William was born in 1785 in York County, Pennsylvania to David and Ann (Withrow) Stockton. They were farmers. William's father David served in the Revolutionary War. Sometime between 1800 and 1807, the family moved to Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, where, on December 29, 1807, William married Ann Rebecca "Beckey" Dungan. She was 13 and he was 22. William and Becky had a family of 6 known children.
In 1812 , William served in the military as a Sargent in Renick's Mounted Regiment of Ohio Militia.
Sometime between 1815 and 1820, William and his family moved to Indiana. There is a deed of sale dated May 18, 1815 for land in Ross County, Ohio from William to Gabriel Coil (Page 402) which provides a likely date for leaving Ohio. And there is a census record that places William in Delaware County, Indiana in 1820.
William's daughters Mary Ann, Amaretta, and Clarinda married in Montgomery County, Indiana in 1827, 1827, and 1829 respectively.
William died in 1846 and is likely buried in one the following three places:
1) Indiana - Possibly in Britton Cemetery where other family members are buried.
2) Illinois - Possibly in Oak Ridge Cemetery (aka Millersburg Cemetery).
3) Iowa - Where his two sons were married during the same year as his death (1846). Son William was married in Linn County, Iowa and son James in Cedar County, Iowa.
Shortly after his death, many in his family would move much further west to California and Oregon. His daughter Mary Ann traveled over the Oregon Trail in 1850. His son James traveled west to California in 1868.
===== DNA Evidence =========
William Stockton was one of my thirty-two 4th great grandfathers. I am descended from him through Mary Ann Stockton. Using the ThruLines program on Ancestry.com I can provide evidence for three of the children of William Stockton. That does not mean that the others are incorrect. They may not have any descendants alive today that have taken the Ancestry.com DNA test and provided sufficient family tree information to Ancestry for them to be matched to me or had a strong enough DNA connection. Here are my ThruLine results:
Clarinda Stockton - 6 DNA Matches
Mary Ann Stockton - 47 DNA Matches
George Stockton - 2 DNA Matches
========= Notes and Sources ======-=
The Stockton Family Genealogy - Page 194-The William Dungan Family
1809 : Residence - Union Township, Ross County, Ohio
1810 : Residence - Union Township, Ross County, Ohio
1820 Census - Delaware County, Indiana - 3 males under 10, 1 45 and over. 3 Females under 10, 1 10 - 15 and 1 26 - 44.
The following census records suggest he was still in Ohio in 1820 and 1830 but this is unlikely due to his daughters being married in Indiana during that time.
1820 Census - William Stockton, 26-44 years old, Paxton, Ross County, Ohio.
1830 Census - William Stockton, 40-49 years old, Paxton, Ross County, Ohio.
======= William's father David Stockton ======
David Stockton served in the Revolutionary War. On April 15, 1778, he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the 6th Company, 4th Battalion, York County, Pennsylvania Militia and was promoted to position of Captain of the 3rd Company, 4th Battalion, York County, Pennsylvania Militia, on June 17, 1779. The 4th Battalion was commanded by Colonel John Andrews and was in active service 1778-1779. ["Pennsylvania in the Revolution 1775-1783" Volume #2, page #497]
========= William's Grandfather Thomas Stockton (1709-1795) =====
He was a patriot and a member of the Committee for the Confiscation of Estates. They confiscated the estates of British loyalists to pay the costs of government.
William was born in 1785 in York County, Pennsylvania to David and Ann (Withrow) Stockton. They were farmers. William's father David served in the Revolutionary War. Sometime between 1800 and 1807, the family moved to Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, where, on December 29, 1807, William married Ann Rebecca "Beckey" Dungan. She was 13 and he was 22. William and Becky had a family of 6 known children.
In 1812 , William served in the military as a Sargent in Renick's Mounted Regiment of Ohio Militia.
Sometime between 1815 and 1820, William and his family moved to Indiana. There is a deed of sale dated May 18, 1815 for land in Ross County, Ohio from William to Gabriel Coil (Page 402) which provides a likely date for leaving Ohio. And there is a census record that places William in Delaware County, Indiana in 1820.
William's daughters Mary Ann, Amaretta, and Clarinda married in Montgomery County, Indiana in 1827, 1827, and 1829 respectively.
William died in 1846 and is likely buried in one the following three places:
1) Indiana - Possibly in Britton Cemetery where other family members are buried.
2) Illinois - Possibly in Oak Ridge Cemetery (aka Millersburg Cemetery).
3) Iowa - Where his two sons were married during the same year as his death (1846). Son William was married in Linn County, Iowa and son James in Cedar County, Iowa.
Shortly after his death, many in his family would move much further west to California and Oregon. His daughter Mary Ann traveled over the Oregon Trail in 1850. His son James traveled west to California in 1868.
===== DNA Evidence =========
William Stockton was one of my thirty-two 4th great grandfathers. I am descended from him through Mary Ann Stockton. Using the ThruLines program on Ancestry.com I can provide evidence for three of the children of William Stockton. That does not mean that the others are incorrect. They may not have any descendants alive today that have taken the Ancestry.com DNA test and provided sufficient family tree information to Ancestry for them to be matched to me or had a strong enough DNA connection. Here are my ThruLine results:
Clarinda Stockton - 6 DNA Matches
Mary Ann Stockton - 47 DNA Matches
George Stockton - 2 DNA Matches
========= Notes and Sources ======-=
The Stockton Family Genealogy - Page 194-The William Dungan Family
1809 : Residence - Union Township, Ross County, Ohio
1810 : Residence - Union Township, Ross County, Ohio
1820 Census - Delaware County, Indiana - 3 males under 10, 1 45 and over. 3 Females under 10, 1 10 - 15 and 1 26 - 44.
The following census records suggest he was still in Ohio in 1820 and 1830 but this is unlikely due to his daughters being married in Indiana during that time.
1820 Census - William Stockton, 26-44 years old, Paxton, Ross County, Ohio.
1830 Census - William Stockton, 40-49 years old, Paxton, Ross County, Ohio.
======= William's father David Stockton ======
David Stockton served in the Revolutionary War. On April 15, 1778, he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the 6th Company, 4th Battalion, York County, Pennsylvania Militia and was promoted to position of Captain of the 3rd Company, 4th Battalion, York County, Pennsylvania Militia, on June 17, 1779. The 4th Battalion was commanded by Colonel John Andrews and was in active service 1778-1779. ["Pennsylvania in the Revolution 1775-1783" Volume #2, page #497]
========= William's Grandfather Thomas Stockton (1709-1795) =====
He was a patriot and a member of the Committee for the Confiscation of Estates. They confiscated the estates of British loyalists to pay the costs of government.
Gravesite Details
Possibly buried in Crawfordsville, Indiana (where he lived when his daughters were married) or Millersburg Illinois (where his daughter Mary Ann was living) or Iowa where both his sons were married during the same year that he died.
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