David Stocking

Brief Life History of David

When David Stocking was born on 20 September 1730, in Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Stephen Stocking, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Hall, was 36. He married Abigail Spencer on 14 June 1753, in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He lived in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States in 1730. He died on 3 March 1807, in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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David Stocking
1730–1807
Abigail Spencer
1728–1810
Marriage: 14 June 1753
Elizabeth Stocking
1754–1786
Azubah Stocking
1757–1835
Abigail Stocking
1760–1821
Hulday Stocking
1762–1799
Rachel Stocking
1765–1842

Sources (14)

  • David Stocking, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • David Stocking, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • David in entry for Abigail Stocking, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1785

DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English stocking ‘ground cleared of stumps’ (Old English stoccing). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived on or near ground cleared of stumps, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Stocking Gate in South Kirkby (Yorkshire).

South German: habitational name from any of several places in Bavaria and Styria named Stocking.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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