William Stone (1700-1788)

Research Tips

This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier
NJS-PER-00023
Given Name
William
Family Name
Stone
Birth Date
1700
Death Date
1788
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
William Stone was an enslaver who resided in Woodbridge, NJ. He was the son of William Stone Sr. and Margaret Dix.

He wrote his will on August 24, 1787, and it was proved on October 14, 1788, after his death. The abstract of his will (published in the Calendar of Wills, Vol. 7, 1786-1790) does not mention any enslaved persons; however, it is possible that the abstract is incomplete. In 1801, thirteen years after William Stone's death, one of the executors of his will, Thomas Edgar, manumitted a man named Cato Stone who had been enslaved by William Stone. The manumission certificate issued in 1801 for Cato Stone mentioned that he was set free by the will of William Stone.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
Places
Woodbridge
Enslaver of
Cato Stone
Child of
William Stone Sr.
Margaret Dix Stone
Parent of
Benjamin Stone
Elizabeth Stone Williams
William Stone (1729-1750)
Ann Stone Coddington (1733-1807)
Robert Stone (1735-1759)
Spouse of
Lucy Walker Stone
Margaret Stone
References

Hutchinson, Elmer T., ed. Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey. Archives of the State of New Jersey, 1st series. Vol. 36. Calendar of Wills, Vol. 7, 1786-1790. Trenton, NJ: MacCrellish and Quigley, 1941. See p. 216. https://archive.org/details/calendarofnewjer00unse_1.

This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5366132
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
Linked Events

Additional Participant in:
Resource class
Agent