Brief Life History of Phebe
When Phebe Scull was born in 1748, in Gloucester, New Jersey, United States, her father, Recompence Scull, was 28 and her mother, Phoebe Dennis, was 24. She married Isreal Stites on 11 April 1775, in Cape May, New Jersey, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
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- Phebe Stites, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- Phebe Scull, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Phebe Scull, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
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1775
"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780
"Sometimes referred to as the ""forgotten victory"", the Battle of Springfield was one of the last major battles fought in the north during the Revolutionary War. The British defeat effectively ended their ambitions to reclaim New Jersey. Washington praised the New Jersey Militia for their universal effort and great spirit"
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire and Wiltshire): nickname for a bald-headed man or someone of cadaverous appearance, from Middle English scul(le), scol(le), skul(le) ‘skull’.
History: Nicholas Scull emigrated from Bristol, England, to Philadelphia, PA with his brother John in 1685. He founded a wealthy Quaker family whose descendants have been prominent in western PA, in law, newspaper publication, and banking.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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