Rebecca Stilley

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Stilley was born on 23 January 1736, in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, her father, Jonathan Stille, was 27 and her mother, Magdalena Vandever, was 17. She died on 5 October 1736, in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Stille
1709–1765
Magdalena Vandever
1718–1765
Stilley
1735–1735
Hannah Stilley
1746–1840
Rebecca Stilley
1736–1736
Anna Maria Stilley
1737–1764
Magdalena Stilley
1738–
Jacob Stilley
1739–1777
John Stille
1742–
Elizabeth Ann Stille
1744–1840
Dinah Stille
1751–1812
Sarah Stilley
1754–1773
Samuel Stille or Stilley
1756–1818
Ephron Stilley
1761–1763

Sources (7)

  • Rebeccha Stilly, "Delaware Births and Christenings, 1710-1896"
  • Rebecca Stilley, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Rebeccha Stilly, "Delaware Baptisms, 1697-1886"

Name Meaning

English (Cumberland) and Scottish: perhaps a variant of Tillie (see Tilley ) with a prosthetic S-, though the evidence for this is very slight. In some cases the name may also be a variant of Steely .

Altered form of German Stille (see Still ), written thus to preserve the second syllable of the German pronunciation.

Swiss German: habitational name from a place called Stilli in Aargau.

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

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