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Alice Stillwell Holmes Osborne Lake

Birth
Gravesend, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
1709 (aged 64–65)
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, USA
Burial
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Daughter of Lieut. Nicholas Stillwell and Ann Van Dyke.
John Reynolds Totten, "Anneke Jans (1607-8?-1663) and Her Two Husbands", New York Genealogical & Biographical Record Vol. 56, pages 202-243 (1925): pp.211-212.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88.

Alice Stillwell was born circa 1644.
Ibid.

More about her father:
Married 1st before 1634 Abigail Hopton, daughter of Robert Hopton.
Benjamin Marshall Stilwell, Early Memoirs of the Stilwell Family, Comprising the Life and Times of Nicholas Stilwell (New York: The National Printing Company, 1878), page 273.

Children by Abigail Hopton b. between 1609 and 1619:
Capt. Richard Stillwell b. 1634, d. 1688
Capt. Nicholas Stillwell b. 1636, d. between 19 Jan 1715 and 5 Mar 1715
George E. McCracken, "Who Was Aaron Burr?", The American Genealogist 40:65-76 (1964): p.67.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.87.

Witnessed the baptism of Peter Billiou , son of Pierre Billiou and Francoise DuBois, on 6 June 1668 at Reformed Dutch Church, New York City, New York, (sponsors Nicolaes Stillwell, Annetie).
"Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New York", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.5- (1874-): 7:127. Pieter; parents: Pieter Belou, Francyn de Bou.

Nicholas Stillwell came from England, first to Virginia, possibly by 1634/35, and was a tobacco viewer there in 1639, then settled in New Amsterdam about 1645/46. On 9 Sep 1648 purchased property at Gravesend, Long Island from Richard Dunn. In January 1649 Nicholas Stillwell was choosen as one of the magistrates for Gravesend, and was reappointed annually through 1653. In 1653 he removed to New Amersfoort (Flatlands), Long Island. In 1654 he was made President of the Court Martial for the trying of freebooters and pirates in Brooklyn. He was magistrate at Amersfoort in 1654 and 1655, and was later in that year, again, a resident of Gravesend and was choosen as magistrate there. In 1664 he removed to the south eastern shore of Staten Island.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), pp.38-81.

Will dated 22 December 1671 proved 17 Jun 1672, called "Nicholas Stillwell of Staten Island, husbandman, being sick and weake in body but of perfect and sound understanding." Mentions "youngest son Jeremiah," to receive one iron grey mare of about 4 years old; "well beloved and affectionate wife Anne, all my estate consisting of land, housing, cattle, corne, oxen, horses, mares, sheep, swine...lying and being upon Staten Island." Appoints his wife Anne as executrix.
Administration of Lieut. Nicholas Stillwell's estate was granted on 17 June 1672, granted to widow Anne Stillwell.
New York Co. Surrogate's Court, Record of Wills, v.1-2, 1665-1699; FHL film #0874513 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971, 1982-83), Microfilm of original records in the Surrogate's Court, New York Co., New York, pp.93-94.

End data on father.

More about her mother:
Ann Van Dyke was probably born before 1625.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88. Does not identify her family name.
Benjamin Marshall Stilwell, Early Memoirs of the Stilwell Family, Comprising the Life and Times of Nicholas Stilwell (New York: The National Printing Company, 1878), page 273. Calls her Ann Van Dyke, a Hollander.

She married 1st ca, 1640 Lieut. Nicholas Stillwell.

Children by Nicholas:
Ann Stillwell b. 1643
Alice Stillwell b. ca. 1644
William Stillwell b. 11 May 1648
Capt. Thomas Stillwell b. 9 Jul 1651, d. between 21 May 1704 and 9 May 1705
Daniel Stillwell b. 13 Nov 1653, d. 1719?
John Stillwell b. between 1654 and 1660
Mary Stillwell b. 1660
Capt. Jeremiah Stillwell b. 13 Jan 1663, d. ca. 1749
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88

After the death of her first husband, Anne Stillwell left Staten Island and returned to Gravesend, Long Island, where on 21 June 1672 (while residing at Dover, Staten Island) she purchased from Jan Jansen Van Ryn, the house and lot No. 18, with the meadow reserved, which Van Ryn had originally purchased from Nicholas Stillwell. Anne, with children Mary, Jeremiah, and possibly John, took up residence at Gravesend. Her son, Capt. Nicholas Stillwell, was a neighbor.
ohn E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.89.

Married 2nd at Gravesend, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 29 December 1672 William Wilkens.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88, 89.
Tunis G. Bergen, "Marriage Records, Gravesend, L. I.", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 4, no. 4, p. 199 (1873): 4:199. William Wilking to Ann Stillwell wid. of Gravesend.

Married 3rd at Long Island, New York, on 13 January 1679 William Foster.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88, 89.

On 20 Jun 1683, "William ffoster, and Anne his wife," quit claimed to Jeremiah Stillwell of Gravesend, one half of lot formerly belonging to John Johnson bounded by lands of John Emans.
Ibid., p.89-90.

Ann Van Dyke died circa 1686 at Long Island, New York.
Ibid., p.89.

End data on mother.

Alice married 1st at Gravesend, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 26 October 1665 Samuel Holmes, son of Rev. Obadiah Holmes and Katherine Hyde.
Tunis G. Bergen, "Marriage Records, Gravesend, L. I.", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 4, no. 4, p. 199 (1873): 4:199. Samuel Holmes to Ales Stillwell both of Gravesend.

Children by Samuel:
Samuel Holmes b. 12 Feb 1668, d. Sep 1674
Ann Holmes b. 20 Dec 1670, d. before 9 Jan 1702
Joseph Holmes b. 17 Mar 1672, d. between 31 Dec 1702 and 12 May 1704
Katherine Holmes b. 15 Jun 1675
Mary Holmes b. b 1679
Arthur S. Cole, The Scott Family of Shrewsbury, N.J.: Being the Descendants of William Scott and Abigail Tilton Warner, with sketches of related families (Red Bank, NJ: Register Press, 1908), p.44.

Married 2nd by license dated on 7 February 1679/80 William Osborne.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88.
Charles W. Leng, Staten Island and Its People: A History, 1609-1929 (New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1930-1933), 2:934.
Jerry Wayne Osborne and Edward H. L. Smith III, "Elizabeth Moore, Daughter of John Moore of Newtown, Long Island: Wife of Content Titus, William Osborne, or Both?", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 137, page 245 (2006): 137:253.

Child by William:
Samuel Osborn b. ca. 1681, d. 1754
Ibid.

Married 3rd in 1683 Daniel Lake Esq., son of John Lake and Anne Spicer.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88.
Charles W. Leng, Staten Island and Its People: A History, 1609-1929 (New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1930-1933), 2:934.
Arthur Adams and Sarah A. Risley, A Genealogy of the Lake Family of Great Egg Harbor, in Old Gloucester County, in New Jersey, Descended from John Lake of Gravesend, Long Island (n.p.: Privately Printed, 1915), page 18.

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm
Daughter of Lieut. Nicholas Stillwell and Ann Van Dyke.
John Reynolds Totten, "Anneke Jans (1607-8?-1663) and Her Two Husbands", New York Genealogical & Biographical Record Vol. 56, pages 202-243 (1925): pp.211-212.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88.

Alice Stillwell was born circa 1644.
Ibid.

More about her father:
Married 1st before 1634 Abigail Hopton, daughter of Robert Hopton.
Benjamin Marshall Stilwell, Early Memoirs of the Stilwell Family, Comprising the Life and Times of Nicholas Stilwell (New York: The National Printing Company, 1878), page 273.

Children by Abigail Hopton b. between 1609 and 1619:
Capt. Richard Stillwell b. 1634, d. 1688
Capt. Nicholas Stillwell b. 1636, d. between 19 Jan 1715 and 5 Mar 1715
George E. McCracken, "Who Was Aaron Burr?", The American Genealogist 40:65-76 (1964): p.67.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.87.

Witnessed the baptism of Peter Billiou , son of Pierre Billiou and Francoise DuBois, on 6 June 1668 at Reformed Dutch Church, New York City, New York, (sponsors Nicolaes Stillwell, Annetie).
"Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in New York", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vols.5- (1874-): 7:127. Pieter; parents: Pieter Belou, Francyn de Bou.

Nicholas Stillwell came from England, first to Virginia, possibly by 1634/35, and was a tobacco viewer there in 1639, then settled in New Amsterdam about 1645/46. On 9 Sep 1648 purchased property at Gravesend, Long Island from Richard Dunn. In January 1649 Nicholas Stillwell was choosen as one of the magistrates for Gravesend, and was reappointed annually through 1653. In 1653 he removed to New Amersfoort (Flatlands), Long Island. In 1654 he was made President of the Court Martial for the trying of freebooters and pirates in Brooklyn. He was magistrate at Amersfoort in 1654 and 1655, and was later in that year, again, a resident of Gravesend and was choosen as magistrate there. In 1664 he removed to the south eastern shore of Staten Island.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), pp.38-81.

Will dated 22 December 1671 proved 17 Jun 1672, called "Nicholas Stillwell of Staten Island, husbandman, being sick and weake in body but of perfect and sound understanding." Mentions "youngest son Jeremiah," to receive one iron grey mare of about 4 years old; "well beloved and affectionate wife Anne, all my estate consisting of land, housing, cattle, corne, oxen, horses, mares, sheep, swine...lying and being upon Staten Island." Appoints his wife Anne as executrix.
Administration of Lieut. Nicholas Stillwell's estate was granted on 17 June 1672, granted to widow Anne Stillwell.
New York Co. Surrogate's Court, Record of Wills, v.1-2, 1665-1699; FHL film #0874513 (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971, 1982-83), Microfilm of original records in the Surrogate's Court, New York Co., New York, pp.93-94.

End data on father.

More about her mother:
Ann Van Dyke was probably born before 1625.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88. Does not identify her family name.
Benjamin Marshall Stilwell, Early Memoirs of the Stilwell Family, Comprising the Life and Times of Nicholas Stilwell (New York: The National Printing Company, 1878), page 273. Calls her Ann Van Dyke, a Hollander.

She married 1st ca, 1640 Lieut. Nicholas Stillwell.

Children by Nicholas:
Ann Stillwell b. 1643
Alice Stillwell b. ca. 1644
William Stillwell b. 11 May 1648
Capt. Thomas Stillwell b. 9 Jul 1651, d. between 21 May 1704 and 9 May 1705
Daniel Stillwell b. 13 Nov 1653, d. 1719?
John Stillwell b. between 1654 and 1660
Mary Stillwell b. 1660
Capt. Jeremiah Stillwell b. 13 Jan 1663, d. ca. 1749
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88

After the death of her first husband, Anne Stillwell left Staten Island and returned to Gravesend, Long Island, where on 21 June 1672 (while residing at Dover, Staten Island) she purchased from Jan Jansen Van Ryn, the house and lot No. 18, with the meadow reserved, which Van Ryn had originally purchased from Nicholas Stillwell. Anne, with children Mary, Jeremiah, and possibly John, took up residence at Gravesend. Her son, Capt. Nicholas Stillwell, was a neighbor.
ohn E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.89.

Married 2nd at Gravesend, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 29 December 1672 William Wilkens.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88, 89.
Tunis G. Bergen, "Marriage Records, Gravesend, L. I.", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 4, no. 4, p. 199 (1873): 4:199. William Wilking to Ann Stillwell wid. of Gravesend.

Married 3rd at Long Island, New York, on 13 January 1679 William Foster.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88, 89.

On 20 Jun 1683, "William ffoster, and Anne his wife," quit claimed to Jeremiah Stillwell of Gravesend, one half of lot formerly belonging to John Johnson bounded by lands of John Emans.
Ibid., p.89-90.

Ann Van Dyke died circa 1686 at Long Island, New York.
Ibid., p.89.

End data on mother.

Alice married 1st at Gravesend, Kings Co., Long Island, New York, on 26 October 1665 Samuel Holmes, son of Rev. Obadiah Holmes and Katherine Hyde.
Tunis G. Bergen, "Marriage Records, Gravesend, L. I.", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 4, no. 4, p. 199 (1873): 4:199. Samuel Holmes to Ales Stillwell both of Gravesend.

Children by Samuel:
Samuel Holmes b. 12 Feb 1668, d. Sep 1674
Ann Holmes b. 20 Dec 1670, d. before 9 Jan 1702
Joseph Holmes b. 17 Mar 1672, d. between 31 Dec 1702 and 12 May 1704
Katherine Holmes b. 15 Jun 1675
Mary Holmes b. b 1679
Arthur S. Cole, The Scott Family of Shrewsbury, N.J.: Being the Descendants of William Scott and Abigail Tilton Warner, with sketches of related families (Red Bank, NJ: Register Press, 1908), p.44.

Married 2nd by license dated on 7 February 1679/80 William Osborne.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88.
Charles W. Leng, Staten Island and Its People: A History, 1609-1929 (New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1930-1933), 2:934.
Jerry Wayne Osborne and Edward H. L. Smith III, "Elizabeth Moore, Daughter of John Moore of Newtown, Long Island: Wife of Content Titus, William Osborne, or Both?", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol. 137, page 245 (2006): 137:253.

Child by William:
Samuel Osborn b. ca. 1681, d. 1754
Ibid.

Married 3rd in 1683 Daniel Lake Esq., son of John Lake and Anne Spicer.
John E. Stillwell, The History of Lieutenant Nicholas Stillwell, Progenitor of the Stillwell Family In America (New York: n.pub., 1929), p.88.
Charles W. Leng, Staten Island and Its People: A History, 1609-1929 (New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1930-1933), 2:934.
Arthur Adams and Sarah A. Risley, A Genealogy of the Lake Family of Great Egg Harbor, in Old Gloucester County, in New Jersey, Descended from John Lake of Gravesend, Long Island (n.p.: Privately Printed, 1915), page 18.

Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm


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