, building lots, etc., a large portion of Beverly, then Churchville.  In 1852, he surveyed and laid out the town of Delanco, then called Delaranco; in 1853, the town of Edgewater, then called Willington; in 1856, the town of South Beverly.  He did most of the surveying of the old Willingborough township, the accuracy of which has since been clearly proven.  In connection with surveying, he was the principle conveyancer of his locality, and kept the records of his township for nearly 20 years.  As member of his township committee, he served the township off and on through life, and as freeholder for 15 years.  In 1830, he was one of the five commissioners appointed by the county to superintend the building of the bridge across the Rancocas River at Centreton.  Residing near the work, the superintending of the entire structure devolved upon him, and it was successfully completed.  He was also one of the six commissioners selected to construct the pier bridge over the Rancocas River at Bridgeborough.

*****The Temperance question claimed his attention at an early age.  He being convinced that the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage was wrong, the following out of his conviction subjected him to much ridicule and even censure on the part of some friends, as at that time spiritous liquors were considered a necessity, particularly among farmers.  He frequently narrated the circumstances associated with this important period of his life, and often mentioned a meeting held at Rancocas, which he considered as the turning point in his life, and he has always been enabled to carry out the resolutions he then made concerning the use of spiritous liquors.  When farming on his own account, he offered his harvest hands additional wages if they would dispense with liquors, which in almost every case they acceded to, until the practice almost entirely ceased in the neighborhood.  Though holding positive convictions a s to his duty on this question, he was very careful not to force his views on others, as he held that the cause was often retarded by striving to advance it too rapidly.  In enthusiast s and extremists he had no confidence. *****

     In the fall of 1830, in opposition to his desires, the party professing the principles of government, which he advocated, elected him as their representative to the House of Assembly.  He served but one term, and objected to a renomination until the public mind became much divided concerning the policy pursued by Andrew Jackson in regard to the old United States Bank.  That there might be no doubt as to his opinion on that subject, he permitted his name to appear as candidate for Council in the State Legislature, in connection with others who dared to approve of the policy of the President.  He was defeated, as he had expected to be, but public sentiment changed so on this subject that in the fall of 1835, and again in 1836, he was elected a member of the Legislative Council.

     He was a great admirer of Andrew Jackson, was personally acquainted with him, and on two occasions dined with him.  During his legislative service, he always opposed monopolies and infringements upon personal and religious liberty.  His unselfish demeanor and disregard o f popularity, and his determination to uphold the right, enabled him to command the respect and confidence of his opponents, and laid the foundations of many valuable friendships.  Governor Vroom, in 1836, in capacity of Chancellor, sent him a commission of Master of the Court o f Chancery, with the following message:   "A token and evidence of a long and appreciated friendship which shall be as long as life."  In 1844, he was a member of the convention, which assembled at Trenton, 5th Month, 14th, TO PREPARE A CONSTITUTION FOR THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.  Here, as elsewhere, he was ever true to his principles, whether referring to public affair s or individual interests.  He opposed the resolution suggesting the calling of hireling ministers to open the session of the convention with prayer, as well as the administration of oaths, which he considered unnecessary, and of a demoralizing tendency.  He believed that the rights of conscience in regard to the performance of religious worship should be inviolably maintained, and he prepared and had inserted a clause in the bill of rights and privileges to this effect, which was unanimously adopted by the convention.  His object was ever to perpetuate that spirit of free government set forth in a letter dated, London, England, the 26th of 6t h Month, 1676, from the proprietors in New West Jersey, North America, to Richard Hartshorn , who had previously sailed for the new province, concerning the grants and concessions they had framed for the government of New West Jersey, to wit: "Thus we lay a foundation for after-ages to understand their liberty as men and Christians, that they may not be brought in bondage, but by their own consent, for we put the power in the people, - that is to say, every man is capable to choose or to be chosen, etc."  He was a consistent advocate of peace principles, and bore a faithful testimony against the wars of 1812, 1848, and 1860.

     In 1828, he was one of the principle participants in the great Quaker Trial in the Court of Chancery at Trenton, and the venerable Eli K. Price, of Philadelphia, is the only survivor of all the lawyers, chancellors, judges, and other citizens who participated therein.  He was one of the originators and stockholders of the Mount Holly Insurance Company, an institution organized in 1831, with which he was identified from its commencement, and served until his decease as a member of the finance committee.  He filled many positions in various organizations of less magnitude creditably.  At intervals during the past 25 years he wrote a number of philosophical essays, as well as interesting sketches of unpublished history pertaining to the county and its various institutions.  He contemplated the compilation of some extensive researches, which he had made for a proposed history of Burlington County, but his sudden illness and death prevented their completion.

     His life was one of remarkable activity, rarely interrupted by sickness.  He was systematic, regular, and temperate in his habits, a consistent member of the religious Society of Friends, and seldom failed to attend its appointed meetings for worship; was elder of the society for many years, and for more than 65 years was chosen as one of the representatives at it s Quarterly Meeting in the Yearly Meeting held in Philadelphia, in which he filled an important place.

     His funeral took place on the following 6th day after his decease, 3rd Month, 3rd, 1882, from the Friends' meeting house at Rancocas; the interment was made in the Friends' burial ground near Rancocas.  Here rest side by side all the ancestors of Charles Stokes who have died in America.  By his death a vacancy is made which can never be filled.  The resolution adopted at the annual meeting of the board of directors of the Mount Holly Insurance Company held on the Seventh day, 5th Month, 6th, 1882, is an evidence of the high esteem in which he was held by those with whom he was associated:

     "Whereas, Since our last meeting as a Board it has pleased God to call to Himself the venerable, CHARLES STOKES, a Director in our company;

     "Resolved, That this Board thinks it due to themselves and the deceased to place upon record its high appreciation of his services, and its deep regret that the course of nature removes from us our best and dearest associate, and one whom the members of the Board were accustomed to look up to with unfeigned respect and veneration;

     "That in the death of our fellow-member, CHARLES STOKES, we have lost the last of the original Directors of this Company - one who for more than 50 years was in constant attendance upon its sessions and the Chairman of the Financial Committee, and by his counsel and advice founded its present prosperity;

     "That his personal relations to the members of this Board were so pleasant, so kind, s o unselfish, and generous, that we look to him as a pattern of what a Director should be;

     "That his long continuance here, past ninety years, coming to us from the past century, and freighting with the wisdom and knowledge of so long a period, makes our loss still greater and more difficult to bear;

     "That a copy of these resolutions, duly attested, be presented to the family of the deceased, and be published also in the Mount Holly newspaper." 

                                     Allen Fennimore, President

                                     Harris Cox, Secretary and Treasurer 

NOTES: (D.A.D. - 11/18/97)  "History of Burlington County, New Jersey" pg. 105 - 106, States this:

     "Mount Holly Insurance Company - May 2, 1831 the Subscription Books were opened, and the following names were entered, and five dollars paid on each share:...Charles Stokes  20 Shares.....Directors positions were filled by the appointment of .....and Charles Stokes."

The author then states, "Of the original members of this company in 1831, only three are living, viz: Charles Stokes, who is still an active member of the finance committee, though over ninety years of age...." 

More About CHARLES STOKES: Burial: March 03, 1882, Willingboro, Burlington, New Jersey, USA 

Notes for TACY JARRETT:

BIOGRAPHY - NOTE: (D.A.D.-4/7/97) "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey," 1910, Vol 2, pg 581, states the following about Tacy Jarrett Stokes:

     "Charles Stokes married October 18, 1816, Tacy, daughter of William and Ann (Lukins) Jarrett.  Her Great Grandfather, John Jarrett, the name is also spelt Garrit, is said by some to have come from Holland, and by others from the Scottish HIghlands.  About January 1712, he married Mary, daughter of John Lukens, who emigrated in 1684, from Criffilt, Germany.  Their son, John, who married Alice Conard, was the father of William Jarrett, the father of Tacy, the wife of Charles Stokes." 

CEMETERY - NOTE: (D.A.D.- 3/18/97) Tacy Jarrett is buried in the "Rancocas Quaker Burying G round - 1703."  It is in Willingboro, N.J. on Centerton Street, which is an extension of Bridge Street, on Rancocas Village, N.J.  It is on the left, just before the Centerton Bridge.  Tacy's grave stone states this: "Tacy Stokes, Wife of Charles Stokes, born 8th (or 9th) Mo., 1 8th (or 16th), 1785, died 8th (or 9th) Mo., 15th, 1877."  The stone is very worn and the numbers are difficult to distinguish between an 8 and a 9.  The grave is located towards the back, on the right.  She is buried next to her Husband, Charles Stokes, and two of her sons, Jarrett and William. 

BIOGRAPHY - NOTE: (D.A.D. 8/8/97) "History of Burlington County, New Jersey" pg. 522 F, states this about Tacy Jarrett:

     "With the exception of nine years that Charles Stokes spent in Beverly, he remained wit h his parents on the old Stockingham homestead until 25 years of age, when he married Tacy Jarrett, daughter of William and Ann Jarrett, of Montgomery County, PA.  He occupied new buildings erected on lands set apart for him by his father on the original tract, where he remained until 1863, at which time he removed to Rancocas, where his wife departed this life, in the 92nd year of her age.  He died on Second day, the 27th of the 2nd month, 1882, in the 91s t year of his age." 

NOTE: (D.A.D.- 06/27/2002) "Genealogy of the Stokes Family," 1903, Pg. 297 - 298 states this about John Jarrett:

John Jarrett, of Germantown (alias Garrit), the progenitor of the Jarrett family, married Mar y Lukens about 1st month, 1712, the daughter of John Lukens, who emigrated from Criffilt, Ger many, in 1684.

There seems to be a question of doubt as to the nativity of John Jarrett; some claim he came from Holland and others from the Highlands of Scotland.

John Jarrett, the son of John Jarrett and Mary (Lukens) Jarrett, married Alice Conard.  William Jarrett, the son of John Jarrett and Alice (Conard) Jarrett, married Ann Lukens.  Tacy Jarrett, the daughter of William Jarrett and Ann (Lukens) Jarrett, married, on the 18th of the 1 0th month, AD, 1816, Charles Stokes, the son of David Stokes and Ann (Lancaster) Stokes.C. S . 

More About TACY JARRETT: Burial: September 1877, Willingboro, Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹²⁷⁵       

Children of CHARLES STOKES and TACY JARRETT are:

                   i.    DAVID²⁶ STOKES¹²⁷⁶, b. September 18, 1817, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA. Notes for DAVID STOKES: Died in Infancy 

More About DAVID STOKES:

Baptism (LDS): INFANT

Endowment (LDS): INFANT 

384.           ii.    HANNAH STOKES, b. April 30, 1819, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

385.          iii.    ALICE STOKES, b. August 25, 1821, of Rancocas, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

386.          iv.    JARRETT STOKES, b. April 29, 1823, Willingborough, Burlington, New Jersey, USA; d. September 18, 1870, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

387.           v.    ANNA STOKES, b. April 24, 1825, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

388.          vi.    WILLIAM STOKES, b. September 10, 1827, Willingborough T, Burlington, New Jersey, USA; d. August 14, 1913, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA. 

165.  MARTHA²⁵ STOKES (JARVIS²⁴, JOHN²³, JOHN²², THOMAS SR.²¹, HENRY²⁰, HENRY¹⁹, JOHN¹⁸, THOMAS¹⁷, GEORGE¹⁶, THOMAS¹⁵, THOMAS¹⁴, ROBERT¹³, THOMAS¹², JOHN¹¹ DE STOKES, ROBERT¹⁰, EDMUND⁹, RICHARD⁸, ROBERT DE⁷ STOKES CUSTODIAN OF NEWCASTLE MNT, JOHN DE⁶, ROBERT DE⁵, ROGER DE⁴, SIR RICHARD DE³, WILLIAM DE STOKE OR FITZ² RANULF, RANULPHUS DE¹ PRAERS LORD OF VIL OF STOKES)^1277,1278 was born June 26, 1774 in Mt. Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹²⁷⁹.  She married AARON HAINES^1280,1281 October 29, 1795 in , Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹²⁸², son of SAMUEL HAINES and ELIZABETH BUZBY.  He was born March 25, 1773 in Rancocas, Burlington, New Jersey, USA. 

Notes for MARTHA STOKES:

NOTE: (D.A.D.- 4/22/98) "Genealogy of the Stokes Family," 1903, pg. 51, stats this about Martha and Elizabeth Stokes:

     "Martha and Elizabeth Stokes, who married Aaron and Abel Haines, were the daughters of Jarvis Stokes and Elizabeth Rogers, the daughter of William Rogers.  Jarvis was the son of John Stokes and Hannah Stogdelle, the daughter of Jarvis Stogdelle and Mary.  John was the son of John Stokes and Elizabeth Green, the daughter of Thomas Green and Elizabeth, of Bugbrook, a parish of Northamptonshire, England.  John was the son of Thomas Stokes and Mary Bernard, the progenitors of the Stokes family, (See page 8)." 

More About MARTHA STOKES:

Notes for AARON HAINES:

NOTE: (D.A.D.- 5/29/97) Name & Birth Date & Birth Place are shown in the LDS Family Search Ancestral File.  I will attempt to prove it through other means during my search. 

NOTE: (D.A.D.- 4/1/98) "Genealogy of the Stokes Family," 1903, Pg. 38, states this about Aaron Haines and Abel Haines:

     "Aaron Haines and Abel Haines, who married Martha and Elizabeth Stokes, were the sons of Samuel Haines and Elizabeth Buzby, his first wife, the daughter of William Buzby and Mary W ills, the daughter of Daniel Wills and Elizabeth Woolston, the daughter of John Woolston, the progenitor of the Woolston family, and Hannah Cooper, his second wife, the daughter of William Cooper and Margaret, the progenitors of the Cooper Family.  Daniel Wills was the son of John Wills and Hope Delefaste.  John was the son of Dr. Daniel Wills, the progenitor of the Wills family, and Elizabeth, his first wife.  William Buzby was the son of Nicholas Buzby and Mary French, the progenitors of the Buzby family.  Samuel Haines was the son of Samuel Haines and Lydia Stokes, the daughter of Thomas Stokes and Deliverance Horner, his first wife. See page 14 for further ancestry.  Samuel was the son of William Haines and Sarah Paine, the daughter of John Paine, the progenitor of the Paine family.  William was the third son of Richard Haines and Margaret, the progenitors of the Haines family." 

More About AARON HAINES:

Children of MARTHA STOKES and AARON HAINES are:

389.            i.    JOHN²⁶ HAINES.

390.           ii.    JARVIS HAINES.

391.          iii.    EDITH S. HAINES.

392.          iv.    SAMUEL HAINES.

166.  HANNAH²⁵ STOKES (JARVIS²⁴, JOHN²³, JOHN²², THOMAS SR.²¹, HENRY²⁰, HENRY¹⁹, JOHN¹⁸, THOMAS¹⁷, GEORGE¹⁶, THOMAS¹⁵, THOMAS¹⁴, ROBERT¹³, THOMAS¹², JOHN¹¹ DE STOKES, ROBERT¹⁰, EDMUND⁹, RICHARD⁸, ROBERT DE⁷ STOKES CUSTODIAN OF NEWCASTLE MNT, JOHN DE⁶, ROBERT DE⁵, ROGER DE⁴, SIR RICHARD DE³, WILLIAM DE STOKE OR FITZ² RANULF, RANULPHUS DE¹ PRAERS LORD OF VIL OF STOKES)¹²⁸⁶ was born August 11, 1775 in , Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹²⁸⁶.  She married GRANVILLE WOOLMAN¹²⁸⁶ January 11, 1795 in , , New Jersey, USA¹²⁸⁶, son of ASHER WOOLMAN and RACHEL NORCROSS.  He was born January 01, 1774¹²⁸⁷. 

Notes for HANNAH STOKES:

NOTE: (D.A.D.-10/07/98) "Genealogy of the Stokes family," 1903, pg. 98c, states this about Hannah Stokes:

     "Hannah Stokes, born 8-11, 1775, daughter of Jarvis and Elizabeth Rogers, married 1-11, 1795, Granville Woolman, born 1-1, 1774, son of Asher Woolman, who was born 6-27, 1722, and married 12-13, 1769, Rachel Norcross, who was born 8-15, 1750.  She being nineteen years of age at the time of her marriage with Asher Woolman, who was forty-seven years old." 

Children of HANNAH STOKES and GRANVILLE WOOLMAN are:

                   i.    ELIZA²⁶ WOOLMAN¹²⁸⁷, b. 1795¹²⁸⁸; m. DAVID LUKENS^1289,1289.

                  ii.    ANN WOOLMAN¹²⁸⁹, b. October 03, 1797¹²⁸⁹; d. October 07, 1821¹²⁸⁹; m. DAVID WALTON^1289,1289.

                 iii.    RACHEL WOOLMAN¹²⁸⁹, b. July 20, 1799¹²⁸⁹; m. CHAMBLESS MIDDLETON^12891289.

393.          iv.    JOHN S. WOOLMAN, b. August 20, 1803; d. May 20, 1861.

                  v.    GRANVILLE WOOLMAN¹²⁸⁹, b. June 01, 1807¹²⁸⁹; d. March 13, 1870¹²⁸⁹; m. PHEBE LIPPINCOTT^1289,1289. 

167.  JOHN²⁵ STOKES (JARVIS²⁴, JOHN²³, JOHN²², THOMAS SR.²¹, HENRY²⁰, HENRY¹⁹, JOHN¹⁸, THOMAS¹⁷, GEORGE¹⁶, THOMAS¹⁵, THOMAS¹⁴, ROBERT¹³, THOMAS¹², JOHN¹¹ DE STOKES, ROBERT¹⁰, EDMUND⁹, RICHARD⁸, ROBERT DE⁷ STOKES CUSTODIAN OF NEWCASTLE MNT, JOHN DE⁶, ROBERT DE⁵, ROGER DE⁴, SIR RICHARD DE³, WILLIAM DE STOKE OR FITZ² RANULF, RANULPHUS DE¹ PRAERS LORD OF VIL OF STOKES)¹²⁹⁰ was born April 11, 1777 in , Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹²⁹¹.  He married ELIZABETH WOOLMAN¹²⁹² 1798¹²⁹³, daughter of ASHER WOOLMAN and RACHEL ENGLE.         

Children of JOHN STOKES and ELIZABETH WOOLMAN are:

                   i.    EDITH²⁶ STOKES¹²⁹⁴, b. August 29, 1799¹²⁹⁴; d. August 22, 1801¹²⁹⁴.

394.           ii.    SUSAN W. STOKES, b. June 16, 1801.

395.          iii.    HERBERT N. STOKES, b. February 01, 1803.

396.          iv.    MARIA STOKES, b. November 22, 1804.

397.           v.    ASHER W. STOKES, b. November 25, 1806.

398.          vi.    MARTHA W. STOKES, b. December 17, 1808.

                vii.    WOOLMAN STOKES (1ST)¹²⁹⁵, b. February 22, 1811¹²⁹⁵; d. March 11, 1813¹²⁹⁵.

399.        viii.    JOHN W. STOKES, b. April 29, 1813.

400.           ix.    NATHAN H. STOKES, b. November 06, 1815.

401.            x.    WOOLMAN STOKES 2ND, b. April 18, 1818.

                  xi.    ELIZABETH W. STOKES¹²⁹⁵, b. September 07, 1820¹²⁹⁵; m. THOMAS EVANS^12951295.

402.          xii.    EDWARD STOKES, b. November 07, 1822. 

168.  WILLIAM²⁵ STOKES (JARVIS²⁴, JOHN²³, JOHN²², THOMAS SR.²¹, HENRY²⁰, HENRY¹⁹, JOHN¹⁸, THOMAS¹⁷, GEORGE¹⁶, THOMAS¹⁵, THOMAS¹⁴, ROBERT¹³, THOMAS¹², JOHN¹¹ DE STOKES, ROBERT¹⁰, EDMUND⁹, RICHARD⁸, ROBERT DE⁷ STOKES CUSTODIAN OF NEWCASTLE MNT, JOHN DE⁶, ROBERT DE⁵, ROGER DE⁴, SIR RICHARD DE³, WILLIAM DE STOKE OR FITZ² RANULF, RANULPHUS DE¹ PRAERS LORD OF VIL OF STOKES)¹²⁹⁶ was born January 14, 1779 in , Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹²⁹⁷, and died August 17, 1838 in Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, USA¹²⁹⁸.  He married HANNAH HATCHER¹²⁹⁹ April 08, 1798 in , Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹³⁰⁰.  She was born August 01, 1775 in , Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹³⁰¹, and died April 18, 1858 in Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, USA¹³⁰². 

Notes for WILLIAM STOKES:

NOTE: (D.A.D.- 10/07/98) "Genealogy of the Stokes Family," 1903, pg. 98a-98b states this about William Stokes:

     "William Stokes, the fourth child of Jarvis Stokes and Elizabeth Rogers, was born in Burlington County, New Jersey, 1-14, 1779.  He married 4-8, 1798, Hannah Hatcher, of the same county, who was born 8-11, 1775, and settled and resided in Burlington County until 5th month , 1817.  He was a wheelwright by trade, and engaged in the manufacture of Wagons.  Up to this last date there had been born to his union ten children, nine of them living - John E. alone having departed this life - the eldest, Rebecca, being eighteen years old, and the youngest, Elizabeth Ann, one year old.  With these nine children, and his wife, William Stokes left New Jersey in a train composed of two ordinary road lumber wagons loaded with mover's outfit , and after a journey of near two months arrived in Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, 7-4th following (1817).

     The trip across the country, over the mountains and through the valleys, was without particular incident or mishap, and the entire family reached their destination in usual health and spirits.

     The region of country over which they traveled presented new scenes daily.  Over the rolling surface was the varied arrangement of woodland and field, with log farm houses and barns attesting separate possessions.

     There were frequent brooks and wide rivers, narrow, winding country roads, not roads lined with fences, but along which the birches, the elderberries and the sumac grew, with wild grapevines and clematis climbing to the top of the majestic and sturdy oaks that seemed to stand guard for the safety of the travelers.

     The journey was made at a time when nearly the entire trade and travel of the country was by team over dirt roads, and through a country where bridges spanned only a few of the rivers, with long and steep hills and high mountains to climb and descend, and often, for days through the solid forests, the sun only to be seen at high noon, with the wagons for sleeping apartments, and the roadside for a kitchen;  where men and even women and children, walked for days that the wagons might be lightened over the rocks and the mire.  We can form some idea of the force and character of this courageous couple, as they contemplated and completed such an arduous journey, leaving behind then the sacred ties of home, fond parents, brothers an d sisters; but it illustrates the character of William Stokes and his faithful consort.

     Soon after arriving in Warren county, William Stokes settled on a farm one and one half mile south of Lebanon, and soon after purchased a farm of 160 acres in Clear Creek Township, near Utica, in Warren County, for which he gave seventeen dollars per acre, upon which was a double log house, a log stable, and thirty-five acres of land cleared for cultivation, to which he moved in the spring of 1818, and where he passed the remainder of his happy life .  William Stokes was strong physically and mentally; full of life and energy, and whatever he undertook he accomplished, if it was possible of accomplishment.

     He was fond of company, made himself agreeable to others, and was honored and respected by all.  He took much interest in the education of his children, and had them apply themselves asiduously to their books, and provided them with work tending to broaden and strengthen their minds.  He was of a jovial nature and happy turn of mind, and readily adapted himself to events and surrounding, - a man of honest purpose and high character - a man among men; he transmitted to his children these same characteristics, and after his death his memory is resplendent with those jewels that "man doth leave after him."

     He died after a short illness, 8th month, 17th, 1838.

     The good woman, who had been his constant companion and helpmate through life, was, like him, strong in mind and body.  She possessed many rare qualities, and inspired her children with ambition.  She ever kept a watchful eye over them, and maintained their united confidence to the last.  She was a woman of unusual energy and determination, and these qualities were slackened only by the weakness of age.

     In religion, she and her husband cast their lot with the Society of Friends, or Quakers, and to the end maintained their belief that "there is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding."

     After the death of her husband, she continued to reside on the farm where the family had lived since coming to Ohio, and at the ripe age of four score and three, she died on the 18th day of 4th month, 1858, having lived twenty years after her husband's death.  They had born to them twelve children, seven sons and five daughters, all of whom grew to manhood or womanhood, except John E."      W.J.W.S. 

Children of WILLIAM STOKES and HANNAH HATCHER are:

403.            i.    REBECCA²⁶ STOKES, b. March 23, 1799, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA; d. August 19, 1835.

404.           ii.    JARVIS STOKES, b. January 06, 1801, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA; d. July 15, 1849.

405.          iii.    JOEL A. STOKES, b. December 16, 1802, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA; d. August 1852.

                 iv.    JOHN E. STOKES¹³⁰², b. August 11, 1804, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹³⁰²; d. March 14, 1808, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹³⁰².

                  v.    FRANKLIN STOKES¹³⁰², b. March 10, 1806, , Burlington, New Jersey, USA¹³⁰³; d. April 21, 1857¹³⁰⁴. 

Notes for FRANKLIN STOKES:

NOTE: (D.A.D.- 02/03/02) "Genealogy of the Stokes Family," 1903, pg. 218e - 218f states this about Joel A. Stokes: